Fora_Fauna

Obligatory plug for /r/ABraThatFits, especially now that you've had surgery and may need different bras.

Any idea how detectable it is in males? Obviously for girls we've got breasts and notice the difference, but guys don't really grow unless they're working out. Also, was there any sign of this before puberty?

Obviously puppy mills are a huge problem, but what about retail rescue keeping those mills in business? Adopt don't shop is a fun thing to say but if you're getting a dog from a rescue that purchased these dogs at auction, that rescue is doing nothing to actually stop puppy mills.

Can you help to educate people on how to adopt or buy a dog responsibly? Responsible breeders are involved in the breed club, do appropriate health testing and showing/working of their dogs, produce only a few litters a year, and will always take back any dogs they've bred if the owner is unable to care for them any longer. So many people think they're getting a dog from a good breeder because the dogs are "raised in the house" rather than a kennel and don't understand that there's so much more to responsibly breeding dogs.

S/o to /r/dogs for this btw.

Not necessarily true. Both golden retrievers and poodles (and labs, and Australian shepherds, and a bunch of other dogs people insist on mixing with a poodle) can have certain genetic health problems like hip dysplasia. Breeding a lab with a poodle when both have hips that aren't great will produce puppies that have poor hips. Plus, everyone breeding a doodle is a puppy mill or backyard breeder. They do it to sell their "hypoallergenic, perfect family dogs" for $2k or more.