Ace of Spades Pet Thread [Misanthropic Humanitarian]

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Subject: Vet Care

A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As
she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his
stethoscope and listened to the bird’s chest.

After a moment or two, the vet
shook his head and sadly said, “I’m sorry, your duck, Cuddles,
has passed away.”

The distressed woman wailed,
“Are you sure?”

“Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead,” replied
the vet..

“How can you be so sure?” she
protested. “I mean you haven’t done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or
something.”

The vet rolled his eyes, turned
around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later
with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck’s owner looked on
in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his
front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from
top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and
shook his head.

The vet patted the dog on the
head and took it out of the room. A few minutes later he
returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also
delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on
its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and
strolled out of the room.

The vet looked at the
woman and said, “I’m sorry, but as I said, this is most
definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck.”

The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and
produced a bill, which he handed to the woman..

The duck’s owner, still in shock, took the bill. “$150!” she
cried, “$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!”

The vet shrugged, “I’m sorry. If you had just taken my word for it,
the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the
Cat Scan, it’s now $150.”

Before we meet the Pet Morons, we here at the Pet Thread would like to point out an observation we have made. Every week the horde submits photos of their pets. Many of the pets in these photos have passed away. It is amazing how many of these pets touched your lives and are still in your thoughts and hearts. The Pet Thread appreciates you sharing your photographs.

Now, let's meet the Pet Morons

This is Roxy, German Shepherd Dog. Baldy inherited this fine dog from his father.

Bandersnatch has a cat named Cheeze-It. Looks more like Lap-Cat than a Cheeze-It. Thanks for sharing.

This little cutie has the following name, Captain Jasper Awesome Thunderbolt. This 4 year old cat belongs to Rev. Darkness. Per the Rev. the cat is a cool cat.

So it appears Rihar has lost the battle of keeping the dogs off the furniture. Carmen & Jackson look very much at home, don't they?

Jim in Virginia wanted to share this photo of Watson The Wonder Dog. Watson was a great pet per Jim. Unfortunately Watson passed away

So this is Mia the Beagle. Trish sent in this photo with the title, get this effing camera out of my face.

DHead submitted this beautiful photo of Sugar, a green cheek Mini-Macaw. He didn't provide too much information on this bird. Thanks for sharing DHead.

Notsothoreau submitted this photo of Jake her Springer Spaniel. He looks so well behaved. Wonderful photo, thanks.

A very fine looking cat with the name of Roscoe. Roscoe was adopted from a rescue shelter by Skookumchuk.

Meet Beryl Gray with his little Dalmatian puppy Lily. What an adorable puppy.

Roxxy, a sweet Lab, was dressed up this past Christmas. Red Dish is the Roxxy's decorator.

Thank you for stopping by. Please remember we are trying our best to get the pet photo submissions up as quickly as we can. There has been an incredible amount of photos sent in. We appreciate your patience. If you would like to contact the Pet Thread you may at petmorons at the g mail dot com.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 02:15 PM

Comments

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1 Beautiful pets all!

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 09, 2016 02:15 PM (CNHr1)

2 And first.

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 09, 2016 02:15 PM (CNHr1)

3 Am I all alone here?? WTH people!

Posted by: Jewells45 at April 09, 2016 02:16 PM (CNHr1)

4 Was back checking the garden thread and forgot
It's Caturday!

Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2016 02:17 PM (9VEpl)

5 Not alone J, I was just perusing the Morons' pets, nice looking bunch.

Posted by: Farmer at April 09, 2016 02:17 PM (3hlFs)

6 Yay! Pets!

Posted by: EC at April 09, 2016 02:18 PM (j8YpL)

7 EC, YAY!!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 02:19 PM (voOPb)

8 Yay, the food thread!

Posted by: Barak O at April 09, 2016 02:20 PM (kTF2Z)

9 D-Head, a Macaw?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 02:20 PM (9ym/8)

10 I am keeping this short because the stupid cat has control of my lap again.

It's one handed typing but not in the happy fun way.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 09, 2016 02:21 PM (1xUj/)

11 Started Spanky Cat on insulin a couple of weeks ago. Yay. Sigh. Now I'm a slave to twice daily injections for her.

However, she's running around at 14, acting like a hyper kitten. So there's that.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 02:23 PM (FsuaD)

12 My BILs first wife was from Bergen NJ, and came down south to live with my BIL at his little farm. He was away on business and a chicken got sick, so naturally she took it to the vet. His $5 chicken quickly turned into an $80 chicken.

And then it died.
But it was an $80 dead chicken.

Posted by: Traye at April 09, 2016 02:23 PM (yLIiz)

13 Damn, now I want a beagle! Mia looks like she has an attitude.

Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 02:23 PM (2x3L+)

14 While Captain is an icky cat.....he looks like a good dude.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 02:23 PM (9ym/8)

15 8
Yay, the food thread!

Posted by: Barak O at April 09, 2016 02:20 PM (kTF2Z)

*snort*

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 02:24 PM (FsuaD)

16 Trish, the dog owns you. Not the other way around.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 02:26 PM (9ym/8)

17 Dog Lockers : No mention of sanitation, or communicable diseases.

Tragedy of the commons.

Posted by: Randolph Bismuth at April 09, 2016 02:28 PM (sxftS)

18 Capt Jasper looks lkke it wants noms, couple of the dogs look like their watching tv.

Posted by: Skip at April 09, 2016 02:29 PM (9VEpl)

19 This pet thread is turning me into a weird dog obsessed person. I want more dogs now. I'm making a list of which I breeds I want next. So far a lab, a bloodhound, a beagle, and and a King Charles spaniel have made the list

Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 02:32 PM (2x3L+)

20 Cheese-it looks like WeaselCat v.2. I didn't know this before, but female orange cats are apparently much less common. Another fine group this week! Thanks for sharing, everyone.

Posted by: Weasel at April 09, 2016 02:33 PM (e3bId)

21 Ha! Lab test and cat scan...

Posted by: BurtTC at April 09, 2016 02:33 PM (TOk1P)

22 RK, what breed is Brody? I want one of those too. Also a German Shepherd.

Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 02:34 PM (2x3L+)

23 L, Elle, my sister shared a duplex apt. with a couple who owned a bloodhound. It had the worst b.o. ever. I don't know if it's common with the breed, but yowza. The shared entrance inside the front door would make your eyes water.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 02:35 PM (FsuaD)

24 Jane, let's hope it's not a trait common to the breed. I can't have a stinky dog. I have a really sensitive nose. I literally walk around constantly saying "What's that bad smell?"

Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 02:40 PM (2x3L+)

25 a King Charles spaniel have made the list

A friend of mine just got one, and that dog is so stinkin' cute. We can't have a pet right now due to our lease. The kids and hubby are working on me to get a dog when we move. A friend of mine is Great Dane breeder. I would consider getting one from one of her litters, but the drool is a breed factor that kind of repulses me.

Posted by: no good deed at April 09, 2016 02:41 PM (GgxVX)

26 Cute pets again. Roscoe makes me want a black and white cat again, but Boots seems to enjoy being a solo cat.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 02:45 PM (3kUGE)

27 Awww, German Shepard! I grew up with one. We were Red Riding Hood and the wolf for Halloween one year, quite convincingly.

She was a bit on the hyper side, and somebody (the breeder?) suggested she have puppies to calm her down. She ended up having *13* of the most adorable little fuzzballs which she couldn't feed fast enough herself, so I was put on puppy-bottle-feeding duty. Oh, the horror :-)

Didn't calm her down at all...

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 09, 2016 02:50 PM (GG9V6)

28 " RK, what breed is Brody? I want one of those too. Also a German Shepherd."

,elle, he's a Pom-Pom as far as I can tell. But he sure is dumb.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 02:53 PM (9ym/8)

29 Roxxy's on the Pet Thread! Thanks MisHum and L'Elle this thread is just what my sanity begs for this election season!

Now to read the links.

