Animals in the house... disgusting??

Ms. Pingui · 07-03-2015 11:19PM #1

I'm absolutely adore animals and have a heap of pets. The dogs sleep on my bed, the cat has a litter box in the house and I'm currently litter box training a rabbit, which is having the odd accident of course.
Now obviously I clean up any messes straight away but I'm actually surprised at the amount of people who think animal hair in the house, dogs sleeping on beds, potty training pets in the house, litter trays etc. are disgusting!
I have come across people who think having animals in the house is unhygienic and gross full stop.

I think it's perfectly fine as long as you keep on top of the cleaning up! What's the general view on this?

TheBrinch · 07-03-2015 11:22PM

Disgusting.

kneemos · 07-03-2015 11:24PM

Toilet train a rabbit is all I got.

Dozen Wicked Words · 07-03-2015 11:25PM

If you're happy op I wouldn't worry what anyone else thinks.

Personally, I have a dog and she sleeps where she wants.

Desolation Of Smug · 07-03-2015 11:25PM

Our 2 dogs are on the couch - one just farted. Fairly disgusting. The fart, not the whole "being on the couch".

Duckworth_Luas · 07-03-2015 11:27PM

We always had a few pigs in the parlour

obplayer · 07-03-2015 11:29PM

I have a problem with pets on the bed. Our biggest cat sleeps across my feet and they go numb.:mad:

happy_knome · 07-03-2015 11:30PM

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

Our 2 dogs are on the couch - one just farted. Fairly disgusting. The fart, not the whole "being on the couch".

i once owned an english bulldog , world champion farters

buried · 07-03-2015 11:30PM

Keeping a dog outside all day and night barking his head off due to the lack of attention and the total ignorance for your neighbours = Disgusting

Penny Tration · 07-03-2015 11:30PM

Love having my dog in the house.

It was extremely easy to toilet train her, she doesn't go upstairs because she knows she's not allowed. She let's us know when she wants to go out to the garden to do her business, and she knows not to jump on the couch after, she goes to her bed.

I'd hate to leave her outside!

Tearin It Up · 07-03-2015 11:30PM

I remember reading a thread here about a guy who ****ted himself and in every hotel room at a wedding he was at.

If people are like that after a feed of drink, I'd rather have an animal that sh@t in a box.

Pinch Flat · 07-03-2015 11:32PM

Personally I think it's manky - I love cats and dogs but having them take over a house doesn't do it for me I have to say

Slicemeister · 07-03-2015 11:32PM

Did a job yesterday place was full of manky cats and crusty dogs. Skin was creeping afterwards straight home for a shower.

If you keep animals in your house service men should be able to automatically decline to come in the front door.

I love dogs btw. Cats not so much.

creolebelle · 07-03-2015 11:35PM

People like that have no hearts. Pets make your life better

Rackstar · 07-03-2015 11:35PM

It's disgusting. Was in a friends the other day. Dog was licking its hole and balls, then it came over and licked me. They should be out in the shed not not using the sitting room carpet to drag their hole across.

djflawless · 07-03-2015 11:36PM

Can't see the problem with dogs...at least you know the only thing they will betray you for is someone new to rub them down or throw their toys around
Cats are unsociable cuts
Rabbits are food

djflawless · 07-03-2015 11:37PM

Rackstar wrote: »

It's disgusting. Was in a friends the other day. Dog was licking its hole and balls, then it came over and licked me. They should be out in the shed not not using the sitting room carpet to drag their hole across.

You deserve a ban on keeping animals of any kind

orlyice · 07-03-2015 11:38PM

Oh my 2 cats are bosses in my house. They go out everyday for an hour or two when we get home from work. Other than that they are indoor cats. And they go everywhere, it's their home too. They are clean so don't have an issue.

Rackstar · 07-03-2015 11:39PM

djflawless wrote: »

You deserve a ban on keeping animals of any kind

I'd be pretty happy with that

Dtp1979 · 07-03-2015 11:40PM

Sometimes the owners are worse animals than your pets inside

Dtp1979 · 07-03-2015 11:41PM

If you've a cat and a rabbit walking around inside I'd get the rabbit to learn self defence

Jawgap · 07-03-2015 11:42PM

Toilet training the dogs was easier than toilet training the kids.

oEmmao · 07-03-2015 11:43PM

orlyice wrote: »

Oh my 2 cats are bosses in my house. They go out everyday for an hour or two when we get home from work. Other than that they are indoor cats. And they go everywhere, it's their home too. They are clean so don't have an issue.

same in our house, we have 3 cats, I keep on top of the cleaning, they sleep in the bed sometimes, on the couch every evening, and have total run of the house, its their house too, they go for a wander every day but are inside lots where they are safe

Desolation Of Smug · 07-03-2015 11:45PM

happy_knome wrote: »

i once owned an english bulldog , world champion farters

Mines a staffie - a close runner-up. Even the other dog held its nose.

Ms. Pingui · 07-03-2015 11:46PM

Dtp1979 wrote: »

If you've a cat and a rabbit walking around inside I'd get the rabbit to learn self defence

It's a young cat and a massive rabbit, i'd say the trunks of their bodies are roughly the same size. In a fight my money would be on the rabbit :pac:

Desolation Of Smug · 07-03-2015 11:50PM

Leaving a dog to sleep outside when it's lashing it down or freezing tends to disgust me tbh. Ours have the run of the house, but they sleep downstairs and never go on the beds. I wouldn't leave them outside, it'd be like feckin a family member out into the cold.

rossie1977 · 07-03-2015 11:54PM

celebs like their pets

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Dtp1979 · 07-03-2015 11:57PM

Ms. Pingui wrote: »

It's a young cat and a massive rabbit, i'd say the trunks of their bodies are roughly the same size. In a fight my money would be on the rabbit :pac:

The cat will grow. Wild rabbits don't have a hope against a cat. What chance does a fluffy domesticated rabbit have?
Don't get me wrong, I hope they grow old together and are best of friends

Ms. Pingui · 08-03-2015 12:00AM

Dtp1979 wrote: »

The cat will grow. Wild rabbits don't have a hope against a cat. What chance does a fluffy domesticated rabbit have?
Don't get me wrong, I hope they grow old together and are best of friends

Ah I know, they will get used to each other as much as possible but will never be in any situation where the the rabbit could get hurt, I'm very careful

Dozer Dave · 08-03-2015 12:00AM

My dog has his own house, he hates the heat.

08-03-2015 12:01AM

Ms. Pingui wrote: »

I'm currently litter box training a rabbit

The only rabbits on my property were caught in traps - being kept in relatively comfortable cages - and are forbidden from getting names because they are destined for a pot.

Ms. Pingui wrote: »

I have come across people who think having animals in the house is unhygienic and gross full stop.

People who probably have no idea just how much wild life - from the very small unicellular - up to the common insects and arachnids - live in the average house. I have no figures on this - but I somewhat suspect the biomass of the average single human in a house is outweighed by the non human biomass living with them. They just dont know it.

In the grand scheme of things - domestic animals are the least of their worries.

Animals in the house... disgusting??

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