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ohiobrewtus · 12-30-2008, 11:43 AM

My wife and kids have been on my case for a few weeks about a dog. I've always had dogs in the past. Typically in the 40-80 pound range. I want a dog, but I want a big 100+ pound drooling dog with a head the size of a basketball. My wife and daughters think it's a great idea to get a 4 pound barking hampster.

I told them that they could get one as soon as I get my dog. I'm a big manly man, I can't have a damn shedding rat running around my house. I'm afraid I'll accidentally step on it and kill it.

**Chris_Dog** · 12-30-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by janzik

No, a solution would be for him to put his a ******* foot down. This is not a situation where the wife wants to get a "first" family pet for the kid. They already have a zoo there. Stop being a *****. You are not compromising, you're being a little bitch. Everybody needs to make sacrifices and compromises in their marriage/family, but stop being walked all over...

Wow those are some harsh words (or *

), I was only trying to make light of how much my dog sheds. (I do however agree with you in theory).

polecreek · 12-30-2008, 01:23 PM

Dont get me wrong I like dogs as much as she does, I just like to rantand rave about it or we would have the *******zooo someone mentioned. As for putting my ***** foot down, thats just funny, that advice comes from someone who doesnt like *****.

**Homercidal** · 12-30-2008, 01:59 PM

Our lab doesn't shed much at all. I'm sure she does, but it's not noticeable. Our golden was a shedder!!

RC0032 · 12-30-2008, 02:22 PM

Well at least you ****ers are getting dogs. Mine talked me into 2 cats

**Jester369** · 12-30-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonefishing

At least she didn't pull the crap my wife did ...
I used to drive truck on Saturdays as a second job. I needed to get up super early that one day each week. One Friday night she would not let me go to bed...wanted to keep talking about a puppy her mother wanted to send the kids. As SWMBO had made me find a new home for my dog ( a 6 month old lab) I was in no mood to discuss another dog.... much less a Chichuha puppy. ANyway, finally, about 11 pm I said, "Ok listen...I've got 4 hours to fall asleep, wake up and drive 20 miles to get in the truck... I need to go to sleep, so lets talk about this later". Her answer was that no, we had to talk about it then... so finally, in desperation I said, ok...ok... tell your mother to send the f'ing thing! Her response this time? "Oh good, I'm glad you said that....my sister is taking me to the airport tomorrow morning at 9 to meet the flight".

Seriously, that's messed up.

Bourdon · 12-30-2008, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Gonefishing

At least she didn't pull the crap my wife did ...
I used to drive truck on Saturdays as a second job. I needed to get up super early that one day each week. One Friday night she would not let me go to bed...wanted to keep talking about a puppy her mother wanted to send the kids. As SWMBO had made me find a new home for my dog ( a 6 month old lab) I was in no mood to discuss another dog.... much less a Chichuha puppy. ANyway, finally, about 11 pm I said, "Ok listen...I've got 4 hours to fall asleep, wake up and drive 20 miles to get in the truck... I need to go to sleep, so lets talk about this later". Her answer was that no, we had to talk about it then... so finally, in desperation I said, ok...ok... tell your mother to send the f'ing thing! Her response this time? "Oh good, I'm glad you said that....my sister is taking me to the airport tomorrow morning at 9 to meet the flight".

That sucks. I would have been furious.

jpsloan · 12-30-2008, 03:04 PM

My ex-wife had big issues with animals and babies. We had trouble having kids (thank God!!!), and every time she ran into one of our friends who became pregnant, or heard about a relative who got pregnant, she went into this neurotic need to get a pet. Thankfully she never got a dog, but she did get an aquarium of fish, and two rats. All said, I really liked the rats.

billtzk · 12-30-2008, 03:28 PM

I had two cats and three dogs for the longest time. The years caught up to them and started taking them one by one, so I'm down to two dogs now. Yes, they are hairy and yes they shed a lot, even for Chihuahuas, but I love 'em and can't imagine life without them. I'm sure when these two finally go, I'll be getting some more.

springer · 12-30-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Homercidal

Our lab doesn't shed much at all. I'm sure she does, but it's not noticeable. Our golden was a shedder!!

We had 4 dogs at one time now we are down to 2 as my older son took 2 since he can have pets now at his place

Wanna see a dog that sheds?!! Bear is Newfoundland hound lab mix weighs in at 135 and is only a year old ..this is him at about 8 months .