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Is it really that bad?

Is this commercial really that bad?

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Lutherf

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I'm talking about the GoDaddy superbowl commercial that they just decided to pull



Sure, it's kind of twisted but I really don't see anything to get pissed off about.
 
None of the above. Smart choice to pull it.
 
It's a bit like the movie Groundhog Day.
 
I get the feeling that they pulled it because it wasn't all that funny to begin with.
 
For anyone who is in any way involved in animal rescue (like me), yes it was bad. GoDaddy made the right choice. Selling puppies over the internet isn't really a laughing matter.

The puppy is adorable though. I wish they had used him and not the content.
 
Indifferent.
 
tres borrachos said:
For anyone who is in any way involved in animal rescue (like me), yes it was bad. GoDaddy made the right choice. Selling puppies over the internet isn't really a laughing matter.

The puppy is adorable though. I wish they had used him and not the content.
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Call me naive but why is selling puppies over the internet worse than any other way of selling them? My cousins breed AKC shelties and I'm pretty sure that most of their contacts came through the internet.
 
Gathomas88 said:
Seems fine to me. :shrug:
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That was my thought.

I read about the uproar earlier today but just checked out the video a little while ago. I just figured it was all tongue in cheek and didn't see any ill intentions at all.

Based on some of the responses I can only guess that folks are tying this to puppy mills or something.
 
Lutherf said:
Call me naive but why is selling puppies over the internet worse than any other way of selling them? My cousins breed AKC shelties and I'm pretty sure that most of their contacts came through the internet.
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For a few reasons.

1. No reputable breeder would ever sell a puppy to anyone who hasn't been thoroughly checked out, including knowing the home and either doing a home visit or having someone else do it
2. Most puppies sold over the internet (and in pet stores) come from puppy mills

AKC is a meaningless designation. It doesn't regulate the safety and security of puppies nor the safety of the breeding stock. Any purebred can get an AKC registration.
 
"Puppy mill" makes me think of someone putting puppies into a meat grinder, lol.
 
I don't know about offensive. However there is the potential that people see it as GoDaddy supporting dog breeding in its horrid and absolutely shameful state. If GoDaddy really did make this ad without looking at the way so many kennels operate and how these dogs are bred for their looks - with little disregard for their health - it was downright irresponsible of them. Still, not something I would call "offensive".
 
none of the above, was a bit funny but I could see no reason to pull it. People sell puppies, that is a reality and this woman does not look like the owner of a puppy farm so I do not see the problem at all.
 
Lutherf said:
I'm talking about the GoDaddy superbowl commercial that they just decided to pull



Sure, it's kind of twisted but I really don't see anything to get pissed off about.
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Seriously?

they pulled that?

Only objectionist left wing cranks would object to that. I had tears in my eyes.

based on this, that old favorite TV show "The Littlest Hobo" about a stray mutt wandering the countryside would have been censored.

What do they think, everyone is as stupid as they are and we need to be protected from a ****ing feeling? Time for "progressives" to grow the **** up.
 
Lutherf said:
I'm talking about the GoDaddy superbowl commercial that they just decided to pull



Sure, it's kind of twisted but I really don't see anything to get pissed off about.
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I guess this is how they take their mind off being saddled with Obamacare and a failing country.
 
Fearandloathing said:
Seriously?

they pulled that?

Only objectionist left wing cranks would object to that. I had tears in my eyes.

based on this, that old favorite TV show "The Littlest Hobo" about a stray mutt wandering the countryside would have been censored.

What do they think, everyone is as stupid as they are and we need to be protected from a ****ing feeling? Time for "progressives" to grow the **** up.
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I'm not left wing and I'm not a Progressive, and I object to the ad. The objection came from animal rescuers. We aren't tied to any political lean.
 
tres borrachos said:
For a few reasons.

1. No reputable breeder would ever sell a puppy to anyone who hasn't been thoroughly checked out, including knowing the home and either doing a home visit or having someone else do it
2. Most puppies sold over the internet (and in pet stores) come from puppy mills

AKC is a meaningless designation. It doesn't regulate the safety and security of puppies nor the safety of the breeding stock. Any purebred can get an AKC registration.
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Well, I really don't know a doggone thing about dog breeding. When I visit my cousins they always have about a dozen dogs in the yard and they're bringing people in from all over the place to see them. I think they even have some in Europe somewhere. They'll take the dogs to these little rodeo things where they have to pretend to herd sheep, follow instructions and look pretty. Beyond that I really don't know much about how it all works but the dogs sure seem to be more pampered than anything else.
 
It just strikes me as a really bad ad, personally. It would probably leave most viewers feeling suddenly saddened by the shallow turn it takes at the end. Those of us who have dealt with rescue animals, as you've already seen, might be downright angered. I don't really see how anyone would come away from it feeling anything positive. Whoever came up with that should be put in the dunce cap for a while down at GoDaddy HQ.

Offensive? No. Terrible advertising? Yes.
 
tres borrachos said:
I'm not left wing and I'm not a Progressive, and I object to the ad. The objection came from animal rescuers. We aren't tied to any political lean.
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Most of the objections are the lefty here.

Way over reaction. Its an add about a dog who doesn't want to leave..

that's all. There's no "rescue" needed here. there is no cause to think anyone is going to put a puppy in harms way....

FFS censorship over fiction.
 
Puppy mills are disgusting and lead to the euthanasia of thousands of innocent dogs.
 
tres borrachos said:
I'm not left wing and I'm not a Progressive, and I object to the ad. The objection came from animal rescuers. We aren't tied to any political lean.
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THe ad was a parody of the Budweiser ad from last year. Not to be taken serious. After all Go Daddy did showcase boobs in their ads in days past.
 
Lutherf said:
Well, I really don't know a doggone thing about dog breeding. When I visit my cousins they always have about a dozen dogs in the yard and they're bringing people in from all over the place to see them. I think they even have some in Europe somewhere. They'll take the dogs to these little rodeo things where they have to pretend to herd sheep, follow instructions and look pretty. Beyond that I really don't know much about how it all works but the dogs sure seem to be more pampered than anything else.
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Most people don't know about it. And it may be in the case of your cousins they are reputable breeders and follow the right procedures when they sell their puppies. Just because the initial contact comes to them via the internet isn't the same thing as selling them over the internet. It's the ones who sell them over the internet that are bad breeders.

I've seen too many mills, back yard breeders, and other idiots. The sights and smells and horror will stay with me forever which is why I'm very sensitive to the subject. I do applaud GoDaddy for listening to the comments.
 
Fearandloathing said:
Most of the objections are the lefty here.

Way over reaction. Its an add about a dog who doesn't want to leave..

that's all. There's no "rescue" needed here. there is no cause to think anyone is going to put a puppy in harms way....

FFS censorship over fiction.
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Thanks for sharing. But selling dogs over the internet isn't fiction and it isn't good. Even GoDaddy recognized that and that's why they pulled the ad.
 
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