'I'm 100% sure this is the puppy's fault': 47-year-old man sells 22-year-old girlfriend's new puppy behind her back because he thinks potty training a dog is "creepy"

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jan 5, 2026 9:00 AM EST

Can you imagine being so fragile that you think a puppy is the root cause of your relationship problems?

Just like babies, a puppy will not "fix" your relationship. The puppy stage is one of the cutest moments in a pawrent's life, but it will also push your relationship to its limits. You will have many sleepless nights, mny disputes over pawrenting, and countless valuable things broken or chewed to pieces. You will get tired of being bitten and arguing with a 4-month-old diva doggo who has nearly unlimited energy and is just trying to figure out the world. We've seen many relationships end over dogs, and this one below is no exception. However, this time, it wasn't the dog's fault, but the boyfriend's.

From the get-go, you can already tell that there's more going on here than just some puppy problems. Firstly, the boyfriend and girlfriend have a 25-year age gap. We're not judging age gap couples, but you can't deny that there will be more problems than a couple that's only a few years apart in age. He's practically old enough to be her father, but that's a topic for a different article. Anyway, the puppy, like all puppies, needed to be house-broken, AKA "potty trained". He thinks that's weird, and so instead of training the puppy as one should, he decided to sell it. Yes, he decided to sell the puppy behind her back because it was ruining their relationship. That's a winning idea, isn't it?

Obviously, she was furious. She kicked him out, ended things, slammed the door and never looked back. Now he's wondering what he did wrong, and if he can't figure it out by now, he's pawsitively delulu. Scroll down to read the full story below!

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    [Am I wrong] for selling my girlfriend’s dog?

    Woman holding puppy in the air including 'I'm a solution guy so my solution was to sell it.'
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    So okay hear me out. My girlfriend (22F) and I (47M) have an amazing relationship filled with love for eachother. We've had our issues and have broken up before but I was able to think on my toes and come up with a good story. She believed it so we got back together and i
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    vowed to never lie or hurt her again. Now we are so in love and nothing could ever come between us. We're even thinking about moving in together.
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    A month ago my girlfriend got a puppy. It was super ugly and weird looking and it kept ping in her apartment. She told me that it just had to be potty trained but I think potty training a dog is kind of creepy. I told her
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  • What part of potty training a dog is creepy? It's the most natural thing in the world. Babies have to be potty-trained, as do puppies. Cats instinctively know where to go to the bathroom on their own, but they're the exception. It's not even that difficult; it just takes time and patience. You have to watch the puppy like a hawk, and whenever you think it needs to go, you scoop it up, run outside, and pray that it does the deed outside. Then, you shower them with love, affection, and treats, and eventually, they learn that that's what they're supposed to do. 

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    this and she immediately got angry. I told her she was just being crazy and she told me to leave. I begged her for 15 minutes to let me stay but she insisted.
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    Puppy on potty training pad
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    I got to thinking and I'm 100% sure this is the puppy's fault. I'm a solution guy so my solution. was to sell it. I have a key to her place so I let myself in and took the dog while she was at work.
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    For some reason she was really mad at me when she found out I sold the puppy. She screamed at me like a crazy person and told me that we're done. She called me some hurtful names like a cheater and manipulator.
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  • If someone sold our puppy behind our backs, furious would not even begin to describe how angry we would be. Livid, enraged, seething… not even those would fully describe our wrath. Never come between a pawrent and their pup.

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    This was 2 weeks ago and she hasn't spoken to me since. She had me blocked on everything and refuses to answer the door when I come over. I just want to have a conversation so she can see my side. The puppy was disgusting and was ruining our relationship.
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    TLDR I sold my girlfriends puppy and she's trying to leave me
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    Philthou Yes you're the TA. You didn't blow up her phone and have her friends blow it up saying you were in the right and she needs to chill. Jeez next time don't skip blowing up the phone.
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    Pitiful-Pension-6535 Start having mail sent to her apartment, that way the police have to let you in.
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    Choice_Response_7169 INFO: how much did you sell it? She might be mad at your selling skills
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    Western-River1386 NTA. She's over reacting. Dog is a man's best friend, not a females, so you have more ownership over it than she does anyway.
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    Kushi261 NTA, the puppy should have known better than to pin her apartment. You are a problem solving type of guy and she should appreciate it instead of being fussy about it.
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    realspongeworthy You kept the money, too, didn't you.
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    boredportuguese77 Yta. You should have changed the ugly puppy for a gorgeous cat. You would still have a gf, and a happy one at that! Now, go buy dead flowers!
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    Legitimate_Ad4794 I almost got irrationally angry at this, but then I realized it had a happy ending. You're better off without her. ESH because you even gave her and that animal a chance to begin with.
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    Past_Can_7610 Nta. I can't believe she is mad at you. You were clearly helping her.
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    Kushi261 NTA, the puppy should have known better than to in her apartment. You are a problem solving type of guy and she should appreciate it instead of being fussy about it.
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    DaddyOhMy Wait, so does this mean I finally have a chance?
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