10.
The hair. It’s everywhere. Granted my vacuum cleaner is a novelty for my 2 year old but still, does it have to get everywhere.
9.
Strange places. The dog can be found in strange places, like curled up in a freshly used shower stall.
8.
Feet. He knows how to step on feet. But only if it’s muddy out and you have clean socks on.
7.
He’s nervous. He’s like a panic attack on four legs.
6.
He digs in the garbage. And not just when he’s been left alone all day, when I’m outside for 10 minutes too.
5.
He pukes more often then a cat. Usually from said garbage eating.
4.
My flower bed has a huge crater in it. Nuff said.
3.
Did I mention hair?
2.
The bitting thing.
1.
The guilt I would have if I gave him away.
millie said,
June 3, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I feel the same exact way…it’s almost a relief to know that I’m not alone with this feeling day after day also knowing that it will not just go away
tonia said,
October 4, 2008 at 10:39 pm
ugh, My dog sheds a lot too, I would love to pawn him off to someone else for a few hundred dollars but DH loves him way too much, He is a very high energy dog, and the fact that I am in college and my dear husband is a soldier. we never have time for him, and I refuse to leave him at home all day and he hates being at doggy daycare he bites the fence and cries, but my husband does not want to get rid of him, granted I do still love him when he is affectionate, and when he doesn;t bite me…lol or chase the cat, or eat expensive elctronic grown up toys like the xbox 360 controller or my 50 dollar victoria secret bra, not to mention that was the only one I had ever had, as well as a new pair of gym pants…lol when we had a friend watch him he attacked their very sweet affectionate pitbull while it was ASLEEP!!! for goodness sake, that is like a white girl going and messing with a gangster with a gun, my dog is idiotic and the only thing on his mind ever is using every drop of his energy, even if it means not eating, he will ignore his food if he is distracted, so I do not hate him…but I would not mind having a less crazy dog!!
Christy said,
October 8, 2008 at 9:32 am
I really want to get rid of my dog bet my kids lover her! She is 10 or 11 and was raised by my sister and her dumbass husband! I rescued her becase they couldn’t take care of her anymore. So she has lots of baggage – she doesn’t know how to take a walk like a normal dog, she has allergies and gets ear infections ALL the time and she’s a butthole surfer (she scoots her ass all over all my rugs) GROSS! She is allergic to animal protein (A dog that can’t eat meat – what the heck is that!) She eats vegatarian dog food which costs more $$) She’s just another thing I have to take care of! I have found since having her I am not really a dog person!
ex dog person said,
October 13, 2008 at 11:47 am
We got rid of our hated dog this weekend…couldn’t be happier. The small amount of guilt we felt was easily overshadowed by the relief of having a brand new, dog-free life ahead of us. Like Christy, I was a dog person until I actually had one. Ours was smart, as well. We trained her to voice as well as hand signals, had “down, stay” learned to a T. Dog would fetch, catch frisbees in the air, swim in the lake, everything a “fun dog” does. The only problem was ALL THE PROBLEMS. She would bite us for no reason, just to try to assert dominance. It was this mean, nasty little pinch she would do with her teeth on the tender part of your arm or neck. Infuriating. She would bark for no reason, just attention. She would wake us up in the middle of the night, barking in her crate. Chewing? OMG, this dog had more chew toys than I can count. We spent actual planned “pack time” with this demon just trying to socialize her. We also Netflicked the entire Dog Whisperer DVD series and tried to learn everything we could. Walks? Did’em. Jogs? Did that too. Rides in the car? Always restrained. Kennel trained? You betcha. House trained? Of course. However, she STILL had dominance issues, was HYPER all the time, pee’d all over herself and everyone else whenever she met anyone new, would NOT calm down in public, no matter how often I tried to socialize her, and would bite/chew anything she could sneak her teeth onto. Oh yeah, she was sneaky too. We just feel fortunate to have this episode of our lives over with, and our furniture is still miraculously intact. I’ll never have a dog again. In fact, when I saw a woman walking her dog today, I felt pity for the poor lady.
paula said,
October 10, 2009 at 9:43 am
ALL OF YOU SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO OWN DOG ! YOU ARE JUST TOO STUPID TO TRAIN THESE SMART DOGS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW YOUR CHILDREN BEHAVE WITH YOUR LACK OF ABILITY AND PATIENCE.
Pam said,
November 8, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Paula, I hate to break it to you, but children aren’t dogs. My children are angels. I have three teenagers who are a pleasure to spend time with. I also had one wonderful yellow lab who died of cancer after I treated him for as long as he could stand it to the tune of $8000.00, but he died in August of 06. Our other yellow lab, who was 3 at the time, seemed to be mourning his beloved “brother” so we got another yellow lab puppy in March of 07. This is the dog you can read about below. The horrible dog who has not changed since Feb of 09 when I wrote that. He has cost us literally THOUSANDS of dollars. My kids are great, my other two dogs were and are great, this dog is just an asshole.
Pam said,
February 5, 2009 at 6:19 pm
I hate my dog. He’s a purebred yellow Lab, the third one I’ve owned. The other two were great; this one sucks. He has cost me more money in his short life than my three teenage kids combined. He has a companion dog, my second yellow Lab, and he’s incredibly mean to him. He won’t let him eat, he bites him all the time, my older dog has scabs and cuts all over him. He barks incessantly, even tho we have an anti-bark collar that sprays him with Citronella every time he barks. He barks until it’s empty then jsut barks and barks and barks. He tore up my back yard, including the pipe that runs under the grass from the sump pump, so that my basement flooded. He chewed up the solar cover and the winter cover off my pool. He chewed up the edges of our trampoline, making it unusable. It was less than a year old. He ruined all the carpet in the lower oevel of the house so I had to have it pulled up and have hardwood floors installed. I have tried to train him, I really have. And I know how to train a dog. I’ve successfully trained two other dogs and they are (were) great. This dog is beyond hope. I hate him and I want to bring him to a shelter.
I officially hate terriers said,
March 10, 2009 at 4:27 am
HELP ME!
