If you were dating someone with a dangerous dog who landed you in the hospital, how would you feel if they allowed the dog back into your house without asking you first?
This woman has been dating her boyfriend for a couple of years, and he has a dog who is known to be aggressive. Her boyfriend’s dog has bitten them all previously, and she’s done her best to make her relationship work while being terrified of the pup.
“Back in October, the dog attacked me (unprovoked, before anyone asks). I ended up having to go to the hospital because of my injuries,” she explained.
“It was one of the most traumatic experiences I’ve ever been through, and ever since then, I’ve had a lot of anxiety around the dog. After the attack, my partner agreed that the dog shouldn’t be living with us anymore.”
“The dog went to stay with his family, since they decided to take him in, and my partner and I started going to couples therapy to try to repair our relationship after that experience. During that time, he repeatedly told me that if he had to choose between our relationship and the dog, he would choose our relationship.”
That made her hopeful that her boyfriend was worth staying with. Not too long ago, her boyfriend’s family said they could no longer keep the dog, as the dog has been aggressive with them and killed a pet in their house.
Her boyfriend didn’t say anything to her; he simply brought the dog back to their house. She insisted that she could no longer live with this dog after everything the dog had done.
Her boyfriend initially promised to find the dog a new home, then changed his mind and told her that if she’s not willing to give his dog a second chance, he’s moving out.
“From my perspective, I did give it a chance. For nearly 4 years, I asked him to get the dog neutered and trained; he kept saying no, that the dog was fine,” she continued.
“So I lived with the dog until it attacked me badly enough. After that, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say I no longer feel safe living with it.”
“So I decided I can’t do it anymore, because I couldn’t accept living around the dog again, and because everything surrounding the situation made me feel like my safety wasn’t being prioritized.”
Her boyfriend then mentioned that he would get the dog professionally trained and neutered. He added that she would never have to spend time with the dog, as he’s going to take his dog to work with him every day and keep the dog in the car.
Her boyfriend figured this would solve everything, but it doesn’t. There’s no way she will feel safe near this dog, and it’s not fair to keep the dog inside the car all the time.
She’s left wondering if she’s being too dramatic to not want to be in the same house as her boyfriend’s dog.
She’s not acting upset enough, in my opinion. She shouldn’t wait around for this dog to bite her again; she should get all of her things and herself out of the house.
I don’t think anything can be done to rehab this dog, and she can’t risk being around a dangerous animal. Sounds like her boyfriend hates, and she needs to just walk away from him.
What do you think?
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