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94. KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #25)

Sun May 31, 2015, 09:42 PM

May 2015

No loving God created the creature in the second photo.

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We’re Breeding Dogs to Death [View all] marmar May 2015 OP

Nothing like a mutt, a little bit of everything.... MADem May 2015 #1

Thank you! FrodosPet May 2015 #40

Two of my best dogs EVER were rescues from southern Europe... MADem May 2015 #57

+++ fadedrose May 2015 #63

Shelters are charging up to $500 exboyfil May 2015 #85

Dog pounds run by towns/counties are cheaper. MADem May 2015 #86

Racehorses, too. malthaussen May 2015 #2

Beat me to it. Coventina May 2015 #9

With racehorses the problem is horses bred to sell as babies for big bucks not horses bred to race. bklyncowgirl May 2015 #19

Not just racehorses - other horse breeds, too csziggy May 2015 #60

I love those quarter horses. LWolf May 2015 #80

My early years of breeding were when the Impressive bloodlines were popular csziggy May 2015 #81

I remember the dominance, for awhile, LWolf May 2015 #87

Hancock was a good line csziggy May 2015 #90

He looks a lot like LWolf May 2015 #91

OoO- I'm jealous - I want to breed my youngest mare to a Jaz stallion! csziggy May 2015 #92

He was local to me; LWolf Jun 2015 #96

Nice - I love that picture of him playing with the feed tub! csziggy Jun 2015 #99

Not just race horses. LWolf May 2015 #79

Yeah, how used up or non-winning greyhounds are put down is a tragic, dirty secret. nt brush Jun 2015 #126

AKC, the NRA of dogs. nt valerief May 2015 #3

I only have mixed breed rescue dogs. upaloopa May 2015 #4

Mine are mixed breed rescues also. Fuddnik May 2015 #29

I've Got A Lab, But. . . ProfessorGAC May 2015 #38

We had Arabians and yes they were bred upaloopa May 2015 #48

I heard that labs can be any color from any parent. AngryAmish May 2015 #54

More and more, Ineeda May 2015 #5

It has nothing to do with Paris Hilton Scootaloo Jun 2015 #103

It's always been a issue, and the severity can be influenced... Lancero Jun 2015 #107

I would blame idiots who think they can buy a chihuahua and "be like" Paris, et al. Scootaloo Jun 2015 #109

Great article swilton May 2015 #6

One of my cats is diabetic and is on Lantus REP May 2015 #8

Mine, too! lapislzi May 2015 #21

My insulin was switched to Lantus REP May 2015 #37

Same for cats. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #7

Persians used to have noses REP May 2015 #10

Siamese didn't used to look like weasels. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #11

I think the "wedge" skull is harmful REP May 2015 #35

Anybody who knows anything VA_Jill May 2015 #33

You assume too much REP May 2015 #36

IF VA_Jill May 2015 #75

Yes -- makes me so mad! I feel horrible for the poor tiny-nosed "smoosh faced" kitties. Arugula Latte May 2015 #41

Jackson Galaxy, the "My Cat From Hell" behaviorist, went on an absolutely bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #102

"We" are not. Hate manipulative headlines like this. kickysnana May 2015 #12

+1. nt OnyxCollie May 2015 #28

Soledad O'Brien did a segment on Real Sports about smokey nj May 2015 #13

Dog breeding upsets me. hunter May 2015 #14

I'm not opposed to breeding a dog do do a certain job or sport bklyncowgirl May 2015 #15

Yes, backyard breeders should be outlawed BrotherIvan May 2015 #17

not outlawed... but licensed and regulated ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #18

What you described is 1 in a million BrotherIvan May 2015 #22

maybe 'independent' is the word? ProdigalJunkMail May 2015 #23

Our border collie came from a working ranch DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #39

If it was illegal to sell dogs, then no one could have dogs as pets anymore. pnwmom May 2015 #50

That makes no sense. hunter May 2015 #68

Even the dogs you take in as strays or adopt from the shelter came from somewhere. pnwmom May 2015 #70

Would you say the same about human babies? hunter May 2015 #72

No, but you eat meat, don't you? It's an animal product that is bought and sold. pnwmom May 2015 #73

I do believe our rescued animal friends SheilaT Jun 2015 #114

I agree IDemo Jun 2015 #128

Not true kcr Jun 2015 #97

No. If it was illegal to sell dogs, then no one would be having 'pure bred' breeds anymore. Lancero Jun 2015 #113

Putting an end to inbreeding is a step in the right direction... Act_of_Reparation May 2015 #51

Good point BrotherIvan May 2015 #58

My dogs are FCI registered. Completely different outlook than the AKC Drahthaardogs May 2015 #62

