Stupid dog??? Stupid children I think.

[ukeka]

Just Plain rude !~! .. For some "Common" sence is not "Common" ... Jerk

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by Rachael x

Urgh that is so rude!
I actually made a total scene today... not over Poppy but over a cat that lives in my BFs street.
This cat is lovely and so tame, it sits and waits on the wall for my BF and will follow anyone for a stroke, its such a lovable and trusting little thing.
Anyway I was picking my BF up after I had finished work tonight and I was sitting in my car waiting for him and the cat was sitting on the wall.
A group of 3 children who looked around 10 years old walked past, one girl picked the cat up and I could see it was screaming to be down because she was swinging it about. The cat must have scratched her because she dropped it.
The cat ran and sat on the front door step to the house where it lives and to my horror this evil little kid ran over and started kicking it and chasing it.
I jumped out of the car and went mad LOL I was shouting and screaming at these kids, probably going a bit over the top as they were children but I really couldnt believe what I had just seen.
What made it worse is that I work for the ambulance service and my uniform looks very much like a police uniform so they looked like they had seen a ghost, they must have thought I was a policewomen.
I bet they went home and moaned to there mothers, the police will probably get a complaint that one of their officers verbally abused their children hahahah!
God I was so angry, but atleast they left the cat alone... little brats.
Some children really have no respect for animals.. I blame the parents.

GOOD FOR YOU! YOU GO GIRL!

[Ladymom]

Stupid grandparents!

[FlDebra]

I know that had to be aggravating. But I would not go so far as to say "stupid children." Since grandpa was just as rude, I would say "Poorly-raised children." If something like that happens, you can always use it as a teaching experience. Let them know nicely that this is a living creature just like them and they should not tease or be mean; that if they treat them nicely, pets can be such a joy. They may still be rude, but at least you have planted a seed. Sounds like those kids have not had much sowing of good will towards animals.

Easy to say after the fact, I know. My first impulse might not be as nice.

[lexi43]

I hate kids who mistreat animals, I also hate their stupid parents who raised them that way. I've always been raised to love animals. If anybody whether it be a kid or an adult mistreated an animal in front of me there wouldn't be too much of them left to talk about. I'll tell you one thing though if that kid had picked up my cat and did that she would have been mauled. My cats don't take s---from anybody. I'll tell you about a great kid though. He is about 13 and the son of a friend of mine. He came to my home one day after one of my birds had laid an egg and he terribly upset when I threw the egg away. He said I was murdering the baby bird. The truth is I had to dispose of the egg because the birds were realated and the chick would have been malformed but he was really hearbroken.

[RhianR]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

I know that had to be aggravating. But I would not go so far as to say "stupid children." Since grandpa was just as rude, I would say "Poorly-raised children." If something like that happens, you can always use it as a teaching experience. Let them know nicely that this is a living creature just like them and they should not tease or be mean; that if they treat them nicely, pets can be such a joy. They may still be rude, but at least you have planted a seed. Sounds like those kids have not had much sowing of good will towards animals.

Easy to say after the fact, I know. My first impulse might not be as nice.

You are right the title should ahve read Stupid dog...stupid grandfather!!!

Yea I was not angry at the kids so much. I work with kids everyday and they get their value from their parents and other adult influences. I was soooo mad at the grandad! The kids were standing where Robbo was and were with the kids so they were a bit further away it was more for the grandfathers good I said it to show him how insulting it was when something flippant was said to someone. To be fair I am sure the granddad did not mean it as it sounded it was probably a fly away comment. But the tone he said it showed that I doubt he had ever been a dog owner.

Robbo on the other hand normally loves kids and playing with them but not with these ones. I take him into my classes often, I teach dance, where there are between 20-30 kids and he loves the attention but we sit on the floor and he toddles around them all and they know to let him sniff their hands and wait to be petted. I am only 24 and would like kids in the future, plus I have 4 nieces and nephews, from baby to 10, so I am very careful to make sure he is used to children of all ages which is possible due to my profession as I take him from my nursery classes to my 70plus seated movement class lol!

Anyways sorry to ramble! Have a good night!

[RhianR]

Originally Posted by lexi43

I hate kids who mistreat animals, I also hate their stupid parents who raised them that way. I've always been raised to love animals. If anybody whether it be a kid or an adult mistreated an animal in front of me there wouldn't be too much of them left to talk about. I'll tell you one thing though if that kid had picked up my cat and did that she would have been mauled. My cats don't take s---from anybody. I'll tell you about a great kid though. He is about 13 and the son of a friend of mine. He came to my home one day after one of my birds had laid an egg and he terribly upset when I threw the egg away. He said I was murdering the baby bird. The truth is I had to dispose of the egg because the birds were realated and the chick would have been malformed but he was really hearbroken.

Awwwwwwww what a wee shame, what a sweetie. There are loads of nice kids out there! My kids I teach are gorgeous to Robbo, they draw him pics of strawberries and stuch things LOL! I ahve a fridge full! How many bird do you have? Are you on a farm or in the country?