I told her before we got married ten years ago I wouldn't live in the same house with a dog or ever have a swimming pool.  She want both and is really making it hard on me with the dog thing.  Am I being a bastard for not giving in to her.  I asked why she would do anything that would upset me so much.  Who wipes the dogs ass when he goes out to shit?  I wanted to buy a duck camp last year and the deal fell through now that I been looking again she says it'll cost me an inside dog.  I hate inside dogs.  I said I'd compromise to any kind of outside dog in the world.  Up until now I've always had hound dogs for deer hunting and finally she got a lab but we got rid of it and we are doglees and I'm happy as a pig in poop.  What are your thoughts?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


DONT DO IT!  Them stupid shits bark at everything.  It gets old in a hurry.  Its barely tolerable if you have to visit someone with an inside dog.  Living with one makes you want to drop kick the fucker down the block and into a major highway.  

When you say inside dog, do you mean the tiny toy dogs? The kind of dog some people rarely, if ever walk them. You want a dog that you leave outside 24/7?
IMO, you don't seem like a "dog person". Because of this, I would recommend you not get a dog, because you'll eventually get rid of it.

Wise up.

Dump her now before alimony comes into the picture.

Other wise she will be living in your house, swimming in your pool,
with your dog, living off your paycheck, while Kevin fixes her drinks and her panties.

I'm surprised that someone from Arkansas is so opposed to having animals living in the house.

Tell her to take a hike.

If she's so hard up about a dog she can volunteer at a shelter and then go swimming at a public pool.

Just out of curiosity, why are you so opposed to having an "inside" dog? They can be a pain when they are pups in some aspects, but IMO worth every penny.

Motownsteve, Don't slam hillbillies, we are nice folk.

Quoted: Dogs can't protect the inside of the house when they are outside. Many recorded cases of women being raped as the dog outside is throwing itself at the glass door to try and get inside to help. We have an Akita and a Great Dane as inside dogs, my wife is safe as I can possibly make it when I'm gone.

+1

'No inside dogs!1!'


Sadasses.

Quoted: Motownsteve, Don't slam hillbillies, we are nice folk.

I think he meant it in a nice way.

Kinda like this.........

"Are You Fuckin HillBillies Really Opposed to Inside Dogs"?

Quoted: Dogs can't protect the inside of the house when they are outside. Many recorded cases of women being raped as the dog outside is throwing itself at the glass door to try and get inside to help. We have an Akita and a Great Dane as inside dogs, my wife is safe as I can possibly make it when I'm gone.

+1 How about entering a dark house and being greeted by a very pissed Rottweiler. They mean business when it comes to protecting the house at night. I know I have owned them.

Quoted: Dogs can't protect the inside of the house when they are outside. Many recorded cases of women being raped as the dog outside is throwing itself at the glass door to try and get inside to help. We have an Akita and a Great Dane as inside dogs, my wife is safe as I can possibly make it when I'm gone.

Big 'outside' dogs staying inside != little 'inside' dogs that MUST stay inside.

Inside dogs are nasty.  Especially the big ones.  Yeah I make my kids take baths and not get on the furniture when they are dirty, why would I want some big ole stinky pooch with dingle berrys rubbing his butt and balls all over the inside of my house.  Wash em all you want they still stink.

Yes, I love dogs, I have a great Choclate Lab that stays his butt outside, where he belongs.

now, where did I put that asbestos suit?

Quoted: Inside dogs are nasty.  Especially the big ones.  Yeah I make my kids take baths and not get on the furniture when they are dirty, why would I want some big ole stinky pooch with dingle berrys rubbing his butt and balls all over the inside of my house.  Wash em all you want they still stink. Yes, I love dogs, I have a great Choclate Lab that stays his butt outside, where he belongs. now, where did I put that asbestos suit?

A dog is a pack animal - he is designed to be WITH HIS PACK, which is not tied to a tree watching you through the windows.

The reason he stinks is because you don't understand how to care for him, or you're a hypersensitive baby....your choice.