/eyeing the Kleenex link with concern

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 02:55 PM (5eXg1)

30 no good deed, the drool problem with Danes really is off-putting. I'm getting used to it though. It's really only a problem after she drinks water. I make a point of wiping her mouth for her so she doesn't drool all over me.

The eyes on the King Charles Spaniels! If I ever got one of those, it would be so hard not to spoil the dog.

Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 02:56 PM (GPhem)

31 I haven't had him snipped so all equipment is there.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 03:01 PM (9ym/8)

32 We had a German Shepherd growing up. He had this weird quirk when we were out in the car would go ballistic if he saw a "mighty mustang" (w/ was a toddler ride-on toy). Other stuff didn't bother him, but if he saw that particular toy on the sidewalk he went nuts.

Posted by: plum at April 09, 2016 03:02 PM (h+OMg)

33 L, Elle, Juno is spoiled the next one will be as well.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 03:03 PM (voOPb)

34 My cat tail this week is about our problem kitty "Merlin." (Daughter named him. I think the technical spelling is mrrrr-lin.)

Merlin showed up out at our rural doorstep one day, worm-ridden and so thin he was practically two-dimensional. We got him cleaned out and fattened up. He was "hospitalized" during recovery at the office in town. He's a big guy, black with white socks.

When we tried to take him back out to the farm, the first thing he did was leap out of my arms and attack our special Godsend little yellow fuzzy guy, Charlie.

Charlie's tail, Mar 5 pet thread
http://acecomments.mu.nu/?blog=86&post=361844#c24945709

Black and yellow fur everywhere. When I broke that up, Merlin ran in and peed on our bed! Charlie had never had a problem with any of our critters, and he was kind-of traumatized for a while. Subsequent efforts proved no better, and in a choice between Charlie and the newcomer, Charlie wins.

Also, peed on our bed was a big strike against Merlin.

So, we kept him in town. Don't like to have to leave him alone so much, but he doesn't play well with others. Well, he likes the dog. Does use a litter box, almost always. Free to good home. (Just kidding. I'd miss the guy.)

Here's a cartoonized pic of Merlin in action, with captions.
http://bit.ly/opened-your-mail

Posted by: mindful webworker - kitteh power activate! at April 09, 2016 03:03 PM (macz7)

35 Great job! All the pics are great.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 03:04 PM (egOGm)

36 Preparing the poodly puppy for his first haircut. Can't see his eyes anymore.

Wish he weren't quite so wiggly. Poodles are supposed to be water dogs but he does not do well during baths.

Posted by: KT at April 09, 2016 03:06 PM (qahv/)

37 Grew up with big dogs - parents bred German Shepherds

I want a smaller dog now, would love to have a Glen of Imaal Terrier

Posted by: PMRich at April 09, 2016 03:07 PM (w5Qj0)

38 When my brother was in the third grade, he asked my parents if he could have a dog if he found one that had all of its shots, was housebroken, and was well behaved. My mother said, "Sure, if that dog falls from the sky, you can keep it." Well, he neglected to mention that a dog was hanging around the school and playing with kids on the playground at recess. She was a chow mix with white fur and tan ears. He brought that dog home and presented her to my parents saying, "Look, she fell from the sky." We kept her and named her Casseiopeia after the constellation in honor of her skyfall.

Posted by: no good deed at April 09, 2016 03:08 PM (GgxVX)

39 >>he weren't quite so wiggly. Poodles are supposed to be water dogs but he does not do well during baths.
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Even sporting dogs who love water hate baths

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 03:08 PM (voOPb)

40 Even sporting dogs who love water hate baths

They are just like little boys - that muddy water at the pond is much better than that icky water with soap suds

Posted by: PMRich at April 09, 2016 03:11 PM (w5Qj0)

41 Awww the Kleenex link was beautiful! Bless those people! And I'm glad that puppy is out of Turkey, along with her lovely people.

The links just make the perfect thread more perfect.

The way things are going with this election cycle, maybe we need a Pet Thread more often. Maybe every day. Or maybe just everyday with a Trump thread.

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 03:12 PM (5eXg1)

42 I love these pictures! Such cute moronimals!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 03:13 PM (T/5A0)

43 Not enough Kleenex in the world for the "Grab a Kleenex" link.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 03:13 PM (FsuaD)

44 Just a caveat to anyone considering a German Shepherd. While they are great dogs, they require a ton of time and effort. They have to have a job, whether that is fetching a tennis ball a couple thousand times a day or pushing a rock around the yard. If you don't give them a job, they'll find one and you won't like it. Came home from the TX state fair one year and Greta decided her job while we were gone was to disassemble the living room couch. She was rather efficient in this particular job.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 03:16 PM (kTF2Z)

45 27 Awww, German Shepard! I grew up with one. We were Red Riding Hood and the wolf for Halloween one year, quite convincingly.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 09, 2016 02:50 PM (GG9V6)
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LOL! Perfect! And brings back memories.....

My daughter was RR Hood one year and wanted to take the dog with her to be the wolf. This is NOT convincing with a Golden Retriever!

Luckily Mr. DeVille found a wolf mask and could play the role nicely enough.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 03:17 PM (T/5A0)

46 Something interesting we noticed in S. Africa, even cosmopolitan Cape Town. Didn't see one. single. dog. No one walking a dog. Anywhere. And no cats on the streets.

Weird, being as how Americans love to walk their dogs and take them everywhere. To see a major city with no pets visible anywhere was really strange.

Did see one lone, starving dog in a garbage dump in Soweto. Heartbreaking.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 03:17 PM (FsuaD)

47 Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 03:12 PM (5eXg1)

We might survive the collapse better with our sanity intact if we had daily pet, joke, and Fenelon threads!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 03:19 PM (wYnyS)

48 That is very true and a bit of doggie wisdom, Duke. A high energy dog that is bored becomes quickly destructive. If I don't let my Dane outside to do her patrolling and running, she is insane inside the house. She wears herself outside and is very calm when she comes inside and mostly just sleeps.

Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 03:20 PM (2x3L+)

49 So, Bandersnatch has a ging...

*contemplates visit from The Ravage*

Never mind.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 09, 2016 03:22 PM (Q7bO0)

50 Finally made a pet thread. Still on the hunt for a Deerhound. Last week McGyver left a link for contact but it didn't work for me, hopefully we can try again.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 09, 2016 03:22 PM (PSQUi)

51 Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 03:16 PM (kTF2Z)

Pretty much all of the herding / working dogs need something to occupy their time. Border Collies get a bad rep as destructive because of this.

Posted by: PMRich at April 09, 2016 03:23 PM (w5Qj0)

52 Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 03:20 PM (2x3L+)

There are definitely breed traits that you ignore at your peril, that's why I'm currently researching slothhounds for consideration as my next pet!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 03:23 PM (wYnyS)

53 46 Something interesting we noticed in S. Africa, even cosmopolitan Cape Town. Didn't see one. single. dog. No one walking a dog. Anywhere. And no cats on the streets.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 03:17 PM (FsuaD)
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Very interesting. Weird.
Did you ask anyone about it?

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 03:23 PM (T/5A0)

54 Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 03:13 PM (T/5A0)

"moronimals" Heh.

Posted by: plum at April 09, 2016 03:24 PM (h+OMg)

55 Ha, Hrothgar! That's how I picked my last dog, the one in the litter that was sleeping.

Posted by: no good deed at April 09, 2016 03:24 PM (GgxVX)

56 I cannot begin to tell y'all how much I love this thread (thank you!!!!), and all your precious babies.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 03:24 PM (q1FtT)

57 Very interesting. Weird.

Did you ask anyone about it?

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 03:23 PM (T/5A0)

We did ask a guide. He seemed surprised by the question and didn't really have an answer. He said he was saving his money to buy a parrot.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 03:26 PM (FsuaD)

58 @55 We got our Roxxy at the local shelter. Hubby was dropping off the extra cat food we had from our kitties who had just passed away and picked her out right away. She was excited, but calm in her cage while the other dogs were going crazy. That sealed the deal for him. He made me go see her as well before making the decision, but I was a mess passing the other dogs in their cages. Saw her sweet eyes, said yes, then closed my eyes and felt my way to the car where I just sat and cried because I couldn't take them all. She's mostly lab, but we've always wondered what else.

