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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer
I was a little emotional as i myself am a dog owner.
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That perhaps explains why there are so many dogs in homes.
Anyone can be a 'dog owner', how many of these 'dog owners' really do give their 'possessions' the proper care and attention that is required?
To reduce the number of dogs that end up in homes or being treated cruelly, it should be difficult to 'own' a dog.
I have had many dogs over the years, they all lived an active and long life, I would love to have the companionship of one now, however, circumstances change and I know that I wouldn't be able to give the standard of care and attention that would be required, but I could have a dog within just a few hours with no-one checking that I would be a responsible and caring 'owner'.
Bring in laws that make a 'dog owner' a difficult thing to become then perhaps less dogs will be treated badly.
Make sure that the dogs are going to be safe and secure and not just loved while they are in the cutesy puppy stage then perhaps there will be less human tragedies caused by dogs that turn on people. Give out a licence that has to be earned by proving an understanding of the care and needs of these animals, not a dog licence, a 'dog owners' licence that can be revoked at the first sign of mistreatment, cruelty or neglect.
'Mans best friend' is what a dog is known as, good grief, if ever anyone has proved how misplaced that friendship is, it's man's inhumanity to an animal that can show both loyalty and affection to a beast that doesn't deserve it.
By the way Accyexplorer, before you go into rant mode I only quoted you as an example of the term 'dog owner', I am absolutely NOT implying that you are a bad 'dog owner'.
