Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.

My boyfriend has 2 big indoor dogs. He has only bathed them once in the 11/2 yrs. i've know him. When they do got outside it's all dirt. I'd like him to put up a doggie gate to keep them out of the kitchen so it will stay clean of dog hair and dirt. When they are in the kitchen they lay right in the middle of the floor while you're cooking. He says I am not a dog lover. I say that I like a clean kitchen that I can walk in. What do you think? By the way before me he use to sleep with his dirty dogs. He says everyone he knows sleeps with their dogs. Is this a common practice with people that have indoor dogs. Years ago I did have a dog but she sayed outside in a BIG dog house with a grass yard. He thinks that it is cruel to keep a dog outside. What do you think about that?

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

Of course it's not mean. You're a human and they are essentially a wolf. They will go wherever you damn well tell them to go. And no it is not cruel to keep a dog outdoors either. So long as they have food, water, shelter and companionship, they're fine.

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

I don't think dogs belong outside, but ours are not allowed on beds or furniture (though sometimes our laps).

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

People are different. I do think that he should bathe his dogs about every 6 weeks. That is only good doggie hygiene. They must smell something awful. He should respect your desire for a clean kitchen and if he won't put up a gate then you go ahead and put one up.

And no not every dog lover sleeps with their dogs. I don't sleep with mine and I love them to death. They do live in the house with me, but go outside too and are bathed often. I think it is cruel to keep a dog exclusively outside. They are social creatures and need to be with people. What is the point in having one if it only stays outside?

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

Dogs are pack animals and when we decide to take a dog as a pet and family member they regard us as their pack. Hence they should be indoors not banished to a dog house in a I don't care how grassy a yard. Some people I know allow their dogs to sleep with them, some don't, it's a matter of preference for the owner and sometimes the dogs too. As for the kitchen, ask your boyfriend to try and keep the dogs out of the kitchen when you are cooking or cleaning in there. If that's all they do is lay in the middle of floor, how bad can it be? Your boyfriend's wrong, you're not a dog PERSON.

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

Dog house or not I think it's cruel to keep a dog outside permanently. My dog is inside but she is bathed twice a month and also groomed by the vet. But from what you are describing I wouldn't want those dogs in my kitchen either. Have you talked to him about bathing them or getting them groomed. I'm sure they must stink to high heaven which causes the house to stink. Being so unclean is also very unhealthy for the dogs. It's like us not washing our hair for a year talk about yuck! Talk to him tell him you like the dogs but you would like them even more if they were clean.

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

I think your boyfriend should get off his tush and wash his dogs! Those poor dogs are probably filthy!!! And no it is not mean to keep dogs out of the kitchen. If they are well trained as a puppy they will not go in the kitchen. I agree with you a clean kitchen is essential, and plus who wants to be tripping over dogs when your trying to cook. I have trained my dog to sit outside the kitchen and wait for me to be done, and I dont think that's much to ask at all. There is nothing in that room for her anyhow!

As for sleeping with dirty dogs in your bed... ew. But if the dogs were bathed then I would say it's all in your sleeping prefrences. My husband is a cat person, and allows the cats to be in the bed with him when he sleeps, but they sleep on his pillows and head so I could care less, as long as they leave my head and pillows alone! When my dachshund was younger I would allow her to sleep on the bed with my as long as she stayed at the foot of the bed (and I wash my dog quite a bit so it was sanitary) but now, I dont allow her on the bed because she is getting older, and was trying to jump off the bed by herself. So now she sleeps in her kennel with the doors open. I am getting a baby pit bull in 5 weeks, and I will not allow her to be in the bed either, mainly because of the room she will take up! Im already sharing a queen sized bed with my husband and thats enough for me! Plus dogs are just as content on a nice pillow or blanket on the ground.

My mother kept her large labrodor out back alot. He actually liked it better outside, it was almost as if he was claustrophobic when he came inside. (he was also 130lbs so he wasn't very graceful) He was brought inside mostly only at night, or when it rained, and even then it was more up to him than us. So no, it doesn't have to be cruel to keep your dogs outside. It just depends on the dog. I wouldn't plan on turning your boyfriends spoiled pups into outside dogs anytime soon though! They've already tasted the good life, and it sound like they love it!

Good Luck!

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

Maybe you should consider getting a boyfriend with similiar views to your own

Because if a boyfriend of mine even hinted at keeping my dogs outside, he would get kicked to the curb

With some breeds they need frequent bathing others frequent washing can cause skin problems since washing strips oil from there skin thugh a couple baths a year is nornally okay

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

First of all, dogs don't NEED more than 2 baths A YEAR folks. Yuh, if they're covered in mud, hose'em down before letting them back into the house, but frequent bathing strips a dog's skin of its natural oils and can lead to dryness, itching, hot spots.

I don't see the harm in letting the dogs lie on the kitchen floor, so long as they're not on the counters or any other surface that you are using to prepare food. They want to be where the action is, and it probably smells darn good to them.

It is NOT cruel to keep a dog outside, so long as he doesn't have to sleep out there, and can come in during bad weather. Chaining a dog to a tree is cruel, but having a large kennel with a dog house is fine, so long as you don't expect the dog to "live" there.

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

dog lovers do sleep with there dogs.

thy also bath them every month.!!

and a clean dog can go anywhere in the house.

Is it mean to keep dig dirty shedding dogs out of the kitchen? I think a clean kitchen is essential.?

I think you both need training. Especially your boyfriend. It is not common practice to let dogs sleep with you nor is it common practice to allow dogs in the kitchen. Allowing both practices to continue will eventually cause more problems. As for you, dogs need to socialize with humans and people, so keeping them outside all the time is not best for them. If you do this...then why on earth do you have or even want a dog?