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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
I don't like the B word either. I hear vets use it all the time in some of the clinics I've worked in when they're referring to a female dog, and it still annoys me. I don't use it. I just say male or female dog, even though it is the proper terminology in vet medicine.
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And in the world of dog people, and in English.
Using "the B word" to refer to a woman = rude and offensive (alhough some people might say not always).
Using "the B word" to refer to a female dog = correct and appropriate. Avoiding it in this context looks like finding offense where none is presumed by definition, none is intended and none is conveyed.