Ace of Spades Pet Thread [Mis. Hum]

Welcome to the Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Get comfy and relax. You won't find any current events and/or politics discussed here.

Bear Country Can Be Dangerous

Does Fido really need the remote?

Here's a feel good story involving a young dog and a young girl.

Meet the PetMorons

Another fine bunch of characters this week. Thank you for sharing.

Say "Hello" to Chester. He's a 15 week old Bluetick Coonhound who has a propensity for socks. This cute guy owns johnnyl.

Cats and dogs can get along according to Joel. Here's his cat Mamma Click with Little Bear. Mamma Click was a great surrogate Mom per Joel.

So this is Kira. We've heard rickl talk about her for quite sometime. She looks right at home on that couch.

Is this the odd couple? Per Lirio100 no. Although Zee the cat is not as crazy about Ernie the Angora Rabbit as Ernie is about Zee. Cute.

Jane D'oh submitted this photo of Harley. Harley belongs to D'oh Boy. She's part Boxer/Pit Bull. Looks like a top notch service dog.

So, is raising and training triplets tough? We'll have to ask Mrs. JTB who submitted this photo of Schnitzel, Liesel & Strudel. Angelic pose?

California Girl sent this photo in of her 2 babies. Hope she is around to tell us their names. That info wasn't included in submission.

Margaret submitted this photo of Lakota and Rascal. Rascal had belong to Margaret's mom. Both of these beauties have passed per Margaret.

Dagny submitted this photo of Jennifer a 2 year old rescue. As you can see the rescue has been a success.

Rounding up this week's parade of PetMorons are Jellybean & Momo cats owned by Gushka. It appears they have a terrible life of blankets and furniture.

As always, we thank you for stopping by. If you have pet/animal news, tips, photos, etc. you can reach us at petmorons at gee mail dot com.

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1 All beautiful animals.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at July 09, 2016 02:51 PM (hAdu/)

2 Yay!

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 02:53 PM (1ZOkK)

3 The guy punched a bear. In the face. I'm surprised the clanking from his giant brass balls didn't scare the bears off beforehand.

Posted by: Insomniac at July 09, 2016 02:54 PM (0mRoj)

4 Welcome to the Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Get comfy and relax. You won't find any current events and/or politics discussed here.

I wouldn't count on it, unfortunately...

And, can we start up a GoFundMe for johhnyl to get some new socks?

Posted by: Chi at July 09, 2016 02:55 PM (qlcTY)

5 Took my very pack-oriented hybrid to the vet this past Monday for her annual shots/checkup. She went total wolf while trying to administer the injections. Her eyes rolled back in her head and 80 lbs was loose in the exam room.

In the process she clawed the hell out of my right forearm. Shredded might be a better word. Ended up taking her outside and finishing the check-up there.
Once we got her back home she converted back to her sweet, lovable self.

Next time, it's tranquilizers at dawn!!

Posted by: Pecan Scandi at July 09, 2016 02:57 PM (RTcyf)

6 bark bark on the head

Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 09, 2016 02:58 PM (GdFQh)

7 our pet news of the week: "LBK" (little black kitteh) aka Moochie, the yard cat that was apparently abandoned by a previous resident of our house, who has been living in the back yard since we moved in back in '03, came in the house this week...

in fact, he now refuses to go back out. guess he's afraid he'll get left again.

at least we can make sure the rest of his time with us is warm comfortable. the rest of the boys aren't too sure about all this, but he's got seniority, so they will just have to cope.

Posted by: redc1c4 at July 09, 2016 02:58 PM (7XWyA)

8 There is nothing cuter on earth than a Golden Retriever puppy.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 09, 2016 02:59 PM (/tuJf)

9 You guys say a big thank you to MisHum for this one. My poor little doggie got stung by a hornet or wasp on her eyelid and she kept scratching at it and cut the wound open. I am about to leave for the animal hospital.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 03:03 PM (6IPEM)

10 I keep trying to take pictures of my two black toms. Unfortunately black cats don't photograph well, and I wind up with an amorphous black blob, sometimes with yellow eyes in the middle.

