So I think my room mate just bought a dog

[KK]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: kyzen
she claims my electronics are my responsibility to keep away from the dog, and I need to be the one to keep the dog out of my room

i can agree with that. don't leave your shit laying around if you don't want it damaged. you should put your shit away anyway. as for keeping the dog out of your room and keeping the door open, buy one of those baby gates or whatever they're called. a few bucks and you have a dog barrier that lets air into your room.

It's not his responsibility to make sure her dog doesn't fvck things up. By your reasoning it his fault also if she break something of his.

 

[pstylesss]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: kyzen
she claims my electronics are my responsibility to keep away from the dog, and I need to be the one to keep the dog out of my room

i can agree with that. don't leave your shit laying around if you don't want it damaged. you should put your shit away anyway. as for keeping the dog out of your room and keeping the door open, buy one of those baby gates or whatever they're called. a few bucks and you have a dog barrier that lets air into your room.

Would you want to have to hop over a baby gate every time you wanted to get into your room because someone got a dog against your wishes when you own half the property? I don't think so. He shouldn't have to go out of his way to ensure his belongings aren't destroyed by an animal that does not belong to him and he does not want in his house.

 

[sygyzy]

What is your roommate such a bitch?

 

[pstylesss]

This guy will take care of it for you. 😉

 

[Syrch]

man i'd be pissed. To others than agree dmg to your stuff is your responsibility i ask this. If he has a computer or an electronic device that uses power and other cords and the dog gets wrapped up in the cables gets scared and pounces out of there bringing said electronics with it thats his fault? I dont' think so. And for the baby gate. The dog needs to stay in your roommates room and the baby gate needs to go on HER door not his. This is her dog and she got it against his wishes therefor she needs to respect what wishes he has left and make it as unmiserable for her as possible. Personally the second that dog acted up or welped and she didnt' get up to take care of it i would throw it on the porch.

 

[Playmaker]

Put an ad on craigslist to sublet your room. Include her pic if that would improve the aesthetics of the ad...

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Maybe if you feed it something that doesn't quite agree with the beast your roommate may get second thoughts?

 

[jackace]

I love dogs. In fact I have 2 of them, but her getting a dog and not asking you first is completely wrong and selfish. I would put up some fierce demands before I allowed the dog in the house, and she would replace any thing the dog chewed up. She would provide a gate to keep it out of my bedroom as well. I would make her responsible if we lost the security deposit for damage caused by the dog. I would put all this in writing too.

 

[Dunbar]

Not only is this terribly inconsiderate it is legal grounds for moving out. All you'd have to do is give her a reasonable amount of notice and say "do you want me to find another roommate, or would you rather handle it?" Of course you're still on the lease so the apartment could always come after you for unpaid rent.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: azazyel
any time it pee's on the floor use her towel to clean it up then put it back without telling her.

bingo

make her wish to hell she hadnt gotten the dog. encourage the dog to devour her things. do not torture the dog. allow the dog to torture her.

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: Syrch
man i'd be pissed. To others than agree dmg to your stuff is your responsibility i ask this. If he has a computer or an electronic device that uses power and other cords and the dog gets wrapped up in the cables gets scared and pounces out of there bringing said electronics with it thats his fault? I dont' think so. And for the baby gate. The dog needs to stay in your roommates room and the baby gate needs to go on HER door not his. This is her dog and she got it against his wishes therefor she needs to respect what wishes he has left and make it as unmiserable for her as possible. Personally the second that dog acted up or welped and she didnt' get up to take care of it i would throw it on the porch.

100% in agreement!
Or as most of you teens in here say.............. FTW! (Frivolous Tendencies Witheld)

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: Dunbar
Not only is this terribly inconsiderate it is legal grounds for moving out. All you'd have to do is give her a reasonable amount of notice and say "do you want me to find another roommate, or would you rather handle it?" Of course you're still on the lease so the apartment could always come after you for unpaid rent.

You'd better be careful with this one. Judge Judy will rake you across the coals. Better get it right Pilgrim.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Syrch
man i'd be pissed. To others than agree dmg to your stuff is your responsibility i ask this. If he has a computer or an electronic device that uses power and other cords and the dog gets wrapped up in the cables gets scared and pounces out of there bringing said electronics with it thats his fault? I dont' think so. And for the baby gate. The dog needs to stay in your roommates room and the baby gate needs to go on HER door not his. This is her dog and she got it against his wishes therefor she needs to respect what wishes he has left and make it as unmiserable for her as possible. Personally the second that dog acted up or welped and she didnt' get up to take care of it i would throw it on the porch.

my question is why is his stuff lying around where something can happen to it? what if someone steps on his controllers and breaks them because he left them lying where they shouldn't be?