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 03:30 PM (5eXg1)

59 57 ---"He seemed surprised by the question and didn't really have an answer."
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Hmmm. Curiouser and curiouser!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 03:30 PM (T/5A0)

60 19 This pet thread is turning me into a weird dog obsessed person. I want more dogs now. I'm making a list of which I breeds I want next. So far a lab, a bloodhound, a beagle, and and a King Charles spaniel have made the list
Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 02:32 PM (2x3L+)

No corgis?

</3

Posted by: ReactionaryMonster Bravely supporting kittens at April 09, 2016 03:33 PM (1D4Ef)

61 Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 03:16 PM (kTF2Z)

Pretty much all of the herding / working dogs need something to
occupy their time. Border Collies get a bad rep as destructive because
of this.
Posted by: PMRich at April 09, 2016 03:23 PM (w5Qj0)
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Family joke is that I had kids to do dishes and give the dogs a job.

Seriously, even my loner dog and cat (two bodies, one brain) wait by the door every morning to see if they have grandkids to fawn over.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 09, 2016 03:35 PM (MIKMs)

62 Ha, Hrothgar! That's how I picked my last dog, the one in the litter that was sleeping.

Posted by: no good deed at April 09, 2016 03:24 PM (GgxVX)

An excellent pet selection technique!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 03:38 PM (wYnyS)

63 Reactionary, I think corgis are adorable but a few people
have said they're kind of mean doggies. A little dog has no chance up against my beast-ess. She could seriously crush a little dog to death accidentally if she jumped on it.

Posted by: L, Elle at April 09, 2016 03:38 PM (2x3L+)

64 Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 03:30 PM (5eXg1)

I cannot go to kill shelters. I just can't do it.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 03:39 PM (q1FtT)

65 "What's that bad smell?"
Posted by: L, Elle

Sorry, shouldn't have had that second bowl of chilli last night.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 03:40 PM (8AdYN)

66 Are there any breeds of dogs that are known to get along okay with cats?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 03:41 PM (q1FtT)

67 Tammy,
I can't walk past the cats they have for adoption at Petsmart. The shelter I can't do either. I have a friend that volunteers at the shelter. She is constantly saving the dogs and finding them a home herself.
She's a tough one.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 03:43 PM (egOGm)

68 So Shirley the cat ate some tinsel. Then freaked out as it reappeared. This was messy and involved chasing the cat around the house.

Once again pron has lied to me,
this time about string pulling and screaming pussy.

Posted by: DaveA at April 09, 2016 03:44 PM (DL2i+)

69 A little dog has no chance up against my beast-ess.

Speaking of little and big dogs ... Have noticed that my 10 lb chihuahua mix and my sis's 50-60 lb Samoyed aren't good buddy material.

The big dog is still a puppy and practically punches the small dog in the face to come play. With predictable results.

*whack* *whack*
*growling* (Get off my lawn!)

Posted by: ReactionaryMonster Bravely supporting kittens at April 09, 2016 03:44 PM (1D4Ef)

70 66 Are there any breeds of dogs that are known to get along okay with cats?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

My dog is a mix of every breed ever and hates cats, so I would say no.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 03:44 PM (8AdYN)

71 @64 My daughters have the life ambition of being known as the Crazy Dog Lady and Crazy Cat Lady. I could very easily have more pets than people in my life.

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 03:45 PM (5eXg1)

72 Tammy,
I think labs do well with cats. As long as they're introduced properly.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 03:45 PM (egOGm)

73 Thank you morons, ettes for supplying pictures of your wonderful pets. Along with the gardening thread, the book thread, and the food thread, this new pet thread just soothes the soul after the daily pounding of the regular gigantic horrors.

Posted by: washrivergal at April 09, 2016 03:47 PM (CFc5L)

74 I like the bird sugar. Does he talk?

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 03:47 PM (egOGm)

75 66
Are there any breeds of dogs that are known to get along okay with cats?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 03:41 PM (q1FtT)

Our son's pit-mix is a sweet, shy little thing who looooves cats. His roommate's girlfriend stayed with them for a bit while a dead racoon was being removed from a wall in her apartment (yeesh). She had a little ginger kitten and she (son's dog) loved it. They slept curled up together.

So, the first time he brought his dog over here, she saw our two kitties and was promptly bitch-slapped by one of them. She whimpered and hid in the laundry room.

He had her here while he house/kitty sat for us (she slept in her kennel in the garage), and eventually one of the cats tolerated her when he let her in for a while during the evenings. Cats just wanted her to respect their authoritay.

I think it just depends on the dog. My sister's Jack Russell treats the cats like prey animals. They're rightfully terrified of her.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 03:50 PM (FsuaD)

76 Are there any breeds of dogs that are known to get along okay with cats?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 03:41 PM

I know a few that absolutely aren't... Greyhounds (prey drive), many of the bully breeds (same thing)...of course, dogs are individuals, so YMMV...

Posted by: antisocialist at April 09, 2016 03:50 PM (9n14Y)

77 A neighbor had 4-5 chihuahuas and they really became a nuisance pack. Scary like that. There were enough complaints that I haven't seen them in a while. My current dog is the smallest I have ever had at 50 lbs -- black and white short-haired collie type. My cat is the suicidal brainless twit who thinks it is funny to throw himself down in front of my feet, but doggeh is careful not to get in the way. I just can't imagine a dog not at knee height.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 09, 2016 03:51 PM (MIKMs)

78 72 Tammy,
I think labs do well with cats. As long as they're introduced properly.
Posted by: CaliGirl

I have noticed through my sister's many and various animals that a pet you've had for awhile meeting a kitten/puppy/etc. works best.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 03:53 PM (8AdYN)

79 Posted by: DaveA at April 09, 2016 03:44 PM (DL2i+)

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Not gonna lie. I didn't just LOL. That was a full throated guffaw.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 03:56 PM (kTF2Z)

80 And my Lab is scared of cats. First one she met hooked a claw in her nose, and she's never forgotten.

Posted by: antisocialist at April 09, 2016 03:57 PM (9n14Y)

81 We had a miniature poodle (mitzi that was a rescue dog) growing up. She was so sweet. My grandma had a toy poodle (muzetta) that was fairly mellow. Mom and dad were out of town for a weekend so we and the dog stayed with grandma. Saturday, grandma took us out to go do stuff, don't remember what. Grandma had white carpet. When we got home the dogs had dragged toilet paper and ashes and fireplace sediment aaallll over the house. Needles to say, the doggie door was blocked to keep them outside that night. What a mess.

Posted by: Infidel at April 09, 2016 03:57 PM (OTKDh)

82 If Leela is in the kitchen and I walk in there, she dashes away as fast as she can, thinks about going into the office, but rushes away when she remembers that I go in there too. She runs into spare room.

If I stand up from my chair, she does the same. When I enter the house, she does the same. As if she is fleeing from a terrible ax-murderer.

This has gotten really, really old.

I have never harmed her in her entire life.

Sorry, just wanted to vent.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2016 03:57 PM (AroJD)

83 Re: Smelly Bloodhound

A lot of hounds are very smelly
Basset, coonhounds etc

Not sure why, but even if bathed on a regular basis they seem to stink

Posted by: PMRich at April 09, 2016 03:57 PM (w5Qj0)

84 66
Are there any breeds of dogs that are known to get along okay with cats?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 03:41 PM (q1FtT)

Any dog that gets along good with children can get along with cats. But it doesn't run by breed. I have known many dogs and cats that have lived together but what was common about all of them is that one or the other, or both grew up around each other.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at April 09, 2016 04:00 PM (vvmPQ)

85 66 Are there any breeds of dogs that are known to get along okay with cats?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 03:41 PM (q1FtT)
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We have had 6 Goldens over the years and all of them have gotten along "okay" with cats. One of them was best friends with a cat. Two obviously disliked the cat but never fought with him. They just ignored him and only growled if he got near their toys, etc. The other three were quite tolerant.

