#dogtalk

I've noticed that a lot of romangirls on this site are also charliegirls.. anyone know what the throughline is?? weirdgirl enbies with dark hair and expressive eyes? dog motifs? stalking/obsessive tendencies?

"adopt don't shop" people really have to come from a place of privilege to act as if the only purpose dogs serve is companionship and therefore they are all interchangeable. this isn't really true anyway but the argument really falls apart when you apply it to herding dogs, LGDs, service dogs, literally anything that people outside of US suburbia might have a need for. and what about all the places where native dog breeds are still used for their original purpose? you think those dogs aren't a part of these people's livelihood? these people's culture? they are. so much of human society was able to develop as it did BECAUSE of the cooperation between dogs and humans. if anything dog breeds and human culture are always affecting eachother and if you already have all your needs met it sure must be easy to scoff at people that need a dog for something purposeful and specific