Because i was told yesterday on umpteen occasions to "Get rid of it". To say i was annoyed/upset is an understatement. :(
We went down to look at the new house (still not ready) and called to the out-laws ;) and they said "Don't bring the dog in" Fair enough i thought. So i went across the road so she could wee after the 2hour trip and hubby went in the house, i stood outside for over 30mins slowly reaching boiling point.
Then when he came out the dog jumped up at hubby and nearly sent him flying so again i got the comment "get rid of it"!
I ended up just saying "Look i won't get rid of it so stop saying it, and stop talking to me like i'm your daughter because i'm not, and you have no authority in my life".
My own father is not overly keen on the dog but he's never said anything like that Arrggggh!
Ok rant over....
Sarah :)

Just make sure you have some of those signs that say something like "the dog lives here you don't" (I am sure someone can come up with the correct wording) ready for when they come to visit you.

That wording sounds good ;)

This house is for the comfort of our dogs.  Visitors take second place. 
If you love dogs you'll understand.  If not, what are you doing here?

That's the one we have in our hall.
Sally

That's it!

The really tricky stuff starts when they come to your house and insist the dog goes outside (my MIL insists on bringing her noisy little spoilt Yorkie when she comes here - even though she knows Missy isn't tolerant of other dogs) so my girls have to stay outside.  Which is why we go to see her instead!

Digger i'm hoping on the 1st time of me refusing to put the dog out they will get the message!
I can't talk too much about the out laws because the subject is winding me up and causing some grief at home too lol :D

Off to write and print out that saying for my new hall!!!!

don't/won't put my dogs out for visitors..they don't like it they don't come in.
The only 2 times I have crated by boys for visitors is when a nervous child came in and and once for my dog-terrified aunt from Canada..first time shes visited and then its only till they have settled and the child has been over to the crate to say hello
Archer

My outlaws hated my dogs. So i divorced my husband, therefore solving the problem ;) :D :D

drastic, but effective

:D @ Chloe, thankfully my husband sides with me on the dog issue as for the out laws i really don't wish to talk to them ever again (but i imagine i'll have to)
I always thought once they got to know Dolly she would grow on them, i know she looks big and imposing but she's an angel but alas it looks like they aren't even going to give her a chance.
Can you divorce your out laws? ;)

My inlaws don't mind the dogs but do tell me I have to many, told me a couple of times to get rid of them but they no I/we won't they are our babies...Then I get other pets and say I should live on a farm :D LOL so true. Mind you when they do come over which isn't often I kennel 3 of my boston's because they like to jump up and climb on people, just easier this way and they never stay too long...The odd time if we are going over for a visit I bring Tiva because she is the best behaved and they don't mind her since she has good manners and gets along great with their maltese poodle :)

Personally like the sign,friends welcome family by appointment!

Briony:-)

My in laws love Jazz to bits they buy him christmas pressies and card and bday pressies and card if they cook sunday dinner for us they cook one for Jazz.  His mum loves him to bits and i side with her on the dog front,she wants a westie but her hubby says no so we gang up on him, he cracking slowly but surely :D

Michelle :)

Dont think my in-laws have seen my dogs... (Ive yhad 2 of them for 10 yrs!!!)  It says it all really!
My step mom hates my dogs!  (TUFF!)
Murphy my cross-breed (:D) who i adore like crazy emptied the fridge when my daughter left it open... My step mom said "Get rid of it!" I replied.. "Oh chanelle left it open, there nothing wrong with it" (Referring to the fridge when she was reffering to murphy! :)

No-one in the world will part me from my babies!

Donna and charliex

I've calmed down alot now :D They think my daughter is a handfull, and i keep saying you should see the other kids at school !! They are from the old ways "Children should be seen and not heard". I dyed my hair blonde they didn't like it, we got a new car they didn't like it, so what they think of the dog is the last straw for me. I'm dreading moving as they'll probably pick holes in my choice of decor, furniture etc and i know i won't keep my gob shut :D :D :D
Wait till they see the state of my kitchen floor in a morning after the dog's been digging a crater ;)

I live with my mother in law         but when we are in she acts all nice to the dog
but when we  go out she puts him outside and leaves him out there and pretends shes only just let him out there .....
it does annoy me but i bite my tounge to save an argument.

