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To refuse to get rid of the dog.

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Alfredo674 · 22/09/2022 17:16

My DH wants to get rid of our dog. At this stage I don't think he cares if she is rehomed, goes to a shelter or is put down.

She is a 13 year old terrier cross and up until a few months ago she was having a lot of issues with diarrhoea and causing a lot of mess in the house. We have very young DC and I put measures in place to try and sort her tummy problems (consulted a vet, changed her food, she now sleeps in a crate overnight so she is contained) and for the past few months her stomach has been better although she vomits intermittently.

This morning she had pooed in the crate but it had spilled out on to the floor, so whilst he sorted the DC for nursery I had to clean up this huge mess whilst I should have been expressing milk before my newborn twins woke up.

He says the dog has to go, so as not to drip feed we had another elderly dog previously that I refused to get put down despite massive incontinence issues and dementia, when he finally went it was such a relief. DH says he won't go through it again. In fairness he is the one who walks her although we are struggling to get her walked everyday at the moment.

Despite all of this I'm still very much of the opinion that a dog is a life long commitment. AIBU?

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Coffeellama · 30/12/2022 18:18

Jimmyneutronsforehead · 30/12/2022 18:08

On this update I'd PTS.

The dog mess cannot be contained. Children come above all pets. This has been going on long enough, months even, it's not going to get better.

The dog has a poor quality of life, isn't going for walks, isn't able to control their bowel movements, isn't able to have infinite time and resource put into solving it's tummy issues.

It's best that it goes peaceful surrounded by those who love it. It's not a young dog, it's had a good life otherwise.

PTS, do it with love.

That comment was more than 3 months ago, hopefully they’ve decided either way by now.

WaitingOutside · 30/12/2022 18:58

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