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My furbaby

302 replies

Skates · 30/03/2025 20:44

So I’m a man. I live with my little French bulldog who is my absolute world. He’s 6 years old. From a puppy he’s always slept on my bed and I wouldn’t have it any other way. So I met a girl. We get on great but unfortunately she thinks dogs shouldn’t be allowed on the furniture or sleep on the bed. We haven’t spent a night together as I won’t leave my dog to stay at hers and she won’t sleep at mine because my dog sleeps with me. I can’t see this relationship going anywhere and she says I’m being unreasonable putting my dog before her needs. I’ll always put my dog before any relationship. AIBU?

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TheJollyMoose · 31/03/2025 07:34

You are going to be single forever, because nobody is going to want to put up with that nonsense.

It isn’t your “furbaby”, it’s just a dog, and you should be treating it as such, not pretending it’s human.

Tilda86 · 31/03/2025 07:47

No one wants to sleep in a bed that smells of dog or wants a dog jumping all over them when trying to have sex.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 31/03/2025 08:34

I don’t think either of you are wrong except for using the term “furbaby” but you’re not compatible.

I am a dog person. I would never date a non-dog person. I just don’t see how it would work.

SonoPazziQuestiRomani · 31/03/2025 08:44

Noodlewave · 31/03/2025 07:05

Throw this one back

I think that message applies to both of them tbf!

EdithStourton · 31/03/2025 08:56

'Furbaby' 😬

I love my dogs. But fundamental to our relationship is my understanding that they are dogs, and so have different needs from humans.

Skates · 31/03/2025 09:51

I’m loving all the comments. Very mixed opinions. I’m ending the relationship as I really don’t think it will last

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IsoldeWagner · 31/03/2025 09:51

Skates · 31/03/2025 09:51

I’m loving all the comments. Very mixed opinions. I’m ending the relationship as I really don’t think it will last

Quite wise. How is Furbaby this morning? Did she remember Mother's Day?

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 31/03/2025 09:58

I utterly adore my dog - although she's not a 'furbaby', she's a dog. She has never slept in my bed, she comes in in the mornings because I work on the laptop in bed for an hour or so after waking up, but I can't have her in the bed, she fidgets. My dogs have always slept on on the landing on their bed. But anyone, of any sex, who TELLS me what I should do with my own dog, just for their convenience, can get in the bin. And would make me even more determined to do what I wanted.

Find someone who understands YOU, OP. Not just a random female. There are plenty of them out there.

RedHelenB · 31/03/2025 10:00

It's a dog. And d even if it was a real baby it should be in its own bed as a rule. Seriously, of you want a relationship you need to treat your dog as a dog, as a pet.

Xerttinmyselfnot · 31/03/2025 10:02

I love dogs and I have one but I completely agree with your girlfriend. My dog has her own basket in the kitchen. I don’t want to sleep in a bed that smells of dog and is covered in fur and whatnot.

Toddlerteaplease · 31/03/2025 10:02

Ownedbykitties · 30/03/2025 20:49

Impasse then. I wouldn't be upsetting my pet for a new relationship tbh. Smile

Me neither. My cat sleeps on my bed.

BallerinaRadio · 31/03/2025 10:03

Skates · 31/03/2025 09:51

I’m loving all the comments. Very mixed opinions. I’m ending the relationship as I really don’t think it will last

Excellent. I like your structured concise response. Almost like you're not a real person.

LandSharksAnonymous · 31/03/2025 10:04

Nope.

When DH is in country, we squeeze four Goldies and ourselves onto the bed. If your dog has already shared a bed with you, it’s not an easy ‘habit’ to break - despite what some posters appear to think.

If your Frenchie is particularly clingy or prone to SA, they could do serious harm to themselves if they are locked away from you after years of being with you.

Shade17 · 31/03/2025 10:11

I love dogs but would never date anyone who owned a French Bulldog.

