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Superconsndar posted:Since Moses is only known as Moses on the internet and on various written records, and is generally referred to as "Pin" by those who knows him personally, I usually greet him by yelling "PIN. PEEN. PINE. PU! PEEN!!!" while he wiggles in a circle around me, beating himself in the face with his tail and squealing. I do it even if the neighbors are outside. The "weird dog lady" level.
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Rufus En Fuego posted:Hnnnnnnnnnng, those whiskers. THOSE FEETS. Wanna stick my finger in them.  It may sound weird I know but this is the best loving thing to do. It's even better when the cat just accepts it and glares at you, or doesn't even look up and just kinda clenches his paw and squeezes your fingertip, like Tux does 
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My cat lady neighbor calls her cat Ollie with an operatic "O-O-O-OOOOOlliiiiie!" Startled me a bit when I first heard it. I mostly talk to my cat in a conversational tone. If I want his attention I say "Keeety!!" in a stupid voice but that's about it...
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Aug 10, 2012 03:33
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wtftastic posted:Max is docked? My ACD is docked too. Did he come from a working line or something? I've heard that docking is more common for farm dawgs. I have absolutely no clue. The shelter picked him up as a stray. I live in sort-of rural Texas so there's a very good chance he was a working farm dawg at one point. His teeth are all worn down to nubs and fractured, they think from chewing on a cage. He's also the World's Laziest Cattle Dog™ and doesn't like to be out in the heat for more than 15-20 minutes before he wants to go back inside, so we figure he sucked as a working dog and his former owners kinda threw him in a cage and forgot about him till he escaped. Either that or they dumped him  Either way, he's mine now and I don't care if he sleeps all day in the air conditioning
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:I have absolutely no clue. The shelter picked him up as a stray. I live in sort-of rural Texas so there's a very good chance he was a working farm dawg at one point. High five fellow "failed farm dog ACD" buddy. Bailey ended up at a shelter from a farm because he was trying to herd the horses and would break through fencing to try to get at them. (Its pretty obvious that they never stock broke him either since cats, chickens, etc just break his tiny mind into "mustkill" mode.) He also gets really sullen when we walk in the hot and humid weather around here and his job of choice is "find soft thing to lay on and observe owner from".
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Aug 10, 2012 04:34
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Max is pretty good with other animals, he checks on my chinchillas every so often to make sure they're still in their cages but he doesn't make any attempts to eat them. I took him to the small animal section of Petco during the adoption event to see how he'd react before I made a decision on adopting him, since that wouldn't be fair to my chinchillas to bring home a dog that wanted to eat them. I haven't taken him anywhere near large critters so I don't know how he'd act around them. He'll follow me around, but if I'm doing one activity for too long (like cooking) he'll get bored and wander off to find somewhere to lay down and sleep some more. Or he'll lay down near me on the floor and make exasperated sighs at me until I move on to doing an activity near somewhere soft to lay on.
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Aug 10, 2012 04:43
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Where are pictures of these freckly, lazy, nubby ACDs? You can't talk nubs and not post nubs. Look at how mad Major is now (and how little Alister cares). You don't want to make Maj mad do you? 
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Aug 10, 2012 04:47
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If you insist: He's decided steak pillow is his.  So high energy. Note the nub.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:
I love when they give the little kick of annoyance but otherwise put up with it, or the kick followed by a long streeeeeeetch. Nothing however beats when they are so happy with the petting they are getting that they start to knead the air. I'm really digging on the name Sadie. She's clearly getting more and more comfortable around the house but I really forgot just how much time cats spend asleep.
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Malachite_Dragon posted:
This. Sometimes I gently tug on the toehairs until they spread their toes so wide that I can reach on in and fiddle with their bones. Rufus used to lay on his back and let me give him foot massages. The absolute best.
