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.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    27 days ago

    A GOOD doggo is worth their weight in gold. Still, even good dogs aren’t for everyone - dogs definitely need a great deal of attention. I’ve always had a yard leash I could tether them to so I don’t have to sit there in the cold and watch them take a shit, though.

    • Tracked@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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      27 days ago

      Yeah, unless you’re rich that’s not a thing here. Apartments in condos are the norm.

      • Kiliyukuxima@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        27 days ago

        Ugh… as someone stated before I think that’s more a owners problem than the dog problem. Clearly your brother didn’t properly train his dog and now you’re suffering because of it. Normal dogs can wait 8h or more if needed without shitting or peeing because people need to work and can’t take them out every 2 hours

        • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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          27 days ago

          Or OP isn’t taking it out regularly enough, and it’s succumbing to the need to shit, despite knowing the rules.

          Unless this dog was a serial indoor shitter already, OP just isn’t caring for it to it’s needs

            • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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              27 days ago

              You said it’s a senior dog? They have advanced needs 8h isn’t gonna cut it

              • Tracked@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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                27 days ago

                Again, I wish it could just be consistent, taking it out isn’t the problem but having a potential explosive diarrhea attack on the buildings elevator or in front of someone’s door while taking it out (Very close calls had happened) is.

                • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
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                  27 days ago

                  That 100% sucks.

                  But you agreed to this right? The dog is not malevolent, it’s just trying to get by.

                  It’s fair to not like dogs, no challenge on not wanting dogs in your life going forward.

        • Tracked@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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          27 days ago

          2 days ago it had diarrhea… I get that it’s old, but I really wanted to just leave it there. You’re probably right. Taking it outside, especially during summer and the mosquitoes isn’t the best thing ever either though.

          • Kiliyukuxima@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            27 days ago

            I understand that but when someone gets a don’t you don’t get the option not to take it outside, unfortunately. The thing gotta poop

            • Tracked@sopuli.xyzOPEnglish
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              27 days ago

              Oh no, I get that, I rather want to take the dog out without any problem, but that’s the problem. The dog also shit in outside property, like the public step of the entire building or the ramp, without reaching the park. Is a nightmare if that happens with the dog in this state