Not asinine. What is asinine is buy gifts for humans you don't even particularly like, or that you do like but have no use for the gift you are buying them.

$50? Eep. Luckily my cat's favorite thing is belly rubs and those are all free.

I buy them too much shiat every month to buy them Christmas gifts. They have more crap than I did as a kid.

I buy my cats a bunch of toys and crap and what do they do? Play with the bags the stuff came in. Sheesh!

My parents have stockings for their dogs. I think my parents are retarded. My dog gets a big barbeque bone for Christmas and that is all since she is spoiled the other 364 days of the year.

2003-12-01 06:58:24 AM cola
$50? Eep. Luckily my cat's favorite thing is belly rubs and those are all free.

Hell, I charge my cat for those. Damn freeloader.

My wife spends more than that for our dogs. Thats why we didn't have kids: We don't have to worry about them doing drugs or getting pregnant or all the other things that go along with having kids. They ARE our kids.

My parents do the X-mas stockings for the pets. They probably just need some grand-kids. Too bad that's not happening anytime soon.

Jive_Turkey: I've spent $5K in vet bills for my cat in the last 6 months.

Kitty will have a stocking and cat nip. I try to feed him turkey and tuna, but he seems more interested in licking plastic bags.

Mandrax

what's with that? my friends cat is constantly eating plastic too.

My dogs get jack from me ever since they got me that crappy gift in '99

Nothing is too good for my three-toed ringtailed reticulated sloth. NOTHING!

I love you, my little schmoopsy.

Holy shiat, dudes. That's a lot of catnip. *purr*

$50 - bah.. the monthly visits to the pet psychiatrist and related meds are way more than that!

/yeah right

Notice the words "up to"; that means they guy who gets his cat a $2.99 toy is included there. I'd say it's the other 10% that are asinine.

Not a very good headline. The article states that 1 out of 10 would pay MORE than that, so it would be more appropriate to say nine out of ten [pet owners] will pay [up to] $50 for pet gifts...

Meh. Apart from food, my cat will get nothing new. We just gave her a new toy that she loves: Thing 2, the free toy from a box of cereal. Dip fuzzy blue head in cat nip. Place near cat. Entertainment for all involved.

I used to get my dog rawhide bones, too. Man he loved those things. No matter how big the bone was, he wouldn't let up on it until there was nothing left.

One toy that is good are those rubber "tug of war" things, where the dog grabs one side with his teeth and you grab the other with your hand and try to drag each other all over the yard.

Good times, good times.

I aint spending now $50 on a dog man... I would barely spend that on a child.

A bag of Pigs ears always works. Kids love Pigs Ears.

I got my dog a Do-it-yourself Neutering Kit. In consists of a jar of peanut butter that you spread all over his 'nads until he chews them off.

Wow. Beat me by three seconds. Dang. Should have turned off preview.

Why is that asinine? Have you ever shopped at a pet store? The only time I buy new toys and stuff for my dog is during christmas. A lambskin ball, a couple chew toys and a box of biscuits can be over $50 at some places. This needs a different tag. Jeeze.

On a side note, I love my dog, but I hate PETA, so don't confuse me with those putos.

My cats:

Cindy - plays when she wants to, otherwise it's "Leave me the fark alone."

Ozzie - will play with insects, those twisty thingies you pull off the lid of a gallon of milk, bustbunnies, etc.

My cat shopping's in the bag.

Lebowsky

Not asinine. What is asinine is buy gifts for humans you don't even particularly like, or that you do like but have no use for the gift you are buying them.

Right on. I have two Christmas lists -- both real short. The first deals with people I like. The other is people I try to be polite with in case they prove useful later. All of my coworkers go on the latter list. My fiancee, immediate family, her immediate family (got to be nice to the in-laws) and cats go on the former.

I plan on giving my snake an extra rat this year for christmas, she better appreciate it.
$3.50.

another headline to make my brain hurt today

All your pet needs from you is your attention...

ok, maybe just your dog pets.

The cat could care less as long as it's fed and has a clean litter box....

(still... if you got it, spend it... the economy will thank you later)

My dog gets nothing on Christmas day. I spoil him rotten every day of the year so for him, every day is Christmas.

I *might* buy my cat a new cat-nip toy for Christmas ... this won't cost more than $3. I'm officially included in the "up to $50 category," and what exactly is asinine about that?

dogs like new stuff, and if you love your dog, it is typically part of your family, so you buy it gifts. I used to have a dog that unwrapped the presents we gave it. Lamest headline evar

90% of all farkers will masturbate up to 100 times today.

Lebowsky
"Not asinine. What is asinine is buy gifts for humans you don't even particularly like, or that you do like but have no use for the gift you are buying them."

Well, that's it. For that remark, I will now not pay Bunny Lebowsky to give you head. Or maybe I still will, and I'll even pay her $100 to let me watch.

Big friggin deal. It's not like they're not going to spend the $50 anyway. Hardly asinine.

I have to agree with Lebowsky. I'd rather spend money on a pet than some putz at work I could care less for

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for keeping pets. I had a few growing up myself, but in my experience, most pet owners are out of farking control!

No - pets AREN'T kids Dr. Doolittle! If half the people talked to their kids and played with them like their animals - maybe we wouldn't have so many twisted farkers runnin' around out there.

And go tell Uncle Remus to quit talking to their pooch like it was a 8-month old baby, also! Ooohyersocutecoochiewoochie!

Fuuuuhhhh....

Buying Christmas gifts for pets is just behind dressing them in wacky hats and costumes in the ridiculous department.

tikibouy My wife spends more than that for our dogs. Thats why we didn't have kids: We don't have to worry about them doing drugs or getting pregnant or all the other things that go along with having kids. They ARE our kids.

Had to chuckle. Guess the worst thing you have to worry about is your "kids" peeing, or crapping in the house, licking nutts or butts, homosexual farking of other "kids", eating poop and vomiting on the carpet, getting hit by a car, drinking radiator fluid, etc...

I'll keep my low-maintenance head lice, thank you

$50?! Bah.. I spent over $500 on my animals just this month! Of course, that did include getting two dogs fixed which was somewhat expensive. But I love my animals. All of them! With two dogs (one being a 6 month old, 50 lbs Rott/Shepard/Lab mix) and five cats it's quite a zoo in my place!

Of course, I also like my animals more than I like most people.

OPERATIVE WORDS: UP TO (50 bucks).

9 out of 10 people will also put UP TO ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS for their pets this xmas...

Sure that 90% of people will put some dough on their pets. I for one will probably give a bacon-flavored smoked bone as I traditionnally do, 5 bucks tops.

Dog takes bone, dog runs to the basement, we don't see dog for the rest of the night.

I don't know, 50 bucks sounds about right.
Cat food for the month for two cats (wet food for the older one who can only gum her stuff); cat litter, toys they will ignore, catnip, new brush since the younger cat ate the old one..

It adds up, believe me.

Liberal animal huggers.

I usually buy one of those pet stockings full of toys and catnip for $10 but I was thinking this year I'd donate the money to the local pet shelter and just toss a piece of string around for the cat.

My Australian Shephard is smarter than your honor student!