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Kerfuffle posted:Even my dad, Mr. Serious Who Doesn't "Get" Animals, will in private ask the cat if he is enjoying his food. When I was a kid we had two cats that my dad hated. He complained about them a lot and would never let them cuddle with him (so of course they insisted on trying constantly). He also always got up at like 4 AM so was always up by the time the rest of the household stirred. One morning I woke up and couldn't get back to sleep, so I went out to the kitchen to get some water. I discovered my dad letting the cats drink the leftover milk from his cereal bowl as he scritched their butts and babytalked to them. Apparently this was a standard morning ritual for them. Cats are irresistible.I'm actually pretty low-key in my verbal silliness with the dogs (I go all out with the cats) usually, but I give them all rhyming nicknames, and I have little sayings for all of them to get them excited. George's is my favorite. He naturally curls his lips into a little snarl when he wants to play but hasn't been invited to climb all over me yet, so now his cue that it's okay to play rough is "Show me your mean face!" He'll snarl and charge over to me and then I wrestle with him and tell him how vicious and scary he is. We have dog parties on special occasions too but those get a little ridiculous.
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Aug 10, 2012 10:27
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lovely cellphone pic but... lesson learned...bread must be put away, not left on the bench.
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Aug 10, 2012 10:42
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Can dogs' nails change colour over the course of their lives? Cohen always had all white nails. I noticed that one of them was darker, but for the longest time I just assumed it was some dirt or something that was stuck there. Then I took a closer look and the entire nail has gone black.  There doesn't seem to be any pain or discomfort. Cohen is crazy, so I guess there's a chance that she hit it or something. But it doesn't look that way to me.  Thoughts?
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Aug 10, 2012 13:39
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Tamarillo posted:lovely cellphone pic but... That's a great look on his face
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Malachite_Dragon posted:
I can confirm that this is the best. It's great having a cat that lets you mess with him. Dem feets.
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Aug 10, 2012 14:36
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Rufus En Fuego posted:This. Sometimes I gently tug on the toehairs until they spread their toes so wide that I can reach on in and fiddle with their bones. Oh god, I do this to Savannah. She has webbed feet, and I love playing with them and wiggling my fingers in between her toes Toe webbies are the best thing ever. She mostly tolerates it but sometimes she gets annoyed with me. And I also love sticking my fingers into the middle of kitty paws. Also since I'm only ever on the app these days-Skizzles, I got the package several days ago! Loved the drawing and the bag is getting a ton of use already. Thanks 
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Aug 10, 2012 15:13
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Tamarillo posted:lovely cellphone pic but... My sister keeps her bread in the fridge because Jackson will eat it. drat cat also likes peanut butter cups, cake and iPhone chargers.
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Aug 10, 2012 15:39
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My dog is afraid of his new food bowl and will barely eat out of it and whines and steps around it and just acts like it is the worst thing in the world. As my dog can't live on snacks, any thoughts as to how to make him eat out of the bowl? (I threw the old one away because it was apparently an old pot without a handle and way past its prime) It's the same kind of bowl as his water dish (stainless steal, even the same brand) so I have no idea what to do here.
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Aug 10, 2012 15:45
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^^ Was his last food bowl also metal? Some dogs just dislike metal food bowls, even if they'll drink from them. I spent a day and a half at my friend's, and I got to see/play with a bunch of dogs (they have four). Harley has strange/adorable eyes, they are half brown and half blue.  bonus BOOP  Slightly off topic but is anyone else getting errors on imgur? I had to upload these through tinypic.
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Aug 10, 2012 16:26
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Bah, we've switched our cats to Solid Gold Indigo Moon and I guess they are having a shortage with their food. Petflow doesn't have the large 15lb bag anymore and I have a groupon for petflow. 
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Aug 10, 2012 16:43
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Bear Rape posted:My dog is afraid of his new food bowl and will barely eat out of it and whines and steps around it and just acts like it is the worst thing in the world. As my dog can't live on snacks, any thoughts as to how to make him eat out of the bowl? (I threw the old one away because it was apparently an old pot without a handle and way past its prime) There was a discussion in the dog training thread about a dog with this issue. I think it should still be in the last few pages if you want to read it over. Otherwise it's kind of hard to say without knowing some more details. Metal bowls can be scary though. Is there any carpet or a mat under it to prevent it scraping? The noise of metal on hard floor of almost any type, as well as metal banging against the wall, scares some dogs.
