Dogs as a class marker

[Anonymous]

To me, a carefully groomed, silky, sunny golden retriever will always scream upper middle class.

[Anonymous]

Cavalier King Charles dogs are always a favorite among my blue blooded, waspy, old money friends.

[Anonymous]

They shed too much. Blech!

[Anonymous]

I never had pets but my in laws are show dog people, specializing in 2 fairly obscure breeds of hunting dog.

[Anonymous]

I have a mutt that kind of looks like a shih tzu. I can judge the amount of money in a neighborhood by the breed people try to guess when they stop us on the street. The rich people like to guess Havanese. I had to look that one up the first time I heard it. The upper middle folks go for Lhasa Apso. Middle folks go for Shih Tau or Maltese. The poors are just like, that dog needs a haircut.

[Anonymous]

Anything Doodle screams ‘new money’ to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a mutt that kind of looks like a shih tzu. I can judge the amount of money in a neighborhood by the breed people try to guess when they stop us on the street. The rich people like to guess Havanese. I had to look that one up the first time I heard it. The upper middle folks go for Lhasa Apso. Middle folks go for Shih Tau or Maltese. The poors are just like, that dog needs a haircut.

This is classic. I can totally picture it!

[Anonymous]

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.

[Anonymous]

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

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

[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.

Just because you don’t recognize American class structure doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

[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.

Interesting word salad.

I bet you have a set of weimaraners.

[Anonymous]

Standard poodle. I think it's the most expensive dog to keep well groomed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Interesting word salad.

I bet you have a set of weimaraners.

All grammatically correct, which is more than can be said for your contribution. I do not own that breed.

[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.

Americans don't have a true aristocracy by British standards, although youll meet plenty who consider themselves so.