Comments | the_anguisette: If you're an animal person...

the_anguisette

If you're an animal person...

Mar 04, 2006 23:57

Yeah, I read this and almost started bawling.

http://www.geocities.com/sflabrescue/howcouldyou.html

Comments 8

dwarfwitahammer March 5 2006, 17:40:45 UTC

Damn you Liz...I'm running out of tissues as it is...

subtlesabotage March 5 2006, 21:02:55 UTC

Me too..damn.

liathandra March 5 2006, 20:20:29 UTC

That wasn't nice... not even with warning! Ok, so it was well written... and probably true. I hate going to a pound and seeing dogs that some owner took in because they "were too much work" or whatever....

the_anguisette March 6 2006, 01:04:32 UTC

Its beautifully written.

When I lived in NY, we used to put aside some of our allowance every year, and on every major holiday, we'd go out and buy bones, etc...and drop them off at the local animal shelter.

I may have to start doing that again.

Yeah, I saw in the paper the other day, 10yr old lab to good home. Who the FUCK gets rid of a 10 year old dog?? Its got like, 2 years left, just keep it witht he family it has known and loved!

liathandra March 6 2006, 03:10:06 UTC

Exactly. I went to the pound with a friend a couple years ago (she was actually looking for an older dog who wasn't too hyper. Didn't want to deal with the puppy hassles) and there was this gorgeous, friendly heeler there... turned in because her family thought she was too much work, and had too much energy. Hello, she's a working-breed dog. They HAVE to have energy to gogogogogo all day long! People use no sense when buying dogs.....

growing_rose March 6 2006, 18:29:53 UTC

I remember that. I bawled my eyes out the first time I read it. Thanks for posting it.

Part of the reason I'm so happy for moving out is that I'm taking the doggy with me. And my mother insists that the only way my dad is getting another dog is to get a mutt. Which means off to the animal shelter for a doggy! *marches*

Of course, you know I'll probably be the one stuck training the little brat! :3

the_anguisette March 7 2006, 08:01:05 UTC

My mother has been training professionally for over 25 years. I've picked up a lot of it. Lemme know if you need any advice.

growing_rose March 7 2006, 12:44:34 UTC

Ah, I got no problem training. I trained this dog, my last dog, a puppy who I swear had ADD and even my kitten has some dog commands. :3

It's so much fun seeing people's reactions when your cat comes, sits and stands on his hindlegs on command.