tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post8932961907849190800..comments2024-03-10T10:40:12.454-07:00Comments on craven desires: Chester - "the kind of dog who makes people want a dog"scurrilous amateur bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-32878818295052956942014-01-06T18:56:00.223-08:002014-01-06T18:56:00.223-08:00I think she sounds like a nuisance. One of our lo...I think she sounds like a nuisance. One of our local pounds or rescues I can't remember which is trying to pawn off a few pits at less than half of their normal adoption rate.Rhea Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620838589143701693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-86472279061891464812013-11-13T07:04:14.132-08:002013-11-13T07:04:14.132-08:00Addition to the "pit bulls not like other dog...Addition to the "pit bulls not like other dogs" <br /><br />Instead of "biting the hand that feeds you " when you have a pit bull it's "amputating the arm that feeds you".<br /><br />PutMeInCharge4OneDayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03093945424999135876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-27953571240082401882013-11-12T23:34:54.659-08:002013-11-12T23:34:54.659-08:00a variation
"What has four legs and an arm?&...a variation<br /><br />"What has four legs and an arm?"<br /><br />"A pit bull in a play ground."<br /><br /><br />or in ct, a dead pit bull. i can't imagine climbing under my car to escape my own dog. sheesh.<br /><br /><br /><br />"That ad for Veronica looks like something out of The Onion."<br /><br />yes it does!<br /><br />scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-57745808443909719682013-11-12T23:03:48.939-08:002013-11-12T23:03:48.939-08:00@packhorse
That ad for Veronica looks like someth...@packhorse<br /><br />That ad for Veronica looks like something out of The Onion.<br /><br />Remember that old standup-comedian joke..."Take my wife, PLEEZE!"Miss Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738133130130308032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-62586658760555783462013-11-12T19:23:54.156-08:002013-11-12T19:23:54.156-08:00Today in maulings : Connecticut owner has one enti...Today in maulings : Connecticut owner has one entire arm and the lower arm and hand of the other amputated by her loving wiggle butt. Said wiggle butt dispatched by PoPo to rescue victim. tropical stormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801723382664621739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-20611322493499455682013-11-12T19:23:25.745-08:002013-11-12T19:23:25.745-08:00Today in maulings : Connecticut owner has one enti...Today in maulings : Connecticut owner has one entire arm and the lower arm and hand of the other amputated by her loving wiggle butt. Said wiggle butt dispatched by PoPo to rescue victim. tropical stormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801723382664621739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-11413027499339996622013-11-12T18:41:32.007-08:002013-11-12T18:41:32.007-08:00That reminds me of a joke:
"What has four le...That reminds me of a joke:<br /><br />"What has four legs and an arm?"<br /><br />"A happy pit bull."<br /><br />GarnetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-75058041014427647952013-11-12T17:14:09.274-08:002013-11-12T17:14:09.274-08:00Roaming pit drags home a skeletal human leg.
