Neighbour finds our christmas lights "annoying"...

Brighton_belle

Please ignore that nasty post OP. For what it is worth, I personally benefit from someone like yourself posting on here: learing what it can be like to have a kid with aspbergers for example.
I learn a lot about different lifestyles, life choices and life experinces from the wide range of peolpe who post on these boards. Makes me more understanding of people in RL as it gives me greater insight.

Marisco

Take no notice Bump, my granddaughter has aspergers, and although she is low on the spectrum (I think that's right?) my daughter says she is still hard going (she's 16 now) You take time off and relax whenever you can (although "relaxing" and "forum" do not compute ) and sod what anyone says!!;)

looby75

Welshwoofs wrote: »

There is a lovely dog very much like that at the bottom of my street, I'd always wondered what kind he was, he as the saddest eyes. He's obviously well taken care of as his coat is lovely and shiny and he looks well fed but he just always looks so sad lol

pimento

I know nothing about dogs, but he's a handsome chap.

Kay_Peel

Bumpmakesfour wrote: »

We moved some lights to try to reduce any glare,I tried to reassure her they would be as dim as poss,told her the hours they'd be on,asked if that sounded ok.I had a chat with her about her plans for xmas,the baby,her garden etc.We parted on good terms and I told her to shout if moving the characters hadn't helped as she said she was out at a birthday the previous night and they were off by the time she got home.

Good on you, Bump! At least she knows that you have considered what she's said and made some adjustments - and you can't get any fairer or neighbourly than that.

I was wondering whether her objections were on environmental grounds. I've been passing a house belonging to a famous Premier League footballer all last week and watching contractors setting up the lights along his drive way, house, garden and golf course. No doubt a designer styled it and thought up the theme but it looks like a cross between Blackpool Illuminations and the runway at Manchester Airport today - and it makes me wonder why I try to save energy at all. His lights could keep a small county going, I'm sure.

Marisco

I still think your dog looks like Hooch WW He's a canny dog though.

Welshwoofs

Bumpmakesfour wrote: »

What a beautiful colour!I've never met a Neopolitan "in person" tbh but I always thought they were way more wrinkly and jowly than yours looks there.

The shows ones out of the US are, yes. Their show breeders over there want them as heavy and wrinkly as possible...but then the Americans do all sorts of stupid things to dogs, for instance they chop the ears up on Dobermans and Great Danes because they like them standing up and pointed. With Neapolitans they cut the ears off all together!

Breeding to maximise non-functional traits that harm health should be banned IMO.

Person_one

Welshwoofs wrote: »

Heh? No, I wanted a Neapolitan because I love Neapolitans. My dog before that was a Labrador and you can't get more common (as in numbers of them) than that. I simply said they were rare in relation to doubting that douglas has seen lots of them. Most people I encounter when walking mine have never seen a Neapolitan.



What you're talking about are 'show types' which are over-blown and over-bred, but that applies to ALL breeds. My Neapolitan is below - can you honestly tell me you find that an upsetting sight? As with all breeds, what you see in the show ring is far removed from sensible breeders who breed for function, not 'type'







I'm not a snob about dogs. There are certain dogs I would never have myself, but for practical reason rather than how popular they are (e.g. I don't like toy breeds and I'd never have a long haired dog)

Fair enough, your dog is a lot different than the ones I've seen who are more like this, sadly:


I've never understood the appeal of getting a breed just because its rare, or the people who say 'Oh, I had Shar peis/bulldogs/DDBs/pugs for years, long before they were so common.' but you do hear it a lot.

Edit: Its not just the American breeders creating over wrinkled practically blind dogs sadly, some in the UK are too.

CH27

Welshwoofs wrote: »

He's gorgeous!

*max*

Very funny, passingly relevant, and oh so true link here:

http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/322261cd73/why-internet-commenters-will-eventually-end-the-world?playlist=featured_pictures_and_words