Oh doesn’t he look cute as heck!
Oh you probably get lots of cuddles.
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plz adopt, don’t buy
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I do buy.
Adopting is nice, but not for all breeds.
Some breeds, it’s very, really, but seriously best for your mental health alone that you do not risk.
If it’s just “a” dog, 100% with you. You just saved a life.
Just let us kindly not generalise. That usual thing in life, where theory/ideals not always meet practice 
Yeaaaa, no.
You can adopt or rescue all breeds/types including purebreds & puppies. Argument denied 
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Yeah, I’m also on this side that you can find every type/breed of dog in shelters, it might not be close to you though
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And for the rest of us there’s the Res mutts 
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“Res” is usually slang for any Native American reservation, often characterized by remoteness and poverty. Basically “Res mutts” end up having mixed breed mothers with purebred working studs for fathers, so they tend to have uniquely strong purebred characteristics with the genetic diversity from their mother. My old husky girl Annabelle (profile pic) was a “Res Rescue” not once but twice and I was her second “forever owner” after the first passed unexpectedly.
I personally think young street dogs make some of the best companions as they’re much more experienced with the good & bad at a young age and they can definitely appreciate the love and warm home that you provide 
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You seem awfully certain of yourself, so taking the assumption here that this is due to age, not personality trait(s) thereof;
When you happen to find yourself in a position where ‘n’ dogs after, you know you like ‘x’ and ‘y’ breed, only, because this is you; and when you risk it from shelters and they die badly and die young on you from cancer, or worse yet over-develop tendencies you were warned about but refused to listen and risked and eventually there you go, and had to put them down yourself?
Then you come tell me about your ideals and about how it doesn’t matter, no matter the breed.
Until then, you kindly, if you don’t mind, refrain from telling me how my argument is unacceptable and you know best.
You can even ignore me from now on, but… common courtesy, yeah? Agree to disagree, refrain to reply, whichever suits best?
Cheers mate.
Cried more from losing a dog than i cried when i lost my mother. She was well past her time and a life well, well lived.
My friend dying moaning, barely 6, looking at me for help, fuck all i could do, now that’s something far worse. Woke up next day, had grey hair on me, didn’t the day before. And some breeds, you really are risking all that. Or would be; again that is. Not me, not again. If that’s acceptable.
Back to topic 
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Purebreds have more medical complications, some more than others of course…
for example; never seen a great dane go past 10yo, frenchies airways and digestive system are subpar
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One could say the same about you, cheers 
Also it’s 100% personality for me 
My cat Jazmine died about 6 months ago.
About two weeks ago a kitten was found living in my shed. She is approximated by the vet to be 4 months old as of a day ago. She weighed in at 3lbs. Which is super tiny for a 4 month old.
She climbed a tree by my shed.
I named her Oreo.
I felt bad after my other cat died, I did not expect to have another kitten to show up. Mango was another kitten I found on my property two years ago. Still waiting for labs to see if Oreo has AIDS and or leukemia. Both are super contagious amongst cats. So Oreo is quarantined in my guest bed room until I find out the results.
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Condolences my friend, I was in a similar situation after I lost my Annabelle; but even though I wasn’t ready and still in mourning, I came to the conclusion that Bubbles also needed me too right now and that I shouldn’t let my own grief overshadow that equally legitimate need.
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