To not want to give my dinner to the dog

[Zumarocks]

Lost it with DH today and would like to know everyone's thoughts on this totally unimportant issue! Every time I cook something that could potentially have leftovers for the dog, my DH will intervene before I have 'too much' or seconds because 'the dog could have that!'. At least 3 or 4 times now I have stated that I cooked it, and if I want to eat it I will. Then comes a chorus of 'poor doggie....mummy ate your dinner....' etc. Any time I go out anywhere, I always, without fail, sort out food for everyone before I go. Today I went for a haircut. Made a shepherds pie for everyone before I went. Got back to leftovers. Was starving so just took the dish out of the oven and started eating. DH comes in, 'oh are you just eating it straight out of there!' 'Yes, yes I am, because I'm starving'! I laughed. ' Oh I thought the dog could have some of that!' he said. 'I said not likely, I'm really hungry!' He then said 'but there was loads in there!!'. At this point I lost my shit. I had literally had 2 mouthfuls OF THE DINNER I COOKED. In a totally melodramatic gesture I put the whole lot in the dog's bowl so it was overflowing, whilst shouting that he had zero respect for me and that I am totally at the bottom of the pile. Everyone else gets to eat their dinner no problem, but if I have the audacity to eat THE THING I BLOODY COOKED I get told it's not fair on the dog. FFS. I said when he starts cooking he will get to bloody well decide what the dog gets. And breathe.

Well no one's covering themselves in glory here. Your H sounds like a bit of a knob, but you also sound like a petulant child putting your dinner in the dogs bowl to make a point. What did you think you'd actually achieve by doing that? Can guarantee your H barely gave it another seconds though, whereas you were hungry and then went without dinner. Also, not the point of your thread, but how is it possible to be so hungry that you need to eat directly out of the dish? It takes seconds to put food onto a plate

Anyone remember that old advert - wife's note to errant husband - 'Your dinner's in the dog?'

OP - take note

Time to start serving him dog food.

Yep, give his dinner straight to the dog.

Don’t forget to say with every mouthful the dog takes ‘aww, doggy are you enjoying daddy’s dinner? Good boy’

Your DH his an annoying AH

Hope you've ordered yourself a takeaway!?

Sometimes you have to be a bit dramatic when someone just isn't getting the point. When you have calmed down, sit him down and tell him he isn't to comment on what you're eating, or how much of what you're eating, ever again.

Apart from anything else onion and garlic are toxic to dogs. Assuming your pie had at least one of these ingredients/ we give ddog salmon or chicken if it's left. But not lots of things that are unhealthy or even dangerous and certainly nothing a human could have eaten either

Thanks all I feel vindicated. Definitely tempted by the suggestion to serve him some dog food in a dog bowl tomorrow! Yes don't worry we only give stuff to the dog that she is allowed to eat, along with her dry food. No onion etc. Just meat / fish. She is definitely a pampered pooch! He thinks I am unhinged now for losing it like that! But I said to him, I've asked you nicely not to say that many times, now this is me asking not nicely! Makes me feel greedy eating my own bloody food!

Next time you cook dinner only cook enough for you and ddog, surely dh wouldn't begrudge ddog his dinner after the guilt he tries to pile on you.

Why are you giving table scraps to the dog anyway? That isn't healthy for him

I'd have thrown my dinner at him just for referring to me as mummy to the dog. I don't even know him and he annoys the shit out of me

Btw, when I said time to start serving him dog food, I meant DH... hope you realised that.

I'm that petty that i would just put his portion apart from 2 spoons in the dogs bowl and say that he can share with the dog or be even worse and just give him dog food and the dog his complete portion!

You don't put onions in your shepherds pie? Missing the point

It's not healthy for the dog to be fed human food all the time. Your DH is damaging the health of your dog.

I'd serve his portion to the dog for a few nights running, since he is so clearly concerned about her getting her share.. she can have his.

Not sure why everyones up in arms about dogs eating 'human food' - you do realise, its just food...dogs evolved into dogs by eating 'human food' (er, and shit). Dog food is a VERY recent invention in the history of dogs relationship with man!

@Notsurewhatsgoingon that made me cry ☕️

Onions are very toxic to dogs (my shepherds pie has onions)

To clarify for those who are concerned by my hygiene, it was just 'my' dinner left in the serving dish, and he had piled the leftover veg in there, so as far as I was concerned, it was all mine. No onions because they upset DH!

Onions are very toxic to dogs (my shepherds pie has onions)

Don't give it to the dog if it has onions in it - onions are toxic to dogs!

Every mealtime from now on you need to snatch back his plate just as he starts eating and give half of it to the dog. Keep doing this until he apologises and means it. That’s just so rude and disrespectful.

Btw, my husband refers to me as mummy to the dog. Drives me bonkers. My dog weighs more than my teenaged kids do.

Every mealtime from now on you need to snatch back his plate just as he starts eating and give half of it to the dog. Keep doing this until he apologises and means it. That’s just so rude and disrespectful.

@rottiemum, it was just 'my' dinner left in the serving dish, and he had piled the leftover veg in there, so as far as I was concerned, it was all mine.