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Scarabrae posted:so my son wants a dog and I had a sheltie growing up, great dog…looked into getting a puppy from a reputable breeder Get one from the shelter 
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Scarabrae posted:so my son wants a dog and I had a sheltie growing up, great dog…looked into getting a puppy from a reputable breeder unfortunately this is apparently normal and breeder prices have gone up 2-3x in the last decade I think it's partly because a lot of above board breeders are getting really old and dying off because who the gently caress under the age of 60 wants to deal with the logistics of dog breeding, so availability is way down
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Apr 16, 2024 14:37
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Mr Hootington posted:Lots of perfectly fine dogs down at the pound
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Apr 16, 2024 14:37
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Mr Hootington posted:Lots of perfectly fine dogs down at the pound
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Apr 16, 2024 14:37
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Scarabrae posted:so my son wants a dog and I had a sheltie growing up, great dog…looked into getting a puppy from a reputable breeder Livingg things shouldn't be possessions OP
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Apr 16, 2024 14:39
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Nitevision posted:Livingg things shouldn't be possessions OP Oh yeah then explain our freaking economy!!!
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Apr 16, 2024 14:40
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just get a cat though. cats are good
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Apr 16, 2024 14:40
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[Doomsday Econ] Trying to make yourself happy is difficult
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Apr 16, 2024 14:42
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yes I’m aware that there are shelters with dogs for adoption was mainly curious how inflation has affected this portion of the ECONOMY
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Apr 16, 2024 14:42
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https://twitter.com/unusual_whales/status/1780220095601500235
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Apr 16, 2024 14:42
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I'm sure they have a discount per each genetic disorder they breed into those dogs
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Apr 16, 2024 14:43
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 Sales 🔺 +2.3% Profits 🔺+7.7% Do the math
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Apr 16, 2024 14:44
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SKULL.GIF posted:
The funnier ones are when profits are up and sales are down.
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Apr 16, 2024 14:45
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net work error posted:Get one from the shelter shelter sheltie
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Apr 16, 2024 14:47
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Scarabrae posted:so my son wants a dog and I had a sheltie growing up, great dog…looked into getting a puppy from a reputable breeder Adopt a dog from a shelter it's the best of all worlds. Every dog we've ever had was adopted
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Apr 16, 2024 14:47
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I love the idea of a reputable pet breeder... Yeah these people keep a ton of living animals in captivity and force them breed with each other endlessly for profit. Basically distorting and harnessing a force of nature in order to extract excess wealth from people who have what are basically racist preferences about animals. But they do it in the Ethical way
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Apr 16, 2024 14:48
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triple sulk posted:just get a cat though. cats are good You don't even need to "get" a cat, just leave your door open and one will show up and move in eventually
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Apr 16, 2024 14:49
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Scarabrae posted:so my son wants a dog and I had a sheltie growing up, great dog…looked into getting a puppy from a reputable breeder playtime is just beginning
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Apr 16, 2024 14:49
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I knew a lady who paid $5000 for a Italian Greyhound 5 years ago I will say that dog was fast as gently caress
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Apr 16, 2024 14:51
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I could not imagine paying $5k for one of the most hosed up dogs in the world
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Apr 16, 2024 14:52
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All the shelters here are exclusively full of large/xl pitbulls Once there was a very pretty and nice German Shepard and she went in less than a day
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Apr 16, 2024 14:52
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Mr Hootington posted:I'm sure they have a discount per each genetic disorder they breed into those dogs don't really feel like diving too deep into this subject right now it's not exactly sunshine and roses on the general rescue side either, especially in large cities blatman posted:shelter sheltie there are lots of breed specific rescues that can be a great choice. highly recommended if you can find a good one. Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:You don't even need to "get" a cat, just leave your door open and one will show up and move in eventually 
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Apr 16, 2024 14:53
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My dog is a pitbull mix that we adopted and she's amazing. An excellent dog when she's not waking you up to go outside at 3:30am
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Apr 16, 2024 14:53
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On the one hand, you could adopt a dog that needs you right now. But on the other hand, it might not look like the dog you pictured in your head. So in a way, both sides are bad.
