Is he killing my dog?

Question

My mom is dating this a$$hole who smokes, no one else in my family smokes and I get really sick when I'm in a place full of smokers. Anyway he knows I can't stand the smell of smoke and my mom has told him to only smoke outside. So he does, but he takes our dog outside with him EVERYTIME he smokes(which is about every 15 min, seriously). And right after he is done he comes right back into the house and carries the smell into our dining room/kitchen and the smell lingers around in there for 5 minutes or so. Could he be killing my dog slowly by doing this? And could it be affecting me even though I only breathe it a few minutes each day? I know second-hand smoke is no good for humans but what about dogs?

Answer 1

I am not really sure because everywhere you go the evidence will be different. But I would say yes he is harming you and your dog. Smoking is nasty and carries a lot of junk with it. Dogs are usually good about staying away from those things though.

Answer 2

No, it would be very difficult for your dog to inhale any significant carcinogens from seconhand smoke from your mothers boyfriend, being outside and being so near to the ground.
However, if your dog smells like smoke, apparently he is in close enough proximity or being carried around by the guy while he smokes. I would think that he could make an effort to keep his smoke off of your dog at your request. If he can't honor you in such a simple request, your mother should speak with him.
Lisa is correct in stating that dogs are sensitive to second hand smoke, and when their owners smoke in the house dogs often develop respiratory problems.
I find it amusing that you're more concerned about your dogs health than your mothers boyfriends, but obviously his decision to smoke is out of your control- your mother should tell him to quit smoking altogether. eventually, he will develop health problems because of smoking and your mother will be burdened by it, but oh well what can we do it isn't a big deal now anyway.

Answer 3

If he takes your dog outside every time, you probably don't have much to worry about. If he ever smokes right in front of your dog in an enclosed room or house, then your dog might very well get sick. The same thing happened to me recently: I went to visit my mom for a month in December, and since it was too cold to go outside and smoke, she would smoke nearly a pack a day indoors. By the time I went home for X-mas, I had a really bad cough, and it wasn't too long until I coughed so much that I got a headache.

Answer 4

It's outside. Unless the guy is blowing the smoke directly in the dog's face, I doubt it's really a problem. Inside, smoke rises to the ceiling and then collects there, until it's to the heads of people and they start breathing it in. Outside, like a campfire or barbecue, the smoke drifts up high into the air, where it doesn't harm anyone. So unless he's giving the Dog cigarettes, or blowing the smoke directly in the dog's face, he's really only hurting himself, as he deposits traces of hundreds of chemicals into his lungs and bloodstream with ever puff.

Unless he starts smoking inside for, oh, I'd say, more than a minute or two per day. Then, like I said, the smoke will collect, and everyone will breathe it.

Answer 5

Same thing. Think about if they got married. Then he could smoke wherever he wanted in the house because it would be his too. Just go back to your room and take the dog with you because no..it is not good for dogs either.

Answer 6

I doubt your dog is being adversely affected. The dog probably enjoys going out so often. A short amount of smoke smell is not harmful. Only second-hand smoke inside a room or building, where the smoke is constantly being recirculated, is bad.

Answer 7

Yes second hand smoke is bad for dogs too. In fact smoke is bad for anything that has lungs. Tar will build up in your dog's lungs just like it does in humans. That being said, something else will likely kill your dog before the smoke. Smoking can cause cancer and a decreased immune system, but dogs usually die from arthritis and broken bones more than by diseases. SO, yes he's putting tar in your dog's lungs but its nothing to worry about.

Answer 8

You should be ok if its just him thats the stinker and the smoke is outside. It probally wont get the dog outside, have a look where the smoke is going, u dont want a stinky dog either do you.

Answer 9

Second hand smoke isn't good for anyone, pets involved. Try to keep the windows in your house open more and turn on a fan if you can, so the ventilation will cary most of the smoke out and fill the room with good oxygen.

Answer 10

Second-hand smoke is harmful to humans and to the dog. Maybe you could hide the dog from him.