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I sold someone a ram last year who was shocked, shocked, that it bred all of their ewes and not just the ones that were the same breed as it. I mean it should know better right?  vv I know someone who had a ewe that twinned a black and a white lamb and she would only feed the black one. They had to put a black coat on the white one so it could nurse. Sheep are really dumb. vvv Instant Jellyfish fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Oct 10, 2012 |
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Superconsndar posted:One of my mice did this exact thing night before last and I had to tear rapidly drying out birth sacks off of 7 babies while she ran around in total mouse terror from the things falling out of her butt. This is her third litter and she was a dumbass about the other two, too. She has only successfully raised 2 babies and that was only because I dumped another female in with her in order to force her to sit on them and let them nurse to keep the other female from getting them. Mice are literally too retarded to breed normally anyway and lab strains can be even worse. Instant Jellyfish posted:I sold someone a ram last year who was shocked, shocked, that it bred all of their ewes and not just the ones that were the same breed as it. I mean it should know better right? Racist sheep. (and its just so perfect to me that they are that way, its too funny.) Fraction posted:Well you are obviously wrong and I've obviously denied my bitches of something they've been looking forward to all their life by spaying them. Perhaps it is I who is the bad dog lady! Naw, he's just red. I do really like blue heelers, but since I lucked out with the first one I don't think I want to try and get a matching blue one. Also Instant Jellyfish, that's exactly what I mean. He can do the heeler crazy eye, but he's kind of got a derpy houndy face. And oh my god his ears are soooo soft. wtftastic fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Oct 10, 2012 |
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Oct 10, 2012 19:04
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wtftastic posted:Also Instant Jellyfish, that's exactly what I mean. He can do the heeler crazy eye, but he's kind of got a derpy houndy face. And oh my god his ears are soooo soft. I definitely see the hound in him too. I kind of love the floppy ears on a heeler.  The other night I took a lady back to my place and we were sitting on the couch kissing and all of a sudden she goes, "What is wrong with your dog?" I looked over and Bandit was standing right there giving us his craziest crazy look. It kind of killed the mood. Bandit!  Kiri koli posted:I looked into this ages ago and decided that this website looked the most helpful for a DIY project. My husband took over at that point, which means that we've had half assembled PVC pipes all over the house for months. So I can't really speak to the final product. Thanks for the link. It looks a bit better than the one I was looking at. 
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Oct 10, 2012 19:22
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2tomorrow posted:I definitely see the hound in him too. I kind of love the floppy ears on a heeler. Every now and then he can get them to stand up and they look so oversized and sail like, its crazy. Bandit is just chaperoning. He's just making sure everything is cool because that's his job.
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Oct 10, 2012 19:25
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Instant Jellyfish posted:Ticking and roaning are dominant to unticked but the dog needs to have white for them to show up and all the white markings are recessive to solid colored (or they have a weird partial dominance thing, people aren't sure). Are Ham's markings ticking? http://imgur.com/a/Uptl1 I'm not very knowledgeable on coat colors. He has none of the brown coloring, except some tri-color on his face which doesn't show up now through the gray. He is supposed to be an English Pointer mix, but is shaped like a Cattle Dog and herds everything in sight, including people. He's super fat in some of those pictures but is a svelter 49 pounds now.
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Oct 10, 2012 19:34
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Ishkibibble_Fish posted:Are Ham's markings ticking? http://imgur.com/a/Uptl1 All spots are a form of ticking, so yep. He's an extreme white piebald with ticking, but not roaning, just like my beast. I'm guessing he's a black and tan but is just graying around the face with age. Did you have him when he was younger? Could definitely be ACD mix. They're a dime a dozen in rural areas.
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Oct 10, 2012 20:20
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Instant Jellyfish posted:All spots are a form of ticking, so yep. He's an extreme white piebald with ticking, but not roaning, just like my beast. I'm guessing he's a black and tan but is just graying around the face with age. Did you have him when he was younger? Could definitely be ACD mix. They're a dime a dozen in rural areas. Ah, thanks. No, I've had him about two years, and the rescue he came from didn't know much about his history. I didn't realize ACDs don't always have roaning.
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Oct 10, 2012 20:50
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2tomorrow posted:Does anyone have a favorite DIY agility course plan or an affordable kit? I have a 2-acre yard now (not even including the horse pastures!) and I want to build one to play with the pups on. I've found a lot of plans online but I'd like to hear opinions of anyone who has done it firsthand. I'm very handy and have pretty much any tool I could need, so I'm OK with complexity. Have you and your dogs done agility before? What you want is a little different if you're working with finished obstacle proficiency versus starting a dog. Another point to consider is if you let your dogs out in the yard unsupervised - tunnels, a table, weaves and low jumps aren't high risk, but I wouldn't let my dog run around without me in a yard with full-height contact obstacles (particularly the teeter) or a non-breakaway tire. The jumps linked above are pretty reasonable, but I've seen better proficiency gain with real channel weaves (or stick-in-the ground style) than the pivoting pvc sets (or fixed with pvc base, as linked). There's something about transitioning from the pvc tube base to a flat base that causes some confusion. I wouldn't recommend a kid's play tunnel for any breed over about 15 lbs. That tire looks like it would hurt if they didn't hit their jump correctly - you could probably hack something together like this out of a cut up funnoodle, some electrical tape, a few bungee cords and a PVC frame.
