I don't have kids ... I don't have family in this part of the country. That means I can't love my critters, and treat them -as- family? Sorry, not that cold-hearted. My pets ARE my kids. And I don't have to pay to put them through college, don't have to worry about them doing drugs, stealing, drinking, smoking, getting arrested for driving over 15MPH over the speed limit, getting bad grades, lying, screaming and crying and pitching fits in public ... the benefits go on. I agree, I prefer my dogs over most humans that I know! Bring on the bull whip!
I haven't seen you act obnoxious over your pet like a lot of the cat people on here. I think it just goes to far. They remind me of the hoarders on tv but with cats. I love dogs but Cats are nasty stinky creatures. p.s. You are such a tease asking for the whip!!
People who would shoot a cat for being on their cars should have their stones kicked up into their throats. But then again I do not understand the sort of people who would hurt something just because they can knowing it belongs to someone, but we all have flaws I guess.
We have dogs and kids... We do not live in a subdivision though. So our dogs, even though they rarely bark at all and are kept fenced in, are no trouble at all. We love them and would take NOTHING for them! And while the above descriptions for kids can be true, I would not call them "benefits". That stuff comes with the territory... The REAL benefits for kids are: Love at first sight (birth), first words, first "i love you, mama/daddy", being able to brush your daughters beautiful hair, play catch with your son, watch him make his first touchdown, train them to act like and be productive members of society, help them learn from the mistakes that they will make (we ALL made the same ones ourselves for the most part), watch them light up as they make GOOD grades and get on the honor roll, beam when they make the right choices in their lives and DON'T do drugs or steal or lie), shed tears as they walk across the platform to get their diploma, shed more when they go off to college or the military, be exhilerated when they are stable and have their own families and give you grandkids to treasure....And these benefits go on and on... Ahhhh, elims... I respect you and your choices and agree that it is to each his own... But IMHO only, the "benefits" are in MY list... And FAR outweigh the hard times......
if you would shoot a cat on your car, I have zero doubts you would ventilate me if I was coming to slap you around, so I have to pass.
Thank you for being one of those GOOD parents who appreciate what their kids (talking about the 2-legged variety *grin*) bring in to their lives. Don't get me wrong - I love kids. I also realize that my critters (two dogs and cat) are just that ... dogs and cats, and should be respected as such. They are NOT little humans ... but they're still my best friends and my family.
I have one kid and a dog and a cat. I love my son more than life itself. I love my little dog like crazy too, and like you, realize she is a dog, not a little person, much as she acts like one. She brings a lot of joy to my life and if I can make her happy, all the better. :cheers: She's a lot less demanding than the kid for sure. :mrgreen: With that said, I don't like our cat much. LOL. She's a hateful little thing. My son does love her though, so I tolerate her and her weirdness. I even pet her once in a while, when she deigns to allow it. :lol:
People who get any kind of pleasure out of watching a living creature of any kind suffer really have a sad, pathetic life...not to mention they definitely have some sort of mental disability.
Our dog was barking so much when he was outside we bought a bark collar and it has been wonderful. We do take it off when he is in the house because he snores so loud he will shock himself in his sleep!
I agree with the original post....there have been SO MANY early weekend mornings when I could be sleeping in but was awakened by the barking dog(s) in Island Creek..which is a whole subdivision over from mine....so annoying and disrespectful.
I live in Island Creek and agree 100%. It's so bad that we can't even sleep with the windows open. What's really perturbing is that we have a provision in our CCR's prohibiting this but the board and property managers are just plain useless in enforcing it.
Another thing dogs do is eat little pieces of poison laced hamburger tossed into their yard. Actually, there's a law that says he can't. This is the problem: Arrogant people who feel they don't have to follow laws and law enforcement who won't do their job. That leaves poisoning and/or shooting as the only other alternatives. I agree if someone is doing it just for fun, but pet owners like KellBell are the ones to blame. In KellBell's defense, I don't know anything about her neighborhood. If she lives out in the country, or if her neighbors enjoy barking dogs, her situation may be fine ...and any offense from my comments would be unintentional. But there are too many people like this living in subdivisions.
