Just can't handle the big dogs

[chichime]

Well I posted an earlier thread about how I love my 3 chis and I am definitely a small dog person. I have two other dogs that are labs (my hubbys). They are lovely but they are driving me insane. I had outpatient surgery last week and still recuperating. My chis just sat on my lap and were so content. While the labs were so loud and needed so much care and attention. My chis are trained to use pee pads so never going outside, can sleep late with them and no big turds in my yard. They are destroying everything we own! My house is full of dirt/hair from their mess. I have to mop so often I have no free time to myself. Needless to say my concern is with the chis. I am so afraid that they will hurt one of them. All my chis are 3 lbs. and delicate. I have gotten to where I don't let them near each other. I spend all my time switching dogs from room to room.

I am sorry to vent but am I a bad person for considering a new home for them. I would never send them to a pound but would find a loving home for them. I just can't take big dogs and all the crap (literally) that goes with them. Please share your thoughts of what I should do for them.

[Bren75]

personally, I think you should do what you feel best is for everyone.... IF you can't handle it and feel another home would be better suited then that is what should take place..... There is no reason to keep them and suffer.... not only will they be unhappy, you will be unhappy too and possibly may come to resent them.... not fair to anyone.
While it is a hard and personal decision and many may chime in this way or that.... just know at the end of the day its really up to you..... You know your situation best!

I wish you nothing but hugs and best wishes no matter what you decide!

[cinnamon]

I agree with Bren, I think the best think should be to find a house for the two labs, so that everybody can live quite.

[2Chiwawa]

If you are not happy the big dogs are not happy and if you and the big dogs are not happy your husband is probably not happy either. Eventually the big dogs will get out by mistake and get to the little dogs and that will not be safe for any of the dogs. Your pets should be your pleasure rather than an added stress in you life. Try to find the big dogs nice new homes so you all will be happier.

[Romans Mom]

Chichime, I totally understand what you are going through, and keeping your Chihuahuas safe should come first if you think they're in danger of being injured. My husband and I always had large dogs, Old English Sheepdogs, German Shorthair Pointer, Pit Bulls, Border Collie, Syberian Husky...so I love large dogs as much as I love Chihuahuas. I agree with you on the clean up of poopie. :) We had cattle, so all mine loved to roll in the cow pies and come home for us to enjoy how good they smelled in their perfume- :lol:-it was terrible to clean up. LOL Now with the Chihuahuas, it's just a little bird poo. haha Chihuahuas are easy for us to handle and clean up after. And when I had to rehome my German Shorthair for my reasons, I went to visit Bo. He came up to me and had me pet him, but toodled off to play and was very happy in his new home. He didn't hold a grudge against me--he adapted right away in his new loving home. So please don't feel bad; It's OK for you to rehome your dogs. :flower:

Coco, Lexi and Izzy are darling, by the way.

[Hercules Momma]

Chichime.. have you been staying at my house??? This sounds exactly like what I go thru daily with our new lab, Sydney.. on days I don't work, my husband doesn't take Sydney to work with him.. that means I can't sleep late. I'm not asking to sleep till 10 or later, just 8 would be nice.. she wakes me up putting her huge sharp, scratchy paws on my arms, face, legs.. (I've got several scratches that left deep marks drawing blood) Now I wear a long sleeve shirt to bed to protect my arms. Then their's usually a huge turd waiting to surprise me at some point in the day.. no matter how often I let her out. ( I let her out all the time!) She's very rough in how she plays, I don't believe that she would intensionally hurt the H2's, but the blow from a paw is severe. She'll run thru the house and then jump from couch to chair and sometimes poor Hummie is under a blankie and gets stepped on.
I'm also mopping our house constantly.. the hair seems to be everywhere.. I never noticed it with the chi's.
I'm looking forward to warmer weather and our yard getting sodded so that her sweet, big butt can go outside!!!

If you did give them away to another family, as long as they were a loving family that would give them a good home. Everyone would benefit.