Just reading a thread on another forum about how hard done by Toy breeds are. How they are never walked, just carried everywhere. Forced to parade around in ridiculous clothing. Not trained, then rehomed coz their stupid owners thought they just bought a baby replacement and not the proper dog they got.
Anybody else really irritated by this attitude??
All dogs were breed by man with a purpose and job in mind and yet it is unacceptable to treat a toy dog as a companion/baby substitute/centre of the universe!!(LOL) despite the fact that this is what they were breed for!!
You shouldnt pick them up, despite the fact they were breed this small so you could carry them!!
You shouldnt dress them up, but its ok to use harnesses, backpacks on dogs coz they are beneficial and not demeaning and undignified!!(its a dog it has no concept of dignity!
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And yet certain dog owners still feel toy breeds are being mistreated by being pampered and spoiled!!I wouldnt think a lurcher was being mistreated if it was taken coursing or a spaniel taken shooting and yet sit outside a cafe with a Chi in a t shirt and suddenly you're Paris Hilton!! Toy breeds are perfect for town living and safer being carried in alot of situations and the impression people have is still that coz you are carrying the dog in this situation you will be carrying it everywhere!! Never mind that you might have already walked it 2 or 3 miles that day!!
Why cant people accept that they can have fulfilling doggy lives and still embrace the purpose they were bred for, which is being spoiled and pampered??
(sorry, for the rant...but its been tough on the general dog forums for midgets lately and Im peed off with it!! I knew you lot would understand!!LOL
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Anybody else really irritated by this attitude??
All dogs were breed by man with a purpose and job in mind and yet it is unacceptable to treat a toy dog as a companion/baby substitute/centre of the universe!!(LOL) despite the fact that this is what they were breed for!!
You shouldnt pick them up, despite the fact they were breed this small so you could carry them!!
You shouldnt dress them up, but its ok to use harnesses, backpacks on dogs coz they are beneficial and not demeaning and undignified!!(its a dog it has no concept of dignity!
And yet certain dog owners still feel toy breeds are being mistreated by being pampered and spoiled!!I wouldnt think a lurcher was being mistreated if it was taken coursing or a spaniel taken shooting and yet sit outside a cafe with a Chi in a t shirt and suddenly you're Paris Hilton!! Toy breeds are perfect for town living and safer being carried in alot of situations and the impression people have is still that coz you are carrying the dog in this situation you will be carrying it everywhere!! Never mind that you might have already walked it 2 or 3 miles that day!!
(sorry, for the rant...but its been tough on the general dog forums for midgets lately and Im peed off with it!! I knew you lot would understand!!LOL