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hunter

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9. My brother and his wife are big black dog lovers.

Mon Mar 10, 2014, 06:09 PM

Mar 2014

The shelter always claims they are lab mixes.

My wife and I are suckers for the unadoptable.

Sad older dogs who ended up in the shelter because their owners died or fell upon hard times, and younger dogs who've suffered neglect or abuse.

It sometimes take a year or two (or three...) before they are fully civilized beings, but they usually start radiating joy soon after we bring them home. Dogs are much quicker than people that way.

Good food! Hooray!

Sleep in the house, Hooray!

Walks, Hooray!

When I was a kid our family had a similar mix of impossible dogs.

Dogs are clearly intelligent beings with distinctive personalities.

From my perspective people who won't recognize this are a little suspect.

A person who is cruel to dogs is probably cruel to people too.

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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