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Dearly Departed Quibbles
Sooo. No sooner had I commented on the last post but a question popped into my head. Last year my mother-in-law's cat passed away. He was cremated and put in a little jar, which my MIL wanted to keep on the mantle. My brother-in-law, who is squeamish as hell on the subject of death anyways, thought this was unbearably creepy and wanted the cat in ( Read more... ) -
A Discussion on Oreo's Law
For those that are unaware of Oreo's Law or it's backstory, it happened after a dog named Oreo was thrown off a six floor Brooklyn roof top and rescued by the ASPCA, who nursed her back to health. After recovery the ASPCA deemed Oreo aggressive after temperament tests and the decision was made to euthanize her despite another rescue group offering ( Read more... ) -
To Snip or Not to Snip
EDIT: I'm gonna go ahead and have him done. Thanks for the advice and anecdotes, everybody ( Read more... ) -
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You let your dog outside in the (fenced) backyard like any other morning to do his business. A little while later, you go by the door and look outside to see him trying very very hard to get under the playhouse (or other large thing that has space underneath). You call for him and he doesn't even look up so you rush out fearing he's got some poor ( Read more... ) -
When pets train humans
Say you have a semi-frequent visitor, like a relative or close friend. This person constantly gives your dogs treats and scraps from their plate. Now every time this visitor eats at your house, your dogs park themselves at their feet and stare up intently and longingly in that way that only dogs can. They don't beg for food from anyone else, but ( Read more... ) -
Pet peeves?
If you had to pick just one thing that annoys you most when you encounter it among pet owners, what would it be? Why?
To me it's irresponsible breeding because it leads to so many more problems down the road. -
Match My Pet
Match.com doggy style. Brilliant or insane?
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Surrendering animals
I'm sure many of you have heard of programs where people can surrender their firearms, no questions asked.
Do you think there should be a similar program for surrendering animals? Just drop the animal off, no questions asked, no charges pressed.