Basically, she's a very large woman who can't keep track of her kids. One of her favorite hobbies is going in her childs room taking pics of her vag and other things in poses she shouldn't do. Sometimes her kids are in the pics, I hear.
what i didn't like about them is 1- the wolf as a pet (i'm curious to ask but not sure if i want to open that can of worms) and 2- she has a picture of her dog and she says that it's 'hella hot' the dogs panting, she's hot... but with the way she talks i'm guessing the dog is an outside only... that's what i don't agree with. the friend i was talking about in comments at least has the decency to bring her animals in if it's too hot also
in that situation i'm neither agreeing with it nor am i going to lecture about it to them. i give her some credit for at least going out of her way to make proper arrangements for the dog to live outdoors (with heated barn etc.). i must have missed that she said they were 'managable' allergies and that seems to be the main reason why the dog is outside. that definately bothers me more than the dog actually being kept outside. i don't think it's fair for people to say 'if you have allergies you shouldn't have that pet' because there are means to get around that especially if you really want that animal around. i take a pill twice a day when i'm NOT around my guinea pig. i'm allergic (sneezy/runny nose) to cats and i want at least 1 DMH/maine coon so that's going to be a lot of work right there but i'm willing to do it in order to allow them to keep me company.
I don't agree at all with keeping dogs primarily outside. Her allergy thing pissed me off. She said herself they are mild and she manages. Taking a pill or getting a shot doesn't seem like too much to ask, IMO. My little brother is 15 and he's allergic to the pets(again, mild) and he hates needles. But he still goes to the doctor once a week for an allergy shot because he thinks spending time with the pets is more important than his fear of needles.
this also makes me also think of someone who does keep their animal (cat would be a good example) indoors, feeds them a good quality food, takes them to the vet yadda yadda but won't get them speutered because of the fact that they're a strictly indoors animal. their cat may not get hit by a car or bitten by a snake but it's still at risk of reproductive cancers as it gets older. it may not happen, but it is still a possibility. my friend has never had any problems with her outdoor animals being attacked or run over, but i just consider them very lucky and still don't agree with them being mostly kept outdoors. but, in her case, i've seen that it can work out.
taking a pill or shot does seem a lot less effort than trying to properly enclose a 3 acre property for a smaller animal to run loose.
Random note -- Maine Coons are definitely long haired.
That said, I absolutely don't think that people with allergies shouldn't own pets (if so, I'd be writing myself out of animal ownership). But if you can't provide the best possible care for an animal, regardless of the reason, you shouldn't own it. You ESPECIALLY shouldn't bring home a new pet when you know that you can't care for them properly.
Dogs are social animals. They need a pack. Whether that be humans, other dogs, or livestock is entirely up to the situation and the dog, but keeping a dog alone outside all the time is cruel. Pet dogs belong inside, receiving 'ambient' attention simply by being around their people while the people do other things. End of story.
They're purposefully mixing two dissimilar breeds of dog ... because they're the "best dogs on the block?"
"I'm sorry, miss? Could you please back that up with temperament test results, OFA results, veterinary recorsds, pedigree information, and show or working titles? Ah. I see."
I'm putting that one on the list with the woman who came in to get her cat neutered and said "We let him have one more night of fun with my friend's cat!" Our vet said "You let him....what?!" "Oh yeah, she wants kittens, so we brought him over last night for one night of fun, but he wouldn't do anything with her." Our vet was just crushed. She told her "Please don't make any more kittens. And please go look at the shelter next door. You'll see that there are dozens of kittens with no homes. The Maryland SPCA is so overrun with cats that they've stopped *taking* any right now. We're having to kill perfectly healthy kittens every single day. We have to euthanize them."
There should be some sort of mandatory school or counseling for pet ownership.
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This is mindboggling stupid.
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I forsee training problems in te future...I mean is she going to sit outside and run through the forest with it like Pochahontas?
Kibbles n shits...seriously, my dogs got into a bowl left out by my fiance sisters boyfriend and had projectile diareah for like almost two days!
But oh no....its great!!
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taking a pill or shot does seem a lot less effort than trying to properly enclose a 3 acre property for a smaller animal to run loose.
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That said, I absolutely don't think that people with allergies shouldn't own pets (if so, I'd be writing myself out of animal ownership). But if you can't provide the best possible care for an animal, regardless of the reason, you shouldn't own it. You ESPECIALLY shouldn't bring home a new pet when you know that you can't care for them properly.
Dogs are social animals. They need a pack. Whether that be humans, other dogs, or livestock is entirely up to the situation and the dog, but keeping a dog alone outside all the time is cruel. Pet dogs belong inside, receiving 'ambient' attention simply by being around their people while the people do other things. End of story.
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Oh.
My.
God.
They're purposefully mixing two dissimilar breeds of dog ... because they're the "best dogs on the block?"
"I'm sorry, miss? Could you please back that up with temperament test results, OFA results, veterinary recorsds, pedigree information, and show or working titles? Ah. I see."
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I'm putting that one on the list with the woman who came in to get her cat neutered and said "We let him have one more night of fun with my friend's cat!" Our vet said "You let him....what?!" "Oh yeah, she wants kittens, so we brought him over last night for one night of fun, but he wouldn't do anything with her." Our vet was just crushed. She told her "Please don't make any more kittens. And please go look at the shelter next door. You'll see that there are dozens of kittens with no homes. The Maryland SPCA is so overrun with cats that they've stopped *taking* any right now. We're having to kill perfectly healthy kittens every single day. We have to euthanize them."
There should be some sort of mandatory school or counseling for pet ownership.
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