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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:41 PM Original message |
Breeders Tell Fans of Water Dogs: Keep Your Paws Off |
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glitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Very true. And also true of their cousins the Standard Poodle. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. how old are those breeds? |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:40 AM Response to Reply #23 |
44. The oriental sighthounds go back thousands of years... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. ...and we'll euthanize 5-7 million unwanted pets in shelters this year. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. And should we stop having babies because there are bad parents |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I didn't realize that children were a commercial commodity. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:19 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. The fact that dogs are bred and sold doesn't change anything. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. How many are euthanized because they're surplus? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. They're surplus mostly because irresponsible dog owners dumped them. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Responsible dog breeder. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #22 |
50. I think purebred cats and dogs only constitute a small percentage |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
55. Yes, non-pet owners are JUST as responsible |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:17 AM Response to Reply #13 |
36. because you can adopt a hypoallergenic dog |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
56. Not true where I live. I followed petfinder closely while waiting to purchase |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
48. Yes, there are too many people on the earth. |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
51. No, I say let's euthanize the extras. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. That woman who returned her dog because it had an underbite should never have pets at all. |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good breeders don't sell to just anyone. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. A friend of mine recently lost her dog to cancer |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Healthwise, it's a toss-up. There are plenty of purebreds with health problems |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
46. Not an honorable breeder, IMO. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. Good. We don't need another 101 Dalmatians fiasco. k+r, n/t |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
5. i'm glad the breeders are being so careful |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Bee, Pipster, and Muttuska thank you! |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. awww .... did you try to post pictures? |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I edited |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. awesome! thanks for fixing the links. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Aww... look at the eyes of the third one |
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Neecy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
38. beautiful dogs! |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
45. All breeders should interview and screen, imo. n/t |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. No wonder marketing companies appear to think the average person has the IQ of a turnip |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:28 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. LOL! that's funny .... nt |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. My name's Brooke |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Brooke (for female) went from #260 to a high popularity of #43 in the last 35 years. |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:18 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. One of the octokid's named MaLiah |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
32. Don't forget Aiden, Kayden, and Jayden! |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Sigh. People can be so stupid. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Some breeds are almost impossible to find in shelters or even rescues. |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. PWD? |
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ellisonz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #30 |
34. Portuguese Water Dog. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
24. I'm waiting for a Russian Blue. |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:26 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. It may depend a lot on the part of the country. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. One very vocal cat was enough for us. She was nine pounds of dynamite, |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #31 |
49. I am pretty sure what you get are kittens with |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-20-09 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm partly in the Biden camp when it comes to dogs. |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:02 AM Response to Reply #26 |
40. we got one of those |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
28. what fucking lunatics... |
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Abq_Sarah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #28 |
35. Who? the breeders or the people who want one? |
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liquid diamond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #28 |
60. I agree. I can understand a basic interview or |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
63. Dogs are as different as people, with an extremely wide range |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:50 AM Response to Original message |
37. thankfully he never got a rhodesian ridgeback, as thats the dog im looking at for my son. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
39. people who fall for fads are total assholes. adopt a dog from a pound, jerkoffs. (nt) |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
59. I agree with you about adoption but there I am sure lots of kids out there |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
41. I did the same when I bred/showed/trained Akitas |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
42. If this is their idea of a "rescue" dog, I can hardly wait to see "public option". |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:34 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. rmfao once again i dont know if that was meant, but its funny |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 11:00 AM Response to Reply #42 |
52. .... |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
47. The shelters are full of sweet dogs ready for a home. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
62. They're full of dogs, and some of them are sweet and will adapt well |
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merh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
53. When the news of the adoption of Bo hit the news, many on |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
54. My preference is large lumbering mutts. |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:03 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. I am sure celebrities are always treated differently by breeders and even shelters. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. Even shelters charge a premium for high-demand non-shedding puppies. |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. If CA shelters are charging $1500 for an adoption, |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 03:33 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. They don't. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 06:58 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. It is common for shelters to charge significant sums for the dogs most in demand, |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-21-09 04:24 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Fifteen hundred for a mutt? |
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