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Oct 10, 2012 22:37
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Super, you go get this dog right now.  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=393944587341617&set=a.242308395838571.56900.242127382523339&type=1&theater
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Oct 10, 2012 22:39
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Azrael Alexander posted:Super, you go get this dog right now. ablooooooo generic rescue pits
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Oct 10, 2012 23:15
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Engineer Lenk posted:Have you and your dogs done agility before? What you want is a little different if you're working with finished obstacle proficiency versus starting a dog. The dogs I'd be doing it with have both done it before, but it has been a few years. I'm not interested in doing it competitively, as I have neither the time nor the budget to seriously pursue yet another dog activity.  I just wind up spending a ton of time with George because of his search training and I want to have an activity I can do with my other boys besides herding work. I only have a few goats right now for them to work and I can only work those guys so much.Thank you for your insights. I haven't had a ton of time to look over those plans yet but making a tire jump out of a pool noodle is a great idea. I'm still in very early planning stages right now.
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Oct 10, 2012 23:38
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ButWhatIf posted:Yeah, in fact she just looks pretty stoned most of the time. Her response time is super slow, which means I can't really keep her occupied by teaching her new things since that feels kind of mean. "Hey dog, learn this thing while you're out of it and drooling on yourself." I kept her with me for most of my appointments yesterday and she slept in the car a lot when she wasn't trying to clamber over the seats to see out. I'm also letting her tear apart a lot of empty cardboard paper towel tube dealies. Poor girl. But it sounds like she's doing well. This was my drugged out dog. 
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Oct 10, 2012 23:45
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Superconsndar posted:ablooooooo generic rescue pits But look at her big squishy head. It's pretty great.
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Oct 10, 2012 23:52
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2tomorrow posted:I haven't had a ton of time to look over those plans yet but making a tire jump out of a pool noodle is a great idea. I'm still in very early planning stages right now. Use pipe insulation. It's cheaper, more bendable and you should be able to tape it at the bottom in such a way that it can have a split in it if the dog misses and still retain a circular shape. You know, like the breakaway tires instead of the other ones that make for some pretty  agility videos.E: Ires got her halloween costume in the mail today. If she stops trying to eat it (she's loving fascinated with it and that means she's gotta eat it), I'll try to get a picture. She now matches the danes horse costumes and kaydee's cowgirl costume, though.
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Oct 11, 2012 00:02
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I left my cat in the sun too long and I think her backbone melted.   How can you bend the ways you do, cat?
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Oct 11, 2012 01:44
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Whose cat ended up being turned into that business cat meme? I know it was someone here. Anyway, I saw this in an imgur album today:
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Oct 11, 2012 02:04
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wtftastic posted:http://imgur.com/a/RHHhc Oh god, Bailey is so cute. It's been a while since I've seen pictures of him. I love floppy ears on cattle dogs and cattle dog mixes. It softens up their face so much.
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Oct 11, 2012 04:56
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My friend's dog brought me a stick to play fetch
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Oct 11, 2012 05:12
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I remember that the cat who became Business Cat had a really great name. Like Emilio or something?
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Oct 11, 2012 05:19
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McDragon posted:I remember that the cat who became Business Cat had a really great name. Like Emilio or something? Yes, Emilio is business cat. He belongs to the boyfriend of Apple Jax.
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Oct 11, 2012 05:54
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I don't want drag down the thread with despair or anything, but I'm really torn about what to do. My boyfriend and I are currently living with his dad while we're both broke students. His dad has two cats, but since we moved in (over a year ago), we've taken over day to day care of them (feeding, brushing, patting and snuggling). The boy cat, Salem, stopped eating a couple of days ago, so we took him to the vet. He's still there, they have no idea what's wrong after an ultrasound, blood test, urine test and monitoring. It's not his kidneys or his liver, or cancer as far as the vet can tell. He is an older cat (12ish), and he's obviously been slowing down, but this was really sudden. They're switching him to a stronger antibiotic tomorrow, but the vet has gently suggested our options might be limited if that doesn't work. Boyfriend's dad is paying all the vet bills (well over $1200 now), so I completely understand him not being ready to keep fruitlessly testing for things that may not be fixable. Anyway, I've never had a pet be put down before. My childhood dog is still going strong as a 16 year old lady. I just don't know what to do. My first instinct was to want to be there with him, but then I can't help thinking about how much of a cry baby I am. I don't want his last experience to be me sobbing all over him. I guess he won't know he won't be waking up when they put him to sleep, will it be more peaceful without me there? Is it selfish to want to be there? Is it selfish to NOT want to be there? Oh god, I'm weeping already 
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Oct 11, 2012 08:49
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When I was a child I refused to be with my pets when they got put to sleep because I was absolutely sure I wouldn't be able to handle it and would get hysterical. When I was faced with the choice as an adult for the first time, I chose to be with my cat at the end. It was terribly painful. I'll never really forget how awful it was to see him after he was gone. But... I didn't get hysterical, it wasn't unbearable, and I'm glad I was with him. Now I just regret not being there for all of my childhood pets. But I think it's pretty normal to feel absolutely miserable whether you choose to be there or not. There's not really a "right" choice. It just sucks.