 

[kyzen]

We are still "rationally" discussing things (by rational I mean me talking about ways to keep the dog away from my stuff, and her constantly saying it's her apartment too, a fact I've never disputed), and luckily she can't get the dog in here till Monday at the earliest, as the landlord still needs to OK it & collect their fees.

So far she's agreed to buy me a baby gate for my door, which is inconvenient for me, but it's getting us somewhere at least. I'm also trying to get her to buy it a cage, or keep it on the porch (2nd floor apartment) while she's gone, since she works 4 10.5 hour days a week, and I want nothing to do with the dog at first, at least until she can take care of it on her own.

 

[kyzen]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Syrch
man i'd be pissed. To others than agree dmg to your stuff is your responsibility i ask this. If he has a computer or an electronic device that uses power and other cords and the dog gets wrapped up in the cables gets scared and pounces out of there bringing said electronics with it thats his fault? I dont' think so. And for the baby gate. The dog needs to stay in your roommates room and the baby gate needs to go on HER door not his. This is her dog and she got it against his wishes therefor she needs to respect what wishes he has left and make it as unmiserable for her as possible. Personally the second that dog acted up or welped and she didnt' get up to take care of it i would throw it on the porch.

my question is why is his stuff lying around where something can happen to it? what if someone steps on his controllers and breaks them because he left them lying where they shouldn't be?

My controllers are on an TV stand, along with my TV, well within reaching distance of a dog. They aren't on the floor, but they are accessible if the dog gets into my room. I also tend to leave my DS on the couch, a coffee table, or my bed, and DVDs (both hers and mine) are all out on racks no more than 3 feet tall. Toss in cell phones that get left everywhere, laptop power cords, regular power cords, etc, there's a lot of stuff that isn't traditionally put high up on a shelf that's available to a dog.

I'm 22 and unmarried - I don't want to have to essentially "babyproof" my apartment.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Does she really expect the dog to hold it for 10+ hours? Does she plan to hire a dog walker? That's so wrong.

Note - I have three dogs and have found that with a baby gate you can usually just have it lean across the door way instead of having to install it or fit in the doorway. Makes it easy just to slide it open close.

 

[kyzen]

Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
Does she really expect the dog to hold it for 10+ hours? Does she plan to hire a dog walker? That's so wrong.

That's what I was wondering, but she does work about 5 minutes away from home, so I suppose she could sacrifice her lunch break to let it out. I should probably bring that up, because I don't want her thinking I'll come right home after work every day to take her dog out.

 

[PieIsAwesome]

Originally posted by: kyzen
We are still "rationally" discussing things (by rational I mean me talking about ways to keep the dog away from my stuff, and her constantly saying it's her apartment too, a fact I've never disputed), and luckily she can't get the dog in here till Monday at the earliest, as the landlord still needs to OK it & collect their fees.

So far she's agreed to buy me a baby gate for my door, which is inconvenient for me, but it's getting us somewhere at least. I'm also trying to get her to buy it a cage, or keep it on the porch (2nd floor apartment) while she's gone, since she works 4 10.5 hour days a week, and I want nothing to do with the dog at first, at least until she can take care of it on her own.

Why not put it on her door?

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: kyzen
We are still "rationally" discussing things (by rational I mean me talking about ways to keep the dog away from my stuff, and her constantly saying it's her apartment too, a fact I've never disputed), and luckily she can't get the dog in here till Monday at the earliest, as the landlord still needs to OK it & collect their fees.

So far she's agreed to buy me a baby gate for my door, which is inconvenient for me, but it's getting us somewhere at least. I'm also trying to get her to buy it a cage, or keep it on the porch (2nd floor apartment) while she's gone, since she works 4 10.5 hour days a week, and I want nothing to do with the dog at first, at least until she can take care of it on her own.

:laugh: Be ready to be awakened at 3am from a whining puppy every morning to be let out.
You'll be regretting buying her anything a week after that pup moves in 😉

 

[jackace]

She needs to keep it in her room when she is not there to watch it. That would be a mandatory concern for me.

