Husband Pressures Wife To Adopt A Third Animal: Reddit Advice Thread

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Ellie Dunn
Dec 24, 2021 4:00 PM EST

Having a pet is not easy, and taking care of them isn't easy either, so before adopting it's important to make sure that you're responsible enough to take care of your pets, especially if they're going to be a high maintenance breed of cat or dog. But if both people are not on the same page, then pets can be get pretty complicated, and sometimes issues arise. In this case, a man really wanted a pet dog, but his wife, who is a stay at home mom with two pet cats and very stressed, didn't have the reaction that he wanted…

Confused, the wife asked netizens on Reddit what they thought, and their responses might just shock you, because people sure did have a lot to say… Take a look below and you'll learn quite a bit about how people value their pets, and their word, and also what people think about pet sitters who ignore or disobey the pet owner's instructions while taking care of an animal. There is no limit to the sweetest things that pets do for their hoomans, at least from the perspective of the humans, so we need to take good care of them.

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  • 01
    Font - AITA (25F) for wanting to hold off on getting a dog when my partner(27M) has wanted one for a while now?
    via u/femaleputin

    Hmm, as much as want to tell her to get a dog, because dogs are the best, they are a huge responsibility. We've heard so many sad stories about what happens when one partner doesn't want the pet, or when the dog owners don't have enough time to take care of the dog.

  • 02
    Font - So basically my partner who I share a son with (2M) has been wanting a dog for over a year now. We just bought a house together and are moving in this week(we've been living together for 5 years) and he's already been researching and talking about how excited he is to get a dog. We tried out fostering a
    via u/femaleputin

    Hmm, it sounds like they have a lot of big life events that they're already juggling. Perhaps in a few years they'll be in a way better place for this kind of things, but for now they might want to wait a little bit to adopt a dog, at least until they're a bit more settled into a routine.

  • 03
    Font - dog earlier this year but since we lived in an apartment and I'm a stay at home mom, taking college classes online full time as well, as well as doing the majority of childcare and housework, it just didn't work out. The dog was playful but
    via u/femaleputin
  • 04
    Font - scratched our son or bit him often(I took a few hours out of my day to try training it and was successful but it was tiring), we were also staying up all night (he was going through a 2 year sleep regression then) and sleeping during the day so the dog made messes and I felt bad
    via u/femaleputin
  • 05
    Font - that we didn't have a yard for it to get its exercise, and so much more. I want to add that I also grew up with 6 dogs constantly (my mom had a hard time letting go so when one passed away, she would just get another) so the thought of a dog, along with everything I'm already doing, just sounds exhausting to me. I think it's
    via u/femaleputin
  • 06
    Font - exhausting to me. I think it's relevant to note that I have not slept through even one night since having our son, I've always let my partner sleep because he works even on weekends so to say I've been tired for a while is an understatement.
    via u/femaleputin
  • 07
    Font - So the house we are moving into does have a fenced in yard, I mentioned to my partner that I think we should wait a couple months at least after moving in because I really dont want to have the responsibility of being the main carer for the dog when I already have so much on my plate. My partner works at least
    via u/femaleputin
  • 08
    Font - 40 hours a week but most days a week he works more, like he will go in for work at 5-6am and come home around 7-8pm. I don't think it's fair that we get a dog right now when he won't be home to help me with it most days anyway.
    via u/femaleputin
  • 09
    Font - His reasoning for a dog is for protection and he's always wanted one and I understand that and I am not totally against it, I just think we should wait. He doesn't agree with my reasons and gets upset when i suggest waiting. We already have two
    via u/femaleputin
  • 10
    Font - cats as well if that's relevant at all, they were his before I moved years ago which I also mainly care for as well (feeding and cleaning cat box and baths). I feel like IMBTAH because this is something he's wanted for a long time now and I feel like I am holding him back.
    via u/femaleputin
  • 11
    Font - Hefty_Candidate_4902 NTA. Neither of you have time for a dog. He's being unreasonable and pretty immature about the situation. Dogs aren't lifestyle accessories.
    via u/Hefty_Candidate_4902
  • 12
    Font - AdOpposite8101 NTA. How can you be holding him back when he wouldn't be able to have a dog at all if you were not taking care of and training them? When he is able to assume most of the responsibility for something he primarily is pushing for, that's when you can say you are "holding him back" if you want to wait. Please take care of your own health and welfare before assuming additional responsibilities.
    via u/AdOpposite8101
  • 13
    Font - photosbeersandteach NTA, especially since you would be the one responsible for most of the dog's care. Pets are a "two yeses, one no" decision. It doesn't sound like you have the time and attention to take care of and train the dog properly.
    via u/photosbeersandteach

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