Do you recognize this man? He stole this English Bulldog from Dogtopia doggie daycare in San Marcos on Wed March 19th. Not our dog, but we sympathize as we know how we would feel if our dog was stolen.
If you think you know him, please call the San Diego County Sheriffs Department.
After reading that news report, I have to agree with LA; it sounds sketchy.
First, the dog “slips under the fence” of the storage place where he lived with his owners. Then, a mystery man finds the dog and takes it to Dogtopia, a doggy daycare facility (very strange). Next, another mystery man picks up this dog after describing him and his name to the workers at the daycare center. It is after this that the owners claim their dog was stolen (yeah, right). Finally, another mystery man returns the dog to is owners…who are **making payments** on a dog that they claim is worth $4,000.
Now, I’m no dog breeder, but I don’t believe for a minute that this dog is worth $4,000. And it certainly wouldn’t make sense for someone who is so poor that they have to finance their own dog to own a dog that costs this much when they can get a certified one from a pet store or breeder for about half that price.
When I originally heard they financed a dog I told my wife that sounded odd. But she said people do that all the time.
Then I thought about the fact that even the diamond industry advertises that you should buy your squeeze a ring worth three months salary. If people buy that ludicrous pitch (and they do), then they probably finance their dogs too.
I’ll never understand why someone would choose to pay someone $4,000 (still doubting that number) for a dog when they can get an amazing dog from the shelter for $150 or less, even purebreeds. People are crazy.
We have a wonderful purebred German Shepherd. No papers, but he’s the stereotypical GSD with no hint of any other breed. Already house trained when we got him. When we eat, he actually walks away and lies down about 20 feet away (trained by someone not to beg). We tell him to “go to bed” and he immediately trots to his pen and lies down on his bed. Loves being groomed and will even let you file his nails and brush his teeth without any fuss. Incredibly patient and kind with kids, even friends’ very young kids who are a bit too physical with him. Always watching over us, too. Awesome dog. Less than $150 at the shelter.
[quote=FlyerInHi]Not crazy. Back in 2002, a friend paid $5000 for a shepherd. Clearly superior. Not proportionally superior, but clearly superior.
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This might just be ignorance on my part, but what is meant by “superior” here? And what do you consider the purpose of owning a dog to be?
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