26 July 2011

Maryanne wants a free trained dog, and food.

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All Classifieds have a listing from Maryanne which seems, well, optimistic:

Pet Dog Or Puppy For Apartment

Price: $1 – $10
Posted: 26 July 2011
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Location: Turner, ACT, 2612
Contact: Maryanne

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Hi, I’m looking for a companion dog or puppy suited for an apartment. Potty and house trained, to indicate when to go outside to poop and pee would be good. Also the basic commands, sit, come and down. Also to not chew cables or my papers or anything it is not supposed to chew.

Do not mind, whether it comes with food. If it has favourite toys or bedding, I would appreciate you giving it to me as it would save me money. I would have no trouble picking it up as I have a car so I can drive anywhere in the ACT or Quenbeyan.

Would prefer cheap or free as I’m broke!! Please contact by mobile or email if my phone is off, in case I’m driving.

Regards,

Maryanne

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Evil_Kitten said :

Ello Vera said :

Just to comment on the Toy Puppy people. We were looking for a dog and, for ethical reasons, wanted to get it from reputable breeders only. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I have become more open minded about the dog trade.

A registered breeder was as mad as a balloon (NTTAWWT) and treated us very poorly. We agreed to get a puppy and then she rang us up and told us she had given it to someone else, a family member who had changed their mind about getting one. Gazumped on a dog. We ended up with the Toy people.

The Toy people we responsible and professional. The dog we got had no behavioural problems at all, and is healthy, saner than most Canberra pets, and has no obvious breeding flaws (he is a bichon-shitzu blend; it’ll be a real breed one day). It just made me think that so-called registered breeds are just puppy-millers who got there first. They charge more and from what I could see, treat the animals no better. At least compared to the Cootamundra mob. That said, I would never get an animal from a pet store. Lawd knows their provenance.

Did you go to their kennels and meet the parents and see where the puppies were raised? I ask that genuinely because I don’t actually know if that place is a puppy mill.

If they are, the fact that your pup has no problems, and the people were “responsible and professional” is not the main issue… the issue is that the mother of your pup is in a cage producing puppies like a battery hen with no love and no family until she is too old and worn out and defeated at which point she’ll be given away and most likely PTS. And this will continue while people still buy puppies blindly without really seeing where they came from.

As for the pet shop comment, they stock from exactly the same places as you bought from.

I know you wrote this about 4 years ago, but I feel like I need to say something. I doubt that you’ll notice this nor read it but I’ll give it a shot.

My family and I bought a puppy from Toy Puppies R Us in Cootamundra a long time ago, he’s about 8 years old today. He’s had behavioral issues since he was tiny and he still relapses into it from time to time. We first saw them at the Hall markets, as such we wanted to buy them on the day, but were told we had to go to their property to buy them, once we had done so, they told us we had to go to a neighboring backyard as their neighbor was letting them use their backyard to sell the dogs. It’s run by a husband and wife, the husband on the day we bought him was unfriendly and told us that he hated when people sent him Christmas card from the dogs. Because of these reasons we believe they are/were a puppy mill/farm.

I have seen people say the same thing but the only recent testament I can see is from 2013. We didn’t see the mother nor father of our dog. I have only just found out that they are still practicing or hopefully that they have stopped practicing since 2013. To the first commenter, perhaps you were lucky and they stopped being a puppy mill when you got your little guy. I’m curious to know how your dog is going?

Skidbladnir said :

00davist said :

Damn You!!!! Now I Want a Kilo of stick insects!!!
Those little guys are awsome!

Seek and ye shall find. Local producer, reasonable prices.
I only mentioned them because they were on the same page as Maryanne’s original wanted ad, roughly in her price range, and the RSPCA won’t care if they die.
$10 for a breeding pair… About $100-$150 by the kilo, though.

Or $80-$110 for a breeding pair or two, complete with an enclosure in which to breed them from these guys in Queensland.

OH MY GOD!!!!

This is awsome! Thankyou.

I may not get a Kilo, but a few would be nice, I think i could probably take better care for them than our wannabee dog owner could a stick of the non-insect variety.

You’d get a lot of stick insects in a kilo, there’s nothing to them. Some of them are rather big too.

00davist said :

Damn You!!!! Now I Want a Kilo of stick insects!!!
Those little guys are awsome!

