24-year-old boyfriend tricks 22-year-old girlfriend into signing a lease and move in together, only to forbid her service dog from coming with her: 'This man's lack of compassion actually scares me'

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Aug 5, 2025 9:00 AM EDT

We try to make sure that there's something you can learn from everything we write here on Animal Comedy. Maybe it's something you didn't know about doggos, maybe it's something inspawrational, or maybe it's just seeing a picture of a puppy you've never seen before. In today's post, what we want you to learn is to never move in with a boyfriend/girlfriend for financial reasons. It leaves too much potential for disaster. And this time, it turned into a doggo disaster!

This young couple decided to move in together, and she has a service dog. Well, they signed the lease, and now the boyfriend is forbidding her from bringing her service dog with her. Excuse us, sir, do you understand that service dogs are necessary to their hoomans? Appawrently not. Now she's wondering if she's made a huge mistake…and we can safely say that she did. We're not sure how she'll get out of this one, but we'll let you draw your own canine conclusions.

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  • 01
    My boyfriend (M24) and I (F22) have been together for a couple years, and we have recently decided to move in together due to some financial reasons.
    via forcedhab1t
  • 02
    He has met my dog multiple times and never brought this up to me before. I feel awful and I can't leave my dog behind, especially because my parents have told me they have no interest in watching over another animal. How do I fix this? Is this a bad choice?
    via forcedhab1t
  • 03
    of my stuff that's packed later today. I made room for Millie's bed and toys in the living room already so she won't be too scared when we get there I'll be there around 2 Uhh I have some good and bad news Good or bad first Okay so basically I really don't want Millie in my house anymore.. She's just too dirty, even after we give her baths she just sheds horribly and makes my house look bad and gross and messy. Bad ?
    via forcedhab1t

  • All dogs shed. Even hypoallergenic ones shed a little bit. It's just something you accept when you have a dog. If he couldn't handle the shedding in the first place, why even date her in the first place? This guy clearly has zero love for pets, or maybe just doggos in general. They don't sound compatible at all to us.

  • 04
    Why didn't you say that before? She comes over a lot 1 Reply I can't move without her she's a service dog 1 Reply Why didn't you say that before? She comes over a lot Okay yeah I get that but, she's just disgusting and sheds so much I can't move without her she's a service dog I mean.. you can. You don't have anxiety anymore now that you take meds
    via forcedhab1t
  • 05
    Meds don't stop anxiety attacks that's what my dog is for But the good news is I got a bigger bed for us! 1 Reply More room for my dog ah le 2 Replies Meds don't stop anxiety attacks that's what my dog is for Yeah but we can get something smaller no? Are you joking?
    via forcedhab1t
  • 06
    K_Bee_12 2h ago Edited 2h ago Well what exactly is the situation? Are you moving in together and both signing a lease? Are you equally responsible for the rental?
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  • 07
    I ask because that would make it your place just as much as his. He can choose not to want to live with a dog. That's understandable. Although I can't imagine not wanting to live with a dog, there are many people who don't. And he can decide that for himself.
    via K_Bee_12
  • 08
    But if he didn't say anything ahead of time, waited for you to sign a lease together, and is now trying to dictate what you can do in the equally shared home... that's not okay.
    via K_Bee_12
  • 09
    Hand holding dog hair
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  • 10
    The texts come off very much like he thinks it's his sole decision. They also drastically downplay your necessity for a service animal (assuming it's a true service animal. Many people don't understand the distinction of a true service animal and an untrained ESA).
    via K_Bee_12
  • 11
    Based on what you've said and the texts it seems he tricked you, got you to agree to cohabitate/ sign a lease, then tried to dictate the terms of the living arrangement.
    via K_Bee_12

  • You can't let this man control your life. He already thinks he understands your anxiety better than you do! If you continue with this, we're pretty sure it's going to get a lot worse. Guys like this will want to control everything, and the fact that he's sneaky on top of it just screams ‘red flag’.

  • 12
    If that's the case please try to get out of this. He will forever try to edict the living conditions as if it's his home and not a shared equal space. However, if it's his living space, and he agreed to let you move in without any legal responsibility... then yes he can decide. But he'd still be an AH for telling you at the last minute.
    via K_Bee_12
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  • 14
    maddaeq • 2h ago I'm seeing a lot of people on here saying "negotiate it out", but this man's lack of compassion actually scares me! sure your dog is a service animal but you're her family! you cannot just leave her behind and "swap her for something smaller" it's not a object you still have the receipt for ?????
    via maddaeq
  • 15
    OP, there's unfortunately a few posts i have seen around the last few years, where people who were in similar situations for one reason or another (i.e. partner didn't want their pet around) have ended up without their pet
    via maddaeq
  • 16
    DUE to their partner without a say in it. just came home one day and their partner had taken said pet to a shelter, or gave it away, or just drove it and left it in the middle of nowhere. PLEASE let these be a lesson to us all
    via maddaeq
  • 17
    that people like that will go to insane lengths just to get their way. this is a crazy request that's come out of nowhere, and if he's capable of so easily doing that i bet he's capable of so much more with 0 compassion or regard for what you need & want.
    via maddaeq
  • 18
    Incumbant • 2h ago 1). NEVER ever move in with partner to save money. I know someone will come in debating it works for them and "why not" if they are always together. So I repeat, Do not tie your finances where you can become dependent on partner where if
    via Incumbant
  • 19
    anything happens you cannot afford to move or find an apartment "because of financial reason" that set up to reliant on their income, because exactly this, you if aren't compatible and they put in you situation they f you.
    via Incumbant
  • 20
    2) you fix this by choosing your dog over a man who thinks your dog is replaceable and disgusting.
    via Incumbant
  • 21
    thebeat... 1h ago Edited 1h ago • NOR. Look, I don't like living with dogs. I also suffer from anxiety and had a traumatic childhood and part of that was always being put on extremely high. alert when our dog was barking, so I don't ever choose to live with dogs, and I'm allergic lol. They are ticking anxiety bombs for me. I still like dogs in theory, in videos, and help them routinely when I see them loose in the neighborhood.
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 22
    That said, I also would never not make this extremely clear to anyone that would ever possibly be a future roommate or partner. The way he has gone about this is really doing it. and he's for
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 23
    I'm not sure how you could fix it and if you don't absolutely HAVE to fix it, I don't think you should try to, because this sounds like a bad choice altogether.
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 24
    If you choose to try to fix it. because for some reason you want to be extra nice to someone who is an a hole, the best you can do is get the dog groomed and keep up with that grooming. Invest in a great vacuum and the jumbo like
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 25
    couch sized lint rollers. They do also make these weird rubber brooms made to help get up dog hair. You're going to have to wash the dog a lot, brush the dog a lot, and use that no-rinse shampoo on the dog a lot between biweekly washings.
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 26
    It s ks, but if you absolutely have to be in this situation and you've already signed the lease and can't get out of it, that's really your best bet I guess. Maybe that will be enough for him, maybe he will have a change of heart, but I really doubt it. If you do all of that and
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 27
    it's still not enough, then what you do dog grooming wise becomes up to you. You don't have to keep going overboard if it doesn't bring peace, and just accept you're going to be in a hostile situation for the duration of your lease term. You also have to accept that you are probably going to be stuck in the lease and living with your ex until the lease is up.
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 28
    If you aren't signing a lease, then he's still for not telling you beforehand, but he has the right to say you can't bring the dog into his home.
    via thebeatsandreptaur
  • 29
    Otherwise you can beg your parents or get rid of your dog, but I don't think you should get rid of your dog to be with someone who acts this
    via thebeatsandreptaur

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