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Friday, May 23, 2008

huskies

There's seriously a problem with Singaporeans and discarding their dogs. I guess they thought that their dogs would be forever the cutesy puppy that they bought from the store. What they fail to notice is that puppies are super adorable when they're young, and despite their tendency to sleep most of the time, making it easier to care for them, they grow up to be frisky and playful, with the need to be walked daily and fed with nutritious food. Plus they need lots of love and attention as well.

I guess the novelty of a new dog dies off when they find out how much hard work is required to take care of them. Cleaning up after them is not a fun thing, especially not after a hard day out and when all you want is to return home to your cosy home to relax, only to find a huge mess all thanks to your dog. Also, imagine waking up to a pile of poop to clear every morning. Then there's the fur in your house. And the mess that he makes with his food and water. And the constant bugging you for attention. Your beloved possessions that he chews up. Your beloved fragile items that he breaks. Having to walk him after a long day. His ability to pee at the wrong place when you have company, or when u are at your busiest. His constant howls and barking. His scratch marks on the doors. His paw prints and scratch marks on the walls. His scratch and bite marks on your skin from an overly excited play session. You'll never have a clean and tidy home with a dog. The amount of money required to groom and feed him. His annoying behaviour of jumping on your visitors.

All these are some of the annoying behaviour that my Vodka engages in. But as much as I harbour thoughts of giving him up because of all these, I know deep in my heart that I wouldn't bare to do so. The amount of joy that we get when we spend time with him, playing with him, watching him do the funniest things - all these far outweigh the cons of having a dog.

Browsing through the Action for Dogs, SPCA and S'pore Pets pages, there's just so many dogs given up for adoption. And out of these, there's just so many Huskies - it's really heartbreaking. I know what the owners go through, but to give up a dog whose spent its entire life with you? Can you imagine the pain and suffering he goes through? To me, it's akin to taking a child away from his parents. Some of the dogs there are just so pitiful - to be given up at 12 years of age, and even those that are given up because of illness or disabilities. That's just sad. Would you give up your child if they suffered from similar unfortunate conditions? Obviously, these owners just didn't think of their dogs as a part of their lives, but rather, as a toy, a plaything. Something they can discard once they get sick of it. FYI, animals, not just dogs, have feelings. They too feel pain, happiness and sorrow. And all thanks to movies that portray dogs in unrealistic behaviour - people end up getting dogs with the impression that they'd end up with the perfect dog that they see in the movies. People getting Collies after watching Lassie, Huskies after 8 Below. It's just really sad how movies impact people and contort their thoughts, impressions, and influence their behaviour.

If you happen to be thinking of getting a dog, please think twice, thrice, plenty of times. Just make sure you can provide the best for your dog before jumping on the bandwagon. I'm not trying to put people off from getting a dog, but just advocating proactive and responsible pet care.

On another note, as I was looking through some adoption sites, I came across a rather perculiar mix that caught my attention - Husky Retriever mix. So I went and searched for pictures of a dog of such heritage; here's what I got:

With the fur and ears of a retriever but the markings and face of a husky. Such an interesting mix!


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