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Is my friend's pet retarded?
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Perhaps not for a dog.
I suggest you pinch your friend's nose for fun, and then cover her mouth. It's a fun trick. Watch what happens.
I suggest you pinch your friend's nose for fun, and then cover her mouth. It's a fun trick. Watch what happens.
No, I am not retarded though if you block my nose I'll not breath through my mouth unless I absolutely have to, I simply intensely dislike mouth breathing.
Why the hell would the dog's breathing habits matter anyway? Surely as long as long as the dog can eat, play and not regularly injure itself there isn't a practical problem?
Why the hell would the dog's breathing habits matter anyway? Surely as long as long as the dog can eat, play and not regularly injure itself there isn't a practical problem?
Your dog apparently only has two very-sharp blade like teeth és. Must be a very strange breed!
Labrador Recleaver maybe.
I don't know why people are giving you a hard time over this, it's quite a normal thing to do when washing a dog.
Don't think my old dog used to do it but my grans dog (looking after the little Shih-tsu cross now) definitely doesn't do it. Maybe it's a breed thing?
The lengths some people will go to for a few minutes of forum fame.
I think people are "upset" because he called the dog retarded.
Yea, should have used 'mentally incapacited'. It's a dog. I'm a huge dog fan but I don't worry about calling one that does mad things 'retarded', it's not like you're insulting a human who is going to react to it.
I'd have just asked if my dog is reet daft but that's just me
*heh, kind of reminds me of the Tropic Thunder thread and people were up in arms over other people being offended by the over use of that term. Guess its okay if Hollywood does it.
I'd have just asked if my dog is reet daft but that's just me
*heh, kind of reminds me of the Tropic Thunder thread and people were up in arms over other people being offended by the over use of that term. Guess its okay if Hollywood does it.
I think people are "upset" because he called the dog retarded.
Not sure why, it could fit if the dog does mental issues.
I wish people would quit being so sensitive. It seems to me the OP thought this was not "normal" and that the dog was slow thus the word retarded was correct.
My brand new psychology book uses the word retardation.
I don't see what the big deal is, the way he was using it was actually referring to mental retardation. Whether he says retarded, mentally challenged, mentally handicapped, etc it all means the same thing in the context.
Get over it.
I don't see what the big deal is, the way he was using it was actually referring to mental retardation. Whether he says retarded, mentally challenged, mentally handicapped, etc it all means the same thing in the context.
Get over it.
More likely a Rhodesian Raspberryback.
And, on topic, I have given many dogs a bath, and never once covered it's nose. If his head is down there will be no problem. I just take care around the eyes.
Why?change your thread title.
Mental retardation, the act of being retarded is not a slur or a swear, it's the correct term. Everyone throws the word around so you think it's a bad word, but it is indeed the proper name. Just like "spastic".