ot; dogs not babies

[scaredyclassic]

http://qz.com/197416/americans-are-having-dogs-instead-of-babies/

i guess men are useless. women prefer dogs to babies nowdays, is one theory…

[scaredyclassic]

big money flowing into pets cause women believe these dogs are their babies. i know someone who is feeding several very large hounds many pounds of fresh meat a day at lord only knows what expense. she will spend money like crazy on these dogs. this trend is probably only going to get crazier. so.

how to make money off this madness? even below the fresh meat yuppie dog food lifestyle, premium dog food sales are way way up…

people will spend whatever it takes but not sure what to sell them

[bearishgurl]

Well, scaredy, I didn’t get a small dog (with a BIG presence) until babies were a distant memory for me. I’ve always been a cat person and still am.

BUT, one of my kids loves dogs and has two matching small/med sized dogs instead of kids, which they travel with. That’s fine by me. Dogs don’t require as much work as grandchildren do and when they visit me, they can visit my dog in the backyard because they drive my housecat crazy.

I’m just entering my “free as a bird” stage in my “old age,” lol, and don’t yet want grandchildren to take care of. I spent way too long just raising my own kids, due to too much time elapsing between kids.

Take note, young Piggs. Learn from me. Have kids when young and space them close together. Life can be short. DO NOT spend three decades (++?) raising kids!!

If you would rather have pets than kids, that’s fine. Different strokes for different folks.

scaredy, I know you don’t like dogs, but many men do. Lots of guys even like small dogs. Many breeds of small dogs are smart, but have a “Napoleon complex” and let their owner know that they “own” the perimeters of the house, the front/back/side yards, the sidewalk and street. Some are bossy and have an innate need to supervise the comings and goings of other household pets.

[bearishgurl]

[quote=scaredyclassic]big money flowing into pets cause women believe these dogs are their babies. i know someone who is feeding several very large hounds many pounds of fresh meat a day at lord only knows what expense. she will spend money like crazy on these dogs. this trend is probably only going to get crazier. so.

how to make money off this madness? even below the fresh meat yuppie dog food lifestyle, premium dog food sales are way way up…

people will spend whatever it takes but not sure what to sell them[/quote]

scaredy, premium pet food (cat and dog) is well worth it! Especially the dry variety. Cheap grocery store pet food is full of dyes and filler. You don’t have to spend a lot to get good pet food and coupons are available, both mfrs and store coupons. Nutro and ProPlan are two brands which are reasonably priced and of good quality. I do not feed my pets raw meat but carefully regulate their measured dry food and wet food twice daily to keep their figures. Obesity is a small pet’s worst enemy. The only snacks my dog gets are salad greens without dressing (a handful of calories).

Small pets also need an (expensive) thorough teeth cleaning at least once every two years because their teeth are so close together and their whole mouth can decay easily, causing periodontal abscesses to travel and block their heart valves (I lost a beloved GC show cat from this who died in my arms). All pets need their teeth brushed regularly and (in SD) a monthly flea treatment ($12-18 mo).

Household pets don’t cost anywhere near as much as human babies but still must be taken care of properly and receive proper training and periodic vet care for a long life.

[scaredyclassic]

im thinking like a holistic eastern herbal health care practice.

$1,200 for inital checkup.

[FlyerInHi]

I would clean my dog’s teeth with a scalar just like a dentist. Not difficult to do if the dog stays still.

I used to vaccinate my dog myself. Some pets store sell the vaccines and syringes. Used to be very common until the drug wars so pet stores stopped selling them.

Regular flea treatment? nah… just wash with flea shampoo when you see fleas.

BTW, dentists are shysters. I went to a new dentist and he wanted to remove and redo an onlay that was less than 1 year old. The office manager was very pushy about it. Needless to say, I’m never going back there again.

[sdduuuude]

I know of a woman. Husband left her for a stripper. Owns a dog. Says if she had owned a dog before she was married she never would have gotten married.

[Anonymous]

You’d be surprised how many holistic animal practices are illegal in certain states – its nuts. The veterinary boards have way too much pull.

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