Seek and ye shall find. Local producer, reasonable prices.
I only mentioned them because they were on the same page as Maryanne’s original wanted ad, roughly in her price range, and the RSPCA won’t care if they die.
$10 for a breeding pair… About $100-$150 by the kilo, though.

Or $80-$110 for a breeding pair or two, complete with an enclosure in which to breed them from these guys in Queensland.

Ello Vera said :

Just to comment on the Toy Puppy people. We were looking for a dog and, for ethical reasons, wanted to get it from reputable breeders only. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I have become more open minded about the dog trade.

A registered breeder was as mad as a balloon (NTTAWWT) and treated us very poorly. We agreed to get a puppy and then she rang us up and told us she had given it to someone else, a family member who had changed their mind about getting one. Gazumped on a dog. We ended up with the Toy people.

The Toy people we responsible and professional. The dog we got had no behavioural problems at all, and is healthy, saner than most Canberra pets, and has no obvious breeding flaws (he is a bichon-shitzu blend; it’ll be a real breed one day). It just made me think that so-called registered breeds are just puppy-millers who got there first. They charge more and from what I could see, treat the animals no better. At least compared to the Cootamundra mob. That said, I would never get an animal from a pet store. Lawd knows their provenance.

Did you go to their kennels and meet the parents and see where the puppies were raised? I ask that genuinely because I don’t actually know if that place is a puppy mill.

If they are, the fact that your pup has no problems, and the people were “responsible and professional” is not the main issue… the issue is that the mother of your pup is in a cage producing puppies like a battery hen with no love and no family until she is too old and worn out and defeated at which point she’ll be given away and most likely PTS. And this will continue while people still buy puppies blindly without really seeing where they came from.

As for the pet shop comment, they stock from exactly the same places as you bought from.

Henry82 said :

OK, so i emailed the person with a quick message about the price of animal upkeep etc

This is the response i got

Yeah I got a call from the RSPCA. I removed the ad!! That is a bit rude. I’m capable of looking after a living thing. I have plants, that are good in drought conditions that I water every two days, two cactuses and a aloe vera plant. Actually RSPCA suggested a cat, which I will get, maybe. I was probably over thinking companion as the only friend in my real life who ever was nice to me is in jail for a couple of months so wanted to replace him until he got out. (…)
P.S. I know animals have to be fed and walked daily. I’m not broke I’m on a centrelink pension and I’m looking for work to get more money anyway.

So it looks like the RSPCA was on the case. Problem solved.

“the only friend in my real life who ever was nice to me is in jail for a couple of months so wanted to replace him until he got out.”

And then what? Dump it at a shelter when she has her jailbird friend back? I think that sentence says it all.

Skidbladnir said :

RedDogInCan said :

You seem to know a few intimate details about Maryanne she didn’t mention in the ad.

Not really, just be wary of how much information you share on the internet.

(In other news, the listing seems to have been removed. Maybe she learned her lesson, or settled for a kilo of stick insects instead?)

Damn You!!!! Now I Want a Kilo of stick insects!!!

Those little guys are awsome!

colourful sydney racing identity said :

EvanJames said :

This is like trying to shut a discussion down by stating “I’M OFFENDED!”.

So what? Double reason she ought not have power of life and death over a dog, or any animal.

Are you seriously arguing that because she suffers an intellectual disability she should not be allowed to have a pet?

Yes?

This woman can’t even take care of her plants properly. Who the hell waters desert-adapted plants every two days? Hello, waterlogged roots?

EvanJames said :

Children lack empathy and an understanding of cause and effect.

BS! Empathy and understanding cause and effect can be taught at a very early age. It’s as if you’re saing that it’s normal for kids to murder people and that it’s futile trying to teach them that that is a rather naughty thing to do until they’re 16.

colourful sydney racing identity11:30 am 27 Jul 11

EvanJames said :

Tetranitrate said :

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

This is like trying to shut a discussion down by stating “I’M OFFENDED!”.

So what? Double reason she ought not have power of life and death over a dog, or any animal.

Are you seriously arguing that because she suffers an intellectual disability she should not be allowed to have a pet?

Now if only we could treat each other with the respect and care we bestow on our animals.

Watson said :

I don’t agree with this generalisation. It all depends on the parents. I have seen little kids mistreat small dogs without their parents interfering and it is indeed atrocious. But that’s bad parents for you, nothing to do with the kids really.

It’s everything to do with the Children, good parents or bad ones. Children lack empathy and an understanding of cause and effect. That’s why you can murder someone until you are 16 and not be fully answerable for the consequences.

