• Abandoned dog ecstatic to be reunited with owners at shelter - only for the family to choose another
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Hakkar has a point, dude. Not everyone holds animals to the same level as children, but that doesn't mean people can't empathize with an animal's emotions or well-being.
You misunderstood what I said. I didn't say that you must have the same emotional connection to a pet as a child, what I said was that you have the responsibility to give the pet the best life you can give it, just like you should with a child.
I see FP is as rabidly defensive of dogs as the general population. Silly me expecting to see measured responses.
[QUOTE=ferrus;51460728]I see FP is as rabidly defensive of dogs as the general population. Silly me expecting to see measured responses.[/QUOTE] Well these people will have owned dogs, and they're the kind of pets you grow really attached to, creating and enhancing the capacity for empathy. They're not like my fish for example where if one dies I'm just mildly sad.
[QUOTE=ferrus;51460728]I see FP is as rabidly defensive of dogs as the general population. Silly me expecting to see measured responses.[/QUOTE] What exactly do you want people to say
[QUOTE=Blizzerd;51455341]caveat insertion GO So basically the dog became unmanageable due to grief, and became incompatible with the family.[/QUOTE] "Aww, you're sad? Well here, we'll abandon you aswell, it will be good for ya!" How is this even a thing?
[QUOTE=Zero-Point;51457024]Fair enough, I've been known to make similar statements for the sake of comedy. Anymore I put them in quotes to emphasize that I'm not the one actually saying it and to put emphasis on the intended mockery. Just a note.[/QUOTE] Ive learned my lesson, dont fuck with dogs. ;)
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;51457935]It's been answered a dozen times but here's my two cents. I had two cocker spaniels from the same litter. They were brothers. They grew up together, ran together, played together. Ozzy, and Andy. Ozzy was a bit of a bully, and ate Andies food, and got bigger than him over the years, but Andy didn't mind, he didn't enjoy food that much anyways. Anyways, Andy started to get sick a couple years back. During that time, Ozzy would give up his dish to Andy, and this was a dog who would usually run through the house to get an extra scrap of food. He was just walking away from his dish, sitting down, and watching Andy eat. He did that for a few months. Then Andy passed. When Andy passed, Ozzy was grief stricken. We took Andy to the vet, and left Ozzy at home. When we came home without Andy, Ozzy knew something was wrong, and howled, and cried, and ran around the house searching for him and his things. We found him buried in Andy's toys, his bed, and his blanket. About a year after Andy died, my Dad died. Ozzy and my dad were best friends. They spent so much time together. After Dad passed, Ozzy couldn't let my mom go out of her sight. He still can't. He gets anxious if she leaves him for 20 minutes, and starts howling the saddest of howls.[/QUOTE] Actually teared up at this story. I have two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Inky and Romeo, and they are cousins but they've been together nearly their whole lives. They're young and in great health right now but I dread the day one of them dies. For instance, recently my mom took Inky to the vet to get checked out for an infection in her ear and Romeo stayed home. Romeo spent most of the time they were away wandering around the house anxious and sitting near the door crying quietly. This also happened when I took them on separate walks one time. I went on a short walk around the block, about 10 minutes, with Romeo and left Inky at home. According to my sister Inky was very distraught at being left behind. They can't be walked separately.
[QUOTE=ferrus;51460728]I see FP is as rabidly defensive of dogs as the general population. Silly me expecting to see measured responses.[/QUOTE] Humans in general rabidly defend dogs because we evolved together to do just that.
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