Name change for this one…..
I live our dog, but I hate having a dog.
we have a 1 year old Labrador. First months were tough but we spent a lot of time and money on training. And I still do the training I’ve learnt with her most days.
she’s a dream indoors, amazing with the kids.
not very good on the lead when out on a walk but we’ve been been working hard on that and have made good progress.
the reasons I hate having a dog are the mess all the time from toys, blankets, beds she eats. The hair everywhere all the time, I have to hoover every single day. The smell, I don’t actually notice her smell until I walk into the house from being out and just smells like dog!
getting in from a day at work and needing to walk her when I’m shattered, I always do of course as I know it’s a necessity and she needs it but sometimes it feels like a chore! Husband doesn’t walk her often as he is out the house for work more hours than me and I work from home some days so it naturally falls on me.
i love having gatherings at our house and socialising, especially in the summer . But with the dog it creates some anxiety in me when we have people over. She’s still so young, very playful and can jump up when excited. She can knock small children over……. she can reach the table tops and takes food off of near the edge.
For these reasons I’ve really cut down on having people over. Which makes me sad.
i know these reasons may sound really silly to most dog owners but im just being honest about how I feel so don’t shoot me down.
my husband and kids love her so much and so do I! But I wouldn’t miss her if she was gone which sounds terrible I know 😔 makes me feel awful.