Putting a small, fragile animal in the orbit of a child is a time-bomb. Some kids are OK, but I’m afraid the generalisation is there for a reason, it’s valid.

Tetranitrate said :

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

This is like trying to shut a discussion down by stating “I’M OFFENDED!”. So what? Double reason she ought not have power of life and death over a dog, or any animal.

he is a bichon-shitzu blend; it’ll be a real breed one day

No it won’t. Sorry, but I hate this relatively recent trend of breeding mongrel dogs, calling them a cutsie name (Cadoodle, spoodle etc), then charging $1200+ for them. I think it’s ridiculous.

Mongrels use to go for less than $50 (sometimes free) in the weekend CT. Nothing wrong with mongrels/mixed breeds, but call them that, not designer dogs.

Tetranitrate said :

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

I hardly see the replies here as purely “making fun” of this woman. We are pointing out the absurdity and lack of foresight, logic and rationality of her desire for pet ownership. Intellectually disabled or not, it is not wise thinking on her behalf… okay so perhaps her intellect inhibits her from thinking more “responsibly” or realistically…. or even if she was healthy and intellectually sound, these plans of hers stem from a naivety. Sure, you cant blame someone for being ignorant all the time, but that doesnt mean we cannot criticise such thoughts/plans/ideas of a person, healthy or not.

If she is incapacitated somehow intellectually, and really can afford and look after a pet… then I would strongly suggest seeking some form of assistance in teaching her to manage pet ownership… like a temporary nanny that teaches her. If such a thing exists. Wouldnt be cheap but its better than dreaming of the fairytale love from a dog but not having the right methods and knowledge to make the best life for the dog.

Am I being too fanatical about this? I just feel that animals deserve so much more than a lot of people provide them. It is devastating.

Henry82 said :

OK, so i emailed the person with a quick message about the price of animal upkeep etc

This is the response i got

Yeah I got a call from the RSPCA. I removed the ad!! That is a bit rude. I’m capable of looking after a living thing. I have plants, that are good in drought conditions that I water every two days, two cactuses and a aloe vera plant. Actually RSPCA suggested a cat, which I will get, maybe. I was probably over thinking companion as the only friend in my real life who ever was nice to me is in jail for a couple of months so wanted to replace him until he got out. (…)
P.S. I know animals have to be fed and walked daily. I’m not broke I’m on a centrelink pension and I’m looking for work to get more money anyway.

So it looks like the RSPCA was on the case. Problem solved.

Henry… I love you.

Marry me?

Just to comment on the Toy Puppy people. We were looking for a dog and, for ethical reasons, wanted to get it from reputable breeders only. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I have become more open minded about the dog trade.

A registered breeder was as mad as a balloon (NTTAWWT) and treated us very poorly. We agreed to get a puppy and then she rang us up and told us she had given it to someone else, a family member who had changed their mind about getting one. Gazumped on a dog. We ended up with the Toy people.

The Toy people we responsible and professional. The dog we got had no behavioural problems at all, and is healthy, saner than most Canberra pets, and has no obvious breeding flaws (he is a bichon-shitzu blend; it’ll be a real breed one day). It just made me think that so-called registered breeds are just puppy-millers who got there first. They charge more and from what I could see, treat the animals no better. At least compared to the Cootamundra mob. That said, I would never get an animal from a pet store. Lawd knows their provenance.

maniac said :

EvanJames said :

Lazy I said :

On this topic, how does “Toy Puppies R Us”? still exist? and who on earth thought that was a good name?

Every time I hear their bubbly excuse for an infomercial on the radio in the car I want to drive my fist through the center console.

Me too. I make a dive for the channel change button. Such a cutsy cutsy ad for a PUPPY MILL. Ever see those pictures of sows in piggeries, filthy in a tiny cubicle pumping out progeny? Puppy mill.

Disgusting. And they will sell small puppies to people with small children, and guess what happens to the puppies. Oh well, if you break them, you can always get another one easily enough.

Totally have to agree with selling animals to people with young children. I used to breed pedigree guinea pigs and refused to allow them to go to families with children younger than 8. Small children will squeeze the life out of delicate animals. I also charged a lot of money for the pedigree pigs, which also restricted who would buy them (they came with papers, food, care instructions). Purchasing an animal is a big responsibillity, not a whim. I’m afraid that Maryanne is not responsible enough for any type of animal.

