Plans For Sheds

1–your having a baby, I read that.
2—the dogs both need a professional trainer, obedience classes now.
3–your husband should not have to give up his dog…..the dogs are his babies too,.
4–I dont think you are a dog lover by the sounds of it, well a lot of people are not.
5–understand your concern for the new baby and the huge dogs, this should have been dealt with first…..
6–dont put the dogs in the garage all day, if cant afford a fenced yard, can you afford to buy a kennel run and put up, that will allow the dog freedom to be outside and not be closed up in a dark damp garage with concrete floors, this is not good for the dog at all.
7—you and your husband need to sit down and talk about the dogs, if you cannot afford a kennel run, or a fenced yard, or obedience classes,then yes, talk to him and see if the best thing for all involved if the dogs are re homed…I hate to say this, I am against re homing dogs…its not fair to give up a dog for this reason…..
8—the dogs were there first, then comes baby, and then all the talk of large dogs, shedding hair all over the place….there are things that can be done to help cut way back on the shedding, combing, bathing, and keeping the dog groomed a couple times a week, the coats need to be kept in good condition and this will help.
9—if you just dont think you both cannot handle it, then call a local dog rescue club and they will find good homes for the dogs……..oh man I hate this……but the dogs have to be cared for properly and they come first…………they will not understand why their family is not there any longer, just that they have been thrown away, like hundreds of thousands of other dogs.
good luck on your decision, but you both have to make this one, and not just one person.
Breeder/show/handler 15 yrs.
dogs are not throw aways, they are for keeps……..
just like a marriage vow, you promised to care, love and cherish in sickness and health, now the vow is being broken……you dont want to care for them any longer…..

If your Child was hyper and sheds hair all over the place are you going to get rid of it too…

you can’t make your husbad just out of the blue give up his dog! Thats the meanest thing I have ever heard! Higher someone to take the dog on a walk once a day! Just give the dog a bone and that should keep him busy! Just deal with it “OK”

please dont get rid of him.Thats like saying a child is to much to handle and getting rid of him. Just tell your husband to take him to dog training classes.Please dont get rid of him work it out!!!

It doesn’t sound to me like either of you were prepared to be dog owners. Having pets is a big responsibility, you both took the dog(s) in, take care of them! You will have bad days with your baby, what are you going to do, put it in the garage? Leave home? You both need to grow up.

Does the dog listen to your husband? If so, he’s viewing you as another pack member, not one of the “Alpha dogs”. Try another training session, this time with you bringing the dog, or you could try at home training.

Seriously u should keep the dog he is attacted to the family u cant break the connection but u do need to fix the living. u should tho command him more. are u a dog lover? cuz if ur not thats ur problem

He cares for that dog, have you taken him to obedience classes? That’d be a great help. The dogs can be fine with a child, you just need to make sure they are used to toddlers, and smaller children. I am sure if you just fed and had out water, your husband could take care of the dogs and give them exercise once he gets home.
The reason why he is so hyper, is because he has too much energy! He needs more exercise, you should take him on 2-3 walks daily. 1 long walk, 2 shorter walks will be fine. You should look for a new home, if it does not suit your dogs. You made a promise when you brought in the dogs, you shouldn’t go breaking that promise without trying first.
Good luck!

You should have brought this up before marriage, remember it’s his first baby( I mean the dog). Have someone walk it at least once a day.

I would say try and work with the dog, but it sounds like you have. And with a baby on the way… My suggestion would be to try and find a really good home for him. Under no circumstances would I surrender my dog to a shelter though.
Tell your husband that you didn’t walk around pregnant for nine months to have your baby endangered by an out of control dog.
ADD* Only find him a new home if there’s absolutely nothing else you can do. And, that really doesn’t seem like a good life for a dog, no offense.

Poor dog. It is unfair for the dog to have to lose a home and family just because you guys decided to add a new family member. What kind of training have you tried? Have you tried Exercise??
If I were in this situation, well, I first would have thought about this earlier. And I would invest some time and money to enroll him in obedience classes with a Professional Animal Behaviorist. The animal behaviorist can also help prepare the dogs for the new baby. I would also take notice that if he is hyper, that means he needs more exercise. Does he get walked at all? He probably needs Two long walks a day. It is good exercise for the dog, but also for you. And it will help calm him down while he is in the house. And it can help you bond with the dog, since you are going to be staying home with him all day.
I don’t know how far along you are in your pregnancy. It is probably too late to be thinking about this stuff. I hope this poor dog doesn’t end up at the pound…

Hi, It seems that hubby is attached and loves the dogs and so the best thing to do is for you to become alpha since you are going to be home all day with the dogs. For the hyper dog, there are things that the vet can prescribe to calm it down but best of all would be if hubby can get up an hour earlier and run with both dogs early morning. This will leave them calmer for you during the day. You need to hire a trainer to help you get the dogs to be more behaved and to listen and obey your commands every time. I don’t see any other choices. The garage is a horrible thing to do to a family pet and will make them more out of hand. I wouldn’t put an unrulely dog near a newborn. Need to get those dogs trained immediately. To give to another home, there are so many homeless animals, it will be difficult. The shelters are a very nasty place and they kill animals they deem unadoptable and if there are too many, they make it so they are deemed unadoptable (on paper so they can kill it – like false incident reports). Most shelters where I live do this and if you are in the south of USA, forget it. Unless you can get a rescue to take them.

