The Great Chihuahua Airlift

slcboston · Dec 28, 2009

I could've sworn we had a "pets" section somewhere here at AW, but as I can't find it, and as I couldn't think where else to share this, I shall share it here.

The Great Chihuahua Airlift

I don't make these things up.

Ellefire · Dec 28, 2009

Feed them to proper dogs. There you go, kennel over-crowding and under-resourced sorted in one fell swoop.

(I kid! I kid!)

Fran · Dec 28, 2009

Does Haggis know about this? Hope he doesn't mind being forcibly moved.

Silver King · Dec 28, 2009

slcboston said:
I could've sworn we had a "pets" section somewhere here at AW...

It's not quite a pets section, but we have the Animals and Nature room located here.

This thread is perfectly fine in this forum, though.

Wayne K · Dec 28, 2009

Wayne K · Dec 28, 2009

Haggis on American Idol.
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Matera the Mad · Dec 28, 2009

Gah. You can hardly get two tacos outta one of them.

regdog · Dec 29, 2009

I know this comes across as funny. But it really is criminal that backyard breeders breed these animals indiscriminately without any care for the animals. All they are looking at is the money and then you have the f****** stupid people who run out and buy one because they want a fashion accessory.

A chihuahua is not a fashion accessory. It is a living breathing animal that could very well live for 15-20 and will need constant care that entire time. It is not something to be carried around for a month or two and then thrown away.

Fran · Dec 29, 2009

We have a similar problem here but with Staffordshire Bull terriers. The UK government just banned tail docking, so dogbreeders overbred Staffies so people could get them before the ban came in. Now a lot of them are homeless and are unlikely to find homes. There's been a lot of bad press about them because if they're not trained properly they can be vicious, so many people with young children are reluctant to take them. It's sad.

Ellefire · Dec 29, 2009

I loathe tail-docking, I see no point to it. Even though my half-rott can clear a coffee-table with one good wag.

Haggis · Dec 29, 2009

Cute story, and Wayne, I don't know how you got hold of my audition tape, but regdog is right:

regdog said:
A chihuahua is not a fashion accessory.

Backyard puppy mills suck.

Wayne K · Dec 29, 2009

I agree. The past ten years I've only adopted pets.

cray · Dec 29, 2009

i run a backyard quill pig mill.
is that wrong?

Haggis · Dec 29, 2009

cray said:
i run a backyard quill pig mill.
is that wrong?

I'm surprised cray, jr hasn't chased them all away by now.

cray · Dec 29, 2009

he got a hold of one about six months ago. it wasn't pretty. poor thing ended up with a black eye and loose tooth.

anyway, they're in cages now so no worries,...
my kids that is. not the the quill pigs. that would be inhumane.

Fran · Dec 29, 2009

Ellefire said:
I loathe tail-docking, I see no point to it. Even though my half-rott can clear a coffee-table with one good wag.

I hate it too, and even before the ban came in there were a fair number of vets refusing to do it, if not the majority. The BBC refused to screen Crufts this year because the Kennel Club continue to endorse tail docking by making it part of breed attributes/requirements. I just hope the ban doesn't lead to an increase in owners doing it themselves, which was already a problem due to the vets' reluctance.

tjwriter · Dec 29, 2009

Fran said:
We have a similar problem here but with Staffordshire Bull terriers. The UK government just banned tail docking, so dogbreeders overbred Staffies so people could get them before the ban came in. Now a lot of them are homeless and are unlikely to find homes. There's been a lot of bad press about them because if they're not trained properly they can be vicious, so many people with young children are reluctant to take them. It's sad.

That's sad because mine (at least I think he's part staffie) is the best with kids even though he came from an abused home. The baby whacks him as she 'pets' him and he just laps it up, he loves the kids so. Good dogs, but very hard headed and very easily fixated, as most terriers are.

I love taking in shelter dogs or near homeless beasties. I have a soft spot for them.

Ellefire · Dec 29, 2009

My sister had two staffies, both good with kids (although she never left them alone together), not so good with each other. Neither had their tails docked, although one had a half docking due to a strong gust of wind and a slamming door. Ouch! Poor Buster.

That dog was mental, he ended up with no teeth due to his brick-chewing habit and half a tail due to the tail slamming incident.

The Great Chihuahua Airlift

slcboston

Pasture-ized

Ellefire

Citizen Of Planet Random

Fran

Slate grey mole person

Silver King

Megalops Erectus

Wayne K

Wayne K

Matera the Mad

Bartender, gimme a Linux Mint

regdog

The Scavengers

Fran

Slate grey mole person

Ellefire

Citizen Of Planet Random

Haggis

Evil, undead Chihuahua

Wayne K

cray

Superior Life form

Haggis

Evil, undead Chihuahua

cray

Superior Life form

Fran

Slate grey mole person

tjwriter

Emerging Anew

Ellefire

Citizen Of Planet Random