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rucky

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:40 PM
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Poll question: Cha-Cha

Edited on Wed Nov-26-08 02:41 PM by rucky

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/26/obama-no-girly-dog-for-ou_n_146679.html

stock photo of Havanese (not Cha-Cha)

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glowing

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:42 PM
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1. Totally a girly dog. That thing would pass as a stuffed animal in any pink room in America.

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:43 PM
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2. Cute, but a little frew frew....

Go with a big rowdy dog, Obama. Your girls are big enough to handle it! (or else, get two)

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bunnies

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:45 PM
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3. According to dogbreedinfo.com - there is no such dog.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/c.htm

How the hell is everyone voting in this poll?

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rucky

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:47 PM
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4. ...

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/havanese.htm

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bunnies

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:49 PM
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6. Why are they calling it a cha-cha?

lol. I'm confused! :freak:

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mtnsnake

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:52 PM
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7. Maybe they liken it to Richard Lewis's girlfriend on Curb Your Enthusiasm

who had the same name? :shrug:

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bunnies

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:56 PM
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8. ...

Tia Carrere = wayyyy cuter. :rofl:

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mtnsnake

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:30 PM
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16. Aint that the truth, bunnies! BTW, here's a pic of my pet chiwawa that I call Susie (of CYE fame)

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bunnies

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:39 PM
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23. Now thats what I call an accurate namesake!

:rofl: but :scared: Looks like it eats bunnies. Or humans. :hide:

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ellacott

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:59 PM
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9. That's the name of Barbara Walters dog

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7930027

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bunnies

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:01 PM
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10. Thank you for solving that mystery.

I read that thread 3 times and never figured that out. :dunce: Geez... I havent even started drinking yet! :hi:

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MrCoffee

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Wed Nov-26-08 04:47 PM
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27. Cha-cha-cha is the name of Barbara Walters' Havanese

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panader0

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Wed Nov-26-08 02:49 PM
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5. Get a dog from the animal shelter.

I have gotten my last three dogs from the local pound, all quite large, all beautiful and gentle with my kids.

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awoke_in_2003

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:13 PM
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11. If a cat is capable of kicking its ass...

it shouldn't be considered a dog.

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:16 PM
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12. lol. S/he might not be as gentle as s/he looks

My family had one many years ago and I think she murdered a bird once.

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awoke_in_2003

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:25 PM
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13. I am funny...

if given the choice between owning a German Shepherd and a cat, I would pick GS. If given the choice between a small dog and cat, I would choose a cat. Big dogs serve a purpose- protection. Cats serve a purpose- rodent control. Plus, cats are quite independent. Little dogs? Not quite sure.

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Indenturedebtor

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:29 PM
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15. Actually there have been a lot of studies that little dogs scare people away from the house

just as effectively. It's the noise that does it. Also I don't have to pick up human sized turds every single day or clean up buckets of urine when my pup has an accident :P

And he's so cute :D I love my puppeh

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awoke_in_2003

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:32 PM
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17. Rereading my post...

I hope what I said didn't come across as slamming your dog. If it did, I apologize. And if I were around your dog for some reason, I would probably melt a little bit and play with it :)

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Indenturedebtor

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:34 PM
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20. No it's cool :D We actually named him Debo (from friday) cause he thinks he's gangsta

and it's really silly hehe. He used to wear a spiked collar... then he ate it. Tough little pound of fuzz that he is hehehehehe.

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RoyGBiv

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:33 PM
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19. Noise Makers

High pitched yapping makes my eyes bleed.

It's funny. I've always been a cat person. Grandma always had small dogs that were either vicious and noisy or just noisy. So, I didn't get along with them well, nor did my cat(s). One cat in particular, Pepper, was pretty good at torturing them, driving them to new levels of madness.

At one point, though, I got a rough collie named Brandie, not a huge dog, but certainly not small. She and my cats, especially Pepper, got a long great ... even snuggled together.

... and picked on my Grandma's poodle incessantly.