(no, I am not raising miniature shoggoths. Shoggoths don't have eyes and don't meow)

Posted by: Kindltot at July 09, 2016 03:04 PM (ry34m)

11 We were just talking about that mtn biking thing last night. Crazy!

Everybody has cute pets!

Posted by: Lea at July 09, 2016 03:04 PM (vmMMi)

12 Son's sweet dog Harley loves kittehs. Ours don't love her.

After being repeatedly swatted, she comes in the house whimpering and looking nervously for them.

Son says, "Harley. It's just a cat." She's afraid to pass one of them.

Anyhow, last time he was here, they took naps near each other, so things are improving.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 03:05 PM (1ZOkK)

13 Gushka, which one is the kitteh what plays fetch? I used to have a cat that would play catch with me (midair catches). Best cat ever...

Fine Moranimals all, and clearly loved.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 09, 2016 03:07 PM (GG9V6)

14 9
You guys say a big thank you to MisHum for this one. My poor little
doggie got stung by a hornet or wasp on her eyelid and she kept
scratching at it and cut the wound open. I am about to leave for the
animal hospital.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 03:03 PM (6IPEM)

Oh no! Hope everything turns out okay.

Our emergency trip to the ER a few weeks ago when formerly diabetic kitteh had a seizure in the middle of the night, bought a new wing for the hospital.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 03:07 PM (1ZOkK)

15 I can't own a dog (as right now life won't permit it), but when I can, I am going to put together a small army of the most vicious, lethal dogs known to man.
I am, of course, talking about basset hounds.
And to all of you out there shaking your heads in disbelief, try playing tug-of-war with one sometime. They don't screw around. DO NOT let the massive ears fool you.

Posted by: CatchThirtyThr33 at July 09, 2016 03:08 PM (15Ewm)

16 Both Jellybean and Momo play fetch. Momo sadly just passed. I have not even picked up his ashes yet. We are all devastated.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 09, 2016 03:15 PM (I/nbA)

17 16
Both Jellybean and Momo play fetch. Momo sadly just passed. I have not even picked up his ashes yet. We are all devastated.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 09, 2016 03:15 PM (I/nbA)

So sorry, Gushka.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 03:17 PM (1ZOkK)

18 There is nothing cuter on earth than a Golden Retriever puppy.

Except, naturally, a basket of Golden Retriever puppies.

Sadly, my best friend's dad's pup joined the Pack Eternal this week. She was fine right up until she wasn't, and then they found aggressive lymphoma--all this week. She was a "purebred pound pup", as we say, and had a good life right up to the end.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 09, 2016 03:17 PM (vyqqu)

19 Gushka has more than one kitteh that plays fetch.

Jellybean takes real time to get used to you, and is a little scratchyhead. Mo plays fetch, and likes to fly.

Both are super cute, though.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 03:18 PM (wB8Tg)

20 I keep trying to take pictures of my two black toms. Unfortunately black
cats don't photograph well, and I wind up with an amorphous black blob,
sometimes with yellow eyes in the middle.

Yep, sounds about right. My other buddy's black queen is frequently drawn as a vaguely cat-shaped black blob with two green eyes.

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 09, 2016 03:20 PM (vyqqu)

21 Both Jellybean and Momo play fetch. Momo sadly just passed. I have not even picked up his ashes yet. We are all devastated.

My condolences. It's hard.

Posted by: rickb223 TEXIT at July 09, 2016 03:20 PM (hAdu/)

22 Both Jellybean and Momo play fetch. Momo sadly just passed. I have not even picked up his ashes yet. We are all devastated.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 09, 2016 03:15 PM (I/nbA)

OMG I had not even heard. Huge hugs.

You take care of so many little furbabies that you have to live with their passing so much more than the rest of us.

