Top 10 reasons rescuing a dog is a horrible thing to do

If you are looking to adopt or consider try the best pet rescue for you. I am not affiliate marketing I just know www.petfinder.com is reliable. It’s worth a shot to see all the pups and kits nearby. Consider fostering!

Oh I’m sorry is my house light and free rent bothering you? Get up it’s 4pm!

Top 10 Reasons; never adopt!

Reasons NOT to adopt a shelter pet for animal rescue week.

1. They start by making you come home regularly to let them “potty.” Who wants to be responsible?
2. You legit have to pet them, or they sigh at you because they love you so much and you’re their world
3. Sometimes they’ll do things like throwing a toy at your cellphone just to get noticed.
4. THEY MAKE YOU EXERCISE. You genuinely feel like a POS if you don’t take your pet out multiple times a day to smell the grass and other animals’ butts.
5. After all that, they make you liable. You can’t live on the edge when you have children.
6. First, they want the end of your bed, and by the time they’ve gotten what they want, they already have started to take up the whole bed
7. When you read the news and your blood pressure starts rising, and fear takes over, you want to play fetch. Right there. Right then.
8. You have to say goodbye at some point, and it’s a hard pill to swallow, but the lessons learned are beyond necessary they’re fundamental values.
9. They make you freak out, thinking they ate something off your floor.
10. They put up with you. Even when you can’t face yourself anymore. They keep you on a good track. They can replace bad habits. Resilient. They know it, they “apologize” when you get mad and it’s not even at them. Did I mention they never love you less? They fully dedicate their lives to you. Clingy.

Sometimes your cat face times your friends dogs.

Animals have personalities. Some don’t believe this, but they do. Cats and dogs are constantly speaking to you. For mental health awareness and pet adoption and rescue month, let’s talk about all the rescue dogs who’ve saved my life. Those dogs and cats I’ve rehomed to better homes or fostered or taken on cause someone couldn’t have been the spark in my life, and they give me a purpose. Protect them and help them as they have me. Cause in your darkest hour, you will find yourself alone, lifehack: you’re never lonely when you have a dog.

Come on, and I don’t just like dogs cause they’re cute. I need a dog because they’re your partners.

Did I mention they fall asleep on you sometimes and then you can’t get up and you have to calm down, cuddle, and go back to bed.

Picture proof that rescue dogs are awful! Just the worst.

Get up? Not today! Dog is too cute to wake up. Morning breath is real though.

The “attention seeker”

05.06.2022 pet of the day- dale The French bulldog. Found on petfinder.com

Okay I guess I’m gonna have to snuggle you oddly or just sit elsewhere? Too cute to move you.

Okay how did we get from being allowed on the foot of my bed to sharing the bed to full bed takeover. But still too cute to wake up! Wtf

Yeah you’re gonna need an iPhone. When they’re too cute to move all you can do is take really good pictures of their cute faces.

The two species pretend they aren’t a team. But than they are both too cute too move. Sleeping in the middle like a cuddle sandwich.

If you have a dog with guard like personality traits they’ll stare at nothing all day long just to protect you. If they don’t move they just grow from the grass🤷

They love car rides. Not statistically speaking cops don’t wanna fck with the dog😛

Better like doing laundry. That fur does not remove itself

Seriously can’t get up today, dogs on me. Work will understand.

Besides forcing your bad habits into good ones and testing / teaching your core values, many dogs and cats are euthanized every day. Idiots.

They are however much work you invest in them. Some dogs are very personable, and others (pitty) are big giant babies. They’re unique. Mutts are the best.

Every day this month, I will post a story about a dog I’ve fostered or an animal-related / veterinary-related blog. Shoot me a pic of your furball!

No time like the present to save a pet.

This blog is a satire- yes, yes, you should always adopt, and yes, you need an animal.

Not sure if a pet is suitable for you? Ask your closest friends and family. If they say you should get a dog, you’re likely annoying them with your loneliness.

Lastly, you are to continue to adopt even when your best friend has passed because a dog’s love teaches you unconditional love and forgiveness; that is what you do. You commit to loving something for 10-14 years. It’s not so bad.

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Cat behavior Q&A; Why do cats love humans more than anything?

Question submitted through Pet Collective Quora

Paula poundstone

Cats do not love people more than anything. For them to love a human more than food, water, or other cats is just the unique characteristic of that cat. As evolution goes on, we notice new features in anything newborn. In time, it’s likely cats will evolve to be friendlier by nature: it’s all in the DNA which cat breeders And bioengineering.
Though cats have proven to show compassion, cats are like humans in many ways. Not all cats like all cats. Not all cats like their owners. Not all domestic cats do either, but still, we coexist with them for comfort, pest control, and fun, and they do the same, but for food. Food is always the drive.

