Susan,
You've said it exactly. I think that dog people like the attention and companionship. I love dogs as well as cats, but cats give us more freedom (well, not with the checkbook), plus we're just cat-people. Like Caroline pointed out, there are many many dog people, but most people I meet don't like cats at all. Why? I haven't figured that one out. Stereotypes? Misconceptions? Idiocy? Not really sure. The pit bull abuses reminds me of The Dog Whisperer on Discovery or TLC or whatever. Cesar Millan is so good at showing that most dogs can be rehabilitated, but in most instances it's the humans that need the rehabilitation, not the dogs. The plight of pit bulls in our country is very sad and depressing. They are certainly the most misunderstood and mistreated of dogs (up there with racing dogs). Plus many people mistake other breeds for pit bulls, not even understanding what a pit bull actually is-they just equate them with any tough, muscular dog with a stocky stature. Enough ranting-I'm done with dogs for today. It's a happy day-our central air should be fixed today after being broken for 3 weeks in 90-degree weather! The babies will be so happy! I'll be happy to play with them again, and get back to normal! But living without air conditioning helped us see how truly spoiled we are, and how much we take for granted. Melissa _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:16 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player it was always so funny when I worked @ the AHS. The difference between the "dog" volunteers / walkers & the "cat" volunteers....... Dog people seem to really dislike cats, and they needed to have something that "wants to please them". Very important. The cat volunteers also liked dogs, but purrfurred cats. The cat people could also appreciate the free spirit of a cat, as opposed to the "neediness" of a dog. And dogs that do not respect the "pack order" in the home environment can be considered unadoptable, unfortunately, due to the fact that they will challenge the children. (And other things, to say the least). Can you tell I took a lot of behavioral classes and used to evaluate dogs for intake into our adoption program...? It was actually pretty sad, we would have to make sure the dogs were "dummy proof". And Caroline, please do not measure yourself by what others have done, be happy that you are more evolved than most folks and that you are doing something to help, and that you know what is right & what is wrong. Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent ----- Original Message ----- From: Caroline Kaufmann <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:31 PM Subject: Re: OT: Severely OT, dog fights and NFL player The Humane Society is overseeing the care for the 52 seized dogs. I fear that some will have to be put down due to injuries and illness. But there has got to be some kind of rehabilitation that is done on the dogs that are not ill/injured beyond repair. Also, I try not to know too much about pit bull fighting because it's too hard for me to stomach...but some females are used just for breeding, so I should think some of the would be salvageable. Again, if you can, log onto the Humane Society's website and you can donate an amount that will be used to help these actual seized dogs. I guess this is just a reminder that our work is never done. Even if you don't do dog rescues or you aren't a "dog person," it's still important to give what you can...and even more so, to call attention to this matter to the people out there who are dog people! I think in my whole life I have met way too many people who AREN'T cat people and that has always made me sad, but I can count on only one hand the people that claimed to not be dog people. Thus, I feel like if you take the time to get the word out, there's no end to the positive results that could come from that just because of the shear numbers of people who are willing to stand up against cruel treatment of dogs. All of you people have done more than me for animals and it amazes me the work that each of you do. You all have really inspired me. So this is just a reminder to keep fighting the good fight....for any creature that can't defend itself against human monsters. -Caroline place! <http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2737??PS=47575>
