Men are just so funny. Mine never wanted a dog and gave me a hard time for the first 6-8 months (can't remember) when we first got ours and now...totally changed. I sometimes tease my husband by saying to Pao, "You know Daddy gave me a hard time when we first got you" and my husband will say "Who said so? I LOVE Pao" and will kiss Pao as he says it
My husband even learned how to distinguish different breeds of dogs now which he totally do not have any knowledge of before we had a dog.