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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is making me so sad. I've never regretted having my dog for a second.

Sure, having him requires planning our schedules a little differently - and no one likes being woken up at 3 in the morning when the dog isn't feeling well and needs to go out.

But our dog, who we adopted when he was about 2, brings so much joy, and fun, and love, and goofiness to our lives. I love our lives with him.[/quote]

Seriously, are you expressing sanctimony because posters are *feeling* regret about their dog?  They are not saying the dog is not abused, or loved.

One of the basic lessons in parenting classes is that you can't control your feelings but you can control your behavior.  PPs here are doing exactly that.  Don't make them feel bad for expressing their feelings about a dog in an anonymous forum.  
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Hey - I didn't mean to be sanctimonious. I was just expressing my own feelings about having a dog, which is that no, I don't feel regret - and I am surprised and sad to find that other people do feel it so much. I feel sad that people have that feeling- like I would feel sad to find out that someone got married and didn't like their spouse. Not that I can't empathize, but that I am sorry that both parties to the situation are experiencing something less than optimal.

I'm sure the pets are still very well cared for.[/quote]

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