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Posted: 6:31:46 PM 9/21/2006
I consider my dog as a super human
I learn good habits from him


do you consider your dog as a human ?
just curious

I am touched by Jimmys devotion and patience
test
Posted: 6:35:18 PM 9/21/2006
I completely consider Mia as my human child.

Great post idea :)
test
Posted: 6:36:43 PM 9/21/2006
I love my dogs dearly, but they are "just" dogs and need to be treated as such.

Having said that mine sleep in the bed with me, go on vacations with me, and enjoy being shown by myself.

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Posted: 6:42:08 PM 9/21/2006
Rocky is a part of the family, he sleeps in my bed, he goes with us almost everywere, hes treated like one of our kids, But hes a dog.
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Posted: 6:56:11 PM 9/21/2006
Well when we all head for some quiet time in my room i say "Lets go to mummy's room" so i'd have to say i feel they are human enough to be considered my flesh and blood babies. Its a shame they can't speak english cause i'd like to hear all the wonderful things they'd say about their beloved mother LoL.
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Posted: 7:27:17 PM 9/21/2006
I love my child and I love my dogs. But I recognise that they are dogs, not 'humans in furry bodies' or however some people put it. My child doesn't try to drink out of the toilet, chew on the woodwork, roll in horse poop or eat poop in the back yard. When I leave the house, I dont shut my child in a crate (or lock her in a bedroom). It's tempting, but I don't do it...

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Posted: 7:30:26 PM 9/21/2006
jimmy wakes me up between 6 and 6.30 am to go to dog run
he wants to play with his tennis ball

he comes and kiss me and run towards the door. he wil run up and down till i take him to dog run
he does use his dog language which i do not understand

I consider him as a human who can not talk but i can understand what he means

( ikeep his rubber tennis ball in the mail box) Every time we go out and come back i make sure to leave the ball in the mail box


i never put him in the cage. he has all freedom in the apartment
if any accidents i clean it


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c70/Jimmys_/Jimmy%20the%20Survivor/Jimmy015.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c70/Jimmys_/Jimmy%20the%20Survivor/Jimmy005.jpg


http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c70/Jimmys_/DSCF0027.jpg

***Edited By: bharathi on 9/21/2006 7:36:34 PM***
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test
Posted: 8:07:26 PM 9/21/2006
i hold all my animals, dog, cat, whatever it may be, in higher regard then i hold humans. but i do know they are dogs, cats, etc. and they are treated as such .... with benefits =)
test
Posted: 8:10:23 PM 9/21/2006
I treat my dogs as part of the family, But I do not anthromorphise them., or treat them as if they have human traits or qualities. I admire them as dogs and love them as dogs. As I love my the human counterparts of my family as humans. I do not express love and admiration the same. But I provide appropriate love, I take my dogs to the vet, as I would take a sick child to the doctor. My dogs are not "just" dogs, not are they fur kids. They are family canine family members. I sacrifce for my dogs the way I would any other family member. I make sure they get to training on time, are taught, feed and watered, shown affection, have time to doggy things. If I have a card game to be at, and the dogs have not gotten the basic the things they have a right to. I do not go, because I choose to make a dog a family member.
test
Posted: 8:23:24 PM 9/21/2006
I do have to repect that they are a different species. They have different needs then a human but I love them and think of them as my furry kids.

test
Posted: 8:41:42 PM 9/21/2006
Well, I don't have a picture of my husband on my desk at work, but I have a picture of Maggie. And I drop her off at doggie daycamp once a week. Does that count as human?!!!
test
Posted: 8:47:45 PM 9/21/2006
i know that my two dogs are not human. i do think of them as my children. i have a special love for my child and a special love for my dogs. sometimes my dogs listen better though.lol harley and sally both sleep with us. they know when its bed time. neither one can jump on the bed so they wait for us at the foot crying until we put them up there. they eat dinner with us, us at the table them on the floor of course. they get away with more than they should.
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Posted: 8:49:18 PM 9/21/2006
I treat mine as members of the family. They all sleep in the same bed as me, get leftovers. Sometimes I think I treat them better than I do humans. I talk to them, and probably pay more attention to them than I do anyone else in my house. I know they are dogs and cats, and I treat them as I believe these animals should be treated...SPOILED.
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Posted: 9:02:18 PM 9/21/2006
This is a quote I like very much to answer that question....

"A dog is not almost human, and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such." --John Holmes


My dogs are not human, they are dogs. But they are the best friends I could ever ask for and I'd never ever replace them. They are like my "kids" and love them like so.
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Posted: 9:06:40 PM 9/21/2006
GREAT quote Ashley!
That sums it up and is how I feel .
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Posted: 1:49:48 AM 9/22/2006
My dogs are just that dogs,but they are a part of the family and very much loved.
test
Posted: 9:58:00 AM 9/22/2006
Good topic.

I'm kind of 50/50. I talk to Mason as if he is human and he understands everything I'm saying. Most of the time he behaves like a toddler. Although these days I'm told that he's going through this "adolescence phase". However, on the other hand I do realize he's a dog. He sleeps in his crate at night and has never been allowed on our bed and I rarely let him on our sofas.
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Posted: 10:08:18 AM 9/22/2006
Interesting question, I consider Cody a human in a dogs body.Cody is a dog who is very, very spoiled but he has to listen when he is told to and he has to behave properly when we are out or when someone comes over, just like my kids did when they were younger. While he can not speak our language i know he understands it and we don't speak "dog" but we understand what his wants or needs too. While we treat him like a human we really do know he is a dog. If I had to put my life on the line for him I would in a heart beat, just like I would for my family.





***Edited By: codys mom on 9/22/2006 1:52:51 PM***
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Posted: 10:15:07 AM 9/22/2006
Pets bring out the maternal instincts in all of us. I think that if you have no human children, those instincts are stronger (with your pet) than they are when you have a baby in the house. Funny thing, once the kids are grown, you find yourself, once again, forming a close attachment to the family pet. They are our "babies".
test
Posted: 10:15:39 AM 9/22/2006
Why do you put it in the mail box?
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