or are you sharing benifits with a pet and think it ok
to split costs with an animal ?
to split costs with an animal ?
do you work to support a pet
Yes, I have a cat who I support. I've suggested to her that she should do her fair share of chores round the house, maybe even clean her own dirtbox once in a while, but she claims she can't because of not having opposable thumbs. Layabout!
Originally Posted by captncool:
“or are you sharing benifits with a pet and think it ok
to split costs with an animal ?”
“or are you sharing benifits with a pet and think it ok
to split costs with an animal ?”
There is no splitting involved - my dog contributes nothing. She won't even get a part time job.
not sure what question the OP is asking, but yes i work to support a pet. I receive no state pet benefit for providing for him.
I work 10 hour days to ensure he has a high standard of food and veterinary care, a place to sleep anywhere he so desires, regardless of anyone else's want to sit there.
When i started my new job i had to negotiate a higher salary to cover the cost a dog walker as i would now be based 30 miles away, instead of 2 (i was headhunted rather than applied for the job - i wasn't just demanding).
My holidays and social life is planned around him, he is chauffeured anywhere he might need to go and subject to almost as much spoiling as the youngest grandchild might be from my parents.
He has monthly trips to the groomers whereas i might wait 2 or 3 months for a trip to the hairdresser.
He is waited on hand and foot. And he accepts that this is the way life should be.
And i wouldn't really have it any other way
I work 10 hour days to ensure he has a high standard of food and veterinary care, a place to sleep anywhere he so desires, regardless of anyone else's want to sit there.
When i started my new job i had to negotiate a higher salary to cover the cost a dog walker as i would now be based 30 miles away, instead of 2 (i was headhunted rather than applied for the job - i wasn't just demanding).
My holidays and social life is planned around him, he is chauffeured anywhere he might need to go and subject to almost as much spoiling as the youngest grandchild might be from my parents.
He has monthly trips to the groomers whereas i might wait 2 or 3 months for a trip to the hairdresser.
He is waited on hand and foot. And he accepts that this is the way life should be.
And i wouldn't really have it any other way
If I could put my cat to work so that she can contribute to her expensive eating habits (she turns her nose up at everything but IAMS) then I certainly would.
But there's not much earning potential for sleeping most of the day and occasionally getting up to eat, sh*t and scratch my furniture...
But there's not much earning potential for sleeping most of the day and occasionally getting up to eat, sh*t and scratch my furniture...
Originally Posted by SecretLifeoBees:
“In our house we are employed by the cat who just lays there watching the "staff".”
“In our house we are employed by the cat who just lays there watching the "staff".”
Employed?
Lucky you. Around here, enslaved is a bit more accurate.
Demanding a cuddle a nanosecond after I've walked in with heavy shopping bags?
Tough luck sunshine, drop them bags right now and pick me up.
What do you mean it's 3 am? So? I want chicken, and I want it now. Go get some.
You need to pick up the phone?? Not a chance in hell - I'm resting on your lap, do not argue with me.
Etc.
(I love him to bits really - I just need a Cat Counter-Bullying Course
)
Originally Posted by sadoldbird:
“There is no splitting involved - my dog contributes nothing. She won't even get a part time job.”
“There is no splitting involved - my dog contributes nothing. She won't even get a part time job.”
mine too - treats this place like a hotel she does.
If anything, she's too generous with us - always catching hedgehogs for our tea 
We tell her not to bother, but she won't listen...
We tell her not to bother, but she won't listen...
Originally Posted by DaisyBumbleroot:
“mine too - treats this place like a hotel she does.”
“mine too - treats this place like a hotel she does.”
Yeh, apparently, her schedule - sleeping, barking at postman/paperboy, sleeping and walkies - is way to hectic for earning opportunities.
I think I know what the OP means. My daughter's friend (aged 14) keeps the community areas in our village litter free in exchange for rental of two small fields with shelter for her horse.
My own dog does voluntary work. But I doubt he sees it like that. Search and rescue is way too much fun, and the wilder the weather the better, although my husband wouldn't agree.
My own dog does voluntary work. But I doubt he sees it like that. Search and rescue is way too much fun, and the wilder the weather the better, although my husband wouldn't agree.
Originally Posted by captncool:
“or are you sharing benifits with a pet and think it ok
to split costs with an animal ?”
“or are you sharing benifits with a pet and think it ok
to split costs with an animal ?”
Initially she has been quite expensive as we bought her
, she had cat flu so had to be treated for that, then she had her injections, then she was spayed and microchipped. We also had to lay out for her bed, litter tray, carry cage, various toys, scratching post and grooming stuff. She now costs about £7 a week though!!
And yes I work - as does my BF!!
