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The dog thread is better than the cat thread, because it features dogs.

kabbes said:
The dog shelters are absolutely fucking rammed with the dogs of people who idly wondered if they should get one. There are vets whose lives consist of endlessly putting down healthy but psychologically ruined dogs that were bought by those who one day thought it might be nice to have a dog. If you don’t understand the difficulties of dog ownership and aren’t completely committed to dealing with these difficulties, don’t get a dog.
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Go on then, give me a list of things I should understand about dogs.
 
I would give a dog a job. Love and affection. Food and shelter and loads of walks. Plus pick up it’s shit. What do you do with the shit BTW?
 
TopCat said:
I would give a dog a job. Love and affection. Food and shelter and loads of walks. Plus pick up it’s shit. What do you do with the shit BTW?
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Not sure what you're thinking of, but you can only use a dog to chase foxes off your property, not to harm them (which falls under the hunting with dogs legislation, regardless of whether you are a toff in a red jacket or an ordinary person with a garden).
 
Epona said:
Not sure what you're thinking of, but you can only use a dog to chase foxes off your property, not to harm them (which falls under the hunting with dogs legislation, regardless of whether you are a toff in a red jacket or an ordinary person with a garden).
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I like foxes. I have no wish to chase them. Why would you want to chase a fox? They eat loads and loads of London rats. Super hero’s.
 
One thing I found was to learn as much as you can about any dog you take on beforehand. Walk with them if you can to see how they react to people and dogs. Rescue dogs you don't know what they've been through. For the rest though I'd listen to kabbes and people.
 
two sheds said:
One thing I found was to learn as much as you can about any dog you take on beforehand. Walk with them if you can to see how they react to people and dogs. Rescue dogs you don't know what they've been through. For the rest though I'd listen to kabbes and people.
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Not sure I'd agree with that. Rescue dogs often have a greater need than a bred puppy. They're more likely to have behavioural issues that need a stable, life-long caring home.

Either way, don't get a dog unless you're rock solid 100% positive that you're willing to make the necessary sacrifices.
 
contadino said:
Not sure I'd agree with that. Rescue dogs often have a greater need than a bred puppy. They're more likely to have behavioural issues that need a stable, life-long caring home.
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that's what I meant - fair point that's only for rescues though
contadino said:
Either way, don't get a dog unless you're rock solid 100% positive that you're willing to make the necessary sacrifices.
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and they're not going to be left for long periods during the day. I didn't get one for years because I was off travelling regularly.
 
I work from home 4 days out of 5 so hope it would be feasible for me to have a dog. It’s that fifth day which is the worry.

Tbh my health and fitness isn’t quite good enough at the moment for me to commit to a dog - when I’m exhausted and need to rest most of the day as has happened lately it wouldn’t be fair to have a dog as I’d struggle to walk them.
 
I'm waiting to get one until I have moved and am either retired or definitely working from home most of the time (I am not working atm but really ought to be for finances and would have to take whatever job even if it wasn't home based, so not secure enough position to get a dog financially or in terms of lifestyle).

I feel like I've been waiting for a dog all my life and will be overjoyed when I can finally have one! (Will have to be one that gets on with cats though, not going to be without cats ever if I can help it!). I have a fondness for poodles having lodged in a house with a resident poodle for a while years back - it was one of the smaller types, a delightful creature and we became good friends.
 
I called into the butches near work to see if they had any dog meat and got a 1lb bag for 39p. Thirty Nine Pence!
And it was really good. They bag up the dry ends and dark bits of beef and the bits of connectcive tissue and fat that get trimmed off. A grated bendy carrot from the bottom of the fridge and a couple of handfuls of pasta and he had a delicious stew I was almost tempted to share with him
 
Saunders said:
I called into the butches near work to see if they had any dog meat and got a 1lb bag for 39p. Thirty Nine Pence!
And it was really good. They bag up the dry ends and dark bits of beef and the bits of connectcive tissue and fat that get trimmed off. A grated bendy carrot from the bottom of the fridge and a couple of handfuls of pasta and he had a delicious stew I was almost tempted to share with him
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I'd love to get Kail on a similar diet if my local butchers did that. Might pop my head in and ask.
 
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