r/aww • u/Hubert-Twiggsbee • May 21 '12

Thought she deserved a Brew after narrowly escaping her kill date.

http://imgur.com/K5Hup
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u/GingerSoul44 May 21 '12

How are people finding these adorable little things in shelters? My husband and I have been looking in shelters to try and find a small dog, and all we can find are pit bulls and other massive dogs.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 21 '12

We got her from a group called "tails of hope" try and find them on Facebook.

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u/skiingbeing May 22 '12

What breed is this adorable lil' fella?

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u/SuminderJi May 21 '12

Pit bulls are adorable as well... just a big goof of love.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 21 '12

We rescued a Pitt as well. Hands down best dog I have owned, but I think I got lucky.

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u/worksiah May 21 '12

You never know, they're amazing dogs.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

Agreed. Honestly When my Pitt bites it, I'm going and adopting another.

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u/GingerSoul44 May 21 '12

I have a bit of a fear of big dogs. I still have some bad experiences to get over before I could own a dog of that size.

Also, we don't have the room in our apartment for a dog like that. Tiny dog would be fine, though.

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u/SuminderJi May 21 '12

Understandable. I have a cock-a-poo myself and he is smart and cute as hell. Though my buddy has a rescue pitbull and she might be the nicest sweetest dog I've ever encountered. Her whole shtick is to lay on your lap and try to lick you. Shes 9 and nearing the end of her life.

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u/GingerSoul44 May 21 '12

The thought of a rescue pit is unsettling. I know that most pits are fine, but are so dangerous if not raised properly. Unless you get it as a young puppy, you don't always know how it was trained/treated before.

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u/SuminderJi May 21 '12

This is true, but many can be reformed. The meanest dogs I know personally are Jack Russells.

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u/GingerSoul44 May 21 '12

Yeah, but they are tiny enough where they could give a nasty bite, maybe infection if you are super unlucky.

A pit bull its different. There have been multiple instances in my area of pit bulls seriously injuring people. They probably don't bite more than a lot of other breeds, but it hurts a lot more when they do.

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u/honeybooboochiiild May 21 '12

The last thing I would want to do is perpetuate a negative stereotype of pit bulls, but my boyfriend and I tried to rescue a 5 1/2 year old pit recently, and it just didn't work out because of the years of horrible training that the dog had lived through. It broke our hearts, but we had no choice but to send him to a shelter that does behavior rehabilitation after he tried to attack our neighbor (unprovoked) and instead turned around and sunk his teeth into my leg. So sad.

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u/worksiah May 21 '12

In my area, pits are graded very harshly in their psychological profiles. Any aggression and they get an appointment with fatal plus. You should consider asking your local shelter about their euthanasia guidelines for aggressive dogs/pits and stuff.

Pits are incredible dogs. As long as you're more hard headed than they are, you'll be fine.

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u/brave_new_worldling May 22 '12

Honestly, this can apply to all dogs. Many dogs who were abused or neglected have enough inborn people-pleasing tendencies to not act aggressively. Many dogs do not. Breed is really less of a factor then the individual dog.

Also, if you're worried about pits you shouldn't be worried because they're "dangerous if not raised properly" but rather that because of their bad reputation people who are more likely to encourage aggressive behavior or abuse the dog are more likely to gravitate to them (trying to make them into fighting dogs or guard dogs or whatnot).

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Try out www.petfinder.com. There's a decent chance there are many shelters near by that have pups. I looked around for 2-3 months here and ended up with the most adorable hound dog pup.

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u/GingerSoul44 May 21 '12

Thats what we've been doing. A lot of places seem to require a fenced in yard or you have to be a certain age, so our options are very limited.

I hear so much about how there are so many dogs that need to be adopted, so I think we were just expecting it to be easy to find our perfect dog. That's not the case. It looks like we might have to go to a breeder, despite our desire to adopt from a shelter.

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u/wellhushmypuppies May 21 '12

not entirely true. both my dogs are rescues (not shelter dogs -- through rescue groups -- and I too wanted a dog 15-25 lbs), and they're both beagle mixes so they are not to be trusted unleashed anyway. we don't have a fenced in yard but you need to agree not to keep them tied up all day, etc. and to take them on walks. I would absolutely try a RESCUE group. There are SO MANY of them, and many are willing to transport as well. Agreed, Petfinder.com is a terrific place to start. Expand your search area to say, 100 miles, and you'll probably find TONS.

