General Chat

christmas is an awful time for any pet

they get bought for the kids

and the kids dont look after them so the parents get rid


so so sad

i must say i was once one of them kids pleaseeeeeeeeee can i have

got

never done what i said i would

so mam did

for many years

pets are part of the family and should be treated as such

just my opinion

luv n hugs
stray
xxxx

no doubt there will be hundreds of good people getting that wonderful suprise gift of a ball of fluff for someone this christmas ,,,,,,who dont want it or gets fed up of it after a short time,,,,it then get to be a --pass the parcel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,or worse,,,,,,,,,,,,,!!

Sounds like my house ;-))))

LOU XXXXxxxxxxx
ps. i aint had a holiday with my hubby since our honeymoon over ten years ago, pmsl...

I'm the other way round Joyous. Only two dogs and 3 cats nowadays ;0(

Any guests I have that have animals bring them over too.

The more the merrier xx

well we have 3 dogs 2 cats,and i cheat.........i have everyone round at mine at xmas,that way the pets ar,nt left out.cant remember the last time me and hubby had a holiday together.not counting his hawks ,and god forbid he wont let anyone else look after them .lol.

Seems 'Mark' has either removed/ had removed his thread...

Sorry, but i have NO sympathy for someone who comes on the boards saying they need rid of a dog as it'll spoil their Christmas...
i hope the dogs either finds a loving forever home or finds peace..

LOU XXXXXXxxxxxxxx

Nudged for 'Mark'

Thousands of dogs will be left homeless this Christmas simply because they get in the way of humans festive arrangments - sickening...

On the subject of my work however, i am pleased to say that i bought over £500 worth of toys, treats and food for the RSPCA at Bradford today and the shop (pets at home) donated even more for us to take, making it over £700 worth of goodies...
There are still some people in the world who give up valuable time to care for these peoples cast offs at Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOU XXXXXXXxxxxxx

Nobody greets you when you come home tired like your dog or cat. They listen to all your troubles and support you when your sad, they never whisper behind your back and give you unlimited love-who could ask for more?

Lol.....I know that look...

Right, thanks for the chat, but gotta get back to it and it looks like my rabbit sheds are frozen solid again :-(((

See ya'll later... MWAH

LOU XXXXXXxxxxxxxx

I am not going to poke him he looks far to content on the bed and I will get the "what are you doing now" look if I do anyway.

Michelle

Oh bless him....
Oh, i just want to love him and hug him and squeeze him...Poor baby, he must have had it rotten before he found you, and to have bad dreams too....Awww

Go poke him Michelle, wake him up and give him a massive cuddle from me :-)))))))

LOU XXXXXXxxxxxxxxxx

The snoring is not that bad really, when I first got George (two years old from the pound) he used to scream in his sleep. First time I heard it I wondered what the heck was going on, thought it was the town fire signal - Michelle

LOL Michelle,
Now i take that snore and multiply it by 8...Thats what i'm listening to, pmsl.....
(Although i have a husband who can drown them all out!)
My lot (cats included) are all worn out after chasing the squirrels round the garden - five cats and three dogs and the squirrel still gives em the slip, lol, i'm sure it does it on purpose, gets them wound up then sits in the tree watching them chase eachother!!!

LOU XXXXXxxxxxxxx

My last cat used to snore too lol

My baby is currently on his double bed in the spare room snoring the night away - I learnt many things when I got a dog, like how loud they can snore - Michelle

:-o


Aha!!! Now i understand Errol....

Errol has sent me a Pm ...no offence has been taken by me so lets keep this thread as lovely as it had become please....
Just to explain about my choice of title....
I had a freezing morning yesterday (although it was even colder this morning) - i had to defrost the water bowls which had all frozen solid - anyway, i was upset and tired that people can so easily just 'dump' their pets, with absolutly no thought as to what would happen to the animal...
My title ''Time to dump your dogs'' was sarcastic, it was a blatent dig at those people who calendar watch until it's December and time to throw out the old....
This thread began as a thread where i was upset, cold and angry...Yet it has turned into a lovely thread full of animal lovers...
It wasn't intended to 'rally support'', it was really just a sound off....

There is another thread by Chris - which has some great ideas and storys about animals and shelters etc, and it would be silly to change the title of this now and have two threads the same...

Again i would like to thank all who have posted on here, it really helps lift my mood - when you've been where i have all mornings it's nice to get back with some responsable loving owners...
Thankyou

LOU XXXXXXXXXXXxxxxxxxxxxx

Errol, do you have....Border Collies? lol

Marion

oh purleeeease - the point I was making was that although Lou has an extremely worthy thread here, the title could be changed to generate even nmore support - my comment about two dogs was wit with a smidgeon of satire - or course I don't have two dogs to get rid of so behave!
I have been a dog owner all my life and feel nvery strongly about how they are sometimes treated!

"I've got a couple - can I dump them here?"






I don't find that comment amusing Errol, in fact it is rather tasteless.

First all I am on my lunch hour so I haven't read through all the items on this thread, but just would like to see that the problem of dumped animals is a major one here at this time of the year and the NZSPCA are pleading for people not to dump animals this year. I have a ten year old (approx) Lab Bullmastiff Cross who came from the pound and has had the best life for the last eight years. I work in the same office building as the dog rangers (cause I work for Council) and find it appalling the number of people who won't have their animals fixed and then there are always unwanted puppies fulling up the pound at this time of the year - Michelle and George the dog who is just about asleep again now that mummy has to go back to work