Should Yoyo and I get a puppy?

[Ornery]

No way, and here's why:

• Barking annoys the fvck out of your neighbors, and they're the evil ones for complaining! :thumbsdown:
• You can't go anywhere without bothering somebody to feed the damn thing.
• Soils the home in many ways inside & out, not to mention the smell.
• Annoys roommates, and they're the evil ones if they complain!
• Vet bills, food bills, damage repair bills, extra insurance...
• Cleaning up after it, even when going for walks.
• Time lost playing with it, walking it, cleaning it and its messes, training, grooming, feeding, chasing when it escapes...

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Get the puppy, and build him a nice cozy dog house in the yard with a big blanket and a light to keep him warm. A shepard sharpea mix is a hardy breed and will grow very fast, don't get him too used to coming in the house as he will quickly outgrow the small space that you have.

ladybuggy said she didn't know if this would get big.

How big would you think it would get?

Probably knee high to a 6ft man and 50-80lbs full grown

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
Get the puppy, and build him a nice cozy dog house in the yard with a big blanket and a light to keep him warm. A shepard sharpea mix is a hardy breed and will grow very fast, don't get him too used to coming in the house as he will quickly outgrow the small space that you have.

ladybuggy said she didn't know if this would get big.

How big would you think it would get?

Probably knee high to a 6ft man and 50-80lbs full grown

He would basically go from "Scrappy Doo" to "Scooby Doo" within 2-3 years <woof>

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Ornery
No way, and here's why:

• Barking annoys the fvck out of your neighbors, and they're the evil ones for complaining! :thumbsdown:
• You can't go anywhere without bothering somebody to feed the damn thing.
• Soils the home in many ways inside & out, not to mention the smell.
• Annoys roommates, and they're the evil ones if they complain!
• Vet bills, food bills, damage repair bills, extra insurance...
• Cleaning up after it, even when going for walks.
• Time lost playing with it, walking it, cleaning it and its messes, training, grooming, feeding, chasing when it escapes...

the always-positive ornery posts again. :roll:

I guess you could say those same things about children, too, though.

 

[KarenMarie]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Crescent13
My cat is declawed, FTW!!

:thumbsdown:

Someone should break your knuckles and see how you like it.

Link

I tend to agree... but, while I think it is an incredibly cruel, torturous thing to do.... i can recognise that there are some ppl that will only have a cat that has been declawed. And as much as I would like to force every cat owner who does this disgusting thing to a cat go thru it themselves... there are times that it is a choice between no claws and no life.

As far as the OP getting a dog.... it is a lifelong commitment. Dogs are not pets, they are family members. It takes a lot of money and a lot of love and patience... so only adopt if you can offer a lifetime of all three.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: LadyBuggy

And it's adorable! Puppy! What do you think?

OMG, Cuteness overload:Q

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: LadyBuggy

And it's adorable! Puppy! What do you think?

OMG, Cuteness overload:Q

yeah, if anything, GET IT FOR THE CUTENESS FACTOR.

 

[eakers]

I love dogs but I don't think that a student house should get a dog. Students tend to keep crazy schedules and so much stuff comes up that I don't think that you'll have the time to properly take care of it.

 

[squirrel dog]

come stains .

 

[dawnbug]

Well, I checked the humane society's website again, and the puppy's been adopted. We talked to our roommate about getting a puppy and surprise-- he said that if he'd known we were okay with having a dog or a cat (because we're both kind of allergic, especially to cats) that he would've gotten a puppy or a kitten over the summer. So eventually, I think somebody in the house, either us or him, will end up getting a puppy or kitten.

I'm kinda sad that *my* puppy's gone, though. Hopefully it went to a good home.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If I were a dog, this would be the closest thing around to a tree to pee on, eh?

:laugh:

That dog is cute, your speakers are beautiful...

Damn the tough choices in life!! Maybe you can get the puppy to respect your speakers

 

[BrokenVisage]

Get a kitten.

 

[ruffilb]

Go for it.

But you WILL have to put in absurd amounts of time, obviously

 

[Ornery]

...somebody in the house, either us or him, will end up getting a puppy or kitten.

OMG, is that karma, or what? How ironic that you may get to experience the other side of this pain-in-the-ass coin.


I guess you could say those same things about children, too.

Exactly. "Your kids" are little angels, and everybody else's are brats. This will be a hoot! :laugh:

 

[gnumantsc]

Dogs are a big problem and she would probably get big. If the both of you work at the same time who is going to walk the dog? With a cat it doesn't need to be walked and goes in a litter box. It may bring you joy at the beginning but then it will become a problem for the both of you since you're still doing your own things and are not settled.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I'm glad someone else got it.

