re: For what value would you sell your pet?

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Folks have lost their damned minds about their dogs. You can't go anywhere any more without someone having their dog with them. Dogs don't want to go to Home Depot. Anything in their right mind don't want to go to Home Depot. We ain't as bad as Europe where dogs in restaurants are more common than restaurants without dogs. They are animals, they are happy because they are with their master, not because they are in WalMart.

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Agreed 1000%

I have a dog. I didn't want the dog. I still don't want the dog. I'm pretty happy with my life and don't need an animal "friend". For me, the dog is 50x more of a burden than a benefit. And he's a pretty good dog all things considered. So it's nothing personal towards the dog. My answer to the OP's question would be that I would pay $100 for someone to take the dog. But...my wife loves the dog. My kids love the dog (when it's convenient). However, they at least have the common sense and decency not to think the GD dog is a "little human" that needs to come with us to store, or on an airplane, or to eat pizza. That's because they don't feel the need to seek attention. Which is the ONLY reason people take their dog out to public settings like a store or restaurant (whether they want to admit it or not). I doubt Sprinkles ever said "Hey, Mike. Let's go grab a pizza. I'll lay on the ground or bark at other dogs while you eat."