Owning a dog is a huge commitment - and not something you can click pause on. As an owner, you are responsible for your pet's wellbeing and must meet their physical and emotional needs to the best of your ability.
This includes their feeding, walking and socialisation as well as keeping them up-to-date with vet visits to check over the things you might not be qualified for. And that's exactly the point one mum tried to prove to her husband and children after they started sharing an interest in owning a dog.
Taking to Reddit, the mum said: "Before we got married and had kids my husband and I agreed that all big decisions required two yes or no votes. Well our two oldest kids and my husband want a dog. I do not.