What a shame. There is always something you can do. I would recommend making a deal with your husband. Have the dogs behavior fixed with a professional trainer, or he will have to find a home for the big guy. Dogs are very hyper when they are ignored and recieve no exercise. There are combs and sprays and shampoos out there to qualm any shedding problems. Quite frankly, if you cannot handle a dog, how can you handle a child?

Are you crazy you are supposed to be loyal to your dogs, especially when you took them in ion the first place. Let your hubby keep his dog but let him find ways to teach the dog to listen to you. I totally understand where your coming from with the new baby coming in and you shouldn’t have to leave just because of a dog. You two should work the situation out so that you both win!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’m sure you are stressed out but I’m afraid the other people are right. We get pets and it should be with the same intention we have kids…good with the bad. I just had my 15 year plus dog put to sleep this morning. He has never been 100% house trained but he loved kids, did tricks, protected the cat and me. Some people would have gotten rid of him. But, the good totally out weighed the bad. My ex boyfriend had more faults than I care to name, but he he was so good to my dog for the last year. He knew it was part of who I was. It was like one of my children.
Sorry, just because your having a baby doesn’t mean you get to call al the shots. Be careful or your husband will get rid of the dog but he will go with it. Wait until you have kids…the first might be perfect and the second might be a oly terror, you find a way to deal with them..tou don’t disgard them. If your husband felt the same as you it would be different…..ask yourself; Is this really the hill I want to die on…..

Well, the way I see it, hubby will not get rid of the dog. Someone needs to take responsibilty in the training of both dogs. I really hear your frustration. Your husband needs to be more understanding to your needs and at least spend alot more time training of them. I understand that you have done some training, but you said “tried”. Does this mean that you guys quit, gave up? It’s a life time commitment for caring and training of the dogs. It never ends after classes are over. You have to put in the effort. It’s not the dog’s fault if it didn’t work.
If this dog is so hyper as you said, it could mean lack of exercise, no rules or boundaries from anyone in the household. Hubby is going to have to make a decision on what is best for the dog.
When I had surgery I wasn’t able to move around much for 10 weeks. I have a rottie with issues of food aggression. Even tho this has cost me alot of money (well spent), he went to a trainer until I was physically able to work him. She helped him over his food aggression issues and other issues. She taught us how to keep up on what he needed.
Right now you do not need the stress. Either he actively shows some effort in training him, and that is hiring a trainer to come to you house and work with the BOTH of you or find the dog a new home.
The warmer weather is here and all the dogs are shedding like crazy. Have your husband take both dogs to the groomers for a good groom. I have been using the FURminator on my rottie for two days now and getting alot of that dead coat off. I keep it by the back door and everytime he goes outside to go potty, I sit on the bench and brush him through. The faster you can get the dead stuff off, the less of the shedding.

You come here asking dog lovers advice on how to get rid of one? That’s like asking people in the religion section where the best place is to get an abortion.
Sorry, but I don’t have a lot of sympathy for someone that has had a dog for 2 years and now that they have a baby they decide the dog is a handful. You are the adult here, you deal with the dog BEFORE you have the baby. Sorry, but I ain’t buying the whole ‘we’ve tried training’ if you’ve tried training and actually stuck with it for the last two years, he wouldn’t be such a handful. This is your fault, not the dog’s and now you want him to pay the price? Nice.

Nrmally I would not go along with getting rid of a pet but if this is a big dog that will spend the bulk of it’s life locked up then not only is that unfair, it is unsafe. Confined dogs are aggresssive dogs. Your husband must think what is best for the dog not for his own wants. The best thing for this dog is to be re-homed. The safest thing for you and the baby to be is for the dog to be re-homed. The fairest thing for the dog is to be re-homed. It would be totally selfish for your husband to keep him under these circumstances.

I agree with Peace and the first answer.
He loves that dog,it’s like “Hey,hun can we give away your baby? He drolls and crys too much”
That’s horrible! He has his rights too!

Let him keep the dog in the garage. First time he chews up something of his, the dog will be gone.

Guess no one is reading your situation. Hello people there is going to be a baby in the house and they have tried training!! Its not right that he is giving the mother of his child no consideration in this matter and just giving a dog a bone is not an answer either. At least you are considering the dogs lifestyle. The dog may actually settle down around the baby but no guarantee on that. You may just have to put your foot down and say its the baby and me or the dog.
I know all the dog lovers are going to give me a thumbs down but Oh well.

you are right, it isn’t a life for a big dog like that, and it is WAY to stressful to take care of a new born and 2 big dogs. I don’t know how you can convince him. I guess threatan to leave him? Because obviously he loves the dog more than you do. I bet a friend would take it if you put it on Craigs List, or in the newspaper.