Dog

[stilinsm]

Jugernot, "icky"? Hope you change your views or you'll die a lonely death. But then again, some people just shouldn't have kids. Don't get me wrong. I've had 5 dogs in my lifetime and loved everyone of them, but they were all just dogs. They all died after 12-15 yrs, I was sad for a couple days, but got over it pretty darn quick.

The plight of this little worm infested pooch pales in comparison to what is going on in your back yard everyday!

This thread reminds me of the mountain lion attack several years ago in California. If I remember correctly, a mountain lion attacked and killed a mother of 3. They hunted and killed the lion, only to find her new-born cubs nearby. More money was collected for the damn lion cubs than for the women's children.

 

[spec411]

iwwyhoouse: did you see Dans post?? it seems like these folks could defintiely help you ADOPT The dog yourself!! then you can get the pills (if they are the same as what the vet reccommends) from that other poster...call the people Dan recommended and you can adopt the dog!!!

heres the info posted again for easy finding:
Call one of the folks listed below. They are in your area and are part of an Atlanta-based purebred dog rescue group that specializes in Springer Spaniels. I'm sure they will be able to refer you to a low-cost vet who will work with you.

Good luck to you and your new pal!

.Zippy and Len Cooper - 770-682-0037
.Karen Foster - 404-320-7127
.Lu Sitefanik - 770-921-4769
.Marilyn Burke - 770-475-6399

 

[Tedtalker1]

bump

 

[bcmind]

com'on.. this is a hot deal... grab it..

 

[pdragn78]

i fail to see the hot deal here; lock this up mods

PS.
I have 2 dogs, should i start a new post telling you about them?

 

[MuuMuu]

Being a college student means I can provide no monetary support, so here's a bump. Best of luck to yas...

Muu

 

[slipperyslope]

JerryLewisIII,

With the economy the way it is today ANYONE and I MEAN ANYONE with the drive to succeed can get a damn job. I feel nothing for poor bums on the street. SO what, they hit a bad streak of luck but they have a brain and if they wanted they could get out, they could. My mom raised me as a single parent with a $13,000 a year job. My mom did not let pride get in her way. She raised me well and I am in college now. Anyone with any respect for themselves or desire to work can get a job. So all the poor bums can get off their asses and do something with themselves.

Dogs on the other hand have NO other method of taking care of themselves. THEY depend on humans. If a human let this DOMESTICATED DOG be born then it is OUR RESPONSIBILITY. If the dog had the ability to get a job and pay for the medicine then I would have no problem leting it but of course it is a dog we are talking about.

ALSO if the homeless people in this country think they are SO bad off here then lets see how they like places in Africa. They have it damn good in the country with free food and shelter.

SOMEONE GET THIS DOG AND HELP IT.

Jim

 

[Citrus538]

<< With the economy the way it is today ANYONE and I MEAN ANYONE with the drive to succeed can get a damn job. I feel nothing for poor bums on the street. SO what, they hit a bad streak of luck but they have a brain and if they wanted they could get out, they could. My mom raised me as a single parent with a $13,000 a year job. My mom did not let pride get in her way. She raised me well and I am in college now. Anyone with any respect for themselves or desire to work can get a job. So all the poor bums can get off their asses and do something with themselves >>


That's assuming that someone would hire them. Let's all be perfectly honest here. . .who's ever seen a homeless person get hired for a job that pays regularly? I haven't. If things were as simple as you make them out to be, new companies would not need startup capital and should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

Jerry Lewis's lack of compassion is disturbing, but the point he's trying to make is a good one.

 

[acedaddy323]

I agree... Homeless people have control over there lives while dogs depend on humans. That is the difference. I would pay 8000 if I had to save my dogs live. She would be worth every penny I might add. Dogs really are priceless

 

[15]

yes.. and my dog has never hated me. he has never betrayed me. he has never told me one thing and done another. hea has always been there when i needed him, which is more than i can say about just about any of my friends/acquaintances.

animals are truely priceless.

 

[Spicey]

I agree with JerryLewisIII

Paying 800 dollars for a dog is rediculous. There are plenty of other worthwile causes to spend that kind of money on. There are people starving in this world and I for one believe we should help mankind before we help dogs. I am a pet owner and I love my dogs and I'm sure my dogs love me, however I am a father of a nine month old son and if it came down to paying 800$ for my sons well being or my dogs then my son is going to get the money. HANDS DOWN and NO DISCUSSION. People spoil these dogs like their human. Well People gues what, their not! This dog needs to be put down and the money used for a better cause.

 

[busmaster11]

800$ for heartworms? Can someone post a hot deal for this?

 

[busmaster11]

stupid question... whats with all this bumping going on? Whats a bump?

 

[JerryLewisIII]

Ok, so now you are actually arguing that homeless people don't need help because anyone can get a job. Well let me tell you something about homeless people, if you havent noticed, most of them are not in their right mind. Around 80% are mentally incompetent, and a good amount of those that I see are Veitnam veterans. I agree, if your just poor their is no excuse to not have a job, and if you actually work hard and live right, their is no reason to be poor. But homeless people are not poor, most of them are crazy, its kinda hard to get a job when you still think your fighting a war that ended 30 years ago.