I have two dogs. I absolutely LOVE one, and I absolutely HATE the other. I have met a lot of dogs and rarely dislike them – but I have noticed a pattern. I don’t like little terriers. I love how smart they are but I really don’t like anything else about them. They have SO MUCH ATTITUDE and I HATE IT. The barking, growling, nipping, biting, chewing on other dogs/pets, killing small animals, it is SO ANNOYING. I hate dogs that are “mouthy.” I think they were bred for certain purposes and should be used for those purposes only, they are great for agility but I’m not into that. I wish I had never got one!!!!!!!!!! So stupid of me. I hate Rat terriers and Jack Russell Terriers – those 2 are the worst. I absolutely love big friendly dogs like labradors (except for the really dumb ones), Great Danes, and Newfoundlands. Great Danes are content laying around, being lazy, and they are very tolerant and easy going. I love them! Terriers are annoying attention hungry psychos. My little terrier (the dog I hate), I’ve had him for 1 year now and I still hate him passionately. Guilt and embarrassment are the only reasons why I still have him. I would NEVER get rid of my other dog (big mutt, definitely no terrier in him). Honestly I have nothing against terriers I just know now that I hate them and they are NOT my “type” of dog.
So here’s the problem – I honestly wake up every day stressed out because of this annoying little dog – I exercise him, he’s very smart, sometimes very cute, but overall I just can’t stand him (and he was a good boy today so I’m NOT in a biased/emotional/irrational mood right now). He actually is very happy with us because we exercise him so much – BUT I HATE HIM. Honestly I have intentionally tried to “lose” him on numerous occasions (letting him loose outside with a collar), and even tried to get someone to shoot him once (too bad they thought I was kidding). I don’t hurt him but I do “hit” him all the time because I get so frustrated with him, I kick him sometimes too (though like I said I don’t actually hurt him, I’m just not very nice to him sometimes). He has been well socialized and is really an excellent dog but just not the right dog for me. He is SO smart and I’ve taught him so much but I just really could care less if he died or got lost.
This brings me to my question – if I hate my dog this much, even though I think he’s VERY happy with us, should I keep him? His life expectancy is 20 years. This stresses me out so much. I can’t believe I could be stuck with him for that long. I feed him excellent food. He is very healthy. I would be really sad if I lost my other dog, but if this little terrier ever got lost I really wouldn’t care, in fact I’d be really happy. I might feel bad for a couple hours but honestly I know it’d just take a huge weight off my shoulders (I sound incredibly selfish – just trying to be honest though!).
So what do I do? Should I do what’s best for him or what’s best for me? The reason I have kept him for so long is because I feel like I give him a great life and wouldn’t ever want him to end up in a pound. I think every dog deserves a wonderful, active, happy, and healthy life. I just don’t think it’s fair to my dog that I dislike him and don’t really care about him enough. Though like I said I take excellent care of him and always will (aside from letting him loose outside)! The other issue is my husband actually likes this dog. So that’s another reason why we still have him, if it was entirely up to me he would have been gone much earlier. I have raised puppies before and this has nothing to do with him being young. He acts exactly like a rat terrier should – feisty, naughty, HYPER, destructive, focused yet sooo ADD sometimes, fast, mouthy, chases cats, kills littler animals, bites and gets into fights with other dogs at the park, is possessive over treats/toys (even if I correct him every time). He has growled/nipped at PEOPLE before too, which pisses me off. I think dogs that bite people shouldn’t live in a house with people. Hopefully this makes sense!!!!
I would love some feedback.
E said,
August 9, 2009 at 5:20 am
To start, I understand that this whole entire page is dedicated to expressing extreme frustration in regards to our outrageous household pets.. but you never really specified WHY you hate your terrier.
Does he have dominance issues? Has he made a habit of destroying your furniture, or anything else in your house of great value? I expected to read about some extreme behavioral problems, such as the problems described here: http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sdo/19627844.html
Needless to say, at no point in your writing did I come across any valid, tangible reasons as to why you might hate your dog. I basically just read a long winded rant about why you hate terriers–most especially, your own (which is ironic, considering you yourself mentioned that you don’t have anything against terriers).
I’ll say it flat out: Maybe your dog truly is a little bastard. Maybe the dog is in fact disturbed and DOES have behavior problems that have proven to be too much for you.. but you purposely trying to: A. lose your dog, or B. have it killed off, and my personal favorite C. hit and/or kick the dog simply because you don’t care for the breed and have found that you are not compatible with his personality is UNACCEPTABLE. Your own behavior toward the animal is a fine example of both cruelty and irresponsibility as a dog owner. You are the one who *chose* to bring the dog into your home. The dog cannot help what breed he is, NOR can he choose his own care taker(s). If the dog has issues with things such as dominance or aggression, or anything else for that matter, it is your responsibility as the owner to work at correcting his bad behavior (keep in mind that dogs tend to mirror the behavior of their owner). If you can’t be bothered to do that, or just plain out can’t stand him for reasons of your own, then clearly you need to find him a better home. I mean, don’t get me wrong.. Some dogs really are ill-tempered, loud-mouthed, un-trainable, garbage-loving menaces who’s sole purpose in life is to destroy everything you hold dear.. like your flame top Fender guitar that the entire Led Zepplin band signed all those years ago, for example. Come to think of it, I can think of a dog I absolutely hate right now (which is what these comments are about after all). Anyways, subjecting your own pet to your obvious anger and frustration just because you don’t like the breed is.. well, wrong, to put it mildly.
Frankly, I find it disturbing that you could feel so negatively about your own pet and continue to abuse him.. and then proceed to say that the dog is happy in your care. Even though you claim to never hurt him when you hit/kick him, striking an animal just because you don’t like it is *never okay.* I think you would be doing yourself and the dog (MOST ESPECIALLY the dog) a world of good if you found him a new set of compatible owners who could both love and appreciate him in spite of his breed.
Not quite a dog person... said,
March 11, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Post an ad, and re-home the dog you hate and keep the one you love. Best solution for you and the dog.
I hate my dog too. But mainly because he hates me. So the feeling is mutual. I got him from a breeder, and I can’t sell him to anyone else due to my contractual agreement. So I either give him back, or keep him. I guess I could give him back.
