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Originally posted by juniorgrrl
Pets are for outside, people are for inside.
You don't realize how bad your house smells with indoor pets, unless you don't have them.
The condo my fiance and I just bought was home to a small dog and an old woman. We've been cleaning continuously for two weeks to get all the fur off the baseboards (and everywhere else) and the dog piss out the carpets.
Only with massive amounts of paint and bleach has the place begun to smell like humans live there.
If we ever have pets they will unequivocally be outside pets.
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Pets are for inside too! I think it is mean to keep your pets outside. Your house smells when you DON'T TAKE CARE of your animal. Most people should take care of their animal - therefore the house doesn't stink! For example - my apartment = 1 cat, never have I had a complaint that the apartment stunk (even from sorority sisters that are allergic to cats or boys that hate cats) Another example - my house in Ashland = 3 cats, at a Mary Kay party my consultant was talking away when she saw Pumpkin stroll through the hall - she said "oh I didn't know you had cats". IF she smelled the cats, she would know.
I will never own an animal that is an outside animal. Unless its a big dog and I have a fenced in back yard with an access to a covered shelter that suits the weather. Read my post on the loss of an animal to see why I wouldn't let cats out. Outdoor cats end up missing, hit by a car, or purposely killed. Outdoor dogs normally get blamed for things like tearing up garbage, bathroom on neighbors lawn and if they break away from their leash mean neighbors, kids, or other will call the pound, poison or be mean to the dog. Trust me, maybe I just live on a mean street or know to many horror stories but it happens all the time!!!!
Personally I think about it this way.
-Do you want to stay out on a cold night, steping in an inch of snow when you go to pee or dealing with cold wind when you are coming home?
-Do you want fight others just b/c you accidently went in their property?
-Do you want to sit in the pouring rain or thunderstorm while the person that gives you food is cozy inside?
-Do you want the possibility of your dog or cat to be poisoned by bastards that live or are around your street?
-On Halloween do you want neighborhood boys to kidnap your cat, bury it to its neck and run over it with a lawnmower?
-Would you like to stay outside all day in the sun when its 98 degrees out?
If your answer is no ......then you need to keep your animals indoor. I have way to many horror stories to tell and I help volunteer at a local animal shelter. I am very passionate about keeping animals safe and in good homes. So please keep your animal inside.
And basically for me that means that if I come home to dog pee then I clean it up. Much better than coming home to find a dead dog.