Jealous humans?
 

The Nolife Club thread inspired me to post this...

Does anyone else find that their boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other tends to get a little bit jealous of the time/attention you give your babies?

My boyfriend and I have only had Tito for about a month now and before then we had a very active social life...we're both heavily involved in the music scene here so our lives pretty much revolved around going out to shows/concerts/events, etc...

Lately I've been wanting to stay home all the time with Tito and hardly go out anymore. My bf is feeling kind of slighted cause he's always out solo now. And it's not just at night..he gets mad that we can't just pick up and go whenever. Even though he absolutely adores the dog, I think he feels he's been replaced. More than anything I think he misses our old spontaneous lifestyle.

Now it's always...I gotta get home and feed/walk/bathe/play with Tito, I can't leave Tito alone all night he'll be sad/he'll cry/he'll get scared, etc... etc... etc... Or better yet...let's take Tito with us!

Is it normal for people to get jealous of a pet? I, personally, think it's kind of ridiculous though cute. Is it because this is new?

P.S. I can't say that I'm too terribly upset about the change though.....I'm getting way more sleep! LOL

I know what you mean! My husband says I don't even say hi to him anymore when I come home-it's all about Pippa! I tell him that he doesn't come racing at top speed to greet me and do the butt wiggling happy dance! Maybe he should try that technique!

lol i thinks its pretty normal mabee he should get a dog of his own lol
why is it that the second we get our yorkie babies our life ends its all about them
i cant remember the last time i showered without a head sticking in the certain lol

My boyfriend isn't jealous of the attention that I give the dogs - he's jealous of the attention that the dogs give me! LOL - he always wants them to give him kisses or sit on his lap, but they usually want me!!

LOL I had the same issue with my Hubby when Tyson first came he was mad for days on end and wanted nothing to to with the lil guy but now he likes him and plays with him when i am not around.They are TV buddies and even the breeder said it to me that Tyson will wind up winning his love and he will love the lil guy just as much and he was right. We go out and Tyson sit in his lap while he drives and sits in the car with him and refuses to come out with me... so hence your fellow will get over it just give him time. ;)

I'm lucky bc Paul is as nutzo about Tino & Bunny as I am!!! Its my friends that give me grief about no going out as much! Ha! Like that's going to make a difference!

Nope, my hubby is not jealous of our girls at all - he is wacko with them too, when he walks in he cuddles and kisses them before he says anything to me ;)

My bf seems to think he is the alpha of the house (lol..little does he know the vet after seeing both of us with Maximus and together seems to think the opposite..lol) so of course he thinks that Maximus will do whatever he say (yeah right..lol)..and that got hi over his jealousy...so know he doesn't bother me about Maximus following me , listening to me, and coming to me for attention because e thinks when it's rule time...he is the enforcer..my fault he was feeling bad one day..I suggest everyone tries it..lol..stroke the ego

My Husband loves Desi as much as I do, so there is no problem there. BUT, my 26 year old son (the baby of the family) is showing signs of jealously. He says all you hear at my house is "DESI- DESI- DESI" Desi did this...Desi did that... He tells me "Come on Mom..she's a dog" to which I reply "Don't talk that way about your sister" ..

My husband is not jealous of me he gets jealous when Sophie spends a lot of time with me. He tries to win her affection by taking out the bows I put in her hair. The bad thing is it works. :p His whole family can't believe how he is with her. They say that they would have never believed that he would love a little dog so much. :aimeeyork She seems to have that affect on a lot of people.

When we first got Riley, I was jealous because he was my mom's new baby. She rocked him to sleep and everything! But I got over it! LOL! But let me tell you, I was convinced that she loved him more than she loved me! LOL

Tmatherly, oh thank you so much for making me laugh! That's why I love YT so much. So many funny people on here! Bo does the butt wiggling happy dance too. When I come home it's "the wiggle boy! the wiggle boy! the wiggle boy!!!!!" Too precious! :jump28ib:

Robert is not one to be the "jealous" type, hahaha and is as sweet to Schatzie as I. He does often say though "I wanna be your dog" and it makes us laugh as he usually says it when Im smooching all over Schatzie.

