Posted on 01/04/2024 6:17:41 PM PST by nickcarraway
Xerxes? Really? She wanted that name for a 'peaceful, loving dog'? Tough name, for companionship AND protection AND able to read her mind on who/what to be threatening against? This woman is an idiot.
Guest with wireless hole puncher could solve this.
when she said “partner” I figured she had a screw loose.
Xerxes is a hard name to use for a dog. Try using a command with that name without getting your tongue twisted.
She’s likely not married to her ‘partner’ because she gets more money from government by being single-with-kids.....
I’m always amazed people will spend thousands of dollars on training, devices, therapists, etc. What a waste. Just go get a new dog. You’ll love the new one just as much, the new one will love you, and you won’t be nervous about the beast tearing somebody’s face off when you aren’t looking and forget to put the muzzle on.
I have never been without a house dog for the past 85 years.
Everything you can think of from a German Shepard to a stray to a rescue dog.
Australian Sheppard, mutts.....whatever.
In addition many many hunting dogs.
The last chapter in this story has yet to be written and it will not end well.
Some dogs think.
Some dogs are stupid on four legs.
The thinkers are wonderful and fun if they think the right things, but there are also dogs who are smart enough to hide their thoughts until one day.....
What’s that supposed to be... a Border Collie Weinerdoodle?
Exactly right on!
And I too have enjoyed a life with dogs.
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Crazy eyes!
Is there a hot/crazy matrix for dogs?
I like dogs...too busy to have one of my own. But I wouldn’t be happy with a dog I had to muzzle like that. :(
It is possible that they are married. Lots of European papers refer to long time married couples as "partners" because they are trying to be "inclusive".
I guess I stand corrected then. Thanks. But I still maintain the disparity of choice for the name and the expected performance of the dog stands out.
Cats however are far more simple but far from dumb. I have cats. They are thinkers for the most part. Really. They consider every move and don't just blunder through life as most dogs seem to do. They have to be careful to survive and they know this well. If a cat trusts you it is because you have really earned it. They, as can most animals, see through a fake in no time at all.
My sis had two cats, brothers. If they didn't like you they would find your shoes and crap in them. Cats get ahead, not just even.
Dogs on the other hand will take up with just about anyone who feeds them and are fawning to even those who little deserve it.
I really pray though that people will quit dumping cats at my front gate. I have enough. More than enough. Don't want any dogs either.
An idiot with a dangerous dog.
Huh, and here I thought this would be about Joe Biden.
Nope. Different idiot this time.
Not the kind of thing that you can picture yourself yelling for him to get back in the house right NOW!
OMW!I cannot believe the substandard writing evident in this piece. The writer must be 8 years old.
Many atrocious examples here, but this is my favorite:
Xerxes with Paul, who now wears a muzzle whenever he leaves the house
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I guess Paul never bites anyone now.
That may be a caption for one of the pictures.
“The moral of the story? With love, attention and care, any dog can find their happy home, no matter their past. No animal deserves to be given up on, and Xerxes, Sharon and their family are a testament to that.”
No. THe moral is that not all dogs are right for all owners. She adopted the dog based on emotion. Not on the dog’s temperament (breed does matter). Not on her and her family’s ability to handle the dog’s protective/aggressive streak. Not on an honest assessment of why the dog needed rescuing in the first place.
This kind of rainbow fart approach to dog rescue leads to a lot of heart break. People can and do get hurt when they get a dog that they are not suited to own.
Mynd you, Xerxes bites Kan be pretti nasti...
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