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Originally Posted by ladyjane  No, it is not what you have to do....it is what you have chosen to do whether it works for your pup or not. Sounds to me like the boyfriend is the catalyst for it all...
I don't know what your situation was prior to moving in with this man, but if your pup was housebroken then, why is he not now? OR is it that he wasn't, but now he must be so as not to irritate the boyfriend? I cannot even begin to count how many yorkies around the age of 8 become homeless for this exact situation....a man who is not happy with the pup. Perhaps I am wrong, but it is what I read.
I would never, EVER allow any pup to be outside unsupervised. I have seen the repercussions of that...if you find time you might do an Advanced Search for a story I wrote about a foster I had named Summer. She may or may not have been in a home with a doggy door but she clearly was mauled by larger dogs while most likely unsupervised. About $12,000 later she was saved. Sadly I have seen many more...most don't make it.
If you need housebreaking solutions I suggest the following website: The Housebreaking Bible
Telling people how to post and getting angry with them is not the solution to the problem at hand. That problem, as I see it, is not anything but a housebreaking issue and it is your job to housebreak him if that is what you want. He does not understand what is expected of him OR he indeed is afraid to do it your way. Either way the situation needs revision.
Also, telling people you won't be back because you don't like hearing the truth? How will that help your sitation? Hearing what you want to hear is not going to fix this. If you knew what you needed to hear, you would not be here with this issue! There is a wealth of great information on this forum...and it comes from all sources, including the one poster you called out. |
This is really a great post, and I hope you can open your mind enough to really take it in bc what Linda is saying here is accurate and important.
I do have to agree with her very strongly in that you *do* absolutely have a choice here as to how you proceed. It's 100000% up to you whether or not you choose to put your dog in harm's way. I, for one, could never ever live with myself if I did that to one of my precious babies...they're just too important to me and I love them beyond anything.
Convenience should never take priority over safety when it comes to an innocent living being, imo.
As for your disappointment in YT and how this transpired, I'm sorry to hear that's how you're choosing to view it. From my view, I see a HECK of a lot of care, thought, and concern given to this little innocent yorkie that none of us even know. In my book, that's a positive; certainly not a negative situation if you look at the big picture here (rather than focusing on whatever did not go your preferred way). That said, I am sorry to hear that your feelings were injured in any way, as that's never fun.