Post by sibemom on May 17, 2004 13:49:16 GMT -5
Today at work this young girl was telling me that she had joined the kennel club that I use to go to. She has 2 dogs on is a Lab about 6 and the other is ? and is about 2 she said that they were talking about what they feed and shots etc... and she said that because of money issues when her husband lost his job she had to switch her dogs from Wellness to Purina due to cost. She also said she is only doing the rabies this year because of cost. Well someone just ripped into her telling her that if you can't afford to take care of your dogs blah blah blah, and she felt pretty bad. I told her to blow it off. In the first place doing just the rabies is not bad ownership it fact it might be considered repsoniable. The food choice is not a big issue either, I explained to her that for years I fed Purina and had no problems in fact with foster dogs I was given 4 bags of Old Roy ( yes I know : and still everyone was healthy and happy. I explained to her it's not about the amount of money you spend on their food or their vet care it's about loving and taking care of them because so many dogs do not get the chance to have a family. She was pretty broke up and said maybe I should find them new homes. I said " When you can no longer afford ANY dog food that is when you think about re-homing them." Her dogs are healthy, happy, and in good hands. I also said if health issues arise many vets will take payments for their care so don't worry. I think she felt a little better. Of course I know that premium foods or raw is best but I don't think you should have to be in any certain financial bracket to be a pet owner. You do the best you can with what you have but make sure you give those pups all the love they can handle. That stupid snobby kennel club, that is one of the reasons Blade and I choose not to go anymore. We like being rebels