Hmmm, maybe. Lots of dog breeds have skinny tails and seem to do okay, but I've never had a Dobie so I can't speak to how common tail problems are for them. I feel like a lot of the breed standards that call for cropping/docking do so for antiquated reasons, or to equip the dogs for work that most pet dogs no longer…

Clipped ears at any age give me the sads. They should be outlawed along with tail docking and declawing.

I still think it muddies the issue and causes people to react negatively to people they might otherwise agree with. Partially because there really are cuckoo-brained MRA crusaders out there who actually do equate the removal of the entire clitoris to the removal of the foreskin. Your point about the conditions under…

Not gonna lie, the sexy uncomfortable aspect is definitely part of what makes them hot to look at.

I'm not pro-male circumcision, but I feel like bringing up any kind of FGM is unnecessarily muddying the waters. You acknowledged in another post that removing a foreskin is in no way equivalent to removing a clitoris. I would go further and say that there are at least some possible health benefits (though they may…

I was sort of replying to both you and Corggirl (who said she didn't find them sexy), which doesn't seem to be a thing that's strictly possible with Kinja?

Christ, how about you just plain aren't lesser than?

I feel like I actually hear this quite a lot, that penises are awkward or goofy looking rather than sexy. I completely disagree myself, but, you know, different strokes cough.

This article is both fascinating and disgusting, thanks for the link!

I just wanted to say that I completely agree with everything you've posted here and comisserate because the burden of being a conscientious dog owner/lover and rescue enthusiast means that a cute dog video can almost never be JUST a cute dog video. And that kind of sucks. But not as much as the culture of living…

That's a great gif but I'm really not. I just think of all the pissing contests in the universe, the dog people vs cat people one is one of the silliest. I do happen to prefer dogs, but I don't pretend that that choice makes me somehow intellectually superior or purer of heart or whatever. I just think dogs make…

I read pet electrolytes as "pet electrolysis" at first and was like, dear god, those poor teacup goldenschnoodles are getting their genital regions de-hairified now! D:

Which party is more likely to post trite, innaccurate assessments of the complexities of both cats and dogs to try to prove the superiority of their personal favorite?

You can't get "eat the cake, Anna Mae" on them? Shame. :/

Seconding the advice you've already received. Because Heelers are such intelligent, focused, energetic dogs, they are unfortunately abandoned with some regularity. Search petfinder.com for rescued Heelers in your area, I guarantee you will find them.

Completely agreed. These puppy brokers are driven by pure profit and exist to do nothing but put a falsely pretty face on puppy milling. It's disgusting.

Given that there are witches and wizards everywhere and most of them can apparate, I would think that realistically they'd be mingling with European and North American magic folk once they got out of school. There's no real reason they'd be limited to England. But Rowling wrote a rather strangely insular British…

I was really afraid Rowling would put them together and was glad she didn't. It's just too obvious. Plus, at least a few characters in the series had to meet their spouses as adults!

Thank you! Ginny is ridiculously dull in the films and really only a bit better in the books. The way Harry's attraction to her develops really makes no sense. It's not so much that I would have preferred to see him with anyone else (definitely not Cho), but that I would have preferred to see her be a better character.

Good call! :3