Pets and human relationships

Jun 28, 2008 at 1:03 PM
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When Pets Cause Tension at Home
Does this sound like something that is transpiring or has in the past in your household?
Well, if it has, then please read the entire article for it may help.

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My husband and I have slightly different attitudes about dogs rightful place but not to the extent that it has ever been a major problem. I do know some people who seem quite obsessed with their pets to the extent where I could see it interfering with relationships. One friend has these two enormous dogs that have their "day beds" right next to the dining table and sleep in her room at night and galumph around the house at all hours (ie, never made to go outside even when people eating at the dining table). It is very much a case of "love me, love my (completely undisciplined and over-indulged) dogs"). Sorry if I sound like a dog hater. I am really not. I do maintain though that dogs are dogs not children.

xmangerm replied to Empress Nasi Goreng’s comment:
Jun 30, 2008
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Thanks for taking the time out to respond to this all to common issue in many household--and that includes mine:)

Empress Nasi Goreng replied to xmangerm’s comment:
Jul 1, 2008
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No worries, X. Actually thought later that I should have said it is okay to treat dogs like children provided you set appropriate boundaries for them. Even human children have to have boundaries or they end up having no friends because they have never learnt to moderate their behaviour. Same with dogs really.

xmangerm replied to Empress Nasi Goreng’s comment:
Jul 5, 2008
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Yes, just like you wrote, setting the boundaries are the most important step in bringing up puppies.

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