Post by proudmommy on Jan 29, 2016 13:43:29 GMT -5
DH and I adopted a boxer last year. He's one now. We also have a Boston terrier.
This boxer is... Terrible. He has severe anxiety and cannot be left in the house. He has literally ATE through four cages (metal) we bought him. He has destroyed our bathroom doors upstairs and downstairs. He has ruined our carpet. Ate our dining room chairs. Can unlock and open doors AND windows (no lie, this is the Houdini of dogs). In the past three months, he has gone on a destructive rampage through the house over a dozen times. Leaving him outside isn't much of an option because he jumps the fence and runs off...
Our other dog thinks she's a cat. You barely know she's around because she is lazy and sleeps all day.
It is stressing me out. I am due soon with a new baby.
After the last destructive rampage, DH called my mom and asked her if my aunt wanted our boxer.
My aunt has agreed to adopt him. She has a boxer as well and 17 acres of land and plenty of space for him.
Tomorrow is adoption day. DH is upset at me for not being upset about my aunt adopting him. He says that I haven't done everything in my power to try and keep this dog. I am drained from this. It has been happening since last August. My stress level has been through the roof.
It doesn't help that I made the comment, not realizing that DH didn't know, that boxer mainly jumps the fence when my Boston is out with him.
He now thinks that I didn't give him the option of making this dog an all outside dog. Which would honestly be impossible due to his anxiety. And it's so cold in our winters. And when it rains, there's no way to keep him in our house without him destroying everything. I kept him in the bathroom, locked the door, put a child lock on it... He got out in TEN minutes.
His boss told him to just bring the dog everyday to work so he doesn't destroy our house. DH made the comment, "at least my coworkers care and want to do everything to help." (rolls eyes) ... Ugh.
I hate having to rehome an animal... But my sanity cannot take this anymore. And I cannot do this with a newborn while DH works 11 hours per day.
/end vent.
This boxer is... Terrible. He has severe anxiety and cannot be left in the house. He has literally ATE through four cages (metal) we bought him. He has destroyed our bathroom doors upstairs and downstairs. He has ruined our carpet. Ate our dining room chairs. Can unlock and open doors AND windows (no lie, this is the Houdini of dogs). In the past three months, he has gone on a destructive rampage through the house over a dozen times. Leaving him outside isn't much of an option because he jumps the fence and runs off...
Our other dog thinks she's a cat. You barely know she's around because she is lazy and sleeps all day.
It is stressing me out. I am due soon with a new baby.
After the last destructive rampage, DH called my mom and asked her if my aunt wanted our boxer.
My aunt has agreed to adopt him. She has a boxer as well and 17 acres of land and plenty of space for him.
Tomorrow is adoption day. DH is upset at me for not being upset about my aunt adopting him. He says that I haven't done everything in my power to try and keep this dog. I am drained from this. It has been happening since last August. My stress level has been through the roof.
It doesn't help that I made the comment, not realizing that DH didn't know, that boxer mainly jumps the fence when my Boston is out with him.
He now thinks that I didn't give him the option of making this dog an all outside dog. Which would honestly be impossible due to his anxiety. And it's so cold in our winters. And when it rains, there's no way to keep him in our house without him destroying everything. I kept him in the bathroom, locked the door, put a child lock on it... He got out in TEN minutes.
His boss told him to just bring the dog everyday to work so he doesn't destroy our house. DH made the comment, "at least my coworkers care and want to do everything to help." (rolls eyes) ... Ugh.
I hate having to rehome an animal... But my sanity cannot take this anymore. And I cannot do this with a newborn while DH works 11 hours per day.
/end vent.
