As fond as i am of my pets, some of these uber pet-lovers, particularly women who don't have children in the house, is to be a little creeped out.
Dogs are not human. Maybe that's a good thing, but they are not people. They are not children. They will not be a substitute for people, although go ahead and try.
Ticks me off when I am regularly scolded for getting a pure bred dog from a reliable breeder rather than a shelter dog from dubious origins. My choice, friend. Go adopt the whole shelter and prove how politically correct you are! A friend of mine adopted a greyhound type and the dog seems to be untrainable and crazy--
I've adopted my share of strays and shelter pets. Mostly it worked out.
Now someone wants to dump a dog in the shelter, "can't make out"--and wants to demonize the doc who works the shelter? Loser. You could have worked with a lot of organizations, you could have done the work yourself like I have when a dog did not work out for my family.
“Ticks me off when I am regularly scolded for getting a pure bred dog ... “
I was discussing cats with an animal Nazi (as I call them) once ... the conversation went well until I mentioned that I am “probably” going to get a Maine Coon from a breeder once I get over the loss of my cat (another Maine Coon though not certified ... I love that crazy bastard and miss him to this day).
She said that I’d have blood on my hands should I buy from a breeder and called me a lower form of human for even considering that. I thought it was a joke at first ... the idiot wouldn’t shut up about it.
I should have asked her about abortion. I’m sure *that* would have been OK so long as it wasn’t kitten abortion.
Anyway, I’m very familiar with the scoldings you mentioned ... it makes me frigging sick to see people react like that. I can see being passionate about something, but obsessive and rude isn’t going to win people over.