I officially hate terriers said,
March 12, 2009 at 12:11 am
The dog I hate is the one I got from a breeder too! And the one I love is from a humane society. Strange – it’s as if the ones who are rescued are more grateful. The ones we buy are spoiled brats…. I actually have cats too, and the one I love most was a rescue from the pound as well.
hmmm…I think I’ll keep both of my dogs, BUT if that little terrier ever bites a person I will probably put him down. I don’t tolerate dog aggression towards humans, I understand it can be “trained” out of them or whatever, but they are JUST DOGS and honestly there are MILLIONS of HOMELESS dogs in the shelters out there who are perfectly good dogs who would never bite anyone. I’d rather weed out the bad ones and keep the friendly ones alive. I know that sounds horrible but with this massive overpopulation problem it makes perfect sense to me!
Cheers.
Not quite a dog person... said,
March 12, 2009 at 11:45 am
My last old dog was a cockerspaniel that I rescued from the humane society, and I LOVED him. He was old, with tons of medical problems, and already dying when I got him. But he was very little work in general because he wasn’t very mobile, and as long as I gave him attention, took him out on short walks, and fed him his meds, he was terrific. The cocker had many physical ailments like diarrhea and vomiting frequently due to his age. You know what? None of those things bothered me at the time. And I still miss that dog.
I decided to get a much younger dog this time so I could have the dog for a longer period of time. I have never bought from a breeder, and mine is extremely reputable. But you’re right, my new dog came pre-spoiled. He is a picky eater and refuses to eat sometimes for days unless I give in to his human food demands. I was stupid the first few weeks, and gave him things like canned dog food or some human food to get him to eat. A quick note to the breeder, and she told me not to worry. My dog won’t starve to death. So I left the food and water out, and eventually he started eating. But he still plays this stupid food game with me.
He also pees wherever he wants. This includes ON people as well, but only if they’re female. He likes to mark females. I think it’s his way of getting back at me for being a female. He doesn’t mark males though. (Little jerk!) He also marked my mother-in-law once, right on her freshly pressed pants and right before she had to go to the airport for her flight! My husband was really ticked off and wanted to put my dog down right then and there.
My dog doesn’t really come to you when he calls, or comes up for petting or cuddling (to anyone), nor does he beg for anything. He won’t eat dog treats, only human food. He won’t eat treats for training. Which means I can’t train him. I have fed him steak, chicken, and warmed up hot dogs to try to train him. He will eat the treat, but refuse to do the task. If you make him wait until he does the task, he just turns around and goes back to his bed with a “whatever!” look on his face. Yes, you heard me right, he walked away from MEAT. He isn’t interested in agility training. He doesn’t like chewing any dog toys. I have a basketful that he won’t even give the time of day. He likes the Kong treat, but only if I put cheese spray in it, and if there are treats at the bottom of the Kong that is too hard to reach, he forgets about them and kicks the Kong away. I could stuff bacon down there and he won’t eat it if it’s too hard work.
Don’t expect my dog to be all excited when you walk in the door nor does he get excited when new people come to the door. He could care less if a stranger is in the house. He doesn’t jump, doesn’t bark or whine (unless it’s at night and I want to actually sleep). He knows how to push my buttons in a bad way. My dog knows what I want, and makes every effort NOT to give it to me.
So…basically, my dog is a lazy little ball of fluff. He likes to go out and play in the park, and he likes other dogs. That’s about it. He’s a dog person, and doesn’t particularly like humans. Except for food, he doesn’t think I’m all that important. He would rather live outside on the lawn if given the opportunity. This way he can roll around in dog poop, and eat grass and Earth worms all day.
On the dim side of things (which is the brighter side for me), I’ve managed to do a couple of things with him. He can sit right before he goes out the door. He will sit at the sidewalk before crossing the street (on command). He also doesn’t bite. You might say there is hope for my dog. Of course there’s hope…if I were a dog! My husband hates him even more than I hate him. In fact, my husband never liked him from day one. But my dog LOVES my husband and tries to give HIM attention, and he just tells the dog to go away. I tell ya, my dog has got us pegged. This very attitude, which makes me more resentful because I am the one who takes care of him everyday, makes me hate my dog more. The dog actually likes the one person that hates him the most. Go figure.
It’s gonna be a long 18 years that’s for sure.
no beagles for me said,
April 17, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I have a young beagle, that I fell in love with in a garden centre! I am relatively new to having dogs, but I do also have a yorkshire terrier, who is lovely natured. My stupid beagle has sapped and squashed any feelings I had for him, into ones of hatred, and my husband and I are arguing because I now want to get rid of him, because he is making my life a misery! He seems to get off on being disobedient and destructive. I have tried all the different ways of training, the rewards for good behaviour, squirting water when he misbehaves, and have now resorted to hitting him, which again, ahs no effect, but it makes me feel a bit better! I am a gentle person, so for me to hit an animal, and really hope I hurt him, just shows how we are not ever going to get on!! He constantly scrounges, no matter how much he’s fed, he’s healthy, well taken care of, walked etc. I have looked on the internet, bought puppy books, spoken to vets etc, still no change!!
So, now, if it was up to me, I would re-home him, but me and my husband are fighting about it! My beagle never chews any of his toys that I bought for him to chew, instead he eats my childrens shoes, my pot plants, rips up my garden, scrounges and tries to eat from my kids plates, I’ve caught him on my dining table, scrounging for crumbs, he jumps up and tries to swipe things from my kitchen worktops, he trashes his crate, any bedding I put in for his comfort, he chews it, shreds it, I even resorted to just newspaper, and the dumb dog just chewed and tore it all up, so at the moment he has no bedding at all, and is sleeping on cold plastic! There are many many more things I could say that he has done, but instead of being a joyful addition to the family, he is a huge nightmare burden, and I really regret getting him! If he showed ANY sign of improvement, I would hold out hope of change, but he is just SOOO thick!! He does know that what he’s chewing is wrong, because when I picked up trashed item, he looks sheepish and runs away from me!! He’s an absolute horror, and has got me questioning whether I am a dog person or not, or maybe just not a beagle person! He is also starting to corrupt my terrier, who is copying some of his behaviours, that she never did before he cam along, so what do I do?? Like someone else said, if their life expectancy is 15-20 years, great?? You can do less time for murder!! Also, my feelings are that if you make a terrible mistake marrying an idiot, and realise they aren’t as lovely as they seemed, you can divorce, and learn from it, and move on….yet when it comes to a dog, you are made to feel guilty and ashamed about re-homing a dog!! What is THAT about??!!
