Vent - GRRRRR!

[Jaybay]

My mother-in-law is 90 years old and has had a succession of small, annoying, untrained, spoiled rotten "yappits" over the years.  It's been the same thing with every last one of them.  She lets the dog rule the roost, gets in trouble for letting them off leash in her retirement complex where they chase down the other residents, and they end up weighing 3 times what they should because she feeds them junk all day long.  Within a month every dog has gone from being a cool, responsive and friendly dog to a snapping, territorial, constantly barking, and obese menace.  Her latest one, a chi x doxie mix, has suffered with congestive heart failure for the past year.  MIL kept giving her more and more food to "make her feel better" in spite of the vet's orders.  Finally she had to be put down a couple weeks ago.  

MIL's response?  Go right out and do it all over again!  I am so POd with my cousin.  She found MIL a 1.5 year young corgi mix that is very bright and way more energetic that MIL is prepared to deal with.  Disaster!  There is no way she can meet this dog's exercise needs and I cringe to think what he'll be like in another few weeks.  The dog will probably outlive MIL too and I wouldn't subject any dog to cousin's tender mercies.  

I can't stand it!  One more dog absolutely destroyed with "love."  If you had a dog manual from The Dog Whisperer, reverse every single thing he says and you've got my MIL with a dog.  We have tried for years to get her to see the light and it ain't gonna happen.  OK.  I feel better now.  

[lindapalm]

Don't Corgis have stubby legs?  If she over feeds him he'll have brush burns on his belly.  Would she consider having a dog walker?  

[Jaybay]

Even better, she's bringing the as-yet new unnamed yappit down here for the weekend for our niece's wedding.  We'll get to deal with the wild thing driving our two dogs nuts and have to lock up the 2 birds who will be shrieking the entire time.  Calgon take me awaaaaaaayyyy!!!!

[ginger899]

...Oh....M.....G!!!
Words fail me right now, there are just too many of them going round my brain......
But I know why you need to vent! And hope this is a warning to anyone else who might think of doing something similar....(?)

[Misfits4Me]

WOW!!!   I feel better, too & I'm not sure why!!!!!!  Thanks for sharing..... =)  Karla