I don’t agree with this generalisation. It all depends on the parents. I have seen little kids mistreat small dogs without their parents interfering and it is indeed atrocious. But that’s bad parents for you, nothing to do with the kids really.

I already owned a dog when my daughter was born. And the rule in our house as she was going through the toddler stage was: “If you hurt the dog, I will hurt you.” Only time I ever physically disciplined her. And I explained to her at an early stage that because the dog was not allowed to defend herself, I had to do it for her. I only had to interfer once actually for her to get the message. (I normally didn’t leave the toddler and child alone together either, but that’s another story.)

We’ve looked after small dogs since and my daughter has never been allowed to pick them up. She was taught how to approach dogs and read their body language when she was tiny. And to respect a dog’s personal space.

But the dogs were always my responsiblity and I always set and enforced the rules. A child is not ready to “own” a dog (or any pet really) until they’re in their teens. So it is wrong to buy a puppy for a child. But it’s not wrong to get a pet when you have children, as long as you are prepared to take on the extra responsibility to supervise their interactions and teach the kids how to respect them.

OK, so i emailed the person with a quick message about the price of animal upkeep etc

This is the response i got

Yeah I got a call from the RSPCA. I removed the ad!! That is a bit rude. I’m capable of looking after a living thing. I have plants, that are good in drought conditions that I water every two days, two cactuses and a aloe vera plant. Actually RSPCA suggested a cat, which I will get, maybe. I was probably over thinking companion as the only friend in my real life who ever was nice to me is in jail for a couple of months so wanted to replace him until he got out. (…)
P.S. I know animals have to be fed and walked daily. I’m not broke I’m on a centrelink pension and I’m looking for work to get more money anyway.

So it looks like the RSPCA was on the case. Problem solved.

I suggest she check if Wilfred is available. He’s not exactly a puppy, not really house trained, doesn’t listen to commands, but seems to be able to look after himself and get out of most trouble.

He has recently finished series 2 for SBS, and is currently looking for something to do.

RedDogInCan said :

You seem to know a few intimate details about Maryanne she didn’t mention in the ad.

Not really, just be wary of how much information you share on the internet.

(In other news, the listing seems to have been removed. Maybe she learned her lesson, or settled for a kilo of stick insects instead?)

Tetranitrate said :

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

Maryanne appears to enjoy sufficient capacity to drive, operate a range of technology, and use correct grammar and punctuation. A quick perusal of a sample of Riotact posts will highlight that alone to be a rare enough skill. Therefore, this lady has the ability to understand that animal welfare is of paramount concern.

Tetranitrate said :

– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

so its our fault she posted a very concerning advertisment?

Tetranitrate said :

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

Agreed. Everyone should’ve used their special powers to realise this woman was intellectually disabled before commenting. Shame on you all.

Tetranitrate said :

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

They’re hardly cretins for making fun of someone who appeared irresponsible and daft. I’m sure if the story had been prefixed with that information, the response wouldn’t have been as fierce.

Are people really cretins for being passionate about animal welfare??

Tetranitrate said :

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

“I Know this person, and they are disabled”

Wow, Thats’s a new one!

Tetranitrate4:19 pm 26 Jul 11

I’m 99% sure I (vaguely) know the Maryanne in question and the ‘oddness’ and ‘out of touch’ nature of the ad makes perfect sense.
– Congratulations on making fun of an intellectually disabled woman you cretins.

EvanJames said :

Lazy I said :

On this topic, how does “Toy Puppies R Us”? still exist? and who on earth thought that was a good name?

Every time I hear their bubbly excuse for an infomercial on the radio in the car I want to drive my fist through the center console.

Me too. I make a dive for the channel change button. Such a cutsy cutsy ad for a PUPPY MILL. Ever see those pictures of sows in piggeries, filthy in a tiny cubicle pumping out progeny? Puppy mill.

Disgusting. And they will sell small puppies to people with small children, and guess what happens to the puppies. Oh well, if you break them, you can always get another one easily enough.

Totally have to agree with selling animals to people with young children. I used to breed pedigree guinea pigs and refused to allow them to go to families with children younger than 8. Small children will squeeze the life out of delicate animals. I also charged a lot of money for the pedigree pigs, which also restricted who would buy them (they came with papers, food, care instructions). Purchasing an animal is a big responsibillity, not a whim. I’m afraid that Maryanne is not responsible enough for any type of animal.