My guess is that most Goldens and Labs would be fine with kittehs. But I think a lot depends on whether the cat is there from the outset. IOW, introducing a cat into a house that has been the dog's place would be tougher than bringing a dog into a cat place. (I mean tougher and more annoying for the dog.)

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 04:01 PM (T/5A0)

86 a full throated guffaw.

I immediately thought of the horde. Try explaining "The Morons will love this one" to regular people.

Posted by: DaveA at April 09, 2016 04:03 PM (DL2i+)

87 Dog as interior designer

http://preview.tinyurl.com/hdgfzht

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 04:04 PM (egOGm)

88 My parents always had big dogs and their hard and fast rule was that the oldest pet (including cats) was fed first. It really worked well and they also had visitors feed them -- to mitigate the territorial impulse. They had a no pets or kids on furniture rule; too bad I didn't keep that up.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 09, 2016 04:04 PM (MIKMs)

89 I'll recycle this for her majesty next week but it's a pet.

http://cheezburger.com/8765047808/
bunny-corgi-is-so-cute-it-hurts

Posted by: DaveA at April 09, 2016 04:05 PM (DL2i+)

90 WeaselDog, a mostly chihuahua immigrant from Mexico, does very well with WeaselCats v.1 and v.2. Most of the time she doesn't really seem to notice them and they occasionally come face to face and just look at each other. The dog seems to worry if she thinks one of the cats is doing something wrong like scratching at the carpet.

Posted by: Weasel at April 09, 2016 04:05 PM (e3bId)

91 Sorry, just wanted to vent.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

My AmeriDog, Maggie Mae, is treated as a queen yet still acts as though I beat her on a daily basis when we're around strangers. It's almost like a game with her.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 04:08 PM (8AdYN)

92 ((HUGS)) BC. That is no fun. Leela a dog or a cat?

Dogs can (sometimes) be won over by getting on the ground with them on a leash so they have to stay near you and giving treats, praise and petting.

If its a cat she probably thinks you found out about her plan to kill you /sarc --but some cats are just loner hunter types and maybe view you as the bigger predator.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 04:10 PM (3kUGE)

93 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2016 03:57 PM (AroJD)

Is Leela a rescue pet. (Not sure if you're talking about a dog or a cat). if it's adopted it may have some traumatic memories of someone who owned it before. I have a friend whose dog is very nervous around me. Except for she and her daughter it has problem with a lot of women who visit. It gets along better with men.
If Leela is not adopted and you are just new on the scene it could be nervous because it considers you a threat. And yes, I find my friend's dog reaction to me rather annoying, but it seems to be getting better. Perhaps Leela will too.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2016 04:11 PM (w4NZ8)

94 88 My parents always had big dogs and their hard and fast rule was that the oldest pet (including cats) was fed first.
Posted by: mustbequantum at April 09, 2016 04:04 PM (MIKMs)
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This is very smart. I think animals understand seniority.
And nobody likes an upstart interloper!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 04:12 PM (T/5A0)

95 @82 That is sad...is Leela a rescue pet? She might be reacting to something in her past.

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 04:14 PM (5eXg1)

96 Off to ride a horse. Not that I know enough to be the best resource anyways but courtesy explanation for no replies to anyone. Cheers all

Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 04:15 PM (3kUGE)

97 They're not pets, but the newest fuzzy owlets are too darned cute:

landingsbirdcam.com

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:15 PM (FsuaD)

98 Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 03:43 PM (egOGm)

It takes a special person, that's all I know.

Thanks everyone, for your thought about dogs with cats. We have a dozen outdoor kittehs that are mostly almost a year old, with two about a year and a half, and I am thinking Thor needs a dog. I was thinking it'd be okay if I got pups, provided I avoid hunting and herding breeds.

I'd love to send him to the shelter to get a mama and pups to rescue, but it's so hard to tell breeds with mutts, and I do think I need to avoid certain types.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 04:17 PM (q1FtT)

99 I love everyone's pet pics and stories. A true palate cleanser during these crazy times.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:18 PM (FsuaD)

100 Jane, did you see any big cats on your trip?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 04:19 PM (jR7Wy)

101 Jane,
Thanks for mentioning the owl cam. I've been watching them since you first mentioned it. They are so cute.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 04:20 PM (egOGm)

102 I've been keeping track of the D.C. Eagle cam lately.
Eaglets are eating right now!

http://www.eagles.org/dceaglecam/

Posted by: Miracle Max at April 09, 2016 04:25 PM (ufy6O)

103 "But it was an $80 dead chicken."

True story, I had a BIL who watched over a chicken coop while the owners went on vacation.

One of the chickens was being attacked by the others so he took it to the vet, who treated it for various wounds. Vet bill was a couple hundred bucks.

He put the wounded chicken back in the coop. The rest of the chickens pecked it to death.

When the owners returned he told them what had happened, hoped to get reimbursed for the vet bill.

The owners said "You never put a sick or wounded chicken in with the others. They will peck it to death."

Posted by: navybrat at April 09, 2016 04:25 PM (8QGte)

104 , but it's so hard to tell breeds with mutts, and I do think I need to avoid certain types.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

It's only my personnal belief, but I'll take a mutt over a pure breed anyday.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 04:25 PM (8AdYN)

105 Off, Princess Bride sock...

Posted by: Chi at April 09, 2016 04:26 PM (ufy6O)

106 Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 04:17 PM (q1FtT)
Introducing a puppy to cats is easier than a kitten to a dog. Cats will get away from the dog when they are tired of it. I've noticed our dogs were fine with our cats, they would chase strange cats.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 04:26 PM (egOGm)

107 Sweet pet pictures!

So this happened: we decided to get a dog. We had held off because son (when he was 5) was bitten in the stomach by one of my MIL's dogs who mistook his affection for aggression. Hubby and son scoped out a sweet boxer/bull dog mix and the pound, and when we met her she was a doll. However, son is still anxious around the big, wiggly, unpredictable dog and did everything but cling to the wall to avoid contact. So....we're now thinking a smaller dog (though not a tiny, jittery one), and maybe older/calmer, which son says he would still like to try. I appreciate any suggestions from the horde on any breeds or approaches to this challenge...

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 04:30 PM (NOIQH)

108 Not really pet related, but I just had a herd of whitetail venison go through my back yard.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 04:30 PM (kTF2Z)

109 Navybrat,
You would've thought the vet would have told him about that. That's why you spray the blue spray on a wound if it's not too bad.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 04:31 PM (egOGm)

110 Just have to put in my 2 cts for Rottweilers as go-along-get-along nice dogs. They are really good natured and the goofy grin they have is so much fun. Kids and other pets bring out their amazing brains and they are not as hyper as most working/herding breeds. That whole leaning on the target to herd is a blast -- rather than nipping as a lot of herders do. Cats, kids, other dogs -- nothing really upsets them. Very much like mastiffs without the health problems, all around good companions. Any dog will guard, but a dog with brains is a treat. My beloved lab was a twit; my loving sheps were serious; my adored mutts were kinda hyper; the old rottie was a sweetie.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 09, 2016 04:31 PM (MIKMs)

111 Tammy, we have a German shepherd who LOVES the cat. But, she was raised as a puppy with cats, so she "gets" them. We lost the one she was raised with, so now she is over protective of our current feline. Really over protective. As in, if he starts having fun, she runs over and lays on him to stop him, because there might be danger. She cleans him, snuggles with him on the sofa, and gives him her food. It's sweet.

So I guess the cat is her job.