Imma miss Mo, even though I barely knew him.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 03:20 PM (wB8Tg)

23 Jellybean is the fat calico.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 09, 2016 03:20 PM (I/nbA)

24 Our oldest kitty, Sandy (she'll be 15 in August) can bat a ball back to me with either front paw. And she'll keep doing it until I'm tired of the game.

She was recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, and has to have gel applied to the inside of an ear every 12 hours.

So the diabetic kitty is no longer diabetic, and I was overjoyed over no more insulin injections, now it's thyroid medication for the other one.

Sigh. Getting old isn't for sissies, whether human or animal.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 03:21 PM (1ZOkK)

25 So. Much. Cuteness.
Adorable. Overload.
*boom*

Posted by: @votermom at July 09, 2016 03:22 PM (7lVbc)

26 16
Both Jellybean and Momo play fetch. Momo sadly just passed. I have not even picked up his ashes yet. We are all devastated.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 09, 2016 03:15 PM (I/nbA)
So sorry Gushka..it is so rough to lose them.

Posted by: IC at July 09, 2016 03:23 PM (a0IVu)

27 Happy Caturday
Mamma Click looks like my Cinnamon

Posted by: Skip at July 09, 2016 03:24 PM (Yo9Lf)

28 Jane, what's in the cute little backpack on Harley?
Mini bottle of booze?

Posted by: @votermom at July 09, 2016 03:24 PM (7lVbc)

29 ?!!!!!!11!!!!
That dog is assaulting the kitten!!!!1!!
Pew pew pew

Posted by: Navycopjoe at July 09, 2016 03:26 PM (3Oe6N)

30 Does anybody else have a hunting dog? I recently got a year and a half old English Pointer and she is (hopefully temporarily) blind in her right eye. She makes my retired German Shorthair look lazy when he was her age. She has some energy! Whew!

Posted by: F.N.G. at July 09, 2016 03:26 PM (kiSdp)

31 Gushka, sorry to hear that.

L'Elle, ow ow ow. Prayers for quick healing.

Posted by: @votermom at July 09, 2016 03:27 PM (7lVbc)

32 You all have beautiful pets. They all look like they lead very happy lives.

We have friends who live in Jackson, WY. Know what they call those bear bells that hikers wear? Dinner bells.

Posted by: bluebell at July 09, 2016 03:27 PM (805dc)

33 Hello, Chester.
What an excellent-looking pup.

Posted by: m at July 09, 2016 03:28 PM (/7Lfc)

34 Bluebell, you should send in a photo of your "pet" mouse.

Posted by: @votermom at July 09, 2016 03:28 PM (7lVbc)

35 28
Jane, what's in the cute little backpack on Harley?

Mini bottle of booze?

Posted by: @votermom at July 09, 2016 03:24 PM (7lVbc)

Heh. It's her lil' service vest, with a collapsible water container attached.

She has a little flag patch with 'Murica' on it. She is such a sweet baby. Never barks, and loves to give hugs and get tummy rubs. When they lived in the hood and he would take her out for walks, she had a "talent" for knowing when someone was sketchy, and would let out a low growl. Pretty sure she, and Mr. Handgun kept son safe.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 03:28 PM (1ZOkK)

36 Rickl's cat looks like our Sabrina, only Sabrina's coat is matted. She needs to go to the vet and get shaved, preferably soon.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at July 09, 2016 03:29 PM (M7oLR)

37 What a great group this week! I can't believe I totally missed the thread last week when WeaselCat2 ( code name: Lucy) made her debut.

Posted by: Weasel at July 09, 2016 03:30 PM (Sfs6o)

38 34 Bluebell, you should send in a photo of your "pet" mouse.
Posted by: @votermom at July 09, 2016 03:28 PM (7lVbc)
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Ugh, votermom - but you're right, he's been hanging around so long I'm sure he feels like a pet.

Posted by: bluebell at July 09, 2016 03:32 PM (805dc)

39 34 Bluebell, you should send in a photo of your "pet" mouse.
Posted by: @votermom at July 09, 2016 03:28 PM (7lVbc)
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HA!! I was just thinking the same thing!

