tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post7016338699334294392..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Puppy PowerCath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-73118244241320388242008-07-22T11:01:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:01:00.000-07:00Hmm, timeshare and loaner dogs sounds like a great...Hmm, timeshare and loaner dogs sounds like a great idea! Maggie Scoops may be available occasionally. We borrowed her "sister" Boots once for a few days of trial cat ownership. She was a good ambassador for her species and convinced Mr E Man that we should get the kitties!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-48467162667627007062008-07-19T14:29:00.000-07:002008-07-19T14:29:00.000-07:00doggies and kitties are both delightful and doggie...doggies and kitties are both delightful and doggies are often loanable!Wayfarer Scientistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-42968535813378809412008-07-16T17:46:00.000-07:002008-07-16T17:46:00.000-07:00For years, I did not get a dog because I am away a...For years, I did not get a dog because I am away at work all day. Then one day a dog wandered into my yard and never left. I found I <I>could</I> leave him home while I went to work all day, and he was always there waiting for me when I came come. Unless I came home much earlier than usual, because he had his rounds to make--one neighbor for handouts, another neighbor with a nice blonde girl dog.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891989201161664914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-65026437878275949382008-07-15T17:44:00.000-07:002008-07-15T17:44:00.000-07:00Well, don't forget that my cats trashed my teapot....Well, don't forget that my cats trashed my teapot... and there are white hairs on all my clothes!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-10721673626958434142008-07-15T12:45:00.000-07:002008-07-15T12:45:00.000-07:00Nah, I had no problem with what you wrote...it was...Nah, I had no problem with what you wrote...it was the judgmental tone of the comment above that ticked me off.<BR/><BR/>I like big bouncy dogs too, and desperately wanted a golden retriever or a lab. But because I knew we wouldn't have time to give it the exercise it needed, we settled for a smaller dog.<BR/><BR/>When we first got Dormouse, I'd come home in the middle of the day for an hour or Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-48295052854684526042008-07-15T09:40:00.000-07:002008-07-15T09:40:00.000-07:00p.s. the icebreaker thing involved a family who ca...p.s. the icebreaker thing involved a family who came up to Eden's owners, asking if the daughter could pet her. The girl (aged 6) just totally fell in love with the dog, and we ended up spending both subsequent evenings with the family, who live in Vancouver. <BR/><BR/>One of Eden's owners is one of those positive forces of nature, a real people person who loves to host parties and to make sure Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-84902876427607886152008-07-15T09:36:00.000-07:002008-07-15T09:36:00.000-07:00Oh man, I knew that part of the post might be cont...Oh man, I knew that part of the post might be controversial. I know a lot depends on the breed* and the individual dog, but every dog owner I know told me the same thing: get two, or stay home, or your house will be trashed. My former boss had to get a second golden retriever to keep her first one company, while other friends have put their dogs into daycare after coming home to scenes of carnageCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-3199181415663340822008-07-14T19:01:00.000-07:002008-07-14T19:01:00.000-07:00I don't understand people leaving dogs alone for 1...<I>I don't understand people leaving dogs alone for 10 hours a day, that's just plain cruelty</I><BR/><BR/>You're right, we should've left our dog at the animal shelter where she was locked up in a cage 24 hours a day and would've been euthanized in a few weeks if no one adopted her. That would've been so much kinder.Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848061207872125237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-26557404619132504332008-07-14T07:42:00.000-07:002008-07-14T07:42:00.000-07:00During my adult life I have never, ever wanted a p...During my adult life I have never, ever wanted a pet of any kind. And dogs aren't particularly ice-breaking for me, rather the opposite.<BR/><BR/>I like your attitude though. I don't understand people leaving dogs alone for 10 hours a day, that's just plain cruelty, both to the dogs and to the neighbours who have to live with a lonely and barking dog in the next door flat (yes, I've been that hgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704795751892647176noreply@blogger.com