htt...Roaming pit drags home a skeletal human leg. <br /><br />http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/11/us/dog-brings-home-human-leg/<br /><br />Let's hope it never decides to seek out one with more flesh on the bone...Packhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180571971381589396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-40429653560900430902013-11-12T15:42:53.070-08:002013-11-12T15:42:53.070-08:00"I hate both pit bulldogs and their owners an..."I hate both pit bulldogs and their owners and fans."<br /><br />I feel the same way. It's true that absent human intervention pit bulls would never have existed, but that goes for *any* breed of dog... Humans didn't literally create the behaviours, they simply recognized traits that were already there and funneled those into more and more concentrated forms in distinct genetic lines, through selective breeding. Decent people chose to distill "good" qualities in certain breeds, and shitty people chose to distill "bad" qualities in others, but the good and bad qualities are innate in those dogs all the same. Just as one can love a golden retriever for its sweet temperament, so too can one hate a pit bull for its bloodlust... I don't think feeling hatred towards a "manmade" creature is any more irrational than feeling love towards one...<br /><br />That being said I *do* (of course) place most of the blame for the suffering wrought by these furry abominations squarely on the shoulders of the humans who bred---and continue to breed---them. The bleeding hearts/useful idiots who stubbornly refuse to accept the truth about these dogs are also guilty to a great extent. The world would be a much better place if this disastrous genetic coding were sterilized into extinction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-14652227258963251942013-11-12T15:03:14.978-08:002013-11-12T15:03:14.978-08:00what a prize. i bet veronica has already been snat...what a prize. i bet veronica has already been snatched up or she is in the middle of a bidding war.<br /><br />a bundle of enthusiasm and jubilation... Always loads of fun, always diving for attention... wants kisses, hugs - and more petting, please! she'd love to take you on a walk! With all her energy, the more time you spend romping around with her, the better! (And enjoy all the extra attention, too.) energetic, friendly and playful... goofball... Due to her energy and size... a fun dog<br /><br />i'm exhausted just reading about her.<br /><br />i can't stand this type of dog. i'm shocked that anyone would want a dog that fits this description. scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-73574873420698606492013-11-12T10:58:00.117-08:002013-11-12T10:58:00.117-08:00Who wants Veronica? She is on sale! Her adoption f...Who wants Veronica? She is on sale! Her adoption fee has been reduced to only $75, so let's get her out the door quick!<br /><br />"Care should be taken" around children, and she "should not go to a home with cats"! I wonder how we found that out? Oh well, buy her now, let her pull you down the street on "walks" and hope she doesn't meet any children or cats!<br /><br />http://theshelterpetproject.org/pet?id=26678137Packhorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180571971381589396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-14459576249945091582013-11-11T18:18:24.443-08:002013-11-11T18:18:24.443-08:00Thanks much! I have read the Dawkins book, fascina...Thanks much! I have read the Dawkins book, fascinating. I'll<br />have to reread it! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-60081347917821830302013-11-11T16:32:34.484-08:002013-11-11T16:32:34.484-08:00Natural selection is a tinkerer.
The structures a...Natural selection is a tinkerer.<br /><br />The structures and functions you see now are the result of many small changes taken together.<br /><br />Silk was being used for non-web services prior to the behavior and necessary physiology coming on the scene for the webs we now see.<br /><br />As far as caring for young, the idea of future reward doesn't need to come into it.<br /><br />I would recommend Dawkin's book The Selfish Gene.<br /><br />Basically, if the constellation of genes necessary to invoke caring for young are present, then those genes will become more common over time. The opposite is obviously a potentially losing strategy. Imagine if an early human mother had no protective instinct towards her children. Her children would not survive to reproduce, and any genetic material causing her behavior would die with them.DubVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367764785422714196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-73438861666964350542013-11-11T15:52:10.188-08:002013-11-11T15:52:10.188-08:00Oh, sorry, I can see that I didn't put it very...Oh, sorry, I can see that I didn't put it very well. I know that evolution proceeds at an infinitesimal rate, but I'm puzzled that complex behaviors also evolved. For instance, spiders.. so a spider has spinnerets, and silk, and <br />Each are very unique and sophisticated structures, but how did the leap to beautifully designed bug catchers happen? I just have trouble seeing arachnids going in for experimentation. What about caring for eggs, which has a reward far in the future?