I can’t even describe to you the anger i feel right now. basically my mum absolutely doesn’t like my dog because of something he cannot control. My dog drops a lot of fur, he is a jack russell terrier x wire haired so his breed basically requires him to drop fur. She is sick of the house being messy from the dog hair and insists the carpets are beyond saviour.I suggested i would vacuum the house every week but she said that the dogs hair flies everywhere anyway and the min its vacuumed up, more will come so there is no point. I already groom him regularly but as i said earlier, his breed is prone to shedding fur.

She said that her brothers in china always change dogs as they get older (my dog is currently 4 years old) and u should never raise a dog for its full life, its easier to just send it away to a shelter or someone else and get a brand new, cute little puppy instead. SHE INFURIATES ME SO MUCH with this comment, i am an avid animal lover and believe all animals deserve love and care, not just the ones that are cuter than the others and if u have raised a dog for 4 years, you DO NOT just send it away because it isnt cute or other ridiculous factors the dog cant help such as shedding fur. she says he is useless, has no value as hes a mutt, not pretty like collies etc. and a burden to our home. she said if she had a non shedding dog she would take it for drives in her car but because he sheds fur, she refuses to take him out and would rather him locked up at home if i cannot take him out for a walk. shes been talking with my grandpa to try and convince him the same and he lived in china for 30 years and has different beliefs to westerners (im asian australian) and he also tried to convince me about the beautiful dogs we could have instead of my dog and how cute they are.

BTW my mum is asian and when she used to live in china as a girl, they ATE dogs so she feels no sympathy or attachment towards them clearly. i have had so many huge fights with her this past week and it was mostly stimulated because the dog had jumped on the couch while we were away and because I (it was my fault) didn’t cut his nails short enough, they pulled out some of the wool in her grey jumper and she was pissed off. she started kicking the baby gate we have furiously until it was bent and threw my dogs bed off the balcony.

I have tried countless times to calmly talk to her rationally but nothing will process and she has threatened numerous times that i will come home one day and see the dog is gone. Ive threatened her that i will leave if the dogs leaves so she has to make a choice. i love animals, i love my dog and there is no reason he needs to leave our home because of a biological factor he cannot control. i am someone who doesn’t see the need to send my dog away simply because of something natural such as aging. she said this dog is worthless and there is no use keeping him. shes also made up a whole bunch of bulls**t excuses such as ‘the dog is affecting your studying’, ‘the dog is bad for your health and we’re all going to end up with fur in our lungs’ . TRUST ME do not tell me to try and speak to her calmly u dont know how many times ive done that, what can i do? wat do u think of my mum? I am so angry.

* 22 minutes ago
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EDIT: I AM ALREADY USING A FURMINATOR. it helps but doesnt solve the problem