Dogs as a class marker

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Horses, breeding and eventing, are the mark of the aristocracy. The Queen's corgis are a little fancy extra because she already has horses.

LOL, we have horses and I will try to remember to act "aristocratic" the next time I am mucking stalls or slinging bales of hay. Does anyone have a gaggle of corgis I can borrow???

I know, right? Anyone who's ever had horses knows it ain't all that glamorous!

It's true the Corgi is a classic horseperson dog, though. Along with JRTs. You can't go to a competition without stumbling over several dozen of each. Usually some trainer has a posse of JRTs running wild around the showgrounds spooking all the horses, and they never ever put them on a leash. It amazes me that so many horse people have incredibly rude dogs. If you can train a 1200 lb animal to jump 5' fences, you'd think you'd have more control over your 25 lb. one.

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Anonymous wrote:
Horses, breeding and eventing, are the mark of the aristocracy. The Queen's corgis are a little fancy extra because she already has horses.

LOL, we have horses and I will try to remember to act "aristocratic" the next time I am mucking stalls or slinging bales of hay. Does anyone have a gaggle of corgis I can borrow???

I know, right? Anyone who's ever had horses knows it ain't all that glamorous!

It's true the Corgi is a classic horseperson dog, though. Along with JRTs. You can't go to a competition without stumbling over several dozen of each. Usually some trainer has a posse of JRTs running wild around the showgrounds spooking all the horses, and they never ever put them on a leash. It amazes me that so many horse people have incredibly rude dogs. If you can train a 1200 lb animal to jump 5' fences, you'd think you'd have more control over your 25 lb. one.

I'm the first PP in this and we use our horses for utilitarian ranch/cattle work here in Frederick county, no jumping fences, but lots of cutting, fence checking, and herding. Our farm dog is an amazing Aussie who does the work of about five humans. We can usually get the calves where they need to go with just me on horseback, the dog running the stragglers, and the DH manning the gate/trailer chute.

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Dear OP, If you have to ask...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Horses, breeding and eventing, are the mark of the aristocracy. The Queen's corgis are a little fancy extra because she already has horses.

LOL, we have horses and I will try to remember to act "aristocratic" the next time I am mucking stalls or slinging bales of hay. Does anyone have a gaggle of corgis I can borrow???

I know, right? Anyone who's ever had horses knows it ain't all that glamorous!

It's true the Corgi is a classic horseperson dog, though. Along with JRTs. You can't go to a competition without stumbling over several dozen of each. Usually some trainer has a posse of JRTs running wild around the showgrounds spooking all the horses, and they never ever put them on a leash. It amazes me that so many horse people have incredibly rude dogs. If you can train a 1200 lb animal to jump 5' fences, you'd think you'd have more control over your 25 lb. one.

This totally reminds me--the most OBNOXIOUS dogs I know belong to a horse-person/professional trainer. Corgis that jump on and try to knock over everyone and everything in their path.

[Anonymous]

I don't know much about dogs, but a close friend's very class-conscious DH got a purebred Weimaraner shortly before they started dating. She's alluded to this being a status acquisition (I have no idea if Weimaraners are status dogs, I'm just going by things she's said over the years.) At the very least, he selected the dog because he believed that it was. The dog has been a nightmare from Day One and an issue in their marriage.

Also, I think that in DC, large breeds are a status symbol for younger women. I've never seen a younger, well-dressed millennial woman with a little dog.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know much about dogs, but a close friend's very class-conscious DH got a purebred Weimaraner shortly before they started dating. She's alluded to this being a status acquisition (I have no idea if Weimaraners are status dogs, I'm just going by things she's said over the years.) At the very least, he selected the dog because he believed that it was. The dog has been a nightmare from Day One and an issue in their marriage.

Also, I think that in DC, large breeds are a status symbol for younger women. I've never seen a younger, well-dressed millennial woman with a little dog.

Weimeraners are beautiful dogs, but they drool a LOT and they will savage any cat given a chance.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know much about dogs, but a close friend's very class-conscious DH got a purebred Weimaraner shortly before they started dating. She's alluded to this being a status acquisition (I have no idea if Weimaraners are status dogs, I'm just going by things she's said over the years.) At the very least, he selected the dog because he believed that it was. The dog has been a nightmare from Day One and an issue in their marriage.

