Everybody says buy a kin dog…..

[The Singing Stalker]

Sooooo, a dog is not the answer………. for everyone.
Let us examine the issues.

• You need to walk a dog, twice a day,
• The dog becomes part of the family.
• My missus is not a dog person.
• Dogs adore my missus. I am not kidding, we housesit, the dogs wet themselves when my missus turns up. Ignore the owners, and go mad for my missus. If I got a dog, walked, fed, trained, shagged it, the little, or big dog would completely ignore me and go to my missus every time. If I took it out, it would just want to go home and be with her. I am not joking. Actually, maybe, that is a me personality thing. Do I have issues? Is there something people are not telling me? Should I be worried.
• Did I mention my missus is not a dog person.
• Dogs smell, especially wet ones, so my missus says. Actually, she says they honk.
• I only rule the house, when she says I can.
• Dogs, apparently hunting dogs are little, or big *****. With personality disorders. Unless you get a lab. No, labs have foods issues. See food, eat food.
• Spaniels, mad as a box of frogs
• Labs, food, food, food. Did I just mention that?
• Whp, GLP, Weimaraner and Hungarian Vizsla. Headstrong, need hours and hours of dedicated training and work and an assertive man, not a weedy dude like me.
• My missus is not a dog person.
• Dogs don’t really fit on motorbikes. Hey, it might not be relevant, but, worth mentioning. Ok, they can do, but, oh forget it.

So, I would like a dog, I even have (sort of) permission to discuss getting one. But, is there any point? See all the above.
Did I mention my missus doesn’t like dogs.

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Sooooo, a dog is not the answer………. for everyone.
Let us examine the issues.

• You need to walk a dog, twice a day,
• The dog becomes part of the family.
• My missus is not a dog person.
• Dogs adore my missus. I am not kidding, we housesit, the dogs wet themselves when my missus turns up. Ignore the owners, and go mad for my missus. If I got a dog, walked, fed, trained, shagged it, the little, or big dog would completely ignore me and go to my missus every time. If I took it out, it would just want to go home and be with her. I am not joking. Actually, maybe, that is a me personality thing. Do I have issues? Is there something people are not telling me? Should I be worried.
• Did I mention my missus is not a dog person.
• Dogs smell, especially wet ones, so my missus says. Actually, she says they honk.
• I only rule the house, when she says I can.
• Dogs, apparently hunting dogs are little, or big *****. With personality disorders. Unless you get a lab. No, labs have foods issues. See food, eat food.
• Spaniels, mad as a box of frogs
• Labs, food, food, food. Did I just mention that?
• Whp, GLP, Weimaraner and Hungarian Vizsla. Headstrong, need hours and hours of dedicated training and work and an assertive man, not a weedy dude like me.
• My missus is not a dog person.
• Dogs don’t really fit on motorbikes. Hey, it might not be relevant, but, worth mentioning. Ok, they can do, but, oh forget it.

So, I would like a dog, I even have (sort of) permission to discuss getting one. But, is there any point? See all the above.
Did I mention my missus doesn’t like dogs.

I want another dog, Mrs says no and this is the ongoing argument!

All out married life we’ve had dogs at one point 4 and gradually they’ve curled their toes up, now we have freedom and can travel, stay out late etc
but ………….

I want another dog!

But I’m told labs don’t fit on sailing boats, I disagree

But i feel this is an argument I’m going to loose sadly.

Keep at it!

 

[SimpleSimon]

Just get a teckel. They're only little, you'll barely know it's there

Here's a lovely picture of me training mine

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Just get a teckel. They're only little, you'll barely know it's there

Here's a lovely picture of me training mine View attachment 453163

Walking draught excluder with attitude

 

[Rob-E]

I want another dog, Mrs says no and this is the ongoing argument!

All out married life we’ve had dogs at one point 4 and gradually they’ve curled their toes up, now we have freedom and can travel, stay out late etc
but ………….

I want another dog!

But I’m told labs don’t fit on sailing boats, I disagree

But i feel this is an argument I’m going to loose sadly.

Keep at it!

Our Flatcoat used to go on the boat (21ft day yacht) and my friend used to take hers in a Canoe. Therefore labs definitely fit in sailing boats…

To the OP - if your wife genuinely isn’t a dog person don’t get one, every time you’re not there and she is, she’ll either loathe looking after it, you’ll rush back to save her/it and ruin what fun you’re having or you’ll spend either a fortune on kennels or driving your dog around the country for it to be looked after by a relative/friend.

 

[VSS]

A friend of mine used to carry his lurcher in a rucksack while riding his motorbike, so you can cross that objection off your list.

 

[6mmarc]

Ahhhh
I wanted one of these as first dog after loosing our last ones a few years back so it wouldn’t freak out the wild cats I feed daily
and got let down so ended up with a Chinese Red Cross Dutch herder as the wife wanted a bigger dog

 

[finbar]

Get a new wife

 

[Andyquadra]

Walking draught excluder with attitude

Only if you have managed to find the F###ing thing after its buggered off

 

[wytonpjs]

Just saying, after 8 Hungarians Vizslas I'm saddened but pleased to finally have a Teckel in my life. As I chatted to 2 of my permission owners tonight, he curled up on their doormats between us, a contented, happy little chap. As I struggled to get the Deer/Squirrel trail cam up this afternoon, he just laid to the side watching my frustrations. But as I trudged around the ground, his ears were up, there was a spring in his step and he was questing every ounce of scent off the ground.

Great little stalking companions!

 

[The Singing Stalker]

Get a new wife

Bacon butty and a nice cup of tea at 4am in the morning. Wife is a keeper. There is only so much I can sacrifice.

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Bacon butty and a nice cup of tea at 4am in the morning. Wife is a keeper. There is only so much I can sacrifice.

Yep you’ve got a good’un there!

I’ve got more chance of winning the lottery than seeing my Mrs at that time of day, let alone get a brew and a bacon

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

But I will say I get my own back, I can fly out of bed, brain engaged flat out doing the moon walk and make myself ****ing annoying at any hour in the morning so I get my revenge

 

[Essexsussex]

A friend of mine used to carry his lurcher in a rucksack while riding his motorbike, so you can cross that objection off your list.

No one needs a rucksack

Me on a station in mungindi when I was 18. But I still can’t rotate it 90…

 

[SamHuntVic]

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Mrs last said no more dogs. 2 is enough... alright flower, when im on route back from Scotland I'm looking at a litter so I'll be late back.

Rocked up with this ballbag of a pointer and never looked back

It is better to ask forgiveness than permission!

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Yep you’ve got a good’un there!

I’ve got more chance of winning the lottery than seeing my Mrs at that time of day, let alone get a brew and a bacon

I've got one of those too surprisingly, when its bed time shes a solid couple hours before me too! Must have a good 8-10 hours a day that woman

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

I've got one of those too surprisingly, when its bed time shes a solid couple hours before me too! Must have a good 8-10 hours a day that woman

It’s winter, my Mrs would hibernate

 

[Foxyboy43]

Hmmm.
Get her a surprise puppy, preferably a labrador with very big brown eyes, leave them alone for ten minutes - sorted….

PS
You can cook - right?

 

[WW.]

I've got one of those too surprisingly, when its bed time shes a solid couple hours before me too! Must have a good 8-10 hours a day that woman

Same here. Reading in bed before lights out only possible if I head to bed around 20:00, then I'm consequently awake early but in hot water if I disturb her by getting up! Consciously or not she's been training me against early mornings with a mix of positive and negative punishment for over a decade. Haven't yet found a high enough value reward to positively reinforce her into liking mornings.