Designer Dog website-hahahaha!

[Gem]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

^^^ This.

And I'm guessing Gem breeds designer dogs.

I own two crossbred pet dogs, and both have been neutered. I also help out at my local shelter one day a month. But enough about me

It's a pity that issues regarding animal health and welfare can't be discussed without some resorting to personal attack.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Gem

It's a pity that issues regarding animal health and welfare can't be discussed without some resorting to personal attack.

It's only a "personal attack" if you assume that I suggested that being someone who breeds designer dogs is inherently bad or wrong. I simply meant that your response read like the response of someone with a vested interest in the discussion rather than the response of a neutral observer. This is especially so in light of the fact that your only posts have been on this topic, which leads to an inference that you joined GC for the purpose of commenting on this topic.

An observation, even if it is a flawed one, is not a personal attack.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

An observation, even if it is a flawed one, is not a personal attack.

Fair enough. Apology accepted, with thanks

[AOII Angel]

I just read the Myth of Hybrid Vigor blog. I agree with some of her thoughts, but she has a poor understanding of genetics. Sorry, a puppy CAN have a genetic disease that neither of her parents carry. It's called a de novo mutation. A puppy can also be born healthy with two diseased parents. There are many diseases with incomplete penetrance, recessive patterns, etc. There is more to genetics than simple probabilities. Yippee..let's all adopt a dog from the pound. There are people who just aren't going to do it, so fighting over it is useless. Have your dogs spayed or neutered to decrease the unwanted dog population.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Gem

Fair enough. Apology accepted, with thanks

What?

Second: if you're going to address people by their usernames, use the full name. Her name isn't The Talady, it's thetalady. We're members of a greek life organization forum - theta refers to her sorority.

Third: WTF is this crap?

[Gem]

Originally Posted by agzg

if you're going to address people by their usernames, use the full name. Her name isn't The Talady, it's thetalady. We're members of a greek life organization forum - theta refers to her sorority.

Thanks. Inadvertent error corrected