Marian

On my list for today:

1. My neighbor downstairs who is apparently training his Maltese puppy to stop barking/pulling on his socks/biting his ankles, etc., by yelling at him. I wish him luck. He's going to need all he can get. This guy is also one of those men who could never get his dog neutered because it's like taking his manhood away. Manhood?? It's a 5 pound girlie-looking Maltese, for heaven's sake. GMAFB.

2. My brother in law, who looked as though I had said I was going to give their dog arsenic when I offered to share my Gas-X with her. The poor thing has horrible gas, especially after eating turkey from the Thanksgiving table. It's not pleasant for us people, and for all I know, it could be painful for her. My brother in law is one of those people who think they know all about raising dogs. Mr. Dog Raising Expert, who has only had one dog since I've known him. If his sister (the pharmacist) had told him it was okay to give the dog Gax-X, he would have done it. It just pisses me off that he dismisses me as not knowing what I'm talking about--especially because I was only trying to help the poor dog (the dog who gets stuck in her crate for 8 or more hours per day while everyone is at work or school). I even told him that the vet said it was okay. GMAFB.

OK, your turn. Who would you like to vent about today?

Harley_chik

LMAO!!!!! I read the first sentence and thought, "but it's a Maltese!" and then read the second one. Great minds think alike, lol! I own a Maltese btw and no matter what I do to butch him up, everyone thinks he's a girl. He has a blue collar and is in a Schnauzer clip and I still get, "oh she's so cute."

I have a plethora of stupid neighbors that go through dogs like toilet paper. One house in the alley has 3 pitbulls, all on chains and they are breeding them. The last two litters didn't survive b/c they leave them in the yard. (The dogs have food water and shelter, so they aren't breaking any laws, per Animal Control.) Now they have like 8 adorable but sickly looking pups. I'm trying so hard not to go ask if they are giving them away. (I have a feeling they think they will make money off of them, and I will not reward their terrible neglect.) I have four cats, two dogs and want a Spoo. I really don't need an unhealthy, unsocialized, BYB pitbull puppy from iffy bloodlines. It kills me everytime I walk by though.

There is a big problem here w/ people selling puppies infront of a local strip mall. It's illegal and the businesses have asked them to stop, but they are there every weekend. I've called the police and so has one of the store managers, but they don't want to do anything.

It really bugs me that people continue to buy animals from these situations. At the very least buy from a BYB that loves their animals and raises them in the house. It's not ideal but it beats situations like I mentioned.

Fluffyspoos

O.m.g. You MUST post pictures! I LOVE dogs in schnauzer cuts!

Marian

It's too bad you don't have a group down there like Rescue Ink to have a talk with the strip-mall puppy sellers.

Harley_chik

there are a few in my gallery.

http://www.poodleforum.com/album.php?albumid=119

Marian

He is definitely a cutie-pie.

KPoos

OMG love the schnauzer clip on that Maltese!

My vent for the day is that I bought these really cute red chairs for my living room and they came in count them 3 pieces and I still cannot put them together! OMG I'm so frustrated that I have to be a GIRL and wait for my husband to come home and do it.

Fluffyspoos

He wears that cut so well, Harley! I love all the colors you put him in too! ^^

I don't really have any rants atm.. other than whenever I look up 'Standard Poodle' in the local online classifides, over half of them are doodles. >( That annoys the crap outta me.

Spencer

Ignorant people in general tend to annoy the crap out of me... but that is an every day thing. I have a short fuse, and a terrible temper - hooray for genetics!

Anyway, my latest beef is that there is a local dog boutique here - that I am in love with and am somehow trying to weasel my way into a job with them - that TheFiance and I told TheFiance's idiodic friend and his girlfriend about for their akita puppy. They both looked at us like we were wrong in the head about pampering a dog/buying it special things. "MIA is too much of a man's dog blahblah will never wear pink blahblah." (These are also the idiots that assumed they could breed her and sell her puppies for thousands JUST BECAUSE she was full blooded. OH, and didn't socialize her because He wanted her to be a "daddy's girl" and only obey him. Yeah, there are STUPID A$$ people here in this state.)

So NOW, a few days ago - months after telling them about said boutique - they tell us they LOVE the place. Ummmmmmm... didn't you tell us that it was stupid to pamper your dog? Chyeah. But now you love the store and are - according to YOURSELVES!!! - "some of the BEST customers".

Really?.... REALLY?! Ugh.

Sorry, that was long, but it really just drives me insane. I need a blog called "Things That Pissed Me Off Today" because LORDY! lol

Fluffyspoos

Daddies girl? Are you kidding me? More like 'attack anyone but daddy because I was never taught other people are okay.' Wow, I can't understand people like that, do they WANT a lawsuit on their hands because someone's kid thinks their dog is cute? That would scare me to death.

Oh yeah, I have another rant.. I really hate it when people talk down to me because of my age. Just because I'm young doesn't mean I don't know anything, even though I'm not in school I do a LOT of independent studying, plus.. I'm pretty sure I have a lot more common sense then a lot of people I come across, considering I wasn't brain washed as a kid and logic seems to come naturally.

And lol Spencer, when you said 'Things That Pissed Me Off Today' the first thing that came to mind was the episode of Family Guy where he does the 'Things That Grind My Gears' segment. Aha.. I hope I'm not the only one that knows what that is. It will be a sad day on poodleforum.