Rent a dog for a few hours or even a weekend.
This is a great way to try out different breeds, or to see if your family can handle the responsibility.Each dog is therapy certified and is fully trained, I think the only problem would be letting them go!
So far, I've only found FlexPetz to service in the USA with locations in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego. But don't worry! They're expanding to Manhattan, San Francisco, London in UK, Boston, and Washington DC in 2008.
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2 comments:
This is a copy of a letter I sent to FLex petz.
An Open Letter to Flexpetz:
Bestiality Exists. Are you Psychic?
While it is interesting you wish to address the animal-human bond effectively, I have to say you are failing to do so. By failing to provide supervised interactions with all your animals, you are failing to provide the insurance policy that is needed to protect their welfare and health. Everyone knows animal abusers exist. Bestiality exists. Are you examining the anus/genitals of every animal that comes back? Are you running criminal checks on every person you say you so-call screen? If not, you are short-ending the animals in your care.
I was abused at 4, and the last thing I did when I came home was say anything because no one was listening, and I would have been met with denial/dismissal. What you are doing is tantamount to renting out three-year-olds to people who present a nice front. You don't know what happens to these animals because YOU ARE NOT THERE. Your animals have probably been raped already. This type of business brings predators and perverts out of the woodwork. Can you truly look at someone and discern their intention? I think not. Can you truly look at someone after they have returned and know EVERYTHING that has happened in your absence? I think not.
While your aims and intentions are noble, you are not reconciled with reality. Bestiality is a reality. Lying is a reality. Deception, false fronts, manipulation, lack of love is a reality. Unfortunately humanity cannot be trusted at this time, as you are doing. Falsehood exists. And in that falsehood you are presenting the opportunity for your animals to be abused, to be raped. It is true. You are not there at every interaction. You do not know what is happening. Unless you supervise EVERY interaction with the pets in your care, you are running a brothel.
The way to provide an insurance policy on the health and welfare of your pets is to supervise ALL interactions with your animals. Regardless. When you go for trailrides on horses, they are almost always supervised. You have to be extremely trusted and sign a million waivers to take a horse out unsupervised these days. These people are extremely protective of their investments. Unlike your situation, which has comparatively minimal investment and parlays the animals out like mini-prostitutes. It is true. Denial and naivete are no protection for the animals in your care. These archaic attitudes won't work; they won't stop an abuser from abusing.
The way to effectively run a business like you want is to provide ONLY supervised interactions. Position yourself across from a small park; all solo walks must be done in the park, in sight of your business. Set up social-themed walks led by a member of your staff, ie, singles walks, gay-, political-, scienced-themed walks. The only option for a solo-walk would be with someone approved by your staff, such as a chaplain, counselor, science expert, mentor etc.
You really have to take responsibility for the reality of the world today, if this is a business you wish to run. The animals are not safe in the world as it is today, no matter how much so-called screening you do. Unless you have a reliable animal communicator working with you, you have no way of knowing what really happens. Supervise your animals, or you are placing them in a position to be raped.
Signed, Theresa, someone who was abused as a child, and had no voice as a child
This is a copy of a letter I sent to FLex petz.
An Open Letter to Flexpetz:
Bestiality Exists. Are you Psychic?
While it is interesting you wish to address the animal-human bond effectively, I have to say you are failing to do so. By failing to provide supervised interactions with all your animals, you are failing to provide the insurance policy that is needed to protect their welfare and health. Everyone knows animal abusers exist. Bestiality exists. Are you examining the anus/genitals of every animal that comes back? Are you running criminal checks on every person you say you so-call screen? If not, you are short-ending the animals in your care.
I was abused at 4, and the last thing I did when I came home was say anything because no one was listening, and I would have been met with denial/dismissal. What you are doing is tantamount to renting out three-year-olds to people who present a nice front. You don't know what happens to these animals because YOU ARE NOT THERE. Your animals have probably been raped already. This type of business brings predators and perverts out of the woodwork. Can you truly look at someone and discern their intention? I think not. Can you truly look at someone after they have returned and know EVERYTHING that has happened in your absence? I think not.
While your aims and intentions are noble, you are not reconciled with reality. Bestiality is a reality. Lying is a reality. Deception, false fronts, manipulation, lack of love is a reality. Unfortunately humanity cannot be trusted at this time, as you are doing. Falsehood exists. And in that falsehood you are presenting the opportunity for your animals to be abused, to be raped. It is true. You are not there at every interaction. You do not know what is happening. Unless you supervise EVERY interaction with the pets in your care, you are running a brothel.
The way to provide an insurance policy on the health and welfare of your pets is to supervise ALL interactions with your animals. Regardless. When you go for trailrides on horses, they are almost always supervised. You have to be extremely trusted and sign a million waivers to take a horse out unsupervised these days. These people are extremely protective of their investments. Unlike your situation, which has comparatively minimal investment and parlays the animals out like mini-prostitutes. It is true. Denial and naivete are no protection for the animals in your care. These archaic attitudes won't work; they won't stop an abuser from abusing.
The way to effectively run a business like you want is to provide ONLY supervised interactions. Position yourself across from a small park; all solo walks must be done in the park, in sight of your business. Set up social-themed walks led by a member of your staff, ie, singles walks, gay-, political-, scienced-themed walks. The only option for a solo-walk would be with someone approved by your staff, such as a chaplain, counselor, science expert, mentor etc.
You really have to take responsibility for the reality of the world today, if this is a business you wish to run. The animals are not safe in the world as it is today, no matter how much so-called screening you do. Unless you have a reliable animal communicator working with you, you have no way of knowing what really happens. Supervise your animals, or you are placing them in a position to be raped.
Signed, Theresa, someone who was abused as a child, and had no voice as a child
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