Do You Feel Sorry For House Dogs?

[Soymuscle Mike]

Oh yeah, I can totally see how the women are the agents of power in breed standard, judging,and historical practice :
American Kennel Club - AKC Officers

The unhealthiest breed is probably the English bulldog since it requires artificial insemination, c-section, and its deformed facial structure causes the most health issues out of all the breeds. English bulldog ownership and breeder ship is hardly gendered.

Poodles and chihuahua selection tends to be more female, but they don't really have breed specific health issues. Besides, blaming the consumer doesn't make sense here. Do you blame the consumer for the continuation of unethical Nike shoe production despite accusations of using underpaid or child labor to create the shoes, or do you place responsibility on Nike leadership, or both?

I could see if you placed blame on puppy mills ( again, not gendered ), since they are profit based, but in general, women will find puppies, regardless of breed, to be cute.

I never blamed the consumer, I simply said women are the biggest market for dogs bred with unhealthy side-effects. I also never said that women are ones in positions of power wrt to these issues, (that's true). If you're looking at the market of...anything, the consumers make up most of it.

As for as consumers vs producers, they're both to blame imo but that's a separate discussion

People in general prefer puppies over dogs, that's not really gender specific (it is when it comes to certain breeds). The amount of puppies bought vs. 'adult' dogs we see returning in asylums is ridiculous. It's the breeds that need the most veterinary help, which is vastly dominated by women clients - although it could be that the women are simply the ones to take the animal to the vet, that I'm concerned about. Consumer goods is, outside of basic needs e.g. food, vastly dominated by women.

Sidenote: I live in the Netherlands and have worked throughout Western Europe, so the stats/culture we're looking at could be different (for instance, the English Bulldog is not a popular dog in Western Europe. --> I should've mentioned that before I referenced the 'market'.

 

[STEVE]

this thread is insanely stupid. my pitbull climbs on me all day long. he is the happiest boy in the world. :dog:

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[Soymuscle Mike]

Yes, all "higher" and "domesticated" animals usually revert back to pure animal instincts when survival calls for it, even human beings.

Hell, domesticated cats NEVER lost their sense of hunting:

this thread is insanely stupid. my pitbull climbs on me all day long. he is the happiest boy in the world. :dog:

There was a study in England that dogs are the most relaxed beings in almost any household that includes humans, cats, birds and fish (don't think it included any other species).

 

[STEVE]

i love The Dog Diary. so cute. i like to imagine that is what bubba is thinking when we play with him and feed him. :dog:

 

[LastEmperor2k2]

dependent on humans

does tricks for humans

can't survive in the wild

can't hear the call of the wild

that's hell to a canine

Nope, because most of them house dogs have a deep need for companionship. On top of that a lot of these dogs probably wouldn't survive in the wild.

This my white wolf

 

[HoustonHeat]

I never blamed the consumer, I simply said women are the biggest market for dogs bred with unhealthy side-effects.

It's the breeds that need the most veterinary help, which is vastly dominated by women clients - although it could be that the women are simply the ones to take the animal to the vet, that I'm concerned about. Consumer goods is, outside of basic needs e.g. food, vastly dominated by women.

Sidenote: I live in the Netherlands and have worked throughout Western Europe, so the stats/culture we're looking at could be different (for instance, the English Bulldog is not a popular dog in Western Europe. --> I should've mentioned that before I referenced the 'market'.

Yeah, I think we may have different cultures here. What dogs with unhealthy side affects are popular among women there?

Women in general tend to visit medical/health facilities more frequently and also for preventative purposes whereas men don't utilize them unless their situation is urgent.

 

[HoustonHeat]

this thread is insanely stupid. my pitbull climbs on me all day long. he is the happiest boy in the world. :dog:

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Such a gorgeous dog. Even the smilie looks good.

 

[Danie84]

I'm that person that doesn't fathom people's affinity for dogs or an animal.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Pics of my pit I posted in TLR a while back.

 

[Demon]

^^^beautiful dog.

I have an American Staffordshire that I rescued from the shelter when she was 2 months old.

Some nikkas just dont understand...yeah, I keep her in the house and she is spoiled. She has alot of toys to keep her mind occupied, she has free reign of the whole house (because she is trained and hasnt had an accident in here since she was a puppy), she has a bed, and i play with her all the time. She is the sweetest dog anyone could ever ask for, always wanting to play, and constantly rolling over for belly rubs.....and what do i get in return? Whenever me or wife walks her, any human or another dog comes near us she gets ferocious, showing them teeth, growling and barking like she isnt domesticated. People come in like the pest man every 3 months and she goes nuts and she only stops when i tell her and let her know its alright. She's ready to protect at all times, and she gets rewarded for it.

Some people will just never understand the bond...one of you dusty nikkas moms could knock on my door looking like shes ready to die, begging for food and i would slam the door on her and cook a steak for my dog. It's that serious.

dogs > stranger humans all day long.



Now...let the cac and c00n comments fly at me

 

[GetInTheTruck]

My uncle in India has 3 dogs, they are all strays that he took in, but they don't be up in the house usually, only once in a while...they chill "around" the house and they seem more happy that way. They don't go to the vet, they live off leftover scraps/bones, they don't sleep in "beds," and them dogs are still loyal as fukk. When I was staying there last year about 3 days before I was going to leave for NY it's like they sensed it and they wouldn't leave me alone

to the Indian stray.

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

On a random note, I hate the negative publicity the Bull family garners. As a matter of fact, shout out to the Bull family:

American Bull Dog:

American Pit Bull Terrier:

English Bull Terrier:

I can't wait until I get done with school/get my own place. I need a blue pit in my life A.S.A.P.

Don't forget the staffordshire bull terrier. Cute, diesel little fukkers. 35 lbs. of muscle and hyperactivity disorder.

 

[Type Username Here]

A man's dog

 

[GetInTheTruck]

There was a study in England that dogs are the most relaxed beings in almost any household that includes humans, cats, birds and fish (don't think it included any other species).

This shyt so true. fukk house-cats. Only thing stopping them shyts from killing their owners is their size.

 

[Type Username Here]

This shyt so true. fukk house-cats. Only thing stopping them shyts from killing their owners is their size.

Sometimes not even that.

They are learning to develop biological weapon systems:
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