No it’s one of the jewelry ones. So not so bad— at least you get jewelry out of it, even if it is overpriced for junk stuff. I am not a fan of those “businesses” and my opinion of someone goes down about 1000% when I find out they’ve been suckered in (and when they start pitching to me). The real issue is when they…

It’s been interesting finding out which weirdo Facebook friends are into him, and I think that will continue. So far it’s been pretty quiet— my Democrat friends have been very vocal, but conservatives have been mostly silent. One of them popped out of the woodwork the other day after the debate to say that she would…

This is accurate based on what I read and saw. The responsible breeders were all relatively small scale— a few litters a year, if that. Their websites, if they have them, aren’t fancy at all. They don’t “ship” dogs, and they are selective. They were all older ladies I had to talk to on the phone, and dang they were…

That really explains a lot. There are so many people letting their unfixed dogs run wild, that must be how there are so many in shelters. And unfortunately it seems those same people prefer breeds that others don’t. It’s a bad combo.

I do think it’s counterproductive. I did not want a pit bull type dog when we were looking to adopt, and the intense attempts at intervention from “friends” didn’t sway me. Quite the opposite in fact. We ended up with an adult dog raised by a breeder who couldn’t keep her anymore. So not a “rescue,” but definitely a…