Despite my brother never owning a dog, he keeps telling me what I should and shouldn’t do with Blossom, even though he gives me false advice. For example, he was talking about letting her off her lead outside. Maybe some Basset Hound owners do that, but I’ve always been told not to (especially as she’s still young) as if she gets the scent of something she would follow the trail. He is so patronising too, don't let her eat things outside. Even before I got Blossom, I knew that! I mean, come on that's common sense, surely? I don’t claim to be an expert on Basset Hounds or dogs in general, I’m still learning everyday. I have books about them and if I think there’s anything wrong I always seek advice from the vet. However, I’m the one who has slept downstairs for months when she was younger and took her outside at various times during the night to do her business during the freezing cold winter nights. I’m the one who plays with her, walks her, cleans her, feeds her, makes sure she always has clean, fresh water, grooms her, the one who takes her to the vet, etc. He’s going about telling everyone it’s his dog! He doesn’t do anything to help with her, not even walk her. He has played with her twice but he soon gets fed up. I offered him a few months ago, I said ‘If you want to any day you could come out with us when she goes for one of her walks.’ I got ‘Nah, you’re alright.’ I wouldn’t trust him to walk her on his own. He thinks he’s some sort of expert on hounds. He acts as if he’s some sort of saviour, and the way he goes on you would think he pays for her vet bills too. My Dad has told him she is mine. My Dad is so lovely and helps me out with the vet bills and transport to the vets. So, I told him we have a joint ownership. My Dad is really great with her. It really gets to me as my brother does nothing, even around the house to help. I don’t mind if he doesn’t want to do anything with her, but to have the nerve to go about telling people that she is HIS dog and giving me his precious ‘advice’ really gets me. I’ve been looking after her for over a year now and she is fit, healthy and happy. If he was a pet owner I wouldn’t mind, I would appreciate it.
so ****ing lame...
