Lies you've told Chaz
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I don't think I've lied on Chaz.
I'm not sure if I've mentioned where Truffles and Popcorn were from though. I have on other forums, it's just never come up.
Truffles and Popcorn were both pet store puppies from Harrods in London. They costed about £2000 each and were probably puppy mill dogs. My aunt doesn't believe such a high class store are selling puppies from poor, kenneled, mill type locations and I've warned her about it before (after we bought Truffles) but she doesn't listen.
Both dogs are completely out of standard, Truffles is too big, her muzzle is way too long and a lot of things are incorrect according to the Cavs standard. However, she does have a Cav temperament through and through, plus she's been very healthy thus far. Pop is too big as well, completely incorrect in build and his head is incredibly strange and alien-like. He doesn't have any health problems either though. He isn't the most people or dog friendly dog as he sometimes snarls at people and dogs (even us sometimes) and we think it's probably partially genetic. He's healthy as well though so I guess we got pretty lucky.
I don't know if my aunt will end up with more pet shop animals in the future but I don't really have any power to stop her..
I'm not sure if I've mentioned where Truffles and Popcorn were from though. I have on other forums, it's just never come up.
Truffles and Popcorn were both pet store puppies from Harrods in London. They costed about £2000 each and were probably puppy mill dogs. My aunt doesn't believe such a high class store are selling puppies from poor, kenneled, mill type locations and I've warned her about it before (after we bought Truffles) but she doesn't listen.
Both dogs are completely out of standard, Truffles is too big, her muzzle is way too long and a lot of things are incorrect according to the Cavs standard. However, she does have a Cav temperament through and through, plus she's been very healthy thus far. Pop is too big as well, completely incorrect in build and his head is incredibly strange and alien-like. He doesn't have any health problems either though. He isn't the most people or dog friendly dog as he sometimes snarls at people and dogs (even us sometimes) and we think it's probably partially genetic. He's healthy as well though so I guess we got pretty lucky.
I don't know if my aunt will end up with more pet shop animals in the future but I don't really have any power to stop her..
Well, this isn't exactly a lie but I never gave an update on this situation so here it is. I gave Sassy to my aunt because she LOVES Boxers and she had always loved wiggly bouncy Sassy. At first we thought about taking her back one day when my aunt found another Boxer dog to adopt, but it didn't work out that way. We decided it was the right decision because she was very aggressive with my cats. We got her when she was past her little puppy/learning stage (exact age I can't remember), and I guess it was already "programmed" in her that fluffy kitties are really fun to attack. She started doing it from day one, I kept hoping it would get better, but it never did. But my aunt, to my surprise, told me Sassy is fine with her old cat. So, she came back for about a week, just for a visit since we all missed her. But it went horribly, she attacked Jack and gave him two puncture wounds in his head. I got a horrible reminder of why she would NEVER work out here. Apparently its just her & Jack that butt heads, because she never bothered Jenna when she came for her visit and she has never tried to hurt my aunt's cat. But either way, she's doing very well there and is having a very happy life as an only dog on a lot of property. And don't think I didn't try to train her. I really, really did. I worked with her every single day for a long time. She just had a very heavy prey drive for cats...Jack in particular.
It sounds to me that you really did what was best for both pets. I used to live in California, and I regret that I ever had ferrets there. If for any reason we were to move back I wouldn't feel right bringing them with me either. Also, while they can be fine as a solitary ferret they are so much happier with other ferrets to play with.
As to the OP, I have never lied but I don't post much about my pets to begin with. I have thought very hard recently about rehoming my ferrets because they don't get as much one on one time as I feel they deserve, but after running into our local shelter owner and finding out they have a ridiculous amount of ferrets/surrenders I know I can make things work here for my two with a little more effort on my part.
As to the OP, I have never lied but I don't post much about my pets to begin with. I have thought very hard recently about rehoming my ferrets because they don't get as much one on one time as I feel they deserve, but after running into our local shelter owner and finding out they have a ridiculous amount of ferrets/surrenders I know I can make things work here for my two with a little more effort on my part.
:rofl1: It's all relative. I'll be honest (and it can be seen on my forum presence today) I was super bored today. I got up, swam Arnold and Sloan, went back to our rental and did some wall work with Backup, took Shamoo for a walk and then sat and ate while participating online. 
Tomorrow I think I might do it all over again. hehehe
Tomorrow I think I might do it all over again. hehehe
I havn't lied on here either.
Sure there have been things I havn't included on here, there will always be things that don't need to be burned into the internet for the rest of eternity.
But I havn't lied, I've seen too many people get caught out to even try, and I value this place too much to mess with it.
Sure there have been things I havn't included on here, there will always be things that don't need to be burned into the internet for the rest of eternity.
But I havn't lied, I've seen too many people get caught out to even try, and I value this place too much to mess with it.
I have not lied before on Chaz, because I honestly do not feel a need to. If I had an issue, I would actually depend on the message board to help me out and give me advise. If there was a chance that others would judge me for a decision I made or something I said - well, when I'm online I'm fairly thick skinned (depending on the situation) and frankly would be okay if someone had an issue with what I did.
