Two High-Energy Dogs Cause A Rift Between Their Owners And Friends After Disrupting Game Night

"This is their Home, you're just a guest. They shouldn't lose their home just because you're here!"

Chelsi

• Published in Animal Stories
• September 3, 2022

Having pets is like having roommates. Although like roommates, there are boundaries that need to learn.

Dogs are pets that can be rowdy. Whether they are small or large, they need to be trained in order to keep peace and understand what they are allowed to do. Most of the time, when owners couldn't handle the training alone, they seek professional trainers for help.

This sort of training would prevent them from hurting themselves or hurting guests. In a story that a Redditor shared on r/aita, this was a problem that kept him from enjoying a game night with his friends.

Two of the people in the group are married and own homes so it was logical for them to hold it in their place. The only problem is the couple owns two disruptive lab mixes that interrupt game night a lot, much to OP's frustration.

The couple tries to tire them out but it would only last for a while before they're coming back to the table asking for pets and play. The worst part was when they would steal food from the group while playing.

OP suggested ways to keep them from interrupting the game which the couple reluctantly agreed. But after failing with the first one, OP suggested other ways and made one of his friends snap at him.

He then tried to make them compromise with choosing other places to play but they shot it down. OP disclosed after that he wouldn't be able to go anymore to game nights due to being uncomfortable which got the couple really upset.

Here's how game night got stressful for OP

OP and his childhood friends reconnected and started to play DND again

Since two of their friends, who were also a couple, could accommodate the group in their homes, that's where they held it

OP is a cat owner while Chris and Ashley are not. It would be fine but the dogs were being disruptive

There isn't one game night that wouldn't have them interrupting things

OP suggested things that they could do and although the couple reluctantly agreed, none of them worked

After having his other suggestions shot down, Ashley snapped at OP about the dogs' freedom

When they tried to think of a compromise of moving the game to a different place, the couple said it wouldn't work out

OP then called it truce and told them he wouldn't be able to attend anymore which upset the couple immensely

This is an edit of OP about the dogs' training

As someone who can relate, this is what a Redditor had to say when it came to untrained dogs

Not only could those dogs hurt others but also themselves

But OP clarified that the dogs in fact have a trainer

It seems as though the training is not effective or OP's friends are not following through with the training

Since the dogs are rescues, it is understandable they have anxiety but they can help them be comfortable

Not tolerating disruptive dogs doesn't mean that you dislike dogs all together

They should consider why OP was there in the first place and it's to play a game that requires peace

While the couple are right that it's also the dogs' home, OP is a guest that they disturb

OP is allowed to decline going to their house because he is uncomfortable and it would rather feel forced than fun

It's a boundary that OP can prioritize like his friends who are also allowed to prioritize their dogs

No one is blaming the dogs but also they voted OP as NTA

Whenever dogs are trained by professionals, it's only effective if the owners carry out the training and practice with them a lot. It takes a lot of patience, especially for high-energy dogs.

OP's friends were right that it was the dogs' home as well and so they are free to do what they want according to their owners. Although OP also has a right to decline game nights if he is uncomfortable and there is no compromise agreed from both parties.

Chelsi