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Oct 11, 2012 14:45
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leidend posted:My friend's dog brought me a stick to play fetch Well...did you throw it?
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sleeping ariadne posted:Anyway, I've never had a pet be put down before. My childhood dog is still going strong as a 16 year old lady. I just don't know what to do. My first instinct was to want to be there with him, but then I can't help thinking about how much of a cry baby I am. I don't want his last experience to be me sobbing all over him. I guess he won't know he won't be waking up when they put him to sleep, will it be more peaceful without me there? Is it selfish to want to be there? Is it selfish to NOT want to be there? Oh god, I'm weeping already I think it's nicer for the animal to have someone they know there, but it isn't selfish to not want to be there. I think that crying is okay, but I think if you're really out-of-control emotional (which there is nothing wrong with, putting down a pet is very hard) it can be kinder for the animal for you not to be there. So I guess my answer is, it depends. There's not really a right or wrong answer here.
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Personally I will always be there if I have to have an animal pts, because I think it is cruel and selfish for them to be alone because of something they can't control. Hell, I even went with a friend when he had his dog pts, which wasn't pleasant at all. I think if you can face it, you should make every effort possible to be there. It you're literally goin to start throwing up from crying so much then don't go but have your boyfriend r his dad go in with the cat. I'm really sorry to hear about the cat though 
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Oct 11, 2012 15:58
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I don't think you need to feel guilty if you don't go. Is home euthanasia an option? That way if it's too much for you, it's a lot easier to just step into another room, and you don't have the grim drive home. And for the cat, they don't have the discomfort of a vet trip. For what it's worth, when I've gone along to have larger animals like cats put to sleep (...larger than rats or birds, I mean), it's pretty quick and pretty peaceful.
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Oct 11, 2012 16:19
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PeaBeeJay posted:Poor girl. But it sounds like she's doing well. Awww, poor guy. Looks like you opted for TPLO? How much did that end up setting you back financially? And what was recovery like? Was physiotherapy intense? I'd prefer to avoid TPLO since she's only 23-25 lbs, but better to get an idea and be prepared!
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sleeping ariadne posted:I don't want drag down the thread with despair or anything, but I'm really torn about what to do. My boyfriend and I are currently living with his dad while we're both broke students. His dad has two cats, but since we moved in (over a year ago), we've taken over day to day care of them (feeding, brushing, patting and snuggling). The boy cat, Salem, stopped eating a couple of days ago, so we took him to the vet. He's still there, they have no idea what's wrong after an ultrasound, blood test, urine test and monitoring. It's not his kidneys or his liver, or cancer as far as the vet can tell. He is an older cat (12ish), and he's obviously been slowing down, but this was really sudden. They're switching him to a stronger antibiotic tomorrow, but the vet has gently suggested our options might be limited if that doesn't work. Boyfriend's dad is paying all the vet bills (well over $1200 now), so I completely understand him not being ready to keep fruitlessly testing for things that may not be fixable. Please don't feel guilty if you don't think you can handle being there with him. It's a peaceful passing, and any good vet will make it as comfortable for your cat as possible. Mine provided a feather bed, candles, and a sedative to calm my Rufus down. My girlfriend couldn't handle it and had to leave while I held him the whole time (and for about an half our after), and it was the best way for both of us. Rufus went quickly and peacefully. It's okay if you don't want to be there and have those memories. It really is. 
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 I'm about at the end of my rope. My "grandmother" who continues to justify my refusing to acknowledge her as such apparently intends to get my niece a puppy, to replace the shi-tzu puppy, supposedly hers, that we've been looking after for half a year now. Because dogs are totally interchangeable and won't notice if you swap one for another, right?! :iamafag:Ugh. If she'd stuck to her loving word about only looking after her for a month, it wouldn't be such a problem, but unless she intends to pay us back for all the money we've dumped on this pup, am I wrong for thinking she's unofficially ours? We've paid for food, vet visits, haircuts, bathed this dog, done literally everything while she hasn't done a goddamn thing. Yet still insists she has a claim on it. Yes, you have a few pieces of paper proclaiming her a pure-bred shi-tzu. Yay.  I hate this woman...
