Reply to How to bring up safety concerns about beloved pets?

Forum Index » General Discussion

Reply to "How to bring up safety concerns about beloved pets?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
Wow, swing that nanny door for the sake of the pet? Pet takes priority over the child. I didn't know this could be for real.[/quote]

No, but the pet is a family member and therefore takes priority over the nanny.  A family with pets should only employ animal lovers, because their kids need to learn how to interact with animals.  (Leave escape route, dont touch animal that doesnt want to be touched, etc.)[/quote]

I am the OP anf I want to clarify that I -am- an animal lover.  Grew up with cats, dogs, rabbits and fish, so I get how to socialize pets.  The problem is that MB is NOT socializing them.  She treats them like spoiled children rather than like animals with different needs and instincts from humans, and THAT is what makes the situation so dangerous.  This is not a matter of me no liking the cats.[/quote]

OP I'm an animal lover too. I have two huge dogs and have grown up around cats and dogs (I even volunteer at the Humane Society, seriously I love dogs).  All of that being said, if I felt an animal was a risk to my charges, they would not be spending the day out around us.  If the parents want to work on socializing their animals, they need to do it on their own time at this point.  You should not be responsible if some harm would come to the kids.  I'd have a chat with MB/DB and let them know you are just not comfortable with the cat's behavior around the kids and you are concerned for their safety.  Then tell them until the cat (cats, right?) you are not ok with having them free in the house.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics