Please help Barney in the WH!!!

[goclark]

I am so upset about Barney!

He is so adorable and every time that I see his owner holding him in his left arm, and trying to salute with the right hand ,I die inside.

There continue to be pictures of Barney pleading to get a new owner. Barney's eyes say it all. He does not like his owner. He is the first 1st Dog in my memory that clearly doesn't like to be with his own family.

Why does * continue to hold him when he exits Air Force 1? Since * is not too steady on his feet,this is a big problem. The little sweet heart could fall all the way down the steps!

I can never forget that Tour of the WH with Pickles on TV. As Pickles was smiling and going from one room to the other, she said to the dogs,"come on ANIMALS,let's go to the next room."

I was so shocked! What owner calls their pets ANIMALS? What about their names??

I have contacted the ASPCA to let them know of this cruel treatment to an adorable animal.

Here is their website:

http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=departments

[demnan]

1. Yeah

Bush deserves a cat - like Pinkey!!!!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1468449

[thecrow]

2. Raise the cry...

FREE BARNEY!!!!

[laruemtt]

38. FREE BARNEY bumper stickers

and signs for your front yard. we can do this!

[belle]

42. Heh, I like that one.

[AFSCME girl]

3. Thank you for contacting

the ASPCA! I know, can you imagine? I would NEVER call my kitty "animal". How stupid and cruel! :grr:

[tom_paine]

25. Exactly. I've never called a pet I've owned "animal"

Of course, one has to understand that Pickles is as heavily medicated as her husband.

Send "The Pet Cops" from Animal Channel over to bust their Imperial Asses!

[janx]

4. Chimpy has to hold him because when he puts the dog down,

it runs away!

I am not kidding about this. I've seen it several times. And Barney hates to be on a leash. There are photos somewhere of Laura, literally pulling Barney across the lawn by the leash. He had his legs out stiff in protest as she pulled him across the grass.

[goclark]

10. Does anyone have the photos of Barney being pulled?

I'm sure it will not sit well with the animal lovers of the world to see Barney ins distress.

[jackstraw45]

27. Here it is...

[belle]

44. That's actually kind of classic terrier behavior. Photo's still apt, tho'.

George looks like such a ninny. And why does he insist on dragging the poor little guy into military photo ops anyway? Leave him alone, for fuck's sake.

[janx]

50. The one I saw was even better, but I can't find it now.

It was Laura on the other end of the leash, and Barn was doing the same thing as he is in your pic.

[belle]

43. To be fair...

not that one has to,

but Barney's a Scottie, right? If they're anything like West Highland White Terriers, and I imagine they are, they are STUBBORN AS HELL. Many's the time we ended up simply picking up our pup and carrying her the rest of the way home because she decided the walk was done, sorry. And when you do try to pull them, they do just like that: passive resistance. Legs out like skiiers doing a snowplow.

not that that excuses Dubya dropping and otherwise mishandling the poor little dog, that fucktard.

[terrya]

5. I loathe Laura Bush even more than I did after reading that.

If that Xanax addled twit had a heart, she would realize that your pets are family. They are NOT just "animals"

[prodigal_green]

6. are we sure that the word "animals" was meant

for the four-legged critters and not the American public?

[Retrograde]

16. what's wrong with calling them animals?

I call my cats a variety of things - including Animals (or Annie-mules), Bottomless Pits, Fuzzballs, Dimbulbs, Little Darlings and Fleabags - as well as their actual names, which they occasionally respond to.

I don't salute while carrying them, though: they wouldn't put up with such treatment anyway.

[bushisanidiot]

7. Poor little Barney

he deserves to be raised in a "normal" home, by "normal" people..

[Bluebear]

8. Barney is treated like a prop. Then again, so are our soldiers.

[belle]

46. That about sums it up, yes.

Still, there's a lot of staff there; I bet *somebody* loves him and takes good care of him.

he certainly seems to be better off than many of our soldiers...

[FlaGranny]

9. Animals?

Geez. I either call mine by her name or "sweetie" or "baby" or something like that. Of course, I actually love her.

[madrchsod]

11. "animal cops"

send the blonde lady and the old grizzly looking guy from new york after bush or the guys from detroit who deal with the pitbulls.

[goclark]

12. Do they have a website?

I think this is so important because it sends a strong message that if this is the way they treat their pets-what do they think of US.

Now that hampsters are in the news from the Kerry's we need to let people know the difference.

Their are millions of pet lovers out there.

[CaTeacher]

13. I absolutely am in love with Barney.

(He is my favorite affiliate of this administration by far). I would adopt him in a minute! And I would treat him like family! Actually I would probably spoil him! But he deserves a break, he has gone through hell.

[AFSCME girl]

28. That would be great!

I volunteer for the Michigan Humane Society and have met some of the "animal cops"! The "cops" are WONDERFUL people, but if you mess with animals - they're gonna get ya!

:grr:

[DoYouEverWonder]

14. Look at this poor dog's face

Is this the saddest dog you've ever seen?

FREE BARNEY

[goclark]

18. There is another photo of little Barney

that someone posted on another thread here today. I just don't know how to input the post with the picture here.

