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There is a big white shepherdy/LGD mix looking thing at the shelter right now. Big, handsome dog. When I took him down in the elevator he made a whine that sounded eerily like birds or whistling. It took me a few moments to even realize it was him. Such a pretty little noise from such a big dog!
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Captain Foxy posted:How does a pug take up any time at all? It's like a floor rug that wheezes and farts occasionally. I mean, I'm assuming this is the case. I've never met anyone whose dog uses wee-wee pads accurately. Also, who wants a pile of dogshit sitting on the floor waiting for you to clean it up? My boyfriend's dog poo poo in the house once and he cleaned it up immediately, but the house stunk like rear end until we aired it out.
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Sep 8, 2012 05:07
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Invalid Octopus posted:There is a big white shepherdy/LGD mix looking thing at the shelter right now. Big, handsome dog. When I took him down in the elevator he made a whine that sounded eerily like birds or whistling. It took me a few moments to even realize it was him. Such a pretty little noise from such a big dog! And why don't we have a picture of this dog? HM?
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Sep 8, 2012 05:20
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I'm prepping to get my first dog in 6-8 months and today I made the mistake of hitting up petfinder. There is a golden retriever/corgi cross that I am pretty sure I need, badly. Is it bad to kind of want my pets to color match?
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Sep 8, 2012 06:11
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Skizzles posted:And why don't we have a picture of this dog? HM? Haha, I checked the shelter website while I wrote that, but there's not a pic yet as he isn't up for adoption yet (I took him out right after he came in on Thursday). I'll put up a picture when there is one  InEscape posted:I'm prepping to get my first dog in 6-8 months and today I made the mistake of hitting up petfinder. There is a golden retriever/corgi cross that I am pretty sure I need, badly. Is it bad to kind of want my pets to color match? Omg you must match, please post link!
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Sep 8, 2012 06:29
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Invalid Octopus posted:Haha, I checked the shelter website while I wrote that, but there's not a pic yet as he isn't up for adoption yet (I took him out right after he came in on Thursday). I'll put up a picture when there is one http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/23647279?rvp=1 He and Sarabi have almost identical markings...  
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Sep 8, 2012 07:01
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He's very sweet.  He does look a lot like a dog Sarabi. I take it a "doggie door" is basically a cat flap for dogs? Didn't know those were a thing.
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Sep 8, 2012 12:31
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Maybe the couple realized that when your dog is "wee wee pad trained" it's only a matter of time before you find your toddler playing with fistfuls of poop.
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Sep 8, 2012 13:04
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Sep 8, 2012 13:25
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And this morning Eva finally started bleeding from her cooch with absolutely no warning. No swelling anywhere, behavior all the same. Thanks Eva, I love you too bitch.
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Sep 8, 2012 15:02
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SuperTwo posted:And this morning Eva finally started bleeding from her cooch with absolutely no warning. No swelling anywhere, behavior all the same. Thanks Eva, I love you too bitch.  If one of my bitches was suddenly bleeding vaginally and there was no swelling/no typical signs of heat I'd have them at a vet so fast it'd make their head spin, because I am paranoid as poo poo about stuff like that.
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Sep 8, 2012 15:22
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violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEWo4D6NdQ4 stupidity  silent rage  dog feelings
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Sep 8, 2012 15:28
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I have noticed that Angus has been more humpy than usual with her. Now that she's bleeding and I'm looking there is a bit of swelling but no where near what I expected to see. She's also turning a year old this month so it's the right time, I just wish she would have held off until I wasn't sick and trying to figure out what to do with the rescue dog.
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Sep 8, 2012 15:32
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Superconsndar posted:violence These are the Dogs Of Our Lives. SuperTwo posted:I have noticed that Angus has been more humpy than usual with her. Now that she's bleeding and I'm looking there is a bit of swelling but no where near what I expected to see. She's also turning a year old this month so it's the right time, I just wish she would have held off until I wasn't sick and trying to figure out what to do with the rescue dog. Like dogs give a gently caress about what's convenient for you . But I'm glad it just sounds like a heat thing instead of a  thing.
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Sep 8, 2012 15:38
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Asstro Van posted:Maybe the couple realized that when your dog is "wee wee pad trained" it's only a matter of time before you find your toddler playing with fistfuls of poop. Thanks for that image.  Superconsndar posted:stupidity Send me this cutie, plzkthx. e: the puppy not the gargoyle
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Sep 8, 2012 15:55
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The noises OMG the noises! I assume that strangled gargling wannabe growl was the gargoyle dog?
