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Prophet 451

(9,796 posts)
68. All the time, I'm afraid
Mon Jan 23, 2012, 01:07 AM
Jan 2012

According to the local chapter of teh Cats Protection League, it's incredibly common.

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Pic: I am a forever dog [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2012 OP
Absolutely...knr joeybee12 Jan 2012 #1
Damn right! hobbit709 Jan 2012 #2
For my Gretchen RIP at 22, for my Timmy, 18 and my Pip, 16, KICK TO JUPITER! roguevalley Jan 2012 #104
Damn right. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Jan 2012 #3
I have a forever dog warrior1 Jan 2012 #4
We should apply this logic to our foreign military adventures, too. Warren DeMontague Jan 2012 #5
True that! loudsue Jan 2012 #90
That made me cry.... lamp_shade Jan 2012 #6
Exactly!!! n/t greytdemocrat Jan 2012 #7
You rock SS n/t johnnie Jan 2012 #8
'Pick me!' onehandle Jan 2012 #9
That is so sweet derby378 Jan 2012 #14
Speaking of "Mutts"... tosh Jan 2012 #31
Must... not... cry... OnyxCollie Jan 2012 #63
I bawl my eyes out every time... a la izquierda Jan 2012 #101
The one problem here ... surrealAmerican Jan 2012 #10
That's really grabbing at a straw HillWilliam Jan 2012 #18
That's a pretty understandable exception. CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #19
We got our shelter dog because his owner became ill with diabetes phylny Jan 2012 #37
Mine is a shelter dog too CakeGrrl Jan 2012 #61
Ours is a rescue. Stonepounder Jan 2012 #73
We also have a rescue pooch ... 11 Bravo Jan 2012 #88
I'm with you, I never can understand Guy Montag Jan 2012 #81
when half my family died ten months apart I had four elderly roguevalley Jan 2012 #105
You designate someone to pick up after you. MADem Jan 2012 #62
While it does happen, that's unlikely Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #69
absolutely!!!! cally Jan 2012 #11
Same goes for the kitties Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #12
Huge K&R HillWilliam Jan 2012 #13
AGREE! I always tell people that leave their dogs outside... astonamous Jan 2012 #23
"yard dogs" are a horrible problem here. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #32
That burns my ass like a 3-foot flame HillWilliam Jan 2012 #38
I provide Early Intervention speech services, and there's a house that I go to where phylny Jan 2012 #39
You can steal that dog - haha!! Just kidding. Kind of adigal Jan 2012 #42
the animal control officer here is a friend of mine. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #47
My husband knows that pain... a la izquierda Jan 2012 #103
Ah, that's awful kimi Jan 2012 #55
that makes me feel violent. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #59
We are working on the animal control laws. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #66
this picture makes me want to cry BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #60
My new neigbor keeps a dog chained outside the house. All day every day. pa28 Jan 2012 #51
.... BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #57
That's the idea. pa28 Jan 2012 #64
This is who the guy is BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #67
My dog can jump over any fence. She actually can climb if necessary, but off she goes. She comes juajen Jan 2012 #71
Believe me. I don't like generalizing and I'm trying to avoid it. pa28 Jan 2012 #72
I gotta tell you jsmirman Jan 2012 #76
Love this. redqueen Jan 2012 #15
Exactly! peacebird Jan 2012 #16
I just adopted a rescue dog a few months ago maddezmom Jan 2012 #17
You seem like a good mom to both your human and furry children. Beacool Jan 2012 #34
We bought new furniture KNOWING that at some point nadine_mn Jan 2012 #79
I just posted it to facebook. lamp_shade Jan 2012 #20
Makes me cry... hlthe2b Jan 2012 #21
THANKS FOR POSTING. i'm a dog and cat lover trueblue2007 Jan 2012 #22
Way it should be Progressive dog Jan 2012 #24
K & R for truth. Withywindle Jan 2012 #25
We got a rescue dog fadedrose Jan 2012 #26
Bravo! Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #27
My two rescue buddies. Bonhomme Richard Jan 2012 #28
Lovely pooches!!! Beacool Jan 2012 #35
Are there people who do this ? JI7 Jan 2012 #29
having been involved in many rescues in 2 cities, I can tell you, definitely, sadly, YES spooky3 Jan 2012 #49
My cat was abandoned when his owners moved Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #50
All the time, I'm afraid Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #68
All my dogs have been forever dogs. 3 run over. Faygo Kid Jan 2012 #30
Can't believe they left out... CrawlingChaos Jan 2012 #33
The look on that pup's face just kills me. Beacool Jan 2012 #36
I could kick this all day. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2012 #40
Ha!!! I have done dog rescue for 5 years adigal Jan 2012 #41
sigh...me too BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #56
My cat (who is one of the sweetest individual beings I know in the universe) was a stray... jimlup Jan 2012 #43
True for cats too! Kurmudgeon Jan 2012 #44
forever Demonaut Jan 2012 #45
I can't believe how many dogs are "surrendered." MADem Jan 2012 #46
! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #53
and "until you have a baby" or "until you develop a serious illness" spooky3 Jan 2012 #48
until you have a baby nonsense makes me INSANE jsmirman Jan 2012 #78
yes, it should say "until you have a baby" stuntcat Jan 2012 #92
Shrimpy and I are proud to be rec #100. BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2012 #52
Damn straight! nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #54
Looking back.... Bigmack Jan 2012 #58
Yep! Got me a couple of rescue poi dogs and a couple of rescue cats as well. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #65
All my cats have been forever Prophet 451 Jan 2012 #70
I've adopted older dogs and I've wished I could have kept all of them forever. Rhiannon12866 Jan 2012 #74
I got my cat from a local rescue organization Rob H. Jan 2012 #75
Yes indeed. Forever. AtomicKitten Jan 2012 #77
I did adopt a rescue dog. Jennicut Jan 2012 #80
it's hard .... shireen Jan 2012 #102
How could you? pokerfan Jan 2012 #82
Having just had a dog die on the 5th of this month, TicketyBoo Jan 2012 #83
Amen me b zola Jan 2012 #84
I rescued my furever horse at age 4 magical thyme Jan 2012 #85
sigh DonCoquixote Jan 2012 #86
what sucks is DonCoquixote Jan 2012 #89
Have four Broderick Jan 2012 #87
Mind if I save that and share it on facebook? redqueen Jan 2012 #91
That's where I got it The Straight Story Jan 2012 #93
Yay! redqueen Jan 2012 #94
true... Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #95
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jan 2012 #96
I like that term..... marmar Jan 2012 #97
This is a good graphic. Who created it? Leopolds Ghost Jan 2012 #98
Not sure, friend on FB posted it (nt) The Straight Story Jan 2012 #99
Created by the Calgary Humane Society - Canada suzyqch Jan 2012 #106
awww. Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 #100
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