Help us someone...thanks

[belle]

47. You should totally not hold your dog like that. They hate it.

[rocktivity]

15. It doesn't sound like EITHER of them are well-trained

ALL dogs hate being on leashes--they have to be TAUGHT otherwise, right? And remember the time Bush dropped him? I'd bet anything it was because Barney nipped him! They'd better take him to that guy "Uncle Matty" on PBS! I've seen him get a dog used to a leash within minutes!

:headbang:
rocknation

[Th1onein]

26. My dog loves the leash and always has.

She is, though, a superdog, I have to admit. Head and tail above all other dogs in the world.

[Skidmore]

17. In regard to the "animals" reference,

I have a friend who periodically gives his pets the "livestock lecture" to remind them whose boss. Goes like this:

Said pet sits at owner's feet. Owner makes eye contact and delivers following monologue: "You are the livestock. I am the human. The livestock does not climb on the furniture, pee on the carpet, or drag food all over the place. You will remember you are the livestock and I am the human."

This can go on for several minutes. He always loses.

[goclark]

19. Is your friend a Republican ?

[Skidmore]

22. No, he's pretty progressive

but a nut nonetheless. Actually, he's a heck of a good guy with a heart of gold.

[jackstraw45]

20. What's going through Barney's mind? Here you go:

"This schmuck is going to drop me AGAIN. I just know it."

"Please save me."

"PLEASE just leave me behind. If I don't get on the plane, he can't carry me off and DROP me on the cement...again."

"I'm in my happy place. Nothing can hurt me. I'm in my happy place."

"That's it. I'm peeing in one of your beers tonight."

[goclark]

23. Photos perfect to send to Kids for Kerry

I want to send these photos to kidsforkerry.com.
But, what happened to the website?

I went to kidsforkerry.com and nothing came up!
It came up the other night. What happened?

I want every kid in America to know what the Bush family does to pets.

[goclark]

29. Just found out it is kidsforkerry.org

[calimary]

40. Aw, MAN! The First Dog-Dropper. POOR Barney!

I'm a cat person, myself, but JEEZ! I'd happily offer that poor dog a better home. Sweet little thing. DROPPING YOUR DOG ON THE PAVEMENT. I mean, this is supposed to be a grown man, here. Isn't he supposed to know better? Especially at a photo op with a bunch of Little Leaguers? Unbelievable! Where's PETA when we need 'em?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

51. How about dropping the dog on the stairs?

Here's one of Bush dropping poor Barney as he's coming down the stairs of Air Force One. I hope the dog wasn't hurt too badly.
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[Th1onein]

21. "ANIMALS"? That's what she said? "ANIMALS"?

You've got to be kidding. Those aren't their pets. Those are stage props. What an idiot Laura Bush is.

[goclark]

24. Yep, I heard her

and so did my mother.
My mother was so shocked, she still talks about it every time she sees Pickles on TV.

[jackstraw45]

30. Kick for Barney's health...that poor little mutt.

:kick:

[Booster]

31. Barney: HELP IS ON THE WAY!!!!!

[theHandpuppet]

32. Barney website

http://bushybarney.tripod.com/

Poor Barney... I can imagine what's going through his mind:

"Fala got FDR and all I got was this lousy Chimp!"

[goclark]

35. Should we let bushybarney.tripod.com

know that the Bush Family not only tortures prisoners but Barney too!?

No, I think we should wait until we have gathered all of the Barney Photos and send them to the ASPCA.

Let me know what you think we should do? We have got to save this precious dog. He is probably burning up in Crawford Texas. Somehow, the Ranch does not seem the ideal location for Barney.

[americanwomanone]

33. Poor Barney

I believe he holds him because Scottish Terriers are very headstrong and independent. The dog probably wants to escape! He can't be controlled because the master has to be more intelligent than the dog, and we all know that isn't happening! And I know of not one person that calls a family pet "animal".

[belle]

48. I might do it ironically, but with Pickles, who the hell knows.

Maybe she just can't remember their names...

[TheCentepedeShoes]

34. Poor Barney

He looks scared to death. Plus, aren't Scotties really smart? If he could only write a book...

[americanwomanone]

36. Scotties are very smart

And yes he does look scared, poor little guy, Barney not Dubya. That will come later. :)

[jackstraw45]

37. Perhaps we can start a "Don't drop your dog" campaign?

:)

[SoCalDem]

39. Barney always tried to escape..

[belle]

41. I hear you. He totally does not deserve such a cute dog.

My hunch is that 98% of the time, he's taken care of by staff, though. anyway one can hope so.

[Tight_rope]

45. I don't care for animals...but I don't miss treat them!

[janx]

49. We must help him--

Before it's too late!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

52. Bush Re-enacting a scene from the movie "Deliverance"

I hope Barney is a movie fan.

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[allalone]

53. Barney rented?

Hey Ya gotta have a dog. It makes ya look normal.
Another thing, Why on earth is bush wearing tights in that one pic?

[goclark]

54. BARNEY ABUSE ALERT!

The photos are all the evidence we need. This dog is begging to be free!