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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think that people who dislike dogs are bad people --that's absurd.  But I could never be with someone who didn't love dogs. (I also refer to myself as a dog "owner" and not a dog "mom.")[/quote]

So...if all else were ideal about this person, maybe he or she even does appreciate and respect dogs, but does not want to live with one -- you would choose having a dog over having that person in your life?

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NP, but absolutely.  For me, it's an essential part of life, like how most people want kids.  I happen to not want kids, but I will always have dogs.

And I've never met someone I vibed with who didn't like dogs.  [b]People who don't like dogs are either uptight about cleanliness, lacking empathy, or seem almost threatened by the idea that humans are animals too, whether that's rooted in religion or just arrogance[/b].  [/quote]

What's arrogant is making vast, sweeping generalizations about everyone on the planet who doesn't like dogs enough for your approval. As if you personally know exactly how countless strangers think and feel.

I wonder how you'd react if someone were as grossly generalizing about you? "People who are obsessed with dogs are slobs, hate people, and are threatened by the idea of having to deal with humans who might not adore them unconditionally and unquestioningly."

Get the idea? My statements about you are exactly as accurate as yours about me. Which is not at all, since we've never met.

But I have a feeling you think it's just fine for you to create stereotypes of others and bray those portrayals as if they're universal truths, because, after all, you love dogs so it's...OK for you stereotype strangers, I guess?
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Yup
 You're totally not uptight[/quote]

Not uptight, just pi$$3d at idiots who think their pronouncements are Universal Gospel Truth. But then, mabye you really do believe that God is just Dog backward, so....
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