Being pink is illegal in Boulder

[Trango]

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2008/mar/10/boulders-pink-poodle-owner-ticketed/

There you go. This is nanny state BS.

[Tom N]

Just wow!

[Xtremjeepn-Cole Ford]

It's stuff like this that has me totally baffled as to why they still let you park your buggy and truck in that city.:shrug:

[bsaunder]

um - guys

this isn't really Boulder deal exclusively- (actually may be a state deal). Just about everywhere I have lived it is illegal to dye your pet's hair - doesn't mean that people don't do it, but the ASPCA was pretty rabbid about this back in the 80's and got most all states to put laws on the books concerning it. Check your local laws, I'd wager most all counties have the same law, possibly worded differently, on their books unless it is on the state books.

[Budman]

I can't believe she has gotten away with this for 3 years. Think about the embarrassment that poor pooch has had to live with being pink.

It is just wrong. I say fry her.

[Steve]

Geez Ben, you go and introduce facts in post #4 to ruin what could have been another good Boulder-bashing thread. :tisk:

:spit:

[bsaunder]

sorry....

[potter]

i have a rabbit that's dyed pink. come and get me leo!

[rubbersidedown]

sorry....

Awwww- -fawk it! Bash Boulder anyway!!! :D

[jdbwrx]

I can't believe city officials have nothing better to do with their time.

[Suki]

lmao, dang i better tell my sister to stop dying her poodle pink too then... or just stay away from boulder. lol

[MonkeyBomb]

City code violation. Not in the Criminal code for the State. I wouldn't doubt that there is something in the Argricultural code though. Unlikely to cover dogs though.

Boulder is Freakarific:shrug:

[Sound_Man]

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[GarageWheeler]

I'm dumbfounded :D .

[Ric]

I can't believe city officials have nothing better to do with their time.

amen... Jesus people get a freakin life, :shrug:
tax dollars at work.

[TW]

Only in Boulder. :rolleyes:





:flipoff2:


Luckily we can still do stupid $hit to out dogs in the mountains. :D

[TheCopperCowboy]

I can't believe she has gotten away with this for 3 years. Think about the embarrassment that poor pooch has had to live with being pink.

It is just wrong. I say fry her.

Are you being serious or sarcastic? :shrug: Because a dog has about a dozen things to worry about and fashion isn't one of them. :rolleyes:

[Budman]

Totally serious here. Silly hair cuts on a dog are bad enough for their self esteem. This is just going WAY TOO FAR. I can't believe the dog has not been removed from this terrible situation. Where is the ASPCA, PETA, The Humain society, NAACP, USPCA, USDA, AARP, NAFTA, OPEC, etc on this one. Is there no humanity left in this country.

[TheCopperCowboy]

Wow! I never realized poodles were such basketcases. Maybe Matt "The Bulldog" Byron can take the case, pro bono. :flipoff2:

[Renegade_Jeeper]

its ****ing boulder for you

[endorice]

There's no doubt that this is a stupid woman, and it drives me nuts to see what people do with their pets (fancy hair cuts, dyes, clothes, etc.). I feel bad for the dogs.

HOWEVER, it's her own flippin' business to be stupid, and we don't need laws regulating that. What about the people there in Boulder - can they dye their hair? Of couse, people can dye their hair, but they can't dye the hair of their dogs . . . .

[Trango]

What about the people there in Boulder - can they dye their hair? Of couse, people can dye their hair, but they can't dye the hair of their dogs . . . .

We train young men to drop hairdye on people, but their animal police won't let them spill beet on their pets because it's profane.

I'm dumbfounded :D .

x2! :D

[Gags]

Hhmm, can't dye my dog but I can cut her ears and tail off...

[Gags]

Totally serious here. Silly hair cuts on a dog are bad enough for their self esteem. This is just going WAY TOO FAR. I can't believe the dog has not been removed from this terrible situation. Where is the ASPCA, PETA, The Humain society, NAACP, USPCA, USDA, AARP, NAFTA, OPEC, etc on this one. Is there no humanity left in this country.