Jack said,
May 25, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Doggy haters please read!! Hopefully helpful information here for you:
To all the people that posted above:
I’m not feeling very well so this might not make much sense! But I will try my best.
I half jokingly googled “I hate my dog” because I was in a mood with mine after she was naughty.
I saw this page and it looked interesting. But I have ended up very worried!!
Ok, everyone on this page I REALLY feel your pain. We have had lovely dogs in my family for years. I am now a young adult and about 4/5 yrs ago my mum bought me a labrador puppy of my own as a lovely companion and to help me with my partial disability.
She has been SUCH trouble. Trouble like you would not believe.
This is how I understand why you all ranted “I hate my dog”.
… I think what you really really need to do is learn about doggy body language and what they really think and mean etc.
Also looking into pack behaviours and dominance issues.
All this information can be found looking online. It’s usually easy to figure if the person who wrote the article really knows what they’re going on about or not.
Since doing a lot of research into this (body language, pack behaviour etc), things are SO much better for us. There has been an amazing turnaround. We still have minor “disagreements” like tonight – I really don’t think she is a normal dog – but in general we get along great.
After being brought up with so many dogs, I thought I knew a lot about them before, and how to look after them/interact with them. But when my dog started with such bizarre and deviant behaviour… I had to learn a whole lot more which I hadn’t known.
I know this sounds cliched and unfair when a dog is being a total asshole to you… but a lot of how a dog is acting… is actually down to how you are acting. The way it reacts to you, or how you haven’t acted properly to assert yourself as pack leader, or you could accidentally be sending it challenging behavior, or unwittingly frightening it .. causing the dog to show fear aggression (which could be taken as the poor dog being fierce when actually it was just defending itsself etc etc). A lot of it is misunderstanding and misinterpretation.
Of course it’s not always entirely the owner’s fault. And each dog is a unique personality in it’s own right. … and the thing with personalities is… sometimes they have disorders haha! And dogs in general are very hard work, let alone one with a personality disorder!
But it will still abide by basic “doggy rules” and body language reaction and communications etc. If you take the time and make the effort, you can get on a whole lot better with your dog and get it to behave a whole lot more acceptably.
A dog is a beautiful, wonderful animal. When you take a dog on… you are basically inviting a wild animal into your home.. and you have to adapt accordingly.
If you really don’t like your dog… then it can probably tell and my advice is that it should probably be re-homed (as long as it is to a lovely home, and not somewhere where it’s going to be neglected, or passed on again or put down). There is probably somebody out there who would love it, and be grateful to have it rather than resent it.
If you’re not willing to put the work in, or it’s literally impossible to get anywhere because you’re really not a dog person, then look after both yourself and your dog by passing it on to more experienced/appropriate owners.
To the terrier hater person. Please please rehome your dog rather than try and lose it or have it put down the first chance you can get. This would be kinder to everyone involved. It’s not really ok to take on the responsibility of looking after another life.. to just try and lose it or have it killed :O
I know you might have just been joking, or felt angry when you had those thoughts (as when times were tough I even nearly had similar ones and I’m the most animal loving person you could meet!) but I thought I better just say that just incase you were serious on those bits. It’s not ok to just chuck a little life.. which you took on.. away. But it is ok to rehome it to a loving, experienced home!
Btw I hope you and the other person that said they hit their dog, meant a little nudge when you said you hit and kick it. A little nudge is ok, but you must never actually literally HIT or KICK an animal. Not only is it horrible and cruel but could provoke them into attacking you back. It would only be defending itsself! But obviously this isn’t very nice to encourage your dog into going for you. (And it would entirely be your own fault in this instance).
There is no “It’s just a dog” well..? We’re “just” humans… it’s not ok to be cruel or unkind to ANY living creature. It is a little life, and it is important. It’s not just expendable because it’s “just a dog”. A dog is an intelligent loving capable being. A being who has thoughts and feelings and feels pain and so on.
If a dog isn’t getting on with it’s owner then it’s not the right dog for them and either it needs a new owner or it’s current owner needs to do some serious learning.
Every responsible dog owner should do some serious learning ANYway in order to ensure the dog and everyone around it has a happy life.
It sounds simple… get a dog and it just blend in easily with the family. But often it really isn’t that simple. It is a huge responsibility.. and if you take it on.. you have to deal with the consequences of that decision you made.. and either become an amazing owner… or pass the dog on to somebody that is.
I am not judging the feelings of “I hate my dog” at all! I totally understand it.
As I said, I have had some horrendously difficult times with my dog until I did a lot of learning and even now it can be a bit of a challenge sometimes.
But I do think that some of you probably aren’t experienced enough in owning difficult dogs and should pass them on to somebody that is (not just bung them in a shelter… but actually make sure they go to an experienced home. You can make that effort.. you did take this dog on or have it given to you.. it is your responsibility now!)
Lol! The person that said “how come you can divorce someone if they’re not nice but you have to be stuck with a mean dog?” haha! I used to think exactly the same thing! But you know what? You don’t have to be stuck with it. You have a right to be happy too! So, you can either do a lot of learning and sort it out that way, or you can give it to a new experienced and loving home.
If you tried your hardest, or you just couldn’t cope, then you don’t need to feel at all bad for giving it to a good home (as long as the new owners really know what they are doing.) So there are 2 positive options!
Though even good dogs are hard work, owning a dog should generally be an enriching happy mutually beneficial and sometimes amazing, wonderous experience. If it isn’t, then positive action needs to be taken! Dogs are gorgeous and amazing.
