I really doubt this guy is wasting that much money giving a dog alcohol, it just seems more likely he is making excuses for his own drinking or was making an attempt at humor that didn’t land.
The comment about his friend sounds like a bit of twisted humor too.
You could ask him to clarify.
azraiel, drop it. You’re hijacking the thread; start a new one if you want to continue your theme in a civil manner.
Ancient hop grain juice?
Thanks. It’s true, I am a fine motherfucker.
He wants to nail the cat?
(Maybe I have seen “When Harry met Sally” too often.)
No, I don’t think so. My cat was stoned on opiates last night having just been through oral surgery. I’m sure it took care of the pain, but he did NOT like being stoned. He was miserable.
I can’t imagine a dog would like being drunk any better, and a dog isn’t going to draw the connection between drinking beer and feeling woozy and drunk. The human is old enough to know better.
And on a case a week – even with smaller beer bottles, that dog is smaller than a human, too. You can damn well bet that dog is getting drunk, and probably every day. And frankly, that much alcohol isn’t good for a human liver, nevermind a dog where the BAC is proportionally higher.
Noted, accepted, and apologies.
This dude must have many, many other quirks. What else? Does the dog ever pass out? Does he sleep with the dog?
I, for one would love to take one of your fine cases of SMALL beers.
Years ago when I was about 15, I knew a 17 year old who gave his dog beer because he enjoyed watching its reaction to alcohol; staggering, etc. At the time, I thought it was thoughtless and cruel.
I am not saying the following applies to your friend, but this is how his life progressed.
He became an alcoholic and his first job was a grocery clerk providing him with beer money. Fast forward 40 years and he’s still a clerk about to be laid off by the grocery chain in order for them to avoid paying full retirement and medical benefits.
I don’t believe in Karma but I do believe my old acquaintance had a definite character flaw and every time I think about his miserable life, I remember the look on his face when many years ago, he told me he liked to give his dog beer.
Your responses really helped me feel better about my decision, everyone. Thank you for all of your replies, even if you don’t agree with me. It’s my visceral reaction to find this behavior problematic and I have trouble understanding people who don’t see it as irresponsible pet ownership (to say the very least), but I did want to see the full spectrum of opinions, so thanks again!
Hey, you were right to point that out. Though I’d note, in turn, that those are very hard to distinguish from 12-ounce bottles; I doubt the OP would notice they were less-than-normal-size beers.
It varies by cat. My family used to take our assorted critters to the local spay/neuter clinic, which would call you to pick your pet up once they were stable and coming around, so they could wake up the rest of the way and recover at home. Most cats do indeed hate staggering around like that, but we had one little tabby girl who sprawled out on the sofa and enjoyed the hell out of whatever she was seeing until it wore off. Our best guess, going off of our limited knowledge of veterinary medicine and assorted relatives’ recollection of youthful indiscretions, was that they’d given her ketamine for the anaesthetic, and she was watching tracers.
As for the OP, you get to break up with anyone at any time for any reason you want, including ‘meh’, ‘because’ or ‘no reason, just don’t want to do this’. Whether was logical or sensible for you to decline to date him because of the dog/beer interaction doesn’t matter – the fact was that it rang alarm bells for you, and it made you uncomfortable. That’s reason enough to not get yourself involved with anyone.
Indeed. If you buy beer regularly, you might notice it, but it’s not easy to spot otherwise. And with some bottles, like the Guinness one, it’s particularly deceiving. It’s not what I’d call a “small” bottle of beer. At any rate, the types of beers that come in 11.2 oz sizes are not the economy brands, so I doubt the boyfriend is plying his dog with Guinness or Golden Pheasant or something.
Quite simply, unless the OP lives with this guy to an extent sufficient to be able to say categorically by eyewitness evidence that this beer goes to the dog and not the guy, I’d bet dollars to donuts it goes to the guy. “I used to be an alcoholic until very recently but uh, the cases of beer I buy are, yanno, for the dog”. Sure, buddy.
My grandpa would pour a teaspoon on to the floor for their little dog Beau, who loved it - but it was Budweiser, so clearly Grandpa (and the dog) had lousy taste in beer. And yes, grandpa was an alcoholic.
I hesitate giving my dog any leftover hamburgers from our BBQs because they have small bits of fried onions in them. I can’t imagine giving my dog beer in any quantity, let alone on a regular basis.
That he has zero common sense is beyond doubt, and he clearly doesn’t really care about his pets, or he’d think about what he was giving them. If that’s how he treats his pets - animals that depend on him for survival - you can guess how he probably treats other people in his life.
Personally every person I’ve known that has treated their animals like crap have likewise treated spouses/offspring/siblings equally poorly.
A lot of your opinions seem to hinge on the quantity – the CASE. Were it a 12- or even 6-pack of ponies, would it really change your assessment of him?!
Were it a 12- or even a 6-pack of ponies every week, would that change your opinion of him?
No.
Yes. Its all about moderation. You said case in the begining, which makes peope think of the chihiahua gulping down athe equivalent of a kegger. But if the actual quantity of beer is such that its part of a balanced diet, then its alright.