TVs Ian posted:

So this puppy has absolutely never been inside a house before today. Born under the deck, raised in the yard :redneck: but he's doing ok.

Playing in the yard definitely turns on his 'happy' switch, tethering makes him want to eat his leash, he has the fattest paws and likes to slap with them and so far, he seems to really enjoy being in a crate. Wife plopped him in there, he curled up and snoozed for about 2 hours. Play break in the yard, an hour tethered on the couch, potty break and now he's quietly chewing on a puppy nylabone in the crate again.

All of our dogs are either gently saying hi or effectively ignoring him. Tonka however has no idea what to make of this thing. At all.

His name is Nori.

TVs Ian posted:

Sooooooo there is someone interested in adopting Nori, a friend of a friend to my sister in law. And the girls Facebook profile picture is of herself......in a full sparkle dog fur suit.

Question is, what is a polite way to be HaHAAAno?

Filboid Studge posted:

There is way more to that story. It sucks to be Lennox but when you are a dog banned by (lovely) BSL and owned by a known dog-fighting gangster family who has pissed off the powers that be too many times you tend to get unlucky. Poor wee dog put in a bad situation by owners who knew full well it could/would happen.

notsoape posted:

Out of interest, what size 'pack' are the PI dog people eventually aiming for? I'm keeping one spot open for another small lurcher in the next few years (hopefully a Mouse daughter, if she does well in the field) but three dogs (two being my very own, Dan is really a family dog) will be my limit for the foreseeable future.

Plus_Infinity posted:

So Orbit just got attacked by a pit bull at the dog park. I shouldn't have brought him in after seeing a pit bull in there but there were 5 other dogs all getting along, so i figured it would be ok. I was so wrong and wont be making that mistake again. The second we got inside the fence the dog went for Orbit's throat. I kicked it away and the owner came and held it back while I got O out of there. No blood was drawn but we both felt shaken up. I told her not to bring her dog to the park and she said "I bring him every week and there are no problems" like that was supposed to make me feel better.

We got in the car and came to another unfenced park where a lot of people walk their dogs and he said hi nicely to about 10 different dogs so hopefully he's going to be ok mentally too but Jesus it was so scary.

Levitate posted:

or make a point to call animal control and make a scene

Levitate posted:

I'm saying get her dog taken away if it's attacking other peoples dogs and she refuses to control it

We can be all bloo bloo about this up to the point where the dog kills another dog at the dog park and then what

Plus_Infinity posted:

It was my first time at that particular park. I won't be going back any time soon most likely. It's not that close to my house.

She looked to be 20 years old and was probably told her pit was a bait dog. She just seemed clueless. I was too shaken up to say much other than she shouldn't bring her dog again. She didn't take her dog out of the park though, she just sat down and let her dog keep playing with the other dogs. It was unbelievable.

Obviously if I see her again I'll sperg out more and tell her I'll call AC if I see her again. I might post about her on yelp to warn other people.

Nuns with Guns posted:

I thought it was otherkin who did the majority of dog-loving?

Azrael Alexander posted:

We're (at least I am) talking about American Bullies, not American Bulldogs. I actually really like American Bulldogs. Ambullies are those squat, bowlegged monstrosities with enormous blockheads that people like to pretend are Pit Bulls. Like this:

Azrael Alexander posted:

Show bred BTs are not really all that hard to manage. Some display prey drive and/or DA, but it's not as common as it is in APBTs or SBTs, and is usually fairly easy to manage as they're not really bred for anything other than to look pretty.

BT's are another breed I really wouldn't mind owning. They're neat dogs, I'd like to look into maybe rescuing one in the future.

Rixatrix posted:

Posting from a couple of pages back but this is important. Ship the pup over, I'll take it off your hands.

Edit. I think I'm eventually going to end up with four dogs. The bc-to-be (if I ever find a breeder I like and a pup that fits me, it's a loving chore looking for just the right dog) and I'd like to have a fierce, drivey little terrier. At some point in life before I'm too old I want to get a working Malinois provided I find one I like, or a Terv out of Malinois lines.

I've also already volunteered to take in the Finnish Spitz pup my dad wants and just borrow it to him when it's hunting season (he's really not that good with training dogs and would be overwhelmed with a puppy). I'm going to title it in Agility just because no one here thinks Finkies are any good for anything but hunting and barking

El Gar posted:

If I had gotten a Whopper for my 7th birthday I'd have been pretty pissed even if it was a double. Just goes to show you how dumb dogs are really when you think about it.

The only dog I would get at this point would be a Papillon but whenever I think about having to put my hand in a plastic sack and pick up the dog poop and feel the warm dog poop through the thin plastic I throw up and I probably will never get a dog.

El Gar posted:

Yeah I know that but what about when I want to go for a walk with my dog? Or go to a park? At some point in my life I would have to endure the situation I described earlier.

El Gar posted:

Between this and that post about your dogs licking sweat off of you you are a pretty disgusting person and I honestly don't know what goes through your head when you post.

Captain Foxy posted:

Neos ARE Italian Mastiffs, the name is just interchangeable according to locale, like German Shepherd/Alsatian Shepherd. I don't know what that owner was thinking, but maybe it's a new designer breed trying to use the old name?

Skizzles posted:

Someone shared this dog on Facebook... look at it.



She just got adopted.

Azrael Alexander posted:

Two dogs got into a scuffle, so the only option is to get rid of the dog, even though you don't even know if this is the dog that started the fight...?

