Why are dogs so needy?
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Because they have feels
Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want that puppy,,,,,
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they can be as needy as they want they will still be a billion times better than having a cat
^^SPOT ON!! Dogs are awesome and I love my dog more than I like most people!!0 -
The term training is not interchangeable with parenting when we talk in context of pets. Having a dog is like having a perpetual 2 year old toddler... They listen with constant reinforcement, as long as you're there. They do whatever the heck they want when you're not around or if they feel like it.... most children grow up and older than 2.... Don't compare the two, they're not the same.
then you've never really gotten the training thing down.
I'll be honest, there are a lot of people who shouldn't have dogs or kids due to an inability to properly train or discipline. Hence my comment about dog observation above. With my anecdata there is a 100% correlation.
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ugh, hates dogs!
Terrorist!
Typical dog lover reaction.... Probably breast feed your dog and dress it up in peoples' clothing.... Each to their own, I'll keep my expensive child thanks!
Hmmm... maybe you should take your own advice and find a topic more suited to things you enjoy. There's really no need for you to participate in a thread for dog lovers if you 'hate dogs'.
? Breast feed our dog... I wonder if that would have helped? Oh well next time.:indifferent:0 -
Love it! See dogs can even be great helpers not just needy! LOL Our dogs always wanted to help with the baby, if my daughter was crying they were in my face! :laugh:0 -
Nice thing about kids, you can feed them to the dogs in times of need.
Nice thing about dogs, they don't grow up to disappoint you.
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Oh ya because the giant steaming piles of poop in your house coupled with the numerous household items they destroy is something to be proud of and a feat of accomplishment lol.... I hate them, I also dislike cats ... needy codepent things are not attractive.... that includes people!
lulz. It's called training.
I like it when I see people with both kids and a dog. Watch the dog long enough and you know exactly how the kids are going to be.
That's funny... because 1 out of 3 of my dogs is very well-behaved, one acts up when she feels like being a brat, and the third is still just a very large puppy (only had him a few months). My kids, on the other hand, one keeps her room very tidy without being asked, the other must be repeatedly reminded and punished, and STILL doesn't keep her room clean.
Seems to me every creature has its own personality.
Ditto at our house. At one time I had three cats, two dogs and two children. It was often difficult to distinguish who made the mess. Now I'm down to one dog and one resident child. It's much easier to narrow down the maker of mischief. But through the years, I'd have to vote for the dogs as the least destructive and least annoying species. The humans, however, have been great tax deductions, something the dogs never could manage.
Yep, at the moment, I have a cat, three dogs, and two kids. 6 children in all. And they all have their own personality, and they all respond to discipline in their own way.
I really hate when people act like the behavior of a pet and/or children are somehow the failing of their caregiver. We all just do the best we can with what we have to work with. Particularly with pets, all breeds have specific personality traits. My lab/collie is the best. Very smart, very well-behaved. My lab/shepherd is needy, but also still young, and will learn my expectations in time and will mature with a little age. I expect he will be just as well-behaved as my lab/collie eventually. The chihuahua/schnauzer mix, on the other hand, is exceptionally needy and acts up when she doesn't get the attention that she wants. I really wish I could rehome her because I only have her because her previous owner threatened to send her to the pound.
Now the cat... I absolutely adore the cat (as if that wasn't obvious)!0 -
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they can be as needy as they want they will still be a billion times better than having a cat
^^SPOT ON!! Dogs are awesome and I love my dog more than I like most people!!
I have a Bengal cat. Better than any dog I've ever owned.
Dogs are cool too. But don't be a cat hater. That's rude.
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Oh ya because the giant steaming piles of poop in your house coupled with the numerous household items they destroy is something to be proud of and a feat of accomplishment lol.... I hate them, I also dislike cats ... needy codepent things are not attractive.... that includes people!
You sound like a peach!:flowerforyou:
My dog was abandoned at the end of our road so while he is house trained he's not one to let us know exactly when he has to go out. I tried re-training him on that but he just didn't get it. I now know the subtle signs he gives when he wants to go outside. We also keep him in the bedroom at night with us and he hasn't had any night time issues.
It happens.
Also my dog is thankfully NOT a chewer.
I personally enjoy the unconditional love and joy that my dog brings into my life. There's nothing quite like the never ending happiness that he has when he sees me (especially when we play hide and seek. That *kitten* is funny!)0 -
I would like to point out children have these problems too, and dogs can be trained a damn site easier not too :Pugh, hates dogs!
Terrorist!
Typical dog lover reaction.... Probably breast feed your dog and dress it up in peoples' clothing.... Each to their own, I'll keep my expensive child thanks!
Nice thing about kids, you can feed them to the dogs in times of need.
Nice thing about dogs, they don't grow up to disappoint you.
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Oh ya because the giant steaming piles of poop in your house coupled with the numerous household items they destroy is something to be proud of and a feat of accomplishment lol.... I hate them, I also dislike cats ... needy codepent things are not attractive.... that includes people!
THIS ^^^
So much this. every day.0 -
Also, we all understand why dogs act half retarded. Still not sure why kids do.
OH MY LORD I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME TOO!!!!!
Awesome to be sure but the reason behind that setup (Bailey Chair) is actually very sad. That dog is unable to swallow food in the traditional manner and has to count on gravity to get it to his/her stomach. My last GSD pup was diagnosed with this and we had to feed her on the stairs then carry her around until the food would go down. In time it often proves fatal :brokenheart:
Don't mean to be a debbie downer just providing a little background. Carry on.0 -
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That bulldog is ridiculously cute.
The dog is adorable. the kid probably crapped himself moments before laying in the dog's bed. poor puppy.0 -
they can be as needy as they want they will still be a billion times better than having a cat
^^SPOT ON!! Dogs are awesome and I love my dog more than I like most people!!
I have a Bengal cat. Better than any dog I've ever owned.
Dogs are cool too. But don't be a cat hater. That's rude.
L????VE THEM BOTH...
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Low maintenance dogs rule.
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The funny thing is this is how these big guys are. This one looks just like my boy Sanuk.
Also he can be left alone for 8+ hours and never do any wrong. The puppy on the other hand gets kenneled when we leave, try that with a kid...
Personally if a dog hater comes to my house, they better just deal with it, the dogs live here they do not.0 -
does this count as needy? (hope the pics show)
(mad cause i was organizing baby clothes before baby was born instead of loving on her)
What about this one?
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The term training is not interchangeable with parenting when we talk in context of pets. Having a dog is like having a perpetual 2 year old toddler... They listen with constant reinforcement, as long as you're there. They do whatever the heck they want when you're not around or if they feel like it.... most children grow up and older than 2.... Don't compare the two, they're not the same.
were you hugged as a child? yeesh.0 -
<<<<<<< My 2 monsters. Love them so much!0
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Also, we all understand why dogs act half retarded. Still not sure why kids do.
OH MY LORD I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ME TOO!!!!!
I had to watch this like 10 times in a row and each time it made me laugh lol0 -
One time and my lab, Sam, learned to turn his head. He loved carrying branches out of the woods.
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>>>Thinks he is human. At the dog park he is either hangin out with the pretty girls (the human kind not the dogs) or humping air when he sees other dogs mount up. We've been tryin' to get this one on film... it's the funniest thing I've ever seen.
rednose pittie?! We have a female rednose pittie. AWESOME dogs. I also have an Italian Greyhound. also a great breed.0 -
they can be as needy as they want they will still be a billion times better than having a cat
^^SPOT ON!! Dogs are awesome and I love my dog more than I like most people!!
I have a Bengal cat. Better than any dog I've ever owned.
Dogs are cool too. But don't be a cat hater. That's rude.
L????VE THEM BOTH...
awww! so fricken cute!0 -
Lets see a cat do this...
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Because they have feels
Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I want that puppy,,,,,
Me too!
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All animals have a use and, I love animals more then people they aren't sneaky, lying, back stabbing, ect ..you get the point. Not everyone love dogs I have 2 would love to have more. I have a cat so easy to say I don't have mice any more. Or rats. I live kind of close to the garbage trucking parking. So it was a bit of a problem. My house is the only one on the block that hasn't been broken into over the years. My dogs do their jobs. and so does the cat. I do mine love them with all my heart. They are not ankle biters...0
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I got my cat to keep my dog company while I was at work. My dog goes to a play day on Fridays and my cat "yells" at me when I get home because he was left alone all day! LOL. I love to watch them wrestle with one another or just sit next to each other at the back door to people watch. They do get jealous of each other when I give love to the other.
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Lets see a cat do this...
LOVE THIS!!! I have a pup and a cat. Love them both to pieces though each of the act completely retarded at times.0 -
That is the coolest b1tchen' frizzy I've ever seen.
OMG I thought I was the only one that called them b1tchen' frizzies!!! :flowerforyou:0
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