I will elaborate more in the replies, just be nice.
Tldr… I hate how one of the most common advice you receive as a loner without social life or a partner is to get a dog. I’m taking care of a dog for a while now as a favour, since I’m unemployed and have “nothing to do” (my brother went to his gf beach holiday house for the summer with her, his daughter, my younger siblings and my mom, couldn’t take the dog, it’s old) and I’m miserable, I HATE this. I don’t wanna have to deal with any animal after this.
Bold take. But it’s good to know your preferences. Pets aren’t for everyone. Kind of weird that people tell you to get a dog like it’s a utilitarian solution to something and not like, a living creature.
The typical response “oh, dogs are a social magnet, you met people outside and girls”… Sure, like I wanna talk to unknown people when I’m watching the thing taking a shit
Have you tried walking the dog more than the bare minimum for it to pee and poop? Or even better, go to a dog part where there’s people with all sorts of (hopefully friendly) dogs.
The dog can barely walk as it is and there’s no place like that here.
Geriatric dogs aren’t very fun. You take care of them because it’s the right thing to do, not for your own enjoyment.Keeping them happy is what brings you joy.
In the same way you don’t go to the club with your grandparents.
Poor pup. Getting old sucks and having older animals is really hard.
What about poor me? He won’t get yelled for staining public areas, that get all on me and it’s not even my dog.
I understand where you are coming from, but when has “poor me” ever resulted in a benefit. You aren’t a victim here, you just dont like dogs and let your family tell you what to do.
Like I have any choice. Already my relationship is bad with them.
Yea, that hasn’t been my experience at all.
As a young adult, our dogs were chick magnets, my girlfriend would get jealous all the time (though was good natured about it).
If you’re out with a dog, and treating it well, it sends a message about you. Especially how you interact with one - it really exposes lots about us (having worked at a vet, I learned a lot, and have seen a lot).
But - if you don’t want a dog, that’s fine. In fact, your willingness to own that, and be clear about it, is a credit to you. Know what you like.
You sound depressed. You should get an emotional support animal. /s
Yeah, aside from dogs, life is not gonna be nice for you walking around with this attitude.
What attitude? You speak like in torturing the thing, I’m not?
I said aside from dogs.
Edit I’m referring to your displayed approach to dealing with stress, and situations you.domt want to be in.
Is natural to be angry about this, I’m not unreasonable dude and I had to clean shit indoors 4 times by now, especially when I was walking down ABOUT to taking it to the park
this is not normal dog behaviour
i’m not saying you’d like another dog any more - it sounds like you’ve made up your mind and i’m not trying to change it… but… unless you go like 18hr without taking a healthy, reasonably trained dog out, its going to avoid shitting inside… they take “don’t shit where you eat” quite instinctually
I’m just tired. I had to clean shit again in the living room. He did during the night
Let me tell you about babies…