A lighter moment for dog lovers about Brady

[MoreBellhorn]

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

? Mahatma Gandhi


Don't know why I did not ding the dog-basher on this thread, but I suspect love of animals is proportional with the ability to get along with people.

You can clearly see who the anti-social people are in this thread. I feel awfully bad for those who can't get along or don't choose to get along with one of the most loyal and happiest species on Earth.

 

[The Boston Patriot]

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

? Mahatma Gandhi


Don't know why I did not ding the dog-basher on this thread, but I suspect love of animals is proportional with the ability to get along with people.

Perhaps because I didn't bash the pooches, just some owners?

 

[MoreBellhorn]

Perhaps because I didn't bash the pooches, just some owners?

So bringing up the fact that they **** everywhere and posting stats of how many bites there are a year means you're bashing the owners? Sure, both of those things can be mostly attributed to the owner, but we all know that dogs **** and we all know that they bite.

This thread was never about "bad owners."

 

[BTTA]

[QUOTE="Danger Zone, post: 4066980, member: 2951]Our family collie/aussie got "lost" one day. We got a call that she was herding several [wild] children on a street corner. We show up and there is about 6 children dressed in goloshes and rain coats with one in particular in a white fleece jacket. While waiting for the school bus, Anna had found them and had huddled them all up in a tight pack (found out afterwards that she had pushed the mildly apprehensive kids where she wanted them with her nose) and was circling protectively around them.[/QUOTE]

We've had foster dogs that had herding breed in their jeans do amazing stuff: pick up all the acorns in the yard and pile them neatly on our porch, herd the crickets in the front yard into a space about 5' square, keep a litter of motherless foster kittens in the bathroom where they were living, and find the exact geographical center between a half dozen family members doing yard work and move in concert with us in order to maintain that center for a couple of hours.

 

[Patjew]

And also, dogs poop in alignment with the earth’s magnetic field. So they got that going for them. Which is nice.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/dogs-poop-in-alignment-with-earths-magnetic-field-study-finds/

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

As long as he ain't a member of peta. If he is, goat qb but needs to learn some things about how the world and nature really work

PETA.org is a small fraction of the animal lovers with an agenda that often is different....I'm not going to assume that about TB.

 

[OhExaulted1]

Perhaps because I didn't bash the pooches, just some owners?

There shouldn't be any "bashing" going on in a thread titled "A lighter moment for dog lovers about Brady". Get it?

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

^ those that don't get it are probably bitter and get a twisted sense of superiority doing it.

 

[AzorianPats]

I'm willing to bet that you've never owned a Golder Retriever......with a personality more pleasant than a majority of the people in this world.........

I know the video is not a Golden but the same family and it makes a point.....

Golden Retrievers are awesome, but so are Labradors. Particularly black labs!

 

[woolster22]

I don't get the GS thing. We have a malamute/shepherd mix (king shepherd), he's a big dumb teddy bear. he gets excited when people come over, but the most aggresive thing he has done is goose someone while "saying hi." come to think of it, he isn't too fond of by mother in law, so he can't be too stupid. Protective of my wife, but even then stands five ten feet away and simply barks (people walking up on her while walking our dogs on some trails). Had someone try to break in through a window, couple barks scared them off and woke us up. If any thing, I'd think home owners insurance should be lower with some breeds for instances like that.

 

[rochrist]

Our family collie/aussie got "lost" one day. We got a call that she was herding several [wild] children on a street corner. We show up and there is about 6 children dressed in goloshes and rain coats with one in particular in a white fleece jacket. While waiting for the school bus, Anna had found them and had huddled them all up in a tight pack (found out afterwards that she had pushed the mildly apprehensive kids where she wanted them with her nose) and was circling protectively around them.

At no point in their lives were those children safer from wolves than at that moment.

Herding dogs are the best. They will herd absolutely ANYTHING.

 

[strngplyr]

I don't get the GS thing. We have a malamute/shepherd mix (king shepherd), he's a big dumb teddy bear. he gets excited when people come over, but the most aggresive thing he has done is goose someone while "saying hi." come to think of it, he isn't too fond of by mother in law, so he can't be too stupid. Protective of my wife, but even then stands five ten feet away and simply barks (people walking up on her while walking our dogs on some trails). Had someone try to break in through a window, couple barks scared them off and woke us up. If any thing, I'd think home owners insurance should be lower with some breeds for instances like that.

That thing is massive!






























thatswhatshesaid.

 

[woolster22]

That thing is massive!






























thatswhatshesaid.

Fourteen months old right now, and that picture was two months ago...

 

[Bella*chick]

And on the other end you have my dogs, who weigh in at 6.5 and 4 pounds respectively.

 

[supafly]

Ugh. My sympathies. Been through it. A couple times. I swore I'd never get a dog again after the last one. That's the only problem, you know somewhere in the 10-12-16 year range it's going to happen.

