ot: dogs are taking over

[zk]

You can be a boor, a bore, a wretch and a fool. You can be mean, selfish, rude, inconsiderate, self-centered and ill-mannered. You can have annoying habits, a surly temperament and poor personal hygiene. Your dog cares about none of this.

If you’re a real schmuck, it’s a lot easier to find (what you think is) love, affection and approval from a dog than from a human.

[NotCranky]

Just spent $1400 getting an old dog sewn up after it had some kind of accident we can’t figure out. Didn’t seem fair to put him down when he still has a little bit of game in him.

I don’t think my 11 year old son, who did the whole vet trip and witnessed all negotiations with the vet staff, was ready to let him go.

I asked him if he would have forgiven me if we spent a few hundred to put the dog down….he said, “probably not”.

We could have bought several new puppies with that.

[Doofrat]

[quote=zk]You can be a boor, a bore, a wretch and a fool. You can be mean, selfish, rude, inconsiderate, self-centered and ill-mannered. You can have annoying habits, a surly temperament and poor personal hygiene. Your dog cares about none of this.

If you’re a real schmuck, it’s a lot easier to find (what you think is) love, affection and approval from a dog than from a human.[/quote]

So that’s why so many dog owners are F%$^tards.

[joec]

Unleashed neighbor guard dog bites 4 year old (you can see the boy in the video with a bandaged leg later so it was serious enough for just a 1 sec attack)…thankfully, they had an unleashed pet of their own.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/cameras-catch-family-cat-taking-dog-bit-boy-224251670–abc-news-topstories.html

[FlyerInHi]

#JeSuisChien

See how people love dogs:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/JeSuisChien?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/18/world/police-dog-dies-paris-saint-denis/index.html

[njtosd]

[quote=scaredyclassic][quote=spdrun]You’d be horrified at New York — people bring them into restaurants and banks … officially illegal, but what’s a law that’s not enforced much?

I’d watch out though … with recent news out of North Korea, it seems that Kim Jong Eun(uch) may release some dogs with frickin’ laser beams on the US population.[/quote]

Dog bite in store equals big liability potentially.[/quote]

Everyone claims that the dogs are service animals – but according to the ADA, store owners are not allowed to require proof that the animal is a service animal http://www.ada.gov/archive/qasrvc.htm

You can apparently get a certificate online in some states saying that your animal is a service animal, without any proof.

Overall, I am in favor of genuine service animals being permitted to assist people who need their help. But there has to be some consideration of the potential for abuse and also the issue of allergies and fears among the general population.

I love animals, but ours were always happy to hang out at home when we went to the grocery store . . .

[njtosd]

[quote=CA renter][quote=6packscaredy]I have a new theory;

As the amount of loyalty in society generally decreases, the value of dogs increases proportionately.

Dog love is a panicked response to the fraying of loyalty in society.[/quote]

I think there’s some truth to this. Human relationships have been suffering. Families are now expected to separate, even to the point of labeling people as weird or unhealthy if they still live at home in adulthood. We ship kids off at the age of 5 so they can learn to “socialize” in state institutions instead of socializing naturally with family, friends, and neighbors as humans have done throughout history. Add technology to the mix, and it’s all downhill from there.[/quote]

Again – I really like dogs, but my husband is allergic, so we are dogless. I am completely confused by the recent elevation of dogs to the status of children (even the commercials refer to pet owners as pet parents). Dogs give lots of love but require next to nothing in return, and sometimes I think people like that.

[CA renter]

Agreed, njtosd. We love animals, and our dog is a part of our family, but he does not have the same status as our children; not by a long shot.

Some people genuinely seem to love their dogs more than their own kids or spouses. It would seem logical to assume that people who feel this way probably like the fact that dogs, in particular, provide love and loyalty without any expectations of their owners. They often have unconditional love for their owners, so it’s understandable why some people love them so much; but it’s also odd (IMHO) to love an animal more than your own family members.

This past summer, my husband had to intervene when a woman was intentionally burning her dog’s feet. When they tried to rescue the dog (they had to subdue the woman in order to do so), it became very aggressive with the rescuers and defended its owner. There is no limit to the loyalty some dogs feel for their owners.

[gzz]

[quote=njtosd]

Everyone claims that the dogs are service animals – but according to the ADA, store owners are not allowed to require proof that the animal is a service animal http://www.ada.gov/archive/qasrvc.htm

You can apparently get a certificate online in some states saying that your animal is a service animal, without any proof.

Overall, I am in favor of genuine service animals being permitted to assist people who need their help. But there has to be some consideration of the potential for abuse and also the issue of allergies and fears among the general population.
[/quote]

I noticed when I put a rental ad up that said “pets considered, please describe” about 50% of people with dogs, maybe even more than this, described them as “service animals.”

It is pretty said so many people selfishly take advantage of rules designed to protect the disabled. The owners of the fake “service animals” might as well park in handicapped spots and stick their hand into and grab out money from donation jars in stores.

[FlyerInHi]

It’s cute to see dogs sitting en terrace like the French do it. I didn’t like to take mine because the floor is dirty. Plus we don’t have many street good side restaurants in San Diego.

[njtosd]

[quote=gzz][quote=njtosd]

Everyone claims that the dogs are service animals – but according to the ADA, store owners are not allowed to require proof that the animal is a service animal http://www.ada.gov/archive/qasrvc.htm

You can apparently get a certificate online in some states saying that your animal is a service animal, without any proof.

Overall, I am in favor of genuine service animals being permitted to assist people who need their help. But there has to be some consideration of the potential for abuse and also the issue of allergies and fears among the general population.
[/quote]

I noticed when I put a rental ad up that said “pets considered, please describe” about 50% of people with dogs, maybe even more than this, described them as “service animals.”

It is pretty said so many people selfishly take advantage of rules designed to protect the disabled. The owners of the fake “service animals” might as well park in handicapped spots and stick their hand into and grab out money from donation jars in stores.[/quote]

I think there should be certification and a pet tag required. That way the store owner only has to look at the tag. You have to get a hang tag for your car if you want to park in the handicapped parking spaces, and that requires a doctor’s authorization. I don’t know why this is any different.

[scaredyclassic]

I’m afraid it’d be easy to get. Anxiousness soothed by hound, get a tag.

No damn assistance dogs except seeing eye dogs. PERIOD.

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