El Niño, Norwegian Forest Cat, Living the good life

Working at Chicago Animal Care and Control, it was my duty to clean all the cat wards. When doing so, I realized how crazy, unpredictable, and “human-like.” every cat was. Some cats were mean, others scared, others trying to get me to take them, etc.; they are incredibly similar to human Beings personality-wise, and no two cats were the same. They have personalities. They think, and they feel.

Worried Cat

Cats are very manipulative, not necessarily in the wrong way, but like a baby crying for attention, they can lie, and they know how to get what they want and will care less if you disagree. While your dog might be your companion and love you regardless of circumstances, your cat is more like your roommate or best friend. No two human/cat bonds are the same. Dogs are all loving, and cats are all-knowing or self-serving (like humans).
The main reason cats get along with humans is that we are shelter, comfort, safety, and we supply constant food and cuddle sources. Cats who don’t display affection for their humans haven’t run away because they don’t want to risk losing a stress-free life.

Snuggles

Angry cats are likely ungrateful for the attention. Loving cats want you to know they appreciate you. They may be extra loving (Especially when there is food involved) in a situation where they want action from you. Unlike puppies, cats are born with innate knowledge; they know that their claws are there to fight and that other cats are outside. Most cats choose the free food And shelter option.

Cats are independent carnivores. In the wild, they survive around three years. Domestic cats can live up to about 21 with new medical advances. They do not, however, “need” you but generally speaking, they’re pretty happy with their owners, or they’d escape/vandalize your home. That’s when you call a cat counselor. Real thing. If they are here to hunt and survive, that’s by nature why they need humans.

Suppose your cat loves you more than anything that means precisely that. You have an outstanding bond with your cat. My cat (http://Https://www.thetacocattalk.com/) and I, who I’ve had for eight years, get in fights with me. Not physical, but we get annoyed with each other. I don’t care for him sitting on my phone, and he doesn’t care for me not paying attention to him when he wants it.

@thetacocattalk

If cats could speak, they wouldn’t.

Good Housekeeping

Cats can rotate their ears to listen to many different noises. They can attend for prey and hear your gossip.

Cats are insanely mesmerizing, rude, and marvelous creatures (excellent rodent control), and they get along with humans more than they love humans more than anything. That is impossible because the cat loves itself more than anything. They are often confused with dogs regarding behavioral questions because they are domesticated wild animals (well, the dog is now artificial but descended from an extinct wolf), and they CAN coexist. Not all can, though. You wouldn’t consider your iguana to have a personality like your dog or cats (they have their personalities and behaviors)

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Canine Hip Dysplasia; What Is It?

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Most breeds of dogs can be affected with hip dysplasia. However, it is predominantly seen in the larger breeds of dogs, such as the German Shepherd, St. Bernard, Labrador Retriever, Pointers, and Setters. There is equal distribution of the disease between male and female dogs.


What is canine hip dysplasia?


Canine hip dysplasia is the irregular growth and thickening of a dog’s hip joint. It occurs ordinarily in large breed dogs such as Labrador retrievers, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, and Saint Bernard’s. However, it can occur in dogs of any breed and size and also in cats. 


There is no particular cause of hip dysplasia; instead, it is provoked by various factors, including genetics and diet. The uneven development of the hip joint that transpires in young dogs with dysplasia leads to extreme hip joint laxity (looseness). This laxity induces stretching of the supporting ligaments, standard enclosure, and muscles around the hip joint, leading to joint instability, pain, and permanent damage to the frame of the affected hip joint.


If left untreated, dogs with hip dysplasia usually develop osteoarthritis (degenerative joint disease). Dogs with hip dysplasia generally show clinical signs of rear leg lameness, discomfort, and muscle wasting (atrophy). Owners describe that their dogs are limping after exercise, run with a “bunny-hopping” gait, are reluctant to rise or jump, or aren’t as active as other puppies. Many dysplastic dogs will show these signs early in life (6-12 months of age), but some do not show signs of pain until they are more adult.


Radiographs (X-rays) of an average dog’s pelvis and hips. The head of the femur (arrow) is seated profoundly within the acetabulum, showing remarkable hip joint congruity. 


What are the treatment options for hip dysplasia?


Several surgical treatment options depend on your pet’s age, physical condition, and degree of hip pain/lameness. Young dogs that show hip pain or favoring a leg early in life (usually 6-12 months of age) that show no evidence of osteoarthritis (wasting away joint disease) on X-rays; may be eligible or qualify for a triple pelvic osteotomy (TPO). This procedure allows your pet to keep its personal hip joint and eradicate pain and lameness by adjusting the carelessness within the hip joint. 


Dogs older than 12 months with osteoarthritis within the hip joint secondary to severe hip dysplasia can be healed with a total hip replacement or THR by removing the affected joint and replacing it with a prosthetic hip. Some advantages of THR (total hip replacement) surgery are that it eliminates pain and balance problems. THR additionally provides a standard range of motion and gait (how your pet walks).


