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Bethgsd wrote: Suja wrote: Some say there must be fences and yet they are willing to adopt to ppl in apartments, thus there is no fence. There are leash laws in this part of the world, Gwen. Ones that do get enforced. Apartment dwellers are perfectly capable of owning dogs, And I was one of those people. For four years I lived in an apartment and at least four times a day my dogs went out for a walk on leash. And one of those dogs was a high drive working lines shepherd. My living in an apartment didn't stop any of the breeders I spoke to from thinking I might be a good home for a dog. Beth Nor should they. Precisely my point. And just because a person lives in a home without a fence that shouldn't make a hill of beans either as per above message. It is those double standards that annoy me. Home owners are not going to pack up and leave tomorrow as they must sell their property first. Home owners are just as likely to walk their dogs 4 x's a day. Home owners should not be treated differently just because the home is a home with a yard. Gwen |
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Rocky wrote: Heh. My vets know me. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. As I mentioned my Vet knows me well. She has NO assistance, she has NO receptionist. When I take my dogs in and they really need looking at I have to assist with holding them down. She knows me very well. And my records would indicate I am a hypochondriac about my animals. And yet here is Blade with rare disorder that the average J Blow would have never taken him in the first place, let alone to a specialist and then to a physical therapist. I realize I am not the norm but that is precisely my point. When applicants apply there should be questions that would stick out like a sore thumb identifying those who indeed go way the distance for the Pets health care and NOT just take them in for annual vaccines. Now those are the people I personally would turn away from adoption. Gwen |
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Rocky wrote: Heh. My vets know me. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. As I mentioned my Vet knows me well. She has NO assistance, she has NO receptionist. When I take my dogs in and they really need looking at I have to assist with holding them down. She knows me very well. And my records would indicate I am a hypochondriac about my animals. And yet here is Blade with rare disorder that the average J Blow would have never taken him in the first place, let alone to a specialist and then to a physical therapist. I realize I am not the norm but that is precisely my point. When applicants apply there should be questions that would stick out like a sore thumb identifying those who indeed go way the distance for the Pets health care and NOT just take them in for annual vaccines. Now those are the people I personally would turn away from adoption. Gwen |
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Rocky wrote: Heh. My vets know me. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. As I mentioned my Vet knows me well. She has NO assistance, she has NO receptionist. When I take my dogs in and they really need looking at I have to assist with holding them down. She knows me very well. And my records would indicate I am a hypochondriac about my animals. And yet here is Blade with rare disorder that the average J Blow would have never taken him in the first place, let alone to a specialist and then to a physical therapist. I realize I am not the norm but that is precisely my point. When applicants apply there should be questions that would stick out like a sore thumb identifying those who indeed go way the distance for the Pets health care and NOT just take them in for annual vaccines. Now those are the people I personally would turn away from adoption. Gwen |
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Gwen Watson wrote:
I realize I am not the norm but that is precisely my point. When applicants apply there should be questions that would stick out like a sore thumb identifying those who indeed go way the distance for the Pets health care and NOT just take them in for annual vaccines. Now those are the people I personally would turn away from adoption. how, on the basis of vet records, do you propose to tell someone who is only willing to take an animal in for vaccines from someone whose animal has been perfectly healthy and has only needed to go to the vet for annual check-ups/vaccines? -- shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette |
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Gwen Watson wrote:
I realize I am not the norm but that is precisely my point. When applicants apply there should be questions that would stick out like a sore thumb identifying those who indeed go way the distance for the Pets health care and NOT just take them in for annual vaccines. Now those are the people I personally would turn away from adoption. how, on the basis of vet records, do you propose to tell someone who is only willing to take an animal in for vaccines from someone whose animal has been perfectly healthy and has only needed to go to the vet for annual check-ups/vaccines? -- shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette |
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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Gwen Watson wrote:
