That article, Jesse, is seriously upsetting. Puppy Haven = puppy mill and not ashamed of it.

And the description of the pug insemination is Disturbing.

What's the plural of curriculum?

curricula.

Yeah, I was afraid of that.

But it looks like Merriam Webster allows me to use "curriculums", and that way, I won't have to explain what "curricula" are.

Hippo Birdies, Victor (and Micole and Aidan)!

And the description of the pug insemination is Disturbing.

This is what I'm saying. The whole article was creepy in several different ways, really.

When I knew people who had cockapoos in high school, they knew it was just a cute name for a mutt.

Dana, I think it's safe to say you can always use the English-language plural of a common word in English.

I remember there was some PBS thing about dog breeds a couple years ago, and aside from falling over laughing at the inbred tendency of some small breed of dog (mini Pinschers? Something that considered itself fierce) to come down with narcolepsy, the main thing I brought away from that discussion was how stupid it is to breed a pet for looks.

Show dogs aren't exactly pets, I mean -- if you are sticking your finger regularly in your pet's cooter, I don't want to know about it -- and pets seem to be a side effect of show dogs, rather than their own niche in the world of dogs.

But, like, who out there will breed a critter for health and behavior, and not give a shit what it looks like? This pretty much already happens with cats, inasmuch as nobody expects good behavior from a cat.

Every show dog I know is a pet. (And they're bred with a whole hell of a lot more attention to health and temperament than a lot of breedings.)

I am bored and cold and bored.