Doggie reacting to sound of approaching Doggie Ice Cream Truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgYYBVBRo3w
Doggie ping
People are replacing human children with animals. Then they act like the pets are people.
With no wee ones left in my home, my dogs have become like children for me. I enjoy it, they enjoy it...so why not.
There are dog spas everywhere where I live. New ones still opening every year. I used to laugh, but no more.
A wise man once told me that if he were to open a business today, it would have something to do with either kids or dogs. They are the only things consumers will go to the hip for - even in a bad economy.
“Are you this dog’s daddy?”, I was once asked (sorry, Rachel... axed) at the dog park.
I am on the road at the moment and am amazed at how many hotels, and restaurants now allow animals to eat right alongside their owners. Business establishments are becoming much more dog-tolerant. I visited an upscale bakery yesterday in the Bay Area of California that had an entire section devoted to home baked, certified organic dog treats (!).
BTW, I am an absolute dog lover and mother to two rescue dogs. I just told DH that next time we travel, the little pooch is going with us, LOL.
Many of these dogs are BETTER behaved than the kids I’m seeing!! (I DO have children too, BTW)...
regards to dogs & amnesty
Ladies, I hope the free birth control Obama gives you is worth it, because all these immigrants aren’t going to be too keen on paying the Social Security for bunch of old white childless women so they can sit around and throw birthday parties for their pets.
I think I’ll sell fetching sticks.
Both government and culture have succeeded in driving the normal replacement birthrate far lower. This is done by both making it very expensive to have and raise children, and by raising the bar on what is expected, for children to be raised “properly”.
In concept, raising children should naturally be about as difficult as raising dogs. Plus some extra attention because they are thoughtful beings that need education to lead normal lives.
But each additional requirement added to this means fewer children. But dogs remain the same.
You made me curious (not comprehending the differences between Sharia, Sunni, Wahabi, etc) & knowing that Salukis- & possibly some other hounds, are kept by Arabs &/ or considered sacred), so I looked & found this, amoung other articles
http://www.inst.at/trans/18Nr/II-18/ismail18.htm
Other than this though, I knew that they consider dogs “unclean”.
Our two mutts are SBAR (spoiled beyond all recognition) :-)
Is there much nutritional content in pillow stuffing???
I love our pets, but they are pets. They are not children.
Most of the people I know who think their pets are their children are homosexual. And I know some heterosexual couples who never wanted children though they act like their animals are their babies. It is kind of creepy.
I’ve been known to cough up $4.00 for a four pack of Frosty Paws for mine from time to time, especially in hot weather. They go nuts for them, lol. I actually tasted of it, clearly formulated for dogs, it was disgusting. But they love it, I get enjoyment from seeing their enjoyment. So, critics MYOB.
Dogs are more intelligent, loyal and loving than many kids.
Don’t know about dogs, but my cats are for sure! :)
I won’t say my present dog, and dogs in my past are kids but they are pretty spoiled. They are great companions that don’t give me the hassle a lot of humans do.