Homeless men with homeless dogs

Riverpineapple

When I walk by homeless men on the street with their dogs I can't help but feel more concerned about the welfare of the dog than the man.

Anyone else have similar feelings?

Cookie_Monster

yes

RasTa

Yeah, I make sure the dog gets my change.

herya

Yes, and it's natural. People are responsible for their lives, animals only have what we give them.

starbelgrade

Riverpineapple wrote: »

When I walk by homeless men on the street with their dogs I can't help but feel more concerned about the welfare of the dog than the man.

Anyone else have similar feelings?

I felt similarly once - it was after I went in for a heart transplant & they forgot to replace the old one.

brummytom

No, I care more about people than animals

InkSlinger67

Why do I hear The Boss singing about the streets of Philadelphia?

TheZohanS

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

Why do I hear The Boss singing about the streets of Philadelphia?

Because you're in work?

Abi

Rob the dog.

My name is URL

No not really. It restores some faith in humanity for me actually.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crowstoburnaby/170684833/

Why would you feel sorry for the dog? There's plenty of people in houses with pets that are more neglected than that

MaybeLogic

I always think, ' now why should I be giving him money for food when clearly he can eat the dog'?

Irish_polizei

Personally, id be more worried about the dog, only because the dogs dont annoy me head lookn for a spare euro and the fact that they are innocent crayturs :P

Gyalist

Riverpineapple wrote: »

When I walk by homeless men on the street with their dogs I can't help but feel more concerned about the welfare of the dog than the man.

Anyone else have similar feelings?

No.

The joke was much better when Chris Rock told it.

InkSlinger67

TheZohan wrote: »

Because you're in work?

This cat rides alone on his toboggan!

*Puts on shades*

Red_Marauder

No. We have to be careful about transferring human emotions onto animals.

Dogs don't understand homelessness, hopelessness, stigma or loss of integrity. They do not have human intelligence nor the range of emotions we are subjected to. They can live comfortably out of doors given some sort of shelter and basic feeding, and often do so in regular households including my own.

So no, I feel more sorry for the people sleeping in doorways in the cold tonight than any dog, cat or bird.

peasant

My name is URL wrote: »

Why would you feel sorry for the dog? There's plenty of people in houses with pets that are more neglected than that

Indeed !

Lollymcd

I always feel really guilty about feeling more sorry for the dag than the human. I've never seen a dog that looks hungry though.

All the charities I donate are animal ones, I figure there are enough normal people who give to "people" charities!!!

Red_Marauder

Lollymcd wrote: »

I figure there are enough normal people who give to "people" charities!!!

Sadly not.

Riverpineapple

My name is URL wrote: »

Why would you feel sorry for the dog? There's plenty of people in houses with pets that are more neglected than that

Doesn't mean the dog on the street isn't suffering?

Riverpineapple

Lollymcd wrote: »

I always feel really guilty about feeling more sorry for the dag than the human. I've never seen a dog that looks hungry though.

All the charities I donate are animal ones, I figure there are enough normal people who give to "people" charities!!!

At least there are charities for the likes of dogs and cats. What about the poor ants and bees?

MaybeLogic

Riverpineapple wrote: »

Doesn't mean the dog on the street isn't suffering?

Do you think the dog suffers from status anxiety?

citizen_p

i get it watching the news.....like 2000 beleieved dead *video* of dog looking for water* ^i think awwh poor dog^

caseyann

The homeless who have dogs love them more than people who live in houses with their pets.The majority of them share their food with them .They are their truly best friends.
The Dog whisper said homeless people have the most stable dogs around.
I dont feel sorry for the dogs. And you should feel sorry for most of the people who end up like that.


Now in the countries where they eat dogs and pack them like tuna in cages then you feel sorry for them

Riverpineapple

caseyann wrote: »

The homeless who have dogs love them more than people who live in houses with their pets.The majority of them share their food with them .They are their truly best friends.
The Dog whisper said homeless people have the most stable dogs around.
I dont feel sorry for the dogs. And you should feel sorry for most of the people who end up like that.


Now in the countries where they eat dogs and pack them like tuna in cages then you feel sorry for them

I'm happy the homeless dogs are stable

Red_Marauder

caseyann wrote: »

Now in the countries where they eat dogs and pack them like tuna in cages then you feel sorry for them

And indeed, equally, the tuna in the cages?

caseyann

Riverpineapple wrote: »

I'm happy the homeless dogs are stable

So now dogs become homeless :rolleyes:

caseyann

Red_Marauder wrote: »

And indeed, equally, the tuna in the cages?

Ok wise ass :P

aujopimur

They get extra on the 'social' for the dog.

Luno

Don't like how you see some fellas and they use the dog for sympathy but I do think some genuinely do see them as a companion when there is no one else out there to care about them the dog stays by their side!
Goes to say a dog really is a mans best friend.

Red_Marauder

aujopimur wrote: »

They get extra on the 'social' for the dog.

While this isn't true for dogs, the most worrying thing is that, for begging parents, it is true for children. It's the kids who you see lying in their parents arms outisde the central bank when they should be in school that I pity.