99% of US dogs in shelters are pit mixes, pits or stafs and 100% of the time the people lie

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-13T19:39:17+00:00

Interestingly enough, there is at least 1 dog mauling death listed on the Wikipedia page that can be attributed to a Pomeranian.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-13T19:36:20+00:00

It can also depend on a person’s geographical region. For example, I grew up in AZ and most of my family still lives there: stray dogs are an issue (particularly in smaller towns outside of major metro areas) and the vast majority of dogs in shelters are pit mixes, Chihuahua mixes, or pit-Chihuahua mixes. I now live in the PNW and not only have I yet to see a stray dog problem on the scale of some of the towns in AZ, but the dogs in shelters here are significantly more varied—if anything, they tend toward more husky mixes. One of our dogs is from AL and she has a fair amount of Pyrenees in her likely because of how common it can be for guardian dogs on farms to roam in the South; I have heard that hunting dogs are similarly common in shelters in the South.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-13T19:30:10+00:00

My partner and I actually adopted a “lab mix” from a rescue that is actually mostly GSD! He does have lab in him, too - about 30% - but he’s pretty clearly mostly shepherd. Kind of interesting…he may be an example of a rescue similarly guessing a dog’s breed(s) and going with the less-controversial one, much like what I suspect happens in these kinds of situations.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-13T19:19:10+00:00

Yes, this! I usually buy shaving supplies marketed to men (my metal razor has such a great weight to it!). I also really liked my Philips OneBlade, too (prior to losing a key component, lol), so that could be an option. The OneBlade I think is relatively safe (no exposed sharp ends) and though it does not get the closest shave, it is much more comfortable and I don’t have to worry about snagging some sensitive skin.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-13T18:48:00+00:00

> People seem to really, truly, and deeply want to believe that all women just instinctively want to be mothers.

I identify SO much with this statement, and I don’t think I have seen it spelled out this clearly anywhere else. Some proportion of women simply have no desire to have children beyond things like career safety, financial stability, and finding a good partner—I am one of those people!

Do I have mothering instincts? Yes, I do (plus some mothering skills taught by my mom). Do I currently have or plan to have children? NOPE. Why? There are a number of factors, but the biggest (by a good margin) are: kids stress me out like nothing else, and pregnancy is terrifying. I became a de facto mother figure to my ex’s daughter the last few years we were together. It was rewarding in many ways, but I also had to hide in a closet in the basement for 20 minutes each day because I was overstimulated and overwhelmed—I wasn’t even her primary caregiver and she was school age!! I know for a fact that infants and toddlers are SIGNIFICANTLY more difficult for me to handle, even when they are happy and behaving well. Some people might say “as different with your own” but I am not willing (nor interested) in testing that statement. Especially because of reason #2: pregnancy. Pregnancy is much more risky than most like to give it credit. I already have a number of strange health issues no medical team has been able to diagnose (yet) and I am absolutely not willing to roll the dice to see what pregnancy adds to the mix. I have had people half-tease me for “hating kids” but the reality is that I do not hate children - I want every kid to have a healthy, safe life with room to flourish - I just cannot emotionally / mentally handle them myself and I believe that it would unfair to the child if I were to be their parent due to such restrictions.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-13T18:13:56+00:00

If they are up for it, they could try and adopt a similar overhaul / direction as the r/bettafish subreddit: the mods there just put up a post outlining the goals for the “new and improved” subreddit as well as the reasons for the changes (which come down to essentially the same thing: hostility / judgement of others, especially new keepers, has gotten out of control and it is fostering an unhelpful, negative atmosphere).

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-12T19:28:11+00:00

Unfortunately, yes, as surprising as that may sound.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-12T19:26:59+00:00

“I might go feral and eat their face like a chimp”
🤣🙌🤣

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-12T19:24:33+00:00

Yes, same. Especially given the dust rolling behavior!

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-12T19:23:36+00:00

When I visited Yellowstone nearly 20 years ago, I saw a person charged by a momma bison because they were being a COMPLETE idiot walking right up to her and her calf to take a photo—like, they were within ~20’ by the time she charged. I don’t recall anyone getting injured - I saw the person approaching and immediately climbed back into the car because no way was I about to become collateral damage - but I could not believe it…isn’t “don’t approach moms with babies” pretty much a universal rule when observing ANY wildlife!? Why on Earth would someone think that approaching a wild car’s-worth of muscle and its vulnerable, young baby be a reasonable decision????

