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We need "Kahus" instead of "owners" (Original Post) Stargleamer Mar 16 OP
Absolutely! SheltieLover Mar 16 #1
Whoa. Beartracks Mar 16 #2
Thank you for that treat. How special. Biophilic Mar 16 #3
We are all Kahus, but some can't get there. cachukis Mar 16 #4
Be the butterfly playing with the puppy you want to see in the world. Gaugamela Mar 16 #5
(Is this where the phrase "big kahuna" originated?) lastlib Mar 16 #6
I love that, thank you. Buddyzbuddy Mar 16 #7
What a lovely concept. 3catwoman3 Mar 16 #8
I have always been a pet mom, never an "owner". Years ago, I was impressed niyad Mar 16 #9

lastlib

(25,610 posts)
6. (Is this where the phrase "big kahuna" originated?)
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 09:52 PM
Mar 16

We used that phrase a LOT in college, and for us, it had lots of purposes--probably few of which matched the actual meaning of it.

niyad

(122,941 posts)
9. I have always been a pet mom, never an "owner". Years ago, I was impressed
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 10:42 PM
Mar 16

when Boulder, Colorado, legally defined our friends as companions, not "pets". So, Kahu it is.

And that video is absolutely squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

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