I really like dogs - they comes in so many different shapes and sizes. I used to have one, but he died recently.
Aww, that's really sad to hear! How old were they when they passed?
He was 8 years old. He was an english bulldog, which was bred for looks but not longevity. It's interesting how dogs breeding has created so many different attributes in their species.
Well I would assume that he had a good life, however short it may have been. What kind of attributes do they breed bulldogs for?
Yes, he lived in our home and we gave him plenty of love. The bulldogs are bred to be muscular, hefty, with a wrinkled coat.
He sounds beautiful. What was his name?
His named was Otto, but we called him Piggy as a nickname because he would do anything for food. Apparently, the bulldogs are growing in popularity, as in 2016 they were the fourth most popular purebred per the American Kennel Club.
Oh wow that's so cute. What's the most popular purebred?
According to the American Kennel Club, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular breed. This kennel club is different in that it isn't part of the World Canine Organization - most countries kennel clubs are.
Oh my grandma has always owned golden retrievers, those poor things wouldn't live much past the age of 10 either.
coat that lies flat against their bodies and repels water. Golden retrievers are well suited to residency in suburban or country environments. They shed copiously, particularly at the change of seasons, and require fairly regular grooming. The Golden Retriever was originally bred in Scotland in the mid-19th century.
The breed is a prominent participant in conformation shows for purebred dogs. The Golden Retriever is popular as a disability assistance dog, such as being a guide dog for the blind and a hearing dog for the deaf. In addition, they
hear that I draw inspiration from old Persian singers. I asked him, "Wow, that's really interesting. How do you hear that?," and he said because I use certain semitones and microtones when I sing. But I've never had a singing lesson in my life, and I've never listened to Persian music in my life! It's really interesting to me that some things just come to you unconsciously like that. It's like you have this brain and it's unconsciously and consciously registering everything