[ SECRET POST #2811 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2811 ⌋

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Re: tw: animal abuse

[quirkytizzy]

Oh honey, I'm so sorry. *HUGS*

One thing I noticed you were saying...you kept saying "WE" but the one who was mistreating the dog was your mother. Not you. Don't take on the responsibility for HER actions. You didn't do anything wrong. All you wanted was an animal to love - she was the one who mistreated it.

NOT. YOU.

And you were a child - you could not have saved the dog, you could not have protected it. Not without risking what looks like having that ill treatment that your mother was aiming at the dog to be taken out on YOU.

Not your fault. Never was. Isn't now.

My parents would occasionally mistreat the animals I grew up with. And today? It's made me a ferociously protective, loving, and caring pet owner. Don't be afraid. It sounds like you've got so much love in you - don't be afraid of blessing some animal who needs it with that love.

Re: tw: animal abuse

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you.

I know I can't control my mother's actions. It took me a long time to realize this.

But when I say "we" mistreated the dog, I'm referring to some of the things we were supposed to practice in training... things that involved choke collars. It went fine during training, but I could never quite get it right at home. After a couple of times trying to train the dog with a choke collar at home, I just gave up. The poor little thing kept shrieking every time I used it and I just couldn't do it anymore. It wasn't intentional, but I still had a hand in the mistreatment. I know I can't change the past, though.

Re: tw: animal abuse

[quirkytizzy]

Choke collars can actually be a good training tool, especially if you are dealing with an excitable or aggressive animal that would wind up injuring itself or others. In general, the idea is to train the animal just long enough to not need the choke collar anymore. So attempting to use that collar doesn't make you a bad person.

And even in this case, I'd still put the blame on your mother, who obviously had little to no interest in helping you care for this animal. This is why good parents understand that when they get a pet for their child, THEY are also getting a pet. Children aren't generally able to train and care for a dog all by themselves.

This really, really wasn't your fault.