Comments on: Fur “Babies”

By: Bethany

Bethany — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:26:01 +0000

My friend bought me a doggy stroller a few years ago. She thought it was the best thing ever. She said it would be great practice for when I have a baby. I had to hide my initial reaction so as not to hurt her feelings. I have a 5 lb chihuahua and he hates riding in the thing, but I will say that it has come in handy. When you are far from home and you _CANNOT_ leave your dog in the car, you don’t have many options. He has never peed or pooped in the thing.
Some small dogs can’t be put in the same category as big dogs though. If I left my dog outside all day today, I don’t know that I would still have a dog when I came home. My parents dog would be ecstatic to be out in this weather. No, they aren’t human, but they do have needs and if you are humane, you will meet their needs in the best way that you can.

By: Gauss

Gauss — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:45:24 +0000

I thought the whole point of taking the dog out on a walk was, you know, to give the dog some exercise…

(of course, injured, sick or old dogs are exceptions, but I don’t think they’d care for a stroller too much anyway)

By: And Here I Thought The Stroller Was Bad » Teeny Manolo

And Here I Thought The Stroller Was Bad » Teeny Manolo — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:58:22 +0000

[…] is an actual product sold at a very popular pet supply source. Talk about treating your pet like a baby, there is now a “Kitty Bjorn” for you to indulge your delusional self […]

By: Eilish

Eilish — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:23:55 +0000

I have seen some more sensible looking wagon type carriers for elderly dogs which I think are nice. I will say that mostly I am just embarrassed for the dogs in the baby strollers. I love my three pooches, but I don’t see myself going there. I had one dog with a back injury for a while and he thought the lap of luxury was just going to the park and laying in the grass while my son and I played. He couldn’t walk much, but he got to be outside in the sun, which was enough activity for him.

By: Phyllis

Phyllis — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:21:28 +0000

Honestly - we are truly the Roman Empire of this era and it’s now a race to the bottom.

By: raincoaster

raincoaster — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:27:58 +0000

I took my dogs everywhere with me until I realized they were happier with shorter walks dedicated to them, rather than the long walks involving many stores and other places they couldn’t go.

And I am very, very opposed to people taking their dogs into places dogs aren’t allowed “just because they’re special.” A maltese is no more likely to be housetrained than a Bernese Mountain dog. Either we let them all in, or we don’t let them in.

By: J

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:14:12 +0000

I don’t think Jimmy should leave his dogs at home just because they can’t keep up. If he wants to bring his dogs with him, and they’re able to get out and enjoy the grass and have a pee when they need it, and they’re getting fresh air, etc., what’s gonna be wrong with that? I mean, for years they went everywhere with him, and now that they’re old they are supposed to be cooped up? That’s not fun for them, I wouldn’t think. I applaud him, actually, for finding a solution.

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:01:03 +0000

I think she is just deformed, honestly. She actually isn’t overweight at all. Her legs are short so her belly dips low but it’s not like she’s a fatty. She’s only like three years old so, aside from having lived on the street, she should be in relatively good health. As for the lady parts thing…the world may never know. The vet said he had never seen anything like that. I’m sure he hopes never to see it again. It’s pretty disturbing.

By: Glinda

Glinda — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:09:43 +0000

Ok, I will make an exception to health problems, but Jen, the dog wasn’t able to lose weight? Or was it just genetics that made her uh, feminine parts drag?

Usually you will see the little dogs, the Yorkies and the Lhasas, and for whatever odd reason, those tend to be the dogs that get infantilized the most.

By: Chicklet

Chicklet — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:23:32 +0000

J's story about Jimmy reminds of a story the actor/singer John Barrowman (Doctor Who, Torchwood) told on a talk show last winter: One of his cocker spaniels, Miss Penny, was very old and had some difficulty walking, so he bought a pram (what we Americans think of as an old-fashioned baby carriage) in which to take her for walks (not long ones, just the normal doggy-business ones). Miss Penny died a few months later; in her case, I think the pram-usage was justified. But taking your dog with you to the mall as some sort of accessory? Not on, not on at all.