World's most spoiled dawg... Eat your heart out! - Page 4

Me too, Kelly! Furbaby is one of my least favorite words, and I've never heard it out of anyone's mouth I could stand. LOL

I completely agree w/your other statements, too; what's wrong w/a DOG, anyway??? Nadeem said that, too. Why take away from that?

I think Ruger had it right when she said it happens more in people that are childless, mostly women.  It is a need  in the human  which makes them want to humanize the dog.

I would agree with that, for the most part. I think regardless of what demographic engages in the behavior, it's ALWAYS the human who needs it.

I see it a lot in rescue groups, too. Some of their requirements are so totally polar opposite of what the dogs really need, yet they see anything differing from this as being unsuitable. Very unenlightened, and usually...very lonely people (the really wacky ones- there are some perfectly normal people involved in rescue).

Ruger, I'm not sure what you found amusing. I find my father's situation with his dogs pretty sad actually. Back in April when he had his health issue it became clear very quickly that if he is unable to care for his dogs they will end up being PTS. They are that much of a spoiled brats. They might live large now but once again it will be the dogs who lose, this time because of over indulgence.

RLHAR, I find it doubtful that the dogs are of such temperament that structure couldn't make them adoptable...do you disagree? I'm not saying it would be easy or fast, but I see sooo many trainwrecks in the rescue system I can't believe your dad's dogs wouldn't qualify for a second chance.

Jennie, They know no obedience, they attack any animal smaller than they are. The older bitch has multiple health issues, they are both people aggressive, both dog aggressive because they have never been socialized or corrected. He's had animal control and the police called on him because they jump fences and bark at neighbors. No I am not dumping them into the rescue system to just become someone else's problem. Nor am I putting my household and dogs at risk to keep them myself. They will be PTS if the time comes that he can no longer live independently and care for them. Good news is, so far he is chugging along quite solidly and will hopefully do so for the next 15 years or so.

  RLHAR...You fussing over the dirt and hair on the bedding made me chuckle, as it reminded me of myself ...I was not laughing at the situation with your dad's dogs...: )

Aaahh okay. I have dogs and cats. I have pet hair, its a fact of life. Right now I need to stalk and dispatch the hair bunny from my male stealth shedding. But what I have to deal with on those sheets after 2 or 3 days.... It's just a solid carpet of black hairs and discoloration from dust and dirt. And this is from dogs bathed every other week. I just would not want to sleep in that. My dogs have comfortable crates under the ceiling fans nice and comfy. That's where they sleep. Not the bed.

I don't know, RLHAR. About 9-10 years ago I had a nine year old, 118 pound black lab come in for training. Her elderly owner had passed away, and his children wanted to keep her in the family, but were ready to give up, she was so wild and unruly.

She was awful. No manners. Never walked on a leash, in fact, she would grab that leash with expertise any boxer would envy. I remember the sweat would pour off me when I worked this dog. She had been left to her devices, her whole life, was outrageously hyper and noisy. I did the same stuff with her, day after day after day. Every correction or even verbal command resulted in her grabbing the leash and death rolling all over the floor in rebellion. I had to literally lay on her to get her to down. It was ridiculous. I was ready to go to my boss and say it just wasn't possible, I was getting nowhere, when hallelujah! the light bulb went off and she started listening. The owners were actually quite good handlers and were committed to making the training stick.

I had her for a while, in house training is pricey, so I commend the family for making that kind of investment in the dog their father so dearly loved but spoiled so badly. Personally, I think they just got lucky that I am more stubborn than that dog was.

Not gonna lie, the visual of the clean spot in the sea of lab hair is kind of a funny picture....

I am glad some of you Women agree with me and let a dog be a dog not a bloody furbaby or whatever they are called,
If i went to the Club and i said to them Here is Hektor my Furbaby  i would be laughed out of the clubhouse I think that term for a dog is a real nasty word.
 Picture this you have a big strong male dog say doing police work and has just bought down two bank robbers, He is a hero and his male handler tells all and sundry OH' He is my Fur Baby, what reaction would that policeman get from the Public and News teams taking in the story and from his fellow Police Dog handlers, NO' it is a terrible way to describe dogs and not good at all
 I think many on here are  to soft with there dogs and i guess there dogs can get away with doing just as they want to thank goodness we have ladies like Jenni78, Red Sable and V on here to sort of stabilize this sort of thread coming from the Woman side of things
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