When I first got Tuffy, he was totally my dog, my responsibility. My husband grew up on a farm, so they treat dogs a lot differently.. he was used to dogs living outside and pretty much fending for themselves so he wasn't ready for a little frou frou dog. He also was freaked out he would hurt Tuffy because he was really delicate as a puppy. But now he is a little dog freak like me. He loves the little outfits I buy Tuffy and always likes to talk about him to his coworkers. In fact, Tuffy has totally become a Daddy's boy, he always cuddles up with him. Naturally that kinda peeves me because he used to be "my" dog.
When I started hinting that I wanted another dog he was totally on board, he wanted another little dog; so after much discussion we decided on a Yorkie.. He loves Pixie to pieces and it's so cute to see this big manly guy with two little dogs that you can tell he loves so much.
I'm really lucky that he loves them as much as I do.