{"id":13716,"date":"2020-11-19T07:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=13716"},"modified":"2020-11-19T09:36:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T14:36:16","slug":"dogs-vs-diamonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/dogs-vs-diamonds\/","title":{"rendered":"DOGS vs DIAMONDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Dogs-vs-Diamonds-Mans-Best-Friend-VS-Girls-Best-Friend.gif\" alt=\"Dogs vs Diamonds Man's Best Friend VS Girl's Best Friend\" title=\"Dogs vs Diamonds Man's Best Friend VS Girl's Best Friend\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-13717\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Okay, one is a <strong>man&#8217;s best friend<\/strong>, and the other is a <strong>girl&#8217;s best friend<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><h2>Which one wins?<\/h2>\n<p>\nWhich is the &#8220;<strong>better<\/strong>&#8221; friend?<\/p>\n<p>\nLet&#8217;s find out in today&#8217;s <strong>best friend challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Dog vs Diamond<\/h2>\n<p>\nFirst off, there are around <strong>339 breeds of dogs<\/strong> in the world. That&#8217;s a lot.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut, there are around <strong>25,000 different diamond quality combinations<\/strong> (SI1, I, 1.00 CT, E, G, VS, .50, D, I1, M&#8230;) Big difference. And that&#8217;s not including polish, symmetry, fluorescence, girdle or culet sizes. So it&#8217;s really <strong>endless <\/strong>what you could find in diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs come in <strong>all different shapes and sizes<\/strong>; short, squat, fat, pudgy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds can be <strong>cut into any shape<\/strong> you desire (even <strong>Mickey Mouse<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>SWEET!<\/h2>\n<p>\nDogs come in <strong>many different colors;<\/strong> blacks, whites, gold, brown&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nWell, okay, that&#8217;s about it, <strong>but <\/strong>diamonds can come in <strong>every color of the rainbow <\/strong>(reds, greens, pinks, blues&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><h2>Diamonds last forever.<\/h2>\n<p>\nDogs, eh, about <strong>15-20 years<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nBut then again dogs are <strong>part of your family.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd, so are the &#8220;<strong>family jewels<\/strong>&#8220;. ;)<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs have <strong>unconditional love<\/strong>, and <strong>boy <\/strong>do I <strong>love <\/strong>my diamonds no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs don&#8217;t judge us, and neither do diamonds. Although humans <strong>tend to judge them both<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Dogs are natural dish-washers.<\/h2>\n<p>\nDiamonds tend to <strong>sink to the bottom of the water<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs can freeze if they get too cold&#8230; Diamonds are already &#8220;<strong>frozen<\/strong>&#8221; in time (after all, diamonds were created over <strong>3 billion years ago<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs are <strong>enthusiastic<\/strong>&#8230; Diamonds want to be <strong>enthusiastically on your finger.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Hmmm&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<p>\nDiamonds are <strong>cold to the touch<\/strong>. Dogs have <strong>cold noses<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>\nSome diamonds are &#8220;<strong>hot<\/strong>&#8221; as well, and so are some <strong>dogs<\/strong> (pant pant).<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs can <strong>motivate <\/strong>you, but so can diamonds (motivate me to <strong>make more money<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>Diamonds can glow-in-the-dark.<\/h2>\n<p>\nSo can dogs with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Qz121i\">glow in the dark hairspray<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Dogs have your back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds have your neck, ears, arms, fingers and toes.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Dogs are loyal<\/h2>\n<p>\nDiamonds are <strong>royal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs can be &#8220;<strong>chocolate<\/strong>&#8221; in color&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds can also be &#8220;<strong>chocolate<\/strong>&#8221; colored&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Dogs don&#8217;t hold grudges<\/strong>. They don&#8217;t regret the past or worry about the future.<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds are durable, last forever, and are <strong>very rare<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs are <strong>noisy, slobbery<\/strong>, and <strong>fart a lot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds are quiet, slick, and <strong>smell wonderful!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nDogs are hairy, and that hair will be found <strong>everywhere<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>EVERYWHERE!<\/h2>\n<p>\nDiamonds are <strong>smooth, polished and perfect<\/strong> (although some do have <strong>hair-line fractures<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>\nThe most expensive dog in the world is a <strong>Tibetan Mastiff<\/strong> costing around <strong>2 million dollars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe most expensive diamond just sold for <strong>a cool 80 million<\/strong> (oval &#8220;<strong>Pink Star<\/strong>&#8221; diamond)<\/p>\n<p><h2>Dogs will eat you out of house and home.<\/h2>\n<p>\nDiamonds can cost more than a home, but they are <strong>a one-time purchase.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nDogs need shots and <strong>a trip to the vet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds need mountings and a trip to the jeweler. <\/p>\n<p>\nDogs have fun in the <strong>pool, lake or puddle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Diamonds go down the drain.<\/h2>\n<p>\nDogs guard your home from burglars&#8230; <strong>That are trying to steal your diamonds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n(Although <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1nMXP2Y\">Cruella De Vil tried to steal Dalmatians<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Dogs will die for you&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds are &#8220;<strong>Til death do we part<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Dogs poop a lot&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nBut some people call diamonds &#8220;<strong>Dinosaur Do-Do<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds are dazzling, brilliant and bright&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Just like a dog&#8217;s eyes<\/strong> (that <strong>don&#8217;t blink while you eat<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><h2>So is there a true winner?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Of course not!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nOne will hunt, lick the inside of your mouth, and <strong>defend you against the mailman<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe other will <strong>sparkle like a million stars in the sky<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nDiamonds are dreams and hopes and passion&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nDogs are smart and clever, and &#8220;<strong>Hey look, a squirrel&#8230;<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>\nWhether they&#8217;re on your fingers, nose or lobes, <strong>diamonds are diamonds<\/strong>, and <strong>dogs are dogs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>But combining these two&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kNjeWS\">You get this here diamond doggie pendant<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kNjeWS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Diamond-Dog-Pendant.jpg\" alt=\"Diamond Dog Pendant\" title=\"Diamond Dog Pendant\" width=\"640\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Diamond-Dog-Pendant.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Diamond-Dog-Pendant-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>And that&#8217;s dog-gone good.<\/h2>\n<p>\nIt&#8217;s certainly something to &#8220;<strong>Bark<\/strong>&#8221; about.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Okay, one is a man&#8217;s best friend, and the other is a girl&#8217;s best friend&#8230; Which one wins? Which is the &#8220;better&#8221; friend? Let&#8217;s find out in today&#8217;s best friend challenge: Dog vs Diamond First <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/dogs-vs-diamonds\/\" title=\"DOGS vs DIAMONDS\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamonds","category-fun"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}