Is it normal that i dislike my husband's dog?

My husband and I have been married for several years. He loves dogs and I don't. He recently got a dog.......I have nothing against dogs or animals but I don't have the time or patience to deal with a pet. Apart from the lack of time NEITHER of us have I am disgusted by the dog. I think he smells atrocious. I have to be more diligent about the house cleaning and its too annoying. I already have a lot on my plate with work, school, toddler and a house to care for. The peeing and the pooping disgust me. Some might say but there is a baby that you had to clean up messes of poop and pee but my child and that dog are not on the same level of importance. I have tried to adjust to the dog but I can't. It's just a constant reminder of the more work I have to do around the house. I refuse to spend my days trailing behind some dog. My husband is no help either. I don't want this dog in my house. I never agreed to getting it. It's such a needy animal. I know the dog isn't being gross on purpose but I still cant help but be overwhelmed by him? Is this normal?

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  • Stairy

    Don't you see this woman complaining about her husband but not the dog? "My husband is no help either...I never agreed to getting it" I think this is the point of this post. She doesn't like the dog,but that doesn't mean she is “without a soul", everyone has his dislike. However, a man should take some responsibilities for what he does, also, a pet which is belong to him.

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  • Kerry69

    Tell your husband to have the dog trained

    or he& the dog can live together .

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  • Avant-Garde

    I read dog as "log".

    1. Take your dog to the groomers or wash him yourself.
    2. The dog needs to be properly trained.
    3. Give your husband a ultimatum.

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    • RoseIsabella

      I love this imagery! A well trained log that has been to the groomers and has bows tied to it.

      "Roll over... good log!"

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      • Avant-Garde

        It's much more innocent then the visual I got. I thought she was saying that she hated her husband's penis.

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        • RoseIsabella

          Hahaha... I was thinking lumber.

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          • RomeoDeMontague

            You are so innocent! XD It is kind of funny.

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  • gummy_jr

    Im sure the dog feels the same way about you

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    • ng2208

      Lol let me guess the dog is repulsed when he sees his poop being picked up or wait does he feel overwhelmed by the constant care he is receiving. Oh what awful feelings to have......... The poor poor dog.

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      • iEatZombies_

        It's not the dogs fault that he's in your house. He didn't choose to be there. He's an innocent being in this, so don't take it out on him. Your husband brought him in. Your husband let's him shit and piss everywhere. Your husband doesn't train him. You have a problem because of your husband's actions, not the dogs. As for the dog's feelings toward you, he can obviously tell you don't like him, so he isn't going to like you back. I wouldn't like you either if hated me for the fact that I exist in your presence.

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        • ng2208

          I dont abuse the dog or mistreat him. He realizes that I take care of him. Also the dog doesn't poop or pee in my house constantly, I just don't want to pick up after him outside or inside. I respect the "dog lovers" and their dedication to their pets but I dont have time for a dog. And I can be upset about having to be around a dog because its not an obligation to feel partial towards them. I have never taken my anger out on the dog but this is another responsibility I don't need. In regards to me blaming the dog of course I dont. If you read well I did say I know the dog isn't doing this on purpose. All blame goes to my husband for getting a dog. #fact check

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          • Gelmurag

            Sounds like you need to train your husband more than the dog. Any man who refuses to help a woman with easily done and teamworkable tasks should think about being single again. Unless you didn't mean to make your husband sound like a pretentious, lazy, douchebag. But seriously, doing house work, taking care of a baby, school and career are typical perfect life things. Failure to help you with any of those things and he needs to gtfo.

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      • gummy_jr

        No, he probably thinks you smell atrocious

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        • ng2208

          Lol I'm sure he does. Ugh that human smell right.......

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          • gummy_jr

            Lol it burns his nasal passages

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  • RoseIsabella

    I don't have any children and I personally prefer dogs and cats over husbands. So I honestly can't relate to the whole not liking dogs in general or animals per se. However, I can relate to being angry and disgusted with a man who is selfish, immature and makes stupid decisions without consulting me. In my humble opinion a marriage is supposed to be a partnership between two equals and should be based not only on love but mutual respect. I was once married to a man with whom I wanted to have a child and I also wanted to get a female Golden Retriever puppy. He of course brought home a one year old male terrier mix that was dirty and not house broken and virtually untrainable. My ex husband made no effort to train or discipline the dog and I discovered soon after that he was a heavy drinker so after two months I filed for a quickie no fault Nevada divorce with a paralegal and one month later it was over. Since I don't have any children from either of my two marriages I don't feel qualified to give you any advice. In my humble opinion the problem is more with your husband's lack of consideration than the dog itself. Perhaps the dog situation is a symptom of a larger issue? I wish you all the best.

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  • Fabulous

    His dog is a fucken faget

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  • Dillon

    Coz some damn fool accused you of being the best.

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  • RomeoDeMontague

    If the dog smells your husband is not bathing him. Dogs are not like cats. You have to clean them or they smell. Just like people smell if they do not bath. Dogs smell worse since they spend all day rolling in dirt. It will not pee and poop on the carpet if its trained correctly. Also it does not smell if you clean up the poop in the backyard all the time. Maybe you can see if you can train the dog to go in one side of the yard. Also they have special trashcans you can buy that illuminates the smell. So you put the poop in but the trash is specially designed so the poop does not smell up the house. Not saying its great he got the dog but here are some things you need to know before getting a dog. I will also say he should have consulted you to see if you could actually handle the dog. If its just his dog he should be responsible and caring for it. If it smells and pees the carpet it is not trained and he needs to train it. Dogs also take a lot of work since you have to bath, walk and play with them.

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    • Moonbow

      "Also they have special trashcans you can buy that illuminates the smell."

      How the hell would you "illuminate" a smell?

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      • RomeoDeMontague

        It is specially designed so the smell does not escape the trashcan. Like ordinary trashcans you can smell the trash coming from the trashcan it self. Its made for getting rid of cat poop. I saw it on a commercial for animals. I have animals so I planned on getting one. I looked it up it is called "The litter genie. Cat little disposal system". Apparently they have another thing called "The diaper genie" with a similar purpose.

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        • Moonbow

          "Illuminate" means "light." You're using the wrong word!

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  • Sog

    I think that the fact that your husband would go out and get a dog that you never agreed to while you already have a child in the house says a lot about your relationship.

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  • Benji~

    Woof... :'(

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  • bemah

    I hate my mums dog, and it's nowhere near as bad as that! of course it's normal!

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  • Moonbow

    Lady, life is too short to allow it to be ruined by a freaking dog! Here are a few suggestions: Buy a container of anti-freeze. Put it under the kitchen sink and let it "accidentally" turn over and pour all over the floor and let the dog lap it up. Alternatively, get several post-1982 pennies and conceal them in the fleabag's food. Dogs "wolf down" their food and it will swallow the pennies. Or, you could take the POS to a dog pound in another city or county and tell hubby you took it for a walk and it pulled off the leash and ran away.

    If you're too much of a wimp to try one of these "permanent solutions," sit hubby down and tell him in no uncertain terms you want that %($##@!&% stinking, shit-machine dog out of the house and if he doesn't take it to the pound, you will -- and mean it!

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  • Terence_the_viking

    Woah.

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  • "The peeing and the pooping disgust me"

    Well use the toilet properly and it won't be so bad next time.

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