Get a dog!

[Bunty]

sorry but Cats are much better than dogs!!! (ha ha)
A cats independant attitude is fantastic especially when they walk around as if they pay the mortgage! the purring sound they make is one of the best, most soothing, sounds in the world!!
A dog smells......and dribbles.....and barks(really annoying!)...and sometimes bites (yes I've been bitten.... had a chunk of my eyebrow removed by one when it went for my face!)
Anyway...seriously...people should only get a pet if they can afford the vet bills, spend the time with the pet it needs and supply everything it needs.

I had 2 wonderful cats and miss them dearly. It's been over a year and I can't really think about them as I still get upset. It actually physically hurts me to think about them.
I too must admit that there is a certain breed of dog that I find really cute (I have no idea what breed it is) so they're not all bad!!

[pips]

I'm glad your lovely dog is helping you.

Animals can bring you so much love & joy and are so non judgemental.

I have 3 beautiful rescue cats and they bring me so much Love. My eldest little lady Snoops snuggles in and licks my tears when i'm sad. I love them all so much.

Animals are priceless.

Take Care,

Love Pip'sX

[Richie]

Can't get my lovely dog Max on here cause scanner not working and don't know how to transfer photos
Cats Grrrrrrrrrrrrrh my greyhound would have for breakfast lol lol

[milly jones]

i love my two girls to bits. i have nel a yellow lab 12 months and loo a choc lab 2years.

they love me no matter what i do or say

they depend on me for everything and need me

they enjoy my company either when im excited and fun or low and quiet

they cuddle me when im down, and know when to stay out of my way cos im anxious

they take me for walks in the lovely countryside

when i lost my previous dog the world stopped until id got another dog

they are my world

millyxx

[thevoicewithinme]

I have to agree dogs are excellent company. I have recently got a collie cross from the City Dogs Home and already I love him to bits. The vet says he is only around 10 months to a year old, but even so he is very obedient and the most loving and affectionate dog anyone could possibley want.

If I go upstairs, he follows me, and even sits outside the bathroom door waiting while I have a shower Right now, he is sprawled out on the floor by my feet, but I know if I were to pat the seat on the sofa next to me, he would jump right up and curl up next to me with his head on my hip.

Like others have said, I have already noticed with Blade (dogs name) that he can and does sense my moods.

He was a stray, and I helped him, by giving him a loving home, and he in return helps me, by giving me lots of love and encouraging me to go out and take him for a walk.

Oh, and for you cat lovers, I have always had cats, and at this present time I have a ginger tom called Mork, but boy, I have never met a cat with such attitude

Kaz

[Franz]

We all need a bit love and affection in our lives, but if like me and have a partner who doesn't give it, then get a dog. Really, a dog will reward you with love an affection, and hugging your pet can be so therapeutic. I take my dog out twice a day - maybe spend more time with the dog than I do with the wife. Damn, as my relationship got that bad.

In the novel "The Unbearable Lightness of Being", the main female character decides that her love for her dog is better than her love for her husband - not greater, just better because it's unclouded by ambiguity (Karenin is the dog):

"It is completely selfless love: Tereza did not want anything of Karenin; She did not ever ask him to love her back. Nor has she ever asked herself the questions that plague human couples: Does he love me? Does he love anybody more than me? Does he love me more than I love him? Perhaps all the questions we ask of love, to measure, test, probe, and save it, have the additional effect of cutting it short. Perhaps the reason we are unable to love is that we yearn to be loved, that is, we demand something (love) from our partner instead of delivering ourselves to him demand-free and asking for nothing but his company."

[kellie]

I gree about dogs. they realy are the best friend you could have. i love all mine and walk them everyday, id even have em sleeping in me bed if the hubbie would allow it lol. here a piccy of them.

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oh and jaco dogs rule and cats drool.

kellie.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[gary_2.0]

I agree that dogs are fantastic for people who suffer from anxiety or depression because they give you the motivation to get out of the house and go for walks no matter how awful you are feeling. My dog Whiskey was the best friend I ever had, who never left my side and even slept in my bed. Unfortunately he died 3 months ago but I was there with him right at the end. I miss him terribly.

shoegal xxx

I'm very sorry to hear that. I sympathise with you shoegal. We lost our family dog over 20 years ago but I can still visualise him and feel his presence even now. As genuinely missed as any member of the family. We still talk about what he used to get up to.

Who wouldn't want such an affectionate, non-judgemental, always happy to see you, contented friend? I know I do.

[Franz]

After a very bad mental "incident" last year I went to stay with my parents. When I arrived I broke down - not just crying, but howling and wailing and shaking in a way that I think most human beings would have found quote scary. And what did my parents' dog do? She walked over to me with her tail wagging gently, and put her head on my lap.

[gary_2.0]

That sounds wonderful Francis. They really do understand on a fundamental level. I trust that made you feel somewhat better and I hope you're over the worst of it now old chap