Pluto gets a new stupid name

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Storm Wolf

This is like the time when The American Kennel Club just decided to change a Jack Russell Terrier into a Parsons Russell Terrier. I don't know ANYone who refers to it as a Parsons Russell....do you?

Actually Jack Russell Terrier's and Parson Russell Terriers are 2 different breeds of dog. They come from the Fox Terrier stock that Parson Jack Russell helped to develop but they're really 2 different breeds now. It was the UK Kennel Club who decided on the name change in 1990 while the American Club didn't do this till April 2003. So blame the Brits, not the Americans.

The main differences between the breeds is the height. Parson Russell's are a couple inches taller.

It's like all the Fox Hound veriaties (English, American, Black & Tan, Herrier, Beagle Herrier, 13 inch Beagle, 15/16 Inch Beagle, and Basset).

But back to the subject at hand. It's still Pluto to me, it'll always be Pluto to me and Im sticking with the Arizona Astronamy Club who basically told the IAU to frak off. In Arizona, Pluto is still a planet.