24-year-old man-child demands to move into 22-year-old girlfriend's house with his yappy family dog, she stands up for herself and her peace: 'I do not like his entitlement and his dog’s behavior'

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jul 24, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

We have to say this at least once, animal fam: just because you have a small dog does not mean that you don't need to train them. Maybe we're going to get some flack for this, but 90% of the problematic pups we've encountered in our lives were small doggos that were untrained. Just because you can pick them up and carry them doesn't make them any less in need of human intervention. It's not just about learning to sit and lie down; it's about you teaching them the rules of the world around them. 

If we're being completely honest, we 100% stand behind the girlfriend in this post. She doesn't want her man-child boyfriend to move in with her, in an apartment she owns, with his yappy family dog. He claims that moving without her would be "leaving his world behind", but we think he's just entitled and wants to get his way. We couldn't be prouder of how she stood up for herself. You go, girl.

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    'He's 24 and should know how to be independent if he wants a partner and family?
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    Edit: For those who believe I am asking him to "get rid of the dog", I am not asking for the dog to be rehomed, but to stay where it is at the moment, with his family as she has grown up there and is comfortable and happy there (his parents' words not mine).
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    I (22f) have a growing resentment towards my partner (24m) and his dog because I do not like his entitlement and his dog's behaviour. I live in my own bought apartment with my cat and he lives interstate with his parents and his dog.
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    We have been planning to move in together for a long time but I've made it known to him that I don't want his dog living with us in my apartment because it's a small apartment, his dog is reckless and aggressive towards cats (she's a Jack Russel Terrier) and she wakes up in the
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  • Don't be fooled by their tiny bodies, Jack Russells are energetic dogs. They need exercise and mental stimulation or they will become your living nightmare, despite weighing only around ten pounds. They are not for the faint of heart.

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    middle of the night almost all nights and this will be disturbing for the neighbours in the apartment complex. It would be a disaster having her here and I don't put that lightly.
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    When we first started dating, he would talk about his dog a lot, and at that point I did like her because I didn't know her way of being so I complimented her for being cute etc. but I always assumed this is their family dog and would stay in their family home if we lived together since I have a cat and know that I could never live with a dog.
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    After meeting his dog and spending a few weeks at his family home, I realised quickly this dog could not live with us because of her terrible behaviour and aggression towards other animals - especially cats. 6 months
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    passed and we have had numerous disagreements because I tell him I do not want his dog moving interstate to live with us in my apartment with my cat, and he believes that he is entitled to bring her here as she is his dog and she goes
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    wherever he does. I can understand his attachment to his dog but I do not believe he has the right to decide to bring his dog over without my consent especially since it is my own. place.
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    He believes that by leaving her behind with his parents, he is leaving his whole life behind. I don't know how to have empathy for this situation because in his situation, I would let my parents take care of my dog so she could have her best
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    life. I care about my wellbeing, cat's wellbeing and the dog's wellbeing and know she would not be happy here and even his parents agree with me and have told me to leave her with them.
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    This is one part. I think that because of all our arguments, and how much he speaks highly of his dog, I've also just grown a hatred towards his dog. I hate her. Her behaviour, her hours and hours of barking, her separation anxiety, and her
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    inability to control her bladder indoors. I am a very very light sleeper and when I spent two weeks at his family's place, I was unable to sleep most nights as she'd wake me up to take her out just because she wanted attention and cuddles in the
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  • The dog still isn't house-trained? Boy, bye. There is no way we are letting an adult dog that is not house-trained into our house permanently. Fix that dog's problems, then we can maybe talk about him moving in. This is such a basic thing that we're honestly gobsmacked. 

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    middle of the night, not just once, but a few times. Despite this, I tried my best to train her, walk her, give her as much love as possible but I just can't love her enough to accept her into
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    my home. Her barking and peeing and whining and biting my ankles for attention annoys me beyond words and I just end up missing my cat and my peaceful life at home.
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    My boyfriend loves his dog and I know that is an inseparable bond but I'm starting to hate how much he talks about her positively and defends her. It's making me really dislike this relationship and every time I tell him how I feel, he says he has
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    him how I feel, he says he has done me a huge favour and sacrificed so much by living with me when he could've stayed with his parents and done long distance. I personally don't feel like it's a huge sacrifice... I feel
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    like that is how life goes when you meet someone who lives in a different city, and it makes more sense to move in with someone who has their own place, than move in with someone and their parents. Yes he will miss his family but he's 24 and should know how to be independent if he wants a partner and family.
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    Anyway, I've pretty much become this person that hates talking about his dog and just doesn't want anything to do with her but he keeps making me feel like I am evil because | am here "getting what I want" and he is in endless suffering
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    because his dog is not as present in his life. I feel like things aren't going to work if he always makes me feel guilty for simply telling him no, especially since this is my own home and I should have the right to say no.
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    Am I being controlling by forcing him to leave his dog behind or to break up if he isn't willing to do so? And how can I stop resenting him and his dog? Every time I look at her I feel disgusted and angry and just
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    want to ignore her even though it's not her fault, it's her family's since they couldn't train her properly and they aren't bothered to do so. There's so much here but I just don't want his dog around. I love my cat and my home and want to live in peace.
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