How do you deal when you hate having a dog?

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Anonymous wrote:Bro I fully understand I hate having a dog I inherited this head ache and I have been miserable since it came home with me. I am not a morning person I hate having to get up and walk the dog. I despise that I can sleep in without it getting into the trash or knocking something over trying to play. I hate all the fur all over the house. I can’t stand how needy he is it has to be next to me 24/7 If I close a door to take a nap it’s crying next to the door the entire time. It limits my ability to travel and I’m always in between is it cruel to stick this thing in a cage while I’m gone or do I have to dread what ever disaster it is I’ll come home to . Some people are just not meant to have pets and I fully understand I’m one. I feel so guilt ridden to because I know no one will adopt an aggressive full sized bully. Even if he wasn’t slightly aggressive he’s just an imposing figure. If I keep him he’s ruining my life if I take him to a shelter I know he’ll be put down. So here I am stuck between wanting him out and guilty knowing if I give him up he’s toast. I wish I never agreed to take him In.

You're an idiot. Crate train your dog. You're the cause of your own "suffering".

I disagree. I have a dog and honestly, I feel the same way. My mornings are consumed with my dog. I come home, I am consumed with my dog. There is not break that I get. It has nothing to do with a crate... Here is the thing, a human toddler is a toddler for about 2 years but a dog is a toddler for literally 15 years. Constantly needing to be watched, having to have their needs met, etc. It never grows up and becomes a capable creature. I realized now that pets are useless creatures. They do nothing but be needy. I honestly recommend giving up the dog for others. There are too many dogs in this world as it is, get rid of them.

What are you expecting your dog to do, your taxes? Being "consumed with" your dog and claiming you get no breaks means that, at a minimum, you didn't bother to crate train your dog. I can crate my dog for 4 hours and get a break anytime I need or want to. You don't constantly need to be watching it if you've provided a safe space it can be without your immediate supervision (i.e. a crate).

If you expected the dog to be fully trained, or to train itself, or to do things that are outside the scope of typical canine behavior, well, L.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m thinking of rehoming my dog for the same reason. She a great dog but just not the dog for me. Fortunately she is healthy and well trained so I know she will find a new and better home. She was my husbands dog who died during Covid.

No she won’t. Most dogs rehomed wind up euthanized. Even if you give back to a breeder they wind up at shelters and are usually euthanized same day. Pull it together. Tired of selfish dog owners.

You mean selfish dog owners who can’t empathize when someone is having a much worse experience with their dog than they are? Maybe you need to pull it together.
- np

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This is why when I got a dog I 100% got the one I wanted because I knew it would be mine to care for. My kids really wanted a lab to run around with and I’m sure it would have been great. But I got the sweetest Maltese instead. She’s such a joy. She does still play fetch with the kids but mostly she just cuddles. She hates long walks too.