The animals give their affection unconditionally, and they are less judgemental thread

punch it in · 01-23-2013, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

I love pets and when we move we are getting a dog from a local shelter. I'll still say the best dog is the one that is happy and healthy and right when their heath starts to go they get hit by a car. Clean and quick and no Vet Bills.

The dream dog! Lol

punch it in · 01-23-2013, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog1

Good job Punch!
....when I think about whether or not to spend money like that.......I think, what else could I do with it that would buy me so many good feelings?
............nothing
AND, it is the right thing to do. That gets overlooked far to much today.
Shy Wolf Sanctuary Education and Experience Center- Exotic Rescues of Wolves, wolfdogs, panthers, foxes

Our Vet bill last year (and we get huge discounts) exceeded 25k

Wow. Good job to you Hog. Is that your place?

Hog1 · 01-23-2013, 11:23 PM

No, I volunteer there. BUT I highly recommend that sort of thing. Working with the wolves, cats and the other guys is Great fun.......It has real value and meaning as well.

punch it in · 01-23-2013, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog1

No, I volunteer there. BUT I highly recommend that sort of thing. Working with the wolves, cats and the other guys is Great fun.......It has real value and meaning as well.

Must be an amazing experience. Arent to many of those critters in Jersey, but when I lived in Lake Tahoe i had bears and coyotes in my yard alot. I think the coyotes ate our cat but I didnt hold it against them. I remember falling asleep to the howls. Magical stuff. I will save the link in my favorites or just visit it here in this thread. We make donations when we can. My wife is pretty passionate about the animals and she is the holder of the paypal in our house. Its tough getting her to donate to the WP -she is alittle less passionate about football! Sorry Matty - ill be donating here asap also. Lol.
Edit: dont know if coyotes howl technically? Sounded like screams - still very cool.

mooby · 01-23-2013, 11:45 PM

This is my dog Mac. I'm not gonna lie, I love coming home every day and having him announce my presence to my entire street. I think he's a mix of a beagle/foxhound, I know one of his parents was a beagle and he's got beagle ears but he sounds like a foxhound. Here's another picture of him the day we brought him home back in 2009.

DynamiteRave · 01-24-2013, 12:08 AM

Freaking adorable.

I hear beagles eat everything. But I love the way they bay.

HailGreen28 · 01-24-2013, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Freaking adorable.

I hear beagles eat everything. But I love the way they bay.

And when you bring them home after a morning of rabbit hunting, they all stick their heads in the food bowls and don't come up for air the next several minutes, lol. (Buudy of mine has some.)

punch it in · 01-24-2013, 01:07 AM

The one on the rite is the one i almost lost yesterday. The one on the left is her best friend. When she came home after two days he walked over and put his head up on the couch where she was laying and just stood there for like five minutes. Im not sure what he said to her but It was priceless.
Edit: Coco is the boy and Juliette is the girl. Before i met my wife and her dog i didnt think id ever have a small poodle named Coco but he is one kick ass dog. Im glad his lady friend is home tonite.

mredskins · 01-24-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hog1

Good job Punch!
....when I think about whether or not to spend money like that.......I think, what else could I do with it that would buy me so many good feelings?
............nothing
AND, it is the right thing to do. That gets overlooked far to much today.
Shy Wolf Sanctuary Education and Experience Center- Exotic Rescues of Wolves, wolfdogs, panthers, foxes

Our Vet bill last year (and we get huge discounts) exceeded 25k

Well and it is everyone's own personally choice but you have a family with kids. I can't see justifying spending $25k on my dog that could have gone to my human family members.

Also I see people spend tons to keep a animal alive and in all honest the animal be better off dead. They are just delaying their own pain.

punch it in · 01-24-2013, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by firstdown

I'm into fish rescue. It's tough work because these are two we tried to keep from drowning and they did not make it.

So we dicided to dress them up and give them a nice fair well party.

Damn im sorry to hear that. They are in a better place now. You did everything you could. Again, sorry for your loss.

punch it in · 01-24-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

Well and it is everyone's own personally choice but you have a family with kids. I can't see justifying spending $25k on my dog that could have gone to my human family members.

