Redditor Is Worried His GF Is Jealous Of Their Puppy Because She Doesn't Want To Take Care Of It And Wants To Re-Home It

"I just don't know what to do anymore, she tells me I'm the a-hole all the time because of this."

Filip

• Published in Interesting
• March 23, 2023

OP and his girlfriend talked about getting a dog, but the OP wanted to wait until they found a new home with a yard. However, his girlfriend was impatient and kept looking at the puppies until she finally found one that was not well cared for and wanted to take it in.

The OP agreed, but on the condition that his girlfriend helps with the responsibilities of taking care of the puppy. At first, everything was great.

But eventually, the girlfriend became frustrated with the dog's progress in potty training and started to crate her. OP did his best to remind her that it was not the right way to train a dog to potty.

His girlfriend seemed to understand the problem and continued to take good care of their sweet puppy. Six months later, the girlfriend's father passed away, and the OP had to take care of both his girlfriend and the dog.

But his girlfriend now tells him she can't take care of the puppy since she is in pain herself due to her loss. She also accuses him of being selfish in taking care of the dog and believes the dog gets between their relationship.

OP is now unsure what to do because he loves the dog and is attached to her, so he definitely doesn't want to rehome her.

OP's concern:

OP and his girlfriend agreed to get a dog when they move to a more suitable home for keeping dogs:

Anyway, she didn't comply with their agreement and found a puppy for adoption:

In the beginning, she was a wonderful owner, but her frustration with the puppy's behavior started about six months later:

"Young puppies are not able to control their bladder as well as older dogs, and they should be taken out frequently. A general rule of thumb is that puppies can hold their bladder for one hour for every month of age." Wikipedia

After a lot of talking, it seemed like they had resolved their disagreements over taking good care of the dog:

But six months later, other issues appeared:

OP tried to be supportive as much as possible, but that wasn't enough for his girlfriend:

Now, he has no idea how to deal further with the whole situation:

Redditors gave the OP their honest opinion

"Your girlfriend’s reaction to this whole thing is very telling."

"Your GF is abusing this poor dog."

"I’d re-home your girlfriend rather than the dog based on what she did to the dog."

"She is more than capable of taking care of this dog six months after her father died."

"How much more of the room do you need to read?"

Redditors weren't easy on OP's girlfriend. They told him that was not the proper behavior for someone who desperately wanted to get a dog as fast as possible.

They even advised him to rehome his girlfriend as she was trying to get rid of the poor puppy. But what do you think? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.

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