I've been wanting a pet for over 20 yrs now and seeing the UPS DOGS FACEBOOK PAGE just melted my heart.
My ex-wife of 19 yrs wanted NOTHING to do with any animals at all (huge red flag that I kept ignoring).
In 2016 after the landlord booted us out of the home we had been living for 14 yrs by illegally changing the terms of the lease, we were house hunting for rentals or to buy a home.
At the workplace a fellow manager reminded me that our brother company is Ditech and I can easily get a mortgage with ultra low closings costs. So I applied and was approved for a $380,000 loan and then we went house shopping.
For about 3 times per week we would go out driving and looking at places and meetings with realtors etc. Then one evening while going to a viewing I said to her "well I'm glad we're house shopping as now I can FINALLY have my pets dogs & cats".
The EX looked at me and said "sure you can, just as long as you keep them over YOUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE!"
Suffice to say that ended all prospects for buying a house for me, especially as she had taken off 5 yrs from working during the time I was at that workplace and I was paying for everything.
Here’s something to consider. If your dog is doing something he shouldn’t, and you slap your hand with a rolled up newspaper, your dog is going to stop.
Try that with your wife.