PleaseDontFingerMyPouffe · 31/03/2025 10:15

You're not unreasonable however you can't have dogs on the bed while being intimate, so if you want a relationship in the future you need to think about introducing a dog bed in the room and training your pug to sleep there as well.

Neemie · 31/03/2025 10:37

Quite a lot of people like dogs but you need to find someone who loves dogs enough to share a bed with one. A lot of people would find it very off putting. She also needs to not have her own dog as you won’t leave yours overnight and she will presumably feel the same way. If she does have a dog, then your dogs need to be compatible enough to get into bed together. Some ardent dog lovers will also judge you for getting a French bulldog.

lemans · 31/03/2025 10:38

The whole furbaby thing is beyond a joke, It's why you now see dogs crapping on pub floors and eating off the tables. I've seen owners wipe their dog's mouth with a tissue like a baby and dump it on the radiator. Train your dog to be a dog. It's not a baby, furbaby or any variation.

FateReset · 31/03/2025 10:39

IMO pets shouldn't be thought of as equal or set above humans. It makes me cringe when people project human emotions onto pets.

You're limiting yourself by refusing to have your dog sleep downstairs in his own bed. I can't imagine many women, even dog lovers, would be happy to share the bed or room with him.

Dogs smell even if owner is noseblind, your bed will smell of sweaty, oily dog and whatever he's rolled in.
They also lick everything, drool, shed fur, they don't wash their bare bottoms before sitting on a pillow etc. Lots of people find them disgusting and smelly. It's also very unhygienic to let a dog share your bed, think fleas, ticks, worms, all the bacteria and pathogens in their mouths, on their paws. Not very attractive to a potential partner.

I couldn't take a man seriously if he said he was inseparable from his dog, needed dog in his bedroom at night. I'd find it really off-putting.

You basically told the woman she'll always come second to your dog. But your 'fur-baby' isn't a child, he's a pet. Your new girlfriend's needs should come first, and if she isn't comfortable with dog in the bed, it seems very peevish to refuse to put him in another room, then clean the bed down, hoover it, put fresh bedding on, air it well. If you want to have a relationship, the woman needs to feel she's more important than your 'fur-baby'.

I like dogs but not in bedrooms! And who wants to spend 24/7 with someone else's dog, especially getting to know each other!

LazyArsedMagician · 31/03/2025 11:00

Neither of you are unreasonable.

I'm on the (ex) girlfriend's side, I heavily dislike the anthropomorphism of animals. But you are entitled to live the way you like.

Bingbopboomboomboombopbam · 31/03/2025 15:05

Xerttinmyselfnot · 31/03/2025 10:02

I love dogs and I have one but I completely agree with your girlfriend. My dog has her own basket in the kitchen. I don’t want to sleep in a bed that smells of dog and is covered in fur and whatnot.

Imagine 10 of them like a PP mentioned (if I recall correctly) 😭😭😭😭😭😭

FortyElephants · 31/03/2025 15:08

I am sympathetic to you wanting your dog in your bed but also you probably should accept that most women won't want to share a bed with a dog - so you may be single for a long time. I love dogs, I love my dog but I don't sleep in the bed with him because he would disturb my sleep. I wouldn't share a bed with any dog.

ALSO dogs smell. Mine is clean and bathed regularly but I got a whiff of his blanket the other day and boy did it smell of dog. Not nice.

IsoldeWagner · 31/03/2025 16:39

I have a lovely colleague, a real dog lover.
He smells of dogs.🤢

maw1681 · 31/03/2025 16:45

Personally I don’t let my dog sleep on the bed but lots of people do so if that’s what you like that’s fine, it would also be cruel to stop allowing a dog to sleep on your bed after 6 years! You’re just going to have to find a fellow dog lover as your next girlfriend!

Skates · 31/03/2025 18:54

BallerinaRadio · 31/03/2025 10:03

Excellent. I like your structured concise response. Almost like you're not a real person.

I wonder that myself sometimes

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ARingtoit · 31/03/2025 19:01

She knew when she started seeing you that you have a dog. She should be happy to get to know them. You aren't compatible.

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