OP is most likely not a troll. I have known plenty of people who have kept their dogs crated or tied to a post outside at all times. Yes, it’s terribly cruel and defeats the purpose of owning a dog, but people do it.

Anonymous wrote:This is why I hate crates.

Shouldn’t sell such products because of cruel and/or dumb people.

Lolol. There is nothing wrong with crate training a dog you weirdo.

Op is the dog gone yet?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’ll add that the puppy is crated because he isn’t trustworthy to be out without supervision. Still eats everything, scratches at floors, tears up anything he can get to. Also not trusted to not poop and pee around the house (heck, he pooped in his own crate this morning).

If he is in the crate 23 hours, where else is he going to poop?

Exactly.

This is why I hate crates.

Shouldn’t sell such products because of cruel and/or dumb people.

Anonymous wrote:Your dog is crated 23 hours a day approx? And your kids are seeing this so it normal uses this cruelty to them. This is inhumane OP and you need to find this dog a good home. How can you be married to someone who thinks this is ok? This blows my mind.

Gosh this is awful! Animal abuse! Please OP puppy proof a room at least. The dog will go mentally insane and then he’ll be worse behaved. Imagine being confined to a tiny area for most of your life.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’ll add that the puppy is crated because he isn’t trustworthy to be out without supervision. Still eats everything, scratches at floors, tears up anything he can get to. Also not trusted to not poop and pee around the house (heck, he pooped in his own crate this morning).

If he is in the crate 23 hours, where else is he going to poop?

Anonymous wrote:I would drop the dog off at a farm.

How is that possible? Won’t OP get in trouble?

Anonymous wrote:What did you end up doing, OP? Check back in with us in DCUM land. We are worried about your dog.

Yes, OP needs to have surrendered the dog already.

Call animal control on your DH anonymously! Maybe they will eventually take the dog or mandate paying for a walker

Anonymous wrote:Explain you are not honoring his mother by neglecting another living creature. The pup needs to be where it can have more freedom & attention.

+1. Dog daycare and dog walker in the meantime if he won't move it to a foster home.

Crating a dog that much is abusive. It is bad for them physically and mentally.

What did you end up doing, OP? Check back in with us in DCUM land. We are worried about your dog.

OP, you were looking for advice on how to convince your husband to take adequate care of the dog. That is a non starter. If he won’t, you need to take responsibility. Pooping in the crate is a sign of MASSIVE stress. No healthy dog does that normally. Take the dog to a no-kill shelter. Just surrender the ownership and deal with the consequences for your marriage. Don’t prolong a situation you know is cruel.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one of the worst posts I’ve read on here. Hi hope this is a troll.

Who keeps a dog in a crate 24/7?!

I'm a veterinarian. This story is not uncommon. Certainly not a troll I'm very sorry to say.

Welp here ya go an article that shows exactly how horrible some people are to dogs. OP is a Saint compared to these examples. TW: animal abuse

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/11/08/why-are-so-many-people-so-cruel-their-dogs/

This brought back a flood of memories. My sweet malamute lived on the edge of a 4-ft chain 24/7 until animal control seized him from his POS owner. He was sitting on death row in a tiny shelter when he was miraculously saved a day before he would have been put down. He was a bag of bones when I first saw him yet he wouldn’t stop smiling and wagging his tail. He filled out into this magnificent traffic-stopping beast and we had 9 wonderful years before he died due to arthritis. The casual cruelty humans are capable of never ceases to boggle my mind.

Op, give up the dog. It’s cruel. We really wanted a puppy but have refused to get one for this reason. No time. Maybe once kids are grown and in college, but for now you’re clearly stressed and with hands full. Do you and the dog a favor by rehoming

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is one of the worst posts I’ve read on here. Hi hope this is a troll.

Who keeps a dog in a crate 24/7?!

I'm a veterinarian. This story is not uncommon. Certainly not a troll I'm very sorry to say.

Welp here ya go an article that shows exactly how horrible some people are to dogs. OP is a Saint compared to these examples. TW: animal abuse

https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/11/08/why-are-so-many-people-so-cruel-their-dogs/