Rant about a dog

This is somewhat of a Gemini topic, because I'm a Gem and so is my housemate. She's a rockin' housemate. In the past, my husband and I got so used to having our own home that we can't live in the same house with just anyone, and she's been the best...so far.

So, here's my vent: Our housemate was out of town for a week, and called us half an hour before she was to walk in the door to let us know that she was bringing home a puppy. This isn't like her; she's a cat person, and it works well for her life style . It turned out to be a 6-week-old pit bull. OK, a few things about that:

-We are already WAY over the limit in terms of animals allowed in our rental
-A pit bull is not allowed on the owner's insurance, so discovery of the dog would get us kicked out
-We have a $ 2,000 damage deposit on the line, and very much need it back when we leave
-We don't want stuff chewed and destroyed (just went through that while we raised our own dog before we had a housemate)
-She works long hours and then parties half the night(or all of it) without coming home. Fine for her cat, but not a dog.
-This is her first dog, and we know she's clueless about how to raise one.
-The pup was not at a shelter and would have been adopted without her intervention.
-I think she adopted it for the wrong reasons. I think it got her attention to walk around with a puppy (she's like that).
-I know a thing or two about pits. They are wonderful, but not for your first attempt at dog-rearing. You need to be a strong leader and know what you're doing. They also need tons of exercise that she won't be willing or able to provide.

All-in-all, I see this situation becoming a nightmare, in pretty short order, unless my husband and I contribute heavily to raising this dog. We didn't ask to be in this position! We already have two dogs and two cats, and just turned down adopting another dog because we felt like it would be too much. I feel like a parent who's kid has brought home a puppy! I resent always being the responsible one, and having to pick up the slack, while people around me do whatever they want without thinking about it. Seriously...I'm not put together to be a responsible person, but that's how it always goes. Today, she plans to crate this 6-week-old baby while she works a double shift. I don't work today, and what am I supposed to do- listen to the sweetie cry? That's right, my puppy-raising duties have begun already.

OK, end of rant. Thanks for letting me share.

The pup came from a litter in Florida. She's already had him a week, and he's a little heartbreaker. I'm in the process of figuring out if saying anything would help, or whether it would just cause a rift, because I don't think that passing him along to someone better equipped to raise him is something she'll be willing to do. I want to just stay clear of helping raise him, but that's not feasible if I want him to turn into a well-trained dog who doesn't mkae our lives hell. Ggggrrrrr......

Thanks for all your comments, earthygemini! It helps to be writing all of this.

I had a long talk with her this morning. The conversation was meant to seem casual, but was actually a fact-finding mission on my part. I wanted to find out her thoughts about the dog before I told her mine. I feel a little better at the moment, because it seems like she has a plan. It turns out she helped raise a puppy with her former partner, and that her family always had pits when she was growing up. She is letting her employers know that she'll no longer be working double shifts, so that she won't be away from the puppy for long. She has vet appointments lined up. She's already disciplining him when he chews on inappropriate things. I have a boxer/pit mix who seems more than willing to teach him the ways of dogs. We talked about how it will be impossible to hide the fact that he's a pit (our dog is a "boxer mix"- you can't tell for sure she has pit in her). She said she hadn't thought of that, but volunteered to take any and all responsibility stemming from legal issues. I'm taking a deep breath now. I think it might be ok. We'll see how it plays out over the next couple of days.