Comments on: 5 Ways Your Dog Could Be Living in the Lap of Luxury

By: Bezoar

Bezoar — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:16:04 +0000

My dogs are pretty spoiled. All my couches have turned into dog beds and the three of them take turns sleeping in the bed with me. My wolfdog had a total hip replacement that ended up costing over $4k with travel costs and I don’t regret spending a penny of it. They all eat natural, organic, mostly grain-free food. I used to feed them a completely raw diet comprised of raw meat and bones but that was a little too much of a PITA.

By: Manda

Manda — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:11:40 +0000

Our dog is sort of spoiled. He gets as many fruits and vegetables as he wants (no table scraps, though). The only thing he begs for is ice cubes… he can hear you pull out the tray from across the house.

Our hermit crabs, on the other hand, have a giant terrarium for all three of them, complete with climbing area, several hidey spots and two wading pools. Ridiculous.

By: Seanette

Seanette — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:44:00 +0000

I do give the cat Science Diet instead of grocery store food brands, due to his history of urinary problems (SD is lower-mineral and was specifically suggested by his vet), and he sleeps on my pillow quite frequently. Also tends to nudge the laptop over to get more space when he’s sharing the recliner.

The bird gets free run of the place (the cat is not a hunter, so just ignores her) and gets samples of what a human household member is eating if she shows interest (she’ll land IN a bowl of popcorn and help herself!).

I don’t spend huge amounts of money on my surrogate “kids”, but they do get a lot of affection, probably more than they really want at times. :-)

By: Des

Des — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:20:09 +0000

Whitney, I’m figuring you have a similar problem that I had. I had a paint horse with a white nose that got sunburned all the time. Try Bullfrog sunscreen, it’s waterproof for all the dunks in the bucket and it lasts all day.

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:12:39 +0000

O WoW!

By: 4sho

4sho — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:36:52 +0000

The title of this post should be “More money than sense”

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:21:00 +0000

None of my animals are spoiled – in fact I think its a privalige for them to live with me – they could have it worse by having to fend for themselves out in the wild.

My cat drinks filtered water because she gets crystals in her bladder that cause her pain – really its just water from the britta filter that the rest of us also drink from.

My horse lives outside year round and eats grass and hay. As a special treat she gets pepermints to make her breath smell minty fresh.

My sisters 2 labs go to a boarding facility that is also a doggie daycare when she goes on trips. Those dogs are so tired when they get home it takes a couple days for them to recover.

By: meta

meta — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:09:00 +0000

makes me sick.

By: the creature

the creature — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:36:14 +0000

how do you get a dog to do yoga?

my parrots eat fresh, human-grade veggies and fruits (spinach is the thing lately) in addition to their pelleted diets. my cat eats Science Diet (she won’t eat anything else), and they all get fun toys to play with. though the parrots seem to have more fun with toilet paper/paper towel rolls than the fun-looking foraging toys i get them. the turtle won’t stop growing, so he’s getting a new big tank soon.

By: frumpiefox

frumpiefox — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:14:48 +0000

My pomeranian is on a strict no scraps diet–he gets good quality kibble mixed with a little wet food, and sometimes yogurt–but that’s mostly because I can’t stand dogs who beg. He and the cat both get filtered water (but that’s about all the fancy stuff cat gets).

Probably the way he’s most spoiled is that he has beds scattered everywhere, so wherever I am doing something, he has a place to lay down near me.