Recent content by Paviche

Yep. Being bigoted because of ignorance (which seems to be one of the root causes here) is one thing but being proud of said ignorance is another.

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Congrats on puppies, everyone! Takoda is so cute. I bet he and Owen will make quite the pair :)

I've never said that they shouldn't be held to the same standards, nor have I seen anyone else say that. If anyone is cutting Doodles more slack than other breeds, then they're just as wrong, but I've never seen that happen, only people acting like Doodles are Literally The Devil.

My boyfriend makes fun of me because I tell Rowan he's a good boy constantly, and for no reason. Riff and Stitch get told "slow down!" and "calm down!" a lot. I also throw out a lot of baby talk on a regular basis two all three of them...

I 100% believe that the people who say that all the Doodles they've ever met are nuts, aggressive and/or fearful, etc, are either totally BSing or at least convincing themselves to see things that aren't there. I don't doubt that there are bad Doodles out there (like with literally every breed...

Building off of that, if the puppies you produce are so delicate that they need to be restricted from basic things like using stairs, you need to really re-evaluate your breeding program. I'm all for not asking too much as far as agility jumps and things when they're young but normal, every day...

Yeah I think that most of my views actually aren't all that controversial here, but they definitely are in the dog world at large!

Oh yeah I don't like cropping/docking (or declawing but that seems to be less controversial.) Rescue bashing annoys the heck out of me, too.

Oh boy, my favorite! I do not think that prongs and e-collars are the devil. I am all for people breeding mixes as long as they're breeding healthy, sound dogs and standing behind them. Same with out-of-standard colors. Similarly, I do not think that Doodles are a scourge upon...

Rowan: clever, devoted, demanding Riff: sweet, silly, exuberant Stitch: easygoing, playful, fun

I've always had dogs, literally. My first dog, Oliver, was 3 years older than me. We got Kirby when I was 3, then Lucky when I was 5. Oliver died when I was 10 and we got Baxter that same year. Kirby died when I was ~16 and I got Rowan a couple weeks shy of my 17th birthday. Lucky died when...

I've talked about her here before, but I don't think I've ever shared a picture. The daycare I used to work at occasionally fostered for local rescues. They'd pay for food and vet care and we'd provide the dog a place to stay if they were low on foster homes. We had a pair of Saint Bernards...

Welcome! You know I'm a big fan of Athena ;) You have a great crew.

He is so incredibly cute! Congrats! :)