Puppy or him?

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Registered: 03-22-2008
Puppy or him?
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Sat, 03-22-2008 - 12:19pm
My fiance and I recently got a puppy from my mom. To give you some background info; he has never really had inside dogs before. His family had dogs and they were only inside long enough to withstand the weather and then they were outside for the remainder of their lives. I have had inside dogs all my life, my family and I never left our dogs outside. The puppy is 12 weeks old and isn't potty trained just yet. She is extremely smart so she is learning but she has had accidents. He is fine with her when she is good but when she pees in the house (all of 5 times)
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In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 10:55am

DH and I have two dogs and three cats, and if DH got his way the animals wouldn't be inside that much (because he grow up on a farm and the animals were always kept outside). I, however, feel horrible not spending much time with them so they are inside a fair amount. The way we handle it is that the animals are pretty much my resposibility since I am home more and I am the one the wants them in the house. But don't get me wrong, DH will take them outside to potty and take them food and water when they are outside if I don't have time in the mornings to do it. But when we got our last puppy the potty training was really up to me. It does take a little while to get them potty trained but it isn't that bad. I think it took Cheyenne a coupe of months and that was with her having a UTI. You do have to get up in the middle of the night to take a puppy potty. What I did with Cheyenne was let her sleep in bed with us, that way I would hear her when she woke up and I would immediately take her outside to potty. I never had DH do it, but that was because he is a heavy sleeper and it only took about 2 secs.


Anyway, I don't know if I have helped that much but I say take on more the responsibility for the dog yourself and tell him that you still want to give it a little more time.

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Registered: 03-22-2005
In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 4:15pm

Kinda going through the same thing with my BF.

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Registered: 02-25-2008
In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 6:45pm
My dh and I bought a puppy when we first go married...same problem with training in the beginning. My dh started talking about getting rid of her. I told him that HE GOES before that dog does....10 years later I am still married and still have the dog.
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In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 7:13pm
That's great but this post isn't about you and how unique you are.
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Registered: 10-06-2010
In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 7:16pm

"That's great but this post isn't about you and how unique you are."

Never said it was did I? Just pointing out that not everyone think taking care of a baby is more rewarding than taking care of a puppy.




Edited 3/24/2008 7:19 pm ET by seirith
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Registered: 02-20-2007
In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 7:31pm
You don't have to respond to every post as though it's directed at you. This is someone else's post and as is pointed out many, many times here, it's not a debate board.
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In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 7:37pm
I wasn't debating at all. I posted my opinion as you posted yours.
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Registered: 02-20-2007
In reply to: alxrosr
Mon, 03-24-2008 - 7:53pm
It seems the OP is more interested in raising a baby than you are. Perhaps you should take that into account rather than telling us how much you like puppies instead, and it won't sound like you're trying to turn this into a babies vs. puppies debate.
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Registered: 03-22-2008
In reply to: alxrosr
Tue, 03-25-2008 - 1:46am

I'm sure he would and that would help me a lot for him to hear it from someone that has no connection to us or our dog.

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