How do I [23F] talk to my roommates [27M,F] about their untrained dog?

Hi r/relationships! I seem to come to you a fair amount, specifically for advice regarding roommates. To preface this, I will start by saying I have had major issues with roommates not training their dogs in the past, so I would have never agreed to this if I had been given the option. I'm also not a dog person in general. I don't hate dogs, I've just found that 99% of people I've met don't train their dogs properly and as a result I find most dogs fairly irritating.

I moved in with B [27M] and D [27F] in May of this year. We havent had many major issues and generally things have been amicable. I will note that I am renting directly from them as they own the house I currently live in. When I moved in, they had 2 cats, and I had 1. This is still the case. However, a couple of months ago, while i was at work, I got a text from B that said "Hey just so you know we're bringing a dog home today, just a heads up."

I wasn't asked for my opinion on the matter, and I was only given about three hours notice about it. The dog is fairly decently sized and is a pittie/boxer mix of some sort. He is a sweet dog but is a rescue and as such, some very glaring issues have come up that havent been addressed by my roommates. Firstly, I've only actually ever witnessed them take him on one walk, ever. They do take him with them sometimes when they go on errands, but I'm not sure they do any exercise for him when they go on these types of outings. I suspect he is under exercised as a result of this.

He has also gotten into the trash on multiple occasions, one of which I cleaned up after. The same day, he got into the ramen I had just bought and put in the cupboard, which unfortunately is at floor level. My roommates did not mention or discuss this incident with me, nor did they offer to pay for the destroyed food. (I know big packs of ramen are only a few bucks, but I'm living below the poverty line as it is and I find it rather inconsiderate of them to just ignore it completely)

He has also gotten into the cats' food on multiple occasions, the most recent of which being earlier today. We have discussed this particular issue before, as he uses a chair that is located next to the counter where the cat food is for leverage to get to the food. The chair was moved after D admitted he was using it to get to the food and the chair was only there in the first place because D's cat "doesnt like" to jump straight onto the counter for her food. It's not like she's an older cat who physically can't jump straight onto the counter to get her food, she just "doesn't like to," whatever that means. The chair was recently moved back to the spot in which the dog can use it to get to the food, after seemingly no training to stop him from doing so in the first place. Also worth noting that their cats and my cat have separate foods, and my cat's food happens to be quite expensive. I messaged B today to let him know that I moved the chair and to please be more conscious of the dog getting into the cat food from now on. He has read it as of three hours ago but I havent gotten a response.

Most recently, the dog has started barking very loudly and frequently, whether it be at passing cars, the cats playing outside, or a leaf in the wind. I happen to have a noise sensitivity, so this is the final straw that has pushed me to the internet for advice. I am not sure how to go about talking to them about these issues, because they don't seem to think I am an important enough member of the household to even consult before bringing another animal in, let alone consider the impact their lack of effort to train the dog might have on my quality of living in the house. Notably as well, D seems to have a fair bit of anger issues and does not seem to handle even perceived criticism well, even if I try and go through the (much more laid-back) B to resolve issues.

Reddit, please help.

TL;Dr: Roommates brought home a dog without consulting me and now it's tearing the house apart. What do I do?

Submitted September 20, 2019 at 12:07AM

Hi r/relationships! I seem to come to you a fair amount, specifically for advice regarding roommates. To preface this, I will start by saying I have had major issues with roommates not training their dogs in the past, so I would have never agreed to this if I had been given the option. I'm also not a dog person in general. I don't hate dogs, I've just found that 99% of people I've met don't train their dogs properly and as a result I find most dogs fairly irritating.I moved in with B [27M] and D [27F] in May of this year. We havent had many major issues and generally things have been amicable. I will note that I am renting directly from them as they own the house I currently live in. When I moved in, they had 2 cats, and I had 1. This is still the case. However, a couple of months ago, while i was at work, I got a text from B that said "Hey just so you know we're bringing a dog home today, just a heads up."I wasn't asked for my opinion on the matter, and I was only given about three hours notice about it. The dog is fairly decently sized and is a pittie/boxer mix of some sort. He is a sweet dog but is a rescue and as such, some very glaring issues have come up that havent been addressed by my roommates. Firstly, I've only actually ever witnessed them take him on one walk, ever. They do take him with them sometimes when they go on errands, but I'm not sure they do any exercise for him when they go on these types of outings. I suspect he is under exercised as a result of this.He has also gotten into the trash on multiple occasions, one of which I cleaned up after. The same day, he got into the ramen I had just bought and put in the cupboard, which unfortunately is at floor level. My roommates did not mention or discuss this incident with me, nor did they offer to pay for the destroyed food. (I know big packs of ramen are only a few bucks, but I'm living below the poverty line as it is and I find it rather inconsiderate of them to just ignore it completely)He has also gotten into the cats' food on multiple occasions, the most recent of which being earlier today. We have discussed this particular issue before, as he uses a chair that is located next to the counter where the cat food is for leverage to get to the food. The chair was moved after D admitted he was using it to get to the food and the chair was only there in the first place because D's cat "doesnt like" to jump straight onto the counter for her food. It's not like she's an older cat who physically can't jump straight onto the counter to get her food, she just "doesn't like to," whatever that means. The chair was recently moved back to the spot in which the dog can use it to get to the food, after seemingly no training to stop him from doing so in the first place. Also worth noting that their cats and my cat have separate foods, and my cat's food happens to be quite expensive. I messaged B today to let him know that I moved the chair and to please be more conscious of the dog getting into the cat food from now on. He has read it as of three hours ago but I havent gotten a response.Most recently, the dog has started barking very loudly and frequently, whether it be at passing cars, the cats playing outside, or a leaf in the wind. I happen to have a noise sensitivity, so this is the final straw that has pushed me to the internet for advice. I am not sure how to go about talking to them about these issues, because they don't seem to think I am an important enough member of the household to even consult before bringing another animal in, let alone consider the impact their lack of effort to train the dog might have on my quality of living in the house. Notably as well, D seems to have a fair bit of anger issues and does not seem to handle even perceived criticism well, even if I try and go through the (much more laid-back) B to resolve issues.Reddit, please help.TL;Dr: Roommates brought home a dog without consulting me and now it's tearing the house apart. What do I do?