Pet-Friendly World - People UNfriendly?

[The_Lady_Snow]

Wow...

So you think it's ok to duct tape a kids mouth?

Wrap them in shrink wrap and put them over head?

I have dogs, they are members of our pack

I also have children

Both my animals and my children are well behaved.. Frankly *I* don't need a leash for either

I would think though that if I said something to the effect of anything most have said about a dog all hell would break out..

Sometimes it feels people give a tiny shit more about animals than kids..

That's just my POV though

[SuperFemme]

I'd also like to point out that one cannot leave a child at home in a cage/crate. Definitely illegal.

Dog sitters = $0 when you are going for short trips out to the store.

Babysitters = $5-20 per hour.


So other than guide dogs, and the PetCo/PetSmart it's a lot more feasible to take ones germy bratty child out than ones dog.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

Wow...

So you think it's ok to duct tape a kids mouth?

Wrap them in shrink wrap and put them over head?

I have dogs, they are members of our pack

I also have children

Both my animals and my children are well behaved.. Frankly *I* don't need a leash for either

I would think though that if I said something to the effect of anything most have said about a dog all hell would break out..

Sometimes it feels people give a tiny shit more about animals than kids..

That's just my POV though

Kobi reads above. Kobi ponders. Kobi is thinking no matter how I answer this, it will come back to bite me in the hiney. So, Kobi opts for the wisdom of the past.....so people can get pissy with Mark Twain instead......

"If you pick up a starving Dog and make him prosperous,
he will not bite you.
This is the principal difference between
a dog and a man..."


Mark Twain

[MsDemeanor]

Originally Posted by The_Lady_Snow

Sometimes it feels people give a tiny shit more about animals than kids..

I absolutely do. I like animals a whole lot more than I like most people, and I like kids even less than I like adults.

[SuperFemme]

What would you eat first?
A baby or a puppy?

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by SuperFemme

What would you eat first?
A baby or a puppy?

It is truly amazing how far off topic these threads can go.

[Linus]

Originally Posted by SuperFemme

What would you eat first?
A baby or a puppy?

<scarcasm/kidding> The kid. He's covered in chocolate and I hate coughing up hairballs

[Apocalipstic]

I loved bringing dogs to work, until someone brought theirs in after hours and left it unsupervised....

The dog (they said it was a dog, I suspect a large horse) left a huge fecal deposit in the lobby which I did not see until after our General Manager stepped in it and tracked it down the hall. he was furious!

I ended up not only having to clean it up (since no one took responsibility till the next day), but I had to write a memo to entire company about the "unfortunate fecal incident in the lobby" which now meant no one could bring their pets in to work.

Generally though, I do prefer animals to people.

[Soft*Silver]

I just signed up to do foster care with a local non profit who takes the dogs out of our kill shelter/pound and socializes, vets and trains them, all ready for a family of their own.

This poor girl is one of their recent cases. If any of you can help, please do...

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/16261026

[betenoire]

I would draw the line at bringing pets to your place of employment, just like I don't think people should bring their children to work. It's distracting and makes you less productive.

If there was a Chocolate Lab in my office I would -never- get anything done because I'd be too busy giving headscratchies and saying things like "you've got nice armpits! you've got nice armpits! yes you do!"

[SuperFemme]

Originally Posted by Linus

<scarcasm/kidding> The kid. He's covered in chocolate and I hate coughing up hairballs

yeah. so that is not chocolate.

[VuDu]

An estimated 15% of the population is allergic to pet dander. Of that number, 1/3 have a pet in their household. (AHS)

As a "scentsative" person, I can understand the stance of keeping your pets at home due to allergies. Pet dander is one of the leading causes of chronic asthma. I am allergic to both cats and dogs yet I am owned by 4 beautiful dogs and 2 weird ass cats. I willingly take responsibility for waking up every morning with itchy eyes, a semi-closed airway, having to take pills, nasal spray, etc because my pets are my family. I will vacuum every day/wash bed sheets EOD, etc because that is what family does (insert heart smilie here).

That being said... I am a stickler about pet hair being in places that have food. I don't really want to see your dog in a restaurant or a grocery store that I frequent, but don't mind seeing one in Home Depot, Micheal's, B&N, etc. They make any number of people smile, crouch down and talk in baby talk as well as generally look silly. To me, they are people's children so yes, they will treat them much the same as human ones.

I know that I have an allergy. Knowing is half the battle. I say, take a wide bearth around the animal and bring your meds.

[Medusa]

I'm one of those people who would rather work with a room full of Gracie's than the chip-cruncher, the lady with the REALLY loud and annoying cell phone jingle, and the "burper".


Oh, and my dog pees outside and not all over the seat in the women's bathroom.