Instinctively, would you save your dog or your spouse first?
I am asking what you would do, who is more important in a situation like this whether or not you think the spouse or dog are in relative safety or danger at the moment. I ask after reading the story about the man who saved the dog from a sinking boat and then went back for his wife.
Sounds like a happy marriage I would definitely, as much as I love my pets, save my family members first. I can't imagine doing it any other way.
Common sense is natural here! I would naturally save my spouse and not a dog! My dog has passed and I loved her but however, people come first. We can replace a dog even if some say a dog is not replaceable, as they are! Yes, the dog won't be the same but the human life is more complex than that. We can replace a dog and the same breed and chances are that they will be almost the same if the same breed is chosen with a few differences. However, people cannot be replaced and we could find another mate but we will never find what we lost in another. It's very different, in fact. Let's spin is this way: If the boat was sinking would you save your dog before your child, sister, brother, mother, father, ect., the answer would be no. I left the spouse out of this because you asked the question already and this question rephrased opens the door to other close minded people!
I would definitely save my spouse of course. I am shocked that this would be a debate. I am positive however; their are people out there who will actually save there dog more than there spouse. Its a matter of relationship I believe. I think some folks despise there spouse and would therefore go for the dog instead.
that was quite shocking. I would definitely save my husband/family or any person first before my pet.
It would depend on the situation and how the dog and wife respond. For example, if it was on water and the wife could swim better than the dog then I'd save the dog and come for her.
I'd save my spouse without question. Animals do have survival instincts.
That is a funny question! If the answer is dog then heaven help the spouse. Other than this, I truly can't answer the question.
My spouse. Spouse gets saved first and then the dog. You don't marry your dog. Kind of a silly question. I didn't know about the man who saved his dog first and then went back for his wife. He might need a good divorce attorney some day. But it would be safe to say he's gonna get the dog.
Your spouse is the chosen one; the person you make love to for the rest of your life (unless you're a cheater) and the person you build a home with, have children. You can't do these things with your dog. The dog is a family pet and it's place is secondary to the spouse and children.
It might be a different answer if the question were who do you save first, your spouse or your child?
My husband and I have had this conversation and if the house catches fire it is his job to save the pets and pictures and my job to save the kids. If it was just the two of us, honestly, I would expect him to save himself as we both tried to save the dogs. Of course if for some reason he was unable to save himself I would assure his safety and call for the dogs as I did. These are things that should be discussed. We never know when something will happen. My dogs ARE my family, but in my house it is well known that my priorities are as followed children then husband (again I would expect him to save himself if capable) then pets.
Certainly, I will save my spouse first. I think anyone who is healthy mentally would save spouse first even in an ordinary marriage.
by Rosie Rose 14 years ago
Do you think it is good to have your spouse/partner to be your best friend as well?My late husband was my best friend, and so when my husband died, I lost my best friend too.
by JP Carlos 13 years ago
Perhaps more than just forgiving the person, would you still think of continuing with the relationship?
by COCOBEWARE 4 years ago
Would you leave your spouse if he/she only cheated once? Where do you draw the line?
by goldentoad 15 years ago
I go crazy by the pile of just washed clothes that only get bigger or smaller on the bedroom floor. It disappears maybe once a month. My best shirts stay on the bottom of the pile, permanently wrinkled. I would do my laundry myself but she says she can manage in between soap operas.
by ngureco 6 years ago
Should a wife allow her husband to attend the funeral of ex-wife who divorced him 15 years ago?
by Jplanet 11 years ago
What makes someone a hero?
Copyright © 2025 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. HubPages® is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website.
Copyright © 2025 Maven Media Brands, LLC and respective owners.
As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.
For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy
Show DetailsNecessary | |
---|---|
HubPages Device ID | This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. |
Login | This is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service. |
Google Recaptcha | This is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy) |
Akismet | This is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Google Analytics | This is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy) |
HubPages Traffic Pixel | This is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized. |
Amazon Web Services | This is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy) |
Cloudflare | This is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Hosted Libraries | Javascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy) |
Features | |
---|---|
Google Custom Search | This is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Maps | Some articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Google Charts | This is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy) |
Google AdSense Host API | This service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Google YouTube | Some articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Vimeo | Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy) |
Paypal | This is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Login | You can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy) |
Maven | This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy) |
Marketing | |
---|---|
Google AdSense | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Google DoubleClick | Google provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Index Exchange | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Sovrn | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Facebook Ads | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Unified Ad Marketplace | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
AppNexus | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Openx | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Rubicon Project | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
TripleLift | This is an ad network. (Privacy Policy) |
Say Media | We partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy) |
Remarketing Pixels | We may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites. |
Conversion Tracking Pixels | We may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service. |
Statistics | |
---|---|
Author Google Analytics | This is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy) |
Comscore | ComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy) |
Amazon Tracking Pixel | Some articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy) |
Clicksco | This is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy) |