That would be the dobie.
"I'll eat your liver with a nice Chianti."
Posted on 06/30/2011 3:29:04 PM PDT by NYer
I side with your husband. I think it is nauseating when people refer to their dogs as their “grandchildren” or refer to themselves as “mommy” and “daddy” to their dogs.
The mother of a friend of mine often referred to her dog as my friend’s “brother.” Granted, the lady was an elderly Episcopalian, and they’re famously ditzy. But still...my friend was not amused.
I’m one of the one who will never have a kid. I just don’t like being around children. I’m quite happy with my little shelter mutt. Luckily, my family has the same view as you and doesn’t give me a hard time.
That's a good point. I have noticed that. These are almost always young couples, in some cases quite well off, and they obviously have absolutely no plans to have children. But how they think a pet can substitute for a child and a family, I do not know.
There's certainly nothing wrong with having a pet and treating it well, but it's an animal and will never be your child.
Also, I'm half-Cuban and my dad's family here and in Argentina refer to pets as "mascotas". My husband is from Central America and they don't have a word for 'pets'.
LOL! One of the big problems, however, is that even among immigrant groups, Planned Barrenhood is making inroads. Groups like the Rockefeller and Packard foundations spend literally billions of dollars on convincing people in every culture that children are just a nuisance and human beings are a blight on the face of the earth
I think Dobie’s are very beautiful. I like the sleek coat. Do your dogs always pose?
Women, especially older childless women, have always tended to be a little nutty about pets. I attribute that to the empty womb syndrome, which in our society is particularly exacerbated by the fact that said womb has probably been the site of many abortions.
However, what really freaks me out is when I see a strong, healthy young man walking along the street with a dog (usually a chihuahua or other small breed) strapped to his chest in a baby carrier. I live in a tourist town, and I can’t tell you how often I have seen men carrying dogs in baby carriers on their chests or backs or have seen them pushing dogs in strollers along the street. (And these are not gay men...they’re usually accompanied by wives or girlfriends.) That upsets me much more than seeing ditzy spinsters and their anthropomorphized pets.
That’s strange.
“I love dogs, but to see the way some people treat their pets is just plain old idolatry. It can be sickening at times.”
From what I’m seeing in our society, idolatry of children is a far greater problem and one that many Christians and conservatives simply do not recognize, or else they think it’s Biblically justifiable. (It isn’t.)
Yep, and I was flamed when I said how weird this was on an earlier thread.
A lady in our neighborhood walked her dog every day. When the dog became old and arthritic she still took the dog out but now she carried him. I think that is lovely.
The rot always hits Britain before us.
NO cheers, unfortunately.
I know I will get flamed for this. But God cares about babies more than dogs.
Alex the Stroh's Dog would do it. Mine sure won't.
Those men are
as badly as Obama!
Same here.
But -- as you added, the joy of watching our children grow up into successful and decent adult humans made it all worth it.
Now that all four children are out of the nest, I finally have time to indulge my dog. So yes ... he's my baby. And what a joy he is, my little rescued mutt.
I’m with you. Our two “children” Buddy the Beagle and Coco the Chihuahua are our best friends. We love them dearly and spoil them rotten. They love us, entertain us and give us a lot of joy. I have loved and cared for animals since I was 6 years old. Nothing wrong with it and I encourage everyone to bring a pet into their lives. They give you more than you ever give them.
Memo to Jenaessa: Get a dog.
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