Posted by: Moki at April 09, 2016 04:31 PM (ezHMO)

112 I wish I could rig up an eagle cam. We have a nesting pair in the trees about maybe 500 ft from the house. Mom and eaglets in the nest, while Pop comes back from Puget Sound with a salmon or some little rodent. Come back every year. Hard to tell if it's them or not, but I am told this is what they do.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at April 09, 2016 04:33 PM (/WPPJ)

113 I like Rotweilers too!

Posted by: Damien Thorn at April 09, 2016 04:36 PM (kTF2Z)

114 36 ... KT, None of our five poodles ever wanted a bath. But they never met a puddle, preferably muddy, that they didn't like. At least with the toy poodles I could hold them by the scruff and dunk them like a fuzzy tea bag. Our standards, at about 50 pounds, took a bit more effort. (Wearing a wet suit would have helped but they don't make them big enough.) I resolved it was easier to accept getting wet.

Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2016 04:37 PM (V+03K)

115 Lizzy,
I would try either a puppy, or a smaller calmer dog. How old is your boy?

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 04:39 PM (egOGm)

116 Fortress Eromero has 5 (plus 1) animals. A miniature girl longhair dapple dutch hound name of Pepper (sounds like a pastry, don't it?) Orangish/pink male striper cat named Monkeyboy, Perfectly marked grey/black striper male Milo. Almost perfect grey and black striped specklebelly female named Mable (aka Maples or Meeples). A modified grey/white striper/tuxedo male named Mobo. And a non-regular grey/black male striper who comes in the cat door and eats, but is not an official member of the family unit. He has thus far refused to fully commit (not nuetered) thus has no title and is not on the mainfest. Really wish I knew how to send pictures.

Posted by: Eromero at April 09, 2016 04:42 PM (zLDYs)

117 Leela is a cat, and I adopted her as a kitten from the humane society 15 years ago. She was three months old the time if I remember correctly. I don't understand what she's on about. As I said it gets old and makes me feel like a monster.

Which I am, of course, just not with cats and dogs.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2016 04:46 PM (MMGhH)

118 100
Jane, did you see any big cats on your trip?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 04:19 PM (jR7Wy)

Yes. Saw the Big Five the very first afternoon/evening safari, and came upon five lionesses (with two cute cubs) on a kill. In the vehicles you're "invisible" to them and can get up to just a few feet away (which at first is alarming). Could hear the lionesses crunching the bones and growling at each other.

Our last evening, we found a female leopard on a tree limb, and followed her as she went on her hunt. She was a 15 y.o. who had lost all her canines. One of her cubs had died and she had another hidden away somewhere. Anyhow, we followed her as she caught a little duiker antelope.

It was tough to watch. As our ranger said, a kill isn't like in the movies or on TV. It takes awhile for the prey animal to die, and it isn't pretty. The little antelope cried like a baby, and struggled for a good ten minutes. It was sad, but the mother leopard was thin and needed food for herself and her surviving cub. We followed her as she dragged her kill up a tree. Then the hyenas came out and sat under the tree. I was sitting probably five feet from the nearest one.

I got amazing pictures and video.

Oh, one of the highlights of the entire trip (for me) was going to a cheetah rescue facility outside Cape Town and petting a large, male cheetah! And then I got to hold and cuddle a meerkat, which "kissed" me on the lips!

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:47 PM (FsuaD)

119 Where'd everybody go? It's this new aftershave, isn't it?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 04:48 PM (kTF2Z)

120 He's 13 and he was bit by a scottish terrier, so we were trying to avoid yippy, jumpy little dogs (my MIL usually has 4-6 of them at a time for full circus effect). Know of any calmer, smallish breeds?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 04:50 PM (NOIQH)

121 Know of any calmer, smallish breeds?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 04:50 PM (NOIQH)

I had a Schnauzer years ago who was as sweet and well-mannered as could be. I still miss her.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:52 PM (FsuaD)

122 119 Where'd everybody go? It's this new aftershave, isn't it?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 04:48 PM (kTF2Z)

Just keep hitting the refresh button waiting for the stories to appear and viola, Jane D'oh gives us a good one.

Posted by: washrivergal at April 09, 2016 04:53 PM (CFc5L)

123 Posted by: washrivergal at April 09, 2016 04:53 PM (CFc5L)

Hope the "kill" part of the story isn't too upsetting. It was tough to hear/watch. Nature is a cruel bitch.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:55 PM (FsuaD)

124 119 Where'd everybody go? It's this new aftershave, isn't it?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 04:48 PM

Yes.

Posted by: Old Spice at April 09, 2016 04:55 PM (Dhht7)

125 Wow Jane D'oh, that sounds amazing. Would love to see some pictures and videos...

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 04:55 PM (5eXg1)

126 Well, we're having a blast of global warming here tonight, so I guess I'll make chili for dinner.

Off to brave the grocery store.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:56 PM (FsuaD)

127 Yes, I'm quite the Lothario!

Posted by: A meerkat in Cape Town at April 09, 2016 04:56 PM (kTF2Z)

128 Jane, that must have been amazing!
I would have been a little freaked out being so close to hyenas.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 04:57 PM (NOIQH)

129 125
Wow Jane D'oh, that sounds amazing. Would love to see some pictures and videos...

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 04:55 PM (5eXg1)

I'll see if I can get my husband to help me send some links to pics/videos. We're still going through them.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:58 PM (FsuaD)

130 My Dandie Dinmont Terrier

http://tinypic.com/r/14jooxz/9

Posted by: lindafell de spair at April 09, 2016 04:58 PM (xVgrA)

131 As reported on the ONT last night, my kitteh is recovering from surgery. She has some sort of long lasting pain meds that make her kinda dopey yet very affectionate.

Since she's not a lap cat, I'm sort of enjoying it, and hoping that after things settle down, she'll realize that my lap is not a bad place to be.

Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at April 09, 2016 04:58 PM (MrV8Y)

132 What do I keep telling you about Hyena?

#neverhyena

Posted by: Bucket of Dog Vomit 2016! at April 09, 2016 05:00 PM (kTF2Z)

133 Hope the "kill" part of the story isn't too upsetting. It was tough to hear/watch. Nature is a cruel bitch.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:55 PM (FsuaD)

No, not upsetting. It's a killing world. For food, practically every species is killing something else. Sorry PETA, but that's how it is.

Posted by: washrivergal at April 09, 2016 05:01 PM (CFc5L)

134 As a suggestion if you are near a college town, in April-May there are a lot of nice dogs to be adopted. Already house trained, accustomed to human traffic and loud noises, and trained to love and please. Second kid gifted me with one she adopted from the county shelter. We can talk about purebreds from now until doomsday, but a young dog already socialized is a good bet.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 09, 2016 05:03 PM (MIKMs)

135 I am Merovign, Exile Commander of the scattered remnant of the Sith, Dark Lord of the Mutter Spiral, Conqueror of the Three Galactic Cores, and I want to CUDDLE ALL THESE ANIMALS!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:03 PM (wB8Tg)

136 good afternoon everyone
tax season, ugh
cute pets!

Posted by: chemjeff at April 09, 2016 05:05 PM (uZNvH)

137 Cheetahs are so cool, Jane. I mean, you don't want to get chased, but if they're socialized they're real sweethearts. Sandpaper tongues, though.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:06 PM (wB8Tg)

138 >>...a young dog already socialized is a good bet.

Yep, that was a reason we were thinking older dog (2+) instead of a puppy.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 05:07 PM (NOIQH)

139 Egads, Chemjeff. I usually have my taxes done early, but this year has been pretty awful so I have to do it this weekend - IF I CAN FIND ALL THE PAPERWORK AFTER THE MOVE.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:07 PM (wB8Tg)

140 The Mailman was good but I thought the sequel Son of the Mailman was even better.

Posted by: John Kasich at April 09, 2016 05:08 PM (FkBIv)

141 131 As reported on the ONT last night, my kitteh is recovering from surgery. She has some sort of long lasting pain meds that make her kinda dopey yet very affectionate.

