Dogs in bags?!

[P. Aaron]

So I'm watching House Hunters on HGTV last night with the missus and the real estate agent is showing houses to clients and she's sporting one of those little foo-foo dogs in a bag.

I think that's messed up.

 

[bassteban]

Yeah, kinda bizarre for me. *MAAAYBE* the dog likes it...

 

[Lowactnsatsfctn]

My girlfriend has a foo foo dog

But if she put it in her purse, she'd be my ex

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

IMLE all dogs are pack animals.

They're happy when they can be with, and go to places with their pack, and very unhappy if they're left alone, or if the pack isn't "whole".

In those terms a dog "tolerates" being in a bag, just as they "tolerate" all other things life throws at 'em, as long as the pack's there.

It's probably the eqvivalent of hitting ones head to a brick wall to them though, it feels best when one stops doing so .

Regrds
Sam

Wait, WHAT, You watch HOUSE HUNTERS???

 

[bassteban]

Wait, WHAT, You watch HOUSE HUNTERS???

Valid point.

 

[Broadstbully22]

Those are barking cats, not dogs.

 

[Ben Lesser]

Those are barking cats, not dogs.

No way. My cat wouldn't put up with that for a second.

 

[spade2you]

Barking spiders.

 

[klejst]

My dog would hate it just as much as I would hate to see him in a hand bag. Women....I tell ya what crazy stuff will they be doing next?

 

[basscooker]

My dog would hate it just as much as I would hate to see him in a hand bag. Women....I tell ya what crazy stuff will they be doing next?

Lilith June 5, 2010 - Melati Suryodarmo - butterdance.mov - YouTube

you asked.

 

[klejst]

I meant it totally sarcastically, but yeah I did didn't I

 

[MatticusMania]

I thought this was going to be a much more disturbing thread. Glad the title is not the equivalent of 'Dogs in Sacks'.

 

[()smoke()]

it's great exercise and good companion time--i used to carry around Quilo, the wolf-dog who lived with us, across my shoulders like a backpack, and he was about 95 lbs and over 6' tall when up on his hind legs

--kind of like this, but uglier and with more facial hair (me, not the dog)

 

[Bassamatic]

Carrying the dog around in a bag is really very cruel to a dog. They are happy to be with you, but are being denied being a dog. Most likely big problems are down the road.

Dogs are so special, it really hurts to see when they are mistreated.

 

[MatticusMania]

Carrying the dog around in a bag is really very cruel to a dog. They are happy to be with you, but are being denied being a dog.

If one must take their dog with them in public, a collar and leash should suffice.

 

[Curmei]

We had two small dogs - Clovis is my current avatar, but they're both gone now. My wife tried to put jackets on them... once. They were small, but were dogs, as much as the retrievers, rottweilers, and huskies they hung out with around the neighborhood. She made the argument that they would 'get cold' which Clovis shot down by heading into the backyard the first time we had a large snowfall, and lying down in it for tens of minutes at a time - he hated summer, and loved winter.

They were my buddies, and we treated them like dogs - so they acted like dogs.

We have friends with large dogs, who are treated like human children - and they act like spoiled children.

 

[P. Aaron]

Dogs are to me...pets. Not accessories. What's this lady gonna do with the handbag dog when it's not in vogue any more? Just weird man.

& yeah, I was givin' the missus that mandatory 'husband time'. House Hunters was on & I saw that...thing.

 

[HEIST]

I put mine in a bag when we're on board busses and in situations where he's in danger of being stepped on in a crowded place and my hands are carrying other things. He just snoozes in there. Not a purse, though.

 

[seventhson]

If one must take their dog with them in public, a collar and leash should suffice.

Doesn't work on a plane.

for the record, i have large dogs, but if i had to transport my dogs, i'd rather have them in a bag with me on my lap than in the cargo hold of a plane.

 

[MatticusMania]

Doesn't work on a plane.

for the record, i have large dogs, but if i had to transport my dogs, i'd rather have them in a bag with me on my lap than in the cargo hold of a plane.

Clearly, that was not the sort of 'taking the dog out in public' I was referring to.