I have also noticed that in my dog clients, they always make a point of telling
me how much they dislike cats.
Especially the clients w/ purebreds.
I just bite my tongue, of course.
The cat clients seem to be more compassionate about ALL animals.
And hey, I can bite my tongue w/ a "dog lover" as long as they are forking over
good money to me to care for their dogs, especially when a good chunk of that
money helps w/ my cat programs........ :)
I always tell my cats what a whore their mother is, espeically when I do
"overnights" for a dog client.
I tell them I have to "sleep w/ dogs" to keep them in the comfortable style
they are accustoomed to.
Little money sponges, they are............... :)
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: Melissa Lind
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:06 AM
Subject: RE: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
Susan,
You've said it exactly. I think that dog people like the attention and
companionship. I love dogs as well as cats, but cats give us more freedom
(well, not with the checkbook), plus we're just cat-people. Like Caroline
pointed out, there are many many dog people, but most people I meet don't like
cats at all. Why? I haven't figured that one out. Stereotypes? Misconceptions?
Idiocy? Not really sure.
The pit bull abuses reminds me of The Dog Whisperer on Discovery or TLC or
whatever. Cesar Millan is so good at showing that most dogs can be
rehabilitated, but in most instances it's the humans that need the
rehabilitation, not the dogs. The plight of pit bulls in our country is very
sad and depressing. They are certainly the most misunderstood and mistreated of
dogs (up there with racing dogs). Plus many people mistake other breeds for pit
bulls, not even understanding what a pit bull actually is-they just equate them
with any tough, muscular dog with a stocky stature.
Enough ranting-I'm done with dogs for today. It's a happy day-our central air
should be fixed today after being broken for 3 weeks in 90-degree weather! The
babies will be so happy! I'll be happy to play with them again, and get back to
normal! But living without air conditioning helped us see how truly spoiled we
are, and how much we take for granted.
Melissa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:16 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
it was always so funny when I worked @ the AHS.
The difference between the "dog" volunteers / walkers & the "cat"
volunteers.......
Dog people seem to really dislike cats, and they needed to have something
that "wants to please them".
Very important.
The cat volunteers also liked dogs, but purrfurred cats.
The cat people could also appreciate the free spirit of a cat, as opposed to
the "neediness" of a dog.
And dogs that do not respect the "pack order" in the home environment can be
considered unadoptable, unfortunately, due to the fact that they will challenge
the children. (And other things, to say the least).
Can you tell I took a lot of behavioral classes and used to evaluate dogs for
intake into our adoption program...?
It was actually pretty sad, we would have to make sure the dogs were "dummy
proof".
And Caroline, please do not measure yourself by what others have done, be
happy that you are more evolved than most folks and that you are doing
something to help, and that you know what is right & what is wrong.
Susan J. DuBose >^..^<
www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com
www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org
www.shadowcats.net
"As Cleopatra lay in state,
Faithful Bast at her side did wait,
Purring welcomes of soft applause,
Ever guarding with sharpened claws."
Trajan Tennent
----- Original Message -----
From: Caroline Kaufmann
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player
The Humane Society is overseeing the care for the 52 seized dogs. I fear
that some will have to be put down due to injuries and illness. But there has
got to be some kind of rehabilitation that is done on the dogs that are not
ill/injured beyond repair. Also, I try not to know too much about pit bull
fighting because it's too hard for me to stomach...but some females are used
just for breeding, so I should think some of the would be salvageable. Again,
if you can, log onto the Humane Society's website and you can donate an amount
that will be used to help these actual seized dogs.
I guess this is just a reminder that our work is never done. Even if you
don't do dog rescues or you aren't a "dog person," it's still important to give
what you can...and even more so, to call attention to this matter to the people
out there who are dog people! I think in my whole life I have met way too many
people who AREN'T cat people and that has always made me sad, but I can count
on only one hand the people that claimed to not be dog people. Thus, I feel
like if you take the time to get the word out, there's no end to the positive
results that could come from that just because of the shear numbers of people
who are willing to stand up against cruel treatment of dogs.
All of you people have done more than me for animals and it amazes me the
work that each of you do. You all have really inspired me.
So this is just a reminder to keep fighting the good fight....for any
creature that can't defend itself against human monsters.
-Caroline
place!
