Please give advice on how to deal with husband's dog?

My husband and I got married a year ago. He has a 40 lb. dachsund/something mix that I don't like. It pains my husband greatly that I do not like his dog. He is always trying to get me to pet it and interact with it.


I don't like the dog because it bites people (6 in the past year including me and my husband) and constantly (daily basis) tries to attack other dogs. Also, it doesn't do anything but beg for food. It doesn't really like to be petted, or play, or romp with other dogs, or anything. It just eats and attacks. I am very worried about it hurting our future baby since I'm trying to get pregnant.


I am planning on insisting a trainer come in once I am pregnant. I feel like then my husband will be more open to changing the way he relates to the dog.


I guess my question is, do you think I should try to act like I don't hate this dog? For my husband's sake, and so that my husband doesn't resent me? On the one hand I think I should, as an act of kindness toward my husband. But the thought sort of enrages me. Why should I have to feel guilty for hating this dog, when anyone in their right mind would hate the dog? What is crazy is LIKING a dog hat hurts people and other people's pets.


Help me!!





By the way, I HAVE read up on dogs and have trained the dog to ';kennel up'; when someone comes to the door so they aren't bitten, and the dog always obeys me when my husband is not home.Please give advice on how to deal with husband's dog?
As a dog lover myself I can tell you I wouldn't like that dog either. It is in serious need of training and if it doesn't get it it will be taken from your husband and killed as a dangerous animal for attacking people. This is not the dogs fault it is your husbands fault.





If you were able to train the dog to ';kennel up'; when people come over don't stop there continue to train the dog and you will find that it will start to listen to you even when your husband is there and you will have a better relationship with the dog.





Dachshunds are very active dogs who need thinks to do to keep themselves amused if you become the one to do this by training it, it will become your dog and not your husbands so much. Check out the animal planet channel there are some very good trainers on this channel and you can get some good info on how to deal with these problems that you are having.





By the way never kick a dog it will only make things worse and is called abuse and you can go to jail for it.Please give advice on how to deal with husband's dog?
If you have trained it already to kennel up, why not train it, RIGHT NOW, to obey you in other commands??





And why did you marry a guy when you hate his dog that he's devoted to???? Depending on the dog's age, he could last another 15 years!!!!!
You should insist on a dog trainer being called in BEFORE you get pregnant or a possible pregnancy is even discussed any further.
Woods. Car. Dog. Rat poison. ';Ran away.'; It's pretty simple.
Just kick the dog when he becomes a bother. Not much else to it.
Um, actually I think you are CRAZY for not liking an animal...this was an innocent animal and through neglect and poor training, your HUSBAND made this poor dog the way he is. Get a trainer NOW but like the horse whisperer...the trainer will fix YOU and not the dog. You both need to be educated on how to properly take care of an amimal. I'm not saying this to be mean. Dogs only act how they are allowed to act...all they want (like everything else in this world) is to be loved.





I had a cat when I was married to my first husband...my first husband was so damn mean to that cat that the cat was mean to everyone. When I got a divorce, it took years of gentleness and love and understanding to get this cat to change...but you know it was WORTH IT because I had him for about 10 years after that and I still mourn him...he was the best cat in the world.





Animals only reflect their treatment. The dog's overweight and probably can be uncomfortable because of this, probably can't clean himself, bites people because he is afraid (was there abuse in the dog's past...or something that happened?)





If you husband doesn't want a trainer, you can call the local humane society and they should have a trainer there that can give you tips and suggestions on how you can change this behavior.





Don't give up...realize that this is NOT the dog's fault...work with the dog, you will grow to love eachother and you will probably have a companion that will love you beyond anything else and you will love it as well/.
I can't believe your husband is so irresponsible that he would entertain the idea of having a biting dog in the same house as a helpless infant. His OWN infant, no less.





I would ';kennel up'; that damn thing every chance I got, and I can see where you are pretty much at your wit's end with this situation.





And I like dogs! In fact I love dogs, and I babysit my friend's dogs all the time! Two golden retrievers and a lab in one home, and a lab, pit bull, and pug in the other home! I babysit for these six dogs all the time!





But this...... this is just TOO MUCH.





This dog is not right in the head, for sure, and I don't know why and I don't particularly care, but if I were you I would draw the line on having it around my baby.





That just can't happen, EVER.





This dog is unpredictable, and as unpredictable as he is around people and other animals, even more so around a little baby, so I'm sure you already know to never, EVER leave it alone in the same room with your child, or the end could be so tragic, and I don't think I am over-stating this, it happens all the time, you read about it in the papers.





So, yes get that damn thing some training, a trainer, more ';kennelling up';, WHATEVER, until your husband comes to his senses.





Sheesh!
I think you need to start watching The Dog Whisperer. The dog needs exercise...and lots of it. It needs discipline...and lots of it. When you walk your dog, have it on a short leash so that it is directly next to you instead of 6 feet ahead of you on a leash. One of my dogs PULLS a lot when we take a walk, so I have a gentle leader collar; it goes around her snout. In addition to stopping the pulling, it stops her from trying to bolt when we see the neighbor's roving chow chow, cattle, horses, or even chipmunks. Prior to getting the gentle leader collar, she nearly ripped my arm out of the socket trying to get to a chipmunk. Now she becomes immediately submissive and calm after trying unsuccessfully to run after some random animal.





Why wait until you get pregnant to insist on a dog trainer? Your dog has already bitten people and attacks dogs. Why isn't that sufficient reason to take your dog in for obedience training? Unless you are married to Archie Bunker...you are allowed to be insistent on things in your marriage. Find your spine. If the dog always obeys you when your husband is not home, then your husband is the one who needs the training. Your husband is giving off some energy that is making the dog act like the alpha in your family pack. You and your husband need to be alpha.





Dogs do what they are allowed to do because the behavior is reinforced. Quit feeding people food to the dog. Make it lay down. Our dogs don't beg...because we don't allow them to. We only feed our dogs twice a day. They have to be in a sit position before they are allowed to eat. We taught this to each of our dogs on Day 1.





Exercise, discipline, and you and your husband being the leaders of your family pack will create a change in your dog's behavior.





EDIT: BTW, don't get pregnant until after the dog has been trained...(actually after your husband has been trained). The dog's behavior is more because your husband has ceded control to a dog. If he can't control a dog to the point that it is chaotic in your home, you will have this issue times ten when it is a real live child instead of a dog.
I am sorry to tell you this, but that dog needs to be put down !


A dog that bites and is agressive twards people and other pets cannot be trained. You need to explain this to your husband and your fears are justified. Yes it is crazy for your husband to want a dog like that.





I was raised with pets and had them most of my life. I have 3 dogs now and considering adopting a fouth. So I am not a animal hater.





I would take fido to the vet or the pound to be put down asap.


I dog like that is not right mentally and is a danger tyo you and anyone near him. He cannot be trained.