Mumsnet Talk

Dear Mnhq,

Chicken keepers have their own section which is lovely for them but us dog types would really like our own "dogsnet" so we can swap hints and tips and have a safe haven to hide in when the dog haters get busy with the pitchforks.

I promise that we all pick up the poo and walk our beautiful boys and girls in places appropriate for their behaviour.

Thank you muchly

Xx

But there is a pets section already

Or are you special because you have a hound?

Yes, I want a special hound section. No one ever referred to a hamster as (wo)mans best friend.

No but many a frustrated politician......

........or ageing filmstar

I have a pet shark.

I want fishnet.

And for my pet rabbit - harenet.

And for my crabs - a trip to the clinic.

I do think you have a problem though, in that people will misinterpret it deliberately and hang out there on Friday night talking about dogging.

I think you'll find hairnets in style and beauty Dinghy.

Good luck with that.

I think we need a cat section as well - but that's been rejected because stick insect owners might want their own section and WHer Will It All End .

The Litter Tray

<not bitter at all, oh no no no>

I'm generally against the idea of a dogsnet. People will hide it if they don't like dogs - much like the tackroom which is apparently for horse lovers, rather than what I thought (I did think it was the tach-room - for discussing how to get through mileage limitations if you are a hairy trucker ).

And anyway, 90% of dog related posts go in AIBU - because they are. Hairy. Smelly and unreasonable. And that's just the posters

"Hairy. Smelly and unreasonable."

You could launch a hostile takeover of Dadsnet - it needs spicing up a bit.

Tempting BeenBeta - I often wonder what would happen if I let DH on here. I suspect he'd be slaughtered challenged robustly for some of his views

No to dogsnet. My terrier would get the wrong idea and start typing 'AIBU to think that the fucking shar pei from up the hill should cross the road and SAY HIS PRAYERS before hauling his wrinkly carcass past MY GATE.

yes to dogsnet.

no need for catsnet - you just feed them don't you?

lol at cat dismissiveness.

Could we have a cockateilsnet? -- I've just bought one and since he keeps standing on the keyboard he might as well have his own talkboard to type into.

Seriously I can't really see the need for subdividing the pets topic. I quite like the cameraderie of all livestock together.

I suggest Canine Corner
and Cat Crazies

Judging from MN classic threads, the hamster section should be called 'Recipes' and the guinea pig section should have a poetry topic.

Alpaca Alley?

Please please please, can we have this for the cat bit:

"The Litter Tray"

(If you had a cat you would understand)

Shouldn't the cat bit just be called 'Yes of course I Am Being Unreasonable, I'm a cat'

Fishnet goes without saying I suppose.

or maybe

Remains of the Day

as the cats always leave some sort of remains in the house

I predict much factionalism in the small animals category, as chinchilla owners proest at being lumped in with degus etc.

Well obviously my Persian will need her own special section

Aristocats?

And clearly we must not have cats among the pigeons; and the sheep must be separated from the goats.

(But the lions can lie down with the lambs).

Oh, there'll be a whole world of pedigree vs mutt bunfights.

Have asked the cats and they think the dog section should be called "Enemies" and the random small fluffy section should be "Prey" or "Lunch"

Have asked my dog, and he thinks the pet topic should just be divided into Shag, Murder, Avoid.

and [awe] at magic quote thingy. Dog is flattered.

I have laready defiled the cat setion with the traditional opening hairball.

Thankyouthankyouthankyou!

This is madness.

What about multi-species threads, like 'my cat's started peeing indoors since we got the dog' or 'best way to introduce a puppy to a cat'? Where will you put them?

It's also going to test the knowledge of mnhq cos some threads don't explicitly mention which type of pet, but rather the authors on that subject. Ha!

Mad, mad, mad.

And seriously - seriously - a very common question on Pets is 'What is the best pet for my dc?'

Where does that go????

Why haven't you added a Spidersnet. Then we could have Aragog and Shelob on for a webchat. <groan>

And if the answer is overwhelmingly 'rat' and the conversation moves on to caring for a rat, does the thread then have to move?

Anyway, pop over to Pets and see what everybody there thinks....

I am loving this quote app.

DOes the background colour change according to mood I wonder? Is a Farrow and Ball colour card involved?

This is silly now.

Do we really need separate topics for everything that could just go in a thread and when that gets full another started a la the shiney ones or zappatas (are they still around?)

Oh wow! Thank you