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Are Dogs Taking the Place of Children? (an alarming reality)
CE ^ | June 30, 2011 | Jennessa Durney

Posted on 06/30/2011 3:29:04 PM PDT by NYer

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To: NYer

At least the social ramifications of a dog spoiled rotten to the core are nowhere near that of spoiling a child. Just look at Obama and imagine how much better the world would be if his mom had just bought a poodle.


21 posted on 06/30/2011 3:44:53 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: CollegeRepublican

I love it.


22 posted on 06/30/2011 3:45:12 PM PDT by Mears
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To: NYer
Apparently a similar trend was ongoing at the end of the Roman Republic: Plutarch reports in his “Life of Caesar” that the great man had just returned from Gaul when he saw a group of Roman women making much over a monkey. He asked those with him: “What is the matter have these women no children?” Juvenal in his Satires reported and satirized, many years after Caesar, the childlessness of Roman women-the Roman race simply died out.
23 posted on 06/30/2011 3:45:39 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: CollegeRepublican

But my little girls don’t slobber all over the bottle!


24 posted on 06/30/2011 3:46:45 PM PDT by Gaffer
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To: HollyB

“Yea, I’m guilty of treating them like one of the family.”

Me, too. One of our recent family photos included the dog


25 posted on 06/30/2011 3:47:31 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: NYer

About a zillion years.


26 posted on 06/30/2011 3:47:59 PM PDT by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: AnAmericanMother; Titan Magroyne; Badeye; Shannon; SandRat; arbooz; potlatch; metmom; ...
"WOOOF!

The Doggie Ping list is for FReepers who would like to be notified of threads relating to all things canid. If you would like to join the Doggie Ping Pack (or be unleashed from it), FReemail me.

27 posted on 06/30/2011 3:48:27 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: NYer

Pets are a better bet than kids. They’re cheaper, they like you more, and if they turn out to be a loser you can give them to the Humane Society.


28 posted on 06/30/2011 3:48:27 PM PDT by discostu (Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn)
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To: JoeProBono

Education is less expensive.


29 posted on 06/30/2011 3:48:39 PM PDT by ully2
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To: oh8eleven

You watching that trial too? Day 43 now. I’m glued to the computer. What a circus the duhfense has put on.

Whatever college Baez went to for his degree should send his money back and double it, just so he will never disclose where he went. LOL

Ashton: “Do you toss your dead dogs in the Swamp”? hahahaha.


30 posted on 06/30/2011 3:48:40 PM PDT by annieokie
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To: sam_whiskey

You never have to put them on your insurance and they won’t make your wife cry.


31 posted on 06/30/2011 3:50:49 PM PDT by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: NYer

Loving kindness to animals is not IMO a false expression of love. Though it’s nice and fulfilling for people to love other people too, I don’t see it as a zero sum game.


32 posted on 06/30/2011 3:51:21 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: kingpins10
I grew up in the fifties, and dogs were pets....since then, of course, they've become family members. The mega-pet stores and amount of aisle space in places like Walmart astound me.

Another observation - people seldom have just one; the dog needs "company", after all.

Final observation - the emergence of veterinarians by way of practice growth. I grew up never hearing of dog surgery (other than a busted leg maybe), let alone chemotherapy. I'll bet our childhood vet bill never exceeded 15 bucks.

33 posted on 06/30/2011 3:54:01 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (It's not the Obama Administration....it's the "Obama Regime".)
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To: paul51
was the very happy owner of a very great golden retriever for 13 yrs....but...I never lost sight of the fact she was a dog.

Ditto! I was owned by two basset hounds and even established a basset hound rescue in my community.

My daughter, who grew up with dogs and cats, was devastated when the last basset died. She replaced him soon afterwards, with a Great Dane! I have no problem with a dog sharing our home but I recoil when she refers to him as her baby and me as his grandmother. We have had multiple discussions on the preciousness of human life and God's gift of animals in service to humans. Given what is happening in society today, is it any wonder she demonstrates confusion as to the role of the dog in our lives.

34 posted on 06/30/2011 3:54:58 PM PDT by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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To: NYer
I know several individuals who match this description. With legalized same sex marriage, how much longer before states recognize bestiality?

I love my dog,but come on,thats a hell of a dammed stretch

35 posted on 06/30/2011 3:55:35 PM PDT by Charlespg
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To: NYer

This phenomenon is not necessarily a bad thing. Some people ought not reproduce, and at least they aren’t making too much of a nuisance of themselves; although a case can be made for sympathy for the dog, depending on the breed.

On a side note, one of those yappy little dogs with lots of hair make excellent bait for Chinook salmon. You just put the yapper in one of those doggy life vests with a sturdy hook tied on with a sturdy leader to your favorite rod, and just heave the little bastard over the side. The more he splashes around in the current, the better your chance of landing a real citation fish. You can even rig up a spinner for some extra action.

If you reel fast enough you can usually recover your live bait with minimal damage, but they are usually good for only one fish per weekend of fishing. You really need to let the little yapper rest for a few days if he manages to land a big one...but be advised that after a while he may become afraid of your boat.......


36 posted on 06/30/2011 3:56:00 PM PDT by Bean Counter (Your what hurts??)
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To: bopdowah

I prefer to think of all the money I’m saving not having to send my dogs to school :-)


37 posted on 06/30/2011 3:57:05 PM PDT by mgstarr ("Some of us drink because we're not poets." Arthur (1981))
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To: Emperor Palpatine
I’m willing to bet that this over-educated hectoring bimbo Jennessa ever had a dog.

I'm betting you have forgotten the role animals serve in the life of humans. They are faithful companions, designed to perform necessary services. They are not a replacement for children or grandchildren.

38 posted on 06/30/2011 3:57:33 PM PDT by NYer ("Be kind to every person you meet. For every person is fighting a great battle." St. Ephraim)
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To: 9YearLurker

Article is a clear exaggeration. The over whelming majority of people put humans first. I have a dog that is a part of my family and tease my children about him being “their brother” it is a JOKE!!!!!!! my dog is spoiled...so what? I love him..so what? and IF the elderly want a dog for company...so what? now excuse me while I go find my dog a steak bone:) ha ha


39 posted on 06/30/2011 4:02:27 PM PDT by katiedidit1
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To: annieokie
Ashton: “Do you toss your dead dogs in the Swamp”? hahahaha.

And don't forget:

Linda Burdick: "Did you euthanize any of your dogs with chloroform?" LOL!
40 posted on 06/30/2011 4:02:38 PM PDT by ZX12R
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