Posted by: Weasel at July 09, 2016 03:33 PM (Sfs6o)

40 Cleanup on aisle 39?

Posted by: Infidel at July 09, 2016 03:34 PM (9jI1O)

41 Bye #39

Posted by: Weasel at July 09, 2016 03:35 PM (Sfs6o)

42 The BTEG house used to be home to a kitty who played fetch. He also used used to like to sit at the top of our staircase and push a toy down to the human at the bottom, then have the human toss it back up. We suspected he was part Maine Coon, as he had several of the traits.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at July 09, 2016 03:36 PM (M7oLR)

43 16 sorry Gushka.

Posted by: Weasel at July 09, 2016 03:37 PM (Sfs6o)

44 43 BTEG - is that Maine Coon behavior? I'd never heard that but one of our kitties will do the same thing.

Posted by: Weasel at July 09, 2016 03:39 PM (Sfs6o)

45 My house mouses are all light brown with white bellies. My girls use them for play toys until their batteries run out

Posted by: Skip at July 09, 2016 03:39 PM (Yo9Lf)

46 There is nothing cuter on earth than a Golden Retriever puppy.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 09, 2016 02:59 PM (/tuJf)
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You got that right. I'm convinced when God made dogs, it was Goldens he had in mind. We went down to the harbor this morning, to the Farmer's Market. We met a senior Golden (gray in the face), a pair of 5 year old Goldens, and a young pup. It was hard for me not to cry. Okay, I cried.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:41 PM (dFi94)

47 We have friends who live in Jackson, WY. Know what they call those bear bells that hikers wear? Dinner bells.

Posted by: bluebell at July 09, 2016 03:27 PM (805dc)

What, I thought the bells were for the bears to wear?

Posted by: Kindltot - Willfully thick at July 09, 2016 03:42 PM (ry34m)

48 I dug up this little ode to a former kitty of mine to repost today, as I have been petless for quite a few years now.

http://minx.cc:1080/?post=312010

255 It being Caturday night still and all, I have a couple of cat tails. I've had several over the years, but Blackjack was cool. He liked to play fetch and would frequently start a round, but he added a twist. First he would drop it at your feet, so then you toss it (almost any small object would do). He would bring it back, but drop it just out of reach. If you got up to get it for another toss, he would bring it back but drop it even further out.

His goal was to see how far he could get you to go to fetch it. If you sat there a bit and said 'too far', he would bat it a little closer. Then a little closer. I'm pretty sure he was thinking 'god, these humans can't play fetch worth a crap, they are so damn lazy.'

He was also fond of the philosophy 'revenge is a dish best served cold'. If you managed to piss him off, by yelling at him or even breaking out the dreaded water pistol, he would begin plotting his evil. It could be the 5 am nip of your ankle from ambush, sinking his fangs (lightly) into your head from a rear couch assault, or a full fledged plop into the middle of your chest during a nap. It usually took anywhere from 4 hours to a full day for him to enact his plot. He let you stew in it a bit first.

He was also fond of a wet head. He would stick his head into the shower and wait for you to soak his head. Dripping wet was best.

As a cat, he was a pro.

Posted by: GnuBreed at February 13, 2011 02:03 AM (bvXGR)

Posted by: GnuBreed at July 09, 2016 03:43 PM (gyKtp)

49 In case you are wondering, raising triplet puppies was easy. They had us completely trained in no time.

Posted by: JTB at July 09, 2016 03:43 PM (V+03K)

50 Sorry to hear that, Gushka. Always hard to lose the furry friends.

The mouse reminds me of something that happened to one of my brothers once...apparently a rodent had made its way into the apartment he was sharing at the time, and he and his roommates were figuring out how to rid themselves of it. They tried the peanut-butter-on-mousetrap thing, but it didn't work--in fact they saw one basically turn up its nose at it!

