Leaving a pet behind, is terrible, but we need to have a better perception of why?

[imanamerican63]

Why would you leave your pet in freezing weather? Why wouldn’t you find someone to take care of that pet? Why, why, why? I am not a big pet person, but I know that is not a good way to treat an animal!

Perception is what Ted Cruz wants you to believe! It is as if a dog can survive on it’s own, just like the people of Texas! I hope those Texans have a better perception of Cruz from this point on?

[spooky3]

1. I read that he claimed his security person was caring for the

dog, but what does that mean? That dog depends entirely on the Cruz family to make sure it is safe, warm, fed, etc. How they could go on vacation knowing they left the dog there? It is the essence of his lack of empathy, apparently shared by the whole family.

[imanamerican63]

2. Perception!

Just like alternative facts?

[BannonsLiver]

3. Didn't they leave the dog with some lackey?

Pretty sure someone posted earlier there was someone dog sitting little Snowflake at their house.

[imanamerican63]

6. If that is true? Teddy was only be gone over night?

Hard to believe him now?

[BannonsLiver]

33. Yeah it's another hole in teddy's story.

[orleans]

30. i think it was a journalist who went to ted's house

if i remember correctly, there was a security guard sitting in a car who came out and said yes, it was the house of ted cruz; the journalist saw or heard the dog and asked who was watching the dog and the security said he was. (while he had been sitting warm in his car and the dog was in the freezing cold house).

when the journalist got back to his own car he took that picture of snowflake looking out the front door

[BannonsLiver]

32. Brutal. What an asshole.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Of all of the things Ted has done...this is small potato's and I am not sure we really

know what the arrangements were. I suspect the daughter had a friend that would check in to see how Snowflake was doing. Really isn't anything we should spend a lot of time figuring out. IMHO.

[spooky3]

5. A pet sitter can't warm the house. Nt

[blue neen]

11. Exactly.

[Polly Hennessey]

10. No excuse. The house was freezing according

to a Heidi Cruz text. They were going to be gone three or four days. My suggestion: re-home the dog. The Cruz family should never ever own a pet. Horrible humans.

[LanternWaste]

12. Seems a benign exercise at worst.

Not sure what priorities or other concerns you think we're sacrificing in order to discuss this.

But then again, maybe the Dan Quayle School of Spelling Tubers Correctly takes up a lot of time.

[treestar]

26. ...

[NCjack]

7. Cruz family is not a "dog" family. The problem is, they have a dog.

[bullimiami]

8. Sure. Leave it food, and water that could freeze in an unheated house, and it can crap on the floor.

[thucythucy]

9. Reminds me of Mitt Romney strapping his dog

to the roof of his car (in a dog crate, but still).

[cwydro]

13. Dogs hate to be alone.

They hate to be cold, and they hate to be abandoned.

[marlakay]

21. Exactly the opposite of cats

My cat is independent finicky and couldn't be bothered with us at times. Meanwhile my dog lays at one of our feet all day every day unless we are playing or walking him or gone a few hours to shop. Weather permitting he goes with us in car. He sleeps by our bedside while cat wants to be up on her perch bed.

I would never leave my dog for more than 4 hours and if it was freezing he would be with us or go to a sitters. I leave the heat and air conditioning on for my pets even if gone a few hours.

Obviously their dog is NOT a part of the family.

[Liberal In Texas]

14. OK folks, that's apparently not exactly what happend.

A New York magazine reporter made the discovery on Thursday while visiting Cruz's Houston neighborhood to verify that his street's power went out amid punishing winter weather.
The reporter saw the family's small white dog, named Snowball, still in the residence — which Heidi Cruz, the senator's wife, had told friends was "FREEZING" earlier this week.

A security guard was stationed at the Cruz home, according to New York.
"When asked who was taking care of the dog, the guard volunteered that he was," the reporter wrote. "Reassured of the dog's well-being, I returned to my car."

A neighbor told the reporter the area had gotten power back on Wednesday night, after the Cruzes were in Mexico.

https://people.com/pets/sen-ted-cruz-also-left-his-dog-snowflake-behind-during-cancun-trip/

I know it makes a good story about how evil this man is, but he should be vilified for things he really does - like supporting an insurrection.

[imanamerican63]

16. They showed a lack of responsibility and any fallout is viable for their a perception of what....

they did to his constituents by leaving them the cold without a security guard to watch over them!

[Liberal In Texas]

17. OK, but the story they left their dog alone in a cold house is BS.

[pnwmom]

23. The security guard was actually stationed OUTSIDE of the home, according to the reporter.

The People article made it sound as if he were inside with the dog.

He, of course, could have gone inside to feed it, etc. But that poor little dog!

[treestar]

27. good point

did the security guard have a key to the house. His saying he was looking after the dog isn't conclusive proof he was.

[pnwmom]

28. And even if he did have a key, that dog was spending a lot of time alone in a house

that the Cruz's thought was too "freezing" for them to stay in.

[Liberal In Texas]

29. You know, this is all just speculation. We don't know anything beyond what the

New York reporter wrote. Was the security guard stationed outside the house in frigid weather and not going in except to feed the dog? Did he have a key? Did he take the dog for walks? Did he play ball with the dog? Or was he mean and hateful to the dog? WE DON"T KNOW so stop making things up!

It was reported the power was restored by that evening. So the house wasn't cold anymore unless they left the heat off. But being rich jerks they probably did not do that.

You know what is really more important? That he didn't use the week the Senate is supposed to have off to meet with the constituents in their home states to get to know what their problems and concerns are. Instead he felt the need to scurry off to a resort in Mexico because the weather in the home state is cold while his fellow Texans were without power, water, heat and food rather than stay and try to help.

I sure the dog is fine. Now can we think about things that are actually important?

[pnwmom]

31. I'm not making anything up. I just said that the security guard was stationed outside

the house and said he been doing some care for the dog.

But I'll add this: anyone who would treat his own small dog that way in those freezing temperatures -- too cold for the family to stay in, according to Heidi's text message to her friends -- wouldn't care about his constituents either.

[txwhitedove]

15. Hi. As resident of north Harris County in very modest subdivision, we had rolling

blackouts. Ours was 25 hours, some were off and on every 2 hours. Last night we were texted power would stay on but turn down heaters, turn off appliances, etc. Yes we're lucky, just having to boil tap water for now. So, we all hate weasley Cruz, but doubt his house was ever actually freezing as they huddled around a fireplace. So did we, had it going the whole 25 hours and lowest temp in hallway was 58 degrees. Just because it's 25 outside doesn't mean it's freezing inside. It's always 10 degrees warmer in my garage than outside; it's 45 out right now and 55 in garage. Any security or pet sitter can always take steps to save the dog, especially in River Oaks. I care more about Cruz's constituents he left in crisis here in TX. Beto, AOC, Beyonce all did more than Cruz.

[FreepFryer]

18. Ok they didn't leave a dog in a cold house. They left millions of Texans. (Nt)

[imanamerican63]

19. Exactly!

[bdamomma]

20. Cruz

dog assaulter, leaving his dog alone???? WTF???

[Stinky The Clown]

22. Word is the dog was left with a housekeeper.

Yes, it was cold - like million other dogs at that time in Tejas. I don't think this is a real issue. That said, spread that picture of the dog in the door winder FAR AND WIDE.

[pnwmom]

24. Yeah, right. Then why did the security guard who was outside of the house

tell the reporter that HE was taking care of the dog?

[WarGamer]

25. this is even worse than transporting a dog in a kennel on the roof of a station wagon...