these excuese are so stupid -when people give up dogs/cats-

roman · 01-11-2007, 03:44 PM

i hate when i hear these excuses as to why people are giving up a dog/cat

It doesn't match my furniture

after owning him/her for almost 5 years i am allergic

he is too heavy

when he was a puppy he was so cute now he isn't

i broke up with my bf/gf

barks too much

my new bf/gf doesn't like it

pees too much

too much mpney at vet

the list goes on what do you guys think is the stupidest excue?

***Cassiepeia*** · 01-11-2007, 05:42 PM

He/She is too big.

I despise this excuse and it's one of the most common excuses around. It just tells me how stupid, ignorant, selfish and uneducated the person is. Although it is difficult to tell what size a mixbreed will be as an adult it is not difficult to tell if it will be big or small. If you've got a pup with paws the size of a horse's hoof and you're expecting it to only grow to be the size of a yorkshire terrier...you're brain dead.

Cass.

rmci · 01-11-2007, 05:51 PM

My neighbor had an AS, who was never allowed in the house andwas terrified of fireworks. She would dig her way out of the yard around the 4th of July. One night I found her in the front yard covered in mud. Anyway, they got rid of her due to "her problem" and got a new dog, who is always in the house because he barks too much if out in the backyard.

PawNclaws · 01-11-2007, 06:23 PM

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If you've got a pup with paws the size of a horse's hoof and you're expecting it to only grow to be the size of a yorkshire terrier...you're brain dead.

LOL, ain't that the truth !

I hate when I see adds in the paper "Free, no time for him/her"
or "Moving, can't take with" , well you'll take your kids wont you ?

How much I HATE these excuses, it's horrible they'll put a dog out with no thought in mind. The thing that bugs me the most is when they need to "get rid of" their dog, some people will actually add "could be a good breeder"..UGH that irks me so much !!
I've seen ads like this in our paper more then once. It really bugs me how some people are.

***Swiftwind*** · 01-11-2007, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by roman

my new bf/gf doesn't like it

If I ever had a boyfriend who didn't like my dogs, that boyfriend would be gone!

I think the excuses I hear/read the most are:

Not enough time for puppy
Not enough time to train pup
Dog is too hyper
Dog has grown too big

***Rivsky*** · 01-11-2007, 07:05 PM

Most excuses I think are pretty lame - but I'd have to say the worst one would be it poops too much - which of course the dog has no control over - if you want an animal that doesn't poop you need a stuffed one!!

Beryl · 01-11-2007, 07:32 PM

These are mostly stoopid and I really hate this one:
my new bf/gf doesn't like it

It reminds the sicko woman who killed her kids because her man didn't want a woman with them.

The "too much money at the vet" excuse is the only one I can sometimes understand. The person might have lost their job, got cancer or experienced some other financial hardship and can't care for the dog anymore.

OTOH, Anyone who has a stupid excuse for giving up a dog should not be a dog owner anyway.

roman · 01-11-2007, 07:53 PM

[quote=Beryl]
The "too much money at the vet" excuse is the only one I can sometimes understand. The person might have lost their job, got cancer or experienced some other financial hardship and can't care for the dog anymore.
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i am not saying like if you have financial problems they say that most of them say that becasue they think surgery and shots and stuff cost too much so they dump them at the shelter becasue they thought it would be cheap

in the past 2 weeks i have heard atleast one person give us the DOG NOT MATCHING THE FURNITURE excuse

why would anyone needs a dog to match furniture?!?!

***Swiftwind*** · 01-11-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by roman

why would anyone needs a dog to match furniture?!?!

So the fur blends in with the colour of the fabric/furniture?

***Cassiepeia*** · 01-11-2007, 08:04 PM

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why would anyone needs a dog to match furniture?!?!

Oh come on, you can't seriously tell me you'd want a brown dog with a purple lounge suite?

Cass.

Beryl · 01-11-2007, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by roman

I am not saying like if you have financial problems they say that most of them say that becasue they think surgery and shots and stuff cost too much so they dump them at the shelter becasue they thought it would be cheap

I understand. People look at us enjoying our pets and don't realize that it does cost. One of my good friends totally freaked out when I told her that my dog was recovering from an elective knee surgery.

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Originally Posted by roman

in the past 2 weeks i have heard atleast one person give us the DOG NOT MATCHING THE FURNITURE excuse

Now that is stoopid. Again, these are people who see us with our dogs and don't realize that we view them as beings with feelings and ourselves as caretakers or stewards. They see a dog as an ornament that must fit in with their surroundings. They don't deserve to have a pet and it is a shame that the poor dog had to spend any time with them at all. The comfort I get is what Milan states about dogs living in the here and now. Once they are adopted by someone who will do right by them, they let go of the past.

Sayuri · 01-12-2007, 02:04 AM

I have also seen the DOG NOT MATCHING FURNITURE excuse. It actually scares me that excuse has come up more than once. I mean, COME ON - who cares? Do your kids match your furniture? And if those people are seriously that concerned, why didn't they just get dogs that matched their furniture (not that I advocate that kind of impulse buying), or furniture that matched their dogs?

The other one that really bugged me was "It's just not working out." This was said of two young Labradors who...get this, lived their lives locked in a shed in the backyard. Someone on God's green earth please tell me how on earth ANYTHING is going to work out if you lock your dogs in a shed and never work with them? They don't COME obedience trained! And if they spent 24/7 locked in this shed, what exactly did these people complain about? That the dogs barked, perhaps? Who wouldn't if they were locked in a shed?

rmci · 01-12-2007, 12:37 PM

the dog is too stubborn or untrainable, especially if it's a pup and they've only had it a month or so..

