Timeline for Polite alternative to the term "bitch" when referring to a female dog
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| Dec 27, 2017 at 20:48 | comment | added | Ace Frahm | Not too bad, but dam & sire also carry the explicit connotation that the subject is the progenitor of some offspring, which might not be the case for a particular canis familiaris. Though that might not be relevant for your logical construction. | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 11:56 | comment | added | DVK | @BraddSzonye - not sure about "Dam" form, but "Dame" was a staple term in "hard-boiled detective" type of literature in 20th century. | |
| Oct 1, 2013 at 0:06 | comment | added | user53089 | Brad, If I could mark two answers correct, I'd mark yours too, but it seems that bitch is the most generic, correct term as @snailboat stated. But your edits, especially regarding colt and filly will be useful for other logic explanations. Thanks :) | |
| Sep 30, 2013 at 23:51 | history | edited | B. Szonye | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added examples with other animals.
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| Sep 30, 2013 at 21:22 | comment | added | B. Szonye | Is dam actually used outside of dog circles? I've never heard it used that way. I did consider that it's a homophone of damn, but that wouldn't be a problem in writing. | |
| Sep 30, 2013 at 20:47 | comment | added | cde | Dam, as in Dame, has similar connotations outside of proper dog terms. It wouldn't be as bad, but certain groups might still be offended. | |
| Sep 30, 2013 at 4:23 | comment | added | JLG | Per the American Kennel Club, "A mated pair is a sire and dam combination that has been mated and/or produced a litter." The offspring would simply be referred to as pups or puppies. | |
| Sep 30, 2013 at 1:29 | history | answered | B. Szonye | CC BY-SA 3.0 |