I value everyone's opinion of me a great deal, so like mrose_s said, it's not worth it. The very worst thing that could happen, if I admitted to doing something less than responsible, is a snippy comment or two and maybe a few members snubbing me. Which I can deal with easily in comparison to lying to a message board composing of people I consider friends, or at least enjoy talking to a great deal.
Of course, I do omit things! Though I doubt anyone would WANT to know every detail of my life to begin with.
I value everyone's opinion of me a great deal, so like mrose_s said, it's not worth it. The very worst thing that could happen, if I admitted to doing something less than responsible, is a snippy comment or two and maybe a few members snubbing me. Which I can deal with easily in comparison to lying to a message board composing of people I consider friends, or at least enjoy talking to a great deal.
Of course, I do omit things! Though I doubt anyone would WANT to know every detail of my life to begin with.
My first post was a lie lol. I had no intentions of staying here. I liked to do those "what breed is right for you" quizzes but had done pretty much all of them. so I just googled something to try and find more and a chazhound thread popped up with someone asking which breed was right for them. So I joined and made up some story about how I was going to get a dog and needed to know what breeds would suit me. Then I decided I liked the place and made more posts. But I made another similar thread later again lying about getting a new dog soon and having everything I needed but needed help choosing a breed. I guess I thought if it was hypothetical you wouldn't help me or something lol.
I can't think of anything else, though I wouldn't be surprised if I'd made a few white lies/false claims. Nothing major or important though, possibly things I'm very embarrassed about or ashamed of.
I can't think of anything else, though I wouldn't be surprised if I'd made a few white lies/false claims. Nothing major or important though, possibly things I'm very embarrassed about or ashamed of.
Hey me too!! I think most people consider their lives pretty boring though....and a lot of stuff SOUNDS glamorous until I actually imagine myself doing it. Then I remember how much I like being boring. Lol.
I have two things I've sidestepped around.
1) I dunno if Mu was from a planned litter or if she was from an oops litter. I'm fairly positive she was an oops because who in their right mind would cross heelers and corgis? Lol. Plus the family she came from seemed pretty desperate to get rid of her (she was the last one...I think she was the runt LOL). At the time we got her though, I didn't know anything about BYB's or breeders or what have you. My family's always gotten dogs from regular people, not breeders (until Max anyway).
2) I used to use a prong collar on Murphy. I switched over to the Easy Walk as soon as I found out about it and I feel terrible for ever using the prong on him when it really wasn't needed. Although for being so small and short he can pull REALLY fricking hard.
That's all I can think of. Usually I just don't say anything if I think I'll get jumped on. I don't see the point in trying to justify my actions to invisible people in the computer. Lol.
I have two things I've sidestepped around.
1) I dunno if Mu was from a planned litter or if she was from an oops litter. I'm fairly positive she was an oops because who in their right mind would cross heelers and corgis? Lol. Plus the family she came from seemed pretty desperate to get rid of her (she was the last one...I think she was the runt LOL). At the time we got her though, I didn't know anything about BYB's or breeders or what have you. My family's always gotten dogs from regular people, not breeders (until Max anyway).
2) I used to use a prong collar on Murphy. I switched over to the Easy Walk as soon as I found out about it and I feel terrible for ever using the prong on him when it really wasn't needed. Although for being so small and short he can pull REALLY fricking hard.
That's all I can think of. Usually I just don't say anything if I think I'll get jumped on. I don't see the point in trying to justify my actions to invisible people in the computer. Lol.
Ya it was a really really tough decision for me because I'm not at all the type of person who rehomes pets. I even talked to a few people on Chaz about my cat's situation prior to me rehoming him to get their opinion and they agreed that it was better for both him and me if I did so. I'm usually not really much of a cat person and Goober irritated me so much at times, but despite the fact that I'm not a cat person, there was something about that cat that you couldn't help but love. I just didn't want to have to worry all the time about him getting loose and getting hit by a car since we lived in such a busy area with major traffic roads.
As far as my ferret, Mika, I honestly thought about taking her with us to CA, but since we were going to be living with my husband's dad we didn't think it would be fair to sneak an illegal animal into his home that he was renting. After I rehomed her we got a call from his dad that his landlord called to tell him that we couldn't bring our dog and well... I can't rehome Bamm... no wayyyy. So we stayed in NM and now we're in GA. I was really bummed to rehome her because I had wanted a ferret for so long, but... I'm very happy that she has a great life now and other ferrets to play with. She's doing so much better than she was with me. I seriously probably wont get ferrets again until I own my own home.
As far as my ferret, Mika, I honestly thought about taking her with us to CA, but since we were going to be living with my husband's dad we didn't think it would be fair to sneak an illegal animal into his home that he was renting. After I rehomed her we got a call from his dad that his landlord called to tell him that we couldn't bring our dog and well... I can't rehome Bamm... no wayyyy. So we stayed in NM and now we're in GA. I was really bummed to rehome her because I had wanted a ferret for so long, but... I'm very happy that she has a great life now and other ferrets to play with. She's doing so much better than she was with me. I seriously probably wont get ferrets again until I own my own home.