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Synthbuttrange
May 6, 2007

https://twitter.com/WeTheDanielle/status/808864556684603392

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Safari Disco Lion
Jul 21, 2011

Boss, if they make us find seven lost crystals, I'm quitting.

The best Christmas presents. :kimchi:

Sininu
Jan 8, 2014

http://i.imgur.com/4bwWveJ.gifv

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
The AKC National Championship is in Orlando this weekend, so I went. The dog show part was a typical dog show (and I've a few pictures of that included) but the highlight was their "Meet the Breeds" area. Every breed had a booth setup (we're talking a good 100+ breeds here) with the dogs just hanging out looking for attention. You could go up and pet/play/hug/kiss any of them. It was an "all-you-can-love buffet" of puppies.

Some highlights inlcuded the Alaskan Malamute puppy who was the size of an adult human who wanted to give everyone kisses. And the Bernese Mountian Dog who fell in love with me and wanted to stay by my side.

This is him in a rare not begging for pets moment:





He looks sad but he is actually trying to figure out how to get to the female who is just off-screen


A princess


Jesters




Now pay attention son:


Daaddd... this is boring...


Hard to see in the picture but the closer dog had the most amazing coat



Hello fellow human. I am a human at the dog show and certainly not a dog.

a kitten
Aug 5, 2006

Meanwhile in the home of the man who trained his cats to ring bells for treats...


https://twitter.com/b_ru_ru/status/810058702518505472

Brainamp
Sep 4, 2011

More Zen than Zenyatta


Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask, but what breed of dog is the one getting pets?

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Brainamp posted:

Apologies if this is the wrong place to ask, but what breed of dog is the one getting pets?

That's an Irish Wolfhound, I think.

Kwyndig
Sep 23, 2006

Heeeeeey


Neddy Seagoon posted:

That's an Irish Wolfhound, I think.

Looks like it, yes. They get pretty big and were originally bred to fight people. That said, they're supposedly pretty chill and smart dogs.

Azhais
Feb 5, 2007
Switchblade Switcharoo

a kitten posted:

Meanwhile in the home of the man who was trained by his cats to bring treats when they ring bells...

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Kwyndig posted:

Looks like it, yes. They get pretty big and were originally bred to fight people. That said, they're supposedly pretty chill and smart dogs.

I can't help but picture this as a failed project. "I created a large intelligent dog breed to fight people... except it's still a dog, so it just tries to hug and lick them instead :eng99:".

Brainamp
Sep 4, 2011

More Zen than Zenyatta

Neddy Seagoon posted:

That's an Irish Wolfhound, I think.

Thanks.

http://i.imgur.com/cOkmV7P.gifv

My best buddy up till college. Sorry the thing is sideways.

Slime
Jan 3, 2007

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I can't help but picture this as a failed project. "I created a large intelligent dog breed to fight people... except it's still a dog, so it just tries to hug and lick them instead :eng99:".

I met one once when it was being walked. The first thing I noticed was that it was goddamn huge. The second thing I noticed was that it wanted pets. So I gave it pets.

Stupid_Sexy_Flander
Mar 14, 2007

Is a man not entitled to the haw of his maw?
Grimey Drawer
When something that big wants pets, you give it pets.

Megabound
Oct 20, 2012

Scoops can't really be described as a lap cat most of the time, but some days he gets incredibly attached.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvddscN_QiA

Neon Noodle
Nov 11, 2016

there's nothing wrong here in montana

Zero One posted:

The AKC National Championship
:qq: Give the ribbon to all the dogs. They're all the best. ALL OF THEM YOU HEAR ME

Gynocentric Regime
Jun 9, 2010

by Cyrano4747
Behold the majestic and proud Welsh Corgi!

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
Yes the big dog was an Irish Wolfhound

And the Welsh Corgis were there too and loved pets although I didn't take pictures of them.

Rabbit Hill
Mar 11, 2009

God knows what lives in me in place of me.
Grimey Drawer

a kitten posted:

Meanwhile in the home of the man who trained his cats to ring bells for treats...


https://twitter.com/b_ru_ru/status/810058702518505472

This is a vision of my personal hell, because those two cats look exactly like my two cats and I could easily see myself sliding down some imperceptibly slippery slope until one day I find myself...there. :gonk:

FutonForensic
Nov 11, 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwPHxgbcHk

SyHopeful
Jun 24, 2007
May an IDF soldier mistakenly gun down my own parents and face no repercussions i'd totally be cool with it cuz accidents are unavoidable in a low-intensity conflict, man
My neighbor has an Irish Wolfhound, Willow. She's a big weenie, she will stand on her back porch and deeply WOOF at things but rarely actually comes to the fence line :3: I'm working on making her my friend!

Kwyndig
Sep 23, 2006

Heeeeeey



Highland cattle are adorable. I just love their long fur.

penguincube
Feb 23, 2006

salty ghost

Fluffy milk horse :)

Germansimp
May 28, 2013



CARE Rescue Texas got 4 new young tigers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuIBFcALedU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nb5Qd3IAJg

https://twitter.com/BigCatDerek/status/809950009445715968

Neddy Seagoon
Oct 12, 2012

"Hi Everybody!"

Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:

When something that big wants pets, you give it pets.

