Comments on: All the news that’s not: People are spending money on pets

By: Great Dane Addict

Great Dane Addict — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:17:21 +0000

My uncle once had a python named Fluffy. Super funny.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:29:55 +0000

I bought my dog one of those Furby’s when it came out. Remember? When they were so much in demand? I paid $75.00 for it!

One look at the “talking” Furby and my dog gave me a look that said, “Are you crazy or what?” and did an about face and walked out of the room.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:38:26 +0000

I once trained at a training center where there was another handler who had two dogs - a Dalmatian named “Spot” and a Collie named “Lassie”. No lie.

It was all I could do to keep my composure whenever I was in an area where she was training . . . . . .

By: Lis

Lis — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:44:36 +0000

All of Katz’s comments about people spending too much on their pets and pampering them too much, should be read while keeping firmly in mind that this is a man who bought a border collie, and then bought a farm and a flock of sheep—for the dog. And he’s worried about people who buy ten-dollar toys for their pets.

By: straybaby

straybaby — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:40:02 +0000

i’m naming my next dog fido and i may just buy HIM a bikini, so there!

sheesh. the quote about people treating their dogs like children from Katz is actually kinda funny. dogs, like children, need to learn the rules of the house and good manners ta boot ;) they actually have many of the same needs, lol!~ i am a bit surprised he thought the Vick outcry was “disturbing”. the average person, dog owner or not, can’t even fathom doing what he did. seems to me it would be more disturbing if people didn’t get outraged . . .

By: catbird

catbird — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:23:20 +0000

Hey, I once did have a cat named Fluffy! She was named by my (then) 4-year-old daughter, who thought it was a wonderful name.

By: Andrea 2CatMom

Andrea 2CatMom — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:43:46 +0000

If we care more about the safety of our pets than others care about the safety of their children, just exactly who is not stepping up to the plate. Sounds like parents of human children need to care more rather than pet parents needing to care less.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:41:12 +0000

I didn’t even notice that! Ha!

But I forgot that’s another piece of the formula: Must mention Neuticles.

Oh, those crazy pet people!

By: Lis

Lis — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:32:14 +0000

My favorite bit:

And dogs that have been spayed can be fitted with prostheses made by Neuticles, a company in Missouri.

Spayed. Neuticles. You’d think they’d assign the article to someone who, at the very least, didn’t flunk high school biology.