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You don't have a "rescue", you have a fucking dog!

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RoboticSealpup · 08/12/2017 18:01

Is this a recent phenomenon? It seems like everyone who has a dog that wasn't bought from a breeder feels the need rub their virtue in others' faces every single time they mention the darned mongrel. "My poodle Henry -he's a two year old rescue - loves cheese!" It's like veganism but with dogs. Don't they realise how sanctimonious they sound?

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Avonandice · 08/12/2017 19:11

I always say my cats a rescue as saying hes a ' psychotic, feral, evil blg bugger' seems to put people off him.

But then again he is a psychotic, feral, evil big bugger but hes mine and I love him.

mustbemad17 · 08/12/2017 19:13

A crossbreed IS a mongrel. A mongrel is a dog that isn't purebreed. So by definition a cross is a mongrel. Or a mutt as I like to use. People who get het up about the correct naming of their dog make me chuckle; does it really matter if your dog is a pure or a Heinz???

snash12 · 08/12/2017 19:16

As a dog owner I do like to come across a rescue owner, simply because it lessens demand for puppies being bred and gives a dog a home

MadMags · 08/12/2017 19:20

dingdong are you saying your boss brought his dog to a puppy farm?? For what? To stud? That’s actually sickening!

@OP, maybe it’s smug virtue signaling, maybe it’s conversation. Either way it’s better than the alternative!

PinkyBlunder · 08/12/2017 19:20

I call mine a Heinz 57 Grin she’s a crossbreed. Crossed at last 50 times mind....

RaininSummer · 08/12/2017 19:21

Here's my boy

You don't have a "rescue", you have a fucking dog!
dingdongdigeridoo · 08/12/2017 19:22

Oh my god, I'm so dumb. I meant he bought it from a puppy farm.

I didn't get much sleep last night and me can't type good. Grin

SauvignonBlanche · 08/12/2017 19:22

Saying your dog is a rescue (assuming it's well behaved) might encourage others to think about getting a rescue.

I agree, people may have been surprised to hear that our beautiful, sociable, well-behaved Labrador came to us from a rescue centre so it was worth mentioning.

mustbemad17 · 08/12/2017 19:22

Pinky they're the best type of Heinz Grin

MadMags · 08/12/2017 19:23

I meant he bought it from a puppy farm.

Oh, god sorry! Of course you did Blush that’s me being thick! I was just so horrified by it 😂😂

ButchyRestingFace · 08/12/2017 19:23

I'm neutral about rescue.

Posters who refer to spag bol or a pan of soup make me want to eat my own face though.

Everyone has their trigger points, OP.

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InternetHoopJumper · 08/12/2017 19:26

Why care if people tell you they are a vegan? Why care if people say their dog is a 'rescue.' What has that got to do with you? Why do you automatically feel people are judging you when they tell you something about themselves?

People are not judging you, until they do. If they say stuff about your dog or your eating habits, they are judging you. Why get so upset about choices other people make? It is not about you.

Finderscrispy · 08/12/2017 19:26

Don’t get the issue. It’s just shorthand for let might be a bit unpredictable and, or don’t know full history.
Only place I have seen the ‘my pets a rescue, don’t you know’ carry on and misuse of the term - in my mind a rescue comes from a pet charity/ home, or was formerly stray is on this site. The former doesn’t bother me so much, it’s nice that folk rehome, but I have noticed a few people stating my rescue puppy, or kitten this then explaining they bought it from some place ? which mildly irks me, but... it can only be a good thing in my mind if it encourages people to stop buying from unscrupulous breeders. Don’t care if you think I’m sanctimonious for saying that.

gingergenius · 08/12/2017 19:26

I had a pedigree springer. He was a rescue. Because the people who bought him from the puppy farm couldn't be atsed to look after him properly. Stop being judgemental and maybe understand that people are aware that some dogs need looking after, having had a bad start in life. Fuck's sake.

ElvisIsAliveAndLivingInHull · 08/12/2017 19:26

@RoboticSealPup

Is this a recent phenomenon? It seems like everyone who has a dog that wasn't bought from a breeder feels the need rub their virtue in others' faces every single time they mention the darned mongrel. "My poodle Henry -he's a two year old rescue - loves cheese!" It's like veganism but with dogs. Don't they realise how sanctimonious they sound?

What the fuck is wrong with you? Hmm

You have a problem with people who have homed an abandoned animal, AND you hate vegans too? Confused

Bet you hate Christmas, The Simpsons, Friends, The Royal family, snow, people holding hands, and Valentines Day too eh? And you must fucking LOATHE kittens and babies, and you probably eat dolphin on toast.

Urgh, merry fucking Christmas misery guts! Hmm

Oh, and I have had 3 cats in my lifetime (two still alive,) and they were all rescue ones. I am proud of giving them a lovely home with lovely me and my lovely family. If that bothers you, you spin on the end of my fucking finger.

ElvisIsAliveAndLivingInHull · 08/12/2017 19:28

@Raininsummer

What a GORGEOUS dog! Grin

shhhfastasleep · 08/12/2017 19:28

Don't see your problem. Not enough people take a shelter dog. Never saw so many pedigree dogs when I was a kid. Pedigree was the exception. Now it's the norm.
It is something to be proud of.

Allergictoironing · 08/12/2017 19:30

I refer to my cats as "ex-ferals", because they spent the first year(ish) of their lives in a feral colony. Yes they came to me from a rescue centre, as I had no need for pure bred cats so was happy to give a home to those in need and nobody else wanted to take the time on the poor blighters. There were cats there for many different reasons - feral colonies that had to be trapped or they would be wiped out, cruelty type cases, elderly people dying or moving into care homes, people just no longer able to keep their cats, strays etc. IMO mine class as "rescues" (or rescued if you want to be pedantic) as do strays or cruelty cases. I think cats given up voluntarily as being "rehomed"

shhhfastasleep · 08/12/2017 19:30

Giving a home to a shelter dog is something to be proud of, I mean

Paddingtonthebear · 08/12/2017 19:31

TBH If people ask what my dog is I just say the two mix of breeds she is, I don’t say mongrel or cross breed or the silly blended “fashionable” names that people use for her mix of breeds.

She’s the third dog I’ve had in my life. First dog was our grandmothers dog, she went into a home and he came to live with us. Second dog was from a rescue centre. We paid an adoption fee for her. Yes it was to cover vets check, vaccs etc but it was a fee that exchanged hands in order for us to take ownership of her. The current dog we have was bought privately and it was an 8 hour round trip to meet her, luckily it was a success. I wouldn’t expect anyone to give a dog away for free, god knows where or who they would end up with.

isseywithcats · 08/12/2017 19:32

toadofsadness i dont know how you know me in real life but yes my son did find good homes for his staffy pups all of whom are still with their owners, and believe me the earbashing he got from me was not nice, and to this day he knows how much i disaproved of his actions

RaininSummer · 08/12/2017 19:37

Thank you Elvis, he is a handsome fellow. Crumbs and Threads dogs above also look adorable.

SauvignonBlanche · 08/12/2017 19:38

Found stray

You don't have a "rescue", you have a fucking dog!
TheLuminaries · 08/12/2017 19:38

YABU my DMs dog is horrifically overbred, we have to say he is rescue to make clear we would never countenance breeding, buying or in anyway suppor the breeding of such a ridiculous, exaggerated breed type. It's not his fault he is such a freak - he is a rescue Grin

Fekko · 08/12/2017 19:38

Can we see some pics of the lovely dogs?