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Re: Pets- unpopular viewpoint
dturm wrote: streaminhope wrote: Crowe wrote: They have no reasoning skills, and that is why we are fully responsible for them. Who, the kids or the dogs? :B Here are your words. They equally apply to parenting children. Yes indeed. Children do have reasoning skills. They can reason that what they do is right or wrong on an emotional level and why it is right or wrong. Animals only know instinctively if they will be rewarded or punished. They do not know the *why* of that reward or punishment. If they knew the *why* then we wouldn't need animals on leashes, laws regarding safety concerning them, or animal and owner training. You've got a really outdated concept of animal abilities regarding reasoning. Granted they are NOT human and don't reason in a human's frame of reference, but the do reason and problem solve. That does not make them human, but their abilities are far beyond what you are asserting. Hmmm..what is your proof my beliefs about the critical thinking skills of humans is outdated? I'm waiting for my beautiful Aussie lying at the foot of my bed to design and construct a suspension bridge.375Views0likes0CommentsRe: Pets- unpopular viewpoint
Crowe wrote: They have no reasoning skills, and that is why we are fully responsible for them. Who, the kids or the dogs? :B Here are your words. They equally apply to parenting children. Yes indeed. Children do have reasoning skills. They can reason that what they do is right or wrong on an emotional level and why it is right or wrong. Animals only know instinctively if they will be rewarded or punished. They do not know the *why* of that reward or punishment. If they knew the *why* then we wouldn't need animals on leashes, laws regarding safety concerning them, or animal and owner training.374Views0likes0CommentsRe: Pets- unpopular viewpoint
****AS a Responsible dog owner I HATE the easy availability of 'service vests, ADA Cards, Patches (In training, Emotional Support etc) and cringe everytime I have to 'share' my eating experience with the fakes. Unfortunately Business Owners can only ask 2 questions 1) Is this a Service Dog (PET etc....be it a dog, pig, chicken) 2) What 'tasks' does it preform Lie and business owner has no choice. **** Or HOA...really, I've seen it. I have a family member who has a pomeranian...not neutered and not trained well...He marks everywhere and has terrible behavior around other dogs. The family member moved into a condo unit that did not allow dogs. She went and had the dog "certified" as a therapy dog and then threatened to sue the condo HOA if they did not allow her to keep her dog. This dog performs no tasks. As far as trying to compare a dog with children...it is a ridiculous comparison based on the fact that humans are humans and are not property to be owned. Animals, however, are property. They have no reasoning skills, and that is why we are fully responsible for them. I have several animals and love them dearly. As an owner, I'm to provide the best training and care possible and to accept responsibility, as well as deal with the reality they are not humans and have very different needs. I'm worried when folks try to elevate animals to the status of humans. I've seen people do this and end up putting their animals in detrimental situations. Edited to add, I don't know what happened to the quote feature, but inside the asterisk is the quote for the thread I was agreeing with.424Views0likes0CommentsRe: First 2 weeks in Dec. heading from VA to TX any tips?
Ah...these are great tips and I would love it if we could take our time like that! However, we only have two weeks and we are trying to make the most of it. The purpose of the trip is to visit my very elderly parents who live in a cottage in one of the RV Parks. They gave up full time RVing a year ago, but they loved this RV park so much after 17 years of snow birding there that they decided to buy a cottage and live there. The negative factor in all of this is that neither me nor none of my siblings live anywhere close to Harlingen, and well, since dad is 90 and mom is 86 and has dementia, its a big concern that none of us can check in on them other than by phone. So, planning a two week long trip taking our trailer was the best we could do. Sort of frustrating knowing though that six of the fourteen days will be spent driving.488Views0likes0CommentsRe: First 2 weeks in Dec. heading from VA to TX any tips?
joebedford wrote: Heck, I'd de-winterize in Virginia where you're starting. Those were my thoughts, but I wasn't sure. Thinking about winterizing first week of November? Is that too early? Should I just wait and winterize after the trip in December? We will be back on the 20th. I live in southwestern VA and we get freezes by December, but not usually night time temps in teens until January.488Views0likes0CommentsRe: Position of bedroom
I have an airstream with a rear bedroom. I loved that our last outing the bedroom overlooked a creek. We like having the nice view from the bedroom and feel it is more private than the front bedroom. I could be wrong though. I also could see, depending on how the site is laid out, having the entry steps in the rear could mean you walk in on grass or sand because the concrete pad or gravel pad may have ended at the front to middle of the trailer. Still, lots of folks have front bedrooms and love them. I would think most 5th wheels have that arrangement and it would be a similar feel.481Views0likes0CommentsRe: First 2 weeks in Dec. heading from VA to TX any tips?
Chuck_thehammer wrote: I 10..... is like driving down stairs... for 50 miles... it will beat you and your equipment badly..( Both Directions ) even semi-trucks go 30 mph.. Ground shifts under concrete slabs.. mostly Louisiana... April of 2017.... I will do a different route this fall. Well, we plan on keeping this trailer for at least the next 5-7 years...possibly longer before we get something bigger, so um....I don't want a road to ruin it! Yikes.166Views0likes0CommentsRe: First 2 weeks in Dec. heading from VA to TX any tips?
alfredmay wrote: I have been going from NJ to the RGV for years. I have used your route and dislike it due to I-10 being rough and having to go thru Houston. My suggested route for you is: I-81 to I-40 to I-75 to I-24 to I-59 to I-20 to US 59 in East Texas. In Texas many of us (including me) skip US 59 because it goes thru Houston. We take I-20 to Texas 43 to US 259 to US 79 to US 77 My RV stops for this route are Pell City, AL Gladewater ,TX Schulenburg, TX If you would consider this route I can give you more info upon request. If I10 is that bad, I will definitely consider a different route! Thanks so much for this!166Views0likes0CommentsRe: First 2 weeks in Dec. heading from VA to TX any tips?
Thanks so much guys. This is very helpful. Argh on I-10. What do I need to know? We were definitely going to use that to cruise into Texas. Going all the way to Harlingen, Texas. Edit to add...I know we cannot use I-10 to go all the way to Harlingen. But it was the main route through Louisiana we were going to pursue.166Views0likes0Comments
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