This may seem like an strange topic for a dog forum.......and she's not my mother in law BUT

why is it that mother in law's always know best? OH's parents came to see the new puppy yesterday and her comments were:

Oh that looks like far too much food for him
These toys are too big for him
You never put a dogs name on its tag etc etc etc

Followed by you need our old dog's toys (no offence but i have had dogs before and i have all their old toys, but we decided to get Leo new ones)
Here you can have some 2 year old dog food that our dogs never had ......... er no thanks and besides Leo is on Puppy food not veteran dog food.

This went on all day about everything we were doing wrong and how in her 50 years of dogs she had never done that, even to the point where she kept shoving him off the sofa without even askin what we though, as it happens we had already discussed the fact that if he does it now, he will when hes am adult, agreed that a dog blanket would be in order and that we didnt mind.

Oh and even our house training methods are apparently wrong, even though he's now about 90% day time trained, possibly more in a week!

Rant Over but it does make me think, what if we had kids? what would she be like then?

Mothers In Law are always perfect :D :D

I know this because I am one

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Of course she would!  :D  Probably worse!!!

Think yourself lucky, I had two Mothers in Law as my ex had a mother and a step mother!

I found the best strategy to use when being told what I should be doing was to smile sweetly, agree with everything they said and then continue doing my own thing.  This saved a lot of aggro and pointless confrontation.

I've only met my mother in law twice, a year before we got married and at my wedding!!!!  She told her son she would disown him if he married me :( , that was 9 years ago and we haven't heard from her since.  The only people she has hurt is herself and her son - silly woman.

Having said all that, I'd give anything to have a MIL.  My husband's mum died 11 years ago and she was lovely.  Could do with her support at times, she would always have known what to do.  :(

Its not only MiL who know best I suffer from friends who constantly give me the benefit of their experience particularly when I dont want it. Funny how those whose opinion I respect tend to be quiet! :) So far Im cruel because I "work" my dog,since when was enjoying hunting Bonios in the bushes work? Feed him the wrong diet, the worng way, spend too much time with him, brush him too often and the latest one is Im irresponsible for allowing Stinkfoot to adopt a Staffy. We all know how aggressive (sic) this breed is and its not a pretty dog for a little girl apparently. GBG,  having dogs is worse than having kids when everyone is an expert too. Just smile and nod and do your own thing. Id cover the settee with tin foil to keep Mil OFF it, but Im not nice sometimes.

Mine is brill, but I do remember Millie being about 10 weeks old, and weeing everywhere (well some of the time!) and her saying "I can't believe she does that, Andrea's (her neice) puppy doesn't do that, she sits by the door waiting to be let out".  Andrea's staff had to have been at least six months old!  Still really got to me though at the time!

My MIL dropped dead, cooking the Sunday lunch, 11 years ago :( Although it had taken us a while to 'get on', I miss her, my husband misses her a lot and my children have missed out on having a grandmother - so, although she wasn't perfect, our family has suffered without her :(

Daisy

I fell out with my 1st MIL just after I left my 1st hubby. She tried to tell me how to live my life so I told her (in her own home ) to mind her own business and keep out of mine. A week later she came to my door and apologised ;) I spent a lot of time with her after that until I moved away. She is now dying from bone cancer. I'll miss the old goat when she goes :D

My ex-MIL is currently dying of cancer. She always did her best not to interfere and she was fantastic with the kids :( She has gone downhill so quickly and they have flown my ex back from Iraq to be with her :( It hasn't sunk in - but if I could take back the times I moaned about her I would :(