This will give us more time to think about what we want to do.

Thanks for the suggestions everybody.

 

[oogabooga]

I may be late : but i'd advice NOT to get a dog save unless
1) You've owned a dog before
2) you have a LOT of free time (ie you have 3 low commitment classes and no job)
3) you have an undying love for this dog
4) you have kids who will also help with the dog.. (ie free labor)

ALL the neighbors i have in the area i live have dogs, but unfortunatly they all thought "man a dog would be cool, and they are soooo cute!" neglecting that dog's take sh-ts and they need to be taken care of (ie cleaning previously mentioned shenanigans as well as walking them etc). Do not get me wrong, i LOVE dogs and will get one as soon as i can, but as college students : I do not think it's the best time to get a dog. If it's really adorable let another family with children have it, etc...

I know my post is a little crabby, but my 3 direct neighbors, and a hill behind my house which leads up to more houses " another 4 or 5 people have dogs. And 1 or a larger combination of those dogs have kept me up for the last 2 months.

A dog can be a wonderful pet, but unless you can commit to being a wonderful owner ... yea Cheers, and best of luck keeping that tree-err speaker free from.. you know.. being claimed.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I'm thinking if our roommate gets a dog it might be nice...

I'll make it clear if his dog eats my speakers, he's paying for it....
We get the benefits of having a dog in the house
He'll be in charge of caring for it
We don't have to plan our future around it

 

[tarheelmm]

And it's adorable! Puppy! What do you think?[/quote]


Your dog after posting in ATOT

Originally posted by: LadyBuggy

 

[WraithETC]

"He'll be in charge of it"

Wrong everyone who is involved is and you can't ignore it.

Puppies really have no apparent benefits of being in the house (I just got one 4 months ago trust me).

It will chew the sides of those speakers like it will with the corner of walls unless it is a very "tired" puppy.

You should only get it if:
YOU HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS ON HOW IT WILL BE EVER. (adult dogs are better in this aspect because you see what you get, a puppy is all potential)

YOU ARE READY TO PUT IT NEAR TOP PRIORITY.

YOU WANT A LOYAL COMPANION.

YOU CAN PUT MORE TIME INTO IT THAN YOU PUT IN ENTERTAINING YOURSELF.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: WraithETC
"He'll be in charge of it"

Wrong everyone who is involved is and you can't ignore it.

Puppies really have no apparent benefits of being in the house (I just got one 4 months ago trust me).

It will chew the sides of those speakers like it will with the corner of walls unless it is a very "tired" puppy.

You should only get it if:
YOU HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS ON HOW IT WILL BE EVER. (adult dogs are better in this aspect because you see what you get, a puppy is all potential)

YOU ARE READY TO PUT IT NEAR TOP PRIORITY.

YOU WANT A LOYAL COMPANION.

YOU CAN PUT MORE TIME INTO IT THAN YOU PUT IN ENTERTAINING YOURSELF.

I mean cleaning up it's sh!t, ok. (not that I would ignore it)

 

[vi edit]

If you want it for a novelty, it will grow old VERY quickly. The first time it craps on the floor or destroys your multi hundred dollar gadget you'll be ready to kick it to the curb.

It's a commitment of your life for the next 10+ years.

They are expensive...much more than you would ever imagine.

They are destructive. You leave one thing sitting out on accident and it's gone.

They are demanding...you can't leave for the weekend without finding care for it. You can't be gone from home for more than 8-10 hours (or less for smaller dogs) without coming home to find a puddle or a pile some place where you really don't want to find it.

They'll eat things and puke them up at the least opportune times.

Ect.

Don't get it because you want something cute and cuddly around the house.

 

[Crescent13]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Crescent13

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Crescent13
My cat is declawed, FTW!!

:thumbsdown:

Someone should break your knuckles and see how you like it.

well sorry!! It was painlessly surgically declawed when it was a kitten, and I didn't have much choice in the matter since I was only 5 then (the cat is 9 now)

EDIT: oh didn't see the link, wow, but like I said, not much control over situations like that at 5 years old.

Not painless at all. Did your parents get the declawing then?

Like I said in my edit, I hadn't read the link when I said painless. I talked to my mom this morning, and she was like "oh it was under anesthesia so it didn't feel a thing". I'm going to find a few more links to show her. Yes my parents did choose to have the cat declawed. If I would have had a choice back then, and if I would have known what really happens, I would have said no, but, oh well.

 

[jadinolf]

Do you really want to leave an 8 week old pup alone all day?

I don't think so.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: jadinolf
Do you really want to leave an 8 week old pup alone all day?

I don't think so.

We're college students. In any given day the house is only empty for an hour or maybe two before someone is back.