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Indenturedebtor

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:36 PM
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21. Exactly lol

"High pitched yapping makes my eyes bleed."

Though I gotta tell you - the worst noise in the neighborhood is a German Shepherd who thinks he's some kind of Opera star. He sings every single morning in this wierd whiny soprano. GAH make it stop!

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RoyGBiv

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:45 PM
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24. Oh definitely ...

Border collies can also be extremely annoying, the ones who "whine" when they want to play, which is basically whenever they aren't eating or sleeping.

And sometimes while they are sleeping.

One of the worst night's of sleep I ever got was when visiting a friend who had two of them. They were great dogs, but Oh. My. God. they would not shut up, ever. One of 'em actually did lay by the foot of my bed and whine while it at least seemed to be sleeping.

They apparently took one look at me and thought NEW PLAYMATE!!!!!!

Just being friendly, of course.

And I wanted to muzzle them.

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Indenturedebtor

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Wed Nov-26-08 04:44 PM
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26. Lol yeah my dog whines sometimes but mostly he mrrfs like he's talking to himself

Inquisitive mrffs, impatient mrffs, angry mrffs. It's pretty damn funny actually. He also sighs when I sit down at the computer and yips when he needs help finding something. Hilarious little booger.

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madmom

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:27 PM
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14. Reminds me of a funny story about a bad ass cat we once owned. He was

a mutt but looked siamese and big. We let him out to do his business and he would perch on a wood pile we had in back. The neighbor's little dog was out and apparently smelled the cat so started to follow the scent. He went around and around the woodpile and by the time the dog decided to look up the cat was on his way down on top of him, claws out. Nothing hurt but the dog's pride, never came to our side of the fence again.

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awoke_in_2003

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:38 PM
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22. Funniest dog moment I ever saw...

I would go over to my buddies to drink beer, and he had a big black lab. Whenever a cat would be in the area, the dog would look at him as if to ask permission to chase it. He would say "go ahead" and the dog would chase it, not to attack it but for the fun of the chase. So, we are sitting on the front porch, and a BIG tom is strolling across the street. We dispatch the dog, and the cat stops dead in its tracks and turns on the dog as if to say "bring it on". The dog just ran a big circle around the cat and came sulking back while we were laughing at him.

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mtnsnake

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:33 PM
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18. Let's just hope that little dog in the pic isn't 1 of those dogs that its owner kisses on the mouth

Edited on Wed Nov-26-08 03:34 PM by mtnsnake

after it's been cleaning itself. Yuk!

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Kalyke

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Wed Nov-26-08 03:50 PM
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25. That is adorable!!

It, however, would get hurt in my house.

I have a toddler (all hands) and two hulking pound pooches. :)

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tigereye

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Wed Nov-26-08 04:49 PM
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28. well...

I'm sure there are some men that like em, but where I come from, that's a dog that women like more than men.

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H2O Man

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Wed Nov-26-08 05:11 PM
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29. I like big dogs. n/t

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moriah

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Wed Nov-26-08 05:15 PM
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30. What I don't get is the idea of a "hypoallergenic dog".

Even hairless breeds can cause allergies to flare up, as it's the dander and the saliva that most people are allergic to, not the hair.

Same thing in cats.

I'm allergic to both dogs and cats. Mildly allergic, fortunately, although it was worse when I was a kid. Our furkid is a Himalayan, and if the hair was what caused them to irritate allergies I would have had a lot more trouble with him than I've had with other cats, and it's not the case at all.

Better for them to get a healthy shelter dog and save a pup's life than to buy a dog that is allegedly hypoallergenic.

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TexasObserver

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Wed Nov-26-08 07:20 PM
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31. damn, that's a really pretty, but very coiffured rat!

Where's the dog?

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peoli

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Wed Nov-26-08 07:24 PM
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32. These dogs love to eat their own crap.

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Wed Nov-26-08 07:27 PM
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33. +1 for girly dog :)

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