VENETIA · 01-12-2007, 02:49 PM

hello? they dont match with the furniture? simple change the stupid furniture! what happens if the newborn baby doesnt match with the furniture will they change the baby or the furniture?

What do people mean the puppy was cute now its not. People should not be allowed to buy pets unless they are vetted so that they understand that just as a cute baby grows to be a some what less cute human so also a cute puppy will grow into a mature adult. Just as a baby needs to be potty trained amongst other things the same time, effort and trouble needs to be taken with the new arrival of any pet! Sorry these excuses have got me slightly worked up!

***Cassiepeia*** · 01-12-2007, 03:03 PM

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What do people mean the puppy was cute now its not. People should not be allowed to buy pets unless they are vetted so that they understand that just as a cute baby grows to be a some what less cute human so also a cute puppy will grow into a mature adult. Just as a baby needs to be potty trained amongst other things the same time, effort and trouble needs to be taken with the new arrival of any pet! Sorry these excuses have got me slightly worked up!

Totally agree. And you know what...I've never understood why people get taken in by the cute puppy thing. I mean I love puppies...LOVE puppies.

But I prefer adult dogs. I prefer their looks, their behaviour etc... always have. I don't look at puppy pictures online very often because I prefer looking at the adult dogs.
Seems weird to me to hear about people not liking a dog because it's grown out of the puppy stage. *sigh* Makes me mad.

Cass.

01-11-2007, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
roman Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,209 Rep Power: 71	these excuese are so stupid -when people give up dogs/cats- i hate when i hear these excuses as to why people are giving up a dog/cat It doesn't match my furniture after owning him/her for almost 5 years i am allergic he is too heavy when he was a puppy he was so cute now he isn't i broke up with my bf/gf barks too much my new bf/gf doesn't like it pees too much too much mpney at vet the list goes on what do you guys think is the stupidest excue?
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01-11-2007, 05:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Cassiepeia* Chihuahua Mum Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NSW, Australia Posts: 8,281 Blog Entries: 9 Rep Power: 284	He/She is too big. I despise this excuse and it's one of the most common excuses around. It just tells me how stupid, ignorant, selfish and uneducated the person is. Although it is difficult to tell what size a mixbreed will be as an adult it is not difficult to tell if it will be big or small. If you've got a pup with paws the size of a horse's hoof and you're expecting it to only grow to be the size of a yorkshire terrier...you're brain dead. Cass.
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01-11-2007, 05:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
rmci aka Red Dogs Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,221 Rep Power: 89	My neighbor had an AS, who was never allowed in the house andwas terrified of fireworks. She would dig her way out of the yard around the 4th of July. One night I found her in the front yard covered in mud. Anyway, they got rid of her due to "her problem" and got a new dog, who is always in the house because he barks too much if out in the backyard.
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01-11-2007, 07:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Beryl Latte, Boo, & Phoxx's Mom Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,120 Rep Power: 90	These are mostly stoopid and I really hate this one: my new bf/gf doesn't like it It reminds the sicko woman who killed her kids because her man didn't want a woman with them. The "too much money at the vet" excuse is the only one I can sometimes understand. The person might have lost their job, got cancer or experienced some other financial hardship and can't care for the dog anymore. OTOH, Anyone who has a stupid excuse for giving up a dog should not be a dog owner anyway.
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01-11-2007, 07:53 PM	#8 (permalink)
roman Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,209 Rep Power: 71	[quote=Beryl] The "too much money at the vet" excuse is the only one I can sometimes understand. The person might have lost their job, got cancer or experienced some other financial hardship and can't care for the dog anymore. QUOTE] i am not saying like if you have financial problems they say that most of them say that becasue they think surgery and shots and stuff cost too much so they dump them at the shelter becasue they thought it would be cheap in the past 2 weeks i have heard atleast one person give us the DOG NOT MATCHING THE FURNITURE excuse why would anyone needs a dog to match furniture?!?!
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01-11-2007, 07:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
*Rivsky* Super Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Australia Posts: 3,796 Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 141	Most excuses I think are pretty lame - but I'd have to say the worst one would be it poops too much - which of course the dog has no control over - if you want an animal that doesn't poop you need a stuffed one!!

01-12-2007, 02:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
Sayuri Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the gorgeous NW Posts: 932 Rep Power: 132	I have also seen the DOG NOT MATCHING FURNITURE excuse. It actually scares me that excuse has come up more than once. I mean, COME ON - who cares? Do your kids match your furniture? And if those people are seriously that concerned, why didn't they just get dogs that matched their furniture (not that I advocate that kind of impulse buying), or furniture that matched their dogs? The other one that really bugged me was "It's just not working out." This was said of two young Labradors who...get this, lived their lives locked in a shed in the backyard. Someone on God's green earth please tell me how on earth ANYTHING is going to work out if you lock your dogs in a shed and never work with them? They don't COME obedience trained! And if they spent 24/7 locked in this shed, what exactly did these people complain about? That the dogs barked, perhaps? Who wouldn't if they were locked in a shed?
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01-12-2007, 12:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
rmci aka Red Dogs Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CA Posts: 1,221 Rep Power: 89	the dog is too stubborn or untrainable, especially if it's a pup and they've only had it a month or so..
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01-12-2007, 02:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
VENETIA Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: london, UK Posts: 24 Rep Power: 0	hello? they dont match with the furniture? simple change the stupid furniture! what happens if the newborn baby doesnt match with the furniture will they change the baby or the furniture? What do people mean the puppy was cute now its not. People should not be allowed to buy pets unless they are vetted so that they understand that just as a cute baby grows to be a some what less cute human so also a cute puppy will grow into a mature adult. Just as a baby needs to be potty trained amongst other things the same time, effort and trouble needs to be taken with the new arrival of any pet! Sorry these excuses have got me slightly worked up!