Didn't really expect this one :D

[Oscar]

Hello she is not dyeing it she is staining it geez get your facts straight beet juice and koolaid

[LONEWOLF]

Totally serious here. Silly hair cuts on a dog are bad enough for their self esteem. This is just going WAY TOO FAR. I can't believe the dog has not been removed from this terrible situation. Where is the ASPCA, PETA, The Humain society, NAACP, USPCA, USDA, AARP, NAFTA, OPEC, etc on this one. Is there no humanity left in this country.

Budman is it really you? With all due respect Budman it is a fu fu dog that would probably freak out if it didn't get dyed/stained. The dog is not being hurt in any way and the owner is trying to bring breast cancer awareness. People dye their hair all the time. A poodles hair is different from other dogs hair and needs to be cut. It's not like they are taking a rot and shaving him and painting him pink. I really don't think the dog knows the difference as to self esteem.
If it's OK to dye our :beer: green then it should be OK to stain a poodle pink :shrug:

[Oscar]

Yall need to remember Budman has LARGE size FOFO poddle dog

[CruiserAbuser]

The dog is not being hurt in any way and the owner is trying to bring breast cancer awareness.

Is there really a big problem with breast cancer in dogs?

[Dave McDonald]

Yall need to remember Budman has LARGE size FOFO poddle dog

'shoot 'em in the face' Budman has a curly pup? I wonder how long it took him to train it to really bark and quit going 'a-woofy, a-woofy' :flipoff2:

So, is it illegal in Boulder for parents to let their minor children get their hair dyed pink, or do they figure that animals deserve more protection than kids?

[LONEWOLF]

Is there really a big problem with breast cancer in dogs?

Not what I meant, but now that you bring it up, my girlfriends dog has it. :flipoff2:

[Steve]

...or do they figure that animals deserve more protection than kids?

Bingo, we have a winner. :thumbsup:

Remember, Boulder a number of years ago passed a resolution saying that people don't own pets. They're 'companions,' not 'property.' :rolleyes:

I agree with Jay Leno though, dressing animals in clothing or dying their hair is stupid.

[Dave McDonald]

Not what I meant, but now that you bring it up, my girlfriends dog has it. :flipoff2:

Way to slam a joke down to the ground... That post kinda reminds me of one time that I was driving down the highway at a fairly high rate of speed in a Ford Probe. A flock of birds took off and flew right in front of me. They barely missed the windshield, shooting right over the top of the car. One of them was in the wrong place - he hit the radio antenna on the back fender. The antenna wrapped around him, and slammed him down into the pavement. His 3rd dimension was revoked - he was a flat bird. But - at least he wasn't pink.

[LONEWOLF]

Bingo, we have a winner. :thumbsup:

Remember, Boulder a number of years ago passed a resolution saying that people don't own pets. They're 'companions,' not 'property.' :rolleyes:

I agree with Jay Leno though, dressing animals in clothing or dying their hair is stupid.

So then if they got out would the owner sorry other companion still get a ticket for lets say dog at large? Since the pet is only a companion it has the right to do what it wants, If we don't own them we are not responsible for there actions. :shrug:

[Dave McDonald]

Bingo, we have a winner. :thumbsup:

Remember, Boulder a number of years ago passed a resolution saying that people don't own pets. They're 'companions,' not 'property.' :rolleyes:

I agree with Jay Leno though, dressing animals in clothing or dying their hair is stupid.

The only time I thought it was funny to dye a dog's fur was one girl that had a black dog with a white belly. She dyed skunk stripes on his back.

I laughed.

The only clothing I ever put on a dog was a bandana around a brown dog's neck because he liked to hide in the woods - the red bandana made it easier to spot him.

[LONEWOLF]

We constantly put necklaces on dogs, every one does this. Oh wait, they call it a collar. My bad

[Dave McDonald]

So then if they got out would the owner sorry other companion still get a ticket for lets say dog at large? Since the pet is only a companion it has the right to do what it wants, If we don't own them we are not responsible for there actions. :shrug:

Oh. man - sorry about your shredded leg - my companion here has anger issues. I'll ask the court to pay for some anger management courses for him.

[Oscar]

My JRT's have hunter orange fleece jackets for the winter not much fur on them and white dogs and white snow makes things fun.

[LONEWOLF]

Exactly:lmao:

[Dave McDonald]

My JRT's have hunter orange fleece jackets for the winter not much fur on them and white dogs and white snow makes things fun.