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Sep 8, 2012 16:45
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Hey guys! My awesome friends in Southern California who run the Shiba rescue down there is nominated for the Chase Charity giveaway. It would mean so much to them if you could give them your vote. Vote Here! For your thanks, here is another puppy picture.  
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Sep 8, 2012 16:58
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Superconsndar posted:violence Well it's hard to say who won. The puppy had the enthusiastic energy, but Frankie was clearly more experienced and got the pup on his back a couple of times. I'll say the winner is Gumbo because he doesn't look like Frankie. But then I do like Frankie's ugly face. 
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Sep 8, 2012 18:39
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Ugh. I feel like I always post in PI to vent about bad stuff. My 15 year old brother texted me a picture of my mom holding a puppy today. Conversation goes like this: Him: Mom wants to know if you want this greyhound puppy for your wedding present. Seriously. Me: Holy crap! Where did it come from? Him: It's an italian, and it's from puppyville in [their city] Me: Puppyville? Him: If you are interested call me. Now. Him: It's a store Me: No, definitely not from a pet store. They usually come from puppy mills or at the very least unethical breeders. Him: It look really healthy, and it's the only way she can get one. Me: No, I don't want to support that industry. Tell her thanks but no thanks. If I was going to get a puppy I'd go through a rescue or a reputable breeder. Me: It is really cute thoough. Him: She said she'll do it if you can deal with it. Me: No thanks. I have been dying to adopt a greyhound for years now, but we are waiting until we buy a house to do it. I wouldn't want an italian greyhound anyway. We just fixed an IG with bilateral radius ulna fractures at work very recently. We can them "frageelays" for a reason. I know how awful an idea it is to buy a milled IG from a crappy pet store. But goddamn, why do I have to feel so bad about saying no to an adorable puppy? 
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Sep 8, 2012 21:56
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Frankie's misery inspired me.
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Sep 8, 2012 22:00
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Well, I hope Frankie enjoyed his short time of not being the smallest dog in the household. Gumbo is just sprouting up.
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Sep 8, 2012 23:56
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pastor of muppets posted:But goddamn, why do I have to feel so bad about saying no to an adorable puppy? But it looked really healthy! You obviously missed out on a good thing 
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Sep 9, 2012 00:13
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Here's a lil' sumthin' of what I posted in the chicken thread, just gonna leave it here.
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Sep 9, 2012 00:24
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^^: AhahahaSerella posted:But it looked really healthy! You obviously missed out on a good thing I swear people who are BYBs or buy from mill/byb sources ALWAYS say this. Honestly unless a puppy has parvo or some kind virus that makes them have visible symptoms of illness, people are always going to say it looks "healthy". Nevermind genetic issues don't crop up until later in life, but those surely couldn't be related to poor breeding, nope. (because the puppy was healthy!!) e: forgot a word Kerfuffle fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Sep 9, 2012 |
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Sep 9, 2012 00:24
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I guess as long as I never take it out of my purse to let it walk on its own then fractures and luxating patellas won't matter anyway!  WolfensteinBag posted:You are WAY too easy on your family. I know.  This is even after they've gotten better about pets over the years. My brother and sister both volunteer at the local kill shelter and my mom adopted an adult pit bull mix from their shelter just last year, but sometimes...just sometimes...
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Sep 9, 2012 00:29
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pastor of muppets posted:Ugh. I feel like I always post in PI to vent about bad stuff. You are WAY too easy on your family. 
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Sep 9, 2012 00:31
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Superconsndar posted:silent rage But he is inside! Clearly he is the best dog because he is inside and those other jerk dogs are outside where it isn't as awesome. Is giving a dog/cat as a present a common thing? It just seems off unless you know they are actively hunting for a puppy/kitten to get right away and you give them a chance to go meet the dog/cat, but at that point you pretty much are reduced to saying "if you find a pet you like I'll pay for it".
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Sep 9, 2012 00:54
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Shifty Pony posted:But he is inside! Clearly he is the best dog because he is inside and those other jerk dogs are outside where it isn't as awesome. The Christmas following the loss of my old Persian, my mother made a gift certificate for a feline of my choice from the Humane Society and put it on the tree. It was the best Christmas ever.
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Sep 9, 2012 01:44
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It depends, my friend got a rabbit for her birthday, but then before they actually bought the rabbit they discussed whether she could keep it, whether she really wanted it and stuff like that. Not all birthday presents have to be surprises, sometimes things like that are quite great.
