To say no to a dog after what happened?

[LexL]

We recently moved to a home that now has a proper garden and DH said it would be nice to get a dog now the kids are at Uni. But neither of us have had a dog, so we are taking our time exploring the idea.

A friend of mine was going on holiday for a week, so we decided to look after her dog - a lovely Cavapoo. She gave us good instructions, the food and everything. So this lunchtime, we went to the local park for our first walk and DH was so excited about it. All was going well until the dog did a number 2. I was surprised that DH said, he was going to do it. I was already dubious because DH has a weak stomach, but since he wants a dog, I figured he should practice. I gave the bag to DH to deal with it and walked away with the dog - to leave him be. 30 seconds later I turn around - he is holding the bag out at arms length calling my name, he then went completely pale and started vomiting like he was in the exorcist - still holding the bag at arms length.

DH has always had a weak stomach when it comes to all things poo. He changed the DCs nappies only handful of times, because EVERY time he puked immediately after. He once puked because we parked under a tree and the windscreen had so much bird poo on it. He even puked when DCs were just teasing him by talking about poo graphically.

However despite all this, he still wants a dog. He says he will just practice until he doesn't vomit. I have said no. AIBU?

How does he manage to wipe his own arse without heaving? 😬

The best combination is when you get an eufy to cope with the ungodly amount of dog hair that you are not used to. And then one day your dog takes a sneaky shit or gets diarreah when it’s running 🤮😂

These are the most pertinent questions.

You can't get a dog. What happens if you can't take the dog for a walk so DH has to go on his own? He wouldn't be able to pick up the poo!

Oh yes, dd has long hair and ddog often has a nice nugget swinging like a pendulum from his arse!

I can't stop laughing no joke my hubby covers his face when doing dirty nappies for our 3 and all you can here is retching underneath. He has even rushed to the bathroom to be sick with runny ones which doesn't help when I'm laughing and laughing at him. Apart from that can't fault him but it's so funny

Well he has a whole week of your friend's dog's turds to practice on.
If he's not picking them up with his bare hands by the end of the week no doggy for him.

Worst thing my dog ever rolled in - decomposing crab with missing shell.

Our dog had that so often we used to call it her bum crumb.

Wait til the dog eats grass and it's hanging out their arse. Your husband will be like the exorcist then 🤣

Dogs can be disgusting, they eat poo, they vomit that poo back up again. They eat other animals poo, they eat sick. They roll in very smelly fox poos. They get smelly anal glands.
He's got a lot of toughening up to do, or he'll just have to get used to vomiting. His favoured option will be you dealing with all the smelly jobs though.

I reckon if he's fine with it then go for it. It's his cross to bear with the sickness

No matter how 'good' a man he is, as soon as he has to walk the dog by himself he will just leave the poo to be stepped in by the next person to walk by. He will tell you he's over it of course. Except when you walk the dog together, he willl make you do it. Or kick up such a fuss that you give up like you did with the nappies.

DD beat me to it - he got a soft toy dog for his last birthday present from her!

Bonus points for when your dog realises he has poop string attached to his arse, freaks out, drags it inside and all over the house and then eventually sits on it and squashes it all over his backside 🤢

Seriously OP, you know he isn’t going to change. So only get a dog if you’re willing to do 100% of the work.

(Spoken by someone who was persuaded by her family to get another dog on the basis that they’d all help soooo much - that lasted between one day and two weeks for everyone in the house. Good job I saw it coming) 😂

As someone with a weak stomach it can be worked through. The first few weeks when we got our puppy were terrible, and she only did a couple of poos inside ever.

I remember having to ring my husband and get him to abandon the food shop as she got Zoomies and ran through a poo in the garden and through the house including on the sofa. It was everywhere. I threw up which she promptly ate. Not my finest moment.

A lot of Vicks Vapour Rub under the nose, shallow breathing and use practise makes a big difference, as does feeding a good diet to reduce the poos odour and improving consistency. I still struggle at that time of the month but can do it without physically vomiting.

However I was the person who was desperate for a dog. My husband worries how I'll be changing nappies.

Thank for you summarising why I will NEVER get a dog

He needs to demonstrate his commitment/ability to be desensitised before you get a dog. More dog sitting or volunteering at your local dog rescue cleaning out kennels perhaps.

Does he think a dog's shit will somehow be nicer than a child's?

I see that Dogdream has beaten me to it but it rather depends on what you feed them. I would rather deal with my raw-fed dog’s poo/vom than my child’s as there is no smell from the dog.

He doesn’t role in fox piss/poo anymore which is a great relief. That was truly stomach-heaving and I have a fairly strong constitution!

I have a roller (JRT X), he doesn't discriminate either, any poo will do! 😳 Also had a JRT once that rolled on a dead, decaying pigeon, omg the stench! Got her in the bath within 30 seconds of being home but the smell lingered for days!

OP, I used to gag a bit picking up dog poo, I don't now, but I doubt he'll improve much if he's actually vomiting, it'll end up being your job!

It WON'T be his "cross to bear", though. It'll all fall to the OP.

Mine rolled in human poo at the park, too!

I also cried

Doesn't sound like a dog would be a good idea at this stage of your life, not only for the reasons already said. But your children are going to uni - presumably that means journeys dropping them off and picking them up, going to visit them during term time maybe? And if they settle in their uni city? What will you do with the dog if you want to go and visit them? People just don't think of the downsides and realities of having a dog and how tying they are.

If he still wants a dog despite vomiting, then go for it. Maybe you could pick up on walks if you're with him and he could be responsible for picking up in the garden. He could use a spade or long handled grabber. I think that if he picks up all the poo whilst you have the dog staying with you, he will have proven his determination.

The loo is a red herring
Who's looking after it when you go on holiday
Dogs are quite a tie

I just showed DH the threads so far. He felt embarrassed that I shared it! But found some the posts really funny. He retched a few times reading some of them (I was laughing the whole time).

Thank you for your help and confirming NEITHER OF US want a dog. He said he will wait until a realistic AI robot version is invented!