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Recently I have been thinking about a dog swap collaboration between multiple city dwellers. Something like two or three people take turns walking the dogs mid day. You could get away with not paying the cost of a daycare for the dog. It would be improvement for the dogs over being let out just in the morning and night. You would also have a comfortable place for the dog to stay if one of the owners is gone for the weekend. If you could find 3 people in the same building or neighborhood this could be really convenient. Just putting it on the table for all NY hubski wannabe dog owners.
thenewgreen · 4605 days ago · link ·
I think it's a good idea. Not only would the dogs get daily exercise but they get the socialization from being around others. Dogs crave this just like we do. My sister had a Boston Terrier when she lived in the city and it worked out well. She was only a 1.5 blocks from the park so she would just walk there in the AM and then she paid a dog walker in the afternoon and she walked the dog again when she got home. The dog was happy. But it's ALL ABOUT THE BREED. You shouldn't get a high energy pointer if you're going to live in an apartment in the city. Just not cool.
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smoorman1024 · 4605 days ago · link ·
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thenewgreen · 4605 days ago · link ·
I had a yorky when I was a kid. Kind of a "yapper". I'd go with the whippit but they do need to be run pretty regularly. Great dogs though, really beautiful imo.
smoorman1024 · 4605 days ago · link ·
Slightly tangential, did you guys know they can fucking clone dogs now Pet cloning. This blew my mind. If its available, please clone me when I die.
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thenewgreen · 4605 days ago · link ·
My wife told me about this a while back. I can't imagine forking over 50k to clone either of my dogs or even myself. That's one of the reasons we have children, right? So that we can pass on a bit of ourselves -hopefully the parts of ourselves we like (sense of humor, love of nature) but avoid passing on our faults. Though, it would be interesting to see your genetic twin, creepy as hell too. Can you imagine being a parent to your doppelgänger? Bizarre.