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Yep! My dog has an insane official name. I got special permission from her breeder to use their kennel in the name, even though she isn’t being raised by them.

Yep! My dog has an insane official name. I got special permission from her breeder to use their kennel in the name, even though she isn’t being raised by them. Dry Pond’s Eager Big Lady Mountain Goat Meghan. Each part of her name is a part of her story. But her name is Meghan.

JeremyBanks 7y ago
Get a dog from a shelter you selfish ass. The AKC is an association of animal abusers.
- wjossey 7y ago
  I do have a shelter dog. She’s 11, and was rescued by a great organization in upstate New York that had her shipped from Tennessee when she was weeks old to save her from being put down. I got her at 6 weeks (way too early, but she was already separated from her mother way too early). Meghan, my AKC registered dog, is a Labrador specifically being trained for retrieving work, and as a therapy dog. Her kennel is an incredible family run facility in South Carolina, which specializes in hunting dogs (although Meghan isn’t used for bird retrieving specifically). She’s not from a puppy mill, has never been locked in cages to be sold, and her parents were bred specifically based on health screens, accomplishments (champion retrieving work), and disposition. If the AKC is an association of animal abusers, I guess I’m one of the lucky ones.
- dang 7y ago
  Personal attacks will get you banned here, regardless of how strongly you feel about animals. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and follow the rules when posting to HN.
  - JeremyBanks 7y ago
    "selfish ass" is pretty mild compared with the rampant psychopathy that pervades your site.
    - dang 7y ago
      Maybe so, but your comment was plainly abusive. Bad comments elsewhere are no reason to vandalize this site and make it even worse. Would you mind reviewing the site guidelines and taking their spirit more to heart? Note that they ask you to "Be kind." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > rampant psychopathy That does sound terrible. If you see egregious comments that haven't been moderated, it would be helpful to give us links. We do what we can where we can, but it's impossible for us to read everything that gets posted here. We rely on users. I took a quick look at your account's flagging history, and didn't see rampant psychopathy. I did see some egregious comments that you rightly flagged, but they had all been heavily flagged and downvoted and moderated, and in some cases banned.

JeremyBanks 7y ago

Get a dog from a shelter you selfish ass. The AKC is an association of animal abusers.

wjossey 7y ago
I do have a shelter dog. She’s 11, and was rescued by a great organization in upstate New York that had her shipped from Tennessee when she was weeks old to save her from being put down. I got her at 6 weeks (way too early, but she was already separated from her mother way too early). Meghan, my AKC registered dog, is a Labrador specifically being trained for retrieving work, and as a therapy dog. Her kennel is an incredible family run facility in South Carolina, which specializes in hunting dogs (although Meghan isn’t used for bird retrieving specifically). She’s not from a puppy mill, has never been locked in cages to be sold, and her parents were bred specifically based on health screens, accomplishments (champion retrieving work), and disposition. If the AKC is an association of animal abusers, I guess I’m one of the lucky ones.
dang 7y ago
Personal attacks will get you banned here, regardless of how strongly you feel about animals. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and follow the rules when posting to HN.
- JeremyBanks 7y ago
  "selfish ass" is pretty mild compared with the rampant psychopathy that pervades your site.
  - dang 7y ago
    Maybe so, but your comment was plainly abusive. Bad comments elsewhere are no reason to vandalize this site and make it even worse. Would you mind reviewing the site guidelines and taking their spirit more to heart? Note that they ask you to "Be kind." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > rampant psychopathy That does sound terrible. If you see egregious comments that haven't been moderated, it would be helpful to give us links. We do what we can where we can, but it's impossible for us to read everything that gets posted here. We rely on users. I took a quick look at your account's flagging history, and didn't see rampant psychopathy. I did see some egregious comments that you rightly flagged, but they had all been heavily flagged and downvoted and moderated, and in some cases banned.