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Originally Posted by Raised By Wolves
Mom and dad understand that if they want me to come for the holidays, my dog comes too. This is non-negotiable.  |
lol, I know how that goes. I'm already teasing my mom that when all of us kids move out, she can't sell this house and get a smaller one because when I come home for the holidays, my dogs are coming with me.
And my Grandma has tried and failed to get me to come spend a week with her because if she takes me, she has to take the ferts too. No one here will take care of them, so they are stuck with me. I'm more than willing to go on that one condition, but she isn't to thrilled. lol She likes Casey, says she is pretty, but she thinks Dameon is a big fat stinky demonic opossum/skunk cross. (So do I for that matter, but I still love him!
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I guess my dad likes animals from a scientific stand point. They are fun and amazing to watch and good to pet every now and then, but that is about it. His perfect pet would be an outside farm dog that was very smart and highly trained and would keep him company while he is outside in the garden/orcherd/mowing/woodworking and will keep the "varmits" away.
My mom likes animals, but views them as "companions". Nothing wrong with that, but when the cost gets too high or the care too much, they are expendable. She's more of a cat person.
My sister just about drives me nuts too, because she wants all kinds of pets, but that girl has no responsibility at all. She was telling me earlier about how she wanted to get a Corgi or a CKC spaniel or a kitten, and I started to say all of the BAD things she would have to do and she was like, "Ew...no, I won't do that" (after I told her she'd have to clean out a litter box or clean up throw up or accidents in the house).
My younger brother is like me when it comes to animals, dogs in particular, and he is in love with the hounds. His dream dog is a Bloodhound, with a Beagle, Basset Hound, and Coon Hound thrown into the mix.
I guess people who value fashion over the pet (or money, or whatever) are just weird to me. lol I can't click with them. I get along ok with people who "like" animals, but I can only "click" with people who love them. My best friend who I've known since I was in diapers is my only good friend that loves animals as much as I do. (Only, she likes horses and I like dogs. lol)