But fine, don't give to homeless people, that was just one example. Give to a cancer center, give to a medical research center, or put the money in your kids college fund. Again, its your money, spend it how you want to. People spend $800 on some stupid things, like designer clothes and such, and spending $800 on a dog isnt' that obscene if you feel its worth it. My argument is not against the actually act of spending that much money on a dog. If you want to spend 10 grand on your dog go ahead, its better that you put that money in someone else hands anyway, and money spent is money earned by someone else. My problem is the amount of concern we show animals. Dogs are good pets, and its pays to treat them right and get their shots so that they will be healthy for as long as possible. But people spend thousands of dollars on getting chemotherapy for their pets, its sick, and self-serving, just let the animal die, rather than putting them through that pain. They are just animals, they are never more valuable than any human.

In the end, go to the shelter, get a dog, a healthy one, take the money you save buying a healthy one, and put it towards your kids, or anything else for that matter. Going to this much trouble to save one dog is just sad, its getting near Thanksgiving and Christmas, go buy some toys for a poor kid or food for a shelter(an abused womens shelter if you don't like the homeless, which apparently some of you don't).

JerryLewisIII

 

[busmaster11]

JerryLewis,

I wouldn't say 80 percent of homeless people are mentally incompetent. I'd say more of them are drug or alcohol addicts who drank or snorted or gambled themselves out of house and home. There's no tragedy like whats become of so many vietnam vets, but for these people I'd sooner pay for a companion animal's well being then offer a penny.

Otherwise you raise a great point...

 

[golfisart]

I can't believe some of you think that you have the right to tell other people how to spent their own money. If someone wants to spend $800 on fondue, well God bless them. This is America. If you are so righteous and concerned quit looking for hot deals to spend YOUR money on. In fact quit paying for your DSL or cable connection, sell your computer and equipment, cancel your cable TV and help these poor homeless people you are so concerned about(cough). Or help find a cure for something. When you do this I will then listen to you tell other people how they should spend their own money.

 

[JerryLewisIII]

Golfisart, thanks for reading my post, its obvious you read the whole thing. At what point did I tell someone how to spend their own money, I made it pretty clear that its not about the money but about the principle of spending that much on a dog. Its a free country, do what you like, I spend my money on plenty of stupid stuff, but I also make sure to spend a certain amount on charity. I was merely making a suggestion in the last post about better ways to spend your money than on some dog.

Again, its a free country, do what you like, just don't forget that someday you might be in a tough situation, and you might NEED charity, and many people, like several of these people on this forum, value their animals life much more than any other person on the street. Spend the money how you want, but I'm still going to call you, sick, twisted, self-serving, and morally lacking. Thats my right too you know.

Jerry Lewis III
PETP (People for the Ethical Treatment of People)

 

[Dan]

It seems to me that somewhere along the way folks lost track of this thread's original intent. It's time to lock it or move it to the Off-Topic Forum..

 

[chemos]

<< It seems to me that somewhere along the way folks lost track of this thread's original intent. It's time to lock it or move it to the Off-Topic Forum.. >>



...where it should've been in the first place. $800 is NOT a good deal for a dog. In fact, that's a completely COLD deal unless it's a prize-winning purebred showdog we're talking about. So... people, take your money, go down to your local dog pound, and buy up a local dog for $10-50. That's ALWAYS been a good deal.

You need to stop your whining about this poor dog that someone decided to keep for a couple days. Dogs die EVERY DAY in your local animal shelter. And they don't cost $800 to pick up from there.

And yes, this post definitely needs moved to off-topic. Shame on the poster for KNOWING and posting it here anyway. It has about as much place here as it does in, say, the Hardware forum.

 

[crazyman]

I agree with JerryLewsis...my fiancee's dog (a poodle type hehe) hurt its knee so her parents had knee surgery on it for 3000 dollars or so!! I know that they had the money to spare but was this honestly a wise use of money? I also agree that many people pay 80 grand for a new car and take 30 grand vacations and i would answer that this is also screwed up. I know that i am often selfish and greedy and everyone on this board has wasted money on fun toys and that is ok. There is nothing wrong with spending money on yourself. I am a republican and dont agree with throwing all your money at the poor people who &quot;can't help themselves&quot;. Even David in the bible &quot;a man after God's own heart&quot; was freaking rich. Money and toys are ok. So, i guess it is ok to spend the 800 to fix the dog but just take a second before you do and think about what other things you are giving up to help it. I'd say that if you give up a new ps2 hehe then please help the dog but if you take away food or advadtages away from your kid then you are sad.

 

[golfisart]

JerryLewisIII. Yes, I did read your entire post, did you? When did you tell other people how to spend their money? How about

<< if you seriously spend $800 on some dog you've got to be crazy >>

and

<< go spend it on some people out there that could actually use it >>

or

<< its still better spent on people then on dog >>

of course who could forget the classic

<< shoot the dog >>

.

<< My problem is the amount of concern we show animals. >>

and why is that your problem? Oh wait, now I know,

<< spending $800 on a dog show(sic) the sad misguided state that America is in >>

and

<< This is why we have such a poverty problem in this country. >>

I must thank you for teaching all of us on this forum why we have a poverty problem in America and the reason we are in such a misguided state.

 

[Maverick319]

The dog is dead, read the edit to the original post. Iwyhoouuse stepped up to the plate to take on the care of this animal but the Humane Society had other ideas. This post should end, and I hope the dog didn't suffer much. As Stan Lee puts it &quot;'Nuff Said.&quot;