comparing pets to kids- Page 2

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 2:39pm

Elph...do what I do...ask them if they are pushing their child or a lawn mower.

HATE THAT!

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 2:53pm

hehe, good idea!

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 3:33pm

Elphaba: That reminds me. Last April, I drove into a fire hydrant because of a woman and her damn baby carriage. For some reason, she stepped off the sidewalk (carriage and all), so I quickly had to swerve and wouldn't you know it a hydrant just had to be there. Needless to say, my insurance rates went up.

Updated On: 12/20/06 at 03:33 PM

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 3:36pm

Miss Holly says, "I am JUST as important...

...as your boring baby."

[lildogs]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 3:53pm

Ah, the baby carriage! And when's it tandem, it's even better! I don't understand why folks take up so much sidewalk space, carriage or not. I try to go about my business with as little intrusion as possible--too bad everyone doesn't do the same.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 3:56pm

I don't have children. I may never have a child. I was going to be getting a puppy for Christmas. I had pictures and had bought ALL of her accessories. For complicated reasons, it didn't pan out. I am still in a mourning period of sorts. I can't see a dachshund or tiny puppy accessories without getting teary. Had I gotten her, while I realize that it isn't the same as having a child, she would have been like a child to me.

It doesn't have anything to do with child vs. pet to me. If someone wants to tell a person all about their child and not listen if the other person wishes to talk about toenail fungus, they should just keep their trap shut.

Updated On: 12/20/06 at 03:56 PM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 3:57pm

I'm sorry, JG.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 4:07pm

oh those "double-wides" really get me ticked-off.
I mean why can't they just stack them?????

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 4:08pm

I say, if they take up that much room, leave 'em at home!!!

[Elphaba]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 4:09pm

stack em I say, three to four high.......the ease of getting them out would make those mothers happy, lol

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 4:10pm

JG--you'll get one when the time is right--and what a lucky puppy that will be!

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 4:20pm

I know Pal, thank you. And thank you, Rathie!

I feel silly for how hurt I was by the whole thing, but I keep telling myself that something about this time or this puppy just wasn't right. It will happen. :)

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 4:22pm

Don't feel silly, JG - that was a lot of work and anticipation that you went through. It's natural to be sad and upset.

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 4:27pm

See my sig.

[lildogs]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 5:12pm

You know JG, this likely won't help, but I could almost certainly get you a doxie from texas--of course you have to get him to NJ....but my parents are in something of a dachshund network...just sayin

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 5:16pm

JG--look at how happy Glebby is with Tanny? Remember how heartbroken he was when that first dog didn't work out?

[StageManager2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 6:58pm

If memory serves, I think this was JG2's second chance. Clearly the dogs -- I mean, gods are telling her something.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 8:17pm

Well, I found a puppy I wanted, but the breeder was expecting a deposit on her in the mail. I picked an available puppy from another source. Then in talking to the breeder I had a bit of an uneasy feeling about her. (They didn't offer the pretty standard one year health guarantee.) The breeder of the first puppy I fell for called to tell me that the person never sent the deposit and that I could have her. The fall through had to do with the folks I live with. His dad got ill and there may be two full grown dogs coming to live with us. It just may mean that I leave a little sooner. I will have her one day.

[justme2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 10:56pm

why not skip the whole breeder thing and go to a pound?

Millions of dogs dying for a home there. They may not be "pure" (who is??) but they are grateful as hell to see the last of the pound and may be less inclined to pee on everything.

I don't know the whole history of your dog search, so please take that into account before chat-slapping me.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 12/20/06 at 11:58pm

I want a miniature Doxie, so the pound would not be the easiest way to go. When you go with a reputable breeder, you are able to know the size and temperament of the parents. I had a really bad experience with the only dog I ever got from the pound. It is a great choice for many, but in my situation, the less left up to chance, the better. Either way, it doesn't matter at this point. I can't have a puppy until I am in a different living situation.

Sorry for the threadjack...lol.

[MatthewAddison]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 12:48am

My cat Eliza is my child. Hands down.

JG, I'm sorry you went through the heartache. You sometimes don't pick your pet...sometimes they pick you. Just wait until you look back and can't imagine life without your future pooch.

That's what happened with Eliza and she's the bestest in the whole widest world. (I'm talking oogly boogly kitty talk. Gotta love it.)

[RobbO]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 9:38am

"AND, I say that peanut allergies are God's way of thinning out the herd."

amen, doodle, amen.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 3:11pm

One comparison I can make is that my little feline darlings would be well behaved and not bother a soul that I work with, UNLIKE the snotty brats running around the office today being ignored by their parent.

just a thought.

[RobbO]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 3:15pm

"here billy, have a peanut." ~ doodlenyc, 12/21/06