Backstory: I bought a puppy during the summer and started trade school a couple months ago. My brother does most of his college classes online, and for the ones that aren’t online they are only a couple hours a week at the most.
The problem is my brother has his own dog, and treats my dog very unfairly. His dog gets to go on walks daily (sometimes multiple times a day) and he could take my dog as well but chooses not to. He claims it’s because my dog barks at everything, but he crates my dog when he takes his outside which leads to my dog crying in the crate anyways. I’m exhausted and it’s dark when I get home so I can’t walk my dog myself. He does the same thing if he takes his dog to a pet store, leaves my dog crying at home.
My brother also works with and trains dogs, yet ignores mine EVERY DAY while he works with training his own dog. He could easily help me to train my dog, but refuses and says I should but i’m not a dog trainer nor can I afford one.
I just think since he’s home he could be doing more. Especially since my dog is a cute little (10 pounds full grown) breed, so it’s not like he’d be doing much extra since he’s already doing all this for his huge dog.
YTA
You care for your dog or find it a home that will
Your brother has zero obligation to help
Have you offered to pay him?
YTA. This is YOUR dog and YOUR responsibility. Not your brother’s. I feel sorry for your dog.
(Edit to add missing word.)
YTA. Your dog your problem. Didn’t sound like you’re ready for one. Please find a good home for the puppy.
Why would you get a dog and then expect someone else, who had nothing to do with you getting the dog, to take care of said dog? Puppies are a complete pain in the ass, and your brother has his own shit going on. ABSOLUTELY YTA
YTA…Your dog is YOUR responsibility. If you don’t have the time or resources to properly care for an animal, find a home that does.
YTA. It really sucks when other people won’t step up and take on YOUR responsibilities. How dare your brother not step in to deal with the dog you got, and while you are not around or taking care of it, he shows his own dog more attention. My god! The injustice! It’s almost like your brother is prioritising taking care of his own responsibilities before he steps in to bail you out! Seriously, I hope this is AI. If not, I think the real TAs are OP’s parents because they raised a real winner here.
YTA
If he wanted to take care of another dog he would have gotten a dog.
It’s YOUR dog. It’s YOUR responsibility to take care of it or to pay someone else to help take care of it.
Honestly though, you shouldn’t have even gotten the dog if you weren’t prepared to care for it.
YTA. Your dog, not his. Could he bring it along? Sure, but that’s not his responsibility, especially every day. Have you offered to pay him?
Edit: What DO you do to take care of your dog?
YTA for getting a dog you don’t have time for and then expecting your brother to pick up the slack.
YTA, you have no business keeping this dog. You have no time or resources to care for it. You need to rehome it immediately, every day it stays at your house is furthering the abuse.
YTA why would you get a dog if you haven’t the ability or the time for it?
I think I literally read your brother’s POV last week….
It’s your dog, not your brothers. Don’t get a puppy if you’re too busy to train it and too exhausted to take proper care of it. If your brother wanted a 2nd dog he’d get one. YTA
You are totally the asshole. Let me make sure that gets tallied: YTA.
You got a puppy that you refuse to take care of.This is not your brother’s dog. He did not sign up to take care of your dog. You are a terrible pet owner and you should be ashamed of yourself.