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Dogs cause three family arguments every week
Telegraph ^ | 1-10-12

Posted on 01/10/2012 2:38:08 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

The average dog causes three family rows a week - as owners argue over where it can sleep and who should take it for walks, a survey has found.

A study shows 'man's best friend' can also be his worst enemy, triggering nearly 2,000 family arguments during its lifetime

Spats range from disagreeing about who should take the dog for a walk, feeding them too many treats and what to do with them when holidays loom.

Nikki Sellers, Head of Pet Insurance at esure, said: ''Owning a dog is not dissimilar to having a baby.

''Round the clock care and responsibility throughout a dog's life can become tiresome for any pet owner but should never be overlooked.

''Maintaining a dog's physical health through exercise plus regular stimulation to avoid them running riot around the house should at least help avoid some arguments.

''A healthier dog may also lead to fewer costly trips to the vet too but for advice on how to look after a dog properly, owners should seek professional help.''

The study also revealed one quarter of owners regularly argue about where the dog should be allowed to go in the house with beds, upstairs or sofas causing most rows.

One fifth of families frequently argue whose turn it is to clean up the mess in the garden, while one in ten disagree who should clear up the carpets should they be soiled.

Disciplining the dog is one of the biggest causes of arguments - as 18 per cent of couples often fall out because one is accused of being too harsh on the dog.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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KEYWORDS: dog; dogs
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

21 posted on 01/10/2012 2:57:00 PM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

What......ever. People fighting over a dog? Pfft.


22 posted on 01/10/2012 2:59:58 PM PST by lurk
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

I live alone. My companion dog died in early September. I’d give anything for her not to have had cancer and not to have died at age 11 years.

I think this is a bunch of British crap. What DO they call crap in ‘the King’s English?’ “Crawp?”


23 posted on 01/10/2012 3:05:16 PM PST by HighlyOpinionated (I am Roman Catholic, US Citizen, Patriot, TEA Party Alumni, Oath Keeper, Voter, Auburn Fan!)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

24 posted on 01/10/2012 3:08:23 PM PST by HighlyOpinionated (I am Roman Catholic, US Citizen, Patriot, TEA Party Alumni, Oath Keeper, Voter, Auburn Fan!)
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To: Cicero; All

If a family is arguing over dog issues...in only is a reflection of how they learned (or did NOT learn) to “argue” or communicate....sheesh....I just got peeved at my husband this a.m. who took the cone off our dog (recent leg surgery)...and left it downstairs...I chose to take a quick shower, and subsequently the dog chose to chew her bandage...so I got to spend an extra 2 hours at the vet today....so goes life!!! Some people need to get a life...LOL


25 posted on 01/10/2012 3:11:16 PM PST by goodnesswins (Adversity makes us bitter or better.)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

No byline for the author at the website. Given this story comes from the U.K., I would surmise that his name is Mohammad.......


26 posted on 01/10/2012 3:11:25 PM PST by Species8472
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To: HighlyOpinionated

“What DO they call crap in ‘the King’s English?’”

A load of shite or bollocks, either one works.


27 posted on 01/10/2012 3:12:56 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
LOL. That is because all of the family’s neuroses are projected onto the family dog:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/all-of-familys-neuroses-projected-onto-dog,403/


I was just about to post this article...
28 posted on 01/10/2012 3:17:30 PM PST by af_vet_rr
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

I don’t get in arguments over dogs. They’re too high-maintenance for me to bother owning one.


29 posted on 01/10/2012 3:20:54 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Occupy DC General Assembly: We are Marxist tools. WE ARE MARXIST TOOLS!)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

Do you walk your cat?


30 posted on 01/10/2012 3:21:38 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Cicero

ding ding ding - we have a winner

sigh all I’m allowed is some goldfish and crayfish... wife is terrified of animals as she wasn’t permitted to grow up around them.


31 posted on 01/10/2012 3:22:13 PM PST by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

It isn’t the dogs, it is the peoples.


32 posted on 01/10/2012 3:24:19 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: dog breath
they will next outlaw dogs next in Britain

Can we trade their dogs for our muslims?
33 posted on 01/10/2012 3:28:53 PM PST by cripplecreek (Stand with courage or shut up and do as you're told.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I think they mean which rooms the dog has access to roam.


34 posted on 01/10/2012 3:29:37 PM PST by rabidralph
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Not that I’ve been married a lifetime (21 years) but IMHO... if a couple is fighting over the dog.. there is a whole lot of other issues at hand. Their fighting over the toilet seat, the toothpaste cap, socks on the floor etc... in plain language: They are just fighting period.


35 posted on 01/10/2012 3:34:46 PM PST by momtothree
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To: CSM

36 posted on 01/10/2012 3:38:16 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB (Congress: Looting the future to bribe the present.)
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37 posted on 01/10/2012 3:44:30 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ...In the US the number is 54%)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Darn red x’s....


38 posted on 01/10/2012 3:58:18 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Darn red x’s....


39 posted on 01/10/2012 3:58:31 PM PST by CSM (Keeper of the "Dave Ramsey Fan" ping list. FReepmail me if you want your beeber stuned.)
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To: momtothree

Very true.


40 posted on 01/10/2012 4:07:05 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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