Ok I really hope some of that made sense and was helpful.
Not quite a dog person... said,
May 25, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Jack,
There are plenty of sites for dog owners to get advice like yours. I get it, you love your dog, and you worked things out. Good for you! I’m just venting…real or tongue-in-cheek. This blog is meant for tired and maybe even selfless owners. Let me have my fun. I want to read canine gripes. No lectures please. I want to know that there are worse dogs out there than mine. It makes me feel better and hate my dog less. Strange as that might sound. I don’t think abuse is good either…but I’m not here to judge. I just like to know that I’m not the only one that wouldn’t mind losing my dog from time to time…but the darn thing keeps following me home!
K said,
June 7, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Y know enough is enough theres only so many times will we let our dogs pee on us! hypotheticaly speaking…. i cant even get my stupid dog to sit ..because hes a hyper maniac,and my moms owned several large dogs and training worked. i will never own another dog ,or small one at that..mine is a Dachsund/pug mix ,very cute but horrid…. he has defacted on 2 couches, I got rid of both and on my bed once ..when your not catering to him this is what he does, hes a bastar* of a dog im expecting a baby in Novemeber, but hes gonna be gone before then,i want my house back! and clean at that!..last night i took him for a walk and he did #1 and 2…afterwards i scratched his back petted him for a few..till he got overly hyper as** usual**…then i went about my buisness an hour later he took a crap right in my hallway!! GRRRRRR in the cage he went for the rest of the night…i was going to sell him seeing i got succored into paying $700 at the darn pet store… what a waste of money!! i shoulda listened to my husband then. now i cant even sell him for $200! humane society here he comes in 2 weeks ,i have to pay $40 to turn him in, and i will note* needs LOTS OF ATTENTION*~
Autumn said,
June 17, 2009 at 10:24 pm
I’m so glad I found this website, I’m not alone. Can’t stand the damn dog hair…
laura said,
June 21, 2009 at 12:32 pm
it’s torture really – to own a dog you hate. esp, when it’s a small breed dog, and you know it could live for YEARS! i hate my little dog. he’s a chihuahua/italian greyhound mix. i adopted him from the pound and he’s the meanest dog. he’s mean to other dogs. mean to people. he pees on himeself all the time. he likes to lick his ass and then try to lick me. eats other animal’s poo like it’s candy. and worst of all, the idea of giving him away, sends my husband into a rage. i honestly think this dog is ruining my marriage.
S said,
June 23, 2009 at 7:12 am
OK I GET IT YOUR NOT DOG PEOPLE…..WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF PEOPLE THAT AREN’T. HOW YOU COULD “HATE” YOUR DOG! MAYBE ITS YOU/YOUR LIFESTYLE OR YOUR LACK OF UNDERSTANDING A DOG. IT IS NOT HUMAN AND NEEDS TO BE RAISED IN A WAY THAT LETS YOU ENJOY THEM. ANIMALS ARE BLESSINGS TO TO THIS EARTH AND GIFTS TO US. REMEMBER “WHEN GOD MADE A DOG HE SPELLED HIS NAME BACKWARDS” SORRY YOUR SO “ANGRY” ABOUT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL, MAYBE YOU NEED A DOG WHISPERER AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY TO FOCUS ON BEING HAPPY AND APPRECIATIVE FOR WHAT YOU DO HAVE AND STOP BEING SO ANGRY!!!!! IF ALL ELSE FAILS FIND YOUR DOG A LOVING HOME TO GIVE HIM THE LOVE HE/SHE DESERVES…ISN’T THERE ENOUGH ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THIS WORLD!!!!!!!
Esteban said,
September 30, 2009 at 12:33 pm
You can hate your job, your commute to work, your boss or the other team that is playing your favorite team at the moment but you can not hate your dog? Please get a grip Ssaid,. I hate my DOG who is no god since most dogs are pretty stupid animals to begin with. I also love my dog at times when it is not f’ing up my house, my yard and my nerves! The dog gets more attention than I do from the whole family including from me. She is a 1 year old lab and is of the utmost annoying eating crapping machine there ever was. She is also a beautiful, loving and relaxed companion (when the kids are not around) one could ask for. I do supose when she is 2 to 3 years of age she may wise up and not be so annoying but until that time comes, to you I say… I hate my F’ing chocolate Lab.
Not Quite a Dog Person said,
October 10, 2009 at 11:21 pm
We don’t need you to defend our dogs. Perhaps you’ve forgotten what it’s like to be human? Just like Esteban said…it’s a love hate thing. I remember a time when my own children were small and driving me nuts that I locked myself in the bathroom just to get away from them. But it didn’t make me less of a parent or love my children less. Why would venting on a blog with other like-minded, people who might just be tired from life…from being everything to everyone…including their little canines be any different? How dare you insult us for being human…for many of us who are still committed to our little loved ones, and only looking for a place to take a “time out” from them…maybe lick our own wounds for a short virtual moment and have the pleasure of discovering that we are not alone. We don’t need you to remind us that the world is filled with judgements. We don’t judge here. We don’t even want your compassion. We’re just here to vent…that’s why we like this blog. Leave your judgements on another blog where everyone there is perfect…like you.
OwnerWithBadDogs said,
October 18, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Well said! Judge and be judged. A lot of people judge others to make themselves feel superior.
Ebineezer NodogsLoud said,
November 8, 2009 at 3:46 pm
at least you can spell your screen name “s.”
How come I hate my puppy said,
July 16, 2009 at 7:02 am
I’m so glad I came across this blog post! I got an incredibly cute whippet puppy 10 days ago and for the last 3 days I can’t stop hating him. I know, it sounds horrendous, but that’s how I feel, there’s no use in denying it.
I was sooooooo looking forward to bringing the pup home! I visited the breeder every week since he’s been 9 days old and cuddled / played with it. He seemed such a nice puppy when he was with his brothers and sisters. Then at 8 weeks old he seemed suddenly different – scared of every little thing, he wouldn’t stop whining when we took him home. Then of course he decided to destroy everything he saw in the apartment, but we were prepared for that and put most of the things away (except sofa – couldn’t get rid of that).
