text: i love my boyfriend but he has a dog and the dog makes such a mess at my house, how do i tell him kindly? my boyfriend loves his pet and i venture to say if he had to make a choice, he would choose his dog over me and he would go on hoping to meet a woman that would accept his smelly, messy little dog. i don't mean to sound cruel and i do like animals but i pride myself in keeping a neat and clean house and when my boyfriend brings his dog over she makes a mess everywhere.  for him to leave her at home when he comes over is not an option, the dog is old and extremely attached to him.  i hate to lose my boyfriend over a dog!! yes, you should devise a plot to kill the dog.  no seriously, maybe the dog can wear a dog diaper and sit in a crate.