Aww! It's My Beautiful, Lovable Mutt Roxy! *3 Pics*

[Roxyluvsme13]

She is beautiful... and I know it's all been said and said again, but I have to express it just once. It hurts my heart so much to see her living on a chain, the ground all packed and muddy, and dig holes around from her boredom. The only pics I've ever seen of her have always been on a chain. I'd love to see some of her off of it.

I'll try to get some offchain

[.sarah]

Pretty girl, I love the second picture.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Pretty girl, I love the second picture.

Me,too!! Shes such a silly goofball!!!

[Oggyflute]

She is so gorgeous, and so hugable.

[k9krazee]

Yay, new piccies!! She is very cute!!

[JenBKR]

What a cutie

[Suki Wingy]

She's adorable! Especially the last picture. She looks so happy to see you!

[poofy]

What a pretty girl you are hope you get off that terriable chain sweetie.

[Iilo]

I can't help but notice that her collar doesn't fit right.


Being a Mal owner and fancier, I know many people who house their dogs outside.

Being a friend of a few people who sled, I know people who chain their dogs.


What bothers me is that you have a distinction between your two animals. One, who is "cuter" and smaller, gets to live inside. The other lives outside in the cold. She has a short coat for god's sake.


I'm tired of hearing you tell people that it's your mom's fault. It's YOUR fault that you got another dog when you have one sitting outside waiting for you to come play with her. What's ROXY doing when you're inside with precious Lily, that's my question.

[poofy]

Hello Roxie your a doll, love ya

[Vela]

I'll try to get some offchain

I think you missed the point...


You are a pretty girl Roxy, I'm sorry.

[Cataholic]

I think you missed the point...


You are a pretty girl Roxy, I'm sorry.

Oh, no, I am sure she got the point, she is just staring past it, again. And, again. And, again.

Then, someone will lock or delete the thread, and once again, the ostrich will return its head to the sand.

It is quite sad.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Sorry, But I don't want to hear everybodys opinions anymore. I've heard them twice, and I know Roxy is happy and healthy, so Whatever, and Because some people say something everytime I post something about Roxy or another pet I guess I will have to stop posting Pics Altogether

[carole]

Briana thanks for sharing the pics of Roxy, she is indeed beautiful and it is obvious from the pic she is well taken care of, I don't think we should continue on with the discussion about Roxy everytime Briana posts, I think most of it has been said, and regardless of how anyone feels, the situation is out of our hands really.

[K9soul]

I'm going to comment once more since it was my post that initiated some tension this time. No post of mine was ever intentionally made to personally attack anyone, and this post is no exception. I am not personally attacking her in any way, but I did open the thread, did see the pictures, and had to speak my heart, just once. I hadn't said anything before, I didn't want to get involved in the threads that had gotten so nasty, but I had to speak my thoughts on this. In my eyes, the way this dog is living is wrong, and I cannot just keep that in and pretend I feel otherwise, so it comes to either never replying at all, or posting and saying how I feel at least once, because I can't just close my eyes to it. Yes she looks well fed, certainly she looks happy to see Briana and that's great. Dogs are social animals and are always thrilled to see members of their "pack." I also like that I don't see any waste laying around (hopefully it's cleaned up and not out of the picture to the side). But I do see a severely trampled ground that tells me the dog spends the vast majority of her time on the end of a chain. I see holes dug around, probably from boredom. That just is not right, not for any creature.

I realize that my words will not make a difference in this situation, and I realized it when I posted it, but I had to post it for me. It is not posted with the intention of being hurtful, but because I wouldn't feel right if I saw something going on that I felt was wrong, and never said a word. My thoughts are free to be ignored, there's no need to reply with defensiveness, anger, or arguments. I simply had to get something off my chest, and I did and it's done.

All that said, I certainly will happily look at pictures of Roxy and be glad to reply as well if I see pictures without her sitting on a chain. The chain part takes my joy away at seeing her. So I honestly would be thrilled to see her if she were free from her chain in the pictures. The fact that every picture shows her chained gives the impression that she never is let off, and that is what so many find upsetting.