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You just need a dog that's half the size and 3x the price of a dog you can get anywhere else, while bragging about amenities that all the other dogs also have, but yours comes with a metaphor for traffic that I'm failing to complete.
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sb hermit posted:I just need a big yard lol what? this state is lousy with five-acre plots
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When it comes to dogs, just follow one simple rule: mutts only. Just avoid the inbreeding.
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Complications posted:When it comes to dogs, just follow one simple rule: mutts only. Just avoid the inbreeding. this. puppy mills are for rich people
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a.lo posted:
Ouch. Maybe it's a catchup/earlier unreporteds 
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Complications posted:When it comes to dogs, just follow one simple rule: mutts only. Just avoid the inbreeding. nah then you can get the worst of both worlds and then you gotta deal with the issue of rescues and shelters being super weird about hiding past bites and poo poo but if you get a frenchie or anything else with a smashed face or anything else that wasn't bred to actually work then that's on you OMGVBFLOL posted:this. puppy mills are for rich people looks like someone has never witnessed the miracle of birth smh
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Kenning posted:There's plenty of dog-having space in between Sacramento and Bakersfield! If you can’t afford a piece of Californian dirt less than 100 miles from the coast you might as well just live in Arizona tbh
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Foxfire_ posted:Cheetahs are reportedly like big, very anxious dogs. Solo zoo ones are sometimes raised with puppies so that they see their dog buddies being calm and happy and settle down. Nah I'm talking about the ones that are super cuddly and defensive of their owners. It's been a long time though so I don't remember the name
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Cup Runneth Over posted:Nah I'm talking about the ones that are super cuddly and defensive of their owners. It's been a long time though so I don't remember the name serval cats or savannah cats?
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sb hermit posted:serval cats or savannah cats? savannah cats, pretty sure!
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Los Angeles is apparently looking at removing public transportation fares for a lot of people: https://laist.com/2021/02/26/los_angeles_metro_fareless_transit_pilot.php
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having been piss-poor while living somewhere with completely fare-less, non-means-tested public transit, this can't happen soon enough
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Jaxyon posted:Los Angeles is apparently looking at removing public transportation fares for a lot of people: Be still my beating heart.
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HelloSailorSign posted:nah then you can get the worst of both worlds Just coming in to correct this incredibly wrong post. Mutts are amazing and are often much healthier than purebreds. Even "working" breeds have significantly more health issues than mixed breeds. Link to an actual study showing the health issues for purebreds vs mutts. Rescues can definitely have behavior issues but the vast majority are sweet and loving and just looking for a good home. It's rare to find one that is completely incompatible with a normal life. Every foster group I've worked with has been upfront about behavior issues in rescues and like I said most of the time the dog is great after a few weeks in a stable household. Finally, it's important to point out that purebred dogs can be huge assholes too. And all that is ignoring the moral issue of supporting animal breeding for profit. It's disturbing the amount of people I've met who are vegans for ethical reasons but have no problem buying from puppy mills. Like I know you want your instagram dog but if you have any moral compass you should be supporting rescues and not breeders. There's no moral excuse for buying a purebred when millions of dogs live in terrible conditions and are put down every year from lack of space. Seph fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Feb 27, 2021 |
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I had 2 French Bulldogs (now 1) that I love to death but have convinced me thoroughly to never own another “purebred” ever again. It’s heartbreaking to see the health issues they have had to endure. Mutts only from here on out. Planning to get our next dog from https://theanimalpad.org
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Seph posted:Just coming in to correct this incredibly wrong post. Mutts are amazing and are often much healthier than purebreds. Even "working" breeds have significantly more health issues than mixed breeds. Link to an actual study showing the health issues for purebreds vs mutts. I'm pretty sure HelloSailorSign was being some level of facetious just because I know he doesn't actually believe mutts (or all rescues) are bad but I'm having trouble figuring out how he would expect anyone reading his post to know that. As a veterinarian, I see all the sick dogs, mutt and purebred alike, so it's hard for me to declare mixed breed dogs "healthy" because obviously some individuals are trainwrecks. But when I walk down the street and see purebred dogs, the mental game I play is to predict what diseases they have/had/will have. Every breed has something (or several somethings) they are dramatically predisposed to vs a mixed breed dog. Not that mixed breeds can't get any of those things, but at least you aren't starting out with known odds against you. When people ask me what breed of dog they should get, the answer is always "something that doesn't look like a particular breed" or if they insist on a purebred dog, something that was actually bred to do something instead of look pretty. And not like that breed was bred to do something, that particular line/breeder still does that thing. I have heard the argument that getting a dog is a 10-15y mental, emotional, and financial commitment, so you should be able to get as close to exactly what you want as possible. For some people, that means getting a well-bred dog of a particular breed, because the unknowns with shelter dogs are, well, unknown. But, the tradeoff is that the predictability of purebred dogs regarding looks and temperament and ability come with predictable health issues as well. A poorly bred dog of any breed combines the worst of both options--less guarantee of things like temperament and ability and poorer adherence to breed standard, but still plenty of propensity for health issues due to inbreeding.