He whined through most of the first night, and for the next few nights he did about four extra loud “whining sessions” that were 1hr – 1,5hr long every night. I couldn’t sleep for the first few nights, I was so afraid he was going to hurt himself as he was whining and running around his crate. It sounded like he was bumping in the crate door.
I took care of him for the first week (day and night), but he seems to think that I’m only good for bringing him food and water and taking him out when he needs to go. He behaves very nicely when he’s with my boyfriend or my boyfriend’s mother – they can go on a walk with him (without him trying to break his neck while jumping on the leash), they can take him in a car (without him whining ALL the time), and when he sees them he’s wagging tail, jumping, licking…
When he’s with them and I arrive he mostly just ignores me. I don’t deserve a greeting. I can’t take him on a leash or in the car without loud, non-stop protests. I am a gentle person, but this makes me want to hit him. I can’t beileve that I gave so much attention to this dog and he couldn’t care less if I weren’t there.
So three days ago I just decided it’s not worth my energy. Perhaps he will grow out of it and become a loving dog that I thought I brought from the breeder. But right now I can’t help not to hate him. I don’t hit him and I take care of his needs, but I wish that I had never bought him.
Not quite a dog person... said,
September 30, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Can you take him back to the breeder?
Jennifer said,
August 27, 2009 at 8:25 am
I am dealing with the same thing, but The reality is I didn’t want the dog in first place. I can’t rid of it cuz my husband puts up a huge fight about it! The first time I have ever brought up the topic about getting rid of the dog, he wanted to divorce me! I am sobbing right now cuz It really hurts talking about it! I was shocked how he chose a dog over me! Till this day the dogs is here and my husband does not take care of it. He never feeds it, bathes it nothing! I have to do it all. We moved into a place were theres a garage, we put her in there, but he wants the door to the garage open 24/7 cuz he thinks its animal cruelty to leave her in there with the door closed. I mean the dog has a good blowing fan in there and food/water, whats so cruel about leaving her there with the door closed? Well since the door is left open 24/7 our light bill came back and it is $208. I was pissed! I mean the A/C never turns off so our light bill gets affected. Now that I am 6 months pregnant, I still have to maintane the dog! He wants the dog left on the tile with the garage door closed, and I dare not tell him no cuz he will have a fit and argument will come. I mean the garage constantly smells like crap/piss, and i am over it. I want her GONE! But he will just fight with me and It hurts alot!SO not sure what to do to get rid of her without an argument…
achoo-ie said,
November 12, 2009 at 10:39 pm
let her run away? put a faulty collar on her that will open with some pulling? I dunno. Sounds like your husband can be stubborn and selfish making you do all the dirty work for your dog.
melissa said,
August 27, 2009 at 4:08 pm
omg i’m so happy i’m not alone. i just bought a pug that needed to be re-homed on craigslist four days ago for $100. i was so happy and exicted to get this dog because i love pugs and love dogs and have always wanted one. well, i REALLY regret my decision now. this dog has the most horrendous seperation anxiety, i can’t even go take a pee without this dog going ballisitic! it does not leave me alone for two seconds, it wants to be GLUED to me EVERY. SECOND. OF. EVERY. DAY. it is driving me NUTS!
not only is he extremely clingy but i believe this dog thinks in his own sad little dog mind that he and i are MATES. it tries to hump my leg at every chance it gets! i can’t STAND that! it’s revolting! it makes me feel so uncomfortable, the way it looks up at me with it’s creepy little tounge hanging out and tries to hump me! it won’t even let my boyfriend near me without going absolutely batshit crazy. it disturbs me and i feel so weird and slightly ridiculous for feeling so violated.
i feel so bad because he is actually a very nice little dog aside from the issues i mentioned. he doesn’t bark or bite or even lick. he likes to snuggle and literally be attatched to you.. but i just can’t get over the nasty OBSESSIVE humping and the way he has me tripping over him cus he walks right in between my damn legs because he can’t leave me alone for two freaken seconds.
i feel so guilty but i rather give him to someone who can care for him and love him all the time, because i certainly can’t. i know it is not his fault, he is just an innocent little dog but DAMN! i can’t stand this dog : (
Ellie said,
August 28, 2009 at 3:05 pm
I’m not alone hip-hip-horray.
I recently rescued a whippet from a dog home and she chews EVERYTHING – form shoes to rubber gloves. I feel so guilty for thinking that life would be better off without her, but she was £150 and as she was already from the RSPCA we can’t really take her back. My aunt has a dog and she is lovely, my mum has owned dogs before and she said they were nothing like the little terror we have now.
Ohhh help!
Jil said,
September 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm
My boyfriend has a demon dog that I can’t stand! She growls, snarls and snaps at me. I’ve been nice to her, I’ve been consistent. I tell her no, I make her mind…yet, she is still spiteful.
The boyfriend, “loves” the dog. He won’t part with her and blames me for her behavior. She is extremely spoiled. She sleeps in a bedroom, on a person bed, whenever he is not home. She doesn’t have boundaries — she gets on the furniture, tears up blinds, and wreaks havoc throughout the house. There are scratches all over the wood furniture — sides, tops, bottoms, fronts (chest of drawers, dressers, mirrors, bed frames). And she sheds like nothing you’ve ever seen. How can I convince him to get rid of the beast? She is what is holding us up on moving in together…
small dogs are stupid said,
September 11, 2009 at 2:26 pm
okay about a year ago my parents thought it would be a good idea to replace the dog that died a couple of years ago and i thoughht it would be a good idea….
i was sadly mistaken
1. he is a Brussels Griffin so he is horrably ugly they modeled ewoks in star wars off of them
2. he is a coward who does nothing while we are home but poops in my room and rips up any paper he can get his stupid little paws on
3. i think any tiny dog thick enough to attack a pitbull terrier is just to stupid to be allowed to walk
4. he is just so damn ugly
5. he thinks he is slick pooping in my room only and he knows its bad thats why from the time i get home untill my parents get home he hides under there bed
what should i do i am the only person in this house who sees how stupid this dog is but everybody loves him?
puppy owns my life said,
September 24, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Thank goodness there are people out there that feel this way too! I know exactly how you feel. My boyfriend and I decided to get a dog and searched for half a year before we found what we thought was the “perfect” puppy. We spent an hour at the breeder cooing over the little thing and finally decided to bring it home. She was the sweetest thing and we were so happy during the drive home. Then that evening arrived and all hell broke loose. The dog would not stop barking and howling. I’ve had the puppy for two months now and she still has not stopped her incessant howling when I leave the room. In fact, she has gotten much much worse. I’ve done all the training I was told to do, such as ignore the dog, give her praise when she is quiet. I took her to all the dog training courses I could find.
