People can be so unfeeling????

[oliver44]

so sorry for your experience, & so in agreement with all the comments, makes me sooo crazy that someone who goes to church whatever their denomination can be so uncaring. unfortunately some people just are not animal lovers & just don't get it, their loss!!!! i would have said & done same as you & could care less if others laught @ me, dogs are more loyal than most people & i treat people & animals the same & as a real christian would. my mantra is & always will be treat others the way you would want to be treated & that certainly includes ALL animals. Bless you & just feel sorry for her because she just dosen't get it & probably never will so don't try to change her or let her make you feel like you are a crazy animal lover. you sound perfect !!!!!!

[Ringo1]

Wow. That was really rude and I'm sorry you had to hear it. Some people just don't get it. Even so, she should have kept her mouth shut. Laughing loudly at someone is just plain RUDE, no matter what the circumstance.

Just let that ignorance roll right off your back.

[AlicetheYorkie]

Originally Posted by Britster

Wow... and this is a couple from church. Hypocritical, much? Ya know, it never fails that the people you should be able to count on most tend to be like this. I can't tell you how many times I meet people who end every e-mail, text, whatever with "God Bless" and then go on to be the most condescending, unkind people ever. Ugh, sorry just something that bugs me /end rant.

I am sorry you had to hear a comment like that. It would really piss me off but I guess sometimes you have to got to let things slide.

bugs me too, it's sad, but I've actually learned which people in my church not to befriend because they are like that.

[Maxman]

Originally Posted by JERSEY BOY

I love this poem that a friend sent to me and it says it all

JUST A DOG

From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog,"
or "that's a lot of money for just a dog."

They don't understand the distance travelled, the time spent,
or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog."

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog,"
but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought aobut by
"just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch
of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you probably understand
phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."

"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship,
trust, and pure unbridled joy.
"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience
that make me a better person.
Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look
longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog"
but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future,
the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts
away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that its' not "just a dog"
but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being
"just a man" or "just a woman."

So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog,"
just smile,
because they "just don't understand."

~Unknown Author~

Awesome!

[marcie]

Thank you Jersey Boy for posting the poem. Just A Dog.

[JERSEY BOY]

Originally Posted by marcie

Thank you Jersey Boy for posting the poem. Just A Dog.

You're welcome, I love that poem it brings tears to my eyes every time I read it. Some people will never understand

[ChibiLuv]

Jersey Boy that poem is awesome. The life of an animal lover is not without its critisism but I don't care. I just tell people who say things like that "well I'm sorry you feel that way but to me it is more than just a dog". I feel sorry for people who don't have the love of an animal in thier lives. Good for you for loving your baby like you do

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by Sandysbabies

Sunday we went out to eat with a couple from church. This woman use to raise Great Danes so she is not exactly unlearned when it comes to dogs. When we started to leave I said Yes, we need to get home because we are having to keep Tina in her kennal when we are gone because I was afraid she would get hurt because of the dementian she is suffering. This woman just burst out laughing, so load people were looking. She said, Sandy she is just a dog. She will never know how bad that hurt. Why can't people be more sensitive to your feelings. If she chooses to look at it like that I would never do someone like that. My baby suffers everyday not knowing sometimes where she is. Where her food, water, bed are. We love our babies very much and for someone to do that hurt so much. I just told her, well she may have furr but she is still my baby.

I know it hurt your feelings. I'm sorry she was so insensitive. I doubt you'll be too eager to spend time with her again. I find that people like that are usually listed on my "no" list.

[lisaly]

I am so very sorry for the pain that she caused you. I think of you and Tina a lot, and I am grateful that she has a mom so devoted and loving to her. I know most people didn't understand why we turned our lives upside down for Ashley, but fortunately I didn't experience such insensitivity. It’s difficult for some to understand a love so pure and unselfish that we receive from our babies, and we owe them the love and protection that they need in return. I didn't think I could love Ashley more than we had before, but with her dementia we had a little girl with such innocence and the biggest, most loving heart. That stage of her life was very difficult, but I wouldn't have traded a second of the precious time we spent trying to protect Ashley and trying to make sure that she was able to comprehend our love. I know how much you love Tina. She is not “just a dog”. She is your baby and your heart. I know some people can’t comprehend that, but they are losing out on something very wonderful in their lives. You and Tina will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. If you need some support, I am always available.

[littlewhip]

Im sorry your feelings were hurt that was so insensitive on her part, I beleive i have lost a few freinds because of my furkids and my devotion to them, I never leave for more then 2-3 hrs tops, like i always say....some of my BEST friends have 4 paws when you have a sick baby its just like leaving a child, all i think about when im gone is how she is , so i really never enjoy myself and would rather be home.

[Sandysbabies]

I really appreciate your kind words and the poem. Should give her a copy of it. Its hard not to associate with them because they are on the staff along with us and my husband is ministering in our pastor's absence. He had a stroke and will not be coming back. So, its hard not to associate with them, but, I have just made up my mind I will not mention my babies again. We were just leaving and I just made the comment that yes we did need to go. She made another comment one time when we with them. My husband thinks her husband doesn't want her to have a dog and that she may just be acting like that because of the way he feels. Don't know.... But, people never cease to amaze ya! She would really think we were bonkers if she knew how we treated and loved them. lol!!!!! Dementia is a very hard thing to deal with, but, we will until its her time to go.

[kionini]

Originally Posted by Sandysbabies

Sunday we went out to eat with a couple from church. This woman use to raise Great Danes so she is not exactly unlearned when it comes to dogs. When we started to leave I said Yes, we need to get home because we are having to keep Tina in her kennal when we are gone because I was afraid she would get hurt because of the dementian she is suffering. This woman just burst out laughing, so load people were looking. She said, Sandy she is just a dog. She will never know how bad that hurt. Why can't people be more sensitive to your feelings. If she chooses to look at it like that I would never do someone like that. My baby suffers everyday not knowing sometimes where she is. Where her food, water, bed are. We love our babies very much and for someone to do that hurt so much. I just told her, well she may have furr but she is still my baby.

Oh, you're so nice and kind, you didn't straighten her up--is better to ignore people like that I think that they are so bitter they can't stand someone being loving and kind to someone else, let alone to "just a dog." She should pray she doesn't get dementia, it's a really sad thing and not having someone to at least symphatize with the challenges that disease brings, is terrible.

Just remember that for every one ignorant, mean spirited person that you meet and make comments like that, there are 100 that totally get you
I wish I had been there I would've given you a HUGE hug

Take good care of your baby, you'll always be glad that you did

[qt2168]

I am sorry that you had to hear that. A lot of people dont understand the love you can have for a four legged baby. Good luck!

[gaijingirl]

You know the old saying, "The more people I meet, the more I like my Yorkshire Terrier".

[JDS]

I'm sorry you had to deal with such an insensitive comment from someone who should feel very differently. Unfortunately, many people feel that way and just don't understand how much we love our furbabies.

After Lulu's luxating patella surgery I has someone (an acquantance, not really a friend) say that if she was theirs he would've "treated" her with a bullet. Really? He had just had knee surgery himself to repair an ACL and I said perhaps the doctors should have given you that same "treatment". What's the difference?