Cassie-the Newest Female to Breed with Phineas in a couple of years.
Phineas 2+ year old Male.
Savannah and Molly at about 1-1/2 years old.
Posted on 07/12/2024 3:15:58 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA
Thanks for letting me share the story of how I first met my dog Flip because Sinatra the boxer reminds me so much of him. Want to help rehabilitate dogs with me?
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The only dog I had while growing up was a Boxer named Boomer or “Boom-Boom”. He was very special and a very good boy.
We got him from my mother’s cousin who bred and showed boxers, one who made it to the Westminster Dog Show, but Boomer was not in that league and was bought by a guy as “pet quality” who ended up not having the time to train or care for him and returned him, but my mother’s cousin actually thought of putting him down as he didn’t think he could re-sell him.
So, my brother bought him for about $100 when he was about a year old and still a crazy active puppy who needed a lot of training. It took a while for him to calm down and adapt to family life but when he did, he was the best boy.
Please consider adopting from your local shelter or an animal rescue rather than going to a breeder and please do not buy from a pet shop.
I get some people want a pure-bred pedigreed dog but consider that not all breeders are good, and some are puppy mills. You can spend thousands of dollars on a pure-bred pedigreed dog but get a dog with numerous health problems due to inbreeding and when you buy from these puppy mill breeders you are only supporting them to irresponsibly breed even more dogs, often kept in terrible conditions. The Amish FWIW are the worst when it comes to running puppy mills. Do not buy from them.
But if you can afford to do so, please consider adopting a dog or cat from your local shelter or rescue that has special medical needs but still has a long life ahead of them with care and a lot of love and loyalty to give you.
I know a lot of shelters have pitties or pittie mixes but despite their bad rap, many of them can be good dogs. But I understand the hesitancy. But if you look hard enough there are also a lot of other types of dog breeds available for adoption.
If you love dogs and or cats but can take on one, consider contacting your local shelter for volunteer opportunities such as sitting with or walking dogs or sitting with cats.
Boxers are cool.
I also agree, if you need a dog, try the pound. You might even find that purebred that you might want.
>> Want to help rehabilitate dogs with me?
No. Thanks.
Not until we pay adequate attention to the well-being of our CHILDREN, including those unborn, should we lavish so much time and treasure on pet animals.
Can you do both?
Apparently not.
Have fun with the mouse in your pocket.
Piss up a rope.
Unloving people love neither humans nor animals.
Priorities. What would Jesus do? He showed us.
“Suffer the boxer dogs to come unto me...” ?
Which of you, if you had one hundred sheep, and lost one of them, wouldn't leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one that was lost? When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. When he comes home, he calls together his friends, his family and his neighbors, saying to them, 'Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!'Do you think Jesus used this parable to mean finding the lamb was about the potential financial loss? Were the shepherd and his friends and family celebrating because of the money saved.
No, Jesus used that parable because people would understand the love of a man for his little lamb. Jesus was speaking to his own people, his own lambs...loving people who he knew this parable would resonate with.
God is a God of love.
Cassie-the Newest Female to Breed with Phineas in a couple of years.
Phineas 2+ year old Male.
Savannah and Molly at about 1-1/2 years old.
God calls people differently to different causes and missions. Some people are called to the causes of children, some are called to take care of the elderly, some are called to preach the Gospel, some are called to show love and kindness in other ways.
Beautiful.
Sure. Until all abortion and child abuse is ended, we are perfectly free to abuse all and any animals to our heart’s content.
Is that the hill you want to stand on? Really?
Thank You, They are quite the zoo to watch when they play.
This one is in the Old Testament and is told by Nathan the prophet to King David.
2 Samuel 12Nathan Rebukes David
The Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor.
The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.
“Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”
David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives, the man who did this must die! He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity.”
Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! (speaking of how David had stolen Bathsheba from Uriah the Hittite).
I rescue feral cats. I also have a zoo.;-)
Love!
I didn’t see you comment on this though.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4250582/posts
FWIW many serial killers start with killing and torturing animals before they move on to people.
Is that to say that human life is less valuable than the life of animals? No.
But people who start out abusing and neglecting animals, pets, are much more likely to also abuse children or vulnerable elderly people or the disabled.
We can care for abandoned pets living in shelters and adopt them if we are able, and also care about children. It is not mutually exclusive.
Well said. I love the work this guy does with his "Sitting with Dogs” YouTube channel. He really shows how some shelter dogs can languish for many months or even years in a no-kill shelter if they are even fortunate to even be in one, but because they are “shelter shy” or have a bad back story some people pass them by, but with a little love and attention, they can become a great family pet.
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