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Originally Posted by tesswood5  Hello to all of you.This is a very difficult thing for me to write, but I had a Yorkie for nearly 17 years she died last year, and my sister got me another Yorkie who is 6 years old and my husband cant stand her he is no animal lover she has spent a week with my sister although she was pining I got her back yesterday and the joy I felt was indescribable i love her so much now me and my husband are not speaking any information greatly appreciated. |
That is a toughie' situation wise. When you say he is no animal lover, did he grow to love your Yorkie of 17years? If so, and most especially with an adult dog - it might be hard for hubby to see this new one as a dog he could grow to love.
I know when I lose a dog or for that matter a cat - it is about two years before I can contemplate another wee life in my own. I grieve - and in the early stages of my grief - I just can not add another animal into our household. Your hubby might be where I would be at this stage.
Definitely time for some honest sharing between the two of you. Try to understand what hubby's issue is with the wee lass, and see if there is a way to mitigate this.
You want the best for your family - and that includes your gal. And sometimes - that might be as hard as it would be - a re-homing of your gal.
And to speak to what an earlier poster mentioned - I would want nobody to buy a dog for me. That is my and my husbands decision as to when and which dog we bring home for a 15yr commitment.