beruichi Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Yeah, I felt guilty about pounding pets that I've created, even if I had every intention of snatching them up using my sides (since I ran out of transfers then, oops). That said, I've never abandoned any of my own creations, but those I've snatched from the pound for avatar purposes, I have no qualms sending back to the pound. -_- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
is_love Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Yes I do feel bad. I also thought I was the only one I don't know why but it always makes me feel bad. Sometimes if I have their name in my history, I search them up to see if they've been adopted I do that too! Even if they're pets I only adopted for a day to grab an avatar, I still look them up & check on them. Makes me feel better to see that they've been adopted by someone XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayday0819 Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I feel bad if they become a stuck pet, because that way lowers the chance of being adopted. I had a yellow tonu for ages, and I finally pounded him a couple months ago because I didn't like his name, and he's still stuck in the pound! I always check to see if he's been adopted, but as of now he's still waiting. Otherwise, I figure that some nice person will come along and adopt them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepInTheMeadow Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I felt so guilty pounding my very first pet earlier on this year. I looked her up now though, she's painted Shadow and is customized, has an active owner etc. So I'm ok now but back then, it hurt :( Also, at the risk of sparking off another debate, they are just pixels right?....It hurt to say that :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuninvited Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'm comfortable saying that some are just pixels, but I have a Uni and an Eyrie on my main that I would probably kill for. I've had them since I can remember (12+ years) and I would NEVER pound them. Never ever ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synerjee Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Omg yes ;~; I pounded my white Grundo at first because I didn't really want him and thought he was kinda dumb... I mean, I could easily get another white Grundo at the place where you could adopt Grundos at the Space Station, right? I still felt quite bad parting with it nonetheless. It had quite a fitting name too: Itsnowuse (because snow is white and he's dimwitted lol). I tried searching for him at the pound the other day but it appears he already has been adopted. Hope he's doing alright wherever he is. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullonparanoid Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I have to admit that, early on, I pounded a couple of really badly named pets. /hangs head in shame I remember only one them by name...and the poor Kougra has been on an abandoned account for years now. So, yah, I feel a twinge of guilt. Silly, no? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 I had a pet that was given to me by a relative and I forever regret pounding her. That was years ago. I usually feel no regret pounding pets now because A.) I don't do it often B.) it was a pet I adopted from the pound and zapped so it would have a better chance of finding a permanent home or C.) I used to the pound for the purpose of a pet avatar I don't really trade pets or do anything like that either. I feel so silly but I really do feel attached to the pixels that are neopets xD I even feel bad having my permanent pets on my sides!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SillySilenia Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 No, I generally don't feel bad, but that's probably because of the guilt-trip TNT tries to send you on when you pound a pet. I so strongly detest being emotionally manipulated that any such attempts tend to either fail or give the absolute opposite result of what was attempted. The cases in which I do/would feel bad are those where pets have sentimental value to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decchild Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I've pounded pets several times, but usually after I've zapped them to something interesting or cool that I hope people will want, regardless of their bad names. I remember seeing a rather dirty name from the neopets tag on tumblr that made me crack up, but I felt SO BAD for that poor little pet. (I'm SUPER bad at naming them... I started with a kacheek that was zapped and I named it meerkat... and now it's a poogle. I had a buzz named lulzbuzz that was turned into a snot kougra and it's still not adopted yet... why oh why am I so dreadful with names... 0_0.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brynchilla Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 If you think you're going to feel bad about pounding a pet, don't pound it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naamah D. Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 If you think you're going to feel bad about pounding a pet, don't pound it. Exactly. The pound has enough pets already. I could never, ever, never, ever pound Maingo. I don't even like to think about it. If I were to put Maingo in the pound I wouldn't forgive myself. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaavje Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I have adopted and repounded quite a few pets lately because of avatars and I didn't really feel bad about that. I don't think I could pound any of my permies though... I'm really attached to them and I even felt bad about using the lab on one of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellysundae Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I've never pounded any pets. I think I'd feel so guilty about it that just the thought of doing it is inconceivable. I have Italian heritage a couple of generations back, and this is clearly latent Catholic traits coming through! paperdoll66 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_microwave Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I've only pounded pets when they were for an avatar and I always make sure to zap them into a nice color first! I don't feel guilty because I like checking in on them and seeing how happy they are with their new owners :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellysundae Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Several people in the guild I was in used to adopt pounded pets, then zap then into something cool and repound them, such a nice things to do :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wishfulthinker427 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I had an old account once with 4 pets. I was such an avid avatar collector that I wanted to pound at least 1 pet so that I could have space, but I just couldn't bring myself to get rid of any of them! They always looked so pitiful, plus, "Dr. Death" just didn't have a pleasant ring to it, so that just made it all the worse! To this day, I don't regret keeping them, but this time around (Neopets 2.0 for me?) I only have 1 pet so that I have plenty of opportunity to grow my collection all over again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azurazebra Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I don't tend to feel bad about this sort of thing. I mean, a few of my pets; my first ever pet from almost 2 years ago (okay, not my *first* pet EVER on Neopets, but my first since I came back and made a new account) which was a Hissi I made on Hissi Day, my Coconut JubJub and such, which I'm attached too/took ages to get; would make me feel bad for pounding them. But, I hardly ever make pets, I always adopt, so I never have to pound my own creations, and I very rarely feel bad about pounding an impulse back in the pound (although sometimes I'll adopt it out with apps if I feel it's wanted) Put it this way, I've pounded many pets before and will pound many more in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brodzikj Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I used to feel bad, but not anymore. I had to make space on my accounts and some pets just had to go unfortunately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryldork Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I didn't feel bad the few times I've pounded pets. A lot of the times they were badly-named, on old accounts, that I grabbed for avatars. tk421beth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoolishFancy Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Personally I couldn't pound my pets - had my Scorchio for nearly 15 years and my Poogle almost that long so fairly attached to them. I'd always wanted a Cybunny and spent over an hour going through the pound until a beautiful shadow coloured one popped up! They all have incredibly silly names (strutmeister?! What was I thinking?!) but that's part of the charm. Really glad there is a pound though, instead of the pets just being deleted.... doesn't bear thinking about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzgig Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I did put a pet in the pound once, I felt horrible about it. I was just a kid when I did it, and my pet got some illness. The price for the cure was so much at the time, and my pet was so sad… I just wanted him to go to a good home and feel better. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twilight790 Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I was genuinely sad when I abandoned my Christmas Uni. So much so, I typed her name in after she was adopted and neomailed the user. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk421beth Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I didn't feel bad the few times I've pounded pets. A lot of the times they were badly-named, on old accounts, that I grabbed for avatars. I do the same thing. I feed them, get the avie, and then they go back to the pound. I know, I'm horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenfire Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I am always pound surfing so 4 slots is never enough. Yes, I do feel guilty for abandoning them but there are always better ones than my previously adopted ones :X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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