So Rusty is a pre-internet troll? I should have sympathy for him but fuck that, you don’t deport people because you’re mad, sad and lonely. That’s some psycho shit.

At least they feel concerned! My dog knocks me over and looks at me as if to say, what are you doing on the floor, silly human? (Funnily enough, his strength was listed as one of the reasons his first family relinquished him to the shelter).

My very handsome childhood mutt lived to be my post-uni mutt, living to 20, still quite aware and mobile, if with a tendency to more frequent and longer napping (and with a bit of arthritis that we managed with occasional half doses of children’s aspirin). And I think he would have gone on longer if my dad hadn’t died…

Adopting a puppy from a rescue or shelter is still a better decision than giving money to a breeder, no matter how responsible they may be.

And don’t forget the work I do in Haiti. The woman that I had giving me the award, Maria Bello, I mean, her major, major statement in life is about women.

Why are there so many doodles in shelters??

“But my dog has AKC papers.” Doubler Spoiler alert: American Kennel Club papers are less than meaningless. The AKC actively lobbies against animal cruelty legislation because it raises money when puppy mill puppies are registered with it.

Why are there so many doodles in shelters?? They seem like the perfect dog....(other than my enormous rescue mutt, who is perfect in every way except for the barking...and the shedding....and the ongoing life mission to attempt to pick a fight with every cat and expensive cocker spaniel in my neighborhood!)

Why cant people just apologize instead of listing off some fucking dumb-ass reason why they made a shitty comment or decision? No one cares that you were jet-lagged and tired. Just fucking say your sorry and shut your dumb ass up. We all know your original comment is how you actually how you feel anyway.

yeegads. meth heads raising puppies. That is some fucked up and sad shit.

It certainly isn’t great that a number of high-profile people had the initial reaction of victim-blaming, both-sides-ing the situation, etc.

No, no. I understand. I mean, they’re dogs. It’s not their fault!

Well, it makes sense, people suck. However, this seems to be a marketing problem. Instead of calling it a rescue shelter, how about rebranding as pre-owned pets, and offering some value-added services—like housebreaking, beer-fetch training, etc? If I’m shelling out big bucks, that dog better do something other than…

Outside of wolf, there’s no such thing as “purebred” - only genetic manipulations through husbandry to produce wanted traits. Breeds are horseshit.

Ways to avoid having to backpedal:

As someone with a rescue golden doodle, I can’t say I’m sad I have such a fabulous dog—she is AMAZING—but I know what you mean. So many doodles in shelters these days.

Her original comments were offensive and incredibly stupid - but what I found most off-putting was the creepy, unnatural, HUGE smile (and accompanying pause) that punctuated each sentence. You can tell she thought what she was saying was profound and thought-provoking.

There are strong arguments that people shouldn’t breed dogs, period. Her standards may be high, and I understand that it would result in no longer having show dogs, but there is a massive overabundance of dogs who need homes. They will be euthanized if they don’t find those homes. I would encourage breeders to think…

Why does she do that though? When so many pets already don’t have homes?

not sufficient, I’m afraid. Even without pet stores, lots of people “back yard breed” their dogs and sell them to friends, family, and neighbors, completely under the radar.