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It's on carpet and his last food bowl was metal too. Right now he will occasionally eat from it, usually getting a mouthful of food, retreating, and then eating it. It may just be because it's new and I probably should've introduced it more slowly since he's pretty fearful about new things in his environment. e: Fraction, I've been getting weird imgur errors at random too. I think they're just over capacity.
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Aug 10, 2012 18:13
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Lookit those toes! And dem whiskers! I'm looking around at handheld vacuums that I can use to spot clean up any excessive fluff or tracked litter. Does anyone have any suggestions, because the reviews online are all over the place.
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Aug 10, 2012 18:26
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Bear Rape posted:It's on carpet and his last food bowl was metal too. Right now he will occasionally eat from it, usually getting a mouthful of food, retreating, and then eating it. It may just be because it's new and I probably should've introduced it more slowly since he's pretty fearful about new things in his environment. Why don't you try making the food bowl a positive experience for him? Try tossing in a small, single piece of nuked hotdog into his bowl; when he eats that, toss in another. Make it into a game, then vary it up and throw in hotdog, kibble, etc. It'll encourage him to think of the bowl as a Fun Place.
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Max got the big snip today. Oh the indignity. Then we got home and he faceplanted halfway to the couch on top of his furminator  Poor dawg. The vet wouldn't pull his fractured teeth since his jaw would go all out of alignment if he did (the fractured ones are his upper canines) and suggested we see a canine dental specialist to get him implants or crowns. Has anyone done this? I'm going to take him to the specialist and see what we can do because I don't want him to be in pain and the teeth are obviously sore. I got him health insurance but they won't cover dental work because it's a pre-existing condition, so this is going to cost me a pretty penny. Can we get Obamacare for dogs?
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Fraction posted:Why don't you try making the food bowl a positive experience for him? Try tossing in a small, single piece of nuked hotdog into his bowl; when he eats that, toss in another. Make it into a game, then vary it up and throw in hotdog, kibble, etc. It'll encourage him to think of the bowl as a Fun Place. Seems to be working alright, he's actually eating out of the bowl as I type. I put peanut-butter covered rawhide chips because he doesn't seem to like hot dogs. I don't blame him though, they're Bar S.
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:
Ha hah! This made me laugh like crazy. Heal up fast little dude! Okay, and I have to pimp my dog's new collar ... She is turning 1 in a couple of weeks, so I decided to buy her a big girl collar. I got a custom made one from Karma Collars and it just got here today. Oo man it made me  !   Seriously, never been so impressed by collars before (my other dog has one too and it has held up impressively well). And just because I am worried about it since cats aren't my thing  (not that I don't like them .... I just have never owned one) - but basically my MIL hasn't been taking care of herself, ended up in the hospital a couple of weeks ago and ended up having part of her foot taken off and is now in rehab (diabetes gone wild). My husband and I helped out his family last weekend to clean up her house and we found out that her cat was still there She may have fleas and basically since my SIL has been the one trying to get her mom's place back together, she just wanted the cat to run away so she wouldn't have to deal with her too ;_; So my husband and I said we'd step in and take care of her and figure out where she'd go. Got her some flea meds and yummy canned food and my SIL has agreed to take care of her for now. I scheduled her spay for Tuesday of next week and we are going to pick her up on Sunday. I really wasn't planning on bringing in a kitty (even if it is temporary) - but our family is all stressed out from all this and the poor cat doesn't deserve to be forgotten =\ Sorry for all the e/n but gah! We even offered to take the cats (there were two back then ...) when we moved out almost 5 years ago, but she was so upset at that prospect and said she was fine with them, we left it at that. Anyways, what should I be getting for kitty to make sure her (short!) stay with us will be comfy? Litter box, bowls, food ... blankets/beds. She really doesn't have much at the MIL's house, and I don't want to use the old litter box  MIL barely ever cleaned it so the cat poops/pees everywhere (she will be living in our bathroom until at least we know her litter habits). Oo, cat attract right? How well does feliway work? Sorry for the wall of text, but PI is my go to place for cat info!
