What separates the REAL pet lovers from the pet owners....

[vinjashira]

I don't think it is fair to say that parties or gift giving makes one a better or worse pet lover / owner.

To me the difference is that a pet "owner" simply throws food and water in the direction of the animal, and doesn't give it attention, or health care!

A pet LOVER provides for ALL of the animals needs ... food, shelter, health care, exercise and ATTENTION!!!

you said it a lot better - I can not agree with you more

[Zippy]

My pets are my babies.I give them b-day presents and a special dinner but they are spolied all year long but I do love to honor the day they were born andcame into my life and changed it forever for the better.

[chocolatepuppy]

My furkids have partys and get presents.

[animal_rescue]

hahaha I agree! I just bought the Three Dog Bakery cookbook and have yet to try it out, I still need to go to the store to get ingredients. But yes everyone's b-days will be set!

[Danegirl2208]

*raises hand* guilty and proud

[junescrater716]

So - if you treat your pet like a child then you must love it more?

I have a dog and a cat. I have never thrown a party for them, baked them a cake, given them "presents" or let them sleep under the covers with me.

I do, however, vet them, give them quality kibble, make sure that they get plenty of exercise and that they are always safe. My dog is trained. Maybe not quite as well as I would like but better then most of the rest of the dogs that I run into in my neighborhood.

I have to wonder when we stopped treating our pets like pets and started treating them like people. They aren't people. They don't think like people or act like people. I wonder if that is part of the reason that there are so many puppy mills and dogs being euthanized in shelters?


That's not what we're saying at ALL! Some people are different with our pets. On Curly's B-day we feed him half a twinkie, sing him happy birthday, and get him a present or two. He sleeps under the covers with his head on a pillow, and is treated like a human. To us he is my little brother and parent's son. lol I am not kidding I wish I were!!!

[G535]

My cat is my only family, I don't spoil him I just love him.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I don't even have parties for my own birthday, so I would've been one of the ones who'd of voted no for throwing my dogs a party. They might get an extra cookie for their birthday or a new toy, but very rarely. They don't know it's their birthday, and they get tons of things throughout the entire year. I probably love my dogs jsut as much as anyone else on here though. However, I don't see throwing parties for your pet as absurd like a lot of people do. That being said, I do see what you're getting at.