Anonymous
Post 06/19/2013 12:21     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?


Any designer mix. Its a MUTT, for crying out loud. Calling it a mutt makes you real and down to earth, not trashy.


Any little purse dog = paris hilton wanna be = "FASHION DONT"!


Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 08:16     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rottweilers. Owners are also tatted up, wear Ed Hardy shirts and tell everyone how sweet and loving their Rottie is and any of us who make assumptions based upon breed is simply wrong. Your toddler and Rottie have been best friends and play together. It's just the douchey owners who are trouble, not the breed.

I know you always yell, "he won't hurt ya...just wants to play", but I may have pooped my pants a little that time your dog lunged at me. I also think about how I could defend myself should your dog attack me ( would a rake help? How about this trash can? Would I hurt to kil or simply scare or injure...hmmm)



Hhhmmm. I have one. No tattoos, no Ed Hardy (can you still buy that?). Partner at a BigLaw firm, Ivy grad. I'm one of the 'pearl clutchers' and the 'blonde bob and cardigan set' you tend to also make fun of, running around in my Tory Burch flats. (well, on the weekends anyway).

And she doesn't lunge at people, unless you're coming in through the window?


Another Rottweiler owner here. No tattoos or trashy clothing; actually, my look is rather conservative. Graduate degree from Hopkins, GS-14. I have spent a lot of time training and socializing my dog, and, in fact, he has earned advanced obedience titles from the American Kennel Club (Utility Dog, if that means anything to anyone here). Very smart, kind dog. Good with kids and puppies.
Anonymous
Post 06/16/2013 23:25     Subject: Re:S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cats. I just don't understand the point of one.


What is the point of any pet? Cats are the perfect pet. You can actually play with them (unlike anything in a tank) for more than a few minutes at a time (unlike anything in a cage), and it can usually free feed itself (unlike a dog that will always eat too much) and take itself to the bathroom when needed. The don't drool like dogs can, stink as bad as dogs can, fart as much as dogs can, need "walking" like dogs do, and don't take up as much space on the bed as dogs can.

They can be good protectors as well. I had a cat with me camping in the foothills of the Sierras that scared a bobcat away from our tent. He ran outside, hissed at it and growled with his ears back and the bobcat turned and ran away. The bobcat went a little further away where there was a pitbull with another family, the dog barked at it a few times and got swatted across the nose by the bobcat. It whimpered and ran to hide with it's tail between it's legs. Huge slash seen on it the next day, and my cat didn't even get touched.


Ok. You live in an RV, right? Because no one "takes a cat camping".


I did take him actually. I was staying on someone's land for the summer as an extra long vacation. I wasn't about to leave my cat for 2 months so he went with. He had a blast climbing real trees and going on walks with us (he was leash trained before we left). He was very closely bonded with me and never tried to run away. He got to experience nature before heading back home and becoming an indoor kitty again. He didn't miss the bears, and lived a very full and happy life because he got to explore without being in a city situation where he would have to deal with traffic and bothering neighbors by going into their yards. He loved his vacations with us like that. Gave him the chance to just be a cat in nature, but would happily go back to his cat trees at home and watching the birds out the window when back in the city.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 16:01     Subject: Re:S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Cats. I just don't understand the point of one.


What is the point of any pet? Cats are the perfect pet. You can actually play with them (unlike anything in a tank) for more than a few minutes at a time (unlike anything in a cage), and it can usually free feed itself (unlike a dog that will always eat too much) and take itself to the bathroom when needed. The don't drool like dogs can, stink as bad as dogs can, fart as much as dogs can, need "walking" like dogs do, and don't take up as much space on the bed as dogs can.

They can be good protectors as well. I had a cat with me camping in the foothills of the Sierras that scared a bobcat away from our tent. He ran outside, hissed at it and growled with his ears back and the bobcat turned and ran away. The bobcat went a little further away where there was a pitbull with another family, the dog barked at it a few times and got swatted across the nose by the bobcat. It whimpered and ran to hide with it's tail between it's legs. Huge slash seen on it the next day, and my cat didn't even get touched.


Ok. You live in an RV, right? Because no one "takes a cat camping".
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 15:48     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
There are no trashy pets. Only trashy pet owners.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 10:06     Subject: Re:S/o. Trashy pets?
How could we omit snakes up til this point? And I LIKE snakes. But any pet that requires you to feed it another live animal = trashy.


Yes, I posted snakes on the first page! The large constrictors are the worst. I watched a documentary on how the pet snakes such as pythons and constrictors escaping has basically created an out of control population in south florida. They're destroying the everglades and ending up in people's backyards. Someone will end up being hurt and no these are not good pets.
Anonymous
Post 06/14/2013 04:30     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
Any intact dog.

Any dog that cost you more than an adoption fee.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 23:41     Subject: Re:S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:Cats. I just don't understand the point of one.


What is the point of any pet? Cats are the perfect pet. You can actually play with them (unlike anything in a tank) for more than a few minutes at a time (unlike anything in a cage), and it can usually free feed itself (unlike a dog that will always eat too much) and take itself to the bathroom when needed. The don't drool like dogs can, stink as bad as dogs can, fart as much as dogs can, need "walking" like dogs do, and don't take up as much space on the bed as dogs can.

They can be good protectors as well. I had a cat with me camping in the foothills of the Sierras that scared a bobcat away from our tent. He ran outside, hissed at it and growled with his ears back and the bobcat turned and ran away. The bobcat went a little further away where there was a pitbull with another family, the dog barked at it a few times and got swatted across the nose by the bobcat. It whimpered and ran to hide with it's tail between it's legs. Huge slash seen on it the next day, and my cat didn't even get touched.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 23:32     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any dog "breed" that ends in -oodle or -poo.


Standard size poodles are awesome dogs. They're smart and gentle. You don't have to give them the silly haircuts.


The neighbors have one and it's as dumb as rocks.


LOL. Can you give some examples of why?
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 23:31     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any dog "breed" that ends in -oodle or -poo.


Standard size poodles are awesome dogs. They're smart and gentle. You don't have to give them the silly haircuts.


The neighbors have one and it's as dumb as rocks.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 21:50     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
"Hypo-allergenic" mutts from breeders that have special names like Labradoodle, Cockapoo, Maltipoo. I'm sorry... You spent thousands of dollars on a mutt that still has dander. And if your pooch is intact, you're extra trashy.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 21:39     Subject: Re:S/o. Trashy pets?
Cats. I just don't understand the point of one.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 21:34     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:How could we omit snakes up til this point? And I LIKE snakes. But any pet that requires you to feed it another live animal = trashy.

Not saying it isn't natural -- it surely is. But why would you want to watch a helpless mouse die every few days? What the heck is wrong with you that you want to facilitate that?


You don't have to feed live animals to snakes. We buy frozen food at the pet store. You can put it a bowl of warm water to thaw and the snake will eat it.

We had a redtail boa because my husband rescued it from the window of a barbershop. The window was way too cold for it and it had a chest cold. He talked to the owner and the owner gave it to him. Snakes are great pets. Quiet, pretty, never bother anyone.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 21:30     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
Anonymous wrote:Any dog "breed" that ends in -oodle or -poo.


Standard size poodles are awesome dogs. They're smart and gentle. You don't have to give them the silly haircuts.
Anonymous
Post 06/13/2013 21:28     Subject: S/o. Trashy pets?
My pitbull thinks any dog being pushed in a stroller (made specifically for dogs) is trashy.