Just a thought...

[paigemom]

You know, if you're going to get all bent out of shape to the point of "wanting the dog's collar back on so it will hurt when I lift her" (as opposed to the harness my beagle is currently wearing) and insisting she either be on leash or crated in the house at all times because she got into the food cabinet and ate an entire bag of uncooked egg

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[there_she_went]

huh?

[silverblaidd]

Maybe they should reconsider the dog thing altogether. Intentionally wanting to punish with pain really isn't the mark of a good animal caretaker.

[there_she_went]

I think it's the OP's pet, and her parents are being the idiots here.

[silverblaidd]

I gathered they have a dog too? I could be wrong!

[there_she_went]

Oh god, I hope not. Maybe I was blocking that bit out for the sake of my blood pressure?

Oh fuck, beagles. =(

(How many times can I fuck up this comment?)

[miss_teacher]

Install baby locks on the cabinets. Then your mom can keep her precious egg noodles on the lower shelf and your dog can't get into trouble with her.

[mbif]

IAWTC. It seems like the best solution. Then the OP's dog can't be set up for failure and is only out about five bucks.

[there_she_went]

People put food on the lower shelves anyways? I've never seen this unless it was like canned goods. That's where the pots and pans go!

[teahound]

Agreed, far from ants, other insects, and - if you live near large fields like I do - rodents that could get in! I thought that was just logic. Odd parents...

[xxdevixx]

sometimes i wish i had just waited to get a dog until after i moved out. my mom has a hard time comprehending that even just the smallest things could have huge possibly expensive possibly DEADLY consequences to the 2 small dogs that we have taken in this year. like her godaweful potpourri for example. ugh.