To not want the dog here?

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Please may I have you honest opinion.
My Dh has arranged (without talking to me) to go on a country walk with his friends. He's told me this last minute.
So that's ok obviously, but he now tells me that one of the friends has agreed to look after his friends dog for the day. But the dog is so old it can't go on the walk with them.
My Dh wants this friend to come on the walk. He is saying that the dog can go in our utility room for the day.
So this is the problem. My Dh knows that I hate dogs, I don't like them in my home, I have tried in the past when friend have brought one over when staying overnight but I just can't do it.
He knows this but has still said he will offer to his friend to bring the dog down.
So am I being unreasonable to say that his friend offering to look after the dog is. To my problem and my Dh should not put me in that position that I feel I have to agree to have the dog in my utility room for the day.
I have said that my compromise would be if the dog went in a dog cage. Is that fair?
Apparently the dog is so old it just lays there all day. But I don't like dogs, I don't know what to do with them and I don't know what is acceptable in the way you treat a dog in leaving it alone all day in a strange house.
I would honestly like your opinions please.

Sorry I mean NOT my problem and not TO my problem

No you are not being unreasonable.
Your DH has no right to offer you as a dog sitter, especially since he knows you don't like dogs.
Tell him to get lost

YANBU. 'I don't want the dog here. You know why. You make other arrangements. I will not look after the dog.'

Suggest they take the dog in a pushchair. I see a chap doing that most days - he has one that walks and the other one goes in a pram. It's rather nice to see

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YANBU however if the dog is old the chances are it will only sleep all day especially if its had a good walk before it comes to you for babysitting. How long will it be left with you?
TBH I feel sad for both of you. Firstly for the dog who is going to be left in a strange room without much interaction for the day and secondly for you as you are clearly going to find it distressing.
Is there another friend who could babysit the dog?

I'd be more worried about an old dog being left on it's own all day by someone that's meant to be caring for it and your loved one encouraging it.

He shouldn't have said you'd do it. But friends help each other out occasionally. If it was a puppy and your house wasn't safe and it's going go eat your washing pile I could understand more. But if it's an old dog who's likely to sleep most the day and will just need letting out at lunch time I can't see how much trouble it's going to be. Personally I'd suck it up. I think. It's possible to hate things but still manage go do it for the day.

By that I mean surely you can stretch to a cuddle watching the TV. It's not that hard.

"My Dh wants this friend to come on the walk."
Well, it's really not up to your husband. That friend offered to take care of the other friend's dog. They may well have offered so that they got out of going on this country walk!

IF - and it's a big if - that friend wants to goon the walk, having offered to care for the other friend's dog, then it is their responsibility to source other care. Or maybe the owner of the dog's responsibility. Not your DH's. And certainly not yours!

Your DH needs to butt out of trying to organise everyone to his own ends.

I think its a blooming cheek! This friend of your DH is dogsitting, not you, and your DH had no business offering you as an alternative without your say so and knowing you dislike dogs.
I disagree giles ... friends do help each other, yes, but neither the dogowner nor the supposed dogsitter are friends of the OP; and a cuddle for someone who dislikes dogs IS pretty hard, in fact.

It was thoughtless of your DH to offer, OP, and it is his friends business to find alternative dog care if he wants to go on the walk.

Just say no!

YANBU, of course (and I like dogs)

It would be VERY cruel to leave an old dog in a utility room all day. You need to tell your 'D'H that its a horrible thing to suggest. If the dog can't walk then the dogsitter can't go on the walk. Poor dog.

Never mind your feelings! What the hell are they thinking of trying to dump an elderly dog with a stranger all day.
For the dogs sake tell them to take him in a pushchair or stay at home.
Then your husband needs to be made aware that your wishes are as important as his. (loudly)

'No, sorry, I won't. And please don't volunteer me for favours without asking me first: it's extremely rude and you wouldn't like it if I attempted to do it to you.'

Castlemilk- I'd leave the "please" out of the second sentence!

YANBU, your husband knows you don't like dogs. It is also not fair to leave the dog all day on its own. He/She will need to go out to the toilet at the very least! Can't the person doing the dog-sitting leave the dog at their house and get a dog walker or friend/family to pop in and let the dog out or take him/her for a short walk and some company.

Yanbu, don't compromise, put your foot down, it's not your dog, the dog sitter is not your friend, not your responsibility. I think if you give into this your husband will forever be making plans for you.

Thank you so much everyone, I'm relieved Im NBU (in your humble opinions that is of course).
Nt sure my Dh will see it like that but at least I have tested myself against the font of all knowledge that is MN.
And yes, it would be out of the question for me to cuddle a dog. I don't do near them. I'm ok with my ds stroking and playing with friends dogs but I don't like the smell or the waxy feel on my hands afterwards.
I'm all really funny about their hairs everywhere. It's just me, I've tried but I can't do it. I would like to state in my defence that I'm ok with scraping chicken poo off of a coup with my bear finger nails. It's just important for me to point out that it's not because I'm prissy in any way.
Yes, the way I feel is that my Dh shouldn't make it my problem.
Thank you