A Dog for a Day?

that lady from PETA can go jump off a cliff, PETA should be the ones suffering, bunch of puppy killers. if these people REALLY wanted to do something helpful for the dogs they should do what rachel said and go volunteer. sure the dogs might not be as cute, or what you wanted to play with, but who really ever gets what they want anymore?

What baffles me is that there are morons who actually PAY to slap a leash on a dog and 'rent it out' for a few hours....lining some greedy ***'s pockets....when they COULD do exactly the same by volunteering their spare time at local shelters, which are SO OVERRUN with abandoned and unwanted animals. Never would these volunteers turn away another set of hands. There are so many dogs and cats waiting to be rehomed, it is absolutely impossible for short staffed shelters to provide exercise and individual attention to them all. What a help it would be if people would stop supporting these cockamamy schemes and started actually HELPING OUT.

That doctor should be ashamed of himself. ASHAMED. And so should anyone else that supports this rubbish.

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Have any of you stopped for a moment to consider what type of people can actually afford this service ? If you read the figures involved with the membership and the daily fees.... this is not a service that is letting people try a dog on for size to see how it fits in their life or with their family .... this is an exclusive service only affordable by those people who have huge wallets. Dogs (or any other animal, for that matter) do not care about the size of your wallet. They will love you no matter how much money you have.

Seriously, there are dogs that would not work well as a "rental pet" and others that are so social that it would be a great thing for them. I'm sure that only certain dogs are put in this program, and after their seven year "useful life" they are retired from that lifestyle and live out the rest of their days in either an adopted home or with the owner. There are so many dogs in shelters because people thought they could handle it but found out later that they could not. What is wrong, or irresponsible, about recognizing that you are not a good home for a pet 24/7, but you still need that experience occasionally because you love dogs so much? Or what if you want to see if you are cut out to be a dog owner before you actually purchase or adopt one only to turn it back later? As for child rental, what do you think babysitting is? Other than the cash flow going the other way, you can learn alot about whether you are cut out for parenthood by taking care of someone else's kid for a weekend. Also, there are volunteer grandparents, play groups (rent a sibling?), etc. And therapy dogs visit strangers on a regular basis. If you are in a hospital and want a therapy pet to visit you, are you not "renting it?" So someone decided to make a profit off it. Using properly socialized animals and verifying that their "renters" were responsible, caring people. There are plenty of animals in the world that live a substandard existance (based on ratdogs523's standards) that humans have NOTHING to do with. How do you reconcile that -- they get no love, kindness, food, shelter or secure environment. They are animals and live like animals. Dogs are animals, not people. Get real!

terrible idea. Dogs begin to get attached very quickly and easily. taking them in and out of different homes all the time will hurt the dog mentally. Dogs should be with 1 family/owner for good not for a day because that day they feel like maybe they want a dog to show off.
Please DO NOT COME TO BOSTON!!!!

Would you really rent a child? No, don't be an idiot. ***

But I would put a dog in a fenced yard and only allow it out when I say, regardless of how old and mature it became. I would also put a horse in a fenced yard and only let it out when I say, regardless of how old and mature it became. I would also put a cow in an enclosure and milk it everyday. And chickens? I'd make McNuggets out of them. ***

As for dogs spending only part of the time with certain people, what do you idiots think happens in families? Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Bobbie, Susie, Billy, Jane, and friends aren't all there at the same time. These dogs are LUCKY to have multiple people around who care for them and give them attention, which studies have shown improve the quality of lives for both the people and the dogs! Unlike your pitiful pets, whose miserable existence depends on you coming home from your 9-5 day to finally take them out to pee or poop in your already oversoiled pet common area of your condo or townhouse. ***

As for renting children out, I rent mine out to the school system every weekday. The only difference is that I have to pay for that.

As for going to a shelter, it's not the same to sit in a cage with an animal as it is to take it for a walk in the park, or have it sit beside you on the couch while you watch a movie, etc.

ANY person who thinks this GREAT opportunity to share pets is a bad idea is an IDIOT!!!!

Firehouse dogs or companion dogs at nursing homes seem to get along just fine with a variety of "owners". Is it the profit motive that's the main stink here? Yes, animals that are no longer suitable for rental do need to be given a home and cared for, but there must be standards among animal wranglers in the film industry that could be applied to older animals.

Kinda like taking the animals (mostly dogs & cats) to nursing homes to help the elderly befriend them ? Wow, i never thought of that as cruel ? I can certainly see both sides here, but i would lean more toward the cruelty side, as I am speaking from my own experience with animal rescue with abused & neglected dogs. Dogs become very attached to their human friend & yes, can become very withdrawn, depressed & have major anxiety attacks when they are forced to leave that human friend. Some dogs do not become so attached so quickly, but others do. Animals do express non-conditional love when they become that attached. It's hurtful to them when you take that away, don't ya think? Kinda like teasing someone .... the ultimate in human relationships that you could probably compare it to ... I still love you, I'm just not IN-LOVE with you anymore. Let's see ... oh you're fun to hang with, but you don't fit into my schedule. Oh well ... NEXT !!!! How hurtful !!!! Can't these people visit the Humane Society for a quick fix - oh yeah, right ... that's too much reality, huh? To see the pets no one wants anymore & to know what's going to happen to them. If you can't see it, then it must not be true... right ? Come on, folks .... we were born with hearts and were given the tools on how to use it correctly... you wouldn't go rent a child, would you ? GOD intends for us to treat all his creatures with kindness and a loving heart. Your heart doesn't have to be only as big as your wallet. And shame on the woman who started this! I believe her agendy here was MONEY, not KINDNESS.

This imaginative concept may also work for shelters! Imagine being able to "rent" a dog to see how your family will interact or if there are any undisclosed allergies that would need to be addressed. I've had dogs all my life and just their loving personality (or lack of one) could mean a permanant home. PETA needs to get a reality check.

As they say "Money is the root of all evil". Get a REAL job and stop looking for the get rich quick fix at the expense of those who cannot speak for themselves. I agree with kaylee315 who is kinder than my comment.