What rials up your dander?

I will say sorry to anyone who breeds these dogs, or has bought a "designer" (which is really a mutt) dog lately. I have nothing agains all the breeds that are being crossed with Poodles. I would probably buy one if they where under 100.00, as I love a non-shed dog.

But have people LOST their brains. Years ago people would give away mutt puppies.
I saw an ad in our local News paper recently for Labradoodles with an asking price of
1,000.00 dollars for one.

Sorry, but no one in their right mind should even consider paying over 100.00, much less paying 1,000.00 dollars for one.

Really! You can buy some wonderful pure breed dogs for under 500.00 and some of them are non-shedding.

Sorry for the rant, but that is one of my pet peeves.

 

Tooty, one of my pet peeves is people who buy a dog to reflect their status, to look "cool", or just to have a breed that is unusual. Poor dog--an owner that considers it an acquisition, not a beloved pet.
We've had "mutts" from the Humane Society shelter, and each one was a great companion/pet/learning experience. Our Golden/St. Bernard, and our Collie/St. Bernard mix were both wonderful guys that we shared life with. I'd rather give $1000 to a shelter and take a "mutt" than spend that money on a dog that makes me look affluent and fashionable.
(Neither were non-shedding. Actually, they had shedding down to a science, but our grooming time was a bonding experience!).

 

Yup Marlin and Eileen I agree with you both. Our sweet little dog Tootsie was a shelter puppy who passed away this last year. That was 13years ago when we adopted her and these designer Mutt's where just getting their start.
I also would rather rescue a sweet fur baby and give the shelter a $$$$ that would help so many more pets.

 

Am in total agreement. Some of the cross breeds are cute. Not cute sufficient to warrant the ridiculous high prices they are commanding but some of the cross breeds are also ugly having acquired the worst of both parents. By ugly I'm meaning the worst traits of their parents such that health issues result.

 

Yup I agree also. But I am still wondering about your pet peeves so to speak. What rials up your dander.

 

People who let their dogs roam. We are in the country, and dogs who chase cattle can be shot on the spot. I've been working in the garden and looked up to see a very large dog staring at me in an unfriendly way. Driving in town is playing "dodge the dog" on the streets. Hey folks, it is your pet, take care of it by leash or fence. (I admit to being overly protective of our pets.)

 

What riles me is the extreme amount of $$ spent on Elections. All the excessive $$ that goes on the airwaves and for pins/pamphlets etc etc etc when so many need so much only to hear there is no $$ available for them.

 

I hate people that throw garbage and cigarette butts out their car windows. Nothing is worse than going for a walk and finding garbage everywhere! Take it HOME and throw it in the GARBAGE!! I also hate it when people think country roads are their personal dumping grounds. It's spring and so we will start finding piles of garbage on the sides of our rural roads. The garbage dump is just a few miles away ... take it THERE!

 

Netty, our town has a clean up weekend every year. Residents sign up to pick up refuse along the roads. We have been doing this for some time now. I continue to be surprised by the number of "trucker bombs" found along the roadways. Google it if you don' t know what it is.

 

I just looked 'trucker bombs' up ... that is disgusting!!!
I pick up the garbage on my stretch of road on my dog walks. I don't find trucker bombs here, but I do find small water bottles with chewing tobacco spit inside. Almost as gross.

 

Yeah, I'd say that's gross. You must not live on a road that gets truck traffic. Thankfully I don't either, but the main roads in town do.

 

Our roads seem to be somewhat clean but I have seen the 'trucker bombs' that are so disgusting. What makes me the maddest is the people that toss their cigarettes out the window!