Things that make me mad...read on

[samt2008]

So I'm reading through the forums at the advertisements for dogs and cats, lost and found etc, and I find so many ads about dogs that are so good and so well behaved, good with kids etc, but people are selling them or giving them away for various reasons. Ads for puppies, purebred, designer, or mutts. Ad's for whatever different reason for people getting rid of animals. I don't think that people nowadays realise that animals are not just indespensible objects that you can just get rid of when you feel like. I work in a local shelter and I see so many animals come and go for different reasons and it pains me to see the ones where people just didn't think before they went ahead and bought that cute little puppy, or people that "just don't have the time to work with" the young dog that won't listen to them, or people that believe that getting their dog spayed or neutered is mean or taking away their manhood or not fair or whatever pathetic reason you give. The over population of animals is not going to stop until people realise that there doesn't need to be any more puppies or kittens coming from dogs or cats that shouldn't be bred in the first place, either because of health or temperament issues, not to mention they are just adding to the over population. millions of animals are euthanized every year due to overpopulation, shelters can't keep animals forever, there should be some sort of laws on breeding, and spaying and neutering and animal ownership.
Please share your views on the subject of animal ownership, spaying and neutering.

[flomaster]

Originally Posted by samt2008

So I'm reading through the forums at the advertisements for dogs and cats, lost and found etc, and I find so many ads about dogs that are so good and so well behaved, good with kids etc, but people are selling them or giving them away for various reasons. Ads for puppies, purebred, designer, or mutts. Ad's for whatever different reason for people getting rid of animals. I don't think that people nowadays realise that animals are not just indespensible objects that you can just get rid of when you feel like. I work in a local shelter and I see so many animals come and go for different reasons and it pains me to see the ones where people just didn't think before they went ahead and bought that cute little puppy, or people that "just don't have the time to work with" the young dog that won't listen to them, or people that believe that getting their dog spayed or neutered is mean or taking away their manhood or not fair or whatever pathetic reason you give. The over population of animals is not going to stop until people realise that there doesn't need to be any more puppies or kittens coming from dogs or cats that shouldn't be bred in the first place, either because of health or temperament issues, not to mention they are just adding to the over population. millions of animals are euthanized every year due to overpopulation, shelters can't keep animals forever, there should be some sort of laws on breeding, and spaying and neutering and animal ownership.
Please share your views on the subject of animal ownership, spaying and neutering.

If it makes your life less of a burden then I will take my dog outside tonite and shoot him!

[BS Gal (Premo)]

I adopted an 8 year old dog from CAWL. I currently have a retard dog staying with me for the weekend that was adopted from the shelter. I have a cat that was found on the side of the road that weighed less than a pound and it's an assbite. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[flomaster]

Originally Posted by BS Gal

I adopted an 8 year old dog from CAWL. I currently have a retard dog staying with me for the weekend that was adopted from the shelter. I have a cat that was found on the side of the road that weighed less than a pound and it's an assbite. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Just something funny about retard and assbite in same sentence.

Okay seriously, people do tend to get animals not realizing what they are getting into. My dog Milo is like family and as many times as I would want to put a round between the eyes I love him when he looks at me with the puppy eyes.

[Mousebaby (Premo)]

I love all my kitties! I have sweet lovable ones, and assbites! Not to mention a psychotic one and one that is somewhat senile! There is Grace, Nemo, Tasha, Magic, Lucy, Boogers and Sybil.

Grace- assbite

Nemo- eats everything in sight, should have been named Garfield

Tasha- Spoiled Brat, Paris Hilton of cats

Magic- Ghost cat, never see him and when you do its for a millisecond

Lucy- Yoda Cat, senile

Boogers- Evil little shi+! Nuff said!

Sybil- Psychotic from the word go! Loving and purring one second, biting your hand off the next!

[sux2b44]

What about the people who buy dogs to breed only. I constantly see an ad in the classified from a person in Hughesville/Mechanicsville selling Yorkies. I think it is horrible for this person to get away with this.

[devenny99]

When my DH and I lived in VA, we went to the pound and found a dog that we really liked. She was 4 months old and was turned in because she didn't listen to what she was told. Come on, she was only 4 months old. What did they expect? I just don't understand where people get their ideas of raising dogs? I guess they really didn't like her. She was the sweetest dog and ended being with us until the ripe old age of 15 because we had to put her down because she couldn't walk anymore. She had arthritis very badly.

[Mousebaby (Premo)]

A friend of mine bought a baby lovebird and raised this bird and took care of it like it was a human baby for 2 months. It recently bit her and now she is done with the bird. To keep her from doing the unthinkable, I told her I would take it. I need another animal like I need a hole in my head but I can't let her just get rid of it like that. At least with me I know it will be taken care of.

[dawn (Premo)]

I have four "found cats".

I have a min pinscher that we recently just adopted from a shelter within the last month. We were lied to probably on ten instances on this min pinscher and we still kept her. Among the lies.... well it was very important that the dog we got be no older than 4 because we had to put down a dog in november, a cat down 9 days later in december of last year and a dog in january of this year. We have a two year old son that would like an animal to stick around for awhile so that is why it was so imporant we got a dog that was "younger", well "britney" according to the shelter was 4, well the vet they took her to told me they told the shelter she was about 6, my vet says between 6 and 7. They told me she got along with cats...... well she doesnt and we are still working on it (on a side note, it was funny this evening, we were again trying to introduce the cats to britney and it didnt go well to say the least and britney ended up with a claw stuck in her head). They told me she was house trained, and again, they were wrong.... We will take her out for a walk and she will pee as soon as she comes in. Anyway, we are in it for the long haul, it is stressful at times, but we love her and wouldnt trade her for the world!

[Mousebaby (Premo)]

Originally Posted by dawn

I have four "found cats".

I have a min pinscher that we recently just adopted from a shelter within the last month. We were lied to probably on ten instances on this min pinscher and we still kept her. Among the lies.... well it was very important that the dog we got be no older than 4 because we had to put down a dog in november, a cat down 9 days later in december of last year and a dog in january of this year. We have a two year old son that would like an animal to stick around for awhile so that is why it was so imporant we got a dog that was "younger", well "britney" according to the shelter was 4, well the vet they took her to told me they told the shelter she was about 6, my vet says between 6 and 7. They told me she got along with cats...... well she doesnt and we are still working on it (on a side note, it was funny this evening, we were again trying to introduce the cats to britney and it didnt go well to say the least and britney ended up with a claw stuck in her head). They told me she was house trained, and again, they were wrong.... We will take her out for a walk and she will pee as soon as she comes in. Anyway, we are in it for the long haul, it is stressful at times, but we love her and wouldnt trade her for the world!

I also have a Min Pin and she too will do that about peeing in the house as soon as you come back in. She is allowed in the house, but only if we have her in our sight and if she is not in our sight she is crated, even if its just for two minutes, or she will run to my carpet ( I mean she makes a literal B-line for it too) and take a pee on it. My bedroom is the only carpeted room in the house too. She gets along with our cats and in fact ignores them, but they turn into instant bottle brushes when she gets anywhere near them even though she has never bothered them. She is 11 yrs. old and has recently developed liver and thyroid problems so she is getting a little slower and chunky. When she finally does go to doggy heaven I will be beside myself with grief. She is the sweetest little dog you would ever want to meet. I would not trade her for anything in the world either.