<br />Diff subject, but color vision.. why do some animals have partial color vision? What purpose does it serve? I understand about nocturnal vision being one reason.<br />I know you're probably tearing your hair out right now, but really, I'm not a total dunce! When I was in high school manhmanymanymany years ago, and doing an extra-credit project in a hopeful attempt to GRADUATE on time, I wrote to the San Diego Zoo, wondering whether giraffe markings acted as thermoregulators. I had been puzzling over it a long time. I asked If the darker markings were differently vascularized. I wanted to know if giraffe oriented themselves in a particular way on cold mornings or very hot days. The zoo replied, in part: " giraffe wear a camouflage coat to escape detection by lions, their primary predator. We hope you visit our beautiful zoo soon, we have many fine animals besides Giraffe"<br /><br />Now it's thought that the spots do act as heat regulation. And that makes me very happy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-16448938741512522352013-11-11T15:06:00.288-08:002013-11-11T15:06:00.288-08:00It certainly would Dawn, thanks for doing so. The ...It certainly would Dawn, thanks for doing so. The simplest explanation is almost always the most correct. tropical stormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801723382664621739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-14914428109250746082013-11-11T15:03:18.107-08:002013-11-11T15:03:18.107-08:00thanks tropical storms. now would be a good time t...thanks tropical storms. now would be a good time to remind people of <a href="http://cravendesires.blogspot.com/2010/10/ockhams-razor.html" rel="nofollow">ockham's razor</a>.scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-66930141815192472902013-11-11T13:30:01.501-08:002013-11-11T13:30:01.501-08:00Bulldogs fight other dogs (or any other animal) b...Bulldogs fight other dogs (or any other animal) because they were carefully, continually and purposely bred to WANT to do this. It's no more complicated or mysterious than that. Bulldogs fight because they were bred to fight.tropical stormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801723382664621739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-1977716090852383292013-11-11T12:56:06.126-08:002013-11-11T12:56:06.126-08:00" How does an organism cope with even a minor..." How does an organism cope with even a minor variation in it's survival mechanisms? Fun stuff."<br /><br />Not sure how to attempt to answer that one.<br /><br />Can you give a few examples (can be made up ones even), so that I can get a better sense of things?DubVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367764785422714196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-82680448243915893572013-11-11T10:56:26.028-08:002013-11-11T10:56:26.028-08:00Dawn, thank you for the kind words. I was being a ...Dawn, thank you for the kind words. I was being a bit facetious, in that the term "journalist" has all but lost its meaning these days; everyone claims to be a journalist, but very few actually do the hard work that takes. <br /><br />My husband has a subscription to SI, and there are many fine writers who contribute to that publication. If you want to read a first rate, beautifully written and researched piece of investigative journalism from SI, read "The Boy Who Died of Football", by Thomas Lake. <br /><br />Just reading the Amazon excerpt from The Lost Dogs reveals Gorant's amateurish attempt to explain why a pit bull will fight another dog in the ring..... hunger,frustration,fear, and an attempt to "defend it's territory"...perpetuating the myth that fighting dogs are made, not born. There are scores of experts on pit bull dogs who would beg to differ, but Gorant didn't seek out their opinion...instead he got his information from folks that make a living, actually collect a salary, to promote pit bulls as safe family pets.<br /><br />As the Crown Prince of pit bull books, Gorant's latest contribution is a book about Wallace, the disk dog, which several Amazon reviewers describe as "boring". I suspect he will soon run out of heartwarming pit bull tales to write about, and may be forced to find other ways to pay his bills. Nevertheless, he managed to convince enough readers who lack the ability to think critically that pit bulls are a great dog to have around kids (as long as it's not his kids)....and for this he should never be forgiven.Branwyne Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314620851450710984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-85487487842397893352013-11-11T09:00:19.192-08:002013-11-11T09:00:19.192-08:00Thanks, DubV! very illuminating! It's great t...Thanks, DubV! very illuminating! It's great to<br />have a Science Guy in the house. I've often puzzled over how behavior parallells evolution. How does an organism cope with even a minor variation in it's survival mechanisms? Fun stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-36607406228149182712013-11-10T14:23:06.067-08:002013-11-10T14:23:06.067-08:00wait a sec, two things. first, i thought gorant wa...wait a sec, two things. first, i thought gorant was a sports writer which technically would make him a