Being as some (who aren't dogist dick heads) are enjoy a gush about hounds, here's my big boy Labrador Monty. 'kin love him I do! won't upload on iPhone, trust me, he's the dogs!
No PLT, pedigree stuff isn't bullshit, not at all. Cats are your mate too. They're both good in their own different ways. Also each breed of cat/dog has striking differences, dogs usually tend to be very dependant on their owners but some are quite feral and independent, almost 'cat like'. Equally some cats can require as much attention as a dog. Every animals different like people, and both are very clever, more so than you might think.
My ex-missus wanted a designer pub and get me to fork out a small fortune for a cocker spaniel, I couldn't understand why we were paying so much for a cocker spaniel, particularly as we only lived a couple of miles from Battersea Dogs Home and could have got a free one. Still, we got it and after a few weeks noticed it had a weepy eye(by this time it had also destroyed most of my flat). She'd decided she wanted to show it, so wanted it to have surgery to sort the problem, as a result I was another £300 down. After the surgery, it came back from the vets with a lampshade on it's it head, after a couple of weeks the lampshade was removed and she took it for a walk on Clapham Common and it ran straight under the wheels of an oncoming dustcart. Two weeks later, we ended up coughing another grand for a pedigree Japanese Akita, though to be fair, I did like that one(it's mother won best of breed at Crufts). But when we split up, she got custody and took it to Majorca, where it died of a heart attack. I don't keep pets now.
The problem with pure breed dogs is that they are prone to illness and generally have a reduced lifespan to mixed breed or mongrel dogs. So even if you diversify the gene pool, you will find that a lot of dogs suffer heart complications, cancer, etc. A rottweiler or lab will only, in general, live for 7-10 years, whereas if you get a mixed breed or mongrel you can expect 12-14 years. But like the European aristocracy and hemophilia, buck teeth and eyes too close together - inbreeding. I think the point DMD makes about rescue dogs is a valid one. I've never really understood the compulsion to spend loads of cash on a particular breed, bearing in mind that most people don't get a collie because they have sheep, a terrier because they need a ratter, or a bull terrier because they need to herd cattle. I have similar views on kids - there's a lot of orphans out there, so it would be nice if people would adopt instead of creating more people. Of course, that's a bigger decision. As DMD and others have said, you pay more for an animal that has more health problems than one you'd get for free that will otherwise be destroyed or spend its whole life in a cage. Nice dogs though, bit slobbery for my liking
Sweet Jesus that's terrible. She wanted you to get a designer pub? Those places have no soul. No wonder you seem bitter sometimes
Clever but stupid at the same time. Cats just sit there and look at you like "Please let me outside where I can sit and look like I want to come back in again." Why is pedigree stuff not bullshit? I'm no expert but isn't it all about spending loads of money on a dog that is in no way superior to any other just so you can brag about it to everyone? Any old mix of breeds can be just as rewarding to look after can't it? And the very thought of a 'designer' pup irritates me.
Why is pedigree Stuff not bullshit? This will help your argument! [video=youtube;yZMegQH1SPg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZMegQH1SPg[/video] Please watch this to get a better understanding ARHHHH The I'm no expert but...... I dont see many people bragging about there dogs! But do see people very proud and loving of there dogs, And i must say it is a choice to buy one!(not to say people dont but not in the way you are putting it) As it is buying a car or following a football team or even to the choice of clothes and footwear! Were all spend money on silly things that dont really have a propose or could get cheaper brands! "Any old mix of breeds can be just as rewarding to look after can't it?" Yes. Its still all down to choice You might want one mongrel then another? "And the very thought of a 'designer' pup irritates me." To be honest i dont lose sleep over it And to the above Video if you bothered to watch! In no way do i agree with crufts or dog shows or on the whole how the UK shows dogs. I love the Breed and if i ever found a genetic fault with the breed i wouldn't have a problem introducing another breed to fix any faults That would cause the dog distress as the video shows And with the incest side of things this does go on but not with my dogs! I have friends in Austria, Hungry and Denmark that travel all over the world to keep the blood lines clean and try and keep the Dogue de Bordeaux fit and healthy! And the last thing these are family pets part of the family not kept in kennels and very much loved
To say that pedigree and pure breed dogs are no different to any random mutt just shows your ignorance. There is no point trying to talk about it. It's like saying there's no difference between Grimsby town and FC Barcelona.
They are different and look totally different? some pedigrees have faults some dont! At least i try and understand and search things out rather then just showing ignorance as you just have ! even added a video to help with that
Or more accurately it's like saying there's no difference between the Queen and some poor African. If people treated other humans like that it'd frowned upon, why is it OK to treat dogs like they're a computer with good or bad spec? They're living things like us. I'm not some kind of animal rights **** but don't you think that's a bit sick?
Is what some breeder do sick. Yes Incest wise, And so could be said for the human race ! As i said above i check things out, before diving in feet first I also believe after the above video was aired That the KC had to changed there polices and dog cant be registered if having sex with close relatives, yet again do some research before blasting away
I used to do a lot of business in Korea and according to my mate Mr Lee, the pedigree dogs definitely do taste better.
Except the differences between different breeds of dog are catastrophically bigger to the differences between races of human. Those differences can range from appearance, physicality, temperament, intelligence, some have better senses (sight, hearing etc), some breeds can naturally be very aggressive regardless of upbringing, to petty things like whether they have an annoying little yap, a deep bark or howl like chubacca, and some are tailor made for certain jobs like gun dogs, sheep dogs, rabbiting, working dogs etc. The differences between the races of human are some of us generally have bigger willies/arses/tits than others, some make better ninjas and some make excellent thieves. Like I said, you obviously don't have a clue about the subject, so I didn't see why you bother persisting or why I bother reply.
I would like to think not. But as i said i like to get a better understanding of what i am arguing about Rather then just rambling on what i think to be correct! I think i have given a good augment to my breed of dog and you could even check that out!!! and even give you a link to a video to help you know what the **** you are talking about! I Have even said there are faults with some breeds more then others and this would need addressing in the UK But they are people all over the world like minded to me that try and keep a good healthy blood line of the breed! But please yet again go and check the history of the Dogue de Bordeaux and how far back they go, for some reason you think all these dogs are shagging there brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers? and are all ****ed and die in a few years? and if this was the case all breeds wouldn't even exist as they would be all total ****ed up by your accounts. as i said know what the **** you are talking about cretin!
