couldn't sleep at this wee hour...went into a dog's forum and browse around...came across some threads and posts and set me wondering...
Q : What is the definition of dog lover?
A : from my pov...a dog lover must be willing to look beyond the appearance of a dog...whether the dog is a mongrel, handicapped, fugly, sickly, old, hairless, beautiful, cute, adorable...whether the dog is good temperament, naughty, untrainable, well behaved or always getting into trouble etc etc...the person will still love the dog and give the dog his/her best...the thoughts of abandoning the dog will never ever go into that person mind...even if that person gets into trouble with AVA or HDB...he/she will find ways and means to keep the dog by seeking for solutions...a dog lover will loves all breed of dogs too...inregardless of pedigree or mutt...how far will you go to keep your pet with you? are you the above i've mention?
sadly...how many people in this world can attain and live up to that title? whenever i hear or read ppl saying they are dog lovers..i cant help but laugh at them in my heart...they kinda turn me off too...are they really one to start with?
its a cruel world out here and ppl are going after branded stuffs...the same applies to keeping a pet too...how often would you see someone keeping a stray cat or dog, a local rabbit etc as their pet...of not not forgetting the strange look those ppl look at the owner when he/she says his/her pet is a stray or mixed..more often we see pedigree pets being kept...but the worse is...pedigree are being dump and abandon now too after they outgrow their cuteness...or when they started to get old...the most often reasons we hear are no time for the pets, new baby, migration...have all these reasons become an excuse for the humans?
at times i find ppl in the forum just wanna act as a saint..saying how they would want their dogs instead of the kids...why ppl just dont like animals and keep complaining that dogs are noisy, dirty and dangerous...why didnt the ppl who complain or hate animals look at their own kids...why didnt those ppl abandon their kids but abandon their dogs instead...all the saint-liked whys...now my questions to all these saints are....are you very sure you are willing to give up ur kids for ur pets if circumstances forces u to choose between one...are you sure you are willing to even sarcrifice your life/your family for your pets...i dont deny there are hardcore animal lovers around...but to those who are just acting like one...dont you think by saying and asking all the whys you are just being fake...do you really think you deserve the title just by saying for the sake of saying? of cos its not wrong to love animals...but before you say yourself as a dog lover...think again...are you a lover of your dog or are you really one of the dog lover which i've mention above...
whenever my friends ask me...how many dogs have i got...i replied 4 dogs and 1 cat...they will often proclaim me as an animal lover...which i always reply...i'm not...simply bcos i dont love all kinds of animals...i'm just a pet owner...an ordinary person...definitely not a saint either...
i dont condemn ppl who only wants pedigree as pets...i dont encourage abandoning of pets too...they have life afterall...if the animals can choose...do you think they dont want to be born cuter and adorable and well loved by the humans..do you think they will want to choose to be born as strays and ugly appearance? they have the rights too...if happen that you dont like animals...please...just leave them alone...never ever abuse them or treat them like stocks...pass around of worse..put them up for sale for monetary gain...please do not breed your pets too...we have enough abandons pets in this society...
if you are thinking of keeping a pet...pls consider carefully as keeping a pet is a lifetime commitment...if thoughts like giving up ur pet should you be unable to keep them anymore comes to your mind...i would suggest you might wanna drop the idea of having a pet...but if after careful consideration and you are very sure of your decision...instead of buying from petshops or breeding farms...try to adopt from the shelters or dogs forum...i know puppies are cute...but pls dont deprive the abandon adults of love just because you find their young cuter...and please also sterilise your pets too...like what i say...we have enough abandon pets already and you dont have to add on to the number...
i think im off topic abit already lolz...anyway...forums are meant to let ppl voice out their opinion...but still...i hope ppl will think 1st before they start typing...even if you wanna be a saint...u have to act to convince...trying hard to be a dog lover when you are not one is hard hahaha
overall conclusion is :
1) i'm not a dog/cat/animal lover and i wont be one in my life
2) i'm the owner of my pets and i love them
so are you a real dog lover? or just your dog's lover =)
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