Thank you for commenting. I would love to discuss this further, to provide some insight for you and your family. When is the last time your dog has had a FULL medical examination including a blood and urine analysis? Getting your dog or any other pet to the veterinarian is the first thing that I suggest to my clients when they see the kind of behavior that you are describing. Adding a child to a home can often cause a lot of stress on the pets, not to mention the stress added to the parents!
Feel free to contact me if you would like additional help, or if you have questions: What if Squeaky really was just evil? She is not my dog, she is my husbands dog, and all she really does is tolerate me while he is her everything. All we do is put her in her cage which is big enough for her overnight. We used to have it in the room and we tried putting pillows in it to make it comfortable, but she pooped in it, so now it lays bare. Then we placed the cage as far away from our room as possible, so the punishment really means something and it seemed to work for a very long time.
Someone always has to be out there with her to ensure that she does her business outside. So we made her a nice spot and of course she poops on it and all over the room late at night. Then the cage thing, then when we let her out and called her up, she poops halfway up the stairs turns around and goes right back into her cage. Now, I am totally at a loss as to what to do with this dog. This all sounds well and good. I have a cat who has never had a change in anything. Except one day we let her out on the front porch and she pooped on the rug by the door.
I did get upset, and set about retraining her. Then I went away for four days but my husband was here, and she peed and pooped on the furniture, and he was again letting her go outside on the porch. She need sto be an indoor cat, cuz of the wild animals outside.
My wife's rat dog doesn't let me poop in peace : funny
Should we simply not have let her out. Can we train her to be an indoor cat again? I came home, and thought we were back on track, and then she came out of her potty room and pooped on the couch. Cat Scratching - The Mummy Toolbox. Do you practice Anthropomorphism or Anthropodenial? Still remembers how to sit, stay, lay down, heel while on a leash, etc. As an example, our dog was free to roam the yard at our former home for the better part of 15 years. Now, however, due to age and a recent move to a more extreme climate, she is spending percent of her time as an indoor dog.
In our former home, by contrast, she spent only bad weather indoors. In ALL of those years she never once soiled her confinement area a laundry room at the back of the house given our status as renters. Upon buying our present home, she at first was on her best behavior indoors. So in a very basic sense, despite the scolding she receives, she has figured out a surefire way to ensure that her pet gate reopens. For us this is necessary to separate her from her own feces. At first we fretted over the possibility of fecal incontinence but it turns out to be quite the opposite. It got to the point where each night we were taking her out times between 7 p.
But did frequent access outdoors solve the problem? The more we have taken her outdoors the more, not less, she soils her own bed. I might be tempted to blame this on separation anxiety except that our dog has, since the day we moved in to our home, refuses to set foot in our bedroom night or day. Of course, fear that she has not finished her business has caused us to comply every time she tugs on her leash to head back out.
Sometimes she would begin to raise her tail or squat as if Number 2 was on the way.
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No amount of letting her out and praising her for doing it outdoors has changed this situation. In summary, while our dog never has an accident with Number 1 she is increasingly resistant to doing Number 2 outdoors. When feces are scattered about her sleep area, the gate to her enclosure flies open to rush her out before she steps in the mess.
We caught on to this motive and tried to escort her to the attached garage so that it would not feel as if she was free at such points to make a B-line to her favorite spots in the house, but even our attempts to relocate her to a less desirable place has not worked. Our dog is sending a clear message that if we dare confine her she will soil her bed if not also lay on the mess to ensure she has to be removed to clean her up. Was It Out of Spite? You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Twitter account.
You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. They are often bored, frightened, or need exercise! Attributing human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena I need to be exercised. I need to expend my energy elsewhere. I am not trying to be a jerk. Please help me, human. All Behavior Serves a Purpose. I see you brought a new item into the house. Poop has a plethora of information!
Attributing human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena 4. But They Look Sooooo Guilty! Hey, if you left your things and they smell like you, they are going to get chewed. Animals Do Have Emotions. This will continue to happen until you give me appropriate chew toys. I have so much energy that needs to be released through healthy exercise. Looks like you didn't make it to the toilet in time and this thing rolled out of your pant leg. Dogs feel very vulnerable when they poop, and assume Humans feel the same way.
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Want to add to the discussion? This thing looks stillborn. Shit'll fuck you up, man. Those tiny teeth do damage. I have a suuurprise for you! I was thinking the same damn thing! I hate when people humanize dogs. They do nothing but waste your time and money. If you have a big heart and money, I recommend spending time and mony on those are the ones who need your love and care- your parents, family members, other elders.
A dog will never clean the dishes for you but your parents will. There is no way that dogs deserve the TLC. You are so lucky — getting rid of your stupid dog in only 4 months!
