Dogs’ Eyes Have Changed Since Humans Befriended Them

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Re: Dogs’ Eyes Have Changed Since Humans Befriended Them

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Post by noir_lord » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 10:55 AM UTC

matwood wrote: post #52

mschuster91 wrote: post #51

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Think about a cat instead ;) Seriously, dogs are a shitload of work and especially, no matter how fucked the weather outside is, you gotta take the dog to walks so that the dog can take a dump. In addition, many of the larger breeds are working dogs which means that they require massive amounts of attention and daily exercise so they don't literally go mad. Please do proper research upon the characteristics of your d…

I've had cats over the years, and currently have 1 cat and 3 dogs (my wife is part of a dog rescue). While cats are easier, IMO they do not give the same emotional reward that dogs give. You are absolutely right about understanding the breed and the work a dog requires. It makes my wife and I sad whenever we see someone get a 'cute' working dog puppy that requires proper exercise, and then barely letting it outside 2…

In terms of emotional reward it really depends on the cat, I have two, a boy who is about 17lbs (not fat just big) and a little girl who is maybe 7lbs, the boy just does his thing with the occasional headbutting on the way past but the girl, she just wants to sit on my knee all the time, she'll snuggle up across my shoulders and go to sleep (and stay there when I get up for tea), when I'm at home her purr is my constant companion.

We got them really young (rescues) and she just bonded to me from the start :).

Re: Dogs’ Eyes Have Changed Since Humans Befriended Them

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Post by mschuster91 » Thu, Jun 20, 2019, 11:15 PM UTC

omni wrote: post #69

mschuster91 wrote: post #51

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Think about a cat instead ;) Seriously, dogs are a shitload of work and especially, no matter how fucked the weather outside is, you gotta take the dog to walks so that the dog can take a dump. In addition, many of the larger breeds are working dogs which means that they require massive amounts of attention and daily exercise so they don't literally go mad. Please do proper research upon the characteristics of your d…

This meme of not getting rescue dogs is so harmful and needs to stop. Good adoption agencies will foster the dogs for a while and let you know if the dog actually has behavioral issues. Plenty of them don't. I'm convinced my rescue's previous owner was a little old lady who died or something. He has no issues at all. Every time I look at my amazing rescue dog (my first dog ever) and think about how he was almost put…

> This meme of not getting rescue dogs is so harmful and needs to stop.

I said nothing against rescue dogs, just that it is very, very unwise to adopt one as your first dog with no dog experience prior to it.

> Good adoption agencies will foster the dogs for a while and let you know if the dog actually has behavioral issues.

That's the first thing, how does one find out about the quality of the adoption agency? Plus fostering seems to be a US thing, haven't heard of this in Germany.

> and think about how he was almost put to death in a kill shelter

That's the second problem. Kill shelters are a horrible concept, in Germany this is prohibited by animal welfare laws.

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