My kids and I watched some of the Eukanuba Dog Show on Animal Planet
yesterday. In addition to getting a boxer of our own because they
fell in love with the one we had here temporarily, they have now
decided we need to get a doberman. They thought the dobe looked
"smart AND sweet." You can tell where they have been getting their
ideas of what is best in a dog. I've always liked dobes, too, so I
didn't mind adding to the list. I put my foot down on getting one any
time soon, though. I don't like to think of it in terms of when one
of the four we have dies, but maybe as a graduation present for one of
the girls or something, since they won't be graduating for another
decade or so.

I hated watching that show. I don't like watching the prodding and
stuff, but I do end up falling in love with a bunch of dogs. Not much
entertainment and lots of unfulfilled longing when all is said and
done. Kind of like commercials.

--
Paula
"Paula talks tough, and she wears vicious lipstick, but she lacks the
depth of hate that I have spent many years cultivating. But I'm not the
source of all hate. Just the outlet mall of hate." The Avocado Avenger

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 06:40:05 GMT, Paula
wrote:

I hated watching that show. I don't like watching the prodding and
stuff, but I do end up falling in love with a bunch of dogs. Not much
entertainment and lots of unfulfilled longing when all is said and
done. Kind of like commercials.

Sure. Look at it from the POV of someone who breeds and sells dogs.
That individual is trying to get hundreds or thousands of $$$ for a
product that exists in such abundance it can be obtained elsewhere for
free. So, the marketing challenge is to make the consumer perceive
that a dog with a hefty price tag has value commensurate with its
price.

Dog shows, with their pomp and circumstance and snooty judges, are the
ideal marketing tool for that purpose. If you were left with "lots of
unfulfilled longing," then the show's producers achieved the desired
effect. For every three consumers who felt the way you did at the end
of the dog show, one will probably go out and spend money on a
purebred dog.

Meanwhile, landfills are full of rotting puppies and dogs who could
have made nice pets if anyone had wanted them.

Charlie

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 06:40:05 GMT, Paula
wrote:

I hated watching that show. I don't like watching the prodding and
stuff, but I do end up falling in love with a bunch of dogs. Not much
entertainment and lots of unfulfilled longing when all is said and
done. Kind of like commercials.

Sure. Look at it from the POV of someone who breeds and sells dogs.
That individual is trying to get hundreds or thousands of $$$ for a
product that exists in such abundance it can be obtained elsewhere for
free. So, the marketing challenge is to make the consumer perceive
that a dog with a hefty price tag has value commensurate with its
price.

Dog shows, with their pomp and circumstance and snooty judges, are the
ideal marketing tool for that purpose. If you were left with "lots of
unfulfilled longing," then the show's producers achieved the desired
effect. For every three consumers who felt the way you did at the end
of the dog show, one will probably go out and spend money on a
purebred dog.

Meanwhile, landfills are full of rotting puppies and dogs who could
have made nice pets if anyone had wanted them.

Charlie

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 06:40:05 GMT, Paula
wrote:

I hated watching that show. I don't like watching the prodding and
stuff, but I do end up falling in love with a bunch of dogs. Not much
entertainment and lots of unfulfilled longing when all is said and
done. Kind of like commercials.

Sure. Look at it from the POV of someone who breeds and sells dogs.
That individual is trying to get hundreds or thousands of $$$ for a
product that exists in such abundance it can be obtained elsewhere for
free. So, the marketing challenge is to make the consumer perceive
that a dog with a hefty price tag has value commensurate with its
price.

Dog shows, with their pomp and circumstance and snooty judges, are the
ideal marketing tool for that purpose. If you were left with "lots of
unfulfilled longing," then the show's producers achieved the desired
effect. For every three consumers who felt the way you did at the end
of the dog show, one will probably go out and spend money on a
purebred dog.

Meanwhile, landfills are full of rotting puppies and dogs who could
have made nice pets if anyone had wanted them.

Charlie

On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 06:40:05 GMT, Paula
wrote:

I hated watching that show. I don't like watching the prodding and
stuff, but I do end up falling in love with a bunch of dogs. Not much
entertainment and lots of unfulfilled longing when all is said and
done. Kind of like commercials.

Sure. Look at it from the POV of someone who breeds and sells dogs.
That individual is trying to get hundreds or thousands of $$$ for a
product that exists in such abundance it can be obtained elsewhere for
free. So, the marketing challenge is to make the consumer perceive
that a dog with a hefty price tag has value commensurate with its
price.

Dog shows, with their pomp and circumstance and snooty judges, are the
ideal marketing tool for that purpose. If you were left with "lots of
unfulfilled longing," then the show's producers achieved the desired
effect. For every three consumers who felt the way you did at the end
of the dog show, one will probably go out and spend money on a
purebred dog.

Meanwhile, landfills are full of rotting puppies and dogs who could
have made nice pets if anyone had wanted them.

Charlie