Peole treating their pets better than their children.

Hi Tamara-my two children have now grown up and my daughter lives not far from me with my grandson and my son still lives with me but we live our lives apart from one another-I have 2 dogs who are my life and \i love them to bits as my son says I treat them like children my reply is 'at least they know what I'm saying and never answer back' pets love is unconditional they are so loyal and only ask to be loved watered and fed and in the case of dogs walked-they dont demand anything from you so in answer to your question-YES I do think it is sometimes easier to give your furry pets more love than your children depending on the child's age-your friend littleowl

I totally agree that pets are man's best friend and will always be. Children will grow up and they will have their own lives to lead. But I will never treat my pets better than my children. Perhaps I will give the kind of attention to my pet that a pet deserves, and then focus on my love and devotion to the developing of my children should I have one or more someday. I think that pets are like best friends definitely and they are normally there even when we are sad. They are loyal companions to us, irregardless whether we love them much or not. I think I shall reserve an extra 70% love to pets and the full 100% to my future children. So I shall need lots of love, ha.

I have 2 dogs and one cat and I treat them well. My daughter is independent now, but she was and is always the most important in my life. My love for dogs and cats is totally different....but I love them very much...

For the longest time, my cats were my children. That was ages before my daughter was born. When she was born, I shifted that love onto her to ensure that she thrived. No, I don't think it's right to treat ones' pets better than one's own children. Then again, both pets and children are living creatures and deserve respect and love.

Hi Sweetie, found ya, it's LLA. I don't have any children. I do have 7 dogs and 6 cats. They are definately spoiled. I spend more on them that I do my husband and I each week on groceries and treats. Jasmine, our rottie, stays at the shop. She spends her days inside the office with me. She has a nice pillow to lay on and many of our customers love her. Some will walk right past my husband and I to check on her before seeking one of us for their auto repair needs, lol. She thinks everyone is here to see her and doesn't like it when someone new comes in and I close the office door to keep her from visiting. Several friends said they would like to come back as her if they got another life. They know they will be loved and petted and well fed. Blessings, Carolyn (LLA)

That sounds pretty crazy if you ask me! I have had pets but never treated them better than my kids. Now I will say I have treated my pet like one of my kids! I have even bought my pet Christmas present and such! My Cat passed a way last year and I miss him a great deal. I have not gotten a new pet yet! I am thinking about a small dog though. Happy mylotting!

I think there is enough love in someone's heart to share their time and love with both children and animals. We have three grown children now but when they were young we always had a dog and sometimes other pets in the house such as a hamster or bird. A pet can be replaced, a child can not. I love our kids unconditionally and like I mentioned, they are grown now. We have a dog and a cat and I love them as well and do give them the attention they need when they need it. It's difficult to hear the parent's mentioned in this discussion don't treat the children as well as their dogs. I would worry about a couple who has their priorities mixed up. I pay more attention to our cat than my husband because the cat is not boring..lol

I am an animal lover. I love dogs especially and I do expect everybody to treat them nice. Animals don't deserve to be treated wrongly. however I treat my son as my son and my pet as my pet. If I was hard on cash I would give food to my son and not to my pet. My son's place can never be filled by any of the pets that I really love. Human beings are ore important than animals to me.

Well I believe that pets should be treated good, but in no way do I believe they should be treated better than your own children. That is absurd and I would hope that, if there is some child neglect going on, your neighbor has reported it to the proper authorities. How can someone treat their pets better than their children, that is so sad.

Pets don't answer back and they always greet you happily with affection whereas humans depending on their mood can be worse to have to come home to sometimes but for my my children come above all others whether human or animal and I love my cats but my kids come first. Ellie :D

i didnt when my children were little but now i probably do my dog since kids are all grown shes my baby now and i treat her as well as i did them. my youngest daughter even asked me once if i loved her more!! even grown kids get jealous i guess. of course i dont but almost as much.