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He's a nazi!? WTF!?

Xeph

Posted : 7/2/2006 12:49:50 PM

I was so MAD yesterday, I couldn't even talk about it!

Strauss and I walked into Petco, and we saw the people of Ferret Rescue packing up to leave. Now, I love Ferrets...can't have one cause they stink and Strauss would probably kill it, but I do think they're awesome little creatures, and the rescue people rock too.

So, Strauss and I stop to talk to them, and he starts playing with Wicket (Shih Tzu owned by one of the rescuers). There's this guy that's just standing there, and he looks at Mouse and says "Damn! A Nazi!"

I looked up with what must had to have been absolute shock/horror/disgust, and he immediately tries to back out of the statement he made.

You cannot imagine how CRAPPY that made me feel. The guy left to wander the store for a few minutes, and I proceeded to talk to them about the Ferrets (I was in absolute shock than ANYBODY would call my dog a Nazi!), and then I went on my way.

Well, imagine my utter confusion when the guy comes up to me while we're working, and starts asking questions about him. What I WANTED to do was be a total biznatch, because you DO NOT call my dog a freaking Nazi!

But, instead of going postal on him, I (as calmly as I could) answered all his questions. I thought it better to do that and help out my "Nazi" dog and his "Nazi" breed rather than becoming a Nazi myself, because let me tell you, I coulda just gassed him where he stood at that point.

And you should have seen the look of absolute shock when 5 or 6 members of the Petco staff came to give Mouse cookies! Strauss and I are ALWAYS at Petco...it's AT LEAST a twice weekly visit, if not more. The only people at Petco who don't know The Mouse, are the ones that just got hired, and they catch on real quick.

Whenever Strauss and I go in, and Nathan is working (One of the store managers, very cute), he always stops to give strauss a good rib scratch, and Abby, a groomer, absolutely ADORES him, and always gives him a cream filled sandwich cookie from the cookie bar. Monica gives him butt scritches...she's got long fake nails, so Strauss ADORES it, and then she goes and gets him a peanut butter postman cookie from the cookie bar. At the checkout, I tell Strauss "Say hello" and he puts his feet up on the counter. The Cashier always gives him the biggest cookie she can find.

While we were in that store, we were also looking at the rats (I really want a pair, they're great pets). This little boy seemed really interested in him, so I put him in a down on his side, and he and the rest of the kids in the family got down and started petting him. What does Strauss do? Gives them kisses!

So, tell me, does Strauss sound like a Nazi to you?

Here's a picture of my Nazi dog

olinda

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:00:55 PM

I am sorry you encountered such an ignorant and retarded person, and not necessarily for lack of better adjectives either. I am trying to stay polite here.

I love the pic...it just makes me want to hug him and scratch his ears, love the ears.

I have learned not to pay attention to people who don't know anything and say the first silly thing that comes out of their mouth. I will not let some obnoxious person control my emotions to the point that my day is ruined not even for a little while.

Karen

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:10:30 PM

Beautiful dog.....personally, I think the guy just screwed up with bad humor.
People are dumb and we should just blow them off when we can. I would have been livid too though

Christi

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:15:03 PM

I know how angry you must be but I gotta tell you - you're sense of humor really shines through in your post and that just shows a little something about your character that his was lacking. Forget the little troll and give your pup a kiss for me! Christi

Sandy Gardner

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:17:28 PM

When someone tells me what a Nazi looks like, I'll answer your question. That's like saying golden retrievers look like Catholic priests. Wonder if he can identify a child molester, a burglar, a Christian or a research scientist? What a moron! People like that don't offend me or my dog, I just thank God that he isn't my brother or son!

loveukaykay

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:28:39 PM

To be honest I dont get it.... ?

Either way... hes beautiful!

Xeph

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:30:05 PM

Thanks for all the kind words guys. It just really hurt to hear somebody say that after all the hard work I've put into this dog. Obedience classes, rally, tons of socilization since he was a baby so he WOULDN'T be a nazi dog.

This is a dog who helps an emotionally disabled child get along (my brother), this is a dog I'm training for therapy work, this is a dog who is pretty close to the best friend I've ever had.

He's my heart dog. And to have some IDIOT tell me my dog is a nazi, it was just unfathomable to me!

Xeph

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:31:45 PM

What's not to get? I got uber POed because some guy called my German Shepherd Dog a nazi.

GSDs were the patrol dogs they used to keep the prisoners "In line" at the concentration camps. To this day, t he GSD is the breed foremost used in the k9 world, followed closely by the Terv in other countries

Thanks for the compliment though. He is great :-)

*fuzzles him*

loveukaykay

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:35:12 PM

I know its a GSD and Im aware his comment offended you... I dont get what he ment by saying "a nazi". I dont understand why you would call a strange dog that or what sort of sense it makes.[&:]

Xeph

Posted : 7/2/2006 1:36:49 PM

Probably because to him German Shepherd Dog = German = Nazi

magilacudy

Posted : 7/2/2006 2:43:04 PM

I didn't get it either. I get the Germ Shep/nazi thing. But I didn't get what and why it was happening. My mother has a Germ Shep and I know they joke that he doesn't understand some english commands because.....well, he's German of course. (he doesn't understand English)

pumaward

Posted : 7/2/2006 3:02:36 PM

The guy was just being an idiot and called Strauss a Nazi [&:]. Why? Who knows, some people are... erm, odd.

Mark

Posted : 7/2/2006 3:22:37 PM

ORIGINAL: loveukaykay

To be honest I dont get it.... ?

Either way... hes beautiful!

Me either..as far as i know,dogs have never belonged to any polital group,but if i was to guess,they would be against naziism and all it stood for..after all,humans are the only ones capaple of doing what the nazis did.

the guy must have been embarrassed that nazi was the first thing he thought of when he saw this majestic looking dog...

Xeph

Posted : 7/2/2006 3:53:09 PM

Herr Drachenberg (That's one of Strauss' many nicknames) is an awesome dog, and he understands almost no english himself. I decided to train him in german. There is only ONE other person in my kennel club that trains in German, and that's only because I convinced him to.

His name's Joel, and he has a working line GSD, Anubis. Strauss and Nubie love each other ^_^ We do sits and downs next to each other on purpose because they like to try and interact, and we're trying to get it across to them that no matter who you're next to, stay means STAY

jeano

Posted : 7/2/2006 6:24:18 PM

I grew up with a German last name. It's hard to spell and I got sick of spelling it, so when I got divorced I kept my ex's last name.

As a little kid I was called "Nazi" a lot just because of my last name. And this was generations after WWII. There are still plenty of war movies around, and plenty of ignorant boneheads. [8|]

Strauss ist sehr shön!