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RurouNNy posted:Ha hah! This made me laugh like crazy. Heal up fast little dude! Omg she is so cute! I have been thinking about getting orbit a thicker collar and this may just be the extra push I need. What thickness is it?
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RurouNNy posted:cats Cats are really easy. Chances are she won't even sleep on a bed that you buy her but you can give it a shot to try to keep the hair mostly in one place (yeah, right). Putting a towel in the cat carrier and leaving the door open usually works for a bed. She will need toys or she'll just play with whatever seems interesting in your bathroom/house. Things like milk tabs or rings are great for the free option, but I'd avoid unattached string or ribbon that can be swallowed. If you buy any toys, don't spend a lot, grab the cheapest thing. Cats know when you've spent money on them and repay you by ignoring whatever it is.
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Plus_Infinity posted:Omg she is so cute! I have been thinking about getting orbit a thicker collar and this may just be the extra push I need. What thickness is it? Corra's is 1" - I talked to her about doing a 1.5" one, but Corra's neck is only 13.6" and the 1.5" ones start at 14" (and even then she said it was hard to get them that small) =\ I imagine Orbit's neck is thicker than hers though, so you should have better luck! There's also quite a few 1.25" and 2" (but I imagine that is too big for Orbit?)The lady who runs it (Amy) is amazing and very accommodating to any customizations you want. If you check out her facebook page there are even more choices. The flying pig!! Orbit would look awesome in like any of them (being black and white!) I really want a big dog just so I can buy The Gatsby -look at that thing!NatashaQuick posted:Cats are really easy. Chances are she won't even sleep on a bed that you buy her but you can give it a shot to try to keep the hair mostly in one place (yeah, right). Putting a towel in the cat carrier and leaving the door open usually works for a bed. She will need toys or she'll just play with whatever seems interesting in your bathroom/house. Things like milk tabs or rings are great for the free option, but I'd avoid unattached string or ribbon that can be swallowed. If you buy any toys, don't spend a lot, grab the cheapest thing. Cats know when you've spent money on them and repay you by ignoring whatever it is. Aww thanks - I know cats should be easy button compared to two dogs (especially border collie/crazy sauce mix and a corgi ...) but it is new territory. And that bit about strings reminds me, I have to make sure I scrounge around for all the hair elastics in my bathroom >< I'll also leave that cat carrier as a hidey hole for her, right now she hides under the bed all the time, but our bathroom is bedless.RurouNNy fucked around with this message at 01:14 on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Superconsndar posted:
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Apparently his name is officially Kingston.  It's boring and stupid but considering "Dakota" and "McKinley" were the runner-ups I am currently counting my blessings. 
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Superconsndar posted:Apparently his name is officially Kingston. Please just call him Rasta or RastaDog.
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Max has figured out how to take off his cone, and if I put it on any tighter I'll be choking the poor thing. He's good about not licking if I'm watching him, but if I have to leave him unattended I don't want him to start licking himself. Any good cone alternatives?
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wtftastic posted:Please just call him Rasta or RastaDog. He's gonna be Gumbo once I get out of here and steal him. 
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What, not going to name him after the best county in Georgia? By that I mean Butts.  I am so bad at names e: Can someone please let me know wtf is with this craigslist ad?  Linked for wtf and possible choking of a puppy Didn't black out their email/number because gently caress them for posting that. Everything here is bad. Hardwood Floor fucked around with this message at 01:59 on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Bear Rape posted:What, not going to name him after the best county in Georgia? I did suggest Butler, which is about 45 mins from here. I was so gonna call him Butt.  e; lmao oh god, on me and Moses' walk today I could hear him BROO-ROO-ROOing in the house while we were way down the street, and he is only the size of Frankie right now. Dis gon be A Cool Dawg. :iamafag: Supercondescending fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Aug 11, 2012 |
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Superconsndar posted:He's gonna be Gumbo once I get out of here and steal him. Can Rasta be in rotation with Gumbo for at least a little while? Why are all those names place names? I'm going to name my next dog something stupid like Placemat, Yarn, Basket, or Fork.
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