Is one of the reasons you have dogs is because you don't have kids or feel lonely?

julie87 · 11-12-2012, 12:02 AM

A lot of times people get pets when they feel lonely. Just wanted to see if a lot of folks on this forum have children.

shepherdmom · 11-12-2012, 12:05 AM

Two grown kids, we had dogs before they were born, the entire time they were growing up and now that they are off on their own.

x11 · 11-12-2012, 12:06 AM

what a very personal question, not sure how many would be revealing enough to answer.

i have to admit yes to both to some extent. but hey i'm male i don't have kids i know of.

PatchonGSD · 11-12-2012, 12:09 AM

Dh and I thought we couldnt have kids, so we got Chloe, then we *did* have a skin child, lol. So yes, it started out that way.

Gharrissc · 11-12-2012, 12:13 AM

Husband and I don't have kids and probably won't,but we choose to have dogs because we are both animal people. So not necessarily to replace kids.

selzer · 11-12-2012, 12:14 AM

I have dogs because I love dogs. We got our first dog when I was about six or seven, and I brought another dog home shortly after we got our first. It had nothing to do with my having kids or not back then, nor does it today.

I don't have kids. I have nieces and a nephew. My dogs are not kid-substitutes.

Whiteshepherds · 11-12-2012, 12:24 AM

Our kids are grown but we had dogs when they were younger too. I will say that the dogs we have now get a lot more attention than the ones we had when the kids were little.

dogfaeries · 11-12-2012, 12:25 AM

I've always had dogs - when I was a kid, single, married, before kid, after kid, after kid grew up.

I used to jokingly tell my son that I would be so sad when he went off to college, that I would be forced to get a puppy. He just rolled his eyes at me. And yes, I got a GSD puppy, and then another. Boy, I showed him, lol.

Discoetheque · 11-12-2012, 12:36 AM

I've had dogs all my life, though my Shepherds are my first dogs that have truly been mine. My best friend introduced me to the world of competitive obedience and conformation, which is why I got Discoe and Reba. I don't have kids yet, hopefully someday, but my dogs are not substitutes for children or friends or family. I just believe a house is not a home without pets.

PatchonGSD · 11-12-2012, 12:37 AM

Have to admit, I have wondered this question before, lol. Thanks for asking it Julie!

View Poll Results: Do you own dogs because you don't have kids or feel lonely?
I have children	27	29.67%
I don't have children	8	8.79%
I am lonely thats I why I need dogs	5	5.49%
I have dogs for other reasons	51	56.04%
Voters: 91. You may not vote on this poll

11-12-2012, 12:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
julie87 Master Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 702	Is one of the reasons you have dogs is because you don't have kids or feel lonely? A lot of times people get pets when they feel lonely. Just wanted to see if a lot of folks on this forum have children.

11-12-2012, 12:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
PatchonGSD Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,514	Dh and I thought we couldnt have kids, so we got Chloe, then we did have a skin child, lol. So yes, it started out that way. __________________ Balen Patchon Adopted 8-28-12 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1275860 Failure is success, if you learn from it.

11-12-2012, 12:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
selzer Crowned Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denmark, Ohio Posts: 20,806	I have dogs because I love dogs. We got our first dog when I was about six or seven, and I brought another dog home shortly after we got our first. It had nothing to do with my having kids or not back then, nor does it today. I don't have kids. I have nieces and a nephew. My dogs are not kid-substitutes. __________________ RIP Arwen, CD RN CGC RIP Whitney, RN CGC Jenna, RN CGC & Babs, CD RA CGC HIC (not AKC) Heidi, RA CGC & Tori, RN CGC SG3 Odessa, SchH1, Kkl1, AD Ninja, RN CGC & Milla, RN CGC Joy, Star Puppy, RN CGC Dolly CGC & Bear Gretta Hepzibah

11-12-2012, 12:25 AM	#8 (permalink)
dogfaeries Master Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oklahoma City metro Posts: 978	I've always had dogs - when I was a kid, single, married, before kid, after kid, after kid grew up. I used to jokingly tell my son that I would be so sad when he went off to college, that I would be forced to get a puppy. He just rolled his eyes at me. And yes, I got a GSD puppy, and then another. Boy, I showed him, lol. __________________ ~ Diane in Okla Carly - AKC CH, Herding Instinct Certificate Sage - Ch. pointed, Herding Instinct Certificate Russell - GSD puppy

11-12-2012, 12:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
shepherdmom Knighted Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Northern Nevada Posts: 2,317	Two grown kids, we had dogs before they were born, the entire time they were growing up and now that they are off on their own.

11-12-2012, 12:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
x11 Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,195	what a very personal question, not sure how many would be revealing enough to answer. i have to admit yes to both to some extent. but hey i'm male i don't have kids i know of.

11-12-2012, 12:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gharrissc Knighted Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,760	Husband and I don't have kids and probably won't,but we choose to have dogs because we are both animal people. So not necessarily to replace kids.

11-12-2012, 12:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
Whiteshepherds Knighted Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Northeastern Connecticut Posts: 3,372	Our kids are grown but we had dogs when they were younger too. I will say that the dogs we have now get a lot more attention than the ones we had when the kids were little.

11-12-2012, 12:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
Discoetheque Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Oak Park, MI Posts: 196	I've had dogs all my life, though my Shepherds are my first dogs that have truly been mine. My best friend introduced me to the world of competitive obedience and conformation, which is why I got Discoe and Reba. I don't have kids yet, hopefully someday, but my dogs are not substitutes for children or friends or family. I just believe a house is not a home without pets. __________________ Reba von Treue Freundschaft, CGC, TDI SG2 CAC Discoe vom haus Huro, BH, AD, CD, CGC, HOT, OFA-Excellent, CERF

11-12-2012, 12:37 AM	#10 (permalink)
PatchonGSD Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,514	Have to admit, I have wondered this question before, lol. Thanks for asking it Julie! __________________ Balen Patchon Adopted 8-28-12 http://www.dogster.com/dogs/1275860 Failure is success, if you learn from it.

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