There used to be an aquarium store near my house where the owner had a pair of colossal Dalmations. They'd just walk over and lean on you for affection. If you were unlucky it was while you were near a wall, and you'd be trapped there petting them.

EoinCannon
Aug 29, 2008

Grimey Drawer

Neddy Seagoon posted:

There used to be an aquarium store near my house where the owner had a pair of colossal Dalmations. They'd just walk over and lean on you for affection. If you were unlucky it was while you were near a wall, and you'd be trapped there petting them.

There's a great Dane named Odin that lives near us, he leans affectionately too. He's heavier than my wife and he's quite fond of her so she needs backup to pet him

Fritz Coldcockin
Nov 7, 2005

Neddy Seagoon posted:

There used to be an aquarium store near my house where the owner had a pair of colossal Dalmations. They'd just walk over and lean on you for affection. If you were unlucky it was while you were near a wall, and you'd be trapped there petting them.

Hahahaha, we had labs that used to do this. My mom called it the "Lab Lean".

JackMann
Aug 11, 2010

Secure. Contain. Protect.
Fallen Rib

Neddy Seagoon posted:

There used to be an aquarium store near my house where the owner had a pair of colossal Dalmations. They'd just walk over and lean on you for affection. If you were unlucky it was while you were near a wall, and you'd be trapped there petting them.

I'm not seeing the problem.

Sanguinary Novel
Jan 27, 2009

a kitten posted:

Meanwhile in the home of the man who trained his cats to ring bells for treats...


https://twitter.com/b_ru_ru/status/810058702518505472

Man, I want this cat door-tree thing so bad, but it's only (reasonably) sold in Japan. I have so little floor space, but I'm sure my cats would love this.

Maybe I can sew one, somehow.

flavor.flv
Apr 18, 2008

I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches




Look for a hanging closet organizer. It's the same thing, you just need to cut the kitty holes yourself.

Slime
Jan 3, 2007
I knew a German Shepherd that liked to lean. First he started off leaning a little, increasing little by little until finally he was leaning a lot.

Johnny Aztec
Jan 30, 2005

by Hand Knit
Better keep him away from that purple drank

Blue Footed Booby
Oct 4, 2006

got those happy feet

Neddy Seagoon posted:

There used to be an aquarium store near my house where the owner had a pair of colossal Dalmations. They'd just walk over and lean on you for affection. If you were unlucky it was while you were near a wall, and you'd be trapped there petting them.

Back when I was like eleven my mom was dragging me along on errands. We went into a generic pet store. There was a young rhodesian ridgeback that wanted to play. He walked up and grabbed me by the crotch of my pants and started dragging me around the store. The cashier was about to call him off, but my mom stopped her and laughed her rear end off as I was lead on a grand tour.

SubponticatePoster
Aug 9, 2004

Every day takes figurin' out all over again how to fuckin' live.
Slippery Tilde
The level of wheeking going on there must be epic.

Neddy Seagoon posted:

I can't help but picture this as a failed project. "I created a large intelligent dog breed to fight people... except it's still a dog, so it just tries to hug and lick them instead :eng99:".
Nope, they were really good at their jobs in a very :stare: way. However now their jobs are being awesome dogs and they're good at that too! Another cool breed you don't see much are Scottish Deerhounds, which are basically greyhounds in wolfhound form.

drrockso20
May 6, 2013

Has Not Actually Done Cocaine
On this talk of strong dogs I'm reminded of the Labrador Retriever my cousin had when we were kids, thing was ridiculously strong, like once he was leashed to a table at a restaurant and something caught his interest so he ran after it and tore the table right off it's restraints on the ground, he also dragged me across the street multiple times while walking him, leading to some very interesting injuries...

Sininu
Jan 8, 2014

https://i.imgur.com/giU7XW9.gifv

Foxhound
Sep 5, 2007
Big dogs are the best :3:

My friend's girlfriend had a Leonberger that she sometimes brought with her before they moved in together. It was the gentlest, most clingy dog and she had no idea why she couldn't fit in anyone's lap, eventually settling for sitting next to someone on a sofa and leaning her entire body.

This was her:

ro5s
Dec 27, 2012

A happy little mouse!

http://i.imgur.com/GrcU1zu.mp4

http://i.imgur.com/O1Bzm39.mp4

The Zombie Guy
Oct 25, 2008

The Caucasian Mountain Dog is a certified Larg Doggo:



All the big dogs I've met have always been the biggest sucks. My sister has a fatty doberman who will happily plop down in your lap to cuddle, and stay there until your legs are numb. A friend owns a mastiff-mix, a rottie-mix and a pibble who are all massive babies that will mercilessly slobber all over you and cuddle you into the ground.
The biggest dog I've had the pleasure of meeting was a Great Dane, owned by a dude I bought some furniture from. I showed up at his place to pick up the furniture, and this horse sized yellow Dane came out to greet me. I weigh about 240lbs, but I really had to brace myself to not get shoved off my feet by this Snuggle Horse. He was so friendly and slobbery and I would have loved to just hang out with that Doggo all day.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




https://www.instagram.com/p/BOKEo5WB4I2/

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nerdz
Oct 12, 2004


Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things.
Grimey Drawer

I hope this dog's name is Don Quixote

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