A Most Disgusting Conversation Overheard

[Rozzie]

But it wasn't even a conversation Just a snippet. Would it have been a different conclusion if they were well dressed business women?

So may assumptions.

[Christina]

But it wasn't even a conversation Just a snippet. Would it have been a different conclusion if they were well dressed business women?

So may assumptions.

True it was just a snippet. I do sincerely hope it was a joke. One does hear all sorts of stupid things if lingering at a pet shop window with live animals in there which is why I go past quickly. No I would not have been any more impressed or had a different attitude if they were well dressed business women. Unkindness, cruelty, stupidity etc come in all types of people regardless of their appearance or status in life.

The only factor being sometimes the young don't know any better. Older I expect it because I am unrealistic I guess.

hortfurball If serious what would be the point ? I can't change that. I would be too upset & angry to give a little helpful advice. May have got abused too.

If I saw someone dumping a puppy for this reason then I wouldn't care about being abused but prefer not in this instance.

[PuddleDuck]

In this house the dogs and cat get threatened regularly with being sent to the dodgy Chinese restaurant next door :)

[Sera]

sadly I bet she is not joking - found out today that my sister (who is the one stupid enough to have bought a pug x cavelier (refuse to call it the made up name) from a certain pet store in Carrum Downs for $900, has yet another RIP next to her name - I knew she had put down their first dog when it started to be destructive (told their kids it had run away), then had yet another run away (2nd dog they had - another PTS as she was going through marriage breakup, and the dog was an inconvenience), and when on her own, she took in a stray kitten - it also "ran away" or so she told her kids - today I found out she also had it PTS as it had a habit of digging in claws and biting and then running off - Did she ask for any advice with any of these or seek vet or behavioural help - NO, her solution to all her problems is to PTS. I fear for the current dog, as my mum has told me she is having some troubles getting it to toilet train - for dogs sake, it is still only 4 months old. I have given mum the name of a couple of places she can seek advice from to pass onto my sister, as well as here, but given her history of wanting the easy solution, am betting against her doing any of that - just getting rid of them and moving onto another is her way of doing things. Makes me

If you fear for her current dog please, please help him. Can you possibly offer to re-home her pets in the future, or offer to train her dog for her? Can you (just) threaten her to tell her children the truth (maybe citing something along the lines of at least they will stop her from doing it in the future, or teach her of consequences to actions? Can you involve your mum in any way? Talk to her vet and convince them to keep animals she brings in to pts aside for you to re-home?

There must be something that can be done, please don't give up. It's obvious you care and I am not questioning you in any way, I am just begging you to please not give up, sometimes hopelessness can demolish us far too early in the game and make everything seem futile. But you just have to be creative and or daring and find the right way, if not to get through to her then to take matters into your own hands, to help those animals who have a chance to stay alive only through you.

[Decadence]

sadly I bet she is not joking - found out today that my sister (who is the one stupid enough to have bought a pug x cavelier (refuse to call it the made up name) from a certain pet store in Carrum Downs for $900, has yet another RIP next to her name - I knew she had put down their first dog when it started to be destructive (told their kids it had run away), then had yet another run away (2nd dog they had - another PTS as she was going through marriage breakup, and the dog was an inconvenience), and when on her own, she took in a stray kitten - it also "ran away" or so she told her kids - today I found out she also had it PTS as it had a habit of digging in claws and biting and then running off - Did she ask for any advice with any of these or seek vet or behavioural help - NO, her solution to all her problems is to PTS. I fear for the current dog, as my mum has told me she is having some troubles getting it to toilet train - for dogs sake, it is still only 4 months old. I have given mum the name of a couple of places she can seek advice from to pass onto my sister, as well as here, but given her history of wanting the easy solution, am betting against her doing any of that - just getting rid of them and moving onto another is her way of doing things. Makes me

If you fear for her current dog please, please help him. Can you possibly offer to re-home her pets in the future, or offer to train her dog for her? Can you (just) threaten her to tell her children the truth (maybe citing something along the lines of at least they will stop her from doing it in the future, or teach her of consequences to actions? Can you involve your mum in any way? Talk to her vet and convince them to keep animals she brings in to pts aside for you to re-home?

There must be something that can be done, please don't give up. It's obvious you care and I am not questioning you in any way, I am just begging you to please not give up, sometimes hopelessness can demolish us far too early in the game and make everything seem futile. But you just have to be creative and or daring and find the right way, if not to get through to her then to take matters into your own hands, to help those animals who have a chance to stay alive only through you.

That is really a terrible situation for the animals in your sister's "care". I was talking to a vet nurse last night at puppy pre-school. They had just put had to pts a purebred blue heeler. The neighbours had complained about its barking. The owners left it in the backyard all day, every day. They never once took it for a walk or played with it, so it was bored out of its brain. They couldn't surrender it to the pound because it was dog aggressive and had never been socialised with other dogs. So sad that the only solution for the poor dog was euthanasia. If the owners only put the time and energy into training and socialising their dog and giving it plenty of exercise and attention, there wouldn't be a problem. So many people buy a cute puppy and when it is not cute anymore, want to destroy it and buy a new puppy.

[Sares]

I wouldn't be able to give her much of my time either Linda K. Seems like when things get a little tough we are out of there, husbands or pets. Just give them the flick & move on. Some people are just like that.

Have rouble committing for the long haul perhaps or just too hard

The longer you have a dog the better & deeper your relationship becomes IMHO & if they have issues & you work with the animal to resolve them, then your bond with them will just grow stronger.

It's such a shame she is missing all of that

Agreed!

When I went through a very difficult break up with someone who I had been with for many years and was my first love, my bond with my Rotti became so much stronger because he was the one that made me smile when I got home from work, I wasn’t alone because of him and being a Rotti, he was the perfect size for big bear hugs when I needed them. He was my rock in that time and don’t think I could have coped like I did without him. RIP Jake!