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To not tell DH what the dog has done.

206 replies

fruitstick · 26/09/2022 09:47

We have a dog. He's my dog which DH never wanted but I insisted.

He loves him now, but he's still definitely my dog.

DH works from home and his office is off our living room.

I'm always telling him to keep things off the floor etc but it's completely full of crap.

Recently he bought a limited edition print. It wasn't super expensive (£25) but signed and he was really pleased with it and it can't be replaced.

It was in a poster tube in his office waiting to be framed.

The dog took it into the garden this morning and has eaten it. Both ends of the tube (and print) chewed.

I swiped it before DH could see and tried to get a replacement but they are sold out.

Shall I just hope he forgets he ever bought it? Or fess up?

OP posts:
gezelligheid · 28/09/2022 13:31
  1. get your dog trained so it doesn't do this
  2. close the door to the office or find a way of keeping the dog out of there (baby gate for example if there's no door)

There is no reason for your dog to be going in your husbands workspace. And yes YABU by not telling him about it.

gezelligheid · 28/09/2022 13:32

It is his fault for leaving stuff on the floor and leaving the door open, but you are still unreasonable not to tell him

girlmom21 · 28/09/2022 13:40

TVK9 · 28/09/2022 09:16

18mths is still a puppy in my opinion. 2 or 3 years would be an adult dog as far as I'm concerned. I've had 50+ years of experience with dogs, not an expert but lived with dogs all my life.

They don't go from puppy to adult dog in 6 months. Yes it's still a young dog and yes it's still learning. You can't then expect perfect behaviour by 2 if it's not being taught any better now.

Kissingfrogs25 · 28/09/2022 16:47

Stop treading on eggshells around your dh's mental health, he still needs to be an adult and one that is fully participating in life's setbacks. Cushioning and coddling is likely to delay his recovery, it will also erode trust.

Perhaps its best dh goes back to the office?

cannockcandy · 28/09/2022 18:10

For starters the office door should be shut and locked - there are far worse things the poor dog could have chewed that would be far far more serious, both for your DH job and for the health of the dog. Secondly, yes you have to tell him but please don't put the blame on DH in the way of "you shouldn't have left it on the floor" cause that's not needed. Xx

AdobeWanKenobi · 28/09/2022 18:27

cannockcandy · 28/09/2022 18:10

For starters the office door should be shut and locked - there are far worse things the poor dog could have chewed that would be far far more serious, both for your DH job and for the health of the dog. Secondly, yes you have to tell him but please don't put the blame on DH in the way of "you shouldn't have left it on the floor" cause that's not needed. Xx

Yes, yes she absolutely has to tell him!

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