Don't they ever want to go outside though? We about half our house is outside, so like my office, play area, dining area is all under a big roof and we spend a lot of our time there, with the dog. he sleeps inside at night because it is cold, but generally he prefers chasing birds and wandering around outside rather…

that’s a very good point about more people missing a human than a dog - I mean dogs only really know their owners. they don’t have networks and communities.

it is hard though when you are losing the amount of fat a 'normal' sized person can safely carry without any issues. To get to what my doctor sees as the correct weight for me is very little body fat and makes me very tired.

That you really shouldn’t compare grief was kind of my point.

I live in Australia and our native animals and birds have been decimated by cats. I don’t think I could ever have a cat that went outside here, so I don’t have a cat, which is a shame because I love cats.

bahahaha what a lovely post.

are long haired GSD's purebred? I had a long haired GSD growing up and she was the lovliest dog ever. she slept on my bed and was lovingly completely disobedient.

oh the poor thing! my mother had a dog who was old and sick and unable to walk and she kept her alive far longer than she should have because she didn’t want to put her to sleep. it was very upsetting. people need to put their pets first.

I met a lady who fed her bird out of her mouth. I felt odd about that.

it is nice to have someone disagree so eloquently and without malice. I am somewhat overwhelmed by the number of people who are painting me as a dog hating, self aggrandising, moral crusader, what I was actually trying to be quite even handed.

I don’t agree with any long term painful treatments for animals. They don’t understand that the pain has a purpose and it is cruel.

that is really interesting. So much more important than people who just want a fashionable dog.

Oh wow, that would be so terrifying and I am sorry that that is what happens to you now.

the taller you are the worse it is for your joints because of your weight.

why are you implying I feel superior about anything? You can wrap your dog in sheets of organic beef jerky and crown it with jewels, as long as you don’t mistreat it I don’t care.

I seriously worry about my bones and cartilage because I am so heavy. I’m a size 14 US and six foot tall. I look at people who are on the biggest loser and things who weigh less than me but are so much fatter looking. Even at my thinnest I am still classified as overweight and I was ribs and hipbones and hollowed…

If I ever had $100,000 I would not be spending it on cloning. I don’t know what I would spend it on, possibly I would take a holiday to think about it at a resort somewhere, but there would be no cloning at all. of anything.

it doesn’t bother me what people call their animals. I just don’t do it. I drink white wine but it doesn’t make red wine bad.

Oh I concur sister!

I don’t think its the same principle if you know who the people are on the other side of the door because then there are other factors like age, do they have family who will miss them, are they a life saving doctor or a pedophile or as you said a dictator.