What other solutions are there? (sm)

Posted By: tnmt on 2007-04-30
In Reply to: Again - We live in a very rural area - Her dogs

It doesn't seem to me that you are really listening to what people are saying. I wasn't at all nasty in what I advised in my post.

You seem to be focused on the fact that she feels about this dog like it is a child. So let's go with the child analogy. If her human child came over and killed your cats in a violent way and your SIL was like "oh, I'm sorry" and didn't DO anything about her pet-killing child's behavior, how would you feel?

Or go one step better and let's imagine for a second that you felt the same way about your cats as SHE does her dog, as children, members of the family, and her child killed yours? What would you do then? Would you be as concerned about her feelings?

I simply don't understand what you are looking for here beyond what people have said.

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need suggestions - Her dogs
- Your reaction is disturbing . . . - MTness
- PLEASE never own another cat. - Nuff said
  - What a ridiculous statement that is. - good grief
    - to the next cat! - Yes, it would be very helpful
- I'm with the poster below....what's your husband - doing about this? It's his responsibility
- Put up an electric fence and fry her dogs. Then say OMG, I'm so sorry. - mm
- If her dogs killed my cats - Cindy
- If you can't change your SIL's mind (and it seems obvious you can't) sm - Dreamweaver
- why is everyone so mean on a monday? geez, how would you like to be shut up in a house never to go - happy monday
  - If cats are used as rodent catchers, which I can SM - Fritz the Chat
- I'm sorry, really, but SM - minutes a day with put you into slumberland at nig
  - Gee. I knew that would happen! LOL! - minutes a day with put you into slumberland at nig
- Apparently you are not tired enough of it - mtzone
  - Again - We live in a very rural area - Her dogs
    - You are saying she cares about her dogs like her children - Penny
    - What other solutions are there? (sm) - tnmt
    - Because it seems as though you are more concerned about her feelings than the life of an animal - Patti
- SIL/MIL are disrespectful and irresponsible - would you act like this - see message
- Well, I love my hubby to death, but his sm - mlstoo
- Ask sis what she will do when dogs attack a child, which is the - the logical progression of this behaviour. nm
  - No it's not really. Small prey will set - Misha
    - What does a small child look like to a large dog, if NOT prey??? - nm
- It's up to your mother-in-law to keep them in the - yard. If she can't, she has no right watching.
- chows - anon
  - Pack leader - Unhappy Camper
  - sounds like my SIL - Her dogs
  - All good points, good post. (nm) - tnmt
- uh.....keep your cats inside where - MT4eight
- Report this to animal control! - ER MT
- You accept this-- don't believe this - Patti
  - No animal control - Unhappy Camper
  - Don't go off on me - Her dogs
    - But you are more concerned about her feelings than the life of your cats - Patti
      - We have no more cats - Her dogs
        Thank God for no more cats - Patti
        I agree with Patti 100%, and my cats never go outside. - gd1
        It is an ugly situation which is why I'm was for suggestions - Her dogs
        The most obvious question here is...... - sm
        The sad fact is, from what you have said (sm) - tnmt
        If she doesn't care about the fact that her dog killed your 2 cats - ER MT
        house cats do NOT belong outside... - when I let cats out decades ago, they....sm
- should have added - Her dogs
  - Rural area also - Unhappy Camper
    - When I lived on a farm back in the day... - MSMT
      - I posted before reading all these great posts and guess what? - Tickedoffrightnow

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