Toronto pitcher Mark Buehrle to leave family behind to care for dog, outlawed in Ontario

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[wldrose]

the complete opposite of "my new boy friend dosent like cats so can you find a home for these 3 year old brother and sister they are so sweet you will have no problems placing them"

[qara_isuke]

Of course, I've seen a lot of people calling him a horrible father because he "cares more about a stupid dog than his kids". Ignoring that I imagine the kids were involved in the discussion about what to do, even as young as they are.

[wldrose]

because loyalty, concomitant, honor, flexibility, and willingness to work till a soulation is found are all really bad things to teach your kids.

I dont understand people I really dont.

[natyanayaki]

Me neither, I wonder if people who think this makes him a horrible father even considered that the children might not want to leave their dog.

[moonshaz]

Exactly!

[natyanayaki]

I know this is anecdotal and doesn't mean much, but I'll share anyway ;-). My mom and I used to go to India for like 2 months every few years, and my dad would usually come for the last 2 weeks or the last week and a half depending on his schedule (for those 2 weeks, my "grandmother" would take care of our dog, which he loved because he (our dog) and I used to spend all our weekends with her anyway), and personally as hard as it was to leave my daddy (daddy's girl here, he's the uber feminist of my parents), it was always harder to leave my doggie. In India, I'd always talk to my dad, a lot, even though I missed hugging him, for the most part it didn't feel like he wasn't around because I had so much contact with him. But I didn't have any of that with my dog, maybe if we were on speaker phone and my mom or I tried to talk to him we'd hear his excitement or his sadness but it wasn't the same. I just don't understand individuals who don't understand that for so many children, pets are as much a part of their family as their parents

[astridmyrna]

"my new boy friend dosent like cats so can you find a home for these 3 year old brother and sister they are so sweet you will have no problems placing them"

Slightly OT but not liking animals is one of my top deal breakers, and if I had a boyfriend who told me he didn't like my cat and wanted me to kick her out, I'd kick his ass to the curb and not look back. The cat's more useful and loyal than the bf would be.

[windsong_moon]

I'm the same way. The animals come with, no exceptions.

[roseofjuly]

This.

[hey_mayonegg]

SAME

[natyanayaki]

What do you feel about allergies? I'm not trying to ask a snide question, I'm just curious to know. I always have a hard time answering that question when someone asks me, but ultimately I always come to the same one, I just can't imagine not having a fur-ball again in the future (I can't have one atm). That possibility is something that drives me, but I still also feel guilty about it in some odd way.

[astridmyrna]

I don't want to make a person miserable because of their allergies, and I cannot function without animals in my life. It would not work. I would empathize with the guy, but my animals and future animals come first, even if it means I'm single for the rest of my life. I'd rather be single with animals than in a relationship without any animals.

[natyanayaki]

I understand how you feel, I feel the same way.

I think about this quite a lot because my cousin-in-law is going through this; though, it's even more difficult for them because their youngest child also seems to be allergic. It seems to be solved because my cousin is getting shots (he loves dogs, so he would like one as well), and they're pretty sure they found a breed that doesn't affect my niece, but still it's very difficult for my cousin-in-law.

[carmy_w]

Yes! See also: Bichon Frise; same type of coat, and are non-allergic.

And a lot of times, the hypoallergenic properties breed true in crosses, from what I've heard.

[natyanayaki]

My cousin is allergic to poodles :-), and my niece isn't allergic to dander, but to saliva though she seems to be OK with lhasa apso saliva.

He (my cousin) is getting shots now, he had to wait because of other health concerns.