Time to get serious for a momentI find no humor in this;
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/401317_dogchain25.html
I can't stand people who are not responsible with the lives of their pets. If you treat them like this, then PLEASE do not own one. Dogs are wonderful creatures who are meant to interact with your life, your family. They are your family, not throw-aways.
This just breaks my heart, it really hurts to see lives treated this way.
People need a little training themselves so their pet doesn't have to pay the price for their ignorance. It's not that tough to spend a few minutes with them every day, to let them run and play. Their lives are too short anyways, too short to be stuck on the end of a chain all alone.
All boredom and no play makes rover not such a nice doggy. Give him/her a little bit of your time. PLEASE!
THIS MAKES ME SICK! I hope this new law passes and I hope more people will be aware of this and realize it is not fair to the dog.
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting this. :)
You are welcome. I thank the PI for covering this issue.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, it's easier to pass laws than to expect people to change their ways.
But we have to start somewhere. Take rover off the chain for some play time every day if you are worried he will run off. To me, that's a poor excuse. It means they are not spending any time with their pet. Why have one if all you do is leave him chained up?
Disposable lives really makes me angry. I'd like to see some owners chained up, if not locked up for this kind of behavior. Morality comes in many forms. This tells a lot about the owner, without even saying a word.
Here's some very good words when it comes to dogs;
Just a Dog
From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a human."
So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they "just don't understand."
unknown
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go
where they went."
Will Rogers
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"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
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"The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man
up to his level of sagacity, but man has frequently
dragged the dog down to his."
James Thurber
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"The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men."
Emile Zola
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"Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened"
Anatole France
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" No Matter how little money and how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."
Louis Sabin
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"Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really."
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
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"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies,
quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love
and always have to mix love and hate."
Sigmund Freud
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"Who kicks a dog kicks his own soul towards hell".
Will Judy
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"No animal I know of can consistently be more of
a friend and companion than a dog." .
Stanley Leinwoll
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"He is your friend, your partner, your defender,
your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last
beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy
of such devotion." .
Unknown
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"Happiness is a warm puppy." .
Charles Schulz
You bet it is. ."
Bill Pickard