Pets can be a point of contention when it comes to couples who are looking to move in with each other, as combining households might mean you end up with more pets than you can handle if you both already have furry friends.
But one man has told his girlfriend she'll have to get rid of both of her dogs if she ever wants to move in with him - even though he'll be keeping his own.
The man explained his girlfriend has two German Shepherds that he claims are "untrained", and while he understands her love for her pooches, they often "act aggressive" toward his Chihuahua named Johnny.
The man also said he's told his girlfriend to leave her dogs in the care of her roommate, who already helps her look after them, but she has slammed his decision as unfair.
In a post on Reddit, he said: "I have recently moved into a bigger apartment and my girlfriend, who is planning to move in with me, has insisted on bringing her dogs. She has two German Shepherds that she and her roommate look after. Both of them I've only seen a handful of times, and unfortunately, both dogs act aggressively (growling and snapping) towards my chihuahua Johnny.
"I've told her that this was a concern, I've had him for over eight years so if anything happened to Johnny I wouldn't know what to do, but she brushes it off as her dogs 'being puppies' and that they were actually sweethearts who are just curious about him.
"Her dogs are problematic. The few times I saw her roommate walking the dogs they were getting up close and sniffing every person walking past and barking loudly at other dogs. They are clearly untrained, it's a miracle that no one complains about it.
"I brought up the issue and she said she was working on it but the last time I saw her dogs around in public, their behaviour hadn't improved. which makes me think she doesn't care and that they will continue to act the same way towards my boy Johnny.
"I've suggested that she leave the dogs with her roommate, or with a shelter, because I don't think our dogs can live together safely. She won't accept it, telling me that they are hers and that they are friendly and won't ever harm my dog.
"I've even said that she didn't have to part with her dogs, if we lived together she could just travel to see them but she complained about the distance and how she doesn't have time to travel that far.
"It was either her dogs or mine but I can't part with Johnny, so after giving her a condition that if she can't leave hers then she shouldn't live with me, she started crying.
"She broke down saying things like how are we going to be together in the future if I wouldn't even let her live with me. I told her over and over that she could but she just couldn't bring her dogs, and if we couldn't live together then we wouldn't be able to see each other often anymore.
"After an hour of her trying to convince me I lost my cool a bit and said that she should just get rid of her dogs. She got up and left and wouldn't even answer any of my calls, it's been a few days now and I'm nervous to even visit her to make up for it. She doesn't seem to care about Johnny and I think that she overreacted."
Commenters on the post were split, as while many agreed that if she wants to move in with him then she should accept his rules, others said it was unfair of him to expect her to give up her dogs.
One person said: "It's your apartment and you are not legally bound to each other. She needs to sort out training her dogs and/or letting her roommate keep them."
While another added: "I think your relationship is over. You threw down an ultimatum - you or the dogs - and she chose her dogs. Not sure why you're surprised she won't give up her dogs when you know you won't give up yours."
And a third posted: "That kind of ultimatum sucks and is pretty immature. You need to work together on this and ultimatums help no one.
"At the same time, your girlfriend sucks for being an irresponsible dog owner. Those dogs are dangerous not only to your dog but to other people too, especially children."
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