With all this talk of bad parenting and dumb pet owners....I was thinking about why this is.

If you have no time for a dog or kid, you shouldn't have one. That said, most people work 40+ hours a week just to survive paycheck to paycheck. When they get off work, usually when most of the daylight is gone, they are tired and spend some time with family and go to bed. They don't generally do a lot of research on things, they turn on the TV and therefore receive a filtered message. Their engaged into the lit TV screen and not lit up with their on thoughts....or they are lit.

They may want more in their life but their life is their job so they can pay rent. I have the feeling many people on here have more financial abundance...owning several dogs, having all the equip they need...etc. So this may not make sense right away. But after working all day in a meaningless job, people come home and want to rest and be entertained, not entertain themselves.

Speaking for the USA: We're in crisis here, our economy sucks, most Americans are in poor health which means fatigue and lack of motivation plus they work all day. Yeah most people shouldn't have kids or pets...but they do. How any times do we hear from friends and family "I'm tired" vs "I feel like doing something (other than going out to dinner)"?

So how much of that contributed to the lazy parenting? They also have the false notion of giving their kid/pet anything they want to not be "mean" to them like their parents were. They listen to the media about using harnesses and halties...only because they think they're doing the right thing and buy into like they do with adds we're bombarded with.

How any times are we going to be objective about our subjectivity? With a head far into the sand, another has to come along and help pull it out. So, as much as we hate loose kids and flexis in idle hands...well don't kiss their butt, but if possible give them a lead and maybe not be rude. I have done my fair share of pissing people off but I'd rather show them what they're doing instead.

I'd be happy if there was one less person using a harness to be walked by their lab.


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Edited by Connie Sutherland (02/22/2012 01:42 PM)
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 Quote: Tresa Hendrix

With all this talk of bad parenting and dumb pet owners....I was thinking about why this is.

Thanks for the thread to rant!!
Before my rant, I would like to chime in on two of your points:

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Now to the point about parents. I recently completed my child-rearing obligations as a single father, and now I have a grandchild on the way. I worked shiftwork and overtime, with a side business (lawn care) to make ends meet. My son was my helper in the business since the age of thirteen. Many was the day that I waited for the schoolbus, had him change clothes, and off to cut grass til dark; back home, made sure he had food, hoped he did his homework, and off to the lab to work all night.
Sound like fun? WASN'T! Best way to raise a child?; NOPE!! Was there any other option?: NOT THAT I CAN THINK OF! Was it best for my son in the long run?; HELL YES!!!
Child rearing is not optional for those of us who wish to have children. As parents, we don't go into it knowing everything we'll end up having to deal with, and as the generations pass, it just gets harder and harder, what with the way the world is changing. Are there some unqualified parents; PROBABLY, But I don't think most, or maybe even many are.
Dog rearing IS optional, and that's why I hold dog owners to a different standard. Over the past few days, I've seen more than a few metaphors thrown around comparing dumb pet owners to parents. I've held my tongue until now.
Once again, thanks for the rant.

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How is dog care optional?

Edited by Connie Sutherland (02/22/2012 01:46 PM)
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 Quote: Tresa Hendrix

How is dog care optional?

Owning a dog is optional. How is it not? I know plenty of people who choose not to own dogs.

Copyrights are all about the money, or the governments would not regulate them. They don't care who gets the credit for writing a poem.

Ranting, OK.

Politics on a dog board, not so much.

Just a reminder!




OK, that said, back to ranting. LOL

QUOTE:
"Owning a dog is optional. How is it not? I know plenty of people who choose not to own dogs."

And I know plenty of people who choose not to have children. I guess I'm not following that part about one being optional and one not.

Can only speak for myself. IMHO, reproduction follows the natural order of things. I would agree that some people have no business having kids, but the ones that do have an obligation to foster future generations and societies. Dog ownership is strictly voluntary, and the whole concept of dog ownership was created by man.

You're right, you don't have have to own a dog and if you do, then yes you must be responsible. As for having kids, I wish that only the responsible ones would have them. Everybody doesn't need to breed...so only the responsible ones should. Same with dogs, if you want to ensure the survival of the subspecies and breeds, then some of us have to have them.

Edited by Duane Hull (02/22/2012 03:34 PM)
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. Dog ownership is strictly voluntary, and the whole concept of dog ownership was created by man...(sic) reproduction follows the natural order of things.

HA! And as a woman I think child bearing is optional and voluntary! Natural order of things is survival of the fittest; if one can't care for themselves in the standard which they think they are entitled, one should not bear children to make up for their shortcomings and repeat the cycle of insanity!

 Quote: Duane Hull

I would agree that some people have no business having kids, but the ones that do have an obligation to foster future generations and societies.

(chuckling) Tanya, you accidentally omitted this part of my post. I do not disagree with your views about human reproduction.