Comments on: Does Your Pet Affect Your Relationships?

By: Dr. K

Dr. K — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:32:31 +0000

Larry: Thanks for the chuckles.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:47:38 +0000

Hitler was a dog lover. Did you know that?

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:46:32 +0000

Most “animal lovers” are misanthropes. That’s what I’ve discovered, reading the blogs of pet cultists. You dislike kids, you’d rather kiss your dog than your spouse, you’re bitter about people. If you love your dog so much, why don’t you marry it?

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:45:02 +0000

Before you fools label me an “animal hater”, are YOU really an “animal lover”? Do you love fleas & ticks? Do you love bats and worms? How about cows pigs and chickens? I bet you love to EAT livestock animals.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:42:54 +0000

Too much fuss over pets. Pets are just animals. Get a grip. It’s outrageous how you pet cultists have elevated dogs for example to the levels of people.

You idiots think a stupid mutt is EQUAL to your spouse or child or siblings. How drunk do you have to be to elevate a lower species to the level of your family?

By: Ann

Ann — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:48:01 +0000

What a coincidence to see these comments, just spent a couple hours cleaning before the husband comes back from a business trip. My miracle solution a couple years ago was to rip out all the carpet in the house, so disgusting when you see what is under it, and we put in laminate-fake wood flooring. The brand we used was Pergo, we got it at Home Depot and OMG, it has made all the difference! All I have to do to clean accidents is use a wet paper towel and it wipes up so easily, then it looks brand new. We got the widest pieces available so it would be harder for liquids to seep into the cracks. It has been my miracle in cleaning after 6 cats and 2 labs. My vet who is also a good friend has done the same, so have several friends and it has made life so much easier and happier with family.

By: lindabcs

lindabcs — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:34:47 +0000

I’m a vet student and my pets are family. Everyone who’s met me more than once quickly learns that, just like my long-term BF did. If there were any ultimatum, the one issuing them would certainly be the first to go, but I did make concessions and would in the future: No pets on the bed, HEPA air filters, getting rid of carpet and sweeping daily, etc, so that our relationship ran more smoothly. That and agreeing to not get anymore without talking about it first! Pets do have a huge impact on relationships, anyone who says otherwise is lying, but it doesn’t have to be a negative one. If you can’t learn to work together to deal with pets, I wonder about the relatively greater stresses that result from children.

By: Elizabeth & The Lab Crew

Elizabeth & The Lab Crew — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:55:13 +0000

My Labs and my cat are as much a part of my family as the humans. My husband knew that going in.. he certainly was not a huge dog or cat fan but he certainly has come around.. Although now that we have 3 labs the room in our bed is getting very scarce.. Hubby goes to bed later than I ( well me and the labs ) and often times he gives up trying to find space and goes to the spare room.. My suggestion is a bigger bed…

By: Dr. K

Dr. K — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:30:45 +0000

My husband was firmly in the “I hate cats” camp when we met. Give a little time and a cat finds a way into anyone’s heart. He now loves “his cat” more than I do!

By: classof65

classof65 — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:27:13 +0000

My husband was a take-it-or-leave it as far as pets were concerned. I had cats when we met and married so he knew that I liked pets. As the years have gone by we have had quite a few cats and a couple of dogs. We’ve both agreed that we probably won’t get another dog, but we currently have an inside cat, a keeper. We have another inside cat that we’re fostering, but will find a home for. Then we have seven outside cats — yes, I said seven!!! It all started with one feral mama cat and her progeny. All the cats but one are neutered now, so hopefully we won’t have additional cats, but we’re known in the area as being the “crazy cat people” so if someone dumps their cat out here in the country, the kids will catch it and bring it to us. That’s how we got the tabby-point Siamese we’re fostering. We’ve had her spayed and will put an ad in the local paper next week.

The funny thing is that now we’re getting older, I can’t do the work it takes to have 7 outside cats, and my husband has taken it all upon himself to do everything! And he loves them more than I do!