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Originally Posted by MyTrixie143  Yes, for me it does. I can't be friends with anyone who doesn't like dogs as they are just too much a part of my life. I understand if you aren't crazy about them but to hate them or find them disgusting, there is no way I could be friends with someone like that.
Dogs are everything that is good in this world; they are non judgmental, loyal/faithful, have unconditional love, companionship and compassion.
Why wouldn't a person want these things in life? I just don't trust people who hate dogs or mistreat them. If you are that bad with such a pure and innocent creature how can you show compassion to humans who are often none of these things?
I understand if you were perhaps bit by a dog or had something similar happen, but to just dislike them all for no reason and you never gave them a chance? I don't get it.
I think many non dog people never really gave it a try. They see a hairy, slobbery, noisy creature and it turns them off. They can't look past the physical aspects to see how emotionally rewarding dogs can be.
If a little slobber bothers them how do they get past all the humans they encounter because there are a lot of humans that can be disgusting.
Quite frankly I feel so sorry for non dog people because they are missing out on so much. |
Great post.
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Originally Posted by Maximo I chose the last one. It doesn't bother me if a person doesn't want a pet themselves, or if they don't love my dogs . . . but I would be bothered if the person doesn't have compassion for animals, or if the person criticized my choices and my love for my dogs.
For instance, people who are compelled to tell me that their children are more important than my dogs. Why do we have to rate living beings on a scale like that? |
Completely agree! I'll never understand placing comparative value on living things...it's just so...colossally species-centric and seems rooted in some sort of arrogance.
I can understand, on some intellectual level, why people may not want an animal in their life (though I don't comprehend it on a heart/gut/spirit level). But when someone mistreats or disrespects an animal? Oh wow, that person will never, ever be the same in my eyes; the loss of respect that occurs isn't really recoverable
, sadly.