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I’ve been asked my dog’s gender for a course we’re going on

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SirChenjins · 06/10/2023 20:23

I’m thinking ‘trans cat’?

Or should this be in The Doghouse board? Confused Either way, I feel like there’s no escape from this madness.

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Spidey66 · 10/10/2023 11:20

Abhannmor · 07/10/2023 14:01

Maggie is French but identifies as British perhaps?

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A British twat!

Hillcrest2022 · 08/10/2023 21:13

SummerSazz · 06/10/2023 20:30

Mine mainly identifies as a twat 🤨

@SummerSazz love your doggie!!!

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SirChenjins · 08/10/2023 21:07

@monsterflake love it! 😁

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SammyScrounge · 08/10/2023 15:10

GoodOldEmmaNess · 08/10/2023 12:42

My dog isn't fussed about pronouns, but his prepositions are in/on/up/beside.

He isn't impressed when I mis-preposition him with out/off/down/away.

😆😁😅😃

SammyScrounge · 08/10/2023 15:08

Nottheeightoutoftencats · 06/10/2023 23:33

I have been trying to sort out insurance for my two new kittens - about half of the sites I have got quotes from have asked my pets 'gender' neither of the small monsters have stated their preferred pronouns if I was asked to guess I would go for greedy/bastard and small/mighty.
Sadly despite asking for the gender of animals they have all only given two options - male or female which shows a ignorance of the 70+ genders out there and of cat culture which demands a minimum of grand high poobah rising to supreme majisty.

Pronouns : Just /beautiful

GoodOldEmmaNess · 08/10/2023 12:42

My dog isn't fussed about pronouns, but his prepositions are in/on/up/beside.

He isn't impressed when I mis-preposition him with out/off/down/away.

monsterflake · 08/10/2023 11:16

My cat identifies as whatever the fuck this is.

I’ve been asked my dog’s gender for a course we’re going on
Idratherbepaddleboarding · 08/10/2023 01:11

I assume they mean gender in the traditional sense rather than the whole sense, but my Labrador identifies as a race horse and his pronouns are dinner/walk.

Tinysoxxx · 08/10/2023 01:00

Years ago my neighbour looked after our old ginger Tom. He climbed through their bedroom window and identified as her bald husbands wig while he was fast asleep. Until he woke up and started screaming. Which of course made the wig get his claws out.

I went back to see them and they have now got themselves a ginger Tom. So relieved we didn’t scar him for life !

OldTinHat · 07/10/2023 23:57

This is a brilliant thread!

My old DDog used to identify as a hamster. He was 26kg but he believed he could sit in my pocket or, on other days, identify as a hat and climb on my head.

I miss wearing the old lump!

HateTheView · 07/10/2023 23:43

Mine doesn't care what gender she is, unless there is one that is 'bottomless pit that must be fed all the time'. She is a Labrador, though, so can only think with her belly, as that's where her soul/brain is located. She's proper cute though, so it's all good with me and she can identify however she likes!

Tinysoxxx · 07/10/2023 23:07

We have a beautiful toller near us - he’s a bit too much of a barker for me though (cos he gets left on his own a lot sadly).
This thread has gorgeous pets on it.

SummerSazz · 07/10/2023 21:25

Tinysoxxx · 07/10/2023 21:15

@SummerSazz is your lovely dog a collie or toller or mix? Very pretty.

She's a Toller. Well recognised!

@RVN do you know why? You would think vets would know the importance of things being correct 🤨

Tinysoxxx · 07/10/2023 21:15

@SummerSazz is your lovely dog a collie or toller or mix? Very pretty.

ReturnOfTheRainMac · 07/10/2023 21:11

@Lelophants unfortunately not. I think he thought I was the weird one.

Lelophants · 07/10/2023 20:55

ReturnOfTheRainMac · 07/10/2023 20:34

The vet asked me when I was booking an appt. I said I don't know what he identifies as but his sex is male. Just to make the point that it's the wrong terminology.

Did the vet laugh? I would have!

ReturnOfTheRainMac · 07/10/2023 20:34

The vet asked me when I was booking an appt. I said I don't know what he identifies as but his sex is male. Just to make the point that it's the wrong terminology.

Abhannmor · 07/10/2023 14:01

Spidey66 · 07/10/2023 12:57

Oops!

Maggie is French but identifies as British perhaps?

sockarefootwear · 07/10/2023 13:11

OK, in the interests of amusing myself whilst feeling illscience, I have spent the morning trying to interpret my Dog's gender and pronouns. The pronouns thing is tricky since (through no fault of his own) he is not currently able to use human words, but I think I have worked it out on the basis of body language and how enthusiastically he responds. In human word terms his pronouns seem to be good boy/dinner, however, his pronouns actually transcend human language and are more accurately [sound of dog food cupboard opening] / [sound of cheese being unwrapped]. This shows the importance of not making assumptions as based on appearances and behaviour alone he is often mis-named as 'that bloody thieving dog' and 'get off, that's my cheese'.

RVN · 07/10/2023 13:09

Believe it or not veterinary practice management systems, which all vets use to store your pets clinical records, also have gender rather than sex on the patient details file. It's been irritating me for quite some time! I think it changed from sex around 10 years ago.

ErrolTheDragon · 07/10/2023 13:03

I wonder what will happen if I scoop up a random miniature dachshund in the street and start sniffing it.

Since losing our old boy last year, DH and I are tempted at times. As there's a finite chance of being bitten on the nose we've resisted thus far.

MedievalNun · 07/10/2023 13:03

The mad one.

I’ve been asked my dog’s gender for a course we’re going on
Comedycook · 07/10/2023 13:00

I've said it before but I think the main reason the word gender has been so widely embraced is because prudish Brits don't like saying the S word!

Spidey66 · 07/10/2023 12:57

Oops!

I’ve been asked my dog’s gender for a course we’re going on
MedievalNun · 07/10/2023 12:56

My idiot collie thinks he's a cat. I blame our three cats who treated him like an oversized kitten. Even to the point of bringing in mice and trying to teach him to hunt / kill them.

So he sits draped on the sofa like a cat. Wreathes himself around legs amd tries to sit on shoulders like one. Actual cat (unfortunately our others have died) tries to keep him in line. Always hilarious when large collie does exactly as small, elegant puss tells him. DH not so impressed when said cat pushed the entire plate of pork crackling off the worktop, helped herself to pieces and pushed the rest to the dog.

Maybe Chendog feels he's a cat, too?