I don't know -- I don't know that history of Great Danes.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Aug 11, 2006 12:12:09 pm PDT #2148 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Strega - Aug 11, 2006 12:31:22 pm PDT #2149 of 10001
My understanding is that they originally cropped ears (& docked tails) on breeds bred for hunting because those were the bits that were likely to get shredded by the teeth of another animal.
Now people do it because they're jerks.
msbelle - Aug 11, 2006 12:33:00 pm PDT #2150 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
haircut tonight! WHOOT!
brenda m - Aug 11, 2006 12:35:30 pm PDT #2151 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yup, that's what my googling has concluded.
If you are not intending to show your dane I would not bother to have the ears cropped. It is very painful, they need constant change of dressing and professional application of splints and bandages for several months to make them stand erect.
Banned in the UK and most of Europe.
My dog's half Rott so it's kind of a sensitive subject for me. I can't imagine putting an animal through useless, painful cosmetic surgery (and destroying those beautiful ears and that powerful tail) for - what? Vanity? It makes me ill.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2006 12:43:47 pm PDT #2152 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was googling to read up on whether the UK had banned Doberman docking, and got sucked into a wonderfully warm description of the breed which then went on to say that it's not a breed you can leave in your back yard.
I'm not sure what the back yard downside is, since ours was great. As seemed the pack across the street from us, although they were appallingly bad guard dogs--I think the family came home to find their place being robbed and the dogs frolicking on the lawn.
Sheryl - Aug 11, 2006 1:32:36 pm PDT #2153 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Wow, a lot has gone on among the Buffistas in the time I was away.
Portland was great, and I wish I could have spent more time there. Although, considering how much I spent at Powell's, it's probably for the best that I came home when I did. It was nice meeting you, Cass. Sorry you had a migraine and couldn't do dinner with us.
sarameg - Aug 11, 2006 1:48:16 pm PDT #2154 of 10001
RageGirl is home and took a nice long hot shower, which has cranked her down to irked.
Chicken cooking.
Allyson - Aug 11, 2006 2:12:35 pm PDT #2155 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm going to sarameg's for dinner.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2006 2:33:08 pm PDT #2156 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know. Her irk gives me pause.
sarameg - Aug 11, 2006 3:35:58 pm PDT #2157 of 10001
It was half a freaking HUGE chicken breast, in a ginger soy marinate. I have another half left. Some broccoli too.
Irk means I no longer want to stab people. Hit them, sure. But I'll use a nerf bat.
NOW on PBS is talking to Anna Devere Smith. I'd love to see one of her performances.