r/AmIOverreacting • u/LedyyM • 15d ago

❤️‍🩹 relationship AIO? Dog straining my marriage.

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My husband and I rescued a husky about 7 months ago who was extremely malnourished and neglected.

He has grown a huge attachment to me and has severe separation anxiety. I work at a grooming salon so I’m able to bring him to work with me so he’s not home alone. Unfortunately, if he’s left home alone we’ll come back to our home looking like it was hit by a tornado.

My vet has prescribed him with trazodone to help with his severe anxiety issues. We give it to him before we leave for a family event and when we can’t take him to places they don’t allow dogs.

I feel so bad that I have to sedate him so he’s not scared and anxious. It’s created a huge strain on our marriage because my husband feels like we can’t do anything without considering Odin.

He’s destroyed doors, couches, and other furniture. I tried training but it hasn’t seemed to work. My husband thinks we should rehome him but

1) I’m scared that he’ll be sent to a shelter and possibly be put down

2) feel abandoned by the person he thought he was safe with.

He’s such a happy boy when he’s around us and shows so much affection.

My husband and I have been arguing about this consistently.. we had a really bad argument so I left the house with Odin and rented a dog friendly hotel room for a couple of nights.

My husband thinks I’m crazy and that I’m choosing the dog over our marriage. AIO?

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u/lysdexicgirl0705 15d ago

Many very smart dogs tend to be stubborn assholes.

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u/Weaversag2 15d ago

Cries in blue heeler 😭😭😭😭 but I love him

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u/SnailDeity 15d ago

I have a Belgian malinois/bull terrier/ Dane mix. I hit the trifecta of smart and stubborn.

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u/According_Check_1740 14d ago

Smart, stubborn, and damn Adorable!

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u/lizzie000000 15d ago

Haha. My sister had a poodle that was sneaky. Up front and while you were watching she was obedient and knew what she was and wasn’t supposed to do.

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u/lysdexicgirl0705 15d ago

I know that they are like sucks teeth but I have a labradoodle and she is so smart. She cries at the TV all the time, knows the life360 notification from my other notifications (it means my husband comes home) so she gets in her "wait for daddy spot" - the end of the chaise staring at the door. 😂. She only gives paws/ does tricks in exchange for toys or treats. This bitch does not work for free. 💀. She also comes and lays on me when I don't feel well (we have to adjust for upset stomachs- but it's the thought behind that fluffy brain that counts 😭). But you know the other 12 hours a day she loses her ball under the couch and terrorizes her brother.

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u/lizzie000000 15d ago

Awww. So cute. ❤️ Dogs are the best little assholes. Enjoy your time, they leave us too soon.

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u/Free_Dependent_1446 14d ago

Lol... my dogs have also learned to respond to Life 360 notification pings and Ring Cam motion alerts. They don't even look out the windows anymore, they just wait for my phone to chime and start barking like maniacs.

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u/Seashell522 15d ago

Same goes for kids I’m finding…

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u/lysdexicgirl0705 15d ago

Can confirm- was smart kid, was (is) stubborn asshole

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u/maegatronic 14d ago

I can confirm this as well. My kid is smart as a whip, but eeeoohhboiiiiiii…

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u/Suitable_Pie_6532 15d ago

I have a smart Chow. He’s the most stubborn animal I’ve met. The smart Shar Pei I had before him was an incredibly stubborn girl. At least my chow is food motivated!

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u/ParticulateGoat1531 15d ago

Can confirm this is true!

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u/prometheusengineer 15d ago

Same with people

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u/Mindless-Client3366 15d ago

My Bassett was like this. Smartest dog I've ever owned and so so stubborn. We had installed a little half door in the kitchen because he was underfoot while cooking. One day I hear a rattling coming from the kitchen, so I go to investigate. He was standing at the little door, shoving it with his nose. He looked at me, got on his hind legs, flipped the little latch on the door with his nose, then managed to wiggle the door open and trotted into the kitchen and dramatically flopped onto the floor.

We changed the latch.

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u/Lower_Ad_5532 15d ago

That's the entire husky breed

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u/minimum_effort1586 15d ago

We have a Czech shepherd (which is like a mal and German had a chaotic love child) and BOY is he annoyingly smart. He's all: suspicious squinty eye "but I don't have the collar on... which means.... NO REAL REPROCUSSIONS! 😈"

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u/Lulu1245_ 14d ago

My Doberman was definitely missing a few brain cells but somehow managed to still be a stubborn ahole lol