# We found a dog
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [May 15, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025 "2011-05-15T20:40:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/21 "2011-05-16T23:40:54Z")
> [@Truman\_Burbank](#):
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> When i was a kid, we found a shepherd/collie mix.
> On a Friday.
> He was ‘Friday’ for many happy years. He was a great dog…
I like that idea. But I think Amy should get to name the dog, since she found her.
She is a really adorable happy-looking pup. Looks like you’re keeping her then - I’m glad; dogs of that breed don’t stand much chance of rehoming. I mean, it does happen, but the chances aren’t good. 2 dogs aren’t too difficult; it’s only when it gets above two that you run out of hands to hold the leashes.
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### Author:  [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/22 "2011-05-16T23:53:00Z")
She is lovely lovely lovely. Too bad the fuckers massacred her ears. :mad:☹
Can the vet do any sort of corrective surgery to make them look less horrible? Maybe round them a bit or something? If you want to do something like that, I’d gladly contribute to the cost.
What a lucky dog and you have an awesome daughter.
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### Author:  [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/23 "2011-05-17T00:10:26Z")
What a sweet little girl she is.
> [@Palo\_Verde](#):
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> Great! Now, most important question: what should we name her?
Just don’t name her \*John Jacob \*_Jingleheimer Schmidt_.
That’s my name.
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### Author:  [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/24 "2011-05-17T00:48:08Z")
> [@Khadaji](#):
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> What a sweet little girl she is.
> Just don’t name her \*John Jacob \*_Jingleheimer Schmidt_.
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> That’s my name.
Oh my god! That’s my name too!
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/25 "2011-05-17T01:00:45Z")
Whenever you go out, you can hear the people shout…
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### Author:  [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/26 "2011-05-17T01:02:11Z")
For some reason, I think she looks like she should have some kind of silly girl name, like Lucy or Lulu Bell, but I agree that Amy should be the one who names her. She was the guardian angel.
That is one cute pooch, by the way, and she looks friendly as hell. I can understand why it would be hard to say no to that face.
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### Author:  [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/27 "2011-05-17T01:12:13Z")
I love brindle dogs. She’s very cute. She needs a pretty girly name to counteract the OMG its a pitbull reaction you’re going to get, especially with the butcher job on her ears.
I’m thinking maybe Sophie or Lily or Lilah.
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### Author:  [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/28 "2011-05-17T01:34:23Z")
I think we kinda like Lulu.
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### Author:  [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/29 "2011-05-17T01:42:20Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#):
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> I think we kinda like Lulu.
I love that and she’s adorable. I think it’s great when bully dogs have names like Lulu, or Tinkerbell or Bubbles .
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### Author:  [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/30 "2011-05-17T02:46:49Z")
> [@Palo\_Verde](#):
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> I think we kinda like Lulu.
Lulu is a very cute name for her. Though I think Maggie would be cute, too. She is such a doll! Happy New Dog to you!
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### Author:  [@Bob\_Baks\_Noogiehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Baks_Noogiehead)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/31 "2011-05-17T12:20:03Z")
Oh, she’s beautiful! Pitties are awesome. Congratulations to you and Lulu!
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### Author:  [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/32 "2011-05-17T12:41:21Z")
Cute dog, but just to counter all the “Pits are cool” comments, there’s no need to breed domestic dogs for massive powerful jaws. In fact, I’d say it’s a bad idea.
You won’t be doing that, but as a general principle…
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### Author:  [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/33 "2011-05-17T12:48:12Z")
What a beautiful dog! And what a great kid you have 🙂 And thank you too for allowing your daughter to keep her!
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/34 "2011-05-17T13:28:27Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#):
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> Cute dog, but \
Shoulda stopped there. Or even a word before.
Palo, I think your daughter definitely gets to name her. Great looking dog, though I have to admit her ears make me a bit sad. Great job, and I hope your home has room for one more. And if it doesn’t, you still need to do something special for your daughter, who did a Very Good Thing.
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### Author:  [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/35 "2011-05-17T14:06:21Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#):
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> She is lovely lovely lovely. Too bad the fuckers massacred her ears.
Yeah, that’s a crappy home crop.
> [@FloatyGimpy](#):
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> What a lucky dog and you have an awesome daughter.
Yes, great kid.
> [@Palo\_Verde](#):
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> I think we kinda like Lulu.
> [@koeeoaddi](#):
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> I love that and she’s adorable. I think it’s great when bully dogs have names like Lulu, or Tinkerbell or Bubbles .
Yeah, I like goofy names for bullies. Goes with that big bully smile.
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#):
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> Cute dog, but just to counter all the “Pits are cool” comments, there’s no need to breed domestic dogs for massive powerful jaws. In fact, I’d say it’s a bad idea.
Well, you’ll be pleased to know it hasn’t actually occurred. 🙂
Dr. Brady Barr measured dog bite force for National Geographic. Of the breeds tested, the pit bull had the **lowest** bite force in PSI. That’s probably because the other breeds were larger dogs. Dr. Barr concluded that bite force is (probably) proportional to a dog’s physical size, not breed-dependent. The American Pit Bull Terrier is a _medium_-sized dog; the median weight for a female should be 37.5 pounds.
Inci **dentally** , the dogs tested by Dr. Barr averaged around 320 PSI bite force. That’s more than a human’s approximately 120 PSI, but not remotely comparable to a crocodile (6000 PSI) or most other large predators.
**Palo Verde** , there are some considerations unique to the bully breeds and pit bulls in particular (not the least of which is dealing with public perceptions and misinformation). I recommend going online and looking for rescue-friendly and non-profit sites (not commercial kennels!) for more information. Here are a few for starters:
> **[Pit Bull Rescue Central](https://www.pbrc.net/)**
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> Pit Bull Rescue Central is a virtual shelter for homeless Pit Bulls, Am Staffs and Pit Mixes
[http://www.badrap.org/rescue/index.html](http://www.badrap.org/rescue/index.html)
[http://www.pitbullforum.com/index.php](http://www.pitbullforum.com/index.php)
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### Author:  [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-found-a-dog/582025/36 "2011-05-17T14:38:24Z")
If you don’t want to subject her to a cosmetic procedure to touch up her ears, but want to show she’s a beloved pet and not a fighter dog, might I suggest a pink collar or a cute bow on the collar (something that won’t catch a paw accidentally)? It might help show that regardless of what she and her ears might seem to some, she’s definitely a pet.
And what an adorable face. 😃
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