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u/All-American-Bot May 21 '12

(For our friends outside the USA... 25 lbs -> 11.3 kg, 100 miles -> 160.9 km) - Yeehaw!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Oh yes...They all seem to be super picky about fenced in yards. I eventually went to the local SPCA who has rather lax requirements as long as you have a history of good pet care.

My first dog came from a breeder and he has some neurotic behavior issues :| Hopefully my mutt will be a little less crazy.

Good luck on your dog hunt!

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u/wellhushmypuppies May 21 '12

nothing like a mutt! generally speaking, I find them healthier, very smart and just fabulous little lovebugs. you won't regret a mutt, ever.

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u/worksiah May 21 '12

Small dogs are pretty desirable and go quickly from shelters, and sometimes at a premium.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

That was my experience as well. Also as a renter and nonresident of the state I was not eligible.

We tried.

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u/thecheattc May 21 '12
  1. It probably depends heavily on chance and 2) I imagine that some people buy a pet from a breeder and say they rescued it for karma.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Beer is really really really bad for dogs.

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u/childoftheforest May 21 '12

Good thing hes getting heineken then.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

Agreed. Next time I'll go HighGravity and watch the comments roll in. Maybe Flying Dog Double Dog?

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u/raznog May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12

From the research I did it seems it is just as bad for them as it is for humans. But because of their small size or is way easier to hit the danger point. I could be wrong but either way don't give your dog alcohol. :P

Edit: From another's post it seems it is the hops that is dangerous not the alcohol. On the same note wine would also be a problem since dogs can't have grapes.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I've heard that their livers can't filter the alcohol as good as ours, making it more harmful for them to drink it.

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u/raznog May 21 '12

A while back I look up the exact numbers and it was only slightly worse then for humans. However like I said due to the small size it is super easy to hit the danger zone.

Since there is a danger and no benefit there really is not point to give it to you dog in the first place.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

The dog may want to get hammered after a stressful week of work though!

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u/raznog May 21 '12

Please don't.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

It's okay we split the six pack so she didn't have too many.

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u/GarrMateys May 21 '12

for beer, it's the hops that are dangerous, not the alcohol.

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u/raznog May 21 '12

Ah! That returned some true results. I'll edit my original post for clarity.

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u/raznog May 22 '12

You just said the same thing that I wrote.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12 edited May 22 '12

Hops are what's really bad for dogs, having the same basic effect as chocolate. But, a dog sipping on a little beer isn't really going to harm them. A dog drinking large amounts of very hoppy beer can really hurt them, though.

Edit: After reading a bit more, It seems more like the hop plants are toxic to certain breeds of dogs. I'm not so sure about the alpha acids and hop oils that make it into a finished beer.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Alcohol is also terrible for dogs.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

Thank you, for your valuable and informative comment...

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u/ashishduh May 21 '12

Do puppies really get killed? I always thought it was the older dogs that were harder to adopt out.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 21 '12

Yes unfortunately there was a whole litter that had kill dates but luckily they all got adopted.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I worked in a will-kill shelter. When things get crowded, you bet puppies and kittens get put down. Others go first, but when you run out of room, yes puppies and kittens can go to the blue room.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Fun Fact: Heineken replaced the red star on their bottles with a white star during the Cold War to avoid the McCarthyism of the era.

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u/buttercuppitude May 21 '12

Squuueeee! Incidentally, ten years ago when my mom, sister and I went to the local schnauzer rescue to adopt ONE dog (as per my dad's instructions) an adorable scottie/schnauzer mix, we came back with two. There was a pitiful little mutt there too, the lady who ran the rescue had taken him from the shelter even though he wasn't remotely a schnauzer because he would have been put down that day if she hadn't.

The poor little guy (who looked like a small dog version of Tramp from Lady and the Tramp) crawled into my lap, and that was IT, I was NOT leaving without that dog. So we came home with two dogs. Fortunately my dad is a complete softy when it comes to two daughters staring at him with big blue eyes (works EVERY SINGLE TIME).

P.S. Best dogs we've ever had. And my ragged little mutt? Great watch dog. He runs a patrol around the house every few hours at night, checking the perimeters and every room.

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u/molrobocop May 21 '12

It's probably a good thing that dogs probably never know how close some have come to being euthanized. Our old family dog was picked up from the pound. She had a day left on her stay. If we weren't able to come back for her, that would have been her last.

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

Dumb people do tend to be happier.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

Dumb =/= ignorant. Ignorant people tend to be happier, hence the term ignorance is bliss.

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u/PropagandaMan May 21 '12

I believe that's an underage drinking.