Also I see people spend tons to keep a animal alive and in all honest the animal be better off dead. They are just delaying their own pain.

Depends if the animal is in pain though. Usually if their is pain people are advised to do the humane thing. It gets tough when its more of a quality of life issue. Its the same way with humans really. People get old, they dont know who or where they are. They might be in pain. They pump them full of enough meds to keep them alive and make the pharmaceutical companies rich, but there is no chance they are ever going to get better, younger, or more aware. My Grandmother was in a home, and going to see her like that at the end was just horrible. She thought i was my dad. Didnt know my dad though. She used to talk about the people upstairs in the water. She would get into her room and ask me if i had seen Nate. Nate was my grandfather who died in 1980. In all honesty - at that point i knew she was better off dead, but since she was in no pain it was difficult to think that way. Same for the pets imo - not on the same level but its the same principal. Life can really suck sometimes.

punch it in · 01-24-2013, 11:38 AM

^^^

RedskinRat · 01-24-2013, 02:17 PM

Teamwork! They have the beast pinned and helpless!

Hog1 · 01-24-2013, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

Well and it is everyone's own personally choice but you have a family with kids. I can't see justifying spending $25k on my dog that could have gone to my human family members.

Also I see people spend tons to keep a animal alive and in all honest the animal be better off dead. They are just delaying their own pain.

Actually, that 25k was spent on many of the......50 or so residents of the Shy Wolf Sanctuary who required medical attention during the course of the year. We received two residents who had been shot and needed emergency medical attention, two that had cancer related surgeries, One of the Panthers had several medical procedures to correct Urinary probs....and many more I cannot remember.
AND...it's all about quality of life. Not...existence.

01-23-2013, 09:55 PM	#16
HailGreen28 Playmaker Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3,543	Re: The animals give their affection unconditionally, and they are less judgemental thread

01-23-2013, 11:23 PM	#19
Hog1 Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 10,675	Re: The animals give their affection unconditionally, and they are less judgemental thread No, I volunteer there. BUT I highly recommend that sort of thing. Working with the wolves, cats and the other guys is Great fun.......It has real value and meaning as well. __________________ Goodbye Sean..........Vaya Con Dios thankyou Joe....... *“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” – Joe Gibbs*

01-23-2013, 11:45 PM	#21
mooby Gamebreaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NoVa Age: 29 Posts: 13,345	Re: The animals give their affection unconditionally, and they are less judgemental thread This is my dog Mac. I'm not gonna lie, I love coming home every day and having him announce my presence to my entire street. I think he's a mix of a beagle/foxhound, I know one of his parents was a beagle and he's got beagle ears but he sounds like a foxhound. Here's another picture of him the day we brought him home back in 2009.

01-24-2013, 12:08 AM	#22
DynamiteRave Gamebreaker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington DC Age: 30 Posts: 14,554	Re: The animals give their affection unconditionally, and they are less judgemental thread Freaking adorable. I hear beagles eat everything. But I love the way they bay. __________________ Establishment, establishment, you always know what's best. Someone needs to put McVay out of his misery. I'm a chick, damnit.

01-24-2013, 01:07 AM	#24
punch it in MVP Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: toms river, nj Age: 45 Posts: 10,577	The one on the rite is the one i almost lost yesterday. The one on the left is her best friend. When she came home after two days he walked over and put his head up on the couch where she was laying and just stood there for like five minutes. Im not sure what he said to her but It was priceless. Edit: Coco is the boy and Juliette is the girl. Before i met my wife and her dog i didnt think id ever have a small poodle named Coco but he is one kick ass dog. Im glad his lady friend is home tonite. __________________ I'm living in yesterday's tomorrows. Last edited by punch it in; 01-24-2013 at 01:13 AM.

01-24-2013, 11:38 AM	#28
punch it in MVP Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: toms river, nj Age: 45 Posts: 10,577	^^^ __________________ I'm living in yesterday's tomorrows.

01-24-2013, 02:17 PM	#29
RedskinRat New HC, new hope! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: I'm in LA, trick! Posts: 8,700	Re: The animals give their affection unconditionally, and they are less judgemental thread Teamwork! They have the beast pinned and helpless!

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