If your dog has to live in the house and stay home alone all day while you're at work, maybe you shouldn't have a dog. You think of it as part of your family but you wouldn't treat a human child that way. Right?
If your dog can't live outside, eat its natural food and be free to live a natural life then you should think hard about the real reason you have this animal around.
Animals are not supposed to be surrogates for human friends. They are not to be used for your emotional self fulfillment.
Animals are awesome creatures. But they are not "more" than that, they are animals. But with their own unique entities. Think about whose interests you really are looking after..................
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ReplyDeleteI realize my views about pets and animals are not mainstream.
ReplyDeleteI love the Nova documentary on playitnow about dogs on Netflix. You shoudl watch it.