Our friends have a JRT. We used to have a collie with the exact same coloring. Those two would run off onto a snow covered hillside, and they'd look like one of those paintings with the indians on horseback hiding in plain sight.

edit: I just remembered giving him a bath in tomatoe juice after he messed with a skunk. He did seem to be down in the dumps and get picked on more at the dog park until the pink color faded... There might be something to this Boulder law after all. :)

[Tom N]

The only time I thought it was funny to dye a dog's fur was one girl that had a black dog with a white belly. She dyed skunk stripes on his back.

I laughed.

The only clothing I ever put on a dog was a bandana around a brown dog's neck because he liked to hide in the woods - the red bandana made it easier to spot him.

That was done in the Mackenzie brothers movie years ago. Can't remember the title. Every Halloween I think about doing it to my Black Lab mix pooch.

[ThePagan]

I don't know whether this is sad or simply funny...

[Dave McDonald]

That was done in the Mackenzie brothers movie years ago. Can't remember the title. Every Halloween I think about doing it to my Black Lab mix pooch.

Strange Brew. She predated the movie with her stripes. I laughed even harder when I saw it on the big screen.

[Dave McDonald]

I don't know whether this is sad or simply funny...

I go for funny. There's nothing sad about stupid politicians and pink dogs :)

[ZappBranigan]

Luckily we can still do stupid $hit to out dogs in the mountains. :D

Yeah, I've heard about the stuff you mountain people do to dogs! :tisk:

[Dave McDonald]

Yeah, I've heard about the stuff you mountain people do to dogs! :tisk:

It's sheep, you freak - and maybe the occasional alpaca.

Get it straight will ya.


Dogs... sheesh you lowlanders got some kinky ideers.

[LONEWOLF]

It's sheep, you freak - and maybe the occasional alpaca.

Get it straight will ya.


Dogs... sheesh you lowlanders got some kinky ideers.

:eek:

[IronMonkey]

My gerbil is slightly browner today, am I in deep doo doo (not unlike the gerbil)

[Dave McDonald]

My gerbil is slightly browner today, am I in deep doo doo (not unlike the gerbil)

In that single post, you have proven that Boulder has a negative effect on surrounding municipalities.

[Dagimp]

There's no doubt that this is a stupid woman, and it drives me nuts to see what people do with their pets (fancy hair cuts, dyes, clothes, etc.). I feel bad for the dogs.

HOWEVER, it's her own flippin' business to be stupid, and we don't need laws regulating that. What about the people there in Boulder - can they dye their hair? Of couse, people can dye their hair, but they can't dye the hair of their dogs . . . .

Well put.

[Ford Prefect]

"If you want downtown Boulder to turn into a bunch of Taco Bells and Walgreens, you're well on your way to do it," Douglas said.



OOHHH

I COULD ONLY DREAM!!!

I HATE boulder, snobs, I could only dream of that city going all ghetto!

:)

[Trango]

Um, you're in Aspen and Boulder is full of snobs? ??????????

[LONEWOLF]

:duel: :popcorn:

[Oscar]

bahahahaha

[Ford Prefect]

Um, you're in Aspen and Boulder is full of snobs? ??????????

Oh yeah, Most of the people in Aspen are actually rather grounded, I really expected it to be really a bummer to live there, but it was great. I actually do not live in Aspen anylonger, gone back for a Master's degree... But the rich people did not associate with us, and those who lived there were, in general, really cool. (and I found very few liberals who actually lived there year round)

Oh, wait, I forgot, this is Trango I am talking to.

No no, Aspen is a horrible place to live, you would hate it, PLEASE do not move there and corrupt it with your lib ignorance.

Cheers

[Budman]

Didn't really expect this one :D

What can I say, I was feeling froggy... I just find it sad when a dog is subjected to the embarassment of being foo foo'd up. Yes I own a 70 lb Poodle, but I do not allow him to be foo foo'd. At the most he gets a bandanna with race cars, or flames on it. My girls tried to put one on him with little green frogs. I quickly made that one disdappear. If you are going to tell me what I can eat, drink, or where I can smoke, I get to tell you how to treat your dog. To me causing a dog mental anguish by making thier hair pink is no different than kicking it every day when you come through the door. It is still abuse.