My dog stays inside, and he's not dirty, stinky, or a problem even to my clean-freak wife.....but then we have this old fashioned notion that to care for a dog, you actually have to CARE for the dog.

Let's put it this way.  Most stereotypes of hillbillies are true.  FWIW most all stereotypes of all people are usually true.  However, what people miss is that hills folk are real nice and happy in their small little world. Don't knock dating your cousin til you tried it. LOL.
This is about me feeling a little guilty for not giving in and wanting an opinion of some like minded firearm owning friends who think alike on many issues.  Here it seems we are split some like em and some don't.  
Also, let's not make this about caring for dogs or me liking dogs cause if you knew me you'd know I really do like dogs as any southern boy does.  It would even be unAmerican to not like dogs.

Ok....here is one of my favorite jokes.

Guy breaks into house.  Starts going through drawers, cabinets, etc.  Suddenly he hears "Jesus is watching you."  He turns around to see a parrot in a cage and he starts to breath again.  He walks into another room to hear this very loud, low pitched growl.  All he can say is "What the #$%k is that?"  The parrot replys "That's the doberman. His name is Jesus."

Terriers rock  rat, fox ,manchester, what have you
you had a lab but got rid of it???
dogs die then you get rid of them  not before

Quoted: Motownsteve, Don't slam hillbillies, we are nice folk.

Yeah ... Thanks for the bubba president you sent us

Anyway back to the point .

If the wife wants a little rat dog and a pool . then make a deal
and give her the damn rat dog . Pools are a pain in the ass to
maintain and will be way more work for you then a rat dog that's
hers .

Besides , little ankle biter dogs are like children to women .
They occupy time that she would otherwise use trying to
do the woman thing and make you a better man

Swingset is correct.

Get yourself a real, tactical, inside dog.  One the JBT's cant shoot so easilly if they show up for a loud noise complaint at 3 am.

We have a little ankle biter we keep in the house now. No odor,no problem. Half Maltese and half toy poodle. Make a deal with your wife= she can can a little house dog IF she gives it the bathes. They make damn good little watchdogs. She barks and lets you know if anybody is around that isn't supposed to be there.

Beagles make good inside dogs.  I have two and they're clean, relatively smart (they generally don't screw up the same thing twice after dad yells at them), and playful.  Not too big, either.

I hate dogs. Especially inside dogs.

Everytime my POS dogs beg for food I feel like shooting them.

Just say no to dogs. Cats rule and dogs drool.

The best dog I ever had was a lhasa apso.  Gizmo was the pampered inside dog and I can't but hope we meet our pets again on the other side.  Man did I ever love that guy.

Little yapper was a great guard dog too.  He also didn't mind eating my brocolli or peas when my parents weren't looking.  

I never understood "outside" dogs. That isn't a pet, it's an animal you put food out for.

If you aren't gonna have the dog bond with your family don't get one at all.

Originally Posted By Paul (PS: don't Google for "whipped" in images)

Dude.  I hadn't seen that Herb Alpert's Tiajuana Brass album cover for years.  That was one of the first semi-porn images I saw as a kid.

Shoot the dog and then shoot yourself

I wouldn't even think about making my two dogs stay outside.  They arere are members of the family and are treated as such.  

Quoted: I never understood "outside" dogs. That isn't a pet, it's an animal you put food out for. If you aren't gonna have the dog bond with your family don't get one at all.

Thank you!

My INDOOR alarm system:

Quoted: Just out of curiosity, why are you so opposed to having an "inside" dog? They can be a pain when they are pups in some aspects, but IMO worth every penny.

Amen. Someday I will be the proud owner of a baby Shepherd.

Ben

The wife and i have a Boston Terrier. If you get a good sized et of parents you end up with a 30-35 lb knot of muscle that can launch itself at much larger items like  Hellfire missile. My little guy is only a house dog in name. He wrestles it out with much much larghr dogs daily and doesnt miss a beat.

Quoted: Who wipes the dogs ass when he goes out to shit?

Ok, show of hands, dog owners....

who wipes their dogs' asses after they shit???????

WTF, over

Quoted: Cats rule and dogs drool.

