UPDATE: I (24m) cannot stand my boyfriend’s roommate’s (26f) dog and I’m trying to understand why and get past it
My first post didn’t get the most attention, but there was been a major recent event that made me think it was time to post an update.
His roommate went away for the weekend (Valentine’s Day weekend!) and it fell on us to take care of the dog. I, obviously, was not too excited to be having to schedule my Valentine’s Day weekend around this dog’s needs, but was willing to do so to have a weekend alone with my boyfriend.
Well, much to my surprise, the dog is a total sweetheart! When her owner is not around, she barely raises her voice, sleeps most of the day, and is extremely easy to care for! It would appear that it is really stuff like the incessant baby talking that actually bothers me, not the dog itself.
Through observation, as well, I’ve realized that the dog only barks and whines because she knows she’ll get attention or food from her owner whenever she wants. My boyfriend has very cleverly trained the dog to know that that doesn’t work on anyone else. So no begging from us!
So now I ignore the roommate’s dealings with the dog, love the dog herself, and let my boyfriend’s roommate deal with the worst parts of owning an old dog and just enjoy a buddy to watch tv with when shes not around.
Win win! Thank you everyone for all the great advice.
TL/DR: Dog doesn’t suck! Roommate still sucks at raising the dog but its much easier to ignore now because the dog is so great!
Submitted February 23, 2021 at 12:37AM by helpmewithmail https://ift.tt/2NM7FEJ
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