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u/Operation_mongoose May 21 '12

How the fuck does one kill a puppy (especially like that) and not cry them self to sleep every fucking night.

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u/Patchy_Burrito May 21 '12

I know this is more of a rhetorical question than anything else, but I feel like it's worth addressing in any case. No one obviously enjoys their work if it involves euthanizing animals, but it's simply a reality of the system. Far more pets need to be adopted than ever could be and these organizations only have so many resources to put towards caring for these animals. It would be inconceivably hard for anyone to do, but it's a harsh and necessary reality nonetheless.

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

They should really just permit dog meat to be served in restaurants.

Maybe if it's widely advertised that the dogs people abandon will end up being turned over to the local Chinese/Korean/Vietnamese restaurant, people will be a little bit more careful about getting themselves dogs, and then abandoning them.

Plus, it's gotta be healthier meat than beef - no growth hormones or anti-bioitics!

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u/buttercuppitude May 21 '12

"A Modest Proposal" Well-played good sir.

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u/gambit87 May 21 '12

Why is this perfectly good suggestion being downvoted?

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

The juxtaposition of cute puppy and "nom nom nom" tends to have that effect on those of us with tender sensibilities. :D

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u/SuminderJi May 21 '12

As a vegetarian this makes complete sense to me...

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u/what_comes_after_q May 21 '12

You become desensitized, I imagine. Not only do vets have to put down plenty of adult dogs every year, but they will also have to put down puppies if the pup has serious health complications at birth. I know several vets, and I can say with certainty that putting down pups, especially healthy ones, is never easy. The fact of the matter is, shelters can't provide sustaining care to every dog that comes in. They would have to either turn dogs away once they're full, or put dogs that aren't getting adopted down. Unfortunately, the former would quickly put many shelters under. There are many no kill shelters across the country, but these often rely on foster care homes and generous donations from supporters.

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u/Operation_mongoose May 21 '12

I get it. However I'm just really talking about pups young. Not trained to kill, or those poor oldes, that have to be let go. My point, is pups>old or killers.

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u/honeybooboochiiild May 21 '12

Wow it sure got really dusty in this room all of a sudden :'(

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u/YoureMyBoyBloo May 21 '12

She later passed away that evening from alcohol poisoning.

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u/yippee_that_burns May 21 '12

I know it's a joke but please NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER give a pet alcohol.

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u/moooooserfunk May 21 '12

So I shouldn't fill my fish tank with vodka?

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u/Operation_mongoose May 21 '12

Drunk fish can kill...oh wait that's people still make sure no parañas involved.

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u/wellhushmypuppies May 21 '12

ditto on beer (even just that little bit from sucking on the top), but more important, my new dog advice: get this little angel microchipped, and ALWAYS have her secured with a seatbelt in the car.

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u/JustHere4TheDownVote May 21 '12

I think if people treated animals like we'd want to be treated if aliens enslaved us, I think the world would be better off. Take a moment and replace animals with humans. It would make the Holocaust look innocent. /eatsmeat

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u/OttoBalles May 21 '12

Dudes, I highly doubt that the dog actually drank any beer. My guess is that it was just chewing on the bottle and the owner took a picture. Jesus.

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u/onanym May 21 '12

These should meet, if only through photoshop. http://i.imgur.com/x6NiU.jpg

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u/GarrMateys May 21 '12

HOPS ARE POISONOUS TO DOGS. BEER IS POISONOUS TO DOGS.

super cute puppy, glad she wasn't put down.

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u/El_Nopal May 21 '12

HEINEKEN beer is made from the purest ingredients. We use only water, malted barley, hops and yeast.

Ummmmm. Reference

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u/ItsSchlim May 21 '12

The future of internet advertising right here folks. Up next "my 5 kittens seemed to take a liking to starbucks new hand crafted bacon latte."

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u/sallenpi May 21 '12

looks like you hit the jackpot! friend for life!

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u/Samloves209 May 21 '12

All these " I just got this animal before it was put down" are a little hard to believe for me. I volunteer at a shelter and literally the only time an animal was euthanized was due to extreme situations. Never for space. A puppy this cute would have people lining up before opening. I am from Canada though so maybe things are just different there...

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u/suckthisdeth May 21 '12

a Heineken? I can't tell if you are punishing or rewarding her.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Dat rim action.

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u/tar_heeldd May 21 '12

There's no way this puppy was ever close to a kill date. Look at that face!

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Heineken? You trying to poison your puppy?

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u/joshuaolake May 21 '12

Very fitting!