EvanJames said :

Lazy I said :

On this topic, how does “Toy Puppies R Us”? still exist? and who on earth thought that was a good name?

Every time I hear their bubbly excuse for an infomercial on the radio in the car I want to drive my fist through the center console.

Me too. I make a dive for the channel change button. Such a cutsy cutsy ad for a PUPPY MILL. Ever see those pictures of sows in piggeries, filthy in a tiny cubicle pumping out progeny? Puppy mill.

Disgusting. And they will sell small puppies to people with small children, and guess what happens to the puppies. Oh well, if you break them, you can always get another one easily enough.

On this note I would like complain about the bloke from pet store in Civic – I got sucked in to the store due to unbelievable cuteness of some puppies in the window and next thing I knew he had unlocked the enclosure and was handing me one (plus one each for the 2 friends I was with). Had a brief cuddle then said I really had to go so could I please put him back – and the guy actually tried to pressure me into it for the next few minutes. I’m talking something like –
Me: I don’t want a puppy.
Him: Aww, why not? You don’t like him???
Me: He’s gorgeous, but I don’t WANT a puppy right now. I can’t have one.
Him: Why not?? You could walk out with him right now!
etc

NOT COOL to pressure people who have actively expressed they can’t have a puppy into buying a puppy – particularly given the sheer cuteness of said puppy. If I was an idiot (as many are), I could easily have gotten carried away and bought him – only to mistreat him, neglect him or cart him off to RSPCA in a few months time when he stopped being puppy-cute.

Angry angry angry.

Lazy I said :

On this topic, how does “Toy Puppies R Us”? still exist? and who on earth thought that was a good name?

Every time I hear their bubbly excuse for an infomercial on the radio in the car I want to drive my fist through the center console.

Me too. I make a dive for the channel change button. Such a cutsy cutsy ad for a PUPPY MILL. Ever see those pictures of sows in piggeries, filthy in a tiny cubicle pumping out progeny? Puppy mill.

Disgusting. And they will sell small puppies to people with small children, and guess what happens to the puppies. Oh well, if you break them, you can always get another one easily enough.

INFP said :

The poor girl wants a dog because clearly, no intelligent (or unintelligent either for that matter) human would be friends with a dips*** like this. While she’s at taking responsibility of another life that is fully dependent on her, despite her being “broke” and thus obviously unable to nurture and nourish this animal…. why doesnt she pop out a few kids too. Might as well, right? It would sure cure her lonelines. And they can all starve happily together.

I agree with Henry82. She needs a plant, not a dog. And even then, i would pity that plant that falls under her wing.

Does the RSPCA or dog/cat/animal pounds check for potential adoptors income or whatever?? Some form of proof they can cover the costs of looking after a pet well? My gut tells me they dont (having adopted a cat from the RSPCA yyeeeeeeeeears ago myself) but it would be awesome if they did.

F*** personal security and personal information. These are living creatures, not toys.

People shit me. I’M 23… TOO YOUNG TO BE THIS BITTER! 🙁

+1
I know, It sucks how idiots like this make me detest my own damn generation!!!

She wants a fully automatic dog, like a wind-up toy. When she gets bored with it, I fear for what will happen to the dog.

The poor girl wants a dog because clearly, no intelligent (or unintelligent either for that matter) human would be friends with a dips*** like this. While she’s at taking responsibility of another life that is fully dependent on her, despite her being “broke” and thus obviously unable to nurture and nourish this animal…. why doesnt she pop out a few kids too. Might as well, right? It would sure cure her lonelines. And they can all starve happily together.

I agree with Henry82. She needs a plant, not a dog. And even then, i would pity that plant that falls under her wing.

Does the RSPCA or dog/cat/animal pounds check for potential adoptors income or whatever?? Some form of proof they can cover the costs of looking after a pet well? My gut tells me they dont (having adopted a cat from the RSPCA yyeeeeeeeeears ago myself) but it would be awesome if they did.

F*** personal security and personal information. These are living creatures, not toys.

People shit me. I’M 23… TOO YOUNG TO BE THIS BITTER! 🙁

Skidbladnir said :

Moving beyond the fact as a 24 year old, she demands a free trained puppy…

…a person so out of touch with reality that they want Hey Hey its Saturday back on tv.
</stalk>

You seem to know a few intimate details about Maryanne she didn’t mention in the ad.

isn’t turner a posh suburb that has nice expensive places? Maybe that’s why she’s poor. I don’t know – i’m the earth’s end away from turner out in a cheaper area

Shouldnt the RSPCA and/or PETA investigate if she does end up with a “Pet Dog Or Puppy For Apartment”

It would need a HUGE exercise regime. Poor dog.