 

[montanafan]

As much as he may not like the idea of a puppy, the apartment is just as much hers as it is his and dogs are allowed according to the lease. She should have been more considerate by telling him she was getting one ahead of time and then working some things out with him beforehand. She should have made some arrangements with him about how she would keep the dog away from his room if he didn't want it in there and other things she would do to keep it from annoying him. She should have to buy and install a gate at her bedroom door and agree to keep the dog in there at night and when she's out. She should also agree to pay for any damages the dog might do to anything in his room, and she should also offer to buy and install a gate at his bedroom door if he wants it.

Yes it's annoying that she wants a dog and he doesn't want one, but that's the way it goes when you have roommates. Sometimes you're annoyed by their friends or SO that they always have over, sometimes you're neat and they're messy, sometimes they have annoying habits, whatever it is you just have to try to work things out the best you can between the two of you so that BOTH of you can be relatively happy living there.

At least the OP doesn't dislike dogs and it is a puppy so it can be trained to stay out of his room and stay away from his things. Who knows, the OP might even get to the point where he actually likes the little furball.

 

[jackace]

Originally posted by: montanafan
As much as he may not like the idea of a puppy, the apartment is just as much hers as it is his and dogs are allowed according to the lease. She should have been more considerate by telling him she was getting one ahead of time and then working some things out with him beforehand. She should have made some arrangements with him about how she would keep the dog away from his room if he didn't want it in there and other things she would do to keep it from annoying him. She should have to buy and install a gate at her bedroom door and agree to keep the dog in there at night and when she's out. She should also agree to pay for any damages the dog might do to anything in his room, and she should also offer to buy and install a gate at his bedroom door if he wants it.

Yes it's annoying that she wants a dog and he doesn't want one, but that's the way it goes when you have roommates. Sometimes you're annoyed by their friends or SO that they always have over, sometimes you're neat and they're messy, sometimes they have annoying habits, whatever it is you just have to try to work things out the best you can between the two of you so that BOTH of you can be relatively happy living there.

At least the OP doesn't dislike dogs and it is a puppy so it can be trained to stay out of his room and stay away from his things. Who knows, the OP might even get to the point where he actually likes the little furball.

I think she can live without a dog and be relatively happy? Forcing those you live with to accept a pet you did not have when they moved in, is a valid reason to leave IMHO. What if he was allergic or something? What about the natural mess and smell that comes with a pet?

 

[Pacfanweb]

I'd raise hell with her. She's certainly trying to test the waters, so to speak. She can probably give the dog back.

If she insists on the dog, be sure to tell her you're going to make sure the apt. management knows she has one and it's not yours. She might reconsider if she thinks she'll have to pay the deposit.

Otherwise, I'd talk to the apt. mgt. about getting out of the lease. This is an extenuating circumstance, IMO. Might not do any good, but then again, it might.

She is 100%, totally in the wrong here. If you're someone's roommate, you don't get something like this without thoroughly discussing it and agreeing on it first.
I love animals, and currently have 3 dogs/5 cats, but a puppy can and most certainly WILL impact that apartment in a negative way.
It will piss and crap on the floor, and it will chew stuff up. It will leave hair all over the place.

You need to have a serious conversation with this chick, pronto.

 

[jackace]

Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
I'd raise hell with her. She's certainly trying to test the waters, so to speak. She can probably give the dog back.

If she insists on the dog, be sure to tell her you're going to make sure the apt. management knows she has one and it's not yours. She might reconsider if she thinks she'll have to pay the deposit.

Otherwise, I'd talk to the apt. mgt. about getting out of the lease. This is an extenuating circumstance, IMO. Might not do any good, but then again, it might.

She is 100%, totally in the wrong here. If you're someone's roommate, you don't get something like this without thoroughly discussing it and agreeing on it first.
I love animals, and currently have 3 dogs/5 cats, but a puppy can and most certainly WILL impact that apartment in a negative way.
It will piss and crap on the floor, and it will chew stuff up. It will leave hair all over the place.

You need to have a serious conversation with this chick, pronto.

Agree with everything he said especially the bold part.

 

[T9D]

Call ahead to the landlord and explain things. I'm sure any landlord would prefer not having a dog or pet in their building. Give him a $100 if you have to, so he says no. I'm sure he could be bought off.