journalist wouldn't it? in the immediate wake of the vick bust, before he copped to it, i was reading the sports writers' coverage of the bust and they did a spectacular job, far better than the non-sports writers were doing. second, branwyne, please start blogging. here or your own. damn what you wrote about this fucktaard is much better. in fact, i want to add it to the post or create a new one. can't stand this guy and i want to make sure he reads your words.scurrilous amateur bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575387156203723911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-40673484057145593352013-11-10T14:14:31.431-08:002013-11-10T14:14:31.431-08:00"She bolted up on the dog, who dropped and ro..."She bolted up on the dog, who dropped and rolled, instantly. My friend's dog straddled it, motionless, with a lifted lip, then stepped away. And that was it. She came back, climbed into the truck calmly. She showed no further interest in the dog. The other dog stood up, looked toward us, then, with deliberate, very casual dignity, <br />began to gently trot away home. There was not a sound<br />during the whole episode. Why was this combination of a primitive breed and wolf so observant of dog niceties? It says everything about what a perversion a pit bull's behavior is, but also a puzzle as to how that anomaly even became genetically expressed."<br /><br />When my dog was attacked by a pit bull, the pit bull bolted from its property without a sound and its first by was a crushing bite that was held and shook.<br /><br />The pit bull made no noise once it was driven off.<br /><br />It was almost like a raptor swooping down on a squirrel in a business-like manner.DubVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367764785422714196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-17217817085089334022013-11-10T14:01:55.349-08:002013-11-10T14:01:55.349-08:00Regarding Jim Gorant....he is a writer, no more or...Regarding Jim Gorant....he is a writer, no more or less. He is not a journalist, and especially not an investigative journalist. He got lucky with the Vick dog story, and saw a cash cow in becoming another "dog book" author. Everyone wants to strike gold and be the next John Grogan, and Gorant is no different. He approached this book from a marketing standpoint, and geared it to his intended audience. His intent was to make money selling books, and a truthful, nuanced look at the Vick dogs wouldn't have done that. So he cribbed his facts and "research" from pro-pitbull internet sites, and relied on "experts" like BadRap to support the angle he had already decided his book would take.<br /><br />"The Lost Dogs" is a glorified opinion piece, marketed to a built in audience of dog lovers. Any decent journalist could easily annihilate Gorant's "facts", including the fake history of pit bulls as family pets. I grew up in the 60's and 70's about a half hour away from the Colby family's breeding operation.....one of the founding fathers of American dog fighting, whose dogs were actually the basis of the UKC breed standard. Neither me, my parents, nor anyone I knew had ever laid eyes on a pit bull until the 1980s. It wouldn't have been too hard to uncover the real history of these dogs, but that wouldn't have sold books.<br /><br />Wanting to make money writing the next big "dog book", is not a bad thing....where Gorant fails as a human being is pretending that his book is the result of investigative journalism, and not just stuff he found online doing google searches on pit bull advocacy websites. When you attempt to convince American families that pit bulls from fight busts can be "rehabilitated" into safe pets for kids, then you need to check your moral compass.<br /><br />And the fact that Gorant, after making money convincing the American public that pit bulls are simply misunderstood victims who just need love to blossom into the ideal family pet, then refuses to bring one into HIS OWN home, to be around HIS OWN kids...just proves his lack of integrity. I also suspect that his wife wears the pants in the family, (and maybe even is the primary bread winner) so her realistic assessment of what kind of dog she would allow around her children trumped her husband's fan base demands to "rescue a pittie". Branwyne Finchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314620851450710984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-36994723394038296702013-11-10T04:04:06.869-08:002013-11-10T04:04:06.869-08:00P.S. Pit bulldogs are in fact the kind of undog th...P.S. Pit bulldogs are in fact the kind of undog that make people want to shoot every dog they see. Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459347524558238547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325894281523642428.post-16038255024206332792013-11-09T22:11:10.616-08:002013-11-09T22:11:10.616-08:00Garnet, that's seven killed by pit bulldogs in...Garnet, that's seven killed by pit bulldogs in the past three weeks. <br /><br />That's probably about seven hundred ordinary, harmless animals tortured to death by pit bulls in the same three weeks. <br /><br />I hate both pit bulldogs and their owners and fans. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459347524558238547noreply@blogger.com