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alp227

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4. i always wanted to say this, the different language we use about fur kids & human kids.

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 05:13 PM

Mar 2014

Want a purebred pet? not a big problem. Want a "designer baby" or "purebred white" girlfriend? YOU ARE A FUCKING NAZIKLANSMANGENOCIDALMANIAC!!!!!!1!!!!

People "breed pets" but "have children".

seriously, PETA may be kooky as hell but did have a point that time they compared dog breeders to Nazis (is that the story?)

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Adoptable dogs no longer identified by breed in Orange County [View all] The Straight Story Mar 2014 OP

Yes. We have a big, black dog. murielm99 Mar 2014 #1

My favorite dog of all time was a big, black Newfoundland retriever. Warpy Mar 2014 #3

I prefer buying white dogs only to help if they get fleas - hollysmom Mar 2014 #6

My brother and his wife are big black dog lovers. hunter Mar 2014 #9

Good change Scootaloo Mar 2014 #2

i always wanted to say this, the different language we use about fur kids & human kids. alp227 Mar 2014 #4

Certainly better IMHO than the shelter in our city that mixes up the breeds all the time! hamsterjill Mar 2014 #5

I wanted a Harrier - i.e. big beagle and I had to drive 3 hours to adopt one. hollysmom Mar 2014 #8

Hrmm, what about health-related concerns? Hip dysplasia in some breeds, etc. X_Digger Mar 2014 #7