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If you've been feeding and vetting the dog and the vet records are in your name, it is legally yours.
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Well, hello there, Nia. You're a pretty girl. Oh, what's that! Do you have a Kong? And it has a biscuit in it. You like biscuits.  It's gone! But where did it go? You just had it.  What's this in the laundry basket...  Silly dog. That is not a clothing, that is a toy. And yet you buried it in my fresh sheets.
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With Halloween approaching and all, does anyone who has experience with dyeing their pets want to start a thread (*cough*Fluffy Bunnies*cough*)?  Wanna dye my dogs weird colors! I dream of seeing PI pets in a glorious rainbow 
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Thank you all so much. I've taken your comments to heart, and your advice means a lot to me. I had a big (huge, embarrassingly messy) cry last night after I posted, and I think it helped. If or when he has to be out to sleep, I'm going to be there with him, and I know I can hold it together for him. Salem is comfortable at the vet, apparently he's been flirting and getting lots of love from everyone there, so I know he's not too scared or lonely at the moment. We should find out how he responds to the latest batch of medication today. If it is time for us to let him go, I'll be heartbroken to not have him here, but grateful for what time we had together. I'll miss his ugly, ear-splitting meow, and his insistent headbutts. Thank you again, I've read over everyone's comments at least 3 or 4 times, it's been a great help.
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RurouNNy posted:With Halloween approaching and all, does anyone who has experience with dyeing their pets want to start a thread (*cough*Fluffy Bunnies*cough*)? I'll throw something together (maybe even a catch all halloween thread if everyone likes that idea) after I dye Kaydee, which will hopefully be tomorrow. The sink in Okinawa was big enough to dye her in. Not so much here. I gotta grab a plastic tote. Besides, then everyone will know she's a cowgirl. Most folks seem to think she's a male at first glance.
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I have a weird question- Pat Miller advocates having your dog sleep in your room with you as it prevents the dog from being lonely and can be considered a social activity. Does anyone think/have experience with/ evidence if having a dog sleep in the same room as you makes them too attached or at risk of separation anxiety? I'd actually be fine with having Bailey in my room, but I've never done it because I don't want him to become overly clingy (and he can alert me if someone comes in while I'm sleeping).
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I'd say the only bad thing about letting Husker sleep in our room at night is that when he had his surgery and couldn't climb stairs he cried all night long. He hasn't shown any kind of separation anxiety at any other time, but at night if he can't be in the room with us he cries. It's only been an issue a few times, but boy was it a pain in the rear end.
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wtftastic posted:I have a weird question- Pat Miller advocates having your dog sleep in your room with you as it prevents the dog from being lonely and can be considered a social activity. I was worried about this when I moved Major's crate to my room last year because he's already a clingy dog and has generalized anxiety/is prone to anxiousness but I haven't seen a difference. No resource guarding the bed, races to his crate when asked, and hasn't developed SA at all. Now I rarely bother crating him at night or when I'm gone, I just leave him loose in my room with the door shut and he just passes out on my bed because he knows it's that place where we sleep. I still crate him every once in a while and do crate games now and then so he's comfortable with being crated if needed and if he ever started guarding the bed that would be it for him but I really haven't had any problems. You can always have a trial period to see if you notice any issues come up. I started out very strict about the dog only sleeping in his crate in the living room, then I let him sleep in my room if there was a thunderstorm, then I just went ahead and moved his crate into some unused closet space but still made him sleep there every night, and now he is asleep on all of my pillows while I am crammed at the bottom of my bed typing this. Dogs
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So Pfox and I decided to torture Koji tonight. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIEe_pEVM-w
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My 3 boys are always in the room with me and usually on the bed with me, and the only issue we've ever had was that when my ex-husband and I were on the outs but still living together, Bandit bit my husband one night when he was getting in bed after I was asleep. I still haven't figured out if it was because we'd been fighting earlier or because my ex startled him, but we've never had a problem before or since. The girls are a bit more independent, Roo is usually in the bedroom and Sadie is antisocial so sleeps on her bed in the kitchen. I leave my bedroom door open so they can choose. None of them have separation anxiety or are clingy in an anxious way. Actually Bandit and George both slept separately from us for a time when I got them (before I decided to keep them) and both were a lot more clingy before I started letting them in the bedroom. I don't know if that's what made a difference though, they might have just settled in around that time.
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I thought this was an interesting blogpost (from the desertwindhounds blog)quote:So, dear readers, let me ask you a question: how many bitches does a hobby breeder really need? Thoughts? (And yeah this is buttsoape LONG STORY DONT ASK)
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