Your dog and spouse?
 

Just wondering if your dog(s) ever cause you and your spouse arguments? Has he ever mentioned he didn't want the dog(s) any more?

Stormy is really attached to me. We have a very strong bond. My fiancee doesn't understand that and wants her to like him too but she won't bond with anyone else too much. We have gotten into a fight about it before and their relationship isn't getting any better so just seeing if maybe I'm not the only one lol

Heck no! My hubby knows he wouldn't have a chance! LoL! The only fights we have over her is who's dog she is. He's trying to win her over but it's not working HaHa!

lol Same Here! those are the only fights we have over my lil pumpkin noodle.. who he belongs to :p

Jer knows she is my baby and is happy to see she makes me happy. :) I debated for a while before I got her, pretty much almost two years, so he was prepared for her. He calls her the princess and she knows it. When Jer won't wake up in the morning, her wet kisses do the job. She fits right in. :)

Our situation may be unique, but it shows that it's possible for your dog to bond with both of you. Eddie is my wife's dog. It was her decision to get him. He sleeps with her. When we're both watching TV, he sits with her. She's the nurturer when he needs some loving. He knows he's her dog.

I'm the feeder/walker/trainer/play buddy. I'm closer to him than I've ever been to another dog. He waits up for me to get off work at 1 a.m., then he goes to sleep with his mama.

It didn't happen over night. We've worked at it. But there's absolutely no jealousy. We both get want we want out of him, and he benefits from two people who care for him. I honestly think the dog can adapt if the humans can.

Aww, it really sounds like you have the perfect balance going on. That's awesome!

My fella "pretends" to not like the dogs!LOL! Everytime someone comes to visit he offers them a dog or two:rolleyes:He's only kidding he knows theres no chance I'd let any of them go, but having said that he's not as close to them as I am. He sees all of the dogs as mine although one of the dogs (our staff Nikki) sees herself as his dog:rolleyes:We do get into rows now and then over them and mostly he only tolerates them because he knows he has no choice but occasionally I see his softer side (usually when he thinks I'm not paying attention:rolleyes:)) so I know he likes them a little bit (secretly). He'll give them leftover meat from his dinner,play a little with them or give them a pat absent mindedly:rolleyes: I think I need to let him choose the next dog we get (though not until one of mine passes naturally of VERY,VERY,VERY OLD age:p)maybe then he will more involved.

My husband and I have never fought over Walker, but we're not real fighters either. We have like our two minute outbursts, a few hours where we don't talk, and then we apologize (both of us) for being idiots and figure out why we were fighting. It works for us. Walker is my companion. My husband works long hours and even on his days off ends up going in 9 times out of 10. Walker likes his daddy, but I'm the one that he listens to and daddy's more a play buddy and someone to lick. I think if dh spent more time feeding Walker and walking him and training him, then Walker would bond with him a lot more, but Walker is a lover. Good luck!

At first we had a problem with Keegan bonding with Daddy. How did we resolve it? I feed the boys in the morning, Daddy ALWAYS feeds them at night & walks them alternating with me. Daddy also teaches him tricks, that gives them time together & Keegan respects him.
Fast forward 7 years...Keegan is definately my dog but he loves Daddy.

My hubby says dogs are a PITA, but, since we have them you take the best care of them that you can. He loves dogs, just wishes he didn't have any so when we want to go on vacations, we could just lock the house up and go(can't do that anymore), but, he's the one that let me get my biewer pup as a Christmas present from him..;)

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I guess you need another Yorkie to bond with him. LOL In our house Bella is bonded with all of us. She sleeps with my daughter (the mommy), sits on my (grammy the feeder) lap or right next to me on the couch, or when she bored sitting next to me or I am not sitting on the couch she goes onto my husbands (grampy the walker) lap. And we always find her up in my sons room playing with him.:rolleyes::aimeeyork

NEVER

We have four flluffs and are adding another female maltese to our "pack" on Friday that is almost two years old! We'll see who this new gal adopts but for the present pack, Toby is MY yorkie boy!! He loves his mommy. He loves his daddy but he is almost always next to me and stays with me. Brandy our three year old Maltese rescue is 100% a daddy's girl..........no doubt about it, she favors him and is by his side from when he wakes up until he leaves for work and when he gets home from work, she glues herself to him until bedtime and of course, she sleeps next to him at night. Now Buffy is sort of leaning towards being a mommy's girl but we have only had her five months so she is still trying to figure it out. Kallie we have had the longest and she loves us both equal and gives us each our time with her.

But hubby loves the fluffs as much as I do!!!! And he is very supportive of having FIVE!! But I think we both are laying our foot down and this little girl coming on Friday will be our last one. UNLESS of course......well, for now, this is it!

Hubby is jealous of me and cutie's bond. She does everything with me. Will sleep with me, cuddle with me, will get in between me and hubby to lay with me and is always in my lap 24/7 or being carried around like the little princess she is. Hubby doesnt understand that she came way before him and I know she will stick around :P lol! but yea there are arguements about my lil girl but I always stick up for her and tell him he is out of line thinking he can get jealous over cutie

My hubby kinda spoils me, mama gets what she wants or daddy gets no dinner! He SWEARS he hates animals.... then why does he throw the toys and talk like that to Sophie, and why does he buy new chew toys for Zoe so she doesn't feel left out, and why do all the stray neighborhood cats get dewormed, fed etc at my house (thats not me). It took him a while, we have been together for 7 years and he originally hated little dogs, and the first few days we got our sophie (Nov 1st of this year is when we brought her home) he surprised me for my birthday and he said shes your dog I am not doing anything for that little sharkey! Now she greats him at the door more than me, they have grown to like eachother, even though he says he doesnt like her (as he is petting her in his lap)

I think it just takes time and patience. Just ask him to try a little harder for you, and see if there is anything you can work on getting better at for him, that way you each are working toward something to make the other happy and better the relationship.... may work or I may be crazy! :D

No, my hubby adores Marcel and Wylie to no living end - they are our babies and he loves animals.

