Agreed. I think she meant exactly what she said for the reason you've stated; I also sincerely doubt that she possesses the educational background or depth of thought to know what sharecropping or peonage is.

This almost makes me want to cry.

You're so right on both counts. I too ended up adopting my guy one day when there was an adoption event on a street I was walking down. He was the runt in a litter of blue nose pit/american bulldog things. Boyfriend and I knew he was meant for us.

Oh yes. Dem sweet puppy dog eyes hide a firecracker personality and way too much intelligence for her cute little body - she knows she's cute, and she knows exactly how to be just as cute as she needs to be to get out of whatever trouble she's in before moving onto the next disaste- I mean, adventure.

i wasn't even getting a dog ... just out for breakfast and a stroll down the street where anti-cruelty is ... but there she was, looking at me like she already knew me, and all i could think was: if i don't take her home, her image will haunt me till the end of my days

I said it on Kelly's post and I'll say it here. Multicolored/big bulb lights are the only kind of Christmas lights.

People who put bows on trees can fuck right the fuck off. Gimme a tacky ass tree covered in 3 decades worth of accumulated family nicknacks and cheesy childhood craft ornaments and huge multicolored lights any day. This ain't the Macy's.

Mutts really are the best. Here's Maximus, my Big Red Dog.

My sister in law does dog shows and fights for the rights of these poor animals. I've sat through a lot of talk about how dogs are misbred, etc to make a more perfect species, and at the time I ignored it. Then she showed me a video of German Shepherds that had been so deformed that they could barely walk. 'course…

when you adopt from a shelter, it's not you picking a dog just because ”we had a boxer when i was 10” ... they pick you ... you walk in, they take one look at you, and using superior critter senses, they recognize that you are the one ... then they break out ”the look” that's meant only for you, and even though you…

This is Lady, my two-year-old rescue. She's an accident of nature — a chihuahua crossed with a basenji. And she's just about perfect, in my opinion.

My puppy is a whippet/labrador mix. She has the cutest long skinny nose ever!

My pound dog, Fred. No idea why someone would abandon him, but they did. Best $25 I ever spent. Here he is looking at a flower.

This is turning into a "show off your mutt" thread. I approve.

My "corgidor terrier" - Milo. He was $25 at the pound, best money I've ever spent.

Last year, for a wedding present/Christmas gift we got this pile of fluff, courtesy of SPCA. She was billed as a Maltese/West Highland Terrior, but is far more Westie than Maltie xD Rescue dogs FTW!! and I really, really appreciate the blurb about responsible pet ownership - the only reason why we have Caroline is the…

I was SO going to get a dog from a breeder till friends shamed me out of it. So glad I did. I ended up with the best dog evah.

"But if you're decided to get a dog, please don't use a pet shop. Most often (although not always) they get their puppies from breeding farms in which they abuse the mothers until they die. Use a rescue shelter. There are millions of dogs out there that need a home."

Mutts are the best!

Excuse to post my giant mutts! We also have two tiny mutts, but I don't have any photos handy.