Since she's not a lap cat, I'm sort of enjoying it, and hoping that after things settle down, she'll realize that my lap is not a bad place to be.
Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at April 09, 2016 04:58 PM (MrV8Y

Here's hoping!!!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 05:10 PM (voOPb)

142 Merovign, 139 - Look, you will never find all - the important qualifier here is "all" - the paperwork after the move. There is something that happens to them unknown to science once they are in that box.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at April 09, 2016 05:10 PM (/WPPJ)

143 Best Cheetah movie ever-Duma

Posted by: Ben Had at April 09, 2016 05:10 PM (PSQUi)

144 Not really pet related, but I just had a herd of whitetail venison go through my back yard.

Nice! Is there a Worcestershire sauce spring back there?

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 09, 2016 05:14 PM (1xUj/)

145 Yep, that was a reason we were thinking older dog (2+) instead of a puppy.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 05:07 PM (NOIQH)
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My own thought is that 1 yr is about the best. By 2, they are kinda fixed in habits. Or, an older dog (5+) who won't move as quickly. The older ones are harder to place, so you may get first dibs on a dog you could live with.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 09, 2016 05:14 PM (MIKMs)

146 I actually got two corrected forms relevant to taxes in the last week and a half. So at least I'm not the only one who waited until the last second!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:14 PM (wB8Tg)

147 Sometimes I think tv sanitizes the predator/prey thing. It would be very hard to listen to the pain of the little critter, even while you know it's going to feed a hungry little cub. I appreciate the need, but don't know how I'd handle listening to 'nature take it's course'. Had a deer get taken down by a pack of dogs/coyotes - not sure which, it was dark. Who knew deer scream when in pain? I didn't. Neither Animal Planet or NatGeo prepared this girl to hear that at 3:30 in the morning. I should sue.

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 05:15 PM (5eXg1)

148 >>My own thought is that 1 yr is about the best. By 2, they are kinda fixed in habits.

Ah, good point....

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 05:15 PM (NOIQH)

149 Mero, at least you have the excuse of moving to justify your procrastination, I don't even have that :/

Posted by: chemjeff at April 09, 2016 05:17 PM (uZNvH)

150 The cheetah rescue/education facility was created to save the cheetah from being killed by farmers.

Turkish Anatolian Shepherd dogs were brought in and given to the farmers to protect their livestock. The dogs are large and bond with the livestock, and the cheetahs are afraid of them. Really handsome dogs.

The program even provides the farmers with the dogs' vet costs and food. They also take cheetahs around to schools for the kids to pet.

Before you are allowed to go in a pen to pet a cheetah (and you have to pay to do so---worth it!), you have to use sanitizer on your hands and dip the soles of your shoes in a sanitizing solution.

It's an amazing facility.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 05:18 PM (FsuaD)

151 Neither Animal Planet or NatGeo prepared this girl to hear that at 3:30 in the morning. I should sue.
Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 05:15 PM (5eXg1)

Once upon a time I had a Brittany Spaniel who caught rabbits in the back yard. The cries were not for the weak of heart.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 05:19 PM (voOPb)

152 147, RedDish, Sometimes I think tv sanitizes the predator/prey thing.

In fact, that's seemingly the primary function of the director and video editor in a typical nature program, I'm thinking.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at April 09, 2016 05:19 PM (/WPPJ)

153 >>It would be very hard to listen to the pain of the little critter....

My previous neighborhood had all sorts of critters, including many bunnies and at least one fox (saw him frequently). One late summer night when we had windows open, I heard this terrible, prolonged scream from a critter being killed in the front yard. Freaky as hell. I had heard a pet rabbit scream once when I was a kid and was pretty sure this was the fox killing a bunny.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 05:22 PM (NOIQH)

154 Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 05:15 PM (5eXg1)

I agree. It is not easy to watch an animal running for its life, nor hearing the final agony of death. But like Jane said, Nature is a cruel bitch.

Posted by: washrivergal at April 09, 2016 05:22 PM (CFc5L)

155 Lizzy,
My SIL has a maltipoo that is really sweet and gentle. It's pretty calm. I'm don't think they shed, but it definitely looks like a chick dog.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 05:24 PM (egOGm)

156 Mero, at least you have the excuse of moving to justify your procrastination, I don't even have that :/
Posted by: chemjeff at April 09, 2016 05:17 PM (uZNvH)

Twice in a month! Because of my health, I'm very slow to recover.

RedDish, yes, TV sanitizes predation. I don't know that I can say how to do this better, except that they should *start* with the sanitized version and as kids get older make them aware that the universe is not a cartoon.

I don't want kids to be brutalized with gore (or Gore), but also I'd note that *most people* seem to be at least aware that the world gets up to this stuff.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:24 PM (wB8Tg)

157 I keep meaning to get a replica painting of Gaia personified and paint blood running down her neck from her mouth.

Nature is not a model posing for a painting.

Perhaps Gaia should be portrayed as a lioness who has just eaten.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:26 PM (wB8Tg)

158 Conor T. Hrothgar, my French Bulldog, and the local quasi-feral outdoor cat, Smoky (looks like a Russian Blue), will rub noses on occasion. and this was without urging or planning on our part, so I'd be pretty sure that Frenchies and cats would get along reasonably well.

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 05:26 PM (wYnyS)

159
my French Bulldog, and the local quasi-feral outdoor cat, Smoky (looks like a Russian Blue), will rub noses on occasion

A diplomatic exchange of poop?

Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 09, 2016 05:28 PM (PtGcE)

160 Merovign, and proceeding from the sanitized to the real version would happen naturally, from a children's book through playing in the countryside to hunting with Dad. Love of the outdoors without the sentimentalism.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at April 09, 2016 05:28 PM (/WPPJ)

161 Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 04:47 PM (FsuaD)
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That's some amazing stuff! I'm glad your trip went well and we didn't see a "last known photo of" on Headline News.

Cheetahs are gorgeous critters and supposedly the most easily tamed and least aggressive of the wilder cats. I saw a Renaissance painting of some poncey lord with a cheetah perched on his saddle, assisting in the hunt.

Jane, you need to have a pet cheetah. Imagine strolling around with one on a leash just like some Old Hollywood actress. Picture the looks on your neighbors' faces.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 05:29 PM (jR7Wy)

162 Maltipoos look like teddy bears

Posted by: Lizzy at April 09, 2016 05:30 PM (NOIQH)

163 Posted by: RedDish

Would be torture for me to watch or listen to nature taking it's course. I get it. I understand it. Just can't handle it.

I'm a meat eater myself and relize the hopocricy, but it's just the way I am. I can't even hunt because I would never be able to take the shot.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 05:30 PM (8AdYN)

164 We need a new baseball thread.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at April 09, 2016 05:30 PM (39g3+)

165 Good doggehs. Sorry cat people, I'm allergic.

Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at April 09, 2016 05:31 PM (0mRoj)

166 There was an Animal Planet series called Big Cat Diary which sometimes comes back into rotation.

They show the predation. They also show the water buffalo stomping lion kits to death.

It's three presenters following lion, cheetah, and jaguar families respectively through good times and bad in the Masai Mara. They have craptons of spotters radioing information to the presenters and they have years' worth of drawings of facial markings so that they follow individual critters.

It's my favorite animal show. Also, the presenter who follows the jaguars, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, is hawt.

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 09, 2016 05:31 PM (1xUj/)

167 A diplomatic exchange of poop?

Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 09, 2016 05:28 PM (PtGcE)
They're rubbing each others noses 'affectionately', not rubbing their noses in something undesirable!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 05:34 PM (wYnyS)

168 I really enjoy this thread, it's a breath of fresh air in a contentious world. Thank you

Posted by: Gouverneur Morris at April 09, 2016 05:36 PM (PHxng)

169 We need a new baseball thread.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor

Madison Bumgarner (SF Giants pitcher) just hit a home run off Clayton Kershaw (LA Dodger, who resembles Sandy Koufax).

Posted by: Bossy Conservative.... American watching baseball at April 09, 2016 05:38 PM (+1T7c)

170 *AHEM* I have a hypothesis about cheetahs, and it is mine, and what is in it is mine too. (Monty Python reference...)

