Husband desperately wants another dog, I'm refusing

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But AIBU?

We have a dog already, he's lovely and I enjoy having him. My husband admittedly does most of his care, he feeds him, walks him and takes him to work 99% of the time.

I work part time and am home with our 2 year old the rest of the week.

My husband is desperate for another dog. He grew up with dogs, often more than one at a time and he just really wants one and I'm feeling a bit pressured to agree.

He says he'll do everything for it and really I have no reason to doubt that he would because he does it for our existing dog. He would also take this one to work with him too so I'd not be left with it in the day.

But I just can't be bothered frankly. I love our dog but I have to hoover 500 times a week to get rid of all the hair, the garden always has at least one turd in it that's been missed, toilet training was horrible and I would hate to go through the stage of the house smelling like pee for a week whilst they learnt to go outside, even if I wasn't the one cleaning it up.

I also worry that it will be a totally different dog to our current one. Our dog is so well behaved, fantastic with our child, soft as anything, doesn't bark, sleeps in late with us when we have the chance etc.. he's just the perfect dog. I don't want to risk getting one that's the complete opposite, yappy and up at the break of dawn every day (again even if I'm not the one getting up to let it out).

So AIBU remaining steadfast in my NO to getting another dog when DH really wants one and I genuinely believe he'd do most if not all of the work?

They are until they find a shit thats been some I'm the house somewhere. Never get over reading that story.

I don't know the answer OP because I wouldn't have 1 dog ever and you're right, you don't know what personality you'll get.

How old is your current dog? I got a second dog when my first dog was a year old. Looking back, it was too soon and I wish I'd waited. The first dog hated the second dog. I think if the first dog had been a bit older he would more likely have welcomed a playmate.

He's 4

I was desperate for a 2nd dog, DH wasn't. We got one and to be honest DH was probably right. He's lovely but is a very large breed and pulls a lot when walking. He jumps up to steal food so we have to be careful where we take him and he still isn't reliable at not jumping up at people. It is difficult to walk both dogs together alone also. The play fighting drives me insane. If we had a smaller 2nd dog it wouldn't have been so bad but he's just turned 7 months and is 35kg already

That said my older dog who is 2 had bad separation anxiety, we took a gamble that it may help him, he couldn't even be left for a minute, we left them both for 3 hrs the other day, I could have sobbed with joy!!

Just to add that both of mine shed but I don't think that part is a huge deal but your other points are valid. We knew both the dog and bitch as they belong to friends and they ulhave lovely personalities. Bizarrely all 6 pups are completely crazy so who knows what you'll get.

It would be an absolute no from me, and I would not waiver. It's too much to deal with.

as someone with 2 dogs. ..yanbu.
2 dogs is way more than twice the mess (somehow). it's also hugely expensive with the cost of food, insurance etc all going up sp much recently.
the second dog is very unlikely to be "perfect" like your first. and I certainly wouldn't get one while I had a 2 year old.
I'd get a second if the child was at least in school and needed a bit less input from you both.