People focus on Hitler and Nazi leaders and the atrocious lethal lies they told to justify the mass murder of Jews.
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We are cat people (though currently catless ).
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@wdlindsy @Burnt_Veggies @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01
When I was a newborn, my mom's best friend had not yet had a baby, so they decided to "share" me, and called me their Cocker Spaniel. Hmm... that was the wrong breed choice, but it was cute, I guess. I think of my inner dog as more of a Papillon, although my dogs have mostly been Dobermans & German Shepherds. -
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@lolonurse @Burnt_Veggies @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01 Cute. I had to look up Papillons. They're adorable. The first dog I got as an adult living on my own (well, with my future husband) was a cocker spaniel. I'm sure that motivated my choice was that one of my earliest memories is standing in my crib, staring through its bars and hoping I could reach our family's cocker spaniel.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to 𝓐𝓷𝓭𝔂𝓣𝓲𝓮𝓭𝔂𝓮 𓀤 last edited by
@andytiedye @Burnt_Veggies @lawyersgunsnmoney @lolonurse @Npars01 I love cats and have had several, though I'm unfortunately allergic to them and breathe better when I don't have one near me. They're wonderful creatures.
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@lawyersgunsnmoney @andytiedye @Burnt_Veggies @lolonurse @Npars01 I so much agree. The other name I'd add to the list is Jason Stanley. His book on fascism is first-rate.
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@wdlindsy @Burnt_Veggies @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01
Papillons are very pretty & cute, but the reason I like them is they are insanely smart, very fast learners, sassy & spunky w/a great sense of humor, they are fantastic little guardians, and they have very good personality assessment skills! I am not, have never been into small dogs, and to this day have a Doberman. But if I could, I would downsize to a Papi. -
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@lolonurse @Burnt_Veggies @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01 I can see all of that in the expressions of those cute little Papillons I now see online. Devilish, smart little eyes. My family had a Pomeranian when I was a boy who was a lot like that. I've now had two full-blood Pembroke Welsh corgis and two half-breed ones, and they were such smart, but very willful, little dogs. I miss them so much.
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@wdlindsy @Burnt_Veggies @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01
Corgis are German Shepherds with short legs! They are every bit the independent, self-motivated herding dogs Shepherds are... but with a Napoleon complex. I always thought I'd enjoy a Pembroke.
My M-i-L had a Pom back when they were the size they used to be (he was 17 pounds) - he was the nastiest SOB ever. He used to attack David's feet (so he always wore boots!) -
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@wdlindsy @lolonurse @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01 I couldn't have a small dog. I'd be worried about tripping over them or accidentally stepping on them. Plus I don't like their higher pitched yapping. Other than the cocker my family had when I was growing up, we've always had larger dogs (at least 50 lbs, some over 100).
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Burnt Veggies last edited by
@Burnt_Veggies @lolonurse @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01 You're right about that hazard. Our last corgi and her two half-corgi pups – we adopted all three as rescue dogs – were a hazard, especially as we grew older, because they could easily trip us. Corgis don't yap, though. They do have surprisingly loud barks for such small dogs. Among the reasons we've decided not to have another dog (or cat) now that our last three have left us is that they can easily trip you, if they're small.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to lolonurse last edited by
@lolonurse @Burnt_Veggies @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01 Yes, I think the word in Welsh means something like big dog in a little body. That's their self-image. One of our two half-breeds thought nothing of challenging a dog many times his size, who could have him for lunch in one bite. They are very intelligent, playful, loyal little dogs, & also very, very stubborn. The first we had, a full-blood, was really not right in the head, bless her heart. Nothing could train her not to snap.
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Burnt Veggiesreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @lolonurse @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01 I doubt any corgi barks as loud as my dog. Even the vet said, "wow he has a big voice, doesn't he?" If course he's nearly 100 lbs.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Burnt Veggies last edited by
@Burnt_Veggies @lolonurse @andytiedye @lawyersgunsnmoney @Npars01 They can really surprise you, such small dogs with oversized voices. And they're very talky, as vets often observed to us.