Rlopez1200

Heres the story, me and my wife where seperated for a few months. While living on my own i adopted a puppy pitbull. He is 4 months old now. We got back together and my wife is pregnant now and wants me to get rid of him. She has 2 shihtzus and say 3 dogs and a baby are too much. She also says he is to dangerous to be around the baby. She said either i get rid of him or else shes leaving me and taking away my father rights..... What should i do???? I love her and him and our other 2 dogs tjeres no way I could just give him up.....


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331coupe

Ask her if she needs help packing

Firehazard

To each his own~

Look do you wanna trust them foo foo dogs to protect your family with your ferocity while your asleep or away? Food for thought..


APBT SBT AST "pit bull" is the nanny dog; Pete from the lil rascals in the 1940s was a champion fighting dog and grew up on the show with boys Our Gang become Lil Rascals.. In the show when the dogs had bandages that was from real bouts. President FDR had a box for bouts behind the white house. Erase everything you know and rebuild it with out fear... I am a father of 6 with a small kennel of dogs and even though they can be a pain in the butt everyone knows the % of home invasion and family casualties goes way down with them dogs..

It starts NOW.. Communication .. Dialogue (WHICH INCLUDES LISTENING) .. you need a professional to reassure her fear or gain her trust yourself. She obviously doesnt trust the dog or your opinion of the dog. TRUST FRIENDSHIP LOYALTY with out it you wont be on the same page ever and with out that well............your just not on the same page. FIND A COMPROMISE. Lil dogs bite kids far more than APBTs and most child K9 fatalities are from police dogs of course you'll have to do your own homework because that doesnt get press like a pit bull attack.


Every dog in the house needs to have a crate put the two lil dogs together they are just oxygen theives anyway.. IN all reality they should go because she hasa baby to coddle and need her attention now. see thats a two way street and compromise and understanding is how its met.


If you got back together and you wont choose to just flake off your dog its likely she'll test you with drama and emotion ... more of the same. If you want her to know shes all that matters to you in this world well... you wouldn't even have to ask the ? you did.

Compromise and move on or move on... conscious effort is required on both parties.....

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Saint Francis

Now I've got to clean the oatmeal off my screen LOL! Classic first post

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Odin`s_BlueDragon

exactly what Stan said! u gotta put things in perspective. i understand that its a dog vs a human but seriously... thats a bitch move on her part. i always said that if a friend or boyfriend wanted me to choose between one or the other that the one doing the asking would be the one to loose. in this case ur "wife" is asking u to dump a dog that has never done anything wrong by her. not to mention if u do it, whats next? dump ur best friend? all ur friends? ur family? some people just like to be in control, not sure if thats how she really is, but thats how it sounds like by this action.

or if u like blunt one of these phrases might help, "kick rocks", "pound sand", "go piss up a rope", or as my dad loves to say "blow it out ur a**".

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Rudy4747

That is a good post Stan. Look i had 4 dogs when we found out my wife was pregnant with our little girl. We would give them each time with mom before she was born. Then after she was born the same introductions. Now she is almost two and loves all our bulldogs. Not only that but she has better dog manners then kids twice her age. She will walk up to a person and their dog stand till they say she can pet them, then she puts her hand out to the nose befor petting. She loves the dogs and they now her place and importance in our house care for her and protect her with all they have, it is great.

I would tell her to give it a chance and find a trainer near you that knows bulldogs. Invite her to come. Work it out and give the dog a chance. She will come around if you can get her to just try. Bulldogs ain them all over if given a chance

Rlopez1200

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motocross308

she cant take your father rights . its not hers to take . Trick her into writing that down . A good lawyer will have a field day .

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angelbaby

I work with dogs all day long and I have bullys in my home with my 3 kids. I would never have any other breed in my home over bully breed with MY kids. Shitzus are one of the most notorious dogs for biting, I have been bit 4 times in the last few months 3 of those were shitzus. I would be more concerned over the smaller dogs with a baby then the bully. You have to do what you must I would never chose a dog over my kids but at the same time she needs to give too. I hate seeing dogs rehomed for this reason , breaks my heart. Is there any way you can work on a deal where she doesn't have to deal with the bully? crate train and leave in a crate when you are not there or cant supervise or a dog run for those nicer days. If YOU can dedicate a few hours each day { doesn't have to be all in a row} where you can exercise the dog and spend one on one time being crated should not be an issue and then that way she is not dealing with 3 dogs either. If the dog has obedience problems maybe work with her on that or go to some training classes, show her she can behave. Most all of us here have kids and if she is concerned about a hazard to the child we can all attest that is far from true. The key is to never leave your child unattended with ANY dog including her yappy little dogs .

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Show her these comments!! These dogs are amazing with children! To be perfectly honest I would be more afraid of the little foo foo dogs biting your baby than your bully breed dog...most of us here have kids AND these dogs. Also let her know we are always here to help you both out with any questions.
Also, if you have to get rid of your dog...she needs to get rid of hers...lol come on lady be fair about this...without you that baby wouldn't be here...

Jazzy&Veronica

My concern would be the ultimatum; that generally is not indicative of a mature, reciprocal relationship; at least not in this case - and it shows zero regard for your feelings.

TheIncredibleSocks

From the sounds of it,if you do get back together,it's gonna be a horrible marriage probably leading to divorce.

American_Pit13

Damn straight.

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MamaTank

If my husband said that to me, I would send him packing. In fact, we're planning on trying for another baby next year. Hubby's only comment about the dogs- I can't wait to take pictures of the baby with Keira!
Seriously, any dog can be aggressive. Unfortunately, LITTLE dogs are normally pampered and spoiled to the point where THEY run the home. I'm not knocking little dog owners-- I own a 15 pound Mini Poodle, and a 6 pound Min Pin/ Chihuahua mix. This would be like me telling my husband he has to get rid of his poodle-- OMG IT MIGHT EAT THE BABY!
How about remembering for 2 seconds that they are ALL ANIMALS. Supervision, crating, and training make it all work out. But honestly-- if I was worrying about which one was going to bite the baby? Look at the one that is most attached to your wife. Consider it's training and level of socialization with infants and children. I really doubt there will be any trouble as long as you AND she stay on top of training and socialization.

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haha yeah she cannot take your rights you have to sign them away. don't let her control you through scare tactics and immoral threats. I actually knew a guy that went out and got a bully mix. his wife was not happy. she pulled out statistics on "pit bulls" and made threats. it's been two years and now the dog is mostly hers lol. the guy let the dog change her mind. I don't think she gave him an ultimatum but relationships are about compromises not ultimatums.