NationStates Jolt Archive

To deal specifically with one of the peeves brought up in the pet peeves thread:

Pets are good. They lower stress levels, provide companionship, and so on. However, I am so against the idea of pets being indoors that I can hardly explain myself. In some cases, it can be okay. If the pet is small, and defenseless enough, fine. But when you have big dogs stuck in a small house or yard, when you have cats shedding everywhere, when you have your poodle eating t-bone steaks while your fellow man starves on the street...

And don't think that when you abandon your pet 'because it's too much work' in the countryside that they are about to embark on an idyllic romp in the wild. They'll most likely be hit by a car, or eaten by a coyote.

So come one, come all, and rant and counterrant about indoor pets!

A guy I used to know kept his golden retriever and german shepherd inside his semi-detached dormer bungalow most of the time. By the time it was 8, the german shepherd had lost control of its back legs because it didn't get enough exercise, or something. And they only had a small concrete yard, o the dogs couldn't exercise in the confines of the house. That was horrible.

On of our cats, Minou, really gets annoying sometimes. She'll cry like there is no tommorow because she wants to be stroked, then when she is approached she'll about a metre or two and repeat. Then one of two things will happen, you get tired, go to do something else and then she'll follow you around (keeping about a metre distance) crying. Or she'll get bored, allow you to pick her up, stroke her etc. Then get tired, go out into the hallway then start crying again.

Also, she likes using her claws, a lot. Also she'll cry to go outside (my Mum refuses to allow a cat flap being put in), then when you open the door she'll decide to stay inside.

Plus I hate the smell in the homes of most people with pets...dogs usually more so than cats. And having to let their dogs sniff my crotch, wipe their wet noses against my legs, and otherwise be annoying. Would they let their children do the same?

I remember working in a very narrow, cramped liquor store one summer, and having this woman come in WITH HER FRIGGIN' DOG. We had expensive wines all down the centre aisle, and the dog came perilously close to knocking them over. She didn't ask if she could bring it in, she just did it. What if I'd been allergic to dogs? And where does she live that she thinks pets are welcome in retail stores? I wanted to make puppy chow out of that damn woman and her damn dog...

No one is going to blast me for 'hating' pets or something?

Plus I hate the smell in the homes of most people with pets...dogs usually more so than cats. And having to let their dogs sniff my crotch, wipe their wet noses against my legs, and otherwise be annoying. Would they let their children do the same?

I remember working in a very narrow, cramped liquor store one summer, and having this woman come in WITH HER FRIGGIN' DOG. We had expensive wines all down the centre aisle, and the dog came perilously close to knocking them over. She didn't ask if she could bring it in, she just did it. What if I'd been allergic to dogs? And where does she live that she thinks pets are welcome in retail stores? I wanted to make puppy chow out of that damn woman and her damn dog...
you are fucked in so california. dogs are like people. they are always in the stores.
i have a great dane- Thor, Thy Dogue. and even though i have a 2000 square foot home on a fucking acre, he lays onthe couch all day. he has excellent manners. the only way he is sniffing your crotch is if you smear peanut butter on it, and in your case, sinahue, i dont think you will be doing THAT anytime soon. since your hubby is mexican- it would probally be refried beans on your taco. :D okay, thats ENOUGH!!!! enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No one is going to blast me for 'hating' pets or something?

"I said something which gave you to think I hated cats. But gad, sir, I am one of the most fanatical cat lovers in the business. If you hate them, I may learn to hate you. If your allergies hate them, I will tolerate the situation to the best of my ability." -- Raymond Chandler

"A home without a cat, and a well-fed, well-petted and properly revered cat, may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove its title?" - Mark Twain

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." -- Mark Twain

you are fucked in so california. dogs are like people. they are always in the stores.
i have a great dane- Thor, Thy Dogue. and even though i have a 2000 square foot home on a fucking acre, he lays onthe couch all day. he has excellent manners. the only way he is sniffing your crotch is if you smear peanut butter on it, and in your case, sinahue, i dont think you will be doing THAT anytime soon. since your hubby is mexican- it would probally be refried beans on your taco. :D okay, thats ENOUGH!!!! enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oooh...you evil woman...I won't be passing THAT particular insult (calling him Mexican) on to my hubby...na, I'll save it to use myself:).

As for the rest of the comment...I'm picturing you picturing me smearing refried beans on my taco, and I'm finding the image quite amusing...

Maybe this chick was American. I have no problem with seeing eye dogs or what not...but otherwise...nope.

I hate that cats tear everything up while sharpening their claws.

Next pet I get though: sugar-glider

I don't care if they poop spontaneously no matter where they are. They are so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeee.

And OM - I *heart* you. You are so funny.

In short, before I log off here, I will make one more outrageous statement in a lame attempt to bring attention to this sad thread.

I hate all domestic animals. The only reason we should be domesticating animals is for food, so unless you plan on tossing Rover on the BBQ, no one should have pets. :eek:

In short, before I log off here, I will make one more outrageous statement in a lame attempt to bring attention to this sad thread.

I hate all domestic animals. The only reason we should be domesticating animals is for food, so unless you plan on tossing Rover on the BBQ, no one should have pets. :eek:


bah, before you log off here you can notice that I sent you a telegram within the last minutes.

I agree with your ludicrous statement, and I think that sauce manufacturers should be more open minded with their products. Personally I want to try "Rex Tonight!"

I also agree that animals shouldn't be domesticated, but I just don't care. I'm gunna get a sugar-glider and that is that.

My dog is my child.

I used to make fun of people who treated their animals like human beings, but I'm really not kidding. He goes to daycare occasionally so he can play with other dogs (except he got doggie warts from one of them, so he can't go back until he builds up an immunity and gets over them). When I plan to go out of town, my first thought is who will take care of my dog. He either goes with me, to his grandparents' (my boyfriend's parents), or to the kennel where he sometimes goes to daycare.

He has claimed the loveseat, and I have no problem with that. There is hair all over the place, but I have mostly wood floors and can keep most of it up. He is mostly an inside dog now, but will be an inside-outside dog as soon as we get the fence put up. We bought him a run for outside, but he wraps himself around trees so we can't put him on it when we aren't home. Once we get the fence, he can run around as much as he likes (and I'll be giving many more baths).

=)

Ok, so that wasn't a rant - but I'm apparently one of those people you hate, Sinehue! =)