Read before taking your dogs to dogs home!!!!

[mask-of-sanity]

Originally Posted by xXFooFooLaFluffXx

believe being the key word, they dont know. and i think its higly unlikely animals function emotionally at the level that humans do.

of course they have emotions.....mine get sad, happy, low ect they have feelings

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

Originally Posted by mask-of-sanity

of course they have emotions.....mine get sad, happy, low ect they have feelings

where did i say they didnt have emotions? can you please highlight that bit for me? what i said is i dont think they function at the same level as a human - and seen as a human wrote that piece and has no idea if thats what a dog would actually think its all just to play on the readers heart strings.

[loving all reptiles]

Yes definitely and more intelligence than people give them credit for. They know when your sad and need comfort and they can also be crafty and devious, there's no such thing as a dumb animal.

[Tomcat]

Originally Posted by xXFooFooLaFluffXx

believe being the key word, they dont know. and i think its higly unlikely animals function emotionally at the level that humans do. and they definately cant write like us

So therefore you only beleive because you dont know either.

The key word there *i think its highly unlikely* Shows that thats your opinion, but many people would be opposite and say its highly likely that they do.

Not causing an argument, all im saying is, people do get upset when reading things or thinking about things like this, so i dont see why you said that its a human who wrote it not a dog. We know that, doesnt mean people cant beleive that dogs go through those emotions.

[xXFooFooLaFluffXx]

Originally Posted by loving all reptiles

Yes definitely and more intelligence than people give them credit for. They know when your sad and need comfort and they can also be crafty and devious, there's no such thing as a dumb animal.

who said they were dumb either? the fact of the matter is that a human wrote that article and they have no way of knowin that thats how a dog thinks, or any animal for that matter. And to use it to make people feel guilty for rehoming a dog without knowin the reasons for the rehome is stupendous. If a dog cant be found a new home privately, and the owners feel they cant take it to a shelter because of a poem written by a human, whats the other option? they take them to be put to sleep anyway without the chance of them gettin rehomed into a new family

[fishboy]

Originally Posted by loving all reptiles

Yes definitely and more intelligence than people give them credit for. They know when your sad and need comfort and they can also be crafty and devious, there's no such thing as a dumb animal.

Really. My dog milo, who died of a heart murmur earlier this year (R.I.P) used to hump peoples legs and castrated male dogs -one in particular, run into patio doors, chase his tail, eat wasps, try and make friends with angry cats, try and eat fish in the fishtank and a multitude of other ridiculous things. I loved him to bits and miss him so much but he was definitely bloody stupid. He could sense moods though and if you were down would come and give you a cuddle.

[loving all reptiles]

Dumb animal was never quoted,but sometimes people need to think that little bit further.
The story of the dog really does'nt need to be highlighted on a pet loving forum, perhaps in the free ads or dog classifieds it might do some good for people on there to think twice before having a dog and to understand that having a dog is through good and the bad.

[Shell195]

That poem was made to shame people into rethinking rehoming their dogs. Yes its very sad its meant to be and it plays on human emotion. It upsets me too as I hate to see animals in rescue(even worse in places with a destruction policy) but it is meant to make people rethink rehoming their dogs

[Shell195]

Im sure that this is an american poem meant for the pounds

[loving all reptiles]

Originally Posted by fishboy

Really. My dog milo, who died of a heart murmur earlier this year (R.I.P) used to hump peoples legs and castrated male dogs -one in particular, run into patio doors, chase his tail, eat wasps, try and make friends with angry cats, try and eat fish in the fishtank and a multitude of other ridiculous things. I loved him to bits and miss him so much but he was definitely bloody stupid. He could sense moods though and if you were down would come and give you a cuddle.

On a lighter note:- There are so may humans just like that .