I once heard it noted that everyone is a snob about something.
Maybe it is coffee.
Or tea (clear, not 'black', please).
Or the rules of Scrabble. Or Candyland.
Or shoes. Or schools. Or cars.
Or spelling.
...Come on... you know there is something in life that you hold to a very high standard and accept only that standard whenever possible (and complaining about it when not possible?).

I'm a dog snob. Absolutely, and proud of it.
I will pay for quality dog flesh.
A cat? I will only pay the shelter.
I have been known to say, on more than one occassion, the following:
"No, an  *insert designer dog 'breed'*(Goldendoodle, Schnappipoo, Pekeapom et al.) is NOT  breed.  It is an overpriced mutt. Certainly a lovely pet, but not a breed."
"Hybrid vigor requires an actually hybrid breeding and is only valid for one generation.  Two breeds together do not make a hybrid. Even wolves are considered the same a canis familiaris now."
OR "I don't shop at stores that sell pets".
I have very particular ideas about what consititutes a good breeder.
And a good dog.
Obnoxious, isn't it?!

That said, I also pay my dues.
I established two national breed rescue programs and ran one of them (pre-child), rescuing and re-homing multiple dogs, including raising abandoned litters of pups. I still support shelters whenever I can.


But speculate on what sort of a 'mix' my little Murray might be? And you just might get a history lesson on the Epagneul nain Continental (Papillon in North America) and be informed that Marie Antoinette gave the breed the name 'Papillon' and is reputed to have carried her favourite Papillon to the guillotine for her execution. The family of Louis XIV is pictured below with, yes, a Papillon in the foreground.
Rowan looked at her funny and said, "No."
The producer was taken aback and confused.
What little girl couldn't/ wouldn't twirl?
"This is not a twirly skirt," Ro clarified, which didn't help much.

However, she was right. It wasn't really a twirl skirt!

So now you know our snobbish little secrets (and which topics to avoid!), let's hear yours!
What are you a snob about, it's ok, you can admit it, we won't judge you.
After all, no one here is a snob about snobs, right? ♥♥