I don't completely write off other people when they don't treat their dogs to my standards... but unfortunately I do tend to put up a bit of a wall... not on purpose... but it happens.
No.
Because I add a healthy dollop of common sense into my thinking and I appreciate not everyone knows everything about dogs, just as I do not. Plus there are TONS of topics I'm totally ignorant on, and I'd hope someone didn't look down on me because I haven't learnt about it just yet.
So no. Because worrying doesn't do anyone any good ever.
Okay I worded it wrong, I don't necessarily write them off. If someone doesn't know something, I do my best to educate.
I'm talking about how my family calls me the dog lady, and the dog whisperer, and they KNOW how much I research and read all things dog. They KNOW that I am passionate about things I KNOW about, and then they do the opposite.
My parents did so good in the beginning. They researched breeders, I found them a good one. They were going to get on a waiting list. I show up at their house one day to a husky lab mix, SIX weeks old, that they paid $200 bucks off kijiji. And I pulled 12 tics off her THAT NIGHT. Fast forward. They get her on wellness food. Awesome. My mom loses her job- ahh that sucks, so they switch to kirkland. Still good!
They start giving her those wet beneful meals. "Oh but they have carrots and peas!" Okay dogs dont NEED carrots and peas. It also has tons of corn.
"Hey mom, dad, Mocha is getting pretty hyper, shes about 10 months old now, you really show crate her when youre not here. This is the same age Chance ate my couch."
"yeah yeah okay."
Dog eats the $3,000.00 couch. Cool. Great. They pay $100.00 to get it fixed, no big deal.
They switch to beneful dry food now.
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I just sometimes want to give up trying to help OTHER people with their dogs when I feel like I am talking to a wall.
I know that MY dogs are getting the best I can provide for THEM and I wouldn't change a thing about that.