Dog and wedding

The dog is not invited, you have to comply with this. You could start a family rift and if I was you I wouldn’t want to lose my Son for causing trouble on his special day. Find a dog sitter and go and enjoy your Sons’s wedding like you should.

Wow - Sensitive much Op? And the dog-thing. Oh my days...all I can say is lord help your daughter in law - I do so hope that she’s a mums/gransnet user- I await her MIL posts with interest!

Gosh, I love my dog (soon to be dogs) to bits and can undersand your devotion. However, I really think that dogs at weddings, unless they belong to the bride and groom who want them in their pics, are a no no. From everyone's point of view, not least your own, doggie stays behind on this occasion. There must be some arrangement you can make for him/her. You may want to consider joining 'Borrow my Doggie' if you have no one to help out when you need it. I can't personally recommend that as I'm not a member but have a friend who is and is very happy with her arragement. Worth researching perhaps?

I cannot believe you are even asking about this. You intend putting your dog (much loved as I am sure it is), before the future happiness of your son and daughter-in-law. How do you think that makes you appear to her - what a dreadful start to a relationship.

I think perhaps people have been blunt because it’s such a mad idea! Sorry OP but a dog at a wedding is just bonkers.

This would not be an easy thing for us- as we adopted a 13 year old dog last year. She had lived all her life with other dogs, and for the past 12 years with her son. As we could not adopt both- they had the other dog euthanazed and she cannot be left now for more than a few hours. We tried the best kennels for a couple of nights, and she is not allowed to return- as she cried and then howled like a wolf- all night- setting the other dogs off.

So she would have to come with us- and we would leave her in our car- for a couple of hours at a time- and take her for regular walks- then stay at a Hôtel that takes dogs nearby.

As we know she will jump on the bed- we bring a superKS, tightly woven sheet to put on the bed- out of respect for others.

Would never even consider taking her to a function where we know she would not be welcome. End of.

I am quite sure that new DIL will not want your dog at her home - her position is clear.

You do need to get your head round that.

Callistemon and MawB -

My daughter and her husband actually had their dog at their wedding (and in some photos and the wedding cake topping had a very realistic stylized bride/groom/dog in icing) but, even she admitted later, that the dog had been a bit of a nuisance. I held the lead during the ceremony, which was held outdoors, but she wanted to jump up at the bride as she approached the groom and was whining!

The dog, whom all the family does love, bit off all the expensive flowers pinned to her lead and a sitter had to be found for the day ( while we ate, danced etc. ) as the dog wasn't allowed to be in the hotel venue room on her own. My daughter got told off the next morning, when we all came down for the wedding breakfast, as she hadn't booked the sitter for that.

I think the new DiL will be ramping up for saying no dogs at their house too, especially if children come along, so you will have to start thinking about regular alternate arrangements for your dog if you want to see them often. It's just the way it is. Some people like dogs and can accommodate them, others don't.

Oh you really take the (dog) biscuit kiki!!

Could it be, demanding your dog is present at the wedding, is a ploy to ruin the day/making sure lots of focus is on you and your dog?

I ask this as no matter how many of us have explained how wrong this idea is, you refuse to take any advice offered.

I have had dogs all my life but, as much as I loved them, never, never have I put them before humans.

Bizarre !

Kiki how about the dog staying with a friend/in kennels/with a dog-sitter and..... photo-shopping your dog into the finished wedding photographs?

As above, your dog would indeed be part of the day and you will still have an intact relationship with your new daughter-in-law (believe us, it is vvv important to keep relationships sweet, even 'though we sometimes have to bite our old tongues!) and son...

Worth consideration?

On second thoughts the dog might be fine as long as he can hump the bridesmaid’s leg.

I just had a look online - there are suggestions for 'including your fur babies in your weddings'

Yuk

I've heard of dogs getting married Bluebelle!!
Possibly in America.

The wedding I went to where the dog was the ring bearer was in the UK.

Lots of people have their dog at their wedding Do they really grauntyhelen I ve never heard of a soul having dogs at their weddings I must lead a very sheltered life

are you now convinced Kiki that’s I would be totally the wrong thing to do

I just had a word with the dog.

He doesn't want to go, hasn't got a thing to wear and he heard he might have to have a bath

Woof

Do not even think about taking your dog to the wedding!!

My favourite joke is about Lucylastic!

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Lucy
Lucy who?
Lucylastic, your pants are falling down!

V childish but it cracks me up every time The kids are like this

lucy (love your name by the way)

Have just read all four pages of comments re prospect of the OP taking her dog to son's wedding.
Being a dog lover myself and taking all views into consideration, I have come to this conclusion.
The OP is a total nutter.

You have been told not to bring it - there is no more to be said. Just do as you are told.

I would be frothing at the mouth like a rabid dog if I was your DIL and you ignored my wishes.

I don’t want a row with my son or future Dil but don’t want to leave my dog behind - are you joined at the hip or something?

Do you really and truly fail to grasp that this is not YOUR special day. Your feelings (even if they were reasonable ones - which they are not) are a total irrelevance.

How are you going to establish a future relationship with your DIL if you do not care a jot about her feelings? Or maybe you do not even care about that.

What planet are you living on!!!???

Have we got to 100 yet?

bingo12

Are we going to make 100 posts without OP admitting she is wrong headed on this?

No they don't.
They have photos with their dog.
Nobody has wedding photos with other people's dogs

Even if some couples might want photos with random dogs, this couple doesn’t.

Kiki, why can’t you respect their choice?

What about taking a cat instead?