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The difference in how dogs are treated in different regions. My question: why?
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 304624" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>It doesn't surprise me about Acworth; it had a lot of potential, but still had a lot of rural areas. I lived right near the - what is it, 4 corners or something - real close to Barstow and 2 other counties that I can't think of off the top of my head. (Acworth is actually in 2 counties - Cobb and Bartow.) Cobb County was really booming when I lived there. I think at that time, 85% of the people in Atlanta were not native to the area.</p><p></p><p>In any case, our vet clinic had another office in Bartow Co and we had a booming business. People really did take care of their pets. I think there were more kill shelters there at that time. But, that was probably the case in a lot of places. 15 years changes a lot.</p><p></p><p>I remember this one client. They called us in hysterics - I took the call. They're outside dog had an "injury" to it's jaw and they were so distraught because they didn't have much money and just knew the jaw was broken and they were going to have to put the dog down because they couldn't afford treatment. They brought the dog in and it turned out that the dog just had something lodged in it's mouth which is why it couldn't open it's mouth or eat. The owners stood in the lobby and wept with relief. Just because a dog is kept outside, doesn't mean it's not loved and cared for. For some people, it's just the way they've always known. </p><p></p><p>We had clients in the lobby of about every socioeconomic class and there wasn't a dry eye in the room.</p><p></p><p>However, it gets much colder up here for much longer periods of time. When it hits a certain temperature, they need to be brought inside. My ex father in law wouldn't allow that. It was -14 (in GA) and the dog was "OK" because it was in an insulated dog house with bedding. I made my now ex, nail a thick blanket over the opening to the dog house so that it would block the wind and at least help hold body heat in. I was so distraught over that. But, there were too many things about my ex father in law that I didn't like - and this was one of them. It was more a reflection on the kind of person he was then how he was raised.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 304624, member: 7083"] It doesn't surprise me about Acworth; it had a lot of potential, but still had a lot of rural areas. I lived right near the - what is it, 4 corners or something - real close to Barstow and 2 other counties that I can't think of off the top of my head. (Acworth is actually in 2 counties - Cobb and Bartow.) Cobb County was really booming when I lived there. I think at that time, 85% of the people in Atlanta were not native to the area. In any case, our vet clinic had another office in Bartow Co and we had a booming business. People really did take care of their pets. I think there were more kill shelters there at that time. But, that was probably the case in a lot of places. 15 years changes a lot. I remember this one client. They called us in hysterics - I took the call. They're outside dog had an "injury" to it's jaw and they were so distraught because they didn't have much money and just knew the jaw was broken and they were going to have to put the dog down because they couldn't afford treatment. They brought the dog in and it turned out that the dog just had something lodged in it's mouth which is why it couldn't open it's mouth or eat. The owners stood in the lobby and wept with relief. Just because a dog is kept outside, doesn't mean it's not loved and cared for. For some people, it's just the way they've always known. We had clients in the lobby of about every socioeconomic class and there wasn't a dry eye in the room. However, it gets much colder up here for much longer periods of time. When it hits a certain temperature, they need to be brought inside. My ex father in law wouldn't allow that. It was -14 (in GA) and the dog was "OK" because it was in an insulated dog house with bedding. I made my now ex, nail a thick blanket over the opening to the dog house so that it would block the wind and at least help hold body heat in. I was so distraught over that. But, there were too many things about my ex father in law that I didn't like - and this was one of them. It was more a reflection on the kind of person he was then how he was raised. [/QUOTE]
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