I LOVE COMING ON YT, MY ROSIE DOES THE BUM (ENGLISH VERSION) WRIGGLE THING, SHE DOES IT SO MUCH THAT IN THE END HER WHOLE BODY WIGGLES.
EVERYONE IN MY HOUSE LOVES HER SO MUCH THAT WE ALL ARGUE WHO'S GOING TO CUDDLE HER NEXT.

WENDY AND ROSIE :aimeeyork

Teddy came into our home not by my choice. I hate telling people
that but it is true. My husband was very insistant that he needed
a little buddy and so he enlisted the help of our 12 year old to
convince me that we really needed this new little addition. I already
had 3 dogs one of which was a Doxie who was mama's boy. So, I
while I did put up a fight I obviously gave in...they went together and
picked him out since it was going to be their puppy. Fast forward...the
new puppy enters our home and I think he just knew that I was the
mama and it was love at first sight! He likes my husband and daughter
but he is my baby. I don't think either of them are super jealous of
him but I have heard a few "He is not my brother so quit calling him
that" and Man, if only I could have half of the attention you show
him I would be a very happy man" Teddy does have me more than
just a little wrapped around his little paw I guess....

My hubby is not jealous of Gucci. He is jealous when she wants to be with me. He loves Gucci so much he says he will like to get another. My kids love her also.

My botfriend and kids were all jealous of the attention Rio gets, now that we have Mignon tho he is absolutly smitten with her. Rio is a bit of a mamas boy but Mignon loves EVERYBODY,and wants to show them.
It is so cute to see a big man talking babytalk to a tiny dog.

Jealousy it is not only a man thing , when I fisrt bring Zsa Zsa home , my girlfriend asked me to choose between her and Zsa Zsa . I told my girlfriend Bye Bye because Zsa Zsa won . I never regret it .

I swear I think my boyfriens is jealous of the computer, cause im on it more than I spend time with him(so he says), so I can only imagine how jealous he will be when I finally get my yorkie!! :rolleyes:

If your boyfriend thinks your night life has been short changed because of Tito, what would he think if it was a human baby.

My 6 year old son is jealous. When we first got Brutus and he would go on the pad I would get all excited and say what a good boy etc., and my son said I'm a good boy too! I told him of course he was but we're trying to train the puppy blah blah blah...

We've had Brutus almost 2 months and my son still hasn't warmed up to him as much as I hoped. :(

About the only jealous thing at my house is my 6 year old Blue Heeler. When I am telling Maggie to PP,PP,etc. then praise her for doing so,--my blue heeler will run over to the same area and PP, then look up at me for praise. I tell her too that she is such a good baby. My husband isn't jealous at all. I think he's grateful for Maggie. His romance died many,many years ago. Maggie gives me something to love back. I really don't know what I would do without my three furkids.

Don't want to sound stupid but what is a Blue Heeler?

Blue Heelers are the common name for Australian Cattle Dogs. Attached is pictures of my Pepper, with her favorite past time---FRISBIE CATCHING

Pepper is such as pretty dog! When I was looking at breeds I really liked the Australian Shepherd but I think they would have been a little to feisty for me to handle!

There is a difference between the Australian Cattle Dog and The Australian Shepard. The Australian Shepard has longer hair. If you ever get a chance to own a Australian Cattle Dog, it will be one of the most rewarding things in your life. They have the intelligence of a Border Collie, which is extremely high. They are so much like a human, that's scary. No baby talk to them. They understand things in paragraphs. Attached is a picture of my two. I have a red and a blue. My red is called Salty. Why not have a Salty and Pepper. The other two belong to my son. I was grandpuppy sitting that weekend.

Salty and Pepper! I lovd it! They're really beautiful. My neighbor where we used to live had a border collie that I kept an eye on for them while they were working and that dog was so smart it was eerie! I think he was able to read my mind and know what I was thinking.

The only thing was he used to nip at my kids feet when they would play with him and try and "herd" them! :D

Carolyn,
Thank you so much for the compliment. I know this it YT, but my other babies are great too. Salty and Pepper own the acreage, and Maggie owns the home. Husband and I are their unpaid domestic workers. However we do get paid very good wages in kisses.

:lol tears Jealous of Yorkies . :lol tears

Who can be jealous of a yorkie ? IMO , Lol......peoples have time to loose .