Total hip replacements are usually very successful for the lifetime of your pet, and active dogs are able to resume a can activity for the rest of their lives. Radiographs (X-rays) of a young dog with subluxation of both hip joints after hip dysplasia.


There is no evidence of common degenerative disease (arthritis). Femoral head ostectomy (FHO) is another procedure used to treat dogs with pain from hip dysplasia. In this procedure, the surgically removed; however, a replacement joint is not placed. Instead, a “false” joint made of scar tissue is allowed to develop. Because, dogs that have this procedure often have an abnormal gait at the walk and run, even in the absence of pain. For active dogs, return to high levels of activity is more variable. Although biomechanically inferior to total hip replacement, the advantage of FHO is that it reduces pain without the long-term risks and commitment of a total hip replacement. 


Many pets with hip dysplasia can be succeeded with conservative/medical therapy. Traditional medicine does not cure arthritis caused by hip dysplasia but is aimed at controlling it. Still, it isms to prevent (hip pain, lameness, reluctance to exercise). Conservative treatments include joint administering an ®, Cosequin ®), pain medications, weight loss, and rehabilitation. Many dogs can be made comfortable with conventional treatment; however, arthritis, pain, and lameness often worsen over time. At this point, surgery is usually recommended. Radiographs (X-rays) of a mature dog with degenerative joint disease secondary to chronic hip dysplasia.


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Breeding Dogs and Hip Dysplasia 1970, Viewed 4 August 2021, <https://orchardhillsvet.com/canine-health-topics/hip-dysplasia/&gt;.’


Canine Hip Dysplasia | Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching … 1970, Viewed 4 August 2021, <https://vethospital.tamu.edu/small-animal/orthopedics/orthopedic-services/canine-hip-dysplasia/&gt;.

How can you tell if a pet store gets their pets from a puppy mill?

How to Identify puppy farmla dog breeders and backyard breeders.

“Puppy mills are commercial breeding facilities that mass-produce dogs (and cats in cat mills) for sale through pet stores or directly to consumers through classified ads or the Internet. Roughly 90 percent of puppies in pet stores come from puppy mills.” – PAWS – resources puppy mills

PAWS › resources › puppy-mills

As horrible as puppy mills are, the ASPCA estimates that there are still more than 10,000 of them in the United States alone. If you want to make sure that your next puppy isn’t coming from a puppy mill, keep an eye out for the following ten signs:

1. The puppies come from out-of-state – particularly Midwestern states like Missouri and Illinois.
2. The puppy’s parents are not kept in the same facility, and you cannot see them before buying.
3. The breeder wants to meet somewhere else if you request a visit to their facility.
4. The facility offers several different breeds – reputable breeders focus on one or two species.
5. The breeder has multiple litters available at the same time.
6. Neither the parents nor the puppies have been appropriately vaccinated.
7. The breeder makes extreme promises about the puppy’s size, temperament, or other quality.
8. The puppies may smell like a kennel, and they are likely to have low coat quality.
9. The breeder doesn’t ask you to fill out any kind of contract or spay/neuter agreement.
10. The puppy is under eight weeks of age or appears to be much younger than the breeder claims.

Unfortunately, if something on this list is right about the puppy you are thinking about buying, a puppy mill breeder is unlikely, to be honest about it. For example, a puppy mill breeder might offer you papers and a license for your puppy, but if you look more closely, you may be able to tell that it is fake. If at any point the breeder doesn’t appear to be forthcoming about information regarding the puppy, its parents, or the breeding facilities, it is a big red flag. Not only should you avoid buying from this breeder, but you should also report him to the ASPCA or the Humane Society.

Buying a puppy from a pet store is a significant risk for several reasons. For one thing, many of the puppies sold in pet stores come from puppy mills, and it is straightforward to fake the papers or registration that pet store owners use to convince you that it is not so. If you want a puppy, consider adopting from a shelter or go through a reputable breeder.

10 Signs Your Dog is From a Puppy Mill – PetGuide

Top Ten; Dogs So Fugly It’s Cute

Something about hideous dogs is honestly something that nearly everyone loves. It’s like, somehow just adorable that they’re completely fugly.

TOP 10 CUTEST FUGLY DOGS

10. The Chinese Shar-Pei: The cutest pile of wrinkles.

9. The English Bulldog: this dog, Zsa Zsa won ugliest dog in 2018- sadly she passed away shortly after.

8. The Caucasian Mountain Dog: Yes, this is a real breed. Just not akc (American) recognized. Elsewhere is.

7. The Irish Wolfhound

6. The Bull Terrier

5. The Komondor

4. The Tibetan Mastiff

3. The Chihuaha

2. The Chinese Crested

1. The Chug (a crossbreed) chihuahua pug mix