Also, I think that in DC, large breeds are a status symbol for younger women. I've never seen a younger, well-dressed millennial woman with a little dog.

Weimeraners are beautiful dogs, but they drool a LOT and they will savage any cat given a chance.

So, no downside then?

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Sigh. No.

Horses, breeding and eventing, are the mark of the aristocracy. The Queen's corgis are a little fancy extra because she already has horses.

Dogs are the mark of the middle class. Historically they came into popularity as pets because the wealthy farmers and factory owners wanted success symbols that could fit into their homes, since they could not afford horses and the maintenance that went with them.

There is no upper or lower middle class when you consider that it's all just a grade above the working class and below the aristocracy.

Now if you delve into who owns which dogs, you get the crunchy left-leaning pseudo-educated who swear by shelter mutts and believe breeders are puppy mills, and the saner people who hold a particular breed in their heart. It doesn't matter which breed, because see above.

Gee, could you talk down to us some more? It's so refreshing when people like to act like the rest of us are idiots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pitbulls are definitely the realm of a few groups. Inner city (guard my drugs), lower rural (fighting), and certain liberal educated people who feel sorry for them and their bad rap.

Or...that was the only dog available at the shelter - which was the case for us.

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All dogs ending in "-doodle" should be euthanized just on general principles.

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Anonymous wrote:Anything Doodle screams ‘new money’ to me.

All American money is new money. Pretending otherwise is....pretentious.

Off topic. Move on or I will just start to report your posts.

Different poster here. You sound like a really pleasant woman. Do you adopt the same school-marmish tone with your husband, or does he take a firm hand with you which requires you to vent online?

Really? Your reply to the pp is to insult their personal relationship with their husband? That makes you sound really unpleasant.

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I believe our dog would have been about 3-4k from a breeder but we got him second hand, so that probably makes us white trash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Sigh. No.

Horses, breeding and eventing, are the mark of the aristocracy. The Queen's corgis are a little fancy extra because she already has horses.

Dogs are the mark of the middle class. Historically they came into popularity as pets because the wealthy farmers and factory owners wanted success symbols that could fit into their homes, since they could not afford horses and the maintenance that went with them.

There is no upper or lower middle class when you consider that it's all just a grade above the working class and below the aristocracy.

Now if you delve into who owns which dogs, you get the crunchy left-leaning pseudo-educated who swear by shelter mutts and believe breeders are puppy mills, and the saner people who hold a particular breed in their heart. It doesn't matter which breed, because see above.

Nope. Conservative, Republican, UMC couple with a pair of PhDs who swear by shelter dogs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Sigh. No.

Horses, breeding and eventing, are the mark of the aristocracy. The Queen's corgis are a little fancy extra because she already has horses.

Dogs are the mark of the middle class. Historically they came into popularity as pets because the wealthy farmers and factory owners wanted success symbols that could fit into their homes, since they could not afford horses and the maintenance that went with them.

There is no upper or lower middle class when you consider that it's all just a grade above the working class and below the aristocracy.

Now if you delve into who owns which dogs, you get the crunchy left-leaning pseudo-educated who swear by shelter mutts and believe breeders are puppy mills, and the saner people who hold a particular breed in their heart. It doesn't matter which breed, because see above.

The corgis are dead. You know that right?

[Anonymous]

I don't know much about dogs, but a close friend's very class-conscious DH got a purebred Weimaraner shortly before they started dating. She's alluded to this being a status acquisition (I have no idea if Weimaraners are status dogs, I'm just going by things she's said over the years.) At the very least, he selected the dog because he believed that it was. The dog has been a nightmare from Day One and an issue in their marriage.

Also, I think that in DC, large breeds are a status symbol for younger women. I've never seen a younger, well-dressed millennial woman with a little dog.

There was a famous photographer (can't remember the name) that photographed Weimaraners in NY. They aren't status symbol but your friend's DH probably saw the photographs and assumed they were status symbols.

In China those bear sized Tibetan Mastiffs are considered status symbols.