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Apr 16, 2024 14:55
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Pepe Silvia Browne posted:On the one hand, you could adopt a dog that needs you right now. But on the other hand, it might not look like the dog you pictured in your head. So in a way, both sides are bad. That lazy sob should get a job.
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Apr 16, 2024 14:58
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go to the shelter and get the worst dog (this dog needs your help the most)
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Apr 16, 2024 14:59
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Scarabrae posted:I knew a lady who paid $5000 for a Italian Greyhound 5 years ago what the hell, you can easily foster or adopt them. I know a couple that has like 3 retired ones and they’re pretty chill however they are too big for us. I’ve been looking at shelter dogs for our family and it’s hard to figure out which one isn’t gonna just snap at my kid .
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Apr 16, 2024 15:02
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triple sulk posted:there are lots of breed specific rescues that can be a great choice. highly recommended if you can find a good one. Look up what the Spanish do to Galgo/Padenco dogs and then rescue one of those. My friends have been proselytizing on this and they're right to.
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Apr 16, 2024 15:06
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as if i needed another reason to hate Spain
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Apr 16, 2024 15:07
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Nitevision posted:Livingg things shouldn't be possessions OP I used to volunteer at a cat shelter and one time a guy tried to haggle the adoption fee with us. We explained that the fee wasn't the price of buying the cat, but the cost of covering their vaccinations and first vet visit. He said he was going to take his business to a competing shelter. Consumer brain.
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Apr 16, 2024 15:09
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Scarabrae posted:so my son wants a dog and I had a sheltie growing up, great dog…looked into getting a puppy from a reputable breeder craigslist mutt from a nice ESL family. You will get a very very good dog at a reasonable price.
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Apr 16, 2024 15:11
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Scarabrae posted:so my son wants a dog and I had a sheltie growing up, great dog…looked into getting a puppy from a reputable breeder welcome to inbred dogs
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Apr 16, 2024 15:11
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sonatinas posted:what the hell, you can easily foster or adopt them. I know a couple that has like 3 retired ones and they’re pretty chill however they are too big for us. I’m assuming this is the joke but Italian greyhounds are the little mini toy ones not like the Italian sports car version of a regular greyhound (the ones that race). retired greyhounds are great dogs though, love just being big ol couch potatoes. Their only real downside (need to keep ‘em leashed when you’re walking them cause they can/will take off super fast if they see a squire or w/e) is something you should be doing with your dogs anyways. My family had one when I was growing up and I’d for sure adopt one if I ever got a dog. Iggys though, not sure. We saw them p regularly in the vet hospital I worked at in high school and they p much were always breaking their legs by jumping off stuff. Fragile and high strung little guys, though that might be due to bad owners.
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Apr 16, 2024 15:12
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We had an inbred little mini pinscher cause the original owner wanted to stuff him in a handbag (mid 2000s) and he absolutely refused so she gave him to us. He was a little fucker I miss that guy
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Apr 16, 2024 15:14
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breeding animals is expensive as hell if you're doing tests and medical care you're supposed to, if a pure bred puppy isn't a few thousand bucks then that breeder isn't doing that stuff and even if it is, many breeders still aren't doing that stuff rescues and shelters are good
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Apr 16, 2024 15:15
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walk into a shelter and demand the dog that's been in there the longest
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Apr 16, 2024 15:16
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I had the pleasure of working with a couple retired greyhounds a few months back, and they were very sweet dogs. The owner loved to tell the story about how they walked past a tree and one of the dogs snatched a squirrel right off it and sprayed blood everywhere.
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Apr 16, 2024 15:17
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My childhood dog was a German shepherd/collie mix, and at the height of her athletic prowess she went about a third of the way up a tree and grabbed a squirrel that got too cocky right off the branch. She also picked fights with racoons on two occasions and managed to come away with only a scratch on the nose. That was outdoor animals though, she knew the rules and let the cats walk all over her inside.
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Apr 16, 2024 15:23
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no lube so what posted:craigslist mutt from a nice ESL family. You will get a very very good dog at a reasonable price. this is how I got a dog and I don’t know if I’d do it again but it worked out pretty well for me this time.
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Mr Hootington posted:Lots of perfectly fine dogs down at the pound those don't taste as good
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