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I sure love my boyfriend, he is so sweet and is just all around great, my only problem is him with the cats and dogs, he knows absolutly nothing about either animal. He keeps putting them at risk for getting hurt or sick, and it seems no matter what i say he forgets and then i get mad. Here are some examples...


1. When he leaves out the front door, he isnt careful about what animals are by the door, countless times all the dogs have gotten out and all the cats, at least 8 differnt occasions that this happened. Before he came to live with me the dogs and cats never got out unless i was taking them somewhere. Its frustrating cause I dont want my dogs running loose in the neighbor hood, they could get hurt, or even lost and I would never forgive my bf. I know mistakes happen but this isnt just a mistake, this is a reoccuring problem.


2.As you might remember I had fostered this old dog from my work. I kept her strictly in the screened in patio, so she wouldnt be in any contact with my dogs, since we never knew what was wrong with her. Once Hope left I told my boyfriend, "do NOT let the dogs in the screened in patio until I clean it and remove all of Hope's bedding." I told him the reason was because I didnt want the dogs to go into the space Hope was in becuase I dont want them catching anything from her. Needless to say he forgot and let the dogs in there, makes me wonder if thats why Hyde and Syd are having problems at the moment, ugh.


3.Also you guys might remember i took a cat home from work, put him in a room by himself, he was sick. I took him back the next day since he was sick, but I told my boyfriend agian, do NOT let the cats in that room till I disinfect it, because i didnt want our cats to get sick. Well I came home the next day to find the door open, and the cats in there. Ugh agian!


4.While out in the yard my dogs bark, if they start barking I bring them in right away or I stop playing with them so they stop barking. I dont want to upset my neighbors and my dogs will bark and bark if we play outside with them. Everyday my boyfriend takes them outback and plays with them, they bark and bark and each time i have to run out and tell him to keep them quite or to come inside. Everyday! If i dont say anything he lets them bark even though he knows I dont want them too because of the neighbors.


5.My last example and perhaps my most frustrating problem is, my boyfriend and Hyde. Im with Hyde 90% of the time. When Hyde is with me he NEVER has an accident. The only time I am not around Hyde is when I go to bed, and then my boyfriend watches him till he goes to bed. Almost everynight or everytime Jason watches Hyde, Hyde has an accident! Its so frustrating causes it messes up Hydes potty training. I tell Jason he needs to watch Hyde more closey cause he is only having accidents when in my boyfriends care. But no matter how many times i say something it still happens.


So i dont know what to do! I find myself stressed out. Everytime I say something to Jason he listens and says he will do better  but it never happens. And these dogs are my babies, if they get injured or sick i will be so upset, especially since im constantly telling my boyfriend to be carful and watch them, he never really does, he just lets them roam around the house and he doesnt watch. He leaves the cat room door open and then the dogs eat the cat food and cat poop, i keep telling him these things but he doesnt listen its like he forgets, im so frustrated i dont know what to do!


Thanks I just need to vent!



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its kind of like that saying that no one watches your kids as well as you do. my frenchies are angels for me, but if i am not keeping an eye on them they will go in the laundry room and eat the cat food or almond roca from the catbox. when i go somewhere i always tell quinn to keep an eye on them. i think at times he gets so sucked into that xbox ,that he forgets and i will find cat litter in my bedroom that leads back to the catbox. ggrrr. i get so mad at him. of course they hear me at the door and they are both wiggly pigglies when i come in and i love them up. its the times when i come home , and they are not right at the door,but are huddled together in their little bed that i know they havent been little angels while i was gone. and quinn is oblivious to anything they have done while i was out. its gotta be a man thing. lol

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My brother left the gate open at my mom's house, yesterday, and the two brood b!tches that I gave her are gone now. He has lost other valuable dogs the exact same way. Then he says it was the dog's fault for leaving/ not coming when called.
I canvassed the surrounding neighborhoods last night at 11pm, when I got home from work and found out about it. So, I know what you mean. I hate irresponsible, hard-headed people.
These are the pups from one of them...

and these...


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Sydney, I can appreciate how frustrating it can be.  As much as we love them, at times they do make it very trying.


I think you are going to have to make up some eye-catching signs, especially for the front door, just to jog his memory into functioning!


KittysMom, I hope your mom's dogs are returned safe & sound.  Those are some beautiful pups!



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Helllllllllllooooo I surely do hear ya sista. My hubby allows ours to do things they should not either.   Oh about a week or so ago, my hubby was talking to my neighbor at our back door. I say where are the dogs. Two are in my neighbors house and rufus across the drive on the grass. He  I swear the switch it off half the time upstairs if ya know what I mean.  My son is going to be the same way I know it. Lord have mercy on the girl he hooks up with. My youngest is very careful in what he does.


 Kitty hope you find those gals. I would hate for them to end up in the wrong hands and bred over and over.



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Sydney- vent away, girlfriend. Men! lol


Kittysmom- those are the cutest puppies ever! My son would love to have one, but I cannot have more than 2 dogs!!



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Sydney… I want to give you my honest impression… Please do not be angry with me..


I think Jason is doing it all on purpose. I think he is Jealous of YOUR babies… and the attention they take , how much you love them and think about them.  I also think that a mate should respect and care about the things you care about. If you don’t share similar feelings about what YOU love… there are problems …. Like putting the animals in danger.


 


I had a friend who's BF.. slowly poisoned her cat over time… and she though he was the one for life… until the VET said something. They were together for 3 years before she knew..



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Kittys Mom wrote:


My brother left the gate open at my mom's house, yesterday, and the two brood b!tches that I gave her are gone now. He has lost other valuable dogs the exact same way. Then he says it was the dog's fault for leaving/ not coming when called. I canvassed the surrounding neighborhoods last night at 11pm, when I got home from work and found out about it. So, I know what you mean. I hate irresponsible, hard-headed people. These are the pups from one of them... and these...


I hope they are found .. jeezz... =(


what cute puppies !



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  I just want to say I am in a man hating mood myself.  Have been for a while.  I will spare the details, just wanted to add sometimes men can really be idiots!  You cant live with um, and you cant live without them though!

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I am actually going through husband difficulties myself. He said this morning that he is not sure we should get this puppy. I finally told him to just make a decision because I am tired of getting my hopes up and then he changes his mind. He just said he was late for work and we will talk about it later.........uuurrrggghh! He drives me crazy! I think we are still getting him because he knows I will pout until Spring! lol And he hates it when I pout. :)
I think he is just trying to be difficult.

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You know how you can tell if he's doing it on purpose. Watch how he takes care of his own things, if he is careful with his things and not what you care about then he's doing those things intentionally. Ask him why????????

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