Craigslist Dog Rant

[stomachmonkey]

This is my dog....

Some NFWS language if that offends you but well said never the less.

[herr_oberst]

If you like animals, you'll send this guy a thank you...

(Thanks for posting this up, stomachmonkey)

[Bugsinrugs]

I love it

[masraum]

I'd have sworn that was Bazza, but it wasn't the right breed.

Yep, people suck.

[wdfifteen]

I love it. God bless this person.
I'm sending this to my daughter in law, who is a member of the Pit Crew - a pit bull rescue organization. Pit Bulls attract a lot of people who get a dog without a clue to the commitment it requires. She has horror stories of neglect and abuse that make you want to hurt people.
A vet she knows charges a fee when someone brings in an inconvenient dog for him to kill. If they balk at the fee he lowers it until they leave the dog. He sends them away, calls my DIL, and gives her the dog and the money. These are the GOOD stories.

[sc_rufctr]

Great attitude (although cat Aids sounds scary)

I hate seeing abused and unloved animals. We really have no right to do the things we do to them.
I honestly believe they have as much right to be here as we do.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Feline HIV is not all that uncommon and is pretty treatable. Still sucks.

This is a good, responsible pet parent. Good to see. The problem is for every person like them, there are 100 that go out and get a dog and three weeks later are bored with it. People need to realize that pets are lifetime commitments and while you have lots of other things - friends, hobbies, work, etc., all they usually have is you.

A few weeks ago I was waiting at the train station to go home (Xmas eve afternoon). The place was packed - a lot of commuters but a lot of people catching Amtrak too. One guy who was obviously waiting for an Amtrak train to somewhere (several large, heavy-looking suitcases) had a little puppy about three or four weeks old. Naturally lots of people were fawning over it and gushing about how cute it was, etc. It just kind of made me sad because I overheard him saying it was a "surprise gift" for his brother. Made me cringe. Now there's a chance that the guy's brother will be like the fellow in the CL ad, but more likely he'll be an average doofus who will like the puppy but tire of it when it becomes actual work (constant play / exercise, needs to be walked all the time, needs lots of attention, needs to be fed, can't ever be more than 6-8 hours away from home, etc.) and the poor dog will likely end up getting given away again or passed around from one idiot to the next who wants a "fashion accessory" and then runs away screaming when it becomes actual work and expense - or god forbid, a lifestyle impingement.

The shelters are packed full of animals who became "inconvenient" to people. Most of them end up dead. It's despicable. I applaud the guy in the listing above for having the right attitude. I wish more did.

[dennis in se pa]

Moving with pets is an added consideration. Not a "problem". I travel with my 3 dogs frequently. Red Roof Inn always takes me if I call ahead. Not the Ritz, but I would rather be with my dogs at a Red Roof. Cudos to the craigslist poster. Pets are a commitment and too many people don't realize how much of one.

My pups are spoiled rotten. On the bed at a house I rented for January in Gulfport, Florida.
Speaking of dogs at train stations......have you seen the movie HACHI?

[on2wheels52]

We lost Eboney in August. Life hasn't ben the same.
Jim

[Baz]

AMEN!

[Skytrooper]

I love it !!

Jim, sorry to hear about Eboney , what a good looking dog.