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Drale

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2. Are you trying to say the Pitbulls are evil and dangerous because

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 03:59 PM

Mar 2013

of their names? Names are important but they can also be misnomers, Guinea Pig's are not Pigs, Sea Lions are not lions, and Hedgehogs neither live in Hedges or are Hogs.

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Names mean something [View all] hedgehog Mar 2013 OP

I'm rather partial to Big Dog BlueJazz Mar 2013 #1

I'm rather partial to timdog44 Mar 2013 #18

Are you trying to say the Pitbulls are evil and dangerous because Drale Mar 2013 #2

And dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #3

And don't even get me started on... pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #4

Quite aside from dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #7

FTW! pinboy3niner Mar 2013 #9

Nice strawman you beat up there. 99Forever Mar 2013 #10

Grits ain't grocerys olddots Mar 2013 #20

Yes, but those are not all the same category Recursion Mar 2013 #5

I think the case can be made that most of those names describe a specific hedgehog Mar 2013 #11

there is no actual breed called a pit bull BainsBane Mar 2013 #6

But the American Staffordshire terrier is not nicknamed hedgehog Mar 2013 #8

Nor is any breed BainsBane Mar 2013 #12

hey we own a Chihuahua ! olddots Mar 2013 #22

that's cool BainsBane Mar 2013 #24

Actually... janlyn Mar 2013 #33

Offtopic in a pitbull thread, the history of the irish wolfhound is pretty interesting. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #13

I think what we call wolf hounds today were rebuilt as a breed in the late 19th century. hedgehog Mar 2013 #14

They look gentle and maybe a little dumb. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #17

The only ones I've ever seen were family pets or hedgehog Mar 2013 #19

what a great beast! datasuspect Mar 2013 #21

I LOVE them BainsBane Mar 2013 #25

Big dogs are neat but I sure don't want pooper scooper duty. Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #26

I used to see what I think was an old Irish wolfhound when I walked some of my clients. smokey nj Mar 2013 #28

We had one when I was little, a lovely gentle dog. redqueen Mar 2013 #32

Coronet: A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. snooper2 Mar 2013 #15

Names mean nohthing NOT-hing... German shepherds A.K.A. Alsatians Wolf Dogs HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #16

The tax collector dog - a crazy collection of parent breeds Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #23

German Shepherds are an interesting breed - hedgehog Mar 2013 #29

Names can determine your destiney. Shrike47 Mar 2013 #27

And no matter what job they were originally bred for baldguy Mar 2013 #30

thanks Baldguy janlyn Mar 2013 #35

So a "terrier" should instill terror (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #31

"Fuzzball" sort of works too. talkingmime Mar 2013 #34