I have trouble forgiving the breed since one almost killed my dog, followed by the owner trying to get my dog declared dangerous because her precious baby was “very traumatized” by launching a vicious unprovoked attack on my dog and trying to rip her throat out.

I absolutely understand not having the bandwidth or the desire to take on an animal that’s going to be major time or financial commitment. And any rescue that doesn’t fully prepare potential adopters for any known issues is seriously failing both the dog and the person. But I wish more people had a more realistic idea…

I can’t speak to where you live, but on a national basis, 25% of dogs that enter shelters — 1 in 4 — are purebreds. People generally don’t realize it since the purebreds are usually quicker to get adopted or picked up by a rescue, while dogs that are more difficult to adopt (like pits) often languish in shelters for…

It’s great that you love your child. But believe it or not, your devotion to your own offspring doesn’t change the fact that your response to a story about another child who is going to die unnecessarily is to shrug and say, “Well, his father clearly doesn’t love him as much as I love my kid, so why should anyone…

One complaint about rescues I’ve heard is that they pluck the most adoptable critters from the SPCA and leave behind the undesirables

These dogs you see in the shelters aren’t there because somebody bought them at the store and gave them up.

As accusers against Bill Cosby stacked up, it was amazing to watch the narrative among his defenders shift seamlessly from “These bitches are obviously lying, because if he was really a rapist he’d had hundreds or thousands of accusers” to “These bitches are obviously lying, because the fact that there’s so many…

Someone in the WaPo comment section yesterday spent quite literally hours repeatedly explaining that he didn’t give a shit about the women Weinstein raped, because those whores deserved it, but he was really glad the story was public because now “leftists” won’t be able “virtue signal” by pretending rape is bad any…

To be fair, there are plenty of rescues have prohibitively strict rules that basically let the perfect be the enemy of the good. I’m in Southern California, and quite a few rescues refuse to let people adopt if they have full-time jobs. Some rescues won’t let people adopt if they don’t have large yards (with a minimum…

S/he’s a troll. This isn’t a guess — s/he actually left a comment somewhere else that says, “I’m just here to troll.”

My first dog was 24 hours away from being put down when I found him. I had no idea — I found him on PetFinder, went to meet him, and decided to adopt him, and while I was filling out the paper work the shelter worker told me I was getting a discount because he was so close to being euthanized.

When I first moved to Orange County and started making regular visits to the local dog park, I was baffled as to why none of the Frenchies or Bostons were ever fixed. Took me awhile to realize that it’s because their owners are all breeding them because the puppies are worth so much. Just the fact that these dogs are…

Bill Maher is the worst at that. Pretty much every time one of his jokes falls flat he accuses the audience of being too politically correct or not edgy enough. He can’t even entertain the idea that maybe the joke wasn’t funny.

It’s not hatred when it’s directed against people they believe are inferior. Much like the way it’s not sexual assault when Trump or Ailes or O’Reilly does it.

That’s what stood out to me, too. He doesn’t say no one ever came to him or told him horror stories; he says that he never took them seriously when they did. Because victims’ stories aren’t the important thing. Sexual assault only count if important, powerful men decide to believe it happened.

This is what I always ask when people insist that women lie about sexual assault to get ahead in their careers. Can you name one woman — even one — whose career has benefited from making sexual assault accusations? They never can, but they usually mumble something about how there’s lots of women we don’t know about…

Double post. Damn it, Kinja.

Thank you, and thanks for the advice. Unfortunately I’m pretty sure Buster was abused with water — when I adopted him he was terrified of walking by the pool in my apartment complex, and he was even scared of puddles on the street. He’s not afraid of it anymore, but he still hates it. I take him to the dog beach…

Here’s my sweet boy in his new crate:

On Tuesday, my doggy soulmate Buster was diagnosed with IVDD, a degenerative spinal disease. It’s not a death sentence, thank god, and many dogs live for years with the right treatment and care. But it’s still very serious. He’s on bed rest for two weeks, and after that we’ll have to be careful with any kind of rough…