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Dr. Chaco posted:I'm pretty sure HelloSailorSign was being some level of facetious just because I know he doesn't actually believe mutts (or all rescues) are bad but I'm having trouble figuring out how he would expect anyone reading his post to know that. If they were being facetious then my apologies for misinterpreting. Unfortunately what they said is a relatively common misconception so it's hard to tell if they were being sincere or not. It just bugs me when otherwise moral people use misinformation to justify buying purebred dogs, when there are so many amazing dogs that are suffering and being put down just because they are mutts.
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Seph posted:Unfortunately what they said is a relatively common misconception so it's hard to tell if they were being sincere or not. It just bugs me when otherwise moral people use misinformation to justify buying purebred dogs, when there are so many amazing dogs that are suffering and being put down just because they are mutts. I totally agree. Even worse when they spend a ton of money on a poorly-bred trainwreck instead and are then surprised that it comes with a lot of health-related baggage.
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Yeah, my sister-in-law loves pugs (always rescues) and has given up on them because it's heartbreaking when they die from seizures. She's switched to rescue puggles and pugapoos, because maybe two different strains of hosed-up genes will avoid reinforcing each other. At least the snouts are longer.
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Pugs are an abomination.
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Somehow ended up at a winery in Santa Ynez today.
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Alec Eiffel posted:Somehow ended up at a winery in Santa Ynez today. How many winerys had you visited prior to "somehow" ending up there? safety wink 
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Alec Eiffel posted:Somehow ended up at a winery in Santa Ynez today. Check out Sunstone if you get a chance.
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I'm particularly fond of the Chez Corona. I hear it's in season.
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Seph posted:If they were being facetious then my apologies for misinterpreting. Unfortunately what they said is a relatively common misconception so it's hard to tell if they were being sincere or not. It just bugs me when otherwise moral people use misinformation to justify buying purebred dogs, when there are so many amazing dogs that are suffering and being put down just because they are mutts. I'd hoped my lack of punctuation and comment on "miracle of birth" would be enough to suggest that post was mostly tongue in cheek, but I'm still generally a bad poster so it's cool.
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Cup Runneth Over posted:I'm particularly fond of the Chez Corona. I hear it's in season. Just need one of these bad boys https://www.amazon.com/Reusable-Face-Mask-Straw-Drinking/dp/B08FTLLT61
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Cup Runneth Over posted:I'm particularly fond of the Chez Corona. I hear it's in season. Vintage 2019 is a popular varietal today. Everyone is here today
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FCKGW posted:If anyone wants to get some air purifiers for the next time bad wildfires break out, Costco has the Winix back in stock and it will be on sale for $99 starting 9/30. Comes with 2 years of filters as well https://www.costco.com/winix-true-hepa-4-stage-air-purifier-with-wi-fi-and-additional-filter.product.100662892.html BeAuMaN fucked around with this message at 04:45 on Feb 28, 2021 |
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Anyone else get a letter from the DMV reporting a data breach that happened to them back on Feb 4? 
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Has anyone been able to lower their rent? Thinking about it living in the Bay area, it's a straight scam that my landlord charges me the same amount for rent that they were charging me a year ago. I'm aware some people have moved out to avoid paying the rent altogether but I'm curious if I could negotiate lower rent - maybe that would require a tenant union.
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I know a few folks who have threatened to break the lease and the landlord came back with a lower rate because they were terrified of trying to find new tenants.
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My apartment building has lowered their rents over the past year so I moved to a different, larger unit for $150 less a month when my lease was up in December.
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sideways life babyyyyyy
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They lowered mine when I asked but they made sure to carefully document that it was due to hardship and not market. Hardship under our rent control law means they can jack it up to pre covid whenever they want. At least in my county. Watch out for that.
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adoration for none posted:Has anyone been able to lower their rent? Thinking about it living in the Bay area, it's a straight scam that my landlord charges me the same amount for rent that they were charging me a year ago. I'm aware some people have moved out to avoid paying the rent altogether but I'm curious if I could negotiate lower rent - maybe that would require a tenant union. My friend in SF rents a 3 bedroom and his landlord is real chill and agrees not to show the place or have other move in while covid is going on. His other two roomies moved, so even though he's paying the same he now has the entire house to himself Where I live in the far far north I saw rent on Craigslist go down initially in response to covid and online classes meaning students didn't want to move up, but now it appears to have swung the other way and gone up in anticipation of people moving to live in a cheaper area abd work remotely
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I live in SJ and my landlord has been trying to rent the place next to me for like, 5000, lol, and failing since about 6 months ago. He's a nice guy and an actually-good landlord but holy poo poo lol. There used to be like 6+ students living there. The place over the road is 'FOR RENT' and a lot of places are standing empty. However, I read (maybe here) about a mountain view apartment complex not lowering prices because then they'd have a 'tough path' ahead of them trying to get prices back to normal when everything 'goes back to normal' in a few months or whatever.
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redreader posted:He's a nice guy and an actually-good landlord One of the good ones, only exploits people a little bit! I read about a landlord that only asked for some money for his labor maintaining the property and mowing the lawn, while the tenants lived rent-free. That's about the closest I've ever seen to a good one.
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