OSH;1765602 wrote:Why? Because pets can't live outside?

Now you're catching on.

GoChiefs;1765615 wrote:Now you're catching on.

Precisely. If you get a dog or cat, why throw them outside? When I was a kid, my dumbass father had a rule about pets being outside. Lost count of how many cats & dogs we lost to the street in front of our house. Keeping a dog chained outside isn't much better.

Past: Sparky/Beagle

Current: Flash/Beagle

The dog we have now is a little ball of fur named Seamus. He's a Havanese/Maltese mix. He is the best, and I am so glad that we got him.

I had a beagle named Bailey that was probably too young to be taken away from her mother. She would cry when I was trying to crate train her, and the manager of my apartment at the time told me I needed to find her a new home or move out. I couldn't afford to move at the time, so my parents took Bailey. I felt awful, but was so glad she stayed in the family.

GoChiefs;1765615 wrote:Now you're catching on.

That's interesting. Especially since animals typically live outside.

I guess their fur isn't for warmth in the winter. Their claws and teeth aren't made for their own hunting and food (at times) either. Their natural habitat is in a house with AC and a plush bed. Whoops.

OSH;1765982 wrote:That's interesting. Especially since animals typically live outside.

I guess their fur isn't for warmth in the winter. Their claws and teeth aren't made for their own hunting and food (at times) either. Their natural habitat is in a house with AC and a plush bed. Whoops.

Wild animals live outside, not domesticated animals. There's a big difference between the two.

Whoops.

GoChiefs;1765983 wrote:Wild animals live outside, not domesticated animals. There's a big difference between the two.

I have yet to see a "domesticated" animal cook, clean, flush toilets, make beds, or do anything else around the house to show they actually are truly "domesticated." Pets can still be pets outside. Any dog that we've had was just like any cow we had, they were friendly, let you pet them, came when you called them, pooped wherever they wanted, ate what they wanted, and could turn anytime they wanted.

Animals can survive outside, just fine. They have for thousands of years, and they'll continue. And...they are happy being outside too. Our "domesticated" cat enjoys the outdoors and has figured out how to survive without his front claws too! Uh oh.

I'm no PETA guy, nor do I condone animal cruelty. But, pets can live in their natural habitats (outside) just fine and still be properly cared for.

We always had combo Cats growing up. They would go outside through out the day for a few hours then come home and stay inside the house at night or wouldn't go out during any really cold or snowy days. They always knew they had a warm place to sleep and food to eat so they always came home.

I don't really think it is any better to always keep pets locked in the house other than for bathroom breaks.

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Have had 8 bassett hounds and a blood hound in my life, as well as 6 different cats.

Basset Hounds names were pizzazz, trapper, stephanie, scooter, dudley, leonard, fred and Jackson. The bloodhound's name was Watson.

Cats names were Albert, binky, jane, the baby, frankie and currently Elliot.

BR1986FB;1765658 wrote:Precisely. If you get a dog or cat, why throw them outside? When I was a kid, my dumbass father had a rule about pets being outside. Lost count of how many cats & dogs we lost to the street in front of our house. Keeping a dog chained outside isn't much better.

I've never thrown them outside, since they don't come inside. I grew up with cats and dogs outside. We didn't lose one to car, coyote, or anything -- maybe a cat who crawled up into a car engine. That's it. They were able to manage just fine 365 days a year and for many years.

Never chained them up either. If we needed to, we had a pen for them to keep them in for a short time. Pretty happy animals. Really kept the rodent population down too.

OSH;1766094 wrote:I've never thrown them outside, since they don't come inside. I grew up with cats and dogs outside. We didn't lose one to car, coyote, or anything -- maybe a cat who crawled up into a car engine. That's it. They were able to manage just fine 365 days a year and for many years.

Never chained them up either. If we needed to, we had a pen for them to keep them in for a short time. Pretty happy animals. Really kept the rodent population down too.

Sounds like you have a lot of space where they could roam and be free. I assume the comments were intended for someone more "in city" where they'd essentially put the dog outback chained up and have a 6 ft radius to move around.

But it you know what happens when you assume.

Just know that if you let your cat out to roam free around the neighborhood, your neighbors that have to clean up its shit in their yards think you, and your cat, are fucking assholes.

HighRoller74;1766097 wrote:Sounds like you have a lot of space where they could roam and be free. I assume the comments were intended for someone more "in city" where they'd essentially put the dog outback chained up and have a 6 ft radius to move around.

But it you know what happens when you assume.

I did growing up. Part of the reason I don't have any outside animals now, especially a dog. I agree that chaining dogs up is awful. I won't ever be doing that.

sherm03;1766116 wrote:Just know that if you let your cat out to roam free around the neighborhood, your neighbors that have to clean up its shit in their yards think you, and your cat, are fucking assholes.

That's alright. There's plenty of wild cats around too. Cats typically bury their own poop, so there's really not much of an issue in cleaning up after cats when they are outdoors. He's also fixed, so we don't have to worry about any mating of cats and populating the world with too many unwanted cats -- for those that assume we'll let him do that.