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Sep 9, 2012 02:11
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Rufus En Fuego posted:The Christmas following the loss of my old Persian, my mother made a gift certificate for a feline of my choice from the Humane Society and put it on the tree. It was the best Christmas ever. This is pretty much the only appropriate way to gift a pet, IMO. That's adorable. Coincidentally, my birthday following my own Persian's death, my now-fiance took me to the SPCA to pick out a cat. which is how I ended up with my Rocky.  EDIT: Here's a bonus pic of my dearly departed Persian from years ago, looking happy and healthy.  It's been three years and I still tear up when I think about him. He was the sweetest cat in the world. Poor guy lived 13 years with a ton of health problems and eventually died of congestive heart failure. I would have thought my mom would have learned her lesson about buying animals from lovely breeders after everything this poor guy went through, but apparently not.
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Sep 9, 2012 02:14
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With that look, I'm surprised he hasn't murdered you yet.
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Sep 9, 2012 02:29
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He would've had good reason to, since this was taken the day after his PU surgery. He has (had?) FLUTD and blocked too many times so he lost his penis-having privileges. I can say with 100 percent confidence that if I was to die at home that he would not even wait until the rest of the food was completely gone to eat me.
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Sep 9, 2012 02:35
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I remember my sister telling me about Rocky's surgery and being like "Is that even a thing they do? I've never heard of that!" and I was all "PI told me all about it," 
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Sep 9, 2012 02:48
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Browsing Petfinder and came across this guy. Is it just me or is there something really unsettling/off about his face? He's like the epitome of   
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Sep 9, 2012 02:57
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Dick-ectomy.  Yeah, we do a lot of them. Luckily he doesn't get stones so he didn't need a cystotomy too. Right before we were about to induce him for surgery I just sat in the ward with him and pet him and he purred and purred and gave me head butts, and out of nowhere I just started bawling like a loving baby. The LVT running his anesthesia made me go outside for a walk while they intubated him. Once he was down though, it just felt like any other case to me and I was okay to prep and scrub in on his surgery. Funny how working on your own pet will affect you. spixxor posted:Browsing Petfinder and came across this guy. Is it just me or is there something really unsettling/off about his face? He's like the epitome of I don't think I've ever seen a husky with both brown eyes. pastor of muppets fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Sep 9, 2012 |
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Sep 9, 2012 02:59
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pastor of muppets posted:This is pretty much the only appropriate way to gift a pet, IMO. That's adorable. Kinda weird, but Rocky looks just like the kitty I adopted, except she had bright green eyes. I named her Pickles and she lived until the ripe old age of 14. Here's the old bastard that Pickles followed.  His name was Charlie (short for some impossibly stupid show cat name like Charlemagne de Something Something de Fantakat). My aunt bred him and used him to stud some gorgeous little kittens that went off to win shows and stuff. To me he was just my Charlie.
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Sep 9, 2012 03:02
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D'aww. I have a huge soft spot for squish-faced kitties. I don't think I will ever own another one after my Himalayan passes, though. Too much heartache.    Ignore the stupid flea collar. It was years ago and I didn't know any better! She is the most  cat I've ever met and she has a permanent bitchface. We like to always say that Rocky is our pet and Layla is Rocky's pet.
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Today, my mom OH SO CASUALLY mentioned, whilst laughing, how glad she was that my 17-20 year old childhood family cat was hit by a car in 2010 because "she was ruining the patio furniture by sleeping on it all the time." She said she was "really sad when she saw the body, but also glad because now she wouldn't have to worry about her patio furniture being ruined anymore."  No, she does not see how this is Not Cool because "lmao it was a cat, it isn't like it was a dog or something." The cat had been in our family for almost TWENTY YEARS.
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Sep 9, 2012 07:09
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When I came home from boarding school one day as a teen, only one of our two dogs ran up to greet me. No biggie, figured the other one was in the backyard. A couple hours later I asked my mom where he was and she, laughing, said "oh I wondered when you would notice! I gave him away to an old couple because you weren't training him.". See aforementioned boarding school. Otherwise she's not nearly as crazy about pets as yours sounds (though...she does have an electric fence and an indoor/outdoor cat), but man I empathize because sometimes family is just crazy.
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spixxor posted:Browsing Petfinder and came across this guy. Is it just me or is there something really unsettling/off about his face? He's like the epitome of He looks like a stuffed animal. Those eyes are ridiculous. e: This discussion reminds me that my grandparents did the old "replace the cat with a completely different cat that LOOKS similar and hope they don't notice" to my mom while she was in the military. They ran over the other one by accident. My grandparents are kind of weird when it comes to pets but they spoil the hell out of any animal that is "theirs" and it ends up being an obese spastic mess. Hardwood Floor fucked around with this message at 11:55 on Sep 9, 2012 |
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