I can offer no advice that would be helpful, other than I'm sure many here know what it's like. Tough thing, man.

Thanks for your kind thoughts. Unfortunately for us (and him), he had just turned 5, so he was looking at a lot of yrs left before the diagnosis. Terrible...just breaks my heart. Very difficult for all involved. Animals can be just like human companionship, and often times even better!

 

[supafly]

Yes, in a way you are. We just said goodbye to our 14 year old a few weeks ago and it is still a bit raw.

Research shows that to be psychologically healthy, a human being needs several dozen positive interactions a day, providing a positive acknowledgement that reinforces our sense of well being and identity. Dogs supply over 100 a day, on average, so when you lose a dog buddy, you lose a lot of everyday emotional nutrition. There is a very real price paid.

Yes, I absolutely agree. Have gone through some difficult personal family issues in the past couple of yrs, and he definitely made things much easier.

I can fully understand how dogs offer a better life to those with anxiety or depression issues. Their companionship is truly second to none. I can honestly say that he never once did anything to purposely piss me off or hurt me, and you just can't say that about people!

Great thoughts.

 

[supafly]

So sorry Supa, I hope you still have some time with your GS buddy. Amazing animals and I'm sure yours is as awesome as the ones I've had the pleasure of being with too.

My Aussie Shep had a cancer scare, heard the C-word when one of her anal glands was infected and hardened up, luckily for her it turned out to be nothing more than allergies.

I really hope for you and your family its some kind of false positive and if not that the dog has at least had a chance to live its life

Thanks, buddy. Much appreciated. Unfortunately, it's been confirmed by two different vets and he started his first chemo treatment yesterday when they kept him overnight. It's going to be a long, drawn-out process for us---looks like they have a 26 week treatment plan worked out.

Early estimates of between 6,000 and 8,000 dollars....ouch. At first, I really considered the thought of putting him down, but he's still so young, and both vets/places said that the high majority of people choose to do at least some kind of chemo treatment, even those who cannot afford the cost choose a lesser number of visits. That kind of made me feel as though I didn't have much of a choice. Of course the wife wouldn't even hear of anything else.

Like I said though, even if the cancer goes into remission, they still say that the average lifespan will only be 9-18 months no matter what. That's tough to deal with. It's pretty much a lose/lose situation no matter how you look at it. I try and think about the responsibility that I took on in the beginning, which makes it impossible to take the "easier" road. It's one of the things that you sign up for as a pet owner, even though I never really thought of it that way before.

 

[strngplyr]

Thanks for your kind thoughts.

Unfortunately for us (and him), he had just turned 5, so he was looking at a lot of yrs left before the diagnosis. Terrible...just breaks my heart. Very difficult for all involved. Animals can be just like human companionship, and often times even better!

Man, that stinks. Hate the C word.

Animals are definitely better friends than humans. There is never a moment where they hide their true intentions from you and they love you absolutely unconditionally.

 

[strngplyr]

Thanks, buddy. Much appreciated. Unfortunately, it's been confirmed by two different vets and he started his first chemo treatment yesterday when they kept him overnight. It's going to be a long, drawn-out process for us---looks like they have a 26 week treatment plan worked out.

Early estimates of between 6,000 and 8,000 dollars....ouch. At first, I really considered the thought of putting him down, but he's still so young, and both vets/places said that the high majority of people choose to do at least some kind of chemo treatment, even those who cannot afford the cost choose a lesser number of visits. That kind of made me feel as though I didn't have much of a choice. Of course the wife wouldn't even hear of anything else.

Like I said though, even if the cancer goes into remission, they still say that the average lifespan will only be 9-18 months no matter what. That's tough to deal with. It's pretty much a lose/lose situation no matter how you look at it. I try and think about the responsibility that I took on in the beginning, which makes it impossible to take the "easier" road. It's one of the things that you sign up for as a pet owner, even though I never really thought of it that way before.

That hurt to read.

I'm glad you're sticking it out though, take every moment you get.

I've only had a few years of my life having less than 2 dogs in the house but I like to treat every single once as if they're gonna be the last and they're the best thing I ever had.

The length of man's best friend's life is probably the cruelest thing this world has to offer and having anything shorten it is just the worst.

I'm honestly the person who feels even worse about these things happening to animals than I do to people, which might be weird.

Edit: and ignore that dollar sign, you'll find a way to make it work somehow, worry about those things later, it's worth it.

 

[supafly]

I'm honestly the person who feels even worse about these things happening to animals than I do to people, which might be weird.

Edit: and ignore that dollar sign, you'll find a way to make it work somehow, worry about those things later, it's worth it.

Yes, good advice for sure.

As far as sometimes showing more compassion for animals--I hear you. Not meaning to get overly "soft" on you, but love is love, no matter what form it comes in. Anything that shows me love and affection is just fine in my book!