Rent-A-Pet
- Thread starter mAlice
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mAlice
professional daydreamer
Isn't the whole point of having a pet to actually have a pet?! I can't imagine trading in my dogs every month.
I personally would not rent my pets, and I think there is certainly potential for animal abuse here.
migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
I can see that. There's probably neglect and physical abuse - after all it isn't their personal pet.
At first I thought this was a really weird thing, but now I think it's a horrible idea.
Why would someone rent a pet?
kwillia
n/a
Come on now... as a grandmother you don't recognize the value of borrowing 'em, loving 'em, spoling 'em and then giving them back at your convenience?
Mice + Cat = Munch!
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
To prove to your kids that they are not ready for the responsibility of a puppy.
kwillia
n/a
Just this past weekend I said out loud that I'd like to borrow a dog for my dog to play with... she loves to play. We had adopted a 2nd dog hoping she'd have a companion to enjoy but the two of them are such different personalities that they simply tolerate each other and do not amuse each other.
I don't want the life-time responsibility and commitment getting a new dog would bring so it would be perfect for me to "rent" a dog for a weekend here and there. :shrug:
I don't want the life-time responsibility and commitment getting a new dog would bring so it would be perfect for me to "rent" a dog for a weekend here and there. :shrug:
kwillia
n/a
I'm of the opinion parents should never get a pet thinking it is for their kids.
Kids are supposed to grow up and leave and very few will be in a position to take an elderly pet with them when they fly the nest... and it wouldn't be fair to the pet either.
Have you considered pet-sitting on weekends. Then you get paid instead of paying rent for an animal for the weekend.
desertrat
0_0
Play date?
Not sure if this is similar or not, I had a friend rent goats before because she wanted a bunch of brush removed around her house. She came home from work and all the brush was still all there. They ate her siding instead.
desertrat
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Not sure if this is similar or not, I had a friend rent goats before because she wanted a bunch of brush removed around her house. She came home from work and all the brush was still all there. They ate her siding instead.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Not sure if this is similar or not, I had a friend rent goats before because she wanted a bunch of brush removed around her house. She came home from work and all the brush was still all there. They ate her siding instead.
Oh no!
Not sure if this is similar or not, I had a friend rent goats before because she wanted a bunch of brush removed around her house. She came home from work and all the brush was still all there. They ate her siding instead.
So says the hypothetical friend...
kwillia
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