The reason Cheetahs are relatively easily tamed and can even be "managed" in the wild by a skilled handler (like the girl who rides her motorcycle with cheetah packs) is because they *aren't wild animals.*

They're feral.

Basically for thousands of years Cheetahs were kept as royal pets all over Africa, in large numbers, and the animal we know is actually a return to the wild and not a truly wild animal.

Look at Cheetahs vs. King Cheetahs. I think King Cheetahs are the actual wild version.

I don't have the money to even think about researching this, so it remains my not-entirely-wild guess.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:38 PM (wB8Tg)

171
Yes, but it's what's on the end of their noses.

Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 09, 2016 05:39 PM (PtGcE)

172 *reads Merovign's theory*

*steals it*

I have a theory about cheetahs...

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 09, 2016 05:42 PM (1xUj/)

173 Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 05:30 PM (8AdYN)

I'm no huntress. The last and only time I've "killed" was when I went fishing as a kid. I caught three fish, then threw up all night at the thought of what I'd done.

I have watched those Alaska shows where the women can shoot a bear and then make strips of jerky out of it.

I buy my meat at the supermarket. Don't really want to know how it got there.

Have no idea what I'd do if starving to death. I know there would be a lot of things to overcome to survive.

Posted by: washrivergal at April 09, 2016 05:42 PM (CFc5L)

174 Merovign, your idea may have merit. If the ancient Egyptians used them for the hunt and as pets, they've just strayed off the reservation.

But I personally felt my housecats were feral kitties who recognized a good thing.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 05:42 PM (jR7Wy)

175 I have a theory about cheetahs...

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 09, 2016 05:42 PM (1xUj/)

(smacks Bander with the "hypothesis vs. theory" stick)

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:44 PM (wB8Tg)

176 175 I have a theory about cheetahs...

Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 09, 2016 05:42 PM (1xUj/)

(smacks Bander with the "hypothesis vs. theory" stick)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:44 PM (wB8Tg)

Regardless, cheetahs never prosper.

Posted by: Insomniac - Pale Horse/Death 2016 at April 09, 2016 05:45 PM (0mRoj)

177 I have a theory on cheetahs.

Posted by: Amy Schumer at April 09, 2016 05:45 PM (kTF2Z)

178 But I personally felt my housecats were feral kitties who recognized a good thing.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 05:42 PM (jR7Wy)

Someone once said cats are never truly tame, but often friendly.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 05:45 PM (wB8Tg)

179 I have a theory on cheetahs, ese!

Posted by: Carlos Mencia at April 09, 2016 05:46 PM (0mRoj)

180 At a wildlife preserve some years ago, we got to see a Golden Eagle up close, as it had been damaged in the wild, and the preserve was nursing its broken wing back to health before it was released.

Looking at a Golden Eagle up close, in the eye, is pretty terrifying. They have the cold cruel eye of the predator, and would kill and eat YOU if they had the chance.

I would guess that the present day predator birds like eagles and hawks, are evolutionary descendants of the predator/ raptor dinosaurs.

Posted by: Bossy Conservative.... American watching baseball at April 09, 2016 05:46 PM (+1T7c)

181 Yes, but it's what's on the end of their noses.

Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 09, 2016 05:39 PM (PtGcE)

Perhaps the "five second rule" applies here, but I take your point!

I always want to use hand sanitizer from my fingertips to my elbows after Conor gives my hand a lick!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 05:47 PM (wYnyS)

182 Ruh roh

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 05:48 PM (kTF2Z)

183 Take that!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 05:48 PM (wYnyS)

184 Pshaw,

and Pfffft as well!

Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 05:49 PM (wYnyS)

185 Back late, but for Tammy I would contact shelters. Many take in both dogs and cats and they can tell you if the dog is safe around cats or not. If they rescue both, and they say the dog is good with cats they should be fine with you observing it interact with their cats.

I'd do the same with the dog bitten kid. I can see the energy of a boxer cross being too overwhelming and a small size might be helpful but meet the dog in person (show up early is good to help make sure the dog has not just been taken for a 5 mile run to get
the "a tired dog is a good dog" effect ) and just see how the dog's energy level is and how it reacts to any nerves from the boy.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 05:49 PM (3kUGE)

186 We need a new baseball thread.

Hey! My dude kitteh is named for Casey Stengel-- what more do you want?

I'll be up for a baseball thread when the Phillies actually win a game.

Posted by: Basement Cat at April 09, 2016 05:50 PM (3C9q2)

187
184 Pshaw,

and Pfffft as well!
Posted by: Hrothgar at April 09, 2016 05:49 PM (wYnyS)

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Laugh it up, fuzzball. Sooner or later you'll screw up and I'll be there waiting.

Posted by: The Barrel at April 09, 2016 05:51 PM (kTF2Z)

188 3 and a half hours and not yet to 200. Did everyone get this thing called life I've heard so much about?

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 05:55 PM (kTF2Z)

189 Brrrr! Suddenly very cold, wet, and bleccherous outside. Was going to drop off mail and visit my artisanal boozarium but thought better of it.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 05:56 PM (jR7Wy)

190 Beckoning Chasm. on your vent explanation it sounds like this running off is a new thing? and on a 13 year old cat she may be having some health issues affecting her personality. Cats especially as a small predator I think have a strong instinct to hide the fact that they are sick and to get more shy.

Basically back to Jane's safari observation that nature is a cruel bitch. The instincts that you will become the prey as you lose your prowess are deeply rooted even in domestic pets.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 05:56 PM (3kUGE)

191 When I was in my thirties I confessed something to my dad. Dad, remember that big scratch in the car that you could never figure out how it happened? That was me. He replies, that's OK. Remember that cat you had that ran away? That was me. Well played Dad, well played indeed.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 06:04 PM (kTF2Z)

192 I had the unique experience of finding an injured red tailed hawk and nursing it back to health. Poor thing was debilitated enough to let me pick it up and bring it in. Found a Vet that specialized in birds and took it in. Brought the hawk home and had a large cage to put it in. The hawk would eat canned dog food and hamburger out of my hand. The hawk recovered and was released again.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 09, 2016 06:06 PM (Prmt6)

193 The instincts that you will become the prey as you lose your prowess are deeply rooted even in domestic pets.

I may have arthritis and need to wear bifocals, but I'm not worried about teh kittehs ganging up on me in the middle of the night.

Posted by: Basement Cat at April 09, 2016 06:07 PM (3C9q2)

194 the women can shoot a bear and then make strips of jerky out of it.

I know a lady who runs a marina in MN. She shot a moose once. I don't know if it bit her sister.

Posted by: DaveA at April 09, 2016 06:07 PM (DL2i+)

195 NOOD

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at April 09, 2016 06:08 PM (AUtNA)

196 https://www.bing.com/
search?q=+Old+Black+Cat+by+Ian+Anderson

Posted by: DaveA at April 09, 2016 06:11 PM (DL2i+)

197 Human hunting is so much easier on deer etc than death by a natural predator or by starvation, but even so I've only ever taken one shot because I don't trust my marksmanship and I jerked high and missed that shot completely. Dad will have to lighten the trigger pull and I will have to get some hours of range time before the I try again.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 06:13 PM (3kUGE)

198
Jane, you need to have a pet cheetah. Imagine
strolling around with one on a leash just like some Old Hollywood
actress. Picture the looks on your neighbors' faces.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 05:29 PM (jR7Wy)

I would so LOVE that. With a meerkat perched on my shoulder.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 06:14 PM (FsuaD)

199 The hawk recovered and was released again.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 09, 2016 06:06 PM (Prmt6)

And all the other hawks ignored his "crazy abduction story."

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 06:14 PM (wB8Tg)

200 Awesome links too! Love the pets. Keep em coming

Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 06:24 PM (zOTsN)

201 Have no idea what I'd do if starving to death. I know there would be a lot of things to overcome to survive.
Posted by: washrivergal

That would be my position also. However, we are hardwired to survive and I have no doubt that you, I, or any like-minded person on this blog would be able to overcome our reluctance to kill, for survival.

