I am HUGE animal lover. Dogs are my favorite and I have 2 dogs.....I would have more but, my back yard is not big enough for more animals. My dogs are like my kids....I don't have kids and my back yard is not big enough for dogs and kids so I opted for dogs! Besides, my dogs don't require a college fund.
Dogs can be like children tho. How you raise and train them determines how they behave. And that is ususally a result of either good or bad parenting/training. Overall, I think I'm a good "parent" to my dogs, I took them to dog classes and tought them and myself how to do basic dog stuff, ie heel, sit, stay, come, etc and we do pretty well. I exercise them regularly and they seem to be happy.
I have read MLS lisintgs lately that state that when showing a house, to not let the dog/cat/ out, or not to go into the back yard due a biting or vicious dog, or dog does not do welll around children, cat tends to scratch when being picked up, and the list goes on. This got me thinking....
As much as I am for keeping pets in their own invironment and keeping their stress level to a minimum while either buying or selling home, afterall, the house is just as much their domain in their mind! I think it is bad "parenting" on the owners part, knowing that if your pet bites, or is in some way, vicious towards others, to let a stranger(s) come into your home and encounter that and not take your pet out or away while there is a showing or inspection. I have been nipped, chased, attacked and scratched by peoples pets, (I have also incountered uncaged snakes, and rat like animals and uncaged birds flying around) while I am appraising a home, and at times I have not been able to complete an assignment due to the pets behaviour. Granted it is the animals domain and they are protecting it, but come on, take care of your pets properly and don't make your agent or appraiser, or inspector deal with an ill behaved animal. Its bad parenting and ir-responsible.
Here again, I dont' fault the animal(s). After all, our pets and (your children, not mine.... as I dont' have any!!!) only reflect on on their "training/parenting."
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