This Woman Was Asked to Rehome Her Dog of Six Years Because Her Friend’s Child is Allergic and the Entitlement is Truly on Another Level
We have all heard about the “choosy beggar” trope, but one woman on Reddit just encountered the final boss of ungrateful houseguests. Imagine opening up your property to a close friend in a financial crisis, letting her and her entire family live in your guest house rent-free, only to have her demand you get rid of your best friend. And by best friend, we mean your dog of six years. If you have ever wanted to tell someone to look a gift horse in the mouth from the comfort of a hotel room, this story of Milo the Golden Retriever is going to make you hug your pets a little tighter.
The Original Poster (OP) has a six-year-old Golden Retriever named Milo who is basically her world. When her friend Erica fell on hard times, the OP stepped up like a true MVP and offered her guest house as a temporary landing pad. She was upfront about the fact that Milo lives on the property and shares the yard. Everything seemed fine until a week in, when the “favors” stopped being enough and the demands started getting wild.
Erica suddenly dropped the bombshell that her five-year-old daughter is allergic to dogs. Now, we aren’t talking about a life-threatening, emergency-room kind of allergy. We are talking about the “itchy and sniffly” kind. Instead of asking for a HEPA filter or perhaps keeping the kid out of the yard when the dog is out, Erica went straight for the nuclear option. She told the OP that she needed to rehome Milo entirely because his mere existence in the shared yard was “too much of a risk.”
The OP, having a functioning brain and a heart, said absolutely not. She reminded Erica that she was doing her a massive favor by providing a roof over their heads for free, and rehoming her family member was off the table. Erica’s response was to pull the ultimate guilt trip, accusing the OP of valuing a dog over a “real human child.” It is a b!tch move to move into someone else’s house and then try to evict the permanent residents.
The emotional commentary here is a sh!t-show of misplaced entitlement. The “just a dog” argument is a k!ller for any pet owner. For many of us, our dogs aren’t just accessories; they are the family we chose. To ask someone to abandon a loyal companion of six years because your kid has the sniffles—while you are living on that person’s charity—is a level of audacity that belongs in a museum.
Some people in the OP’s life are actually calling her heartless, suggesting she should “compromise” because she doesn’t have kids. But what exactly is the compromise here? Cutting the dog in half? Giving him away on weekends? There is no middle ground when it comes to rehoming. It is total bullsh!t to suggest that child-free people should sacrifice their lives and their pets just to accommodate a guest who isn’t even paying rent.
Erica and her family ended up leaving to stay with in-laws, and now she’s barely speaking to the OP. Honestly? Good riddance. If a friend is willing to blow up a relationship and a free housing situation over a non-dangerous allergy, they weren’t much of a friend to begin with. It’s a haughty b!tch move to act like the victim when you are the one trying to dictate the terms of someone else’s household.
Let’s be real for a second: if your child has an allergy, it is your responsibility as a parent to vet your living situation before you move in. You don’t move into a “dog house” and then complain about the fur. The OP was clear about Milo from the jump. Erica knew the deal, and she chose to try and manipulate her way into a dog-free yard at the expense of her friend’s happiness.
The fact that the daughter was only getting “itchy and sniffly” makes the demand even more ridiculous. There are things called antihistamines that work wonders for minor allergies. To jump straight to “get rid of the dog” shows that Erica has zero respect for the OP’s life or her bond with Milo. It’s a sh!t-show of a parenting tactic to teach your kid that the world has to change its entire structure to suit their minor inconveniences.
This story is a reminder that some people will take a mile if you give them an inch. The OP tried to be a good person, and she was rewarded with an ultimatum. We are firmly on Team Milo on this one. A Golden Retriever who has been there for six years has more “squatter’s rights” than a friend who just showed up with a suitcase and a bad attitude.
So, is she the ahole? Not in this lifetime. She set a boundary, protected her pet, and realized that her “friend” was actually a vulture in disguise. We hope Milo got an extra-large treat for surviving the week with people who didn’t appreciate his golden soul.
What would you do if a guest asked you to get rid of your pet? Is a child’s comfort more important than a dog’s home, or is Erica the most ungrateful friend in history? Let us know in the comments if the OP was “heartless” or if Milo deserves a trophy for being a good boy!