Just like the above mentioned stories of life in the wild mentioned.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 06:30 PM (8AdYN)

202 Human hunting is so much easier on deer etc than death by a natural predator or by starvation,
Posted by: PaleRider

Very good point. Coming from a family and friends background of hunting, I know that the real ENVIRONMENTIST are hunters and fishers.

Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 06:34 PM (8AdYN)

203 I know, dead thread. But, I would love the opportunity to learn how to hunt and dress game.

Posted by: lindafell de spair at April 09, 2016 06:46 PM (xVgrA)

204 I know I'm willowed, but I wonder, Jane D'oh, did you get a chance to talk to anyone about the consequences of the snowflakes and hunting regarding Cecil the Lion?

I didn't know about a cheetah rehab center, or this new theory about their past kitty status...but I want one!

Posted by: RedDish at April 09, 2016 06:49 PM (5eXg1)

205 The trick to hunting is concealment. Don't be detected in any way, sight, sound or smell.
I hunt white tail deer with my BIL in Iowa.
We use tree stands and bow and arrow.
Accuracy matters.
After the kill, suspend the deer by the rear legs.
Open up the abdomen, remove all the internal organs. Some keep the heart.
Tote the rest to the truck. (this is the hard part)
Finish the butchering at home, or take it to a game butcher and let them do it, usually in exchange for some of the meat.

Posted by: navybrat at April 09, 2016 06:51 PM (8QGte)

206 203 I know, dead thread. But, I would love the opportunity to learn how to hunt and dress game.
Posted by: lindafell de spair at April 09, 2016 06:46 PM (xVgrA)
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With the Horde, that would be a hobo hostile makeover.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 06:52 PM (jR7Wy)

207 203 I know, dead thread. But, I would love the opportunity to learn how to hunt and dress game.
Posted by: lindafell

I would suggest dressing males in something blue and go with pink for females. I hear that Tinder is good for hunting.

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Posted by: AmeriDan at April 09, 2016 06:58 PM (8AdYN)

208 203 ... Lindafell, There are any number of lessons on dressing game, including on Youtube. They will give you the basics but there is no substitute for doing it yourself, especially in the field. Hunting is such a wide area it's better to decide what animal(s) to hunt and weapons will be used before starting research.

I haven't hunted in many years, so my knowledge is rather out of date. I do miss it sometimes. If I were to start hunting again, it would be using muzzleloaders/black powder weapons.

Posted by: JTB at April 09, 2016 07:01 PM (V+03K)

209 204
I know I'm willowed, but I wonder, Jane D'oh, did you get a chance to
talk to anyone about the consequences of the snowflakes and hunting
regarding Cecil the Lion?

Didn't even think to ask. We did, however, discuss American Special Snowflakes and their feelz/trigger warnings with a guide/driver in Cape Town. He was horrified and voiced his opinion that that shit never comes to S. Africa.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 07:03 PM (FsuaD)

210 And I missed the pet thread. Grr. At least it was for a good cause. Today was the National Intercollegiate Championship for polo, and I got to see both final games. Holey mackerel, that was some cool polo, and very close games. Cornell won the women's tournament 13 to 11 against Texas AM. Texas won the men's tournament by one goal against UVA. So much fun to see, and I'm inspired to get in better shape and work on playing a little better, even though I do it just for fun; I don't belong to a team.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper- quietly rebellious at April 09, 2016 07:10 PM (26lkV)

211 Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 09, 2016 04:46 PM (MMGhH)

If your cat is that old, BC, I agree with the poster who said she may she may have health or (I think) dementia issues. if you are able to, take her to the vet to get her checked out

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 09, 2016 07:19 PM (w4NZ8)

212 Polo? Didn't know it was a NCAA sport

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 07:32 PM (voOPb)

213 Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 07:32 PM (voOPb)

I think it's technically classified as a club sport, which sucks because it means they have to be self-funding and get no recognition from their universities. The UConn girls won the national championship three times in a row a few years ago, and barely anyone noticed. I think there was one article in the local paper.

Posted by: right wing whippersnapper- quietly rebellious at April 09, 2016 07:37 PM (26lkV)

214 Thank you! I wish Jake was well behaved. We are making progress but he likes to bark and his brain shuts off when he does. He is funny and sweet and we are very happy to have him.

And, a caution for bird owners....please wear a dust mask when cleaning up after your birds. Bird Fanciers Syndrome, aka hypersensitivity pnuemonosis is a very unpleasant disease. And you will likely have to get rid of your birds if you come down with it. (Our macaws and cockatoos are in the shed and I don't know how I will deal with it if my husband can't care for them).

And don't get a cockatoo, no matter how cute. They are extremely loud and almost impossible to rehome.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 09, 2016 07:38 PM (dDHlP)

215 We got a two year old Rottweiler that was the sweetest dog ever. My late husband used to take her for walks and all the kids would come up to pet Tessie. When they asked what kind of dog she was, he'd tell them and they'd run away!

Jake gets overly excited around cats. I have two of my cats used to him and four that don't like him. My other dog was raised with the cats and they love her.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 09, 2016 07:47 PM (dDHlP)

216 Notsothoreau. I love Rottweilers that I've been around. They've all seemed like sweet calm and smart dogs. Doing shelter or needs a new home dogs I may never get to have one of my own but maybe someday.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 08:20 PM (3kUGE)

217 You never know. I got mine from an ad on the Pet Smart bulletin board. Jake came from a local Facebook group. You just have to keep an eye out for good dogs in need of a home.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 09, 2016 10:37 PM (Lqy/e)

218 '
50 Finally made a pet thread. Still on the hunt for a Deerhound. Last week McGyver left a link for contact but it didn't work for me, hopefully we can try again.
Posted by: Ben Had'

I can help you with the deerhound search. I've had two, my beloved Jezebel just passed away in December. They are wonderful dogs but not for everyone. Let me know if you want more info. Ann

Posted by: Ann in transit at April 10, 2016 03:59 AM (lmGt+)

219 Ann- Yes, if you are still around. I have had four Wolfhounds (at once) but would love to have a Deerhound. I have plenty of space and time.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2016 04:22 AM (UYvaJ)

220 I'm here! Are you still around? I'm in the UK so it's day for me. I'm in the process of moving back to the U.S. and my DHs were American.

How I went about getting one was to go to shows. I went to a show in California and met up with a woman who guided me through the process - and it is a process! The dogs are very rare and the breeders are a close-nit bunch. If one shows up in a shelter the rescue group is on top of it and they usually find the breeder who takes the dog back, so getting a rescue is near impossible. Also they like to know that you're A) familiar with sight hounds and B) not a puppy mill or lurcher breeder. Here's the breed club website: http://deerhound.org

Then there's the type of deerhound you prefer - or no preference. I like the tall, dark, rangy looking ones that look more greyhound than wolfhound, so my breeders of choice are Lyonhill or Foxcliff. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxcliffe_Hickory_Wind

I hope this helps and I will keep checking if you have anymore questions!

Posted by: Ann in transit at April 10, 2016 06:46 AM (lmGt+)

221 Ann-Thanks for coming back. I want a puppy. This will be the last puppy I will have. I have been to websites on end and for the reasons you mention it is impossible to get a reply. I also prefer the more greyhound body type, am not looking for a show quality dog and am not interested in breeding. I also know that knowing someone who can refer you makes a big difference.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 10, 2016 08:01 AM (edhG3)

222 I'm going to give you my garbage email if you want to contact me off ace. I'll ask my deerhound friends if any litters are coming up. I had to wait a while for my last girl, she was totally worth it though. I miss her everyday. I know lyonhill just had a litter and they're all gone, but I'll see. My email is annnyny at gmail dot com.

Posted by: Ann in transit at April 10, 2016 12:06 PM (lmGt+)

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