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spooky3

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1. I read that he claimed his security person was caring for the

Reply to imanamerican63 (Original post)

Fri Feb 19, 2021, 07:26 PM

Feb 2021

dog, but what does that mean? That dog depends entirely on the Cruz family to make sure it is safe, warm, fed, etc. How they could go on vacation knowing they left the dog there? It is the essence of his lack of empathy, apparently shared by the whole family.

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Leaving a pet behind, is terrible, but we need to have a better perception of why? [View all] imanamerican63 Feb 2021 OP

I read that he claimed his security person was caring for the spooky3 Feb 2021 #1

Perception! imanamerican63 Feb 2021 #2

Didn't they leave the dog with some lackey? BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #3

If that is true? Teddy was only be gone over night? imanamerican63 Feb 2021 #6

Yeah it's another hole in teddy's story. BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #33

i think it was a journalist who went to ted's house orleans Feb 2021 #30

Brutal. What an asshole. BannonsLiver Feb 2021 #32

Of all of the things Ted has done...this is small potato's and I am not sure we really OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #4

A pet sitter can't warm the house. Nt spooky3 Feb 2021 #5

Exactly. blue neen Feb 2021 #11

No excuse. The house was freezing according Polly Hennessey Feb 2021 #10

Seems a benign exercise at worst. LanternWaste Feb 2021 #12

... treestar Feb 2021 #26

Cruz family is not a "dog" family. The problem is, they have a dog. NCjack Feb 2021 #7

Sure. Leave it food, and water that could freeze in an unheated house, and it can crap on the floor. bullimiami Feb 2021 #8

Reminds me of Mitt Romney strapping his dog thucythucy Feb 2021 #9

Dogs hate to be alone. cwydro Feb 2021 #13

Exactly the opposite of cats marlakay Feb 2021 #21

OK folks, that's apparently not exactly what happend. Liberal In Texas Feb 2021 #14

They showed a lack of responsibility and any fallout is viable for their a perception of what.... imanamerican63 Feb 2021 #16

OK, but the story they left their dog alone in a cold house is BS. Liberal In Texas Feb 2021 #17

The security guard was actually stationed OUTSIDE of the home, according to the reporter. pnwmom Feb 2021 #23

good point treestar Feb 2021 #27

And even if he did have a key, that dog was spending a lot of time alone in a house pnwmom Feb 2021 #28

You know, this is all just speculation. We don't know anything beyond what the Liberal In Texas Feb 2021 #29

I'm not making anything up. I just said that the security guard was stationed outside pnwmom Feb 2021 #31

Hi. As resident of north Harris County in very modest subdivision, we had rolling txwhitedove Feb 2021 #15

Ok they didn't leave a dog in a cold house. They left millions of Texans. (Nt) FreepFryer Feb 2021 #18

Exactly! imanamerican63 Feb 2021 #19

Cruz bdamomma Feb 2021 #20

Word is the dog was left with a housekeeper. Stinky The Clown Feb 2021 #22

Yeah, right. Then why did the security guard who was outside of the house pnwmom Feb 2021 #24

this is even worse than transporting a dog in a kennel on the roof of a station wagon... WarGamer Feb 2021 #25