Do you think...

[sb573]

I dunno how true it is like to an extent u can but there are some dogs that just have personality.
Like my dog steven talks back to everyone when he's told to do something.
Where as montana if u even raise ur voice he cowards
we raised them the excate same so i dunno how much u can judge.

 

[HoosierCanuck]

A source of contention between my coworker and her husband is animals. She is an animal lover and her husband was raised that animals were nothing more than animals and should be treated as such. They currently have no pets but they attempted to raise a kitten earlier this year. It put a lot of stress on the marriage. The sad thing was that she had previously had two cats that were outside 'sheltered' but somehow coyotes killed them and the husband brought the kitten home to make her feel better. However, the kitten was wilder than they expected and he thought it could be 'trained' like a dog. They ended up giving the kitten to a friend.

Nothing against the husband but based on some things she's said about the in-laws...his family is pretty psycho. Of course, all that matters is that he and she love each other and get along but basically the 'psychos' treat their respective pets not with the same care, concern and respect that my coworker would give them. It bothers her a lot sometimes.

 

[HoosierCanuck]

My cats talk back to me. My older cat used to 'meow' after I sneezed as if he was 'blessing' me. He wouldn't do it to anyone else who happened to sneeze in his presence...just me. I tried to 'fake' sneeze a few times to see if he'd do it and he wouldn't. It's like he knows the difference....creepy but cool.

 

[Mrs. Luther073082]

A source of contention between my coworker and her husband is animals. She is an animal lover and her husband was raised that animals were nothing more than animals and should be treated as such. They currently have no pets but they attempted to raise a kitten earlier this year. It put a lot of stress on the marriage. The sad thing was that she had previously had two cats that were outside 'sheltered' but somehow coyotes killed them and the husband brought the kitten home to make her feel better. However, the kitten was wilder than they expected and he thought it could be 'trained' like a dog. They ended up giving the kitten to a friend.

Nothing against the husband but based on some things she's said about the in-laws...his family is pretty psycho. Of course, all that matters is that he and she love each other and get along but basically the 'psychos' treat their respective pets not with the same care, concern and respect that my coworker would give them. It bothers her a lot sometimes.

I couldn't even date someone like that, much less marry them.

 

[HoosierCanuck]

I couldn't even date someone like that, much less marry them.

I hear ya there. These two are definitely one of the biggest cases of 'opposites attract' that I've ever seen. (outside of my own parents, who divorced when I was 8!)

The other coworker in my department has said the same thing. She couldn't put up with a man like my other coworker's husband.

My ex was mean a few times to my oldest cat (we got him when we were together) and it would make me fume big time~ I personally think he was jealous of the cat...of course, the cat was more affectionate and caring than him. He should have taken lessons from it! haha