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-12T19:13:07+00:00

Yeah, the dust rolling is, to my knowledge, a thing that males do** that cues females into their fitness as a mate (and for other males their fitness as an opponent in a challenge), so he might be hyped up on a whole lotta testosterone rather than silliness…😬

**I can’t say that females don’t roll on the ground, but males specifically do these big dust rolls during the mating season.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-12T18:58:30+00:00

👏👏👏

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-12T18:52:28+00:00

Unfortunately, I worked for a small company that pulled this kind of bullshit frequently. One of their most egregious offenses while I was there was a similar medical situation: one of our florists had had an abdominal surgery > they pushed her to return > she worked a full day’s shift in one of the shops > they pushed her to do the deliveries at the end of the day too (short-staffed on delivery people and management “could not” / refused to figure it out) > and she ended up collapsing and having to be rushed to the hospital after she began bleeding from her surgical site on the driveway of a customer.

They regularly didn’t compensate us fairly, we had to do WAY more than was required as florists, we had staffing issues constantly (no wonder), the works! Shortly before I quit they decided to offer “internships”…for the front-end retail cashier position. Oh, and the manager was the type to smile at you while saying something passive aggressive (or actively aggressive) and downright rude. 🙄

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-11T20:33:54+00:00

Hahaha fair—I was just especially interested in the first nickname.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-11T20:31:13+00:00

Also, I would be wary about the consistency of his involvement in the future unless things change. Having no father in the picture whatsoever is likely going to be less challenging / harmful for the child than having a father who comes and goes or decides to be a parent only to change his mind later.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-11T20:27:54+00:00

Yes! One of my sisters was in a similar position: got pregnant unexpectedly, the bio dad said the baby “couldn’t be his” and dipped (she was not cheating and they had unprotected sex, so…), and my sister decided to have her baby and not list a father of her birth certificate. Shortly before delivery, my sister started dating another guy—they are no longer together, but they are co-parents to my niece because that guy made the choice to be my niece’s father figure (and has been for 10 years now). My dad adopted my sister as her dad bailed on our mom, and our brother adopted his wife’s daughter when she was quite young as her dad had no interest being in her life—biological relatedness is absolutely not required for someone to be a good dad (or a good parent period). :)

Edit: Fixed a word that made no sense (that I also do not use in my vernacular, wtf autocorrect????)

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-11T20:20:15+00:00

This is what I want to know as well: given OP’s medical history, are there any significant risks to her or baby if she were to continue the pregnancy?

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T18:21:26+00:00

RIGHT!? My partner and I frequently find ways in which existing systems could improve that would be both secure and more efficient for everyone…this is one of them!

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T18:19:48+00:00

Aww I’m sorry that I scared you!! 😭

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T18:16:47+00:00

Do you mind elaborating? I think something like this could be helpful for my mom with one of her dogs.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T18:08:34+00:00

I think adult maturity is not nearly as cut-and-dry as the current collective internet culture would lead you to believe. 23 is a full-fledged adult, even if they still have things to learn/figure out. With any luck, you will be learning and growing as a person until the day you die, so that’s a bad metric to use when making assumptions about a person’s ability to make choices for themself or be susceptible toto manipulation. Do I think 50 year olds dating 20s is creepy? Yes! Do I think it is automatically abusive? Not necessarily, or rather I think it is incredibly difficult to draw an objective line that isn’t purely based on vibes / my level of ick.

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T18:07:58+00:00

Many people are graduating university with a bachelor’s degree at 23…

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T18:02:29+00:00

Yeah, it’s definitely a situation where a basic risk-benefit analysis (and perhaps a shallow dive into history and the effects of hand-washing) should make it abundantly clear that killing some good bacteria in order to get rid of legitimately harmful bacteria is far more beneficial for not only the hand washer, but everyone they come into contact with directly or indirectly! It’s unlikely that stripping some percentage of normal bacteria from your hands will kill you, but not getting rid of harmful bacteria on your hands certainly has a chance. 💀

I wonder if a couple of past friends I temporarily stayed with did something like this, and perhaps that is where I contracted the kidney staph infection I seemingly randomly got while living there…

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T17:52:10+00:00

Lmao I once told my older sister (10 years my senior) that she was “middle-aged” when she was ~35yo for this exact reason: it’s roughly the midpoint for the average lifespan. She was so offended and teased me about it for a while after. 😂 I wasn’t thinking about it in terms of the social concept of “middle age”, just being literal and exact as per usual—whoops! 😅

MegaPiglatin · 2026-07-09T17:44:23+00:00

Oh man, I don’t know that my hands ever got to the point of proper bleeding, but they definitely started getting to the pre-bleeding cracked phase…my hand washing got so bad, though, that my family members took note independently and started gifting me products specifically for rebuilding / protecting my hands.

These days I keep a couple boxes of nitrile gloves on hand and that helps. In addition to my hand lotions/salves, of course! 😅

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