Dogs on furniture/carpet arguments?
Hi guys, so I expect some backlash on this post since we are all animal lovers but hoping I’m not as “in the wrong” as I feel. <PERSON> & I are expecting a baby in 4 weeks, our 1st. We have 2 large breed dogs, in a fairly large house.
In the middle of my pregnancy, we got fleas in our house with all of the pets already treated and regular vacuuming/cleaning tendencies already in place. It really gave me an ick for the dogs being on the furniture and the carpeted living room (the only carpeted room.) We treated everyone again with vet prescriptions and paid for exterminators. On top of that, the dogs ruined a couch cushion by doing circles on it and putting holes in the couch. They would also regularly leave wet spots on the couch from licking themselves, leaving no spot to sit and even more embarrassing when guests would come over. Even if I covered it with blankets it would soak through. We had to buy a new couch since I will not be having our baby on the old musty one.
So he initially agreed the dogs beds would go in the dining room and we would put a baby gate in the living room and nursery. 661
The living room would be off limits since I am worried about the dogs behavior with the new baby, and since they were causing so much havoc between ruining furniture & fleas. So that’s what I did.
Now he is making me feel as if I’m “taking everything away” from the dogs by limiting access from the living room, which he initially agreed to! We have a brand new couch and flea free home. There isn’t fur imbedded in the carpets and couch daily, no stains or wet spots. It is so much easier to clean since I’m the main cleaner of our house, and super pregnant. The dogs still have access to 600sqft of our home and a large fenced in backyard, and go on walks all the time. I don’t really feel bad, but he is making me out to be the spawn of satan over this any time I redirect the dogs out of the living room. I tried to compromise by having a dog couch, but they can’t comprehend why one couch is OK and the other isn’t. I don’t blame them, that’s very confusing.
<PERSON>? Should I cave and just let the dogs back in the living room, potentially sacrificing thousands of dollars (at my expense) and going back to the daily grind of vacuuming hair and flipping wet couch cushions? These are both his dogs and I am living in his house, me being their sole cleaner, groomer, and trainer if that matters. <PERSON>? 661