My husband is tolerant of my love for dogs. He was a cat person before meeting me.
I knew he really loved me when we bought our first stock of frozen SOLID chicken necks/backs that had to be sorted out of 40 lb. cases into serving size bags. He helped me sort through about 120 lbs in one day and it took some tools and muscle. We have never bought backs and necks that way again, but it lasted a LONG time.
So, he does support the raw feeding, was willing to buy a freezer, drive out to purchase cases of aleady ground up meat and bones (much easier)and lets me use his "beer" drawer in the refridgerator to store thawing meat.
Other than him not liking the dogs slobbering on him or detroying property through the puppy stage (we always seems to miss some item that gets chewed) he has been great.
He has fantasy football and I have this web board and dog training time/dvd's to watch, etc.
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My husband is from Mexico, and has a very different view than mine regarding pets. (as in, they don't belong in the house!) She's a house dog...
So sometimes it causes issues, but in general he tolerates the time I spend w/ the dog. The dog, of course, thinks my husband hung the moon. I catch him sometimes (when he thinks I'm not looking) covertly petting her, so I think some of his grumbling is not too sincere...
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Quote: carol boche
How do your spouses, significant others and kids feel about all the time spent with your dogs?
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What role, if any, do they play in the part of your dogs care and training?
What an interesting thread!
Mike doesn't mind the time I spend with the dogs, he knows if he complains I will start on him about the quality time he spends with the PS3. It took me about 24 hours to convince him that I NEEDED a second dog.
He doesn't have a clue about training and doesn't care to know. He does take the dogs out for last potty break at night, will occasionally take them to the park for a run, and he likes to walk Amara downtown and "be seen" (He doesn't get to walk Dutch ).
I rarely ask for financial support from him for feeding or vet bills, he thinks the amount of money I spend on food and accessories is stupid. He contributes to the food by hunting, which helps out a lot. Mike actually enjoys watching the dogs tear into their raw meals, but I don't think I could get him to feed tripe if I told him their lives depended on it.
This is a very interesting thread! Funny how many people seem to be in the same boat.
My husband loves both our dogs, and he helps out with a few things (lets them outside at lunch, takes them for occasional walks when I can't) but I do the lion's share of the work, and pretty much all the training.
My biggest complaint is that he's always second-guessing my training methods (he hates that I put the prong collar on tight and high on the neck, like it's SUPPOSED to be) but never offers to help out with it, and doesn't do any research. So we've had a few arguments but nothing we couldn't get through.
The amount of $$ I spend on the dogs would probably be an issue if he didn't spend twice as much on his Harley and his poker games!!
Sometimes I wish he was more involved in the training and activities, but I take what I can get. He is happy to help out with anything "fun" but if there is any work involved--which is the case with most training--he's not interested.
I can really relate to the issues with training techniques.
My husband thinks that he 'knows' best but has not done much reading or research on this subject. Which irks me because I don't do that. I read and research immensely before I do something because I want to make sure that I am doing the best thing or the right thing.
My example is my husband has too tight a hold on the leash.
So, there is not enough slack or looseness that needs to be there. He is a bit bull headed and when I try to correct him, he then hands the leash to me and says "ok, you do it!"
That is my primary complaint too. I wish he would do the reading.
I am going to have to sit on him to get him to watch the marker training DVD's!!! LOL!
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Quote: Joyce Salazar
... That is my primary complaint too. I wish he would do the reading. ... I am going to have to sit on him to get him to watch the marker training DVD's!!! LOL!
But there ya go! Watching a video together way beats reading articles separately!
One owner I work with watched the Basic Ob video http://leerburg.com/302.htm alone and took notes of what she thought were very important highlights for a secondary handler. Then she and her husband watched those parts (about a half-hour) together.
I thought you were going to tell me that I should get a 'prong collar for my husband Scott!!! LOL!
Maybe I can get it on him while he's sleeping?...hehehehe
The 'corrections shouldn't be too bad! JK.
I do get him to look over my shoulder when I am at the computer and when I have the LB site up and I am showing him something interesting.
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