Turns out the peanut butter they had on hand to use was some health food sugar-free sort, and they figured the taste and smell were a turn-off. So they decided to get some normal peanut butter...at which point it hit them: they were now shopping for the mouse...

Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 09, 2016 03:44 PM (vyqqu)

51 She makes my retired German Shorthair look lazy when he was her age.
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German Shorthairs are at least three-quarters whacko. Your English Pointer must go all the way to the top then.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:45 PM (dFi94)

52 His goal was to see how far he could get you to go to fetch it. If you
sat there a bit and said 'too far', he would bat it a little closer.
Then a little closer. I'm pretty sure he was thinking 'god, these humans
can't play fetch worth a crap, they are so damn lazy.'
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HA !!

Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:47 PM (dFi94)

53 I have had a Norwegian Forest cat who played fetch, and Momo was a Sphynx, but Jellybean is just a plain old barn kitten born in my hay barn. I think she learned it from Momo, but she's a fanatic who will fetch a milk cap for hours.

Posted by: Gushka can has kitties what plays fetch at July 09, 2016 03:47 PM (I/nbA)

54 Sure was nice of that beautiful dog to rescue Dagny!

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 03:49 PM (zOTsN)

55 Gushka - I have rarely come across anyone who has had a Sphynx. I had a Cornish Rex, very similar but covered with a fine down. Do Sphynx cats have any down at all? Did your cat get oily?

Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:50 PM (dFi94)

56 14, Jane D'oh - you have never spent money until you go to a cat dermatologist. There was one Mercedes in the parking lot and it didn't belong to any owners of the patients.

Posted by: Skookumchuk at July 09, 2016 03:51 PM (/WPPJ)

57 "Jane D'oh submitted this photo of Harley"

Looks like he's ready to jump out of a C-130.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 03:52 PM (9ym/8)

58 Jane,

Boy's dog looks so sweet and clever. Pretty marbling

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 03:52 PM (zOTsN)

59 " Cleanup on aisle 39?"

Ghosts of recent days passed.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 03:53 PM (9ym/8)

60 Dagny, Jennifer looks awesome.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 03:54 PM (9ym/8)

61 Ghosts of recent days passed.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 03:53 PM (9ym/

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You'd think if they wanted back in, they'd be less obvious about it.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:54 PM (dFi94)

62 Fucking idiot. Get out of here.
I'll get MisHum to delete 39.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 03:54 PM (6IPEM)

63 L.Elle

Cone Of Shame time

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 03:56 PM (zOTsN)

64 All cute pets morons... just what I needed to cheer me up.

Posted by: Jewells45 at July 09, 2016 03:57 PM (CNHr1)

65 Heh

Cone of shame for L'Elles dog with the itchy eyelid.

Cone of shame for the ghost

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 03:57 PM (zOTsN)

66 >>You got that right. I'm convinced when God made dogs, it was Goldens he had in mind. We went down to the harbor this morning, to the Farmer's Market. We met a senior Golden (gray in the face), a pair of 5 year old Goldens, and a young pup. It was hard for me not to cry. Okay, I cried.

It is physically impossible for me to walk past a Golden and not pet him or her. I love pretty much all dogs but Goldens own me.

Not ready for a new one yet but the day draws closer.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 09, 2016 03:57 PM (/tuJf)

67 God, those pets are so damn cute! Thanks for posting them. And that story about the deaf little girl and deaf puppy made things get awful dusty in here. What a wonderful story after all the crap this week. A very welcome reminder that life is good.

Posted by: JTB at July 09, 2016 03:58 PM (V+03K)

68 What, I thought the bells were for the bears to wear?

Posted by: Kindltot - Willfully thick at July 09, 2016 03:42 PM (ry34m)
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Heh. If you're willing to bell a bear, go right ahead.

The thing about making lots of noise is right on. The problem with the bells is that they are not loud enough to frighten anything, let alone a bear. A bell tinkling along on someone's backpack - let's face it, even I wouldn't be scared of it.

