For context, I adopted a rescue about 2 years ago, and he's paralyzed (can't use his hind legs). I was told that a paralyzed dog wouldn't be any more work than a non-paralyzed one, until many of my dog owning friends saw how much work I was putting into taking care of him. I have to physically help him pee and poop 3 times a day, as well as put him in a wheelchair for walks. Even my friend who professionally dog-sits, said she didn't want to watch my dog because it looked like way more work than she was willing to put in.
It's a lot of work to move around on just two legs, so he spends most of his time resting. The result is that I don't feel like I get much in the way of love or companionship from him either. I didn't realize this until we had to watch somebody else's dog for a weekend, and that dog brought me so much joy. My dog isn't a bad dog, he wants to please me, but life is hard for him and I feel bad about that.
I gave it 6 months to see if things would get better for me, but it didn't, and I wanted to return him to the shelter. My live-in girlfriend said no way, that I made a commitment to this dog and now I can't give him back ever. I feel like it's easy for her to say this because she doesn't take care of him. Two years later and things haven't gotten better for me. I actually feel a major reduction in my quality of life.
What do I do?
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