All cats give us shit... every morning that we have to scoop. My cats are the complete opposite and couldn't care less how long I'm not around the house.
Leaving your pet alone over night
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I care for my dog too much to leave it alone overnight. But I just couldn't believe there are people as cruel as this couple in this story in today's Ottawa Citizen -
Couple locked puppy in apartment bathroom while on two-week vacation
LONDON, Ont. - A southwestern Ontario couple has pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty after they locked their Chihuahua mix puppy in a bathroom when they left for a two-week vacation.
An apartment building landlord in London, Ont., started to receive complaints of a neglected dog near the beginning of the year and contacted the humane society.
The humane society got a search warrant and went into the apartment on Jan. 6 and found the 12-week-old puppy in the bathroom.
London Humane Society executive director Judy Foster says the dog was left in the bathroom to fend for itself and investigators found piles of fecal material and pools of urine.
Gabrielle Penney, 20, and Kyle O'Neill, 26, pleaded guilty to causing or permitting distress, failing to provide necessary care and failing to provide appropriate sanitary conditions.
They received six months probation and face a 10-year ban on caring for or owning any animals.
Foster says the dog — renamed Peanut — has been adopted by new owners.
"The dog is doing wonderfully well in its new home ... and it's having a wonderful life so we're thrilled about that."
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/C...om+while+twoweek+vacation/11240614/story.html
And they have receive only six month probation? At least the little pup survived.
Couple locked puppy in apartment bathroom while on two-week vacation
LONDON, Ont. - A southwestern Ontario couple has pleaded guilty to four counts of animal cruelty after they locked their Chihuahua mix puppy in a bathroom when they left for a two-week vacation.
An apartment building landlord in London, Ont., started to receive complaints of a neglected dog near the beginning of the year and contacted the humane society.
The humane society got a search warrant and went into the apartment on Jan. 6 and found the 12-week-old puppy in the bathroom.
London Humane Society executive director Judy Foster says the dog was left in the bathroom to fend for itself and investigators found piles of fecal material and pools of urine.
Gabrielle Penney, 20, and Kyle O'Neill, 26, pleaded guilty to causing or permitting distress, failing to provide necessary care and failing to provide appropriate sanitary conditions.
They received six months probation and face a 10-year ban on caring for or owning any animals.
Foster says the dog — renamed Peanut — has been adopted by new owners.
"The dog is doing wonderfully well in its new home ... and it's having a wonderful life so we're thrilled about that."
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/C...om+while+twoweek+vacation/11240614/story.html
And they have receive only six month probation? At least the little pup survived.
Agree 100%. Had both. Cats you can leave overnight but not dogs. They are terribly social. Need interaction. I am out at work for about 10 hours a day. I pay $100+ a week for someone to come in and walk and/or interact with the dog. I am not rich and the financial commitment is severe but I believe it requirement if I am going to enjoy the love and benefit of owning a dog.
I try not to leave my dog for more than 6-8 hours. I chose to make him a part of the family, so in my mind part of that is making sure his needs for food, water, exercise, toilet training and socialization are all met. For a working or sporting breed, cooping them up for 10-12 hours is simply not fair.
Screw all this, I grew up on a farm, you give the dog food and that's it. He found his way to the barn at night - or maybe he didn't, but no one gave a toss, he seemed happy enough and I had a good time with him. Lived to 13.
Dogs are dogs, and people are people. Two different things. We use them: they don't use us.
Dogs are dogs, and people are people. Two different things. We use them: they don't use us.
Farm dogs are a lot more independent, and have a lot more activity going on. Hunting and kiilling varmints is a major preoccupation.
If a dog was raised on a farm and this lifestyle is all it ever knew, then there is no issue just continuing the usual treatment.
However when a dog is brought into one's home and given all the comforts and "luxuries" that we are all accustomed to, it would be a very difficult adjustment for the dog in a one off situation.
In psycholigical terms you are still living on a farm. And in the past. Maybe that's OK. But don't expectthe rest of us to understand it.
