I can understand the guys frustrations. You want the dogs over him. Wouldn't that naturally bother anyone?
I hate the idea of an ultimatum though that was stupid of him. Still refusing to give your dogs away to good homes? It's not like he was asking you to put them down. Hope you find someone who loves dogs and can accept the dogs are more important. Keep looking and you will find him.

Either wait, or expand your age limits a bit. Many of the guys your age are way too immature to be able to handle someone who is very devoted to their pets.

I can understand the guys frustrations. You want the dogs over him. Wouldn't that naturally bother anyone?
I hate the idea of an ultimatum though that was stupid of him. Still refusing to give your dogs away to good homes? It's not like he was asking you to put them down. Hope you find someone who loves dogs and can accept the dogs are more important. Keep looking and you will find him.

i have a rat terrier and everyone argues with me that she is either a Chihuahua,Fox Terrier,or a Jack Russell Terrier.



i hate that crap!.i've had her 7 years,i think i know what kind of dog i have

My dog has been with me for 10 years...I don't even know anyone that has been around me that long...dog wins.

I don't like women who bring their dogs into my house and they pee or poop on my floor or get into stuff. Its caused relationship problem when Ive had to tell them not to bring their animals over anymore.

Of course! I wouldn't like that either! You have to be responsable for your pets. It sounds like the OP is.

Hell, I'm jealous of my dog.

He has more women flirting with him than they flirt with me.

But, then again, he's better looking.

I love my dog Koko, and for the most part she goes everywhere with me. I can understand that you are there for your dogs, and need to feed them and water them. What you said was connected to saying something about staying over at his house for two or more days, etc...

Well...

If I go away and stay somewhere, my parents don't mind looking after my dog. So... if you are going to go away for a day or two to kindle your love relationship, why can't you leave your dogs with a responsible adult babysiiter type and detach from them for a bit?

Having dogs is sort of like having kids. You have to do things for them that they can't do for themselves. And if you want a night on the town, etc... you have to first figure out what you're going to do with the dogs.

My dog is good at home for about 8 hours... then she needs me. She is always inside, and always has water, but her natural parts need to visit the grass outside... ha. She's going to need to go potty sometime. So being a pet owner means you're committed to tending to your pet in some way about every eight hours.

Now the person with the 12 or 13 cat thing... whew... my only problem with that is wondering how you can possibly keep up with emptying the cat box in a hygenic and tidy manner. I think 12 cats, I think nasty sm,elling cat box 24/7. Ewwwwww... It seems a bit obsessive. One dog is enough for me. She's quiet, almost never barks, bumps my elbow with her nose when she's gotta go out, and sits on her bed and frumps at me if she is hungry. And in 13 years, she's never once peed or pooped inside... that has to be some kind of doggie record...

Back to the weiner dogs...

If the guy you have your eye on doesn't like your dogs, then drop him like a hot potato. Picture this, there are guys like me that LOVE dogs, and I like cuddling with them, petting them, playing with them, and all the dog stuff.

I don't particularly like little yappy dogs, because their tiny little yappy barks hurt my ears, and it gets annoying if the master doesn't control the animal and let's them yap and bark at every little sound. I have a dog, I give her plenty of attention, and she know what "no" means. It is instinctual for a dog to bark at starngers, etc... but yappy yappy yappy stuff gets extremely annoying. You or the dog owner might be used to it, but that's asking a lot of anyone to put up with all them yaps... period.

Kids can be annoying, too. Some parents do not bridle their kids whatsoever and they run around like wild Indians when visitors come over. It takes patience and skill to keep respect and calm in the home, and you single moms or single dads might learn something about scaring off potential mates from what I'm saying.

I dated a woman who home schooled all four of her children, ages 8, 8, (twins), 12, and 13. They were some of the best behaved children I had ever met. NOT the type that scream for candy at the grocery store... (kids do that because you buy them candy...) Kids can be quiet, I've seen it with my own two eyes. They can be obedient, and they can be respectful.

It took a great mother to hone her children to such skills.

In this same light, it takes a great pet owner to train your pets so they don't bug the livin' crap out of every visitor you have... some folks have no restraint on their pets whatsoever. Bark, bark, bark... at every little stupid thing... yap yap yap... at every little noise... its ridiculous how much people put up with. You should visit my house and see how quiet and gentle my very loved dog is... I think it is because I spend TONS of time with her, treat her really well, and I run the house, not her.

Some people let their pets run the house.

Some people let their kids run the house, too... including hogging the remote control, eating when ever the heck they please, coming and going during company, etc, etc, etc...

There may be more to your dog story than meets the eye. Maybe there are some things you need to be doing to keep your dogs under control, that would help your men friends feel a bit more comfortable around you. Its not about your dogs, its about you... What are YOU doing to restrain your dogs? If "nothiong" is the answer, then there is the answer to your question of why men hate your dogs.

And 12 cats?

I wouldn't even go into a house where there were 12 cats... haha. That's just too dang many for me. One or two I can see... 12 is some kind of psychological problem yet undiagnosed!!!

Well...

If I go away and stay somewhere, my parents don't mind looking after my dog. So... if you are going to go away for a day or two to kindle your love relationship, why can't you leave your dogs with a responsible adult babysiiter type and detach from them for a bit?

i never said their more important but i refuse to give them up for 3 reasons.

1. i promised when i got them that they'd live out their lives with me no matter what
2. i dont like being told what to do
3. i love them

I also had the dogs BEFORE the guy... so he met me with them... how can you tell someone to change something that was there before you were?

I don't like women who bring their dogs into my house and they pee or poop on my floor or get into stuff. Its caused relationship problem when Ive had to tell them not to bring their animals over anymore.

umm how the heck can you compare the love for a dog with the love you have for your significant other??

Yes the dogs will always win, because they will ALWAYS be there... no matter what.

SO youre telling me that its a choice, a bf or my dogs? You must be insane but fine if it truly is that way then dogs it is

I'm gonna be the crazy weiner lady and you know what i'll probably be happier with them then with any man.

because their mine. my responsibility. no one else asked for them but me so it wouldnt be fair to ask anyone to take care of them for any period of time. I went to las vegas and ended up paying my parents to watch them and felt horrible... i cried the plane ride there because i didnt want them to think i abandoned them. i just think that if i had a child i wouldnt be able to run away for a weekend and no one would ask me too or be madd that i didnt.. but dogs are disposable for people so i should just dump um somewhere when i'm tired of them.

i put my weiner dogs before anyone , i even put them before myself. i see to it they get the best care , the best food , best bed to sleep in , the best love ..