Maybe your fiance could bond through some playing activity or walks? Giving some treats?

Several times . One day she asked me to choose between the Yorkies or her .
I made my choice and never ever regret it .

My DH is crazy about the dogs but I have to say that Kalina is mine. She worships me and rarely pays him much attention (or anyone else for that matter). I attribute this to the hours and hours we spent stranded at the airport together in Indiana when I went to get her and my flight was cancelled. She went from her mommy and siblings to staring at me for over 24 hours and she REALLY bonded to me.

Then we got Matilda and she thinks her daddy is the best thing since sliced bread. He loves and cares for Kalina, but she's just not as receptive to him or anyone else.

I tell him he needs to get himself his own pup lol. Stormy came from what the vet says was probably an abusive situation. It looks like it was a man who abused her so she is very untrusting. He has tried to take her on walks and give treats. She doesn't show any interest. She will sleep with him but only if he picks her up and takes her, she NEVER has come to him when he calls her. I understand his frustration but I love MY DOG and I am not letting her go. lol

Only time we have fought about them is recently with Maci & her potty training!!!specially if he steps in it! With Mac never..He "thinks" Mac is his dog!

Omg yes, but generally we don't fight so much about the yorkie, but the doberman - she can be a big pain in the ass sometimes. I think she needs more discipline and he spoils her. With the weather being so bloody cold lately, she hasn't been out on her daily walks and has so much energy. She's driving me crazy and my bf likes to get her wound up. Ah, I'm getting angry just thinking about it.

We didn't fight but I was always resistant to getting a dog. So we talked alot about the "pros" of dog ownership :rolleyes: My kids and dh wanted one very bad. So when I finally caved in it was with the distinct understanding that it was "THEIR" dog. I would help potty train to avoid accidents in the house....but the feeding ,walking, and playing with "it" was all on them.

After week one or so I was sooo in love with that stinkin' little pup that I did as much as I could for her. Sydney is a very loving dog and she has a different bond with us all. She loves to play and run with the boys , she loves to lay with me at night when everyone else is asleep and watch t.v or listen to music. BUT personally I think above all she is a daddy's girl. She knows when he is home before we do , and just loves him to pieces. I think while she loves us all , she loves him most or just knows he is "pack leader: or something.

Chloe is really more of a Mama's girl. She will follow me and whine if I try to leave the room . But she still loves to snuggle up on his chest at night and he loves it. He is always bringing them home special treats and surprises , so he takes his roll as "dad" to the girls seriously ;)

We never fight about them...Well except he wants another dog and I feel I can only handle two , so he is trying to wear me down.:D

me and my bf dont ususally fight except when he gets upset that I am always playing and snuggling and cuddling bailee and paying her more attn than him!:rolleyes:

That is kind of what happend in my house! I WANTED THE YORKIE. But within a few minutes of being at the breeders, my dog CHOSE HIM! So he let me go get another one a few weeks later.

Maybe suggest he adopt another baby for himself. This way he could do most everything with the puppy till they tightly bond. ;)

My babies like my boyfriend, tolerate him I guess. But they are sooooo attached to me its scary! LOL If im not there, they will snuggle with him, the second I show my face they want me. If he gets to my house before me they will greet him quickly and then stand by the front door waiting for me. He says sometimes they will wait 3 hours by the door until I get home and not pay ANY attention to him at all. How cute yet sad is that? LOL However a sure fire way to get them to go to him is for him to cover himself in a blanket and me to not have one. They will go and cuddle with him under the blanket. They love being under something. He could be annoyed by this, but he knows that it will do him no good, they are my babies and that is not going to change. He accepts it and loves when they do go to him and gives them treats or plays with them when he can and when its time he knows they will always prefer me to cuddle up to go to sleep.

We don't ever fight about them. I think Robert feels like Ranger is magically his dog since I got Ryder ;) Ranger sleeps on his lap sometimes at night and Robert is always so proud and always has to make sure I see that Ranger is on his lap lol! It's pretty cute! He loves them as much as I do, for which I am VERY thankful!

Jealous BF's!
 

I've had Artie 5 yrs. old a little longer than my BF of 3 yrs. so he has an Attitude he was my first Yorkie and Chris is my 3rd BF, that Artie is dealing with. He is always making rude comments. That I just ignore, he knows how much they mean to me! In fact when I started dating him I had just gotten my first female Yorkie, Abigayle as an Easter present from my ex-BF (He bought Artie as my Birthday present the year before). They were the only things I got to keep after we spilt-up after 6 yrs., oh' yeah I forgot the Apple Computer/Laptop and 27 inch Screen that I SOLD/Pawned for $1,000.00!
My 2 Yorkies were the Best thing that I ever got as "Present"! They're the only Gift that I ever got that keep on Giving, to me! He tried to bond w/both of them but Abigayle is the only one he "Trained", it was'nt until Artie & Abigayle had a Litter of Puppies (3) and we kept the runt female "Pom Pom" is only 5 lbs. @ 2 1/2 yrs. old. He claimed her from Birth as his. He used to only like "Boxer's" and other Agressive Breeds like "Pitbulls" but I sucessfully converted him into fellow "Yorkie Lover", we still argue about them b/c he says I treat them better than him. I can't replace my Yorkies but I can......!
You know what mean.