Comments on: Cold Snap http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/1277 Crunky! This is a blog about an English teacher living in South Korea. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:04:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: torgodevil http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/1277/comment-page-1#comment-3765 torgodevil Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:14:09 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=1277#comment-3765 Nice attempt to troll me though. Nice attempt to troll me though.

]]> By: torgodevil http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/1277/comment-page-1#comment-3763 torgodevil Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:24:42 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=1277#comment-3763 Uh...our dog is potty trained, and uses his pad very well. He hasn't made a mistake in the house since he was a puppy. The only new idea here is that we're letting in the house all day long unsupervised where he could potentially use the pad, but walk around the house with some dirty feet if he walks in it. We don't want to have to use it when we're not there simply because he sometimes walks in his mess and gets it around the house. Cleaning up the veranda isn't a big deal, but the entire house? That's a lot of work. Then he needs a bath, which stresses him out more. It's as much a comfort issue for him as it is for us. My dog is awesome, and I think you might be projecting a little bit with your vitriol. He's not restraining himself in the house at all. He has more freedom now, outside his cage, than he has had in the past. We're willing to let him sleep on the couch when we go to bed because we know he's well trained enough to take care of his messes himself. When it's cold, he needs a longer walk, that's all. Uh…our dog is potty trained, and uses his pad very well. He hasn’t made a mistake in the house since he was a puppy. The only new idea here is that we’re letting in the house all day long unsupervised where he could potentially use the pad, but walk around the house with some dirty feet if he walks in it.

We don’t want to have to use it when we’re not there simply because he sometimes walks in his mess and gets it around the house. Cleaning up the veranda isn’t a big deal, but the entire house? That’s a lot of work. Then he needs a bath, which stresses him out more. It’s as much a comfort issue for him as it is for us.

My dog is awesome, and I think you might be projecting a little bit with your vitriol. He’s not restraining himself in the house at all. He has more freedom now, outside his cage, than he has had in the past. We’re willing to let him sleep on the couch when we go to bed because we know he’s well trained enough to take care of his messes himself.

When it’s cold, he needs a longer walk, that’s all.

]]> By: perelandra http://blog.torgodevil.com/archives/1277/comment-page-1#comment-3762 perelandra Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:11:55 +0000 http://blog.torgodevil.com/?p=1277#comment-3762 I'm curious why you have a dog. Is it some kind of vanity thing, to have a creature's nonjudgemental devotion? Are you trying to prove some point about your desireability - at least to a dog? Keep up appearances? Compete with the Joneses? I only ask because you nor your wife don't seem fond of the poor animal at all. Perhaps you'd be better off with a stuffed animal. They have no offensive bodily functions, don't require grueling walks, and save money on petfood. In fact, they require no effort of any kind. It appears your dog is already voluntarily restraining its bodily needs to an unnatural degree. How would you be able to handle such a regimen? You're oblivious to the fact that this is most likely due to its unrequited devotion to you. There are such things as dog potty-training pads and boxes. Please research before throwing your arms up in disgust at an innocent, dependent, and helpless animal. I’m curious why you have a dog. Is it some kind of vanity thing, to have a creature’s nonjudgemental devotion? Are you trying to prove some point about your desireability – at least to a dog? Keep up appearances? Compete with the Joneses?
I only ask because you nor your wife don’t seem fond of the poor animal at all. Perhaps you’d be better off with a stuffed animal. They have no offensive bodily functions, don’t require grueling walks, and save money on petfood. In fact, they require no effort of any kind.
It appears your dog is already voluntarily restraining its bodily needs to an unnatural degree. How would you be able to handle such a regimen? You’re oblivious to the fact that this is most likely due to its unrequited devotion to you.
There are such things as dog potty-training pads and boxes. Please research before throwing your arms up in disgust at an innocent, dependent, and helpless animal.

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