chugalug, I love my dogs very much. Just as much as life itself, if not more than life. They are my babies. I am 15 years old, and they are the first thing I ever learned to truly love and care for with all that I have. My whole reason for being on this earth is to be a good mommy to them. They were my first friends(I did not grow up with a normal life and normal family. I wasn't quite as fortunate as others) and they were my only true friends that I would risk my life to save
Maybe in your eyes that makes me an extremist,.. But, not to be rude, that doesn't matter to me. What does matter is that I love my dogs. They make me
happy. They make me be a better person. They've taught me so much, including love, patience, and passion. I'm not like other disrespectful teen girls out there being promiscuous, nor am I as ignorant and childish as most teens my age now-a-days.
ALL because of my dogs.
Maybe you've never experienced that kind of love with a dog, but I at least hope that you have in other aspects of your life.. And if you have, I'd only hope that you can understand why I love my dogs.
With that said, my dogs DO NOT spend their days locked up in a crate. My mom stays home all day. They get attention from her, and we have a huge fenced in back yard with a doggy door. They are free to come and go as they please. They love to be near us, and we usually don't mind taking them out multiple times a day to go outside and play with them anyway.
Now, are my dogs spayed and nuetered? All of them but one(soon to be two--getting a new show quality dog). Why? Almost all of my dogs have some kind of health problem, and ALL of them have come from bad breeders. I've got a dog with seizures, two that gets ear infections very easily, one with Cancer and ulcers, and one with behavioral issues(due to being bred by puppy millers). Because they have come from bad breeders that did not health test it would be VERY irresponsible to let them reproduce to only produce more dogs with health problems that will eventually cost the owners hundreds of dollars. I also do it for my dogs' own health. Since my epileptic dog has been spayed, I know that she can't have puppies. Because she has seizures, she could go into one during labor, the puppies could die, and she could as well. Spaying her was the ONLY responsible thing to do. Nuetering our male with behavioral problems was the ONLY responsible thing to do. (Too bad it was AFTER he already had some litters--and yes, he did pass his aggressive tendencies to his puppies.)
Is looking out for your dogs, and the future generation of dogs, really such a horrible thing to do? I HATE that my babies are sick(seizures, and my sister's dog has cancer/ulcers), and I would NEVER wish the pain I feel for them onto other dog owners. And THAT(along with my own dogs' well being) is the reason my dogs are spayed/nuetered.
I'm not going to attack you for not being able to open your heart for your dog like I do for mine, I will only feel like an extremely young lady who is able to experience that love, and will always be forever grateful.