My Dog, the Diva Designer Dog

[Kim]

I had to take Allie to the Vet on Saturday, she has Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) and an Ear Infection. We weren't able to see our regular Vet as he wasn't in. The Vet that did see her noted how thick her file was (lol). I told her that we are at the Vet's office more than all 3 of us combined are at the Doctors. Her statement was "you get a designer dog, you get designer problems, and a designer Vet bill." It sounded like a joke at first, so I chuckled. After thinking about, I kind of got offended. First of all, I'm not really sure why they are called designer dogs... is that a more expensive term for "mixed?" and do "Non Designer Dogs" not get ear infections, and pink eye, or Lyme Disease, sliced all over the place by the Groomer, or attacked by a German Sheppard? Those are the "designer problems" in her file. And was I charged more because she's a designer dog? I compared the bills to our old bills and we didn't get charged more. I guess I'm really not sure why she said that, so I'm just venting.

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

Between my son, my daughter and myself we have had 4 rescue/shelter dogs. They each came with a first year vet bill that exceeded my doodles upfront cost. All dogs for the last several thousand years have at one time been "designer dogs". There are some people out there that need a life! At least we have doodlekisses, I doubt there is a pitbullkisses out in cyberland.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

http://www.gopitbull.com/

[Kathy Wilson]

I'll be darned!
If only they'd leave their ears and tail alone! Not exactly a "kisses" site but they do have devotees. Hope they're just pets and not being fought. I believe it's mi Miami that pits are automatically euthanized.

[Kathy Wilson]

Maryann, sadly that can be the case due to irresponsible breeders. A friend of mine rescues elderly pugs, abandoned by their owners because they weren't so 'cute' anymore. How sad!

[Kathy Wilson]

An addendum to an old post.....just wanted to say I am overjoyed because a dear friends' son has a beautiful Great Dane puppy and will be leaving his ears ALONE! Yayyyyyyy! He agreed that they look much better with the ears God gave them.