Bash Ironfist posted:

So uh. Been playing tug with the dog lately, and we both enjoy it. At least I thought we did. He's been growling when we do it now. I'll give the toy a tug, and then he'll tug it, and growl.

How do I tell if this is annoyed/"Let it go!" growling? Or is that all growling?

Greycious posted:

It isn't about it being ugly. That dog does not have a coat type that should be clipped down. Its coat helps to protect it against the heat. How is there a less chance of getting got spots? I've never heard of that.

That could also feel very irritating to the dog as the fur is growing back.

Levitate posted:

This is the internet. Why do you care that people care?

notsoape posted:

petisland.txt

El Gar posted:

Look, I'm the first to understand cosmetic preferences in animals. I own a purebread cat for pete's sake. I just didn't get the vitriol I was seeing absent a medical reason. One was provided so now I understand. I'm sorry you can't let any little tiny thing go, dog people.

Also the Trophy thread was already written up this morning I was just waiting till I'd gone to the gym and lunch before posting it. Funny coincidences all up in PI today.

Captain Foxy posted:

It's not dog abuse and I won't go for pages and pages screaming about it like some people () but it does make your dog look loving retarded and IMO, its the lazy owners way of dealing with heat. It's really not all that difficult to keep a dog cool without making it look like a butt.

That's all I have to say on shaving. And I won't post Keeper's 'daily life' because he doesn't do anything of interest aside from being a dog.

Citizen Rat posted:

You are very upset that people have found a new thing to run into the ground. Next it will be cat litter. Are you going to be very upset about the cat litter thing?

Also, did I miss how this thread was suddenly Super Serious Business All The Time rather than random nonsense? People are amused by posting their pet's schedule; at least we don't need to post a whole new thread for them.

Topoisomerase posted:

Pippa:

12am-11:59pm: *silence* derp.

Skizzles posted:

Thanks for the fish oil input, guys.

Also, apparently Ginny has a twin for adoption in my area:

notsoape posted:

The split face you see in tortoiseshell cats, harlequin rabbits and dogs such as the above is due to the way pigment migrates in the developing embryo.

Imagine a little guy walking down a rabbit's spine dealing cards left and right as he goes. There will be a random pattern of red and black cards on either side. Now imagine the cards are replaced with tins of red and black paint, which the little guy then kicks over. The red and black paint will drizzle down the side of the rabbit, and they'll form bands of colour which aren't exactly perfect because paint doesn't drizzle in perfectly straight lines.

That's pretty simplified, but hopefully you get the picture. All the pigment cells are initially stored in the 'neural crest' (proto-spine) of the embryo, and gradually they migrate over the body. In some cases, there will be both red and black pigment cells in the neural crest and they will align themselves pretty randomly. The exact markings of (for example) a tortoiseshell cat are also influenced by environmental factors as the pigment migrates. If you cloned a tortoiseshell cat, the two clones would not have identical markings.

SO, a split face dawg has a split face because in the tiny developing embryo, there was a red pigment cell on one side of the proto-head and a black pigment cell on the other

notsoape posted:

In rabbitlady code it is part of the 'E' series ('E' stands for 'extension'). 'E' stands for normal extension and is dominant over both 'ej' (harlequin/magpie) and 'e' (red). 'ej' is also dominant over 'e'. 'Extension' basically refers to the distribution of red and black pigment in individual hairs. Normal agouti hairs are banded red and black. In 'e' rabbits there is no black pigment, so every hair is red (tho there is an exception, but we won't complicate things). In harlequin rabbits, some hairs are completely red and others are completely black. I can throw up some pictures to illustrate this if anyone is interested

Fluffy Bunnies posted:

Sigh. Apparently as soon as husband leaves the bedroom in the morning, Ires leaps up and goes to sleep on my feet.

She's as eager to please as Kaydee is. How do you dogs keep finding me? My chosen breed is a breed that stares at you like their brain just fell out of their ears when you tell them to come, because they've found a nice warm spot and they wanna lay in the dirt (fuckin. Balen anyway). What do I do with you happy, ready to please dogs?!

It's too hot right now and most folks hold obedience outside, but when it cools off I'll likely sign her up for some late puppy classes. I've taught her a bit and she learns relatively quickly and she's just so gleeful when she does something right.

A while back Balen had a problem at the dog park. The person that came out with us recently thinks that it's just certain dogs. He was on leash and off leash with two dozen different dogs (ages, sexes, unneutered, neutered, fluffiness/not fluffy, etc) and he did great. And then a malamute came in and he started getting kinda tense until he realized she just wanted to play.

So we're under the working assumption that Balen isn't super fond of malamutes/huskies but they're pretty baffled as to why. My dog is a breedist.

Fluffy Bunnies posted:

I've done it before and it was authentic, however that's been a while ago. Like, Okinawa a while ago. Uh.. year? Year and a half? because the vets were out. They're a relatively large, well-known site, so I'd imagine Frontline would kick their rear end if it wasn't authentic.

Dancingthroughlife, if you wouldn't mind boxing up and sending me girl 1 and boy 1 I would very much appreciate it. Goodness knows I don't mind bottle feeding things and shipping only gets higher if you wait

Balen and Amy have their shots today. Balen's been kinda barfy lately too, but I think it's just the heat. Still, gonna get furryfuzzy checked out.

Topoisomerase posted:

I used to order my Frontline+ from PetEdge as well. It was nice for when I wanted to buy other stuff, since there's a dollar amount you have to go over in order to not get charged extra and buying 6mo of Frontline definitely made it easier to hit. It always looked authentic to me too.

Bash Ironfist posted: