everyone vote

yes, i realize they are a lot of work, will chew things, piss on things, poop on things, need to be fed, bathed, exercised, spayed, and you can't leave them alone on the weekend etc, etc

11/10/2009 10:20:46 PM

I vote yes, and since my vote counts an infinite amount of times you're going to get a dog now.

11/10/2009 10:21:11 PM

yayyyy

her name will be stella

and she will be mine

the only thing is i have 2 cats. too many animals????

11/10/2009 10:23:47 PM

never too many animals. At one point of time in my apartment in Raleigh I had a dog, two cats, two hamsters, a rabbit and some other rodent, and three aquariums.

11/10/2009 10:24:33 PM

better a dog than another cat




you don't want to be a crazy cat lady, do you? 3 is approaching that

11/10/2009 10:24:42 PM

^^ dannnnnng yo that is a lot

this is the last animal i SWEAR i will be satisfied after this

but now kitten will have a friend and it will be puppy

^exactly. and kitten needs a friend desperately.

[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM. Reason : .]

11/10/2009 10:25:05 PM

Don't get a dog if you don't have a yard

That ain't right

11/10/2009 10:25:08 PM

that is what everyone says and that is really dumb

a) because people who get dogs and have fenced yards think thats all they need then they just shove their dog outside and never train it and then it has behavior problems and is always hyper and wild and they get sick of it and then give it away/to a shelter/etc

b) a LOT of dogs (not all) can do fine in apartments if they get the required amount of activity. and i'd never get a dog if i couldn't provide that. plus i have a fenced in courtyard at my condo complex which is almost as good as a yard

11/10/2009 10:26:39 PM

this is a dumb idea.

11/10/2009 10:27:00 PM

Yeah, if you don't have a place to let the bugger run free, don't get a pup.

Make sure you can stop by to let them out during the day as well. 8 hours is a long time for a dog to go without its owner, especially a dog with a new owner (and in general it's not fair to the dog).

11/10/2009 10:27:01 PM

There's no such thing as an indoor dog

Well

There's no such thing as a happy indoor dog

11/10/2009 10:28:12 PM

i'm not gone 8 hours a day, luckily - which is why i'd like to get a puppy now since i have time for it

also dogs, even big dogs, can do well in condos/apartments! you just have to know the breed. fenced in yards are not the end all be all of owning a dog.

^ and yes huhhhh. several breeds are happy being couch potatoes

[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 10:30 PM. Reason : .]

11/10/2009 10:29:43 PM

As long as the dog gets plenty of play time they are happy. My dog Buster (RIP) would beg to come inside after a long day on the beach. That was cause all he wanted to do was sleep and get loved on. He got his play on the beach chasing after fish.

11/10/2009 10:29:45 PM

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"all he wanted to do was sleep and get loved on"

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"after a long day on the beach"

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"a long day"

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"on the beach"

11/10/2009 10:30:38 PM

That's what I'm saying...as long as the dog gets plenty of play they are just fine inside.

11/10/2009 10:31:39 PM

And that's my point: it's a huge commitment. You can't just take him for a 30 minute walk around the block and call it a day -- especially a puppy.

Dog murderers ITT

11/10/2009 10:33:10 PM

i have a fenced courtyard where it can run and its really dog friendly (lots of buddies to play with)

plus a park across the street for walks

plus i'd take it to a dog park (wherever those are in gboro - i'd find them though!)

and its better than the alternative (that means death)

^ hahahahaha duh. i wouldn't do that (i worked at 2 vets and did an internship shadowing vets at ncsu vet school!! i know a lot about animalssss)

[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 10:33 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 10:34 PM. Reason : .]

11/10/2009 10:33:17 PM

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"fenced in yards are not the end all be all of owning a dog."

I didn't say they were, I said make sure you've got a place where you can let the little dumbass roam around and get their energy out, lol. This can be a yard, a park, a dog run...

Make sure to post pics whatever you get. Big dogs are my favorite. Big dumb teddy bears that you don't have to worry about squashing like a little yappy dog.

11/10/2009 10:33:55 PM

^ lol yea it was more directed at ernie. he thinks i'm a dog murderer

but the dog is going to get murdered anyway if i don't get it so meh...might as well jkjjkjk

but yea i'm down with exercising it A LOT

i want a boxer lab mix. or that is what i'm trying to adopt. hopefully.

11/10/2009 10:35:28 PM

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"SOME OTHER Rodent"

11/10/2009 10:35:49 PM

and i need to crate train it which will be the hardest

because it will cry and i will want to let it out into the bed with me

but if you don't start early and do it right, it will never happen.

sigh.

11/10/2009 10:36:51 PM

haha it was my roommates, I have no clue what rodents she had in her room, she would just talk about it and so I mean I assumed it was a rodent...unless she had an imaginary friend or something.

11/10/2009 10:37:10 PM

maybe it was a ferret? are those rodents?

or a fancy rat.

11/10/2009 10:37:40 PM

yeah i'm leaning more towards a guinea pig....I would hear weird squeaking and I know they make squeaks

11/10/2009 10:38:25 PM

An ex-girlfriend's roommate had a dog at friggin University Woods. He spent 24 hours a day laying on her bed looking out the window thinking of all the fun shit he could be doing. I spent a lot of time trying to hatch a plan to free the little dude.

11/10/2009 10:38:29 PM

trust me i wouldn't do that

i cry when my irresponsible friends get dogs

11/10/2009 10:40:03 PM

it's a stupid idea..

BUT LET'S DO IT ANYWAY!

11/10/2009 10:41:31 PM

YAY!! get one!

i had two cats and two dog (one shi-tzu, one pitt mix) in a little ass apartment for about a year.
the pit was the worst! i guess cause she was so big she would tear shit up all the time.
she never could quite get the hold of potty training.

i refused to crate her (i know, i know that supposedly it's ok, but i just don't feel right doing it! )
the two times i did...she shat all over herself, both times
vowed not to again.


and she got into a lot.

but in the end it worked out ok.
she taught me A LOT of patience.

now i stay in the house with a doggie door and the dogs go in and out as they please-its awesome.

ok, i delved into myself too much, but i wanted to say-if you really, really want to, yoou can.
and you should

11/10/2009 10:42:10 PM

^^ why!!! why is it bad?

^ yayyyy! positive stories. yea i want to crate train her (NOT to keep her in there like 8 hours a day - no no no, just so she is crate trained and so she'll wanna sleep in her crate and stuff at night and so she will feel comfortable in there when i DO have to leave the house. until she gets bigger and doesn't pee everywhere and chew)

p.s. this isn't spur of the moment i've been thinking about it for a LONG time. and i almost got one earlier this year but i got another cat instead (whoops).

[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 10:44 PM. Reason : .]

11/10/2009 10:44:09 PM

yes

11/10/2009 10:44:40 PM

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"no no no, just so she is crate trained and so she'll wanna sleep in her crate and stuff at night and so she will feel comfortable in there when i DO have to leave the house"

yeah-thats the way to go. i wish i had been a little harder on penny with that, but im pretty sure she was beaten when i got her.
she was just so.....pitiful.


i think youll do great

11/10/2009 10:45:54 PM

^ yea i will feel sad making her sleep in a crate

but my friend just got a lab puppy and at first he whined a lot a lot in his crate at night but he got used to it and now he's pretty good (still a puppy, but he's ok with the crate).

theseeeeee are the ones up for adoption i'm going to visit tomorrow:

11/10/2009 10:46:54 PM

^oh. my. god.
adorable

(ps theres a pit pup my friend is trying to find a home for if you want to see her....probably not but i figure id throw that in there )

[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 10:59 PM. Reason : vcxxc]

11/10/2009 10:58:05 PM

yessssssss

but you can't have panda cuz I want panda

11/10/2009 11:03:30 PM

^omg that looks like penelope!






[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 11:07 PM. Reason : well sorta]

11/10/2009 11:05:12 PM

^^^ really? awww i love little pitt puppiessssss.

^^ awwwwwwwwwwww

11/10/2009 11:05:45 PM

get a cat so much easier.

11/10/2009 11:06:32 PM

yeah. she sent a text today that she had found one and was going to have to surrender it (we helped foster a few recently)
we couldnt help out but i told her id keep an ear out.

11/10/2009 11:06:53 PM

yea cats are easier

and they are fucking assholes

dogs are well worth the effort

11/10/2009 11:07:07 PM

^^^ i have 2

^^ aww oh no now my heart is torn for the pitt puppy!

[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 11:07 PM. Reason : .]

11/10/2009 11:07:17 PM

I vote yes!!!

11/10/2009 11:07:41 PM

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[Edited on November 10, 2009 at 11:11 PM. Reason : double post v see below ]

11/10/2009 11:09:53 PM

I'm just sick of ppl getting pets because that's what they want at point in time.

then they don't make a second thought about it a month later. or they get one to show their friends.

if you get one, train it and take care of it.

love it and make plans for it, not excuses.

11/10/2009 11:10:02 PM

^^ not a chance. i'm adopting

^ and i've been thinking about this for YEARS

i already have 2 pets. i'm a good pet owner

11/10/2009 11:10:45 PM

AND NO, IT CAN'T RIDE ON YOUR LAP WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING.

11/10/2009 11:10:45 PM

if you get a dog, buy a purebred one from a reputable breeder and make sure you look at the parents AKC/CKC pedigrees. not saying mutts are bad dogs, in fact they typically have longer lifespans, but personally I'm all about knowing the line, traits, heath dispositions, etc. of the dog I'm going to spending the next 8+ years with. I think it's important you have some idea of what to expect.

the animal rights / mutt owners on TWW are gonna shit a brick on this one...

11/10/2009 11:11:13 PM

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"if you get a dog, buy a purebred"

Fuck this

You are the dog murderer

11/10/2009 11:11:38 PM

i'm not buying from a breeder!!!!!

end.of.story.

11/10/2009 11:11:56 PM

rescue a dog

11/10/2009 11:12:02 PM

mutts are less likely to have genetic problems

just sayin

11/10/2009 11:12:06 PM