An interesting article about cancer in purebreds: femmocrat May 2015 #16

In some breeds, including Goldens, neutering raises the risk of serious cancers. pnwmom Jun 2015 #108

Wow, that is really shocking. femmocrat Jun 2015 #125

There is an alternative, without the health effects, that is far more common in Europe. pnwmom Jun 2015 #127

My Rottweiler suffered from liver and bone cancer, RebelOne Jun 2015 #111

K&R! Pics of breed changes over time: demmiblue May 2015 #20

As with cats: The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #25

Makes me so upset. I despise breeders. Arugula Latte May 2015 #44

It really is abusive. demmiblue May 2015 #46

Wow Stargazer09 May 2015 #55

i remember when Siamese were such pretty cats. hifiguy May 2015 #61

KILL IT! KILL IT WITH FIRE! Telcontar May 2015 #94

My gods, that's horrifying! I had no idea. What are they thinking? Hekate Jun 2015 #95

I think the breed standard Saimese is pretty... Lancero Jun 2015 #110

The German Shepherd is the dog that I cry most for RockaFowler May 2015 #26

That is even more drastic than the pic I posted. demmiblue May 2015 #47

I had a border collie mix when the AKC was considering adding them to a breed list hollysmom May 2015 #31

Border collies are fascinating. demmiblue May 2015 #32

my dog was redcuedto herding people or geesee inthe park hollysmom May 2015 #34

Love watching the herding games :) Marrah_G May 2015 #43

There's more than one registry for working border collies Major Nikon May 2015 #67

Same with Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. phylny Jun 2015 #98

20 years ifs awfully fast to ruin a breed. hollysmom Jun 2015 #100

My brother and sister-in-law adopted a CKCS a couple of years ago. The poor thing bullwinkle428 Jun 2015 #104

Those pictures are so sad Marrah_G May 2015 #53

It's cruel what we have done to some breeds. Boudica the Lyoness Jun 2015 #123

Yeah, it started with the domestication of non-human life all those years ago The2ndWheel May 2015 #24

Poor babies Lunabell May 2015 #27

I recently read "A Matter of Breeding" SheilaT May 2015 #30

I think my husky mix is even more beautiful then a purebred Marrah_G May 2015 #42

Breed sparingly, for health and good temperament. DirkGently May 2015 #45

Our dogs are healthy, deliberately-bred mixes, pnwmom May 2015 #52

My favorite breed is a purebred Lab - purebred German Shepherd mix. Zorra Jun 2015 #105

I can see how that could be a good mix. pnwmom Jun 2015 #106

And this is what the bushes and the creepy eugenics people want to do to humans Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #49

The Bush family eugenics experiment hasn't turned out well... hunter May 2015 #69

Golden retrievers are prone to hip dysplasia. KamaAina May 2015 #56

And cancers HereSince1628 May 2015 #89

I love my strays... a la izquierda May 2015 #59

It is so sad. Texasgal May 2015 #64

It'll be OK - a couple generations after people and they'll all be mutts again Baclava May 2015 #65

Westminster and the AKC can all go thoroughly fuck themselves. NuclearDem May 2015 #66

I love my mixed breed. Quantess May 2015 #71

I've done a little more reading on this, and learned some interesting things. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #74

The AKC refuses to acknowledge that their standards are smokey nj May 2015 #77

Read Temple Grandin VA_Jill May 2015 #76

I like working breeds, LWolf May 2015 #78

We have one dog who is a Lab mix of some kind. murielm99 May 2015 #82

Just now saw this Omaha Steve May 2015 #83

Love my two shelter dogs exboyfil May 2015 #84

I got a little gal who was being rehomed. She has hybrid vigor from nose to tail. And smart. Hekate May 2015 #88

I'll keep my Shepsky (and he's a non-breeder) IDemo May 2015 #93

He looks like he just heard the funniest joke ever! smokey nj Jun 2015 #101

I think our adopted husky is a quarter white shepherd. hunter Jun 2015 #112

We also have a purebred white shepherd IDemo Jun 2015 #115

Lovely family! hunter Jun 2015 #116

The white shepherd was turned into the shelter in extremely bad shape IDemo Jun 2015 #118

He resembles my husky mix a bit :) Marrah_G Jun 2015 #117

He's a smiler IDemo Jun 2015 #119

Yup, they all do :) Marrah_G Jun 2015 #120

He can sure howl like a wolf when we leave the house IDemo Jun 2015 #121

I know right? Marrah_G Jun 2015 #124

You've got some fine-looking woofies, there. All three of them! countryjake Jun 2015 #122