Dumbest dog related thing you've heard all day

[Paige]

Well, tell me what you've read today that's made you go "WHAT?!"

My boyfriend just asked me if he could buy a pitbull puppy because his friend bred his dogs and the pups are cute.

WHAT IS HE SMOKING TO THINK I WOULD EVER EVEN HUMOR THIS? I told him to reread that and put his foot in his mouth before I launch off in a lecture.

 

[HayleyMarie]

Bah ha ha. I did not read this, but my uncle told me that his puppy's "breeder" I say that term loosly. Told him that turkey is poisonous to dogs, and of course being the raw feeder I am I had to counter that point with in is indeed not bad for your dog as I feed Teagan raw Turkey ALL THE TIME and actually take my time to research instead of listening to what so and so says.

I even alot of the time take what the vet says loosly and then go home and do my own reasearch. I think taking your time and looking into things yourself is a HUGE key to doggie owner success!

 

[naturalfeddogs]

All the myths around raw are just amazing! And the people who say these things say them so matter of factly, when they really have no idea about it. They just THINK they do.

 

[lizzybeth727]

"I wasn't using a clicker, I was using a nail gun." 'Cause of course they sound exactly the same.

 

[Fran101]

They mean well.. lol my brother will occasionally throw out one of those "I found a great breeder! Look they have a website and everything and we can pay online right now by credit card!"

 

[~Dixie's_Mom~]

Didn't read it and it didn't happen today, but the groomer I went to told me Violet was miserable and would never be happy because "dogs like that" are meant to live outside.

 

[ravennr]

"my neighbours english bulldog killed a cat. what if that were a child?! i can never look at him the same way again"

really threw me

 

[Beanie]

"I wasn't using a clicker, I was using a nail gun." 'Cause of course they sound exactly the same.

....what
LOL. I don't even... seriously, what?

 

[lizzybeth727]

....what
LOL. I don't even... seriously, what?

Sorry, it's a really long story that I was trying to condense and not give a lot of details.

Basically, I said that the sound of someone using of a clicker was annoying me and my dogs (he was clearly doing it to annoy me). He denied clicking a clicker at all, and said I must be confusing the sound with the sound of his nail gun. Because they sound exactly the same.

 

[adojrts]

I was asked if I wanted to go to a CM show several hours away. What????? yeah no thanks.

 

[Kat09Tails]

Do I want to breed Willow to my dad's friend's lab?

 

[HayleyMarie]

All the myths around raw are just amazing! And the people who say these things say them so matter of factly, when they really have no idea about it. They just THINK they do.

I just LOVE the looks I get when I say I feed raw to my dog, its just priceless. Alot of people understand it and are like "oh, that makes total sense" and some people are just fabergasted and will never understand it. And they think your a total nut case.

 

[mrose_s]

*person meets Poppy and is patting her*

THEM: What breed is she?
US: She's a koolie.
THEM: Oh! I know them. So she has blue eyes then?
US: Uh... your talking to her right now. Do her eyes look blue to you?

*same person then looks at Quinn*

THEM: So she's got koolie in her then? Becauase she's got a blue eye.
US: No... she's just a Border Collie.

It shocks me that we've had this conversation more than once when out with the girls. Last time was at herding... from herding dog people.

That and the other day I got told that the reason Quinn has a blue eye is because she's "super inbred" and that sort of inbreeding creates the "best working dogs" and all they care about is work so just make sure I keep her busy.
*smile and nod*

 

[CaliTerp07]

They were talking about cloning on the radio, after the TLC show last night. Someone called in and said cloning was stupid, because what was the point of cloning your 10 year old dog, since you would just end up with another 10 year old dog.

?????

Right, because the clone is born as a 10 year old...

The DJ couldn't convince her otherwise.

 

[Sweet72947]

They were talking about cloning on the radio, after the TLC show last night. Someone called in and said cloning was stupid, because what was the point of cloning your 10 year old dog, since you would just end up with another 10 year old dog.

?????

Right, because the clone is born as a 10 year old...

The DJ couldn't convince her otherwise.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the dog would be born with telomeres the same length that the previous dog had when the DNA sample is harvested, so if the sample was harvested at 10, the puppy would be born with the telomeres of a 10 year old dog, thus causing its lifespan to be much shorter.

Perhaps that is what the person on the radio was getting at? Or am I mistaken?

 

[CaliTerp07]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the dog would be born with telomeres the same length that the previous dog had when the DNA sample is harvested, so if the sample was harvested at 10, the puppy would be born with the telomeres of a 10 year old dog, thus causing its lifespan to be much shorter.

Perhaps that is what the person on the radio was getting at? Or am I mistaken?

If that's what she meant, that's not what she said! The DJ said it would be a puppy, and the caller insisted it was a full grown, 10 year old dog. Then he said, "so if I cloned myself I'd have an identical 40 year old twin sitting next to me?" and the caller agreed.

She probably was attempting to say what you said, but she was coming across horribly wrong.

 

[Sweet72947]

If that's what she meant, that's not what she said! The DJ said it would be a puppy, and the caller insisted it was a full grown, 10 year old dog. Then he said, "so if I cloned myself I'd have an identical 40 year old twin sitting next to me?" and the caller agreed.

She probably was attempting to say what you said, but she was coming across horribly wrong.

Oh ok, then yeah lol I see why that would be in a "dumbest thing you've heard" thread!

 

[SpicyBulldog]

Raven yeah I can never understand that. Non sense.

Dixies mom i can so tell she just looks so miserable in your sig.

One thing I read today was in a thread about wolf hybrids. One person wrote (in relation to them being dangerous wild animals) their friends foxes are proof vs their friendswdog. Because she gave them turkey and they crunch the bones but the dog wouldnt be able to do that because it lacks the jaw strength. The friend also said thats what reminds me they are wild animals.


LOL my domesticated dogs have NO problems crunching crunching turkey bones. Guess they are wild animals.

 

[ravennr]

Raven yeah I can never understand that. Non sense.

Dixies mom i can so tell she just looks so miserable in your sig.

One thing I read today was in a thread about wolf hybrids. One person wrote (in relation to them being dangerous wild animals) their friends foxes are proof vs their friendswdog. Because she gave them turkey and they crunch the bones but the dog wouldnt be able to do that because it lacks the jaw strength. The friend also said thats what reminds me they are wild animals.


LOL my domesticated dogs have NO problems crunching crunching turkey bones. Guess they are wild animals.

well then, Rockefeller is also a wild animal. he will sometimes crunch a bone and then not even eat it. almost like some sadistic little psychopath, he'll just stare at it after he's mutilated it. with his powerful feline jaws.
:rofl1:

 

[Dogs6]

At puppy class last night someone was talking about rehoming their 14 week old BC puppy for nipping. The trainer tried to talk them out of it but it made me sad because that is the exact same thing that happened to fudge and he hasn't nipped me in years