That first weekend, I really wanted to drive right back to that breeder and return the dog! I love animals and I’ve always loved dogs. But after owning one, I have to say, I am not a dog person anymore. I don’t hate the dog, I just resent it for taking up so much of my time and energy.
The dog was potty trained after coming to our home but recently, she has decided to start pooing and peeing everywhere! She will sneak off when I am not watching and poo in the bathroom. I kept the bathrooms off limits to her, and now she’ll run into a corner of another room and poo there in the seconds I am not watching her. I take her out to potty every two hours! She really is a demon dog. I am so tired of cleaning up after her!
I wish someone had told me all this prior to me getting a dog. I am apparently surrounded by dog lovers who can’t imagine the hate I feel for my “perfect pooch.”
Sara said,
October 7, 2009 at 4:16 am
Ah, yes, this did make me feel a lot better. I was really irritated with my dog this evening. Irritated enough to type “I hate my dog” into google. Reading these rants does make me feel better about my dog. Granted he’s not a pup so none of the typical pup related issues to deal with. I am just frustrated that at 10 he’s still so hyper (I know, the alternative, him lying around all old and decrepit is worse). The things that annoy me about my dog are his weird, random barks in the middle of the night when DH, the kids and I are all trying to sleep, oh and now the addition of a fire station down the road means lovely howling every time a fire engine drives by (which is regularly); also the way he gets in between my boys and me anytime I am trying to play with them (this is particularly distressing to my 3y.o. who gets licked in the face constantly by said stinky pooch) and lastly the stench of his very foul, very nasty breath. I had his teeth cleaned a few months ago and was religious about brushing them after wards but the nasty breath was ever present. It smells like the worst poop smell in the world coming out of his mouth. Oh and we think he was abused in a previous home because he is highly distrustful of men, to the point where we have to put him in the garage when a stranger or friend that he doesn’t know is coming over. At that point he will bark and bark and bark until the guest is gone. He bit my brother on the elbow once (we weren’t present at the time), nipped a guest who tried to pet him (we told the guest that the dog does not like men but he insisted that all dogs love him) and he attempted to bite another guest who was a little faster and managed to get his hand out of the way in time. So to recap: random barking, day or night, annoys the heck out of the kids, extreme bad breath, aggressive towards men and other dogs. Wheeee! What fun. At least some of you have pups who will grow out of their bad behaviors. I can only wait until mine is too old to move and that’s an awful thought to wish for your dog to be too decrepit to be annoying and at that point he will probably be incontinent and will poop and pee everywhere – I am NOT looking forward to that.
Ebineezer NodogsLoud said,
November 8, 2009 at 3:44 pm
did you ever consider taking the responsibility to have it professionally trained?
James Bond said,
October 23, 2009 at 12:00 pm
The biggest question is: What do I hope to get out of my dog?
-If you bought it to show it off…. wrong answer
-If you care for any living being and expect it to not need time and patience …. wrong answer
The problem with so many people is that they want a dog that they can either show off or one that will be a replacement teddy bear. Either option, requires a selfish person from the start.
If you want to own a pet and build a quality life long friendship with it, do it right. Train it, care for it, love it, and treat it like the living being that it is.
Pam said,
November 8, 2009 at 3:33 pm
God, thanks, James. All my problems are solved now!
small heresies said,
November 7, 2009 at 4:37 pm
I hate my dog, too. Sigh. Although I have to say, reading these responses makes me feel like he’s not actually so bad.
Really, the problem is that I have these amazing memories of my childhood dog, and this dog SO does not live up to those. But it’s not fair to ask him to. Completely different breed, different life circumstances, and the childhood dog really was an exceptional animal.
Most dogs aren’t exceptional, obviously.
I’ve got three kids under the age of five and a husband who is gone a lot, and no other family within five hundred miles. My emotional reserves are already running on low, and have been for a long time.
A lovely pup showed up last year on my doorstep, half-starved, and the shelter lady hinted that they’d probably have to put him down if I brought him in.
So I kept him. Out of guilt! It’s almost as stupid as marrying a guy because you feel vaguely guilty about turning him down. (hey, I’ve done that before, too. A pattern is emerging!)
I guess I figured even a modest existence here would be better than being put down at the pound. Or left to starve in the countryside.
Maybe I was right after all.
Ebineezer NodogsLoud said,
November 8, 2009 at 3:43 pm
As a non-dog owner, i would give anything to know how dog owners justify the kind of practices, leaving dogs alone, leaving them out all night, etc., that result in the kind of constant barking and other nuisances that really alienate the rest of us, affecting our sleep work and right to enjoyment of our lives. Is it that you are inured to your own dogs behavior, or as some suspect, related to a kind of anti-social impulse? Don’t the more responsible owners at least realize how bad this makes all of you look and makes many of us loath dogs? I am truly curious.
achoo-ie said,
November 12, 2009 at 10:27 pm
I’m glad that I found this site. I thought I was the only one who had thoughts that I would only share with my husband. I hate my in-law’s mini-schnauzer mutt. I wish that it would get run over or get lost. Whenever I visit, it jumps on me incessantly with a heavy paw. I try to be polite and wait for my in-laws to stop him. They giggle and act like nothing is happening. btw, i hate them too. Then i sit down on the couch & laugh about the conversation. The schnauzer shoves his tough into my mouth. INTO MY MOUTH. I thought I would vomit. I wish i had vomited on the dog.
