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Originally Posted by bailie  WHAT MEAN POSTS???? It's true a dog is for life, and if ur gonna give a puppy as a present u need to make sure that little dog is gonna be looked after, I learnt the hard way, I bought a puppy for my dh parents and then his dad took a brain tumour and the pup was to much (which is understandable) WELL I took the pup as I was the the one that was responsible for it, he is with us today and his name is gino ,and is now 3yrsold, I was responsible for his wee life as I bought him,,, the members on here r making people aware of things before buying a puppy for a gift ' also I've heard of the puppy gifts ending up in shelters as people think they want them till they realize the hard work involved, and as for having money the I wud never buy my son and girlfriend a pup as they can't even feed themselves . |
I think it's common sense that if you cannot feed yourself you cannot look after an animal. Low income doesn't mean dirt poor and starving. We don't get shelters over loaded with too much where I live, I'm in a relatively small town but yes it does happen everywhere in the world. The main thing is making an informed decision, not to just not give a puppy as a gift altogether. I don't know how much the recession has affected N.I but if it's anywhere like here, why doesn't your son and girlfriend have job seekers, housing benefit and vouchers for a food bank, I find it really difficult that people can afford to go to the pub and smoke fags with all the benefit money handed out but can't afford to eat. You didnt 'learnt' anything. You gave a dog to someone that unexpectedly became ill with a brain tumor and couldn't look after the dog.
Oh and, your use of caps letters is mildly annoying. You are basically harassing me online because I think people should make an informed decision and weigh the pro's and cons instead of throw the idea of giving a puppy as a gift out the window. Maybe go back and re-read my post.
Anyways, thankyou lovetodream for clearing up what you ment. It just came across as a bit mean the way you said about the financial situation, I think most of us can agree that if someone can't take care of themselves and is in that deep of a hole that any animal * not just a dog * would be an inappropriate gift.