I realize I am not the norm but that is precisely my point. When applicants apply there should be questions that would stick out like a sore thumb identifying those who indeed go way the distance for the Pets health care and NOT just take them in for annual vaccines. Now those are the people I personally would turn away from adoption. how, on the basis of vet records, do you propose to tell someone who is only willing to take an animal in for vaccines from someone whose animal has been perfectly healthy and has only needed to go to the vet for annual check-ups/vaccines? -- shelly (perfectly foul wench) and elliott and harriet http://home.bluemarble.net/~scouvrette |
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"sighthounds etc." wrote: 1) Some breeds cannot be let off leash in an unfenced area the way your breed can, Gwen. Fenced yards are a safety issue for those breeds (and yes, I am aware that they could still escape out the front door, if the back yard is fenced. 2) Dogs need to run. Some people take their dogs to dog parks or other places where they can safely run in an enclosed area. Some don't, or can't. A fenced yard enables dogs to get offleash exercise. 3) My Siberians would be go crazy if they had to stay inside all the time, especially in the winter. My fenced yard enables them to safely hang out outside, playing, sleeping, or whatever, those times when they'd prefer to be outside rather than in (whichi is most of the time). This is just an example, as I doubt that I'm the only owner of dogs that like to be outside even when their people are inside. Mustang Sally Sally I agree and do the same but what is being said here is that a) rescues will let apartment people have a dog if they qualify. b) they will NOT let a home owner that doesn't have a fenced in yard have a dog. I call that double standards. I too do what you do but that does not mean that a home owner that doesn't have a fence should be turned away if in fact the rescue is allowing persons in apartments to have dogs because they must then walk the dog 4 x's a day. The home owner can do the same and it is simply not fair to say ALL home owners will not do this. That is very biased thinking and it is a double standard. Gwen |
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"sighthounds etc." wrote: 1) Some breeds cannot be let off leash in an unfenced area the way your breed can, Gwen. Fenced yards are a safety issue for those breeds (and yes, I am aware that they could still escape out the front door, if the back yard is fenced. 2) Dogs need to run. Some people take their dogs to dog parks or other places where they can safely run in an enclosed area. Some don't, or can't. A fenced yard enables dogs to get offleash exercise. 3) My Siberians would be go crazy if they had to stay inside all the time, especially in the winter. My fenced yard enables them to safely hang out outside, playing, sleeping, or whatever, those times when they'd prefer to be outside rather than in (whichi is most of the time). This is just an example, as I doubt that I'm the only owner of dogs that like to be outside even when their people are inside. Mustang Sally Sally I agree and do the same but what is being said here is that a) rescues will let apartment people have a dog if they qualify. b) they will NOT let a home owner that doesn't have a fenced in yard have a dog. I call that double standards. I too do what you do but that does not mean that a home owner that doesn't have a fence should be turned away if in fact the rescue is allowing persons in apartments to have dogs because they must then walk the dog 4 x's a day. The home owner can do the same and it is simply not fair to say ALL home owners will not do this. That is very biased thinking and it is a double standard. Gwen |
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"sighthounds etc." wrote: 1) Some breeds cannot be let off leash in an unfenced area the way your breed can, Gwen. Fenced yards are a safety issue for those breeds (and yes, I am aware that they could still escape out the front door, if the back yard is fenced. 2) Dogs need to run. Some people take their dogs to dog parks or other places where they can safely run in an enclosed area. Some don't, or can't. A fenced yard enables dogs to get offleash exercise. 3) My Siberians would be go crazy if they had to stay inside all the time, especially in the winter. My fenced yard enables them to safely hang out outside, playing, sleeping, or whatever, those times when they'd prefer to be outside rather than in (whichi is most of the time). This is just an example, as I doubt that I'm the only owner of dogs that like to be outside even when their people are inside. Mustang Sally Sally I agree and do the same but what is being said here is that a) rescues will let apartment people have a dog if they qualify. b) they will NOT let a home owner that doesn't have a fenced in yard have a dog. I call that double standards. I too do what you do but that does not mean that a home owner that doesn't have a fence should be turned away if in fact the rescue is allowing persons in apartments to have dogs because they must then walk the dog 4 x's a day. The home owner can do the same and it is simply not fair to say ALL home owners will not do this. That is very biased thinking and it is a double standard. Gwen |
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