I recently got a new 10 month old female Jack Russell Terrier mix from the OC Humane Society named Tesla and I've had her for a week now.
Before I ever moved in with my current roommates (a couple) they agreed to me getting a small or medium sized dog. The wife REALLY wanted it, the husband was only OK with it. Now that I actually have a dog (and a fairly well behaved one at that) the husband has turned into a real jackass about it.
So far in the last week she's dug one small hole in the mud (husband refuses to lower the ammount of time he waters his lawn, regardless of the fact that he's killed two trees and two or three bushes, there's standing water on the lawn, the flower-beds are muddy 24/7 and the lawn has been covered in mushrooms in the past). I filled in the hole and she's been good since.
Tesla's also chewed a small hole in the hose that was left lying in the back-yard. Hose is very similar feel to a chew-toy, so I wasn't surprised. Now the husband's freaking out about her possibly chewing up the patio furniture they're planning on buying, even though she's shown no desire to chew on anything metal or wooden.
The most annoying thing is they will put my dog in her crate when she barks. The ONLY time she barks outside is when she sees people inside and wants to come in and play. If you ignore her she barks 3-5 x's and then shuts up. The best way to stop it is not to go running over to the door and give her attention. Standing at the door and glaring at her or trying to tell her to be quiet through the glass will only make her continue barking. The couple is ultra-paranoid that someone is going to call the police or file a complaint because the dog is barking. How about this, if someone complains then we'll deal with it, if not then STFU and let me continue training her my way.
The wife bought a clothes drying rack about 2.5' high and hung her under-garments outside with the dog unsupervised on Saturday. Luckily I saw it before any damage was done. She also gave the dog a newish looking sock to play with. I then told her that's a wonderful way to get the dog to start chewing on clothing in general before getting it back.
The saddest part, these people are my Uncle and Aunt. Makes me want to explode every time he bitches about my fairly well behaved dog (it's a 10 month old puppy fresh out of a shelter for crying out loud).
In closing, if you don't want to live with a dog then don't !@#$ing tell the guy that's renting a room from you that getting a dog is OK.
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Before I ever moved in with my current roommates (a couple) they agreed to me getting a small or medium sized dog. The wife REALLY wanted it, the husband was only OK with it. Now that I actually have a dog (and a fairly well behaved one at that) the husband has turned into a real jackass about it.
So far in the last week she's dug one small hole in the mud (husband refuses to lower the ammount of time he waters his lawn, regardless of the fact that he's killed two trees and two or three bushes, there's standing water on the lawn, the flower-beds are muddy 24/7 and the lawn has been covered in mushrooms in the past). I filled in the hole and she's been good since.
Tesla's also chewed a small hole in the hose that was left lying in the back-yard. Hose is very similar feel to a chew-toy, so I wasn't surprised. Now the husband's freaking out about her possibly chewing up the patio furniture they're planning on buying, even though she's shown no desire to chew on anything metal or wooden.
The most annoying thing is they will put my dog in her crate when she barks. The ONLY time she barks outside is when she sees people inside and wants to come in and play. If you ignore her she barks 3-5 x's and then shuts up. The best way to stop it is not to go running over to the door and give her attention. Standing at the door and glaring at her or trying to tell her to be quiet through the glass will only make her continue barking. The couple is ultra-paranoid that someone is going to call the police or file a complaint because the dog is barking. How about this, if someone complains then we'll deal with it, if not then STFU and let me continue training her my way.
The wife bought a clothes drying rack about 2.5' high and hung her under-garments outside with the dog unsupervised on Saturday. Luckily I saw it before any damage was done. She also gave the dog a newish looking sock to play with. I then told her that's a wonderful way to get the dog to start chewing on clothing in general before getting it back.
The saddest part, these people are my Uncle and Aunt. Makes me want to explode every time he bitches about my fairly well behaved dog (it's a 10 month old puppy fresh out of a shelter for crying out loud).
In closing, if you don't want to live with a dog then don't !@#$ing tell the guy that's renting a room from you that getting a dog is OK.
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