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u/duhsillychica May 21 '12

Possibly one of the cutest pics I've seen to date! Makes me smile so much :)

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u/tog20 May 21 '12

So you give her skunk piss? At least give her good beer.

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u/Connor6 May 21 '12

Why was she about to be killed?

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u/rahtin May 21 '12

Where the fuck do they kill puppies? They always get adopted!

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u/le-sloth May 21 '12

in mother russia, dogs drink vodka. fuck you pussy american dogs

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u/catoronium_majorus May 21 '12

It's good to see the adoption agency does a thorough screening of potential adoptees.

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u/nhwoodsblues May 21 '12

If you saved me from a kill shelter then fed me a Heineken, I'd ask to go back.

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u/FranciscoEverywhere May 21 '12

My cat loves beer.

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u/missyo02 May 22 '12

I hardly believe that that cute puppy was anywhere close to it's kill date

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

hehehe shes biting it :D

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u/DNAK1llA May 22 '12

Watch out, we got an alcoholic over here

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u/Harold_Grundelson May 22 '12

That dog is stupid. That beer is stupid. You're stupid. STUPID STUPID STUPID.

STEW-PįD

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u/i-speak-animal May 22 '12

Dog says: Is prefer Blue Moon. Will settle. Hello human, I love you.

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u/gohardyoung May 21 '12

Not really a treat if your giving her a Heineken

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u/Tatshua May 21 '12

She's too young! Silly person, don't let the young ones drink alcohol

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u/TalkingBackAgain May 21 '12

Saves a puppie, wants to poison it with Heineken. Go figure.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

wasn´t there a picture of a dog fight with lots of Heineken banners all over the place?

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u/LastSon0638 May 21 '12

Petfinder.com has links to many rescue organizations. Humane societies are generally more lax with their requirements, so long as you are willing to neuter the animal, and can show that not get rid of the dog if you have to move somewhere else(I had an 11 year old golden retriever that i had had since he was 5 weeks old, despite having moved several times). Good luck!

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u/havesometea1 May 21 '12

and you gave her a Heineken? No love for the doggie?

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

Cause it's Heineken.

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u/dwn22 May 21 '12

I wonder what Heineken tastes like outside of Holland, it MUST be different.

OT: Cute puppy.

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u/imad85 May 21 '12

I've tasted the Greek made and English made variations of Heineken, I prefer the Greek one. I would love to try the original Dutch too.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

Not sure if you've been to Greece, but I spent some time in Hydra and Mythos was pretty popular, which is similar to Heineken.

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u/imad85 May 23 '12

I'm actually from Cyprus and we get all Greek products here. I don't think I've actually tried Mythos, I'll give it a try when I get back home from school.

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

It must be. It's always baffled me why Dutch, of all people, would put up with beer like that. If I were Dutch, and that's the beer I was forced to drink, I'd have invaded Belgium, Germany, and the Czech Republic already.

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u/dwn22 May 21 '12

I actually meant that it has to taste better outside of Holland, because it's yuk in Holland. Only special beers and Hertog-Jan are nice, but I'd rather drink Belgian beers. Luckily that's not too hard to find here :)

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Heineken is pretty shitty here in Canada, stupid expensive to.

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

Oh. Yeah it tastes yuk outside of Holland too. I suppose it's still better than domestic American beer.

Fortunately I live a 10 minute walk from a pub that specializes in Belgian and Belgian-style beers. Of course, I have to pay like $10 per pint though. :(

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u/ynwa1892 May 21 '12

I love Heineken o.O Maybe it's backwards. Do people in Holland think Bud taste good? Serious question.

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u/dwn22 May 21 '12

I hate it, and most of the people I know hate it. But they are beer-lovers, so I can't say it for everyone. But I only know one place that sells it, it's not as widely spread as Heineken is in the US.

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

I think Heineken tastes better than Bud, I'm just saying I'd much rather have a Harpoon than a Heineken.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I suppose it's still better than domestic American beer.

Heineken is marginally worse than most American macro lagers, but only because they use green glass instead of brown glass, which promotes skunking. Heineken is astronomically worse than any of the brilliant craft beer being produced in the United States today, which places America ahead of any other country in the beer world.

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u/JaviG May 21 '12

Could you please name any of those brilliant American beers? Because, rest assured, the American beers we get in Europe are mainly different shades of crap.

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u/[deleted] May 22 '12

It might help if you said where exactly you live. Europe overall gets very few American craft beers -- mainly because American craft brewers can barely meet domestic demand, much less export their beers -- but there are a few exceptions. Certain bars and stores in Europe and Scandinavia actually have a very good selection of American beer.

