On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 16:33:36 -0400, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:40:05 -0400, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:19:29 -0400, "JoeSpareBedroom"
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It's sad to think that all dogs are descended from wolves (which
they
are,
in fact). Look what we've done.

It's not sad at all. ...and they're still earning their keep by
guarding
the
cave.


Stop drinking.

Grow a brain, loser.


It's great that there's still demand for breeds which have respiratory
problems, according to all veterinarians. People just love that kind
of
face
on a dog, regardless of how the animal struggles through life.

That's a nice strawman. Now how about a match?

That's sick.

No, *you* are sick.


Not a strawman at all. A few breeds are useful, assuming people don't
try
and jam these animals into environments where they don't belong and will
never be happy.

You're stupid, as well as being sick. Yes, there are breeds that would
be
better off if they weren't. That's not an indictment of all dogs.

You continue your strawman by indicting every owner because a few are
abusers.
I bet you hate kids too.

Box pugs with respiratory problems? It's a widely known fact, and yet
people
create demand for them. Why? Because it's an affectation. They like that
kind of a face on a dog. May as well find the gene which causes certain
childhood cancers and select for it, just because it intrigues you.

Irrelevant. You are indeed an idiot.


You think it's irrelevant?

Certainly. You can't read, or think, though.

Pugs were just one example of many breeds which
are health wrecks. What's the big & dumb, but popular average family dog -
is it the golden retriever that's prone to hip problems, and yet every
putz
with a lawnmower and 2.3 kids thinks they should have one?

Irrelevant.

That's not abuse. It's just plain dumb, like having a border collie in an
apartment. Or perpetuating the existence of pugs, which have no useful
reason to exist except as on oddity for morons to show off in the park.

More strawman nonsense.


You apparently don't understand the meaning of "selecting for particular
genetic traits". That's too bad.

I see your reading comprehension hasn't improved. Keep trying though, someone
may take pity on you and promote you out of the first grade, not that you
merit it.