People around me would have realised from day1 that I detest irresponsible pet owners. I'm an animal lover who hates animal abuse just as much.. cos I guess I'm one of those who are able to try to put themselves in the animals' "shoes". HOWEVER, I detest people who claimed to be pet lovers just because they think they've done a lot for their pet; moving out of house, neglecting friends and family, losing common sense, all because of their dear pet..
Recently, I saw this post "8mth husky for adoption" in this online forum. True enough, at first sight, I was sceptical about the reasons behind this adoption. It just hurts me to see animals bought and being given up not long after.. especially breeds that are not so easy to be brought up. But well, since the owner had put in the effort to try to rehome this pup, I thought I could also contribute by helping the owner to locate a permanent home.
So in the forum, I understood that this owner's wife is pregnant and the in laws are opposed to the idea of having a dog living with them - some very common excuse for giving up a dog. They could've planned ahead before accquiring a dog.
At that point of time, I thought the excuse for giving up was really lame, cos this could've been prevented if proper planning had been done. BUT, some "dog-lover" posted this. You won't regret reading this.
Retard no. 1:
Can give up inlaws? Actually I lived this experience. Not as an owner being forced to give up a dog but as the child whose birth resulted in my father giving up his German Shepherd. He did so because his in laws and his doctor brother told him to do so."Child might get asthma. Dog might attack child. Child might get sick...."(Reasons based on unfounded fears since all the above could be easily dealt with) When I grew up, I was very upset with my dad.
The dog loved him. Protected the house (from burglars who came one day) and was so faithful to him (wont eat until he came home. Even my non-dog loving mom was very impressed by this and she came to like the dog). How could he give up that first relationship (with the dog) simply because he has another relationship (the child)? How could he allow the in-laws and brother (who dont like dogs) to presurrize him to make that decision?
Can I trust someone who does not exercise faithfulness, commitment, courage and love to an EXISTING relationship (dog and owner) when the NEXT relationship (father with baby) comes along? One day, your child might wonder why you seem to lack the above qualities.Think again before you put your dog up for adoption.Think of the values you will be passing on to your child.
I was laughing and at the same time, felt so sorry for this fella's parents. I guess if the dad already knew that his son will grow up to be so crank, he would have chosen the dog. *hahahahaha* Later in the thread, the owner stated that in actual fact, his wife recently did a check up and some abnormaility was found in the foetus. This triggered further objections from in laws. Then, I truly accepted the reason for him giving up the dog. If he refused to give up, what will the in laws think about their daughter's husband?? And IF *touch wood* if the baby's really got some abnormalities after birth, the poor dog's gonna be hated by everyone. I'm sure most people would understand when he had explained about the abnormalities. But he was still being fired by someone else:
Retard no.2:
"Oh yah, i realise it isnt a great thing to rehome a dog, although you have at least put in the effort to put him for adoption. However, prevention is better then
cure. Dont you think so? You are having a baby now, why get a dog before that and rehome it? With regret of course, but still? Many many people give up their dogs because of a baby, i'm sure you know it. Of course i'm not blaming your wife for her health but this could have
easily been prevented."
This reply itself, (oh I didn't say it's the person who wrote it) is soooo intellectually sinful. Plan what? Prevent WHAT? Isn't it obvious it's unexpected?? It's like saying to some dying victim in a car accident "Prevention is better than cure. You could've planned ahead. Why did you get married when you know there's a possibility of you dying in an accident?"
More from the same person:
"Yah you can see what i would do about my GR. But thats another story right? Anyway you DID reply to my critisms.
If you could open your eyes and see my point that if you had planned for a baby, you probably shouldnt have gotten Stout first.And this should be a lesson to those that are planning for a baby to prevent putting their dogs up for adoption but since you are so interested in defending your pitiful plight (which i agree lah, quite poor thing, have to choose between in laws and dog). I wouldnt have pointed any finger at you if you hadnt been so defensiveeeeeee. Just like you are now.
PS: Sorry lah, really had to reply.
Please dont make me reply anymore.. I'm getting too sarcastic."
"I know that no one expects the worst, but you can actually prepare for it rather then resulting in a situation like this right?"
I feel sooo sorry for the owner. He should've registered another nickname to rehome his dog to avoid all these flamings.
Retard no. 3:
"a dog wouldnt mind whatever living conditions, they stay faithful to u no matter what, but a child ask for this and that and everything. at least a dog wouldn't send u to the old folks home when ure old and useless. moreover, a dog wont give u up over a child, but a child could give a dog up over something else."
I just hope more people will learn to exercise more of their wisdom. Yes whatever she said here is true. BUT a child CAN take care of you when you're old and frail, and a dog can't do that ok? These people don't make use of god's greatest gift - intelligence.
Retard no.4:
"Well.. I m different from everyone.. If i ever peg, n i was ask to gve away my kids.. I will ask the doc to take away my child instead.. Cos i grow the love in my kids longer thn the coming child..Actuali u all will thk i m nuts bt i reali will gve up my child thn my kids... =)"
"Tts one of the reason y i don't wan to hav children.. =) I mean i no nd someone to agree with mi de lo.. I felt that i say i don't wan child nth wrong leh.. But i still Kanna anyhw shoot by someone.."
Rehoming a dog is considered cruel to these self-proclaimed "animal lovers". Abortion isn't????? Dogs have rights but unborn babies do not?? They made abortion sounds so easy to be dealt with. How naive. I'll see if they'll mention this without a 2nd thought when they get pregnant one day.
Finally someone spoke human language:
"I only stumbled onto this post today. And I can only shake my head.Tell me.. to all those so-called "Dog-lover". Define this term. Does it mean you're a
true "dog-lover" when you :- schedule your life around your dog?
- lose contact with all your good friends?
- spent lots of time and effort on your dog?
- give up your kid because of your dog?
'Cos I do know of someone who did all that and yet doesn't proclaim herself to be a "dog-lover". She equals her dogs to her 2 kids. She was even reported in The New Paper some years back for "abandoning" her first kid to her parents for 2 years while she took care of her dogs! Her first kid was warded for 9 days in ICU after he was born. He had mild asthma when he was about 1 yr plus. But she worked around all these and managed to keep her dogs and her kids.
Re Kids : Kids nowadays are not meant to look after you when you're old. If
you still have that kind of thinking, I'm afraid you'll be VERY disappointed.
You are responsible for your own life.Re Pregnancy : Sometimes abortion cannot be done if the pregnancy is in its advanced stages. For those women (or men) who have not gone thru pregnancy before, there is such a thing called "hormonal changes". I do know of a couple who loved their malamute and shih tzu SOOO Much.. you cannot imagine to what extent they've done. But when the first kid came out.... the malamute gets rehomed. The mother's instinct is first for the kid."
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