My bf has a dog it is 12 years old and now I have to wait till it dies to live in a normal, hygienic, clean flat. Noone would adopt a 12 year old dog. It is a fucking Labrador also, the saddest creature on Earth. Attention-seeking whore, big sad eyes, crazy amounts of hair everywhere. I hate it from the bottom of my heart. On the brightside they have made me fall deeply in love with my cat!!! So many things here. Clothes, diapers, food, toys, then Christmas, after school programs, never mind healthcare, especially after they break a bone, actually the dog is starting to sound better , you have to walk them or they poop inside no indoor plumbing for dogs yet , they chew up everything although a lot of that stuff is replaceable- wait til your child draws on the wall after turning away for one second.
Paint is expensive too. Yes, all very good reasons for not having children. And yes, dogs do get anxiety. Some get disturbed by thunder and lightening. Thunder jackets brand totally has that market covered. You put yourself out there to be judged. Everyone is going to have their own opinions.
If you post something, be prepared for anyone to read it and commenting on however they see fit. Otherwise set your blog to private. They can make money off of anything. Your opinion and my opinion. Less editorials from people with a difference of opinion.
Do you love your dog more than your partner?
Thank you for this. But I hate mine. I love them, surely, but they are the worst. I supposed every once in a while someone has obnoxious kids. You can educate and make things bearable, sure. I am so sad for you but take solace in the fact that so many people do love dogs and other pets for all different reasons. Have you ever seen the dogs they take to areas that have been hit by natural disasters? My family got a small annoying dog who refuses to be house trained, wakes me up at 5 am every morning to be fed, barks for hours when I get home from work, gets into the trash, and gnaws on all the furniture despite all the chew toys and bones I buy him.
Dogs are needy, dependent high maintenance animals bred for labor and shows. People are idiots for expecting then to be stuffed animals. My niece has a lab she never exercises, the thing is a neurotic attention whore. The fact is that dogs are not very good pets, especially not for urbanites and children who are too lazy and ignorant to even find out how to properly train them.
The biggest problem I have with dogs is that they just poop and pee everywhere and anywhere they feel like it. They are also scavengers and are always searching for food. I can see how people that dont mind being sloppy and dirty like them. Nothinb worse than coming home wanting to relax and being greeted by a pile of poop. Ben Gran, I appreciate your honesty. You have to pay for food, vet care, training, toys, etc. They require a lot of attention, especially if they are high energy, unsuitable apartment types.
God I totally agree. Ours is a pitbull mix and wants constant attention. Some people love that kind of clinginess but it drives me nuts. And the chewing and destroying. I thought I might do way better with a small dog but who knows might be just as bad. I needed this article. I have been thinking about rehoming my large breed dogs for quite some time but everytime I get the courage, I feel a lot of guilt like I am a bad parent. I feel so restricted, if I go out, I am constantly worrying about them, will they chew up my shoe, do they need to go outside..
Training, food, VET bills.
I get nothing out of having my dogs. This article finally speaks to my feelings — Dogs Animals do not belong in homes. Animals should not be PETS. They belong is the wild. NO other animal on this planet Earth resides with another animal. Dogs at least these dogs are not natural, they are engineered to possess a personality to fit your personality..
I agree, some people are dog people. I am not a pet person in general. I like them, in small doses and not in the home that I live in. They are dirty, they stink, they are needy and why should I feel bad admitting that. I think certain people have that emotional need for something that adores them unconditionally and that they can lavish attention and affection on, guilt free. Some people are content with pets, they were a constant source of stress and unhappiness to me, to each his own. But nonetheless I enjoyed seeing this blog. In my opinion the only truly great dog is a dog trained by professionals to the point where you could consider them a work dog.
A dog that knows how to do nothing, and be fine with it. I have a dog, great dog, not like the dog I just described but a nice dog nonetheless. Neglecting your dog is wrong. Abusing your dog is evil. And shows that you are decent person. I admit I was ready to rant at the euthanasia sentence but calmed a little when you described your effort to find a more appropriate home for your dog. My Aunt has severe dog allergies and she has always had dogs that are mixed with poodles so they have wool instead of fur and are very low-shedding.
Beddlington terriers are also a great hypo-allergenic option. God bless you for your honesty! I, too, hate my dog. I have kids and love every second of being a father. I hated every second of being a dog owner. Well, not every second but for the most part I question why the heck I want a four legged animal who licks himself constantly and likes to sniff feces wandering around my house. Dogs are dirty, messy and needy.
Time to let them become extinct. It would be a much nicer world without them and other domesticated animals. No more vets, animal food, poop or putting down unwanted animals. Neuter them all and let them become extinct. Time for a world wide ban on domesticated animals. My daughter always wanted a dog, desperately wanted one. My husband said we needed a good watchdog, a friend for our son.
I agreed, as long as it could be a littler one, like a beagle, or jack russell terrier, Something like that.
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I did feel sorry for the dog, I must admit. It was whining the loudest and jumped on all of us and leaped onto a chair near us and was licking us. That should have been part of the warning signs. At least four walks a day, slobbers water and food all over. Very messy, very needy, gets up at 6am.
Then or He has had various forms of soft stool and diarrhea since we got him. That has yet to happen. The shelter said watch out he plays in the bathtub.