Comments on: Dogs for rent? Not in Boston http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/03/06/dogs-for-rent-not-in-boston/ Being a happier dog in Boston Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:48:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jo http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/03/06/dogs-for-rent-not-in-boston/#comment-2188 jo Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:16 +0000 http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/03/06/dogs-for-rent-not-in-boston/#comment-2188 To answer your question regarding where FP gets their dogs, check out their SEC filings-- required legal securities exchange commission documents pertaining to businesses. According to the legally-binding documents filed with the SEC, FP (or Asensia, or ColdStar -- the business name changes every couple of months, kind of an interesting way to 'hide' info, eh?), the dogs are PURCHASED, NOT 'rescued' as FP keeps telling people. As well, the dogs are described as "equipment with a useable life of 5 years" within the documents. Constantly passing a dog from family to family can only create confusion and behavioral fallout in a dog -- ask anyone who works in Rescue or Sheltering (as I have). I recently fostered a dog that had been shlepped around between four homes in the space of two months -- it took almost 2 weeks before he was able to calm down enough for us to give him a massage without shaking -- and this is a BIG dog. With the more fragile neurological systems of the smaller breeds, just how do you think they are going to react? This is NOT good for the pets involved... FP and its owners (including the infamous Simon Brodie, a gentleman who has done jail time in the UK for fraud, and is currently under investigation for exporting $15,000.00 'Ashera' cats that were found to be genetically identical to Savannah cats) are in this to make money off of a certain marketable group of people who have the tons of money (a yearly fee, plus $100 per month, plus and extra $180 for four 'usage days' per month, whether or not you USE them!) and don't want the responsibility. If you want to see what it's like to have a pet, why don't you volunteer at your local Humane Society, Shelter or better yet -- foster for a registered Rescue organization. But the folks who are buying what FP is selling are a bit too self-centered for such things as volunteering to HELP... To answer your question regarding where FP gets their dogs, check out their SEC filings– required legal securities exchange commission documents pertaining to businesses.
According to the legally-binding documents filed with the SEC, FP (or Asensia, or ColdStar — the business name changes every couple of months, kind of an interesting way to ‘hide’ info, eh?), the dogs are PURCHASED, NOT ‘rescued’ as FP keeps telling people. As well, the dogs are described as “equipment with a useable life of 5 years” within the documents.
Constantly passing a dog from family to family can only create confusion and behavioral fallout in a dog — ask anyone who works in Rescue or Sheltering (as I have). I recently fostered a dog that had been shlepped around between four homes in the space of two months — it took almost 2 weeks before he was able to calm down enough for us to give him a massage without shaking — and this is a BIG dog. With the more fragile neurological systems of the smaller breeds, just how do you think they are going to react?
This is NOT good for the pets involved… FP and its owners (including the infamous Simon Brodie, a gentleman who has done jail time in the UK for fraud, and is currently under investigation for exporting $15,000.00 ‘Ashera’ cats that were found to be genetically identical to Savannah cats) are in this to make money off of a certain marketable group of people who have the tons of money (a yearly fee, plus $100 per month, plus and extra $180 for four ‘usage days’ per month, whether or not you USE them!) and don’t want the responsibility.

If you want to see what it’s like to have a pet, why don’t you volunteer at your local Humane Society, Shelter or better yet — foster for a registered Rescue organization. But the folks who are buying what FP is selling are a bit too self-centered for such things as volunteering to HELP…

]]> By: Lease-A-Puppy? | SnifNYCDogs http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/03/06/dogs-for-rent-not-in-boston/#comment-2001 Lease-A-Puppy? | SnifNYCDogs Wed, 14 May 2008 14:07:11 +0000 http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/03/06/dogs-for-rent-not-in-boston/#comment-2001 [...] have recently filed legislation to ban pet rental businesses in the state.  Check out this post by our Boston site for more details.  Flexpetz (the same company causing all the commotion in Mass) already has a NY [...] [...] have recently filed legislation to ban pet rental businesses in the state.  Check out this post by our Boston site for more details.  Flexpetz (the same company causing all the commotion in Mass) already has a NY [...]

]]> By: Mitch http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/03/06/dogs-for-rent-not-in-boston/#comment-1842 Mitch Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:11:30 +0000 http://www.snifbostondogs.com/2008/03/06/dogs-for-rent-not-in-boston/#comment-1842 One reason I really like this idea is because a lot of people don't understand the amount of responsibility that goes into owning a dog of your own and this could provide some insight. Perhaps they would learn that now is not the right time to purchase a dog (which would be much better for all parties involved) This is a very interesting discussion, however because, I am enticed to learn a bit more about the business model; where do they get these dogs? is there any instruction provided for the "renters"? I could go either way based on details of the business. One reason I really like this idea is because a lot of people don’t understand the amount of responsibility that goes into owning a dog of your own and this could provide some insight. Perhaps they would learn that now is not the right time to purchase a dog (which would be much better for all parties involved)

This is a very interesting discussion, however because, I am enticed to learn a bit more about the business model; where do they get these dogs? is there any instruction provided for the “renters”?

I could go either way based on details of the business.

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