A Husband Advises His Wife To Rehome Her Dog Because Her Continuous Ignoring Of The Pet's Needs Resulted In The Destruction Of Their Home
Dogs are hard work. Although most say they’re less work than when you have to take care of kids, they’re hard work nonetheless.
And so, if you do decide to get a dog of your own, you always have to remember that they are more than something you own. They are living, breathing creatures that need more than the bare minimum of your effort to live a truly fulfilling life.
An "Am I The A**hole" post on Reddit was written by a husband who noticed his wife, Jane, has started to disregard her responsibilities as a dog owner. This has caused tension in the household.
Jane was supposed to take the lion's share of responsibilities pertaining to the dog since it was she who really wanted to adopt one. These were their understanding and agreed-upon terms before OP finally gave the green light.
After adopting Blue from the shelter, he and OP’s wife hit it right away, but not long after, Jane stopped taking him for walks and kept ‘forgetting’ to feed him. This caused destructive behavior from Blue since he’s been an energetic dog ever since.
OP tried to pick up the slack when he could but it wasn’t enough. He then suggested that they could get a dog walker after failing to see his wife follow through with her promises to change.
She refused and again told him she’d take care of the dog. She didn’t.
u/Realistic-Cosmos7215The last resort OP suggested was to rehome Blue instead of leaving him neglected.
u/Realistic-Cosmos7215Jane got upset at OP for his suggestion
u/Realistic-Cosmos7215She said he was a bad person for even thinking about it
u/Realistic-Cosmos7215He asked his older sister's opinion but she too thinks that OP was completely in the wrong
u/Realistic-Cosmos7215The perspective of the wife might change the decision of who really needs to be rehomed
StudokuOP’s wife doesn’t seem to be true to her word and if they plan to have kids, there are already major red flags showing up
FileDoesntExist
If OP would stop helping for a while, would his wife realize soon how bad things are?
Future_Corner1804
This Redditor called out OP’s wife plain and simple. They do think that OP’s options are the right ones, especially if it wasn’t even his responsibility in the beginning
biobiatch
With as much energy Blue has, it looks like he needs more than the bare minimum of simple walks
coffeecoffi
Also, for the sake of their furniture while things are being sorted out
Flat_Shame_2377
If OP doesn’t rehome the dog after all the things that’s been happening then they’ll be voting on a different verdict
Passing_Throu
If OP’s wife couldn’t see past the fact that the dog is more than something she owns, then that’s already a big problem to be addressed
Emiliodash88
“I’ll walk him today” becomes “I’ll walk him tomorrow” easily and then if you don’t get on top of the situation, things spiral down. The sad thing is the one who gets the brunt of everything is the defenseless dog who only deserved love and attention.
In OP’s case, he had suggested what they could do already if his wife’s behavior continues. Despite her being upset with him and not being the one responsible for the dog, Blue's welfare should be OP's top priority.
