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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, this is life with a dog, which is why I don't have one. I grew up with outdoor pets who earned their keep. They killed rodents and scared off snakes and were good for security. We fed them once or twice a day, took them to the vet once a year, and brushed the dog's coat every once in a while. That was about it. If the dog developed an expensive health issue that lowered their quality of you, you put the dog down. Now people walk their dogs multiple times a day, pick up their sh*t, let them lives in their houses, pay for expensive doggy day care when they go out of town, pay absurd vet bills set by hedge funds, etc. It's insane. It does sound like dog might benefit from training. But yeah they are a lot of work. [/quote] This shift goes along with the whole bs "gentle training" movement, wherein you're supposed to ask your dog nicely and bribe them instead of demanding they comply because their feelings are more important than the results. The good ol' days, when only people who knew what they were doing owned dogs and the dogs served a purpose beyond "living stuffed animal for emotionally-stunted adults" were better. Make Dog-Ownership Great Again, or something.[/quote] We probably have zero in common, politically. But I 100% agree with this. Dogs these days are annoying in ways they never were, and I think it is because most people do treat them as their emotional support animal, and not as a working member of the house hold (farm animal, guard dog etc). I love dogs, but I find many of my friends dogs annoying, because I am supposed to just be okay with their bad behavior. [/quote] Aww…I love my “living stuffed animal” dog. He has lots of jobs. He has to get my grumpy teens/tweens out of bed in the morning and into a good mood. He makes sure that I get my exercise every day. He is always happy and excited to see my autistic teen who doesn’t have any friends and often has a pretty rough day at school. He also makes said teen regulate his emotions. The dog doesn’t like any shouting in the house, and no one wants to upset that sweet little fuzzball. He’s also helped us meet our neighbors. My parents take him occasionally, and he’s helped my dad get out of the house and meet his neighbors too. He is a favorite toy when my 10 year old’s friends come over. He makes backyard games of football and soccer a lot more entertaining. For a dog with no job, he is very busy![/quote]
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