Maybe she is really old and poor. And needs a dog to have an excuse so she can buy dog food to eat….

Msl said :

Isn’t it illegal/not allowed to have a dog in an “apartment”?

Not in the slightest. It might be subject to body corporate or landlord issues, but that’s a different thing.

Having said a dog in an apartment is going to need a very rigorous walking regime.

Isn’t it illegal/not allowed to have a dog in an “apartment”?

Moving beyond the fact as a 24 year old, she demands a free trained puppy (or companion dog, yikes!) complete with accessories, admits she can’t afford to maintain its health, feed it, or keep it entertained, and answers her phone while driving so is a magnet for a recurrent traffic infringement cost…

It would be irresponsible to give a dog to a person so out of touch with reality that they want Hey Hey its Saturday back on tv.
</stalk>

Pets cost a lot to look after. Not just food but vet bills as well.

After all pets are not toys.

On this topic, how does “Toy Puppies R Us”? still exist? and who on earth thought that was a good name?

Every time I hear their bubbly excuse for an infomercial on the radio in the car I want to drive my fist through the center console.

It seriously bothers me how irresponsible these people are in their marketing.. ‘toy puppies’.
http://www.toypuppiesareus.com.au/

Especially when the message from RSPCA is the exact opposite:
http://www.rspcatas.org.au/aboutus/campaigns/petsarenttoys/

That description: reminds me of Taylor Lautner.

http://www.allclassifieds.com.au/ac/display-ad?cid=123139245 maybe this one might be a suitable match…. *snort* a young big boofy entire male…

colourful sydney racing identity said :

JessP said :

Honey if you are broke you cant afford a dog – or any pet for that matter.

+1. Highly irresponsible. Maybe she is the crazy dog woman who used to hang around the city begging for money to feed her dog?

I agree if you can’t look after yourself and your existing bills, you can’t look after a pet properly. I hope for an animals sake that someone more suitable will be available.

christ, a dog can live for over 15 years. This lady needs a plant, not a dog

maryanne – you could adopt an untrained puppy or dog and do it yourself. That’s what most of us do. The nicely behaved dogs aren’t like dial a pizza where you just ask for what you want – you have to put in some hard yards early.

– or you just read them a book the way you do little kids. Fine to chew – shoes, bones, sticks. Not fine to chew, show him a picture of power coards, furniture and the like.

So do you work Maryanne – or is this dog destined to spend hours a day alone in your apartment…?

Frankie118 said :

Irresponsible, yes.
But imagine if we all lived in Maryanne’s world, where Lake Burley Griffin was made of chocolate and all the trees tasted like lollipops and the roads were made of rainbows?

<straight face>Well she can’t be completely irresponsible. After all, she does not answer her mobile while driving…</straight face>

Irresponsible, yes.
But imagine if we all lived in Maryanne’s world, where Lake Burley Griffin was made of chocolate and all the trees tasted like lollipops and the roads were made of rainbows?

JessP said :

Honey if you are broke you cant afford a dog – or any pet for that matter.

+1. I really hope nobody gives her a dog.

You stupid woman. Believe me lady, it costs more than a tin of Chum a week to keep a dog in good health. If you can’t afford to ‘buy’ a pet then you can’t afford to ‘keep’ a pet. END OF STORY!!

colourful sydney racing identity said :

JessP said :

Honey if you are broke you cant afford a dog – or any pet for that matter.

+1. Highly irresponsible. Maybe she is the crazy dog woman who used to hang around the city begging for money to feed her dog?

But, but… she has a CAR and can drive ANYWHERE! She obviously feels very grown-up because of that achievement.

Would be an awesome joke to react to her ad, meet up with her and then give her one of those toy dogs that bark and wag their tails when you press a button. That’s exactly what she needs!

colourful sydney racing identity11:45 am 26 Jul 11

JessP said :

Honey if you are broke you cant afford a dog – or any pet for that matter.

+1. Highly irresponsible. Maybe she is the crazy dog woman who used to hang around the city begging for money to feed her dog?

Honey if you are broke you cant afford a dog – or any pet for that matter.

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