Budman is it really you? With all due respect Budman it is a fu fu dog that would probably freak out if it didn't get dyed/stained. The dog is not being hurt in any way and the owner is trying to bring breast cancer awareness. People dye their hair all the time. A poodles hair is different from other dogs hair and needs to be cut. It's not like they are taking a rot and shaving him and painting him pink. I really don't think the dog knows the difference as to self esteem.
If it's OK to dye our :beer: green then it should be OK to stain a poodle pink :shrug:

See above...

Yall need to remember Budman has LARGE size FOFO poddle dog


:flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: :flipoff2: YOu got no room to talk with your pair of ankle biters (crack adicted chiuauas).

[Oscar]

But you don't see them with stylist owners

[LONEWOLF]

What if she "stained" the dog green, would they in Boulder accept that? Since it would be well, environmentally green.

[Pilot]

Forget Tibet! Free that damn dog!

[Trango]

Oh yeah, Most of the people in Aspen are actually rather grounded, I really expected it to be really a bummer to live there, but it was great.

That's weird. Are you saying you live some place where most residents are very normal and grounded, yet still has a mostly undeserved negative reputation? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this.

No no, Aspen is a horrible place to live, you would hate it, PLEASE do not move there and corrupt it with your lib ignorance.

Years ago, when I was sitting on Barry Goldwater's couch, I was admiring a decorative pillow, which seemed to capture a very patriotic sentiment. It flew a painstakingly needlepointed message, "Tie a yellow ribbon on it," below which the artist had depicted a yellow ribbon tied onto a tree limb. It wasn't until I looked at it a little closer that I realized that it wasn't a branch that secured the yellow bow, but rather a certain member of the male anatomy.

I had become accustomed to the idea that was a pretty brazen boner. I mean, until you called me a liberal and totally blew the curve.

Hugs,
Bob

[Tom N]

I saw the dog and the miscreant owner on the news last night. Boulder doesn't have any ordinances prohibiting obesity ,eh? :eek:




Barry Goldwater, pillow,etc.etc.Hugs,
Bob
I don't get it. No, really.

[Trango]

I saw the dog and the miscreant owner on the news last night.

You mean Boy George and Cyndi Lauper's love child?

[Tom N]

You mean Boy George and Cyndi Lauper's love child?

Yup, I couldn't believe it didn't have a british accent.:rolleyes: :)

[CherryokeeXJ]

What can I say, I was feeling froggy... I just find it sad when a dog is subjected to the embarassment of being foo foo'd up. Yes I own a 70 lb Poodle, but I do not allow him to be foo foo'd. At the most he gets a bandanna with race cars, or flames on it. My girls tried to put one on him with little green frogs. I quickly made that one disdappear. If you are going to tell me what I can eat, drink, or where I can smoke, I get to tell you how to treat your dog. To me causing a dog mental anguish by making thier hair pink is no different than kicking it every day when you come through the door. It is still abuse.
.

I honesty didn't know a dog could be embarassed by it's hair color. I thought they were unaware of their physical appearance (hence why you see chihuahua's talking chit to dobermans). I'm not condoning the color alteration thing, I mean Jeebus, let the dog be it's own dog. But I can't honestly defend my opinion by saying the dog would be "embarassed". If dogs could be embarassed you would see suicide amongst them. Like hairless chihuahuas. We'd have doggie suicide hotlines.

Operator: "Doggie suicide hotline"...
Caller: "Woof woof woof...woof." (Translation: I'm ugly and the scottish terrier on the other side of the fence won't stop making fun of me....I'M DONE!! Good bye cruel world!)

You don't have this though. That's why they openly lick their butt holes in front of everyone, and shamelessly pass gas whenever they feel like it.

IMHO of course.

[ZappBranigan]

If I can interrupt the Boulder-bashing for just a moment ;) isn't this really just an animal cruelty issue? For whatever reason the city council has determined that dye on animals is cruel.

Of course, the defendant here is arguing that her dye is not cruel. While that's a persuasive argument, it's sometimes important for the law to draw bright lines. Rather than have to get into the chemical analysis of every kind of dye a person might use on an animal, the Boulder city council has decided that it's easier to just have one rule, saying you can't dye animals, period.

Now, if this person wants to challenge the law and get it changed, fine, but until that time the law is the law. And I know nobody here is in favor of cruelty to animals...


























(except maybe cats.) :P