"Zeus"

So... my rooommate, because I now have Titus, felt that it was absolutely necessary that she get a companion for Kiley (her jack russel terrier x chihuahua mix), one of the ugliest dogs that I've ever seen.

Now, I'm not saying Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are adorable but they are one of the best dogs to enter into an already established animal family. We already had three animals - Kiley, Puppy, and Jack (a cat) - and a choice of a fourth and fifth edition requires more than just what's cute.

I settled on another Cavalier King Charles and it took me forever just to decide that. I had been talking to the breeder since February of this year and eyeing her site and her frequency of puppies since around August before that. It was a long time, not a whim. I'd looked at so many breeder sites and damn near memorized the breed standard for the guys even before I emailed her. I also researched the common diseases AND asked her about them in turn. I have a contract and you bet I have that contract almost memorized too. We've discussed the fine details of the contract, like how to feed, what to feed (since I'm on a raw diet, after all).

I feel comfortable with my breeder and I would refer her to anyone.

My roommate? Ha! She just went out one night and came back with a puppy. I don't even know if she looked at the type of dog before they dropped money on it. They bought a bull terrier. For people who don't know what that is, it was designed to be a leaner type of pit bull, so it could attack with more speed. Yes, I said attack. Bull Terriers were bred for fighting. They are small, compact, and "bull" headed quite literally. They're not very cute even when they've been painstakingly bred to exhibit the exact breed standard. This abomination that she has looks like a mix between a pit bull and a boxer and it has docked ears. Do you dock bull terrier ears? No. And they're not even docked, they're sliced off!

I would've put my money back in my pocket RIGHT then. It's obvious that who ever did the docking isn't familiar with how it works or the breeds that it is okay to dock, because bull terriers aren't one. And yes, I know all of this off the top of my head. I don't like bull terriers, I don't like terriers. I like Cavalier King Charles Spaniels - and I know more about the dog that they just bought then they do. No surprise.

What else? They named him "Zeus" - which is almost further offending to me just because of how long it took me to think of Titus' call name. And then they go and think of essentially the same style of name. I know, it seems petty, but my roommate is not creative. If she were creative and enjoyed thinking of dog names, that's one thing, but she isn't and doesn't. I know for a fact that his name has over 50% to do with my dog's name which is just... unnerving.

I will get a picture of it... and I will post it and we shall compare the breed standard to that abomination.