I think that's an insane position. Should they not have the right to turn away business from the Taliban? Or the KKK? Come on.

Adorable! I love Jack's speech impediment :)

BUT I WANT TO BE OUTRAGED!

Yes. When I was watching Oprah's Lindsay documentary, she kept referencing women her age that had careers that she envied - I think Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence are at the tippy-top of that list.

"Scary skinny" isn't a medical condition.

Two things I actually really LIKED about my body until I read Seventeen articles about how to dress to "fix" my flaws: my long torso and hooded eyes! Up until reading a bunch of magazine articles about my gollum-like eyes and hideous torso, I actually thought they were some of my better feature (longer torso = more…

Seriously. Looks like he has a bulkhead seat, so he probably even has more legroom than business class. The only difference is slightly cushier fake leather seats.

Everyone doesn't have to do things the same way, but I DO think the world would be a better place if no one purposely bred dogs, responsible or not.

Where did I say that everyone who buys a specific breed is doing it for prestige. All of the "reasonable" reasons you list can also be chosen for in a rescue dog.

Yeah, you can pick a bunch of terrible mixes. And they'll be outweighed by the vast, vast majority of mutts that are 10x healthier and saner because they are enjoying a little bit of genetic diversity.

I don't think the analogy goes very far. Based on this article, and lots of others, it seems pretty clear that purebred dogs are suffering quite a bit because of inbreeding. Most rescues have their dogs in foster situations, which can give plenty of insight into the temperament/activity level of a dog. And fears…

Eh, that's fine. As I'm sure you know, health issues are concentrated in purebred dogs, not mixed/mutts. So the fact that you think you're picking a purebred dog because of their health history is a little self-defeating.

I don't think people don't have the right to have preferences with dogs (I know I did when getting my rescue) AND I fully admit that a lot of rescues have ridiculous standards (it took us over a year to find the right rescue for us). And it doesn't sound like your mom went out looking for a purebred husky…

Yeah, I totally got the same runaround from Manhattan rescues about our non-fenced in yard - we even have fenced in outdoor space - but since it's not GRASS, it wouldn't be appropriate for a basset hound mix. We finally found one that would work with us, and we ended up really really lucky. I fully admit that my…

I'm happy for you, but I'm also sure that there are plenty of shiba inu rescues out there, where it wasn't absolutely necessary to buy a dog from a breeder.

I don't know, I just feel like it's possible for all those things (allergies, shedding, personality, etc.) to be found in a rescue dog as much as a purebred dog. Maybe it' s a little more work, but I still don't think the only option ends up being to get a bred dog.

I hear you that rescues are a pain in the ass, often. We live in NYC and can't tell you how many rescues (based in NYC) somehow required a fenced in yard, etc. We were lucky that we found a rescue that was willing to work with realistic expectations for NYC living.

No, not really. I understand having children who are biologically yours is a pretty biologically ingrained sort of desire for a lot of people. Not so much with arbitrary "pure bred" dogs.

Considering how many dogs are put down every day because they can't find homes, and looking at my little pup who was less than 24 hours from being put down when we adopted him, I can't help but harshly judge people who breed dogs and those who buy them. It just doesn't make sense.

This makes me so happy. I love that NBC is inviting them to comment on anything with even the slightest bit of pageantry.