If I see any more comments on Mumsnet of it's just a dog

[Lifeneedsaresetagain]

Do people not realise that for those who welcome them into the family they are part of the family. And if you have a dog and say it's just a dog, I'm not sure you should have one.

Well, when I was working as a teacher, the parents certainly weren't in the building during the school day.

I can't imagine the Biology teachers grabbing an animal from the lab instead of one of the kids if the place went up in flames.

Yes, I have had to get children out of a building that appeared to be on fire. It turned out that the biggest danger was smoke inhalation or a possible crush - the fire was actually in a dumpster below an archway.

The word catio is banned in our house-once the tortie gets wind of the concept, she'll have us sleeping outside and will change the locks.👀😾

Family :

People are destroying the planet. The sooner numbers reduce the better it will be for every other being who lives here.

Most people are not in charge of kids though. I will never be in a scenario where I have to chose between a stranger's kids and my dog.. Yet I will get blasted on here for choosing my dog.

I find your reply really interesting. I’m 61. Pets as long as I can remember. As an adult, pet owner for 40 years.
Parent for 31 years. For me, absolutely no equivalence. Fond of the pets and gave them a good life, obviously. Sadness, yes. Grief? No. because they were animals and that’s what we expected when we took them on, a limited lifespan.

Don’t want to even imagine how I would feel if my loved ones (humans) pre-deceased me.

I've partially answered this in my other posts.

We didn't have dogs in the building when our school apparently went on fire. There were some small animals in there however. They were left behind.

Fortunately, as I said above, it was only a dumpster fire. A bin full of paper had gone up in flames and the smoke had percolated into the building. My room was right next to a concourse area on the first floor and the concourse was full of smoke.

You mean like people who decide to have pets? Dogs and cats are hardly good for the planet.

Well, if you'll never be in that scenario then you don't really know what you would do.

I love the honesty and simplicity with dogs.

My dog has also taught me a different way of living; being actually present in the moment , more appreciative of nature, and (literally) shaking off stress...

I completely understand some people dont want dogs in their homes and thats fine - if it's a far away visit it means I don't stay more than a couple of hours.

But for me it's worth it because of
the daily companionship I get every day
vs
no canine companionship but the odd catch ups with those people.

No one would. That is a fact.
But I would not be looking for kids to rescue if I didn't know they were there to begin with.
I would be leaving with my dog.

Humans are worse.

Of course you wouldn't - not if you were unaware of them.

Leave rescue to emergency services. I know that much.

Which includes making the decision to have pets which are bad for the planet.

That's my point.

So you'd leave your dog behind then?

My dog would be with me, so easy to take her out.

Your statement isnt very constructive come to think of it.

OK, having kids is worse.

Good.

The same way that my pupils were with me.

ETA However, I still had to get the stragglers in the corridor and concourse areas out. My colleagues in the Science Department got their pupils out and left the cages and tanks of small animals - as they had to.

Most people have both.

I have a dog. No kids and never will.

A human is just another animal.

So what's your point?

We are all sentinel beings and hence equal just because sine humans, like you think humans are superior does nit mean they are.

@Lifeneedsaresetagain I completely agree. Every lifeform is equal. Our dogs, cats, birds etc are our family.

I was in decathlon browsing the hats when some bloke's dog pissed on the floor. It was disgusting, he ignored it and carried on shopping. Me and my kids couldn't believe he'd just let his dog do that. He then wandered around like nothing had happened. He didn't even alert the shop staff to ask for something to wipe it up. We were classic mumsnet 'horrified.' Never felt the same in decathlon again. Some dog owners are so entitled it's unreal.

I'm the opposite.

Most do seem to have both though.