Are pets worth it? Pros and Cons of pet ownership

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Must I add some more about dogs in general…My beloved pet was adopted from the SPCA…I tried to follow Cesar’s rules about introducing your new adopted pet to your home…upon her arrival home…I took her for a walk around the neighborhood to tire her…(as he suggested)…walking up to my house in a calm state…I opened the door and proceeded to lead the way (as he suggested) and she followed still in a calm state…I walked her on the leash to her bed…to the water bowl…to the entrance of every room…and took her to her bed and slowly removed her leash (as Cesar advised)…less than a second she takes off ⚡ she bolted from room to room and was out of control! When the dust settled, I fed her and put her in the master bathroom for the night with a small gate blocking the doorway…her whining kept me up and then I just gave in and put her in bed with me even though she had a bad odor! She snuggled up to me and won my heart! 😍 She loves to go outside and chase lizards and anything that comes to the bird feeder. I would never let her go outside unsupervised because of the owls and hawks that scan the area in search of prey. Yes, I find it hard to imagine my life without her but realize we are just sharing our life together, temporarily. When she gets to the end of life stage…I shall hold her and let her die peacefully because I don’t have the “right” to interrupt the ending… 😭
 
The outdoor shelter for our Boxer was our covered patio. When it rained and he was outside, he had his own soft, overstuffed chair inside of that covered patio that he liked to rest in, and he stayed dry there until the storm passed. No doghouse needed when he had that. His food and water dishes were on that patio, too.
 
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Aren’t Great Danes the best! They think they’re one foot long and weigh 2lbs. 😂😂😂
 
Is there a miniature version of Great Danes?

Dobermans have “min-pins”, teacup-sized Doberman Pinschers. I’ve seen them. They really are tiny compared to full-sized Dobermans.
 
Not really. The only way to get them would to continually breed down the runts of the litter or encourage dwarfism. Neither are good breeding practices and can introduce other problems.

I agree that if you could have a more miniature version that kept their easy going and silly personalities, that’d be awesome! 👍
 
Pros:-
  1. Unselfish love
  2. Loyalty
  3. Always happy to see you
  4. Trustworthy
  5. Accept you as you are - faults & moods
  6. Don’t hold grudges
  7. Sensitive to your moods and is sympathetic towards you
  8. Easy going
Cons:-
Vet bills.
 
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Is there a miniature version of Great Danes?

Dobermans have “min-pins”, teacup-sized Doberman Pinschers. I’ve seen them. They really are tiny compared to full-sized Dobermans.
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My Dad had a Min-Pin.

It was the cutest little thing!!

It looked so delicate, with its thin little legs. His in-laws had the sister of his dog, and they named it “Munchkin!”

Talk about “cuteness overload!!” Gaahhh! 😍 :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

His MIL would bring Munchkin over to visit when my husband and I were there, and so we’d get to see both Min-Pin sisters together. ❤️
 
I love the photos! ❤️

Thanks for sharing. 😄

Look at the size of those paws! 😍
 
I once made the mistake of thinking a ladies’ little dog was a mini pin, only to be informed indignantly that it was a Manchester Terrier! :roll_eyes:
 
Oh, the horror. Did you whip yourself with a wet noodle for penance?

snicker…
 
Uh, no … just looked sheepish …
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talk about an over reaction though, I guess she’d encountered the error lots of times before
 
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Ok, good enough!

I keep a wet noodle ready for these occasions…I have them a lot. I seem incapable from telling newborn boys from girls if they are in green or don’t have pierced ears!
 
Perhaps I should start keeping some in stock myself … … just for such occasions 😉

Yes, I too seem to suffer from foot in mouth syndrome. ☹️
 
Then there are those who call the Bichon Frise, “Bitchin Freeze”.

Actually, this breed looks a lot like a fluffy little unclipped poodle – fluffier, perhaps, than most unclipped poodles.

Fortunately, when I first saw one, I knew how to pronounce it: “Beeshon Frizay”.
 
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Don’t forget the Sheed-zoo! (Shih Tzu). Though some people prefer to call it by a less polite name ( :poop: Zoo).
 
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Pets are most definitely worth it. Yes, they are expensive and require a certain amount of care, but it’s still worth it if you have a pet to love. I currently have six pets (a mix of dogs, cats, and bunnies) and I wouldn’t want to get rid of them for anything in the world! 🙂
 
We travel every summer in our fifth-wheel…we love nature…beautiful scenery…we have stayed in various RV Parks. It is sad to see animals dumped off at these parks. We have seen mostly cats. This cat was so beautiful…I fed him and his buddies while we stayed at the park even though the rules were “don’t feed the strays”!
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