It's hard isn't it ! I've literally bit mine off because of that comment "get rid of it" ;) Well they called before and hubby just said "She thinks the world of the dog, you made your point so lets not discuss it again" So hopefully that will be it, I guess the dog will still get the dirty looks but she isn't bothered lol she gets worse off the old lady yorkie owners :D

Well my Dad is like your Outlaws, and tells me I live in a kennel not a house. :D :D

I say I know :D :D

Have you seen that Car advert where the mother/MIL critiscises everthing, the devor in the restaurant, the flowers for not being silk, etc etc, then says nothing about the car, then when getting out the car, says, and that hedge needs cutting!!!!

Think at least you have never had to live wityh hwr, so think what you have saved hubby from and make him feel grateful, lol :D :d
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Ok Brainless you made me laugh :D Yeah the advert look surprisingly similar now ;) And i just thought it was me that had that stupid smile (hiding the gritting of teeth) and saying "I know"

Thanks :D :D :D

When they say to 'get rid of it', u should just turn around and politely ask your husband if he would kindly get rid of his parents

:D

I tell anyone non-doggy that comes to my house 'They live here, you don't. If you don't like it don't visit.' I've only had one visit from my step-mother in seven years. Says a lot, doesn't it? Mind you if she knew I had a cat she'd be here tomorrow ;)

My step-father says the boys smell, and they aren't welcome in their house.  Well, OK thats their house.  My house is my house and if they don't like it don't come round.

Unfortunately for him my mother doesn't mind the boys, and adores Christopher, so they come here lots :D

My MIL is a bit of an odd fish.  She has a dog, & has puppy walked, so she's not scared of them, and I could understand her being a bit wary of the Ridgeback as he was bouncy and she lost the sight in one eye to an out-of-control boxer.  She likes Chester, but I think she finds the other 2 a bit busy.  
I thought we got on well enough til I found out that she was telling people I was a bad mother because I went shooting/hunting (basically had some time to myself) after working full time & didn't spend every spare minute with Christopher.  Shall we just say the air was a bit frosty.

Don't talk to me about moving  :O  I've got to find a house first!!!!!!!! and i'm dreading trying to pack

My MiL is terrified of dogs, so Hudson is especially scarey for her because of his size but she always says, when she visits us, that it is HIS house and she will not hear of us putting him outside :)

We wouldn't take him to her house obviously, but she is very good when she comes here ....don't know how she will cope when we get another one though :D

My MiL doesn't dislike my dogs, just my way of bringing them up.  She says I'm cruel to feed them dog food!!  They have always been fed a good quality complete good,  Her cavalier has recently died, after a diet of 'what ever' they eat, she was so over weight that she had both hips operated on, could hardly walk and had trouble breathing....she was only 8! 

My dogs are fed to the instructions and on the amount set, they are happy with it, my vet says they are all in A1 condition......so I try my best to ignore all my dragon-in-laws comments!

My outlaws cant stand me let alone my dog. We were supposed to go to theirs for xmas cos I wasnt supposed to get a puppy until at least next week as she is a birthday present from OH when she found out we got abby she said we could come if we left Abby at home old bag no way I would  leave her all day and night by herself so we went to his sisters instead and on boxing day they came to visit. I took great pleasure in telling her that when Abby is out of her kevin stage we will get another Dobe from rescue and that I ( bit of rough) was going to marry her son next year he he
Mary

Im very lucky as our parents wouldnt willingly have dogs themselves, have tried to talk me out of having a dog in the past, but are always kind to Morse. MiL brings him biscuits as if he was a hairy grandchild, and Morse knows how to ingratiate himself. We wouldnt take him into their houses though.