If you are a woman or homosexual...not that there's anything wrong with that.

Quoted: When you say inside dog, do you mean the tiny toy dogs? The kind of dog some people rarely, if ever walk them. You want a dog that you leave outside 24/7? IMO, you don't seem like a "dog person". Because of this, I would recommend you not get a dog, because you'll eventually get rid of it.

++1 Well said

Quoted: I'm surprised that someone from Arkansas is so opposed to having animals living in the house.

When the wife ain't puttin' out, its good to have someone glad to see you when you walk in the front door.

Pic's of the indoor kids...

We have a large dog (lab/shepherd mix) and a small dog (long haired dachshund) that both live indoors.

The big dog makes me feel better about my wife being home at night if I am not there.  However, he does smell.  I bathe him regularly, but his hair is somewhat oily.  And he's big... I suspect that  exaggerates the issue.  He is definitely my dog.  We play, and he is too strong for my wife to play with, he scratches her accidentally, and it hurts.  But he seems to know the difference between me and her.  He bites me when we play (playfully, not aggressively) but he does not nip at my wife at all.  He appears to be very intelligent and very protective.


The small dog is one of the most loving, calm, absolutely 100% odorless, pleasant dogs I have ever known.  He rarely gets a bath, unless he gets into something dirty or muddy outside.


If your wife wants one let her get it.  I would highly, highly recommend a long haired dachshund as a house dog that doesn't require a lot of care.  I would also recommend you get yours as a puppy so that it can properly bond with you, and you don't get someone else's fucked up emotionally wrecked dog. (it's possible).  You absolutely will go through about 9 months of "pain in the ass" teenager-type antics as it grows to about 1 year old or slightly older.  Our dog chewed up toilet paper rolls whenever we left them laying around.  He also chewed up a few shoes.  Big deal.  He grew out of it, and I wouldn't trade him for a machine gun (except maybe a BAR)  He also took a while to house train.  Mainly because of me.  I was not good at taking him outside regualrly to go, and while I was surfing ARFCOM, a terrible odor would sometimes overcome me.  He also peed on the floor occasionally.  Again, mainly for me, becasue I didn't take him out often enough.  

I would suggest that you make a deal with your wife to purchase a carpet shampooer along with the dog, if it is a puppy. Then house training incidents will be a non-event, as cleaning up pee will be very easy and you won't have to get pissed off.


"My wife's dachshund" is my little shadow.  He follows me everywhere, and always wants to be with me.  I am glad she got him and wouldn't change a thing.  Give in to your wife.  she probably doesn't ask for much anyway, if she's anything like my wife.

Ok... you wanted to buy a duck camp, but got rid of you lab? WTF???  Son, you aren't a real duck hunter unless you have a dawg.  I've spent a lot of time on the water, and all of it was with my dawg.  Best part of shoot ducks is watching the dog work.  

And they stay inside too.  I've got a big yellow male now, and he's better mannered than my wife's dachsund.  He know's I'm the boss, but I think he has a real soft spot for my 7 yo daughter.  He minds her almost as well as he minds me.  

Quoted: Don't knock dating your cousin til you tried it.

Now THAT's a sig line!

Your dog should be part of your "pack."  

Only a Communist wouldn't like their dog in the house.  


And, if the dog has shit on his shitter, I wipe it off rather than fuck up my furniture.  

Only a panty-waiste wouldn't wipe his dog's ass.  

Get a Shetland Sheepdog aka Shelty.  Great looking dogs, smarter than shit, and they are very easy to deal with.  

You can't have a clean house and animals both, pick one.

My inside alarm system

A lot of you guys are kidding yourselves. Dogs and cats in my opinion should
stay outside. I can always tell if someone has a inside pet when I go into their
house. You can always smell them. Just because you have grown used to the smell
does not mean that its not present. Inside pets are just plain nasty. Also I am
a human not damn pack animal.  jeez,   rant off.

my indoor mini-schnauzer is good at catching the occasional mouse, dosen't shed and has his own doggie door. He gets a bath about every month and a hair cut every 3-4 months. Good alarm too