But I'm scared of "my" mouse.

Posted by: bluebell at July 09, 2016 03:58 PM (805dc)

69 66 Heh

Cone of shame for L'Elles dog with the itchy eyelid.

Cone of shame for the ghost
Posted by: ThunderB
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Reading my mind!
Cone of shame for Juno or the idiot?

Posted by: Chi at July 09, 2016 04:00 PM (qlcTY)

70 they were now shopping for the mouse...
Posted by: Brother Cavil, That Guy at July 09, 2016 03:44 PM (vyqqu)
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Do you know, that thought had actually crossed my mind. We were using store-brand peanut butter that my daughter had brought home college. And I wondered . . .

Then I slapped myself out of it.

And I don't want to hijack this thread about all the beautiful pets so I will leave you all to enjoy all the happy fluffy things!!

Posted by: bluebell at July 09, 2016 04:00 PM (805dc)

71 where's the guy who writes, "Yay, the food thread!"?
did he get banned, too?

Posted by: Mallflower at July 09, 2016 04:01 PM (qSIlh)

72 ThunderB, MisHum calmed me down and talked me down. She showed up with her face covered in blood so I freaked out and lost it. He is such a huge sweetheart. I cleaned her up and we're waiting now. She got weighed 103 lbs.

The cone was a battle when I got her spayed. Mortal combat for her. She won. The cone was duck taped in 10 places by the time she finally killed it

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:01 PM (6IPEM)

73 Wonderful pets again this week! Thank you for submitting the pics.

I dog-sat my son's two dogs this week. One is a yellow lab and the other is a small black mix of some sort. I've watched them often and they know the routine. The lab, Ace, is what you would call a fetch addict, so he has plenty of toys at his disposal. However, he is not allowed to play with my green plush frog which is on the large size. It was given to me, it's really not my style, but I like it on my bed because it is soft and comfortable. Ace knows it is off limits as we have gone over this before. I keep it under a pile of pillows on my bed so not to tempt him.

What he does though is whenever I leave to go to the bathroom he does the sweep of the kitchen counters standing on his back legs. Yesterday I went outside to smoke. When I came back in I walked into my bedroom to change my shoes and noticed my pillows were slightly askew. Sure enough the frog was gone.
Going into the living room I see that Ace and the other dog are curled up together on their bed, seemingly asleep. Then I looked into the big plastic dog kennel and there the frog was. Hidden.

I had to laugh. I had only been outside for a few minutes for him to pull this maneuver and then to pretend nothing was going on, feigning sleep.

Posted by: washrivergal at July 09, 2016 04:02 PM (CFc5L)

74 Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:45 PM (dFi94

German shorthair has been a good citizen in the house and a good bird finder. Arthritic shoulder means the end of that passion for him. The Pointer is a challenge. She was not socialized well by her prior owner, both with dogs and people.

Posted by: F.N.G. at July 09, 2016 04:02 PM (kiSdp)

75 Son and his former roommate took Harley in when her owner was being re-deployed, at the same time his wife was leaving him. The dog hadn't even been house trained, just pee mats all over the floor.

Son had never owned a dog, but within a couple of weeks had her fully house trained, and he has trained her to obey word and hand commands.

She's smart as a whip, and as I said up-thread, so sweet. Loves everyone she meets and wants to give hugs and kisses.

Husband was never much of a dog person for some reason, but came home one day when they were here visiting, with an industrial size bag of dog treats.

She's our "grandpuppy" I guess.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 04:03 PM (1ZOkK)

76 Man. That Julia and Walter story made me bawl like a baby

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:04 PM (zOTsN)

77 Funny story washrivergal!!

Posted by: Jewells45 at July 09, 2016 04:04 PM (CNHr1)

78 The cone was a battle when I got her spayed. Mortal
combat for her. She won. The cone was duck taped in 10 places by the
time she finally killed it
Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:01 PM (6IPEM)

My little black tom had an abscess on his neck that was draining, and the vet offered a cone to keep him from digging into it.
I knew he would go frantic in it so I declined, but I mentioned it felt like dressing the cat up in doll clothes.