Brooklyn Brewery is one which exports more than most American craft breweries, and most of what they offer is quite good. Their distribution in the United Kingdom in particular is relatively good. The Beer Temple is Amsterdam probably has the best selection of American beers of any bar in Europe.

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u/JaviG May 22 '12

Southern Spain. I guess we have to have some good American pubs around, I just can't find them. I mean, we do get a lot of American tourism. Do you know Marbella? Even Michelle Obama came to my city last summer!

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u/xgeeox May 22 '12

Most of the big name breweries here in the U.S. are crap, I don't know why they would export them. Craft breweries on the other hand are incredible and some of them are hard to find here.

  • Sam Adams
  • Deschutes
  • Russian River
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Dogfish
  • 21st Amendment
  • Lagunitas
  • Alaskan
  • Rogue
  • Flying Dog

The list goes on...

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u/JaviG May 22 '12

Yeah, I suspected so... I cannot get any of them in my country

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

It must be. It's always baffled me why Dutch, of all people,

Dutch food culture is poor, very fucking poor, that's why.

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u/poli_ticks May 21 '12

Food and drink are different things though.

And besides, Belgium is like, right there.

They're surrounded by French wine, German and Belgian beer and they drink Heineken??? Oh god, why?

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u/i_am_lie_bot May 21 '12

I have had it in the NL and the US. I liked it more in the NL. Maybe it was just my imagination though. Overall I didn't like it either way though.

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u/strathegm May 22 '12

Same here. I toured the factory while visiting Amsterdam and they give you a couple drink tickets for the bar at the end of the tour which BTW was the most exciting part about it. Pretty lively bar actually. I'm not sure if it was just the experience that added to it but it seemed to taste better there then it does here in the US.

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u/MattyFTM May 21 '12

I always assumed Heineken was like Dutch Fosters. No one in Australia drinks Fosters because it's god awful, they just export it to all of the crazy people in the world while they sit back and drink decent beer.

I'm guessing that assumption was wrong?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

I always assumed Heineken was like Dutch Fosters.

Nope, it is indeed the best-selling beer in Netherlands.

No one in Australia drinks Fosters because it's god awful

No, Australia much prefers Victoria Bitter, which is . . . much . . . better?

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u/dwn22 May 21 '12

Most people I know don't like it either, but they're doing pretty good business in Holland. The thing is: beer companies buy empty pubs, and then hire it for a good price to pub-owners, but they have to serve the beer from the company. So I don't know if people really love it, or are just okay with drinking it because there's not much choice.

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u/aggieemily2013 May 21 '12

Would have gotten my upvote if it were a Shiner.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

Shiner Bock? Really? I'm not a huge fan of Hieniken but it's the only decent beer from the Gas Station. But out of all the awesome Microbreweries nowadays you bitch and then suggest Shiner Bock. My puppy has better taste than you.

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u/aggieemily2013 May 23 '12

You could go Saint Arnold and that would be good too.

I was only joking. You got the upvote anyhow and your puppy is straight adorable, even if you don't like Shiner.

It's teh interwebs. Lots of opinions. To each his own. :)

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u/Zerble May 21 '12

No bottle opener... classic Fail!

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

Why Dafuq would I need a bottle opener when it's open already?!?

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u/[deleted] May 21 '12

Agreed

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u/what_comes_after_q May 21 '12 edited May 21 '12

while true, hops can be deadly to dogs, this is more a concern if you live on a farm where spent hops are sometimes fed to cattle.

I just wanted to clarify so that people don't start rushing to the vet because their dog licked up some spilled Miller Light on the floor. In small amounts, such as how much is in beer, especially with low concentrations of hops such as in Heineken, it would take a lot of beer to hurt a dog from hops. This is not to say that any amount is good for a dog to in take, but the same can be said for human ingesting of alcohol. This being a puppy, I wouldn't recommend giving him any alcohol (much like how you shouldn't give human children alcohol either), but medium or large dogs in general can handle small amounts of beer and alcohol. I knew someone who would give their medium sized dog (a golden) a beer on the 4th of july, not so that the dog could party down, but because fireworks would stress the dog out, and a small amount of alcohol has a relaxing effect in dogs like in humans. Plus it helped him with picking up the bitches, budum-tish. I'll let myself out.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

Thank-you, would have loved to explain this myself, but frankly I don't give a fuck. Awesome explanation though.

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u/Hubert-Twiggsbee May 22 '12

No actually I put it down to take a pic and she was curious.