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anouk.oui
09-22-2011, 07:03 PM
^ dont tell me the benefits of gymnastics, i did it since i could walk.
im saying maybe if she was super super talented and had a big shot at winning something or a scholarship i may understand but even then the names are wondered. theres other things your daughter can do to learn those benefits. e.g. cheerleading ticks all the boxes and cheaper too.
sorry to be off topic but its hardly a legitimate reason to be a poor pet owner
FiendishGyrator
09-22-2011, 08:08 PM
Hey, just random chiming in here (ha ha, on my own thread) but
guess what's the most dangerous and deadliest female sport?
Cheerleading.
But then again, gymnastics is far second :)
"An update to the record-keeping system last year found that between 1982 and 2007, there were 103 fatal, disabling or serious injuries recorded among female high school athletes, with the vast majority (67) occurring in cheerleading. The next most dangerous sports: gymnastics (nine such injuries) and track (seven)."
http://www.livescience.com/7770-dangerous-female-sport-cheerleading.html
Ignoring the pet debate, I find gymnastics to be much less laden with sexual stereotypes, though I myself was friends with cheerleaders growing up who were strong and smart and not afraid to show it.
Carry on disagreeing with each other :)
lemiwinks31
09-23-2011, 09:06 AM
^ dont tell me the benefits of gymnastics, i did it since i could walk.
im saying maybe if she was super super talented and had a big shot at winning something or a scholarship i may understand but even then the names are wondered. theres other things your daughter can do to learn those benefits. e.g. cheerleading ticks all the boxes and cheaper too.
sorry to be off topic but its hardly a legitimate reason to be a poor pet owner
sorry for the threadjack FG.
but........there is no comparison to the amount of work required to be a good gymnast compared to being a good cheerleader. I would think someone who was a gymnast since she could walk would know that.
and secondly....I am a great pet owner. Our dog is nutritiously fed, well exercised, walked and played with daily, taken on trips, taken to the vet for checkups, teeth taken care of, well trained, kids hang out with him on the couch....and will for the rest of his life.......
If he dies, or if he gets sick to the point that will affect the quality of his life and we put him to sleep......we will get another one.
end of threadjack....
FG - good luck training your SO's dog, Unfortunately, i think it will be your job if you want it done correctly. But on the bright side, once its done, its done.
charlottevalentine
10-04-2011, 09:04 PM
5) Take the dog out as much as possible saying "lets go to wee". As soon as you wake up, before bed, after dinner, anytime you leave the house, any time you get back. Dogs are very easy to train they just need repetition and praise.
This is how we housetrained our rescued German Spitz, "toilet" is his key word. It was a struggle at first because we lived in an apartment and would have to take him out as soon as we woke up (before we even peed!), after every meal, any time he started getting restless, etc. Fortunately it only took about 6 weeks to get into a routine, now he will comfortably hold on for hours and will also "go toilet" on command.
We also had problems with him going through the rubbish bin when we left the house, but after catching him in the act a few times and making lots of loud, disapproving noises we broke the habit.
Patience, consistency and repetition. It's been 2 years now and he's an amazing fella, I'm so proud of the way we've raised him.
Vyanka
10-04-2011, 09:15 PM
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velvet
10-04-2011, 09:35 PM
and secondly....I am a great pet owner.
If he dies, or if he gets sick to the point that will affect the quality of his life and we put him to sleep......we will get another one.
That's not really what you said now is it?
there is a reason people were jumping on your ridiculous gymnastic example. You said you would give up a pet or put it down if it effected your daughters gymnastic classes. I don't really consider that a good pet owner.
I know and mixed with plenty of horse people whose horses ate dressed and were housed a hundred times better than their kids.
lemiwinks31
10-05-2011, 10:39 AM
I know and mixed with plenty of horse people whose horses ate dressed and were housed a hundred times better than their kids.
So you are saying that the kids are living out in the stables in stalls where they shit and eat something scooped out of a burlap sack?......or are you saying that the horses live inside the house, eating 3 prepared meals a day sitting at the table:)