Moreover when I bring my sweet little cavalier pup over to say hi, the schnauzer is constantly pawing at his face, and intercepting whenever someone gives my puppy affection. Like the Schnauz can’t stand the competition. But there is no competition because my cavalier is such a sweet little pushover. Plus the Schnauz has cornered my in-law’s cat basically allowing her a chair seat in the kitchen. That’s it – the rest of the huge house is his. And my stupid in-laws act like there is nothing they can do about it. Oh, i have an idea – discipline your stupid aggressive, territorial shithead schnauz. The poor cat is now obese and ignored. My in-laws admitted that the new dog is just more interesting and couldn’t be bothered with their old cat.
When my in-laws’ schnauz comes over, he high-pitch whines like a wimpy little shit because I blocked off the living room from the rest of the house. Then he runs around and marks (urines) on my couches and ottoman. Some marks I find later that day, others I find weeks later when my cavalier is sniffing an area a long time (my cavalier can’t mark furniture because he can’t lift his leg when he pees – pees like a girl syndrome).
When I try to give schnauz another chance by babysitting and trying to get him to play nicely with my cav, he bolts it out of my yard as fast as he can while I’m screaming, “STOP!” and all I can think is how my in-laws would kill me, but secretly I would be happy if he ran into the busy road. My cav was jogging next to me and would never be as stupid as this schnauz.
fyi, he was from a shelter, 2 yrs old mutt, has no personality- for example, when he is left alone with me & cav and my in-law leaves the room, he just sits there so pathetically with eyes fixated on the door. He doesn’t play with dogs, humans, toys, or has interesting idiosyncrasies. He just obsesses about claiming territory and his owners.
Pam said,
November 17, 2009 at 8:25 am
Aaaaand, I’m back. Today Moe (aka asshole yellow lab, AYL for short) has found yet another way to escape the expensive dog run we had installed for him this past summer, since he totally wrecked our lawn with his digging and crapping last summer. We made a NICE BIG dog run, complete with a small swimming pool, tons of toys and bones, and a big cedar house with a floor and HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING. Yes, you read right, there’s a heating and air conditioning unit for the effing DOG HOUSE. There used to be nice magnetic doors on the house, too, until AYL the Wonder Crapper chewed them off. Ok, so the neighbors got a little black terrier puppy, cutest thing you ever saw and I never hear a peep our of him. Of course maybe that’s cuz AYL drowns him out, who knows? Anywho, AYL decided he simply MUST have that little terrier and has dug two ENORMOUS holes under the 6ft cedar privacy fence that surrounds his run on three sides. I put 1/4″ wire fencing in the holes with big rocks on top of them so he can’t get thru them anymore. Now he’s working on a new hole. If it’s deep enuf maybe I’ll use it as his GRAVE!
Ok so I sort of stopped him from escaping thru the holes with my ingenious wire rock trap, at least for a few days, and today I put him in the run and lo and behold, five minutes later he was at the door. How DID he get out?? I put him back. Four minutes later he was at the door again. Again, I put him back. This time I was barely back int he house and there he was at the door. It would be hilarious if it weren’t so DAMN FRUSTRATING!!!! Turns out he is actually jumping on the 4.5 foot pool ledge, balancing on it til he can get on the deck, and then he has the run of the yard. He can’t escape the back yard because of the previously mentioned fence, but it would kill me to have his kleenex and cotton ball filled crap (his favorite treats) all over my pristine green carpet of sod.
Now he is in his crate with a blanket over it because I can’t stand to look at his stupid face. Is there like a novena to some saint for hastening dog death? I’m thisclose to putting him in the car and dropping him off in the forest preserve. I swear he will be the DEATH of me.
Pam said,
November 17, 2009 at 8:41 am
By the way, did I mention that AYL has a brother who is at this moment sleeping peacefully in the heated dog house? Just in case you thought the dog might be BORED or something, and that’s why he keeps trying to escape. Nope, it’s just to drive me INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And it’s WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick said,
November 29, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Oh damn do I hate my dog………..she’s such a freaking destructive pest.
2 year old yellow lab.
As a puppy, she did nothing but bite us, bark at us, and eat ANYTHING she could get in her mouth………several thousand dollars in vet bills to get her stomach pumped.
Despite all the exercise and chew toys, she has managed to tear up about 5% of the carpet in my house, and there are 8 big holes in the wall.
I run this dog 25 miles a week…….she mostly has free reign of the house and yard.
So it’s not like she’s stuck in a crate all day.
She’s a sweet dog………but damn she’s a PEST.
She is CONSTANTLY leaning on me and licking me and sticking her cold wet nose on my hand,,,,,….this is so annoying!!
I’ll be washing dishes and she’ll sit on my foot and fall into my leg.
She is always in my damn way and trips me.
My wife and I have to yell at her or she won’t take us serious.
And I hate yelling.
And she CONSTANTLY has gas…….really smelly gas.
She’s a big giant pooping machine, and she has the smelliest shit of any dog I’ve ever known.
One time I woke up from a nap and she had crawled on the bed.
I woke up because she farted and her ass was right next to my face.
And nobody can teach her anything……..she has shit for brains.
I used to tie her in the hallway when I couldn’t supervise her.
Several times she chewed the rope in half and didn’t even realize she was free.
I threw a bone down the hall way and she’d stop where the rope would normally end.
When she was a puppy I thought she was smart.
I taught her a lot until she was 5 months old……….she hasn’t learned anything since.
I’ve been through 3 personal trainers who finally admitted that she doesn’t have any self-control and thus I’ll have to learn to work “around” her problems and probably can’t correct them.
She’s a hyper ditz in public and jumps on people, wagging her tail.
And people then say “TRAIN YOUR DOG”…….aahhhhhhhh so frustrating.
For people who say it’s the owner, not the dog……that every dog can be trained……well you have just been lucky so far.
I used to say that too.
Training a dog is not rocket science…….the dog has a mind of its own…….if it’s too stupid or hyper to learn and behave it just won’t do it.
But I keep my dog because she is a sweet dog now,,,,,just really pesty.
I’m too afraid of what would happen to her if I gave her away.