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Detour wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 23 Mar 1998 07:05:48 -0600, LeAnne Davis <leanne.davis@ti.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >Dinky does NOT meet the breed standard (see
> >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3253/standard.html for a 
> >good pictorial explanation of the breed standard). That doesn't make 
> >Dinky any less loved by her owner/trainer, but it also doesn't make a 
> >good excuse for breeding dogs that do not meet the breed standard & 
> >sell them as Taco Bell dogs.
>
> Give me a break, you MUTT HATER! 

MUTT HATER? I don't hate *any* dogs (they are preferable company over most
humans I know), so what are you talking about? there are waaaay too many dogs
out there to be breeding indiscriminately or carelessly - if you don't believe
this, go volunteer at the SPCA or any another local shelter for a month or two -
better yet, volunteer at a kill shelter and watch how many of those mutts you
love so dearly as well as pure-breds are put down - if that time volunteering
doesn't affect you, you aren't human 

between my sister-in-law & myself, we have saved/placed over 15 dogs (most of
them mutts) recently - what have you done?

> Keep your $300+ breed dogs. 

have you seen the ads for the "Taco Bell" dogs? Some are charging up to a $1000
for a dog like the one on the commercial - get off your high horse - I'm active
in rescue efforts - one of my most recent was Paco
http://www.geocities.com/~chi-wa-wa/rescue/paco - what do you do? BTW, our
rescue group places both pure-bred chis & chi-mixes and we require the dog to be
spayed or nuetered whether the placement is for a pure-bred or a mixed breed

> You people who have those are the same people that think being rich 
> makes you more "civilized" or "cultured". 

I never claimed to be civilized...In fact, some of my ancestors are considered
quite the savages, even the European ones....and, moi - rich - get real, at
TI/Raytheon? don't make me laugh, I might choke on my Dr. Pepper...

>  I didn't hear Taco Bell(even in the commercials) claim that the dog 
> was a Chihuaha. 

Dinky is a chihuahua - ask Taco Bell. Ask the ad agency. Ask the owner/trainer
of the dog in question - but, no, that would be way to logical an action...

> So for all we can care, it's a mutt.  And mutts are good.

so what are you doing to help those mutts you love? do you volunteer in a
shelter? why not? people who live in glass houses shouldn't chunk rocks at other
people - so put up or shut up....

and, you totally ignored my concerns that we will see the same thing happen with
chis that breed rescue groups saw with Dalmations, German Shepherds, Jack
Russell Terriers, & Collies - puppies are cute, but when the chewing & the
messes get to be frustrating - these dogs get dumped in shelters along with the
"accidents" and the result of folks wanting their children to see the "miracle
of birth" 

OK, let's breed lots of cute mutts or even pure-breds that do not meet the breed
standard, are you going to place them all in homes & guarantee these dogs a home
should the new owner get tired of them? A reputable breeder has this kind of
guarantee & a rescue organization will often have a requirement to return the
dog should it no longer be welcome in a household - but a breeder who is in it
for the quick buck - taking advantage of a current fad like the "Yo quiero Taco
Bell" commercials - would just laugh at you if you asked them to do this...

> Proud owner of a mutt

and hiding behind a pseudonym too...is your mutt neutered/spayed? if not, Dallas
Luv-a-Pet does low cost spay/neutering - they are near downtown Dallas & an
appointment is required 

BTW, in Texas, it is against the law to dump any animal and to transport a dog
between counties, you must have a current rabies certificate...

LeAnne, who uses her real name & is active in dog rescue
http://www.chihuahua-rescue.com
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