Published on 12, July, 2020
I’ve got a German Shepherd, Zeus from 7wks old he’s now 5+ :-)
it was a GP suggestion. I got one,. Amazing
he’s fully trained to respond to sign signals.. he still has his dangly bits and very obedient for me :-)
Him waiting for me to finish the toilet business.
I believe the ownership of pets is ethically wrong. I think animals should be left to their own devices in the wild.
Even the law admits that we don't own our cats.
When we let them out, they come back voluntarily.
It's well known that many cats if they don't like where they are living, will go find a situation that suits them better.
My daughter has several cats who turn up and interact with her at her house. When I last moved into a flat, literally the first thing that happens was a big ginger cat walked in though the open door and settled himself on my lap.
As an Autist, I really value simple straight forwards relationships where everyone knows where they stand. I get that from cat's and it's a very stabilising influence for me.
Roswell said:ownership of pets is ethically wrong.
I agree that the ownership of "some" pets is ethically wrong but when the relationship between an animal and a human is mutual and beneficial then I believe it's a positive.
Leading theory from experts is that dogs (read wolves here) domesticated themselves. They exercised their free will in the wild and chose to cohabit with humans, all those many years ago. This is the only possible explanation for their unique behaviour to my mind, and I know my boy could not possibly be happier in any other existence.
Other animals who knows.