addled wrote:Hawkes, you were really quite rude and now seem to have had your nose put out of joint by a very polite comment, albeit a bit tongue in cheek. Also your post did have typos, which makes a mockery of your original complaint. Comments of this nature are counter productive, so shall we get back on topic?
hawkes wrote:My point, that you missed was that some dogs should not be in an city environment. Some are fine, others such as some terriers were never meant for city dwelling
I am curious as to your assertion that certain dog breeds aren't suitable for city life and it's something I partly agree with. I wouldn't advise a border collie as an urban pet for a family at work all day, but a retired person with the time and space to exercise them for a few hours a day would make a great owner. And remember, there is a LOT of wide open space in and around London. Another is the huskie. I know of a few owners and their dogs are never allowed off the lead because they wander and have poor recall. It wouldn't be my preference to own a dog that cannot run free where allowed.
Dogs are highly adaptable and, whilst terriers were originally bred for vermin control, they are perfect for urban living because of their small size and short range. An example is the Dachshund; a badger killer by breed, a perfect urban dog as per the example above.
Dogs were never
meant for dwelling at all, but we adapted them to our needs. This adaptation hasn't ceased, it is an ongoing process and once-rural, working dogs have adapted very well for town life and are thriving.
I think we’re agreeing here. Dogs who can’t be recalled should be kept on leads and not be allowed to do as they please in parks – stealing food, pouncing on kids etc and there’s the cruelty they are then not allowed freedom. Therefore only have well trained dogs who are suitable for city life.
Good point re dachshunds and collies. Very nice to have a serious debate rather than have the vitriol I’ve had in the past few days which I found a bit weird so deflected it with a few off the cuff comments which didn’t seem to go down too well. Man it’s no wonder that these forums are dominated by a few heavy users who are obviously above us mere mortals !
From now on I think I’ll just stay out of it and just laugh at the many 1st world forum discussions - “Does anyone know a proper tutor to teach my youngest mandarin while I consider bottox due to the worry lines caused by feckless husband not getting a 6 figure bonus meaning we’re going to have to lay off one of the nannies and make do on 3 holidays this year”
