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Y'all need to step down a bit from the over-humanization and remember that these are animals who perceive you only as the funny looking thing that gets them food when they do silly stuff for you. They do not "love" you, they do not have the capacity to "feel" in a capacity that we relate to, etc etc.
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There is no way to know what capacity dogs actually have to relate or feel. But, they do feel. We have the experience of rescuing a Rottie that as sorely mistreated. She did not smile, nor did she wag her tail, and she was very hand shy when we got her. It took months before she realized that she could trust us and would not be hurt. This same dog has come to me when I was crying give me this sad look with tears in her eyes and lick my face and stay by my side to comfort me. Love is just a word created by humans. Maybe dogs would call it something else if God gave them the ability to write. But they do feel and have the capacity to "love" There is no way to ever know what capacity they have to feel or if it is a capacity that we relate to. IMHO they have a strong capacity to feel.
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What boggles my mind is that some if not most here seem to be the type that would take out a bank loan or sell a car or eat cheap food to pay/save for vet bills.
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Dogs can not take care of themselves. When we took them in we did so with a committment that they will be taken care of, not a committment to any one else but one to ourselves, regardless. There are also laws here against animal cruelty and neglect. Neglect including not providing for their basic needs and veterinary care should it be needed. Not that that would change our mind any about our committment should there be no laws in place. We would still care for them and do what is needed. That said, we are among those that have gone into debt and eaten cheap food because of our committment to our pets and are not embarrassed to say so. We made a committment to them. They give us unconditional love and companionship and as part of our family deserve the same care we would give to our human members if not better because they can't take care of themselves.
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...but I'm really not the cold monster y'all seem to think I am.
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Makes me wonder when you say that if it comes down to it you will get the gun and should one of the dogs.