The vet was not impressed with that thought.

Posted by: Kindltot at July 09, 2016 04:05 PM (ry34m)

79 CHESTER! He finally finished eating that sock.
Thanks for posting.

Posted by: JohnnyI at July 09, 2016 04:05 PM (IXnL/)

80 I had to come inside take a break. It's freaking hot. Lovely bunch of pets y'all got there. I should send in the pic I have of #2 son's Bearded Dragon attacking me.

I think I'll get the baby pool out and fill it up for the dogs to splash around in. Kasper loves that.

Posted by: freaked at July 09, 2016 04:05 PM (BO/km)

81 You'd think if they wanted back in, they'd be less obvious about it.

Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:54 PM (dFi94)

It's like (given the thread) a dog that gets thrown out of the house for peeing on your couch, who then takes a dump on the doormat because he's mad at you for throwing him out. Quite consistent behavior.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 04:06 PM (wB8Tg)

82 I'm getting ready to head out for a pig roast husband and two of his buddies are hosting at a place near the water.

The heat index is around 110. Hottest day of the year, and they're throwing a pig roast.

Men.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 04:07 PM (1ZOkK)

83 I've described before a nightime encounter with a bear and her two clubs. It really got my attention, mostly because as I backed off, the bear began closing up. Walking backwards in the dark, I finally put a enough distance between us that she stopped, but I still had ~1/2 mile to walk back to the house in the dark.

I have become more circumspect about taking the dog out after dark.

As an aside, we have had a woman paddling a stand-up paddle board at the lake two blocks away attacked by a rabid beaver. She's hospitalized and not in great shape apparently.

I did a search, and found that similar attacks are not too unusual. Just a word of warning.

AtC is right. Nature is not as fond of us as we might like to think.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 09, 2016 04:08 PM (9mTYi)

84 Dogs can be sneaky. You can tell they have been up to something though because they can't hide that sheepish look.

Posted by: freaked at July 09, 2016 04:08 PM (BO/km)

85 Have fun Jane!

Posted by: Jewells45 at July 09, 2016 04:09 PM (CNHr1)

86 I had a Golden/Chesapeake Bay retriever mix, who was actually a bit of a puzzle solver. Figured out how to carry things around in his food bowl to save multiple trips. Runt of the litter, ended up around 110-120 lbs lean (massive for a retriever).

Ate a couch before his first birthday.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 04:10 PM (wB8Tg)

87 That dog in Margaret's photo has quite the expression. As if he just found out his owner was feeding him meds wrapped in cheese. "How could you trick me like that?"

Beatiful animals, all of them.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:10 PM (P8951)

88 Great looking beasties. My dog is currently flopped, belly-up, in the shade, drooling on herself. The cats are all flopped inside the patio door, watching her.

Posted by: Lincolntf at July 09, 2016 04:10 PM (2cS/G)

89 Okay. I overreacted. This trip was probably unnecessary. Worst sight in the world to see is your doggie covered in blood.

$114. Not bad. Steroid to reduce the swelling and keflex to prevent infection. No cone, thank God. Steroid should start working in 30 mins. She is fine. So am I. Thanks for your concern you guys

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:11 PM (6IPEM)

90 I was paddle boarding in CA in Orange County, saw another girl paddle boarding get attacked and knocked off her board by a couple of swans. Crazy

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:11 PM (zOTsN)

91 AtC is right. Nature is not as fond of us as we might like to think.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 09, 2016 04:08 PM (9mTYi)

Nature pretty much invents ways to kill us, and we have been working hard to avoid that for so long that we forget how much effort we had to put into it, and it surprises us when it happens.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 04:12 PM (wB8Tg)

92 AtC is right. Nature is not as fond of us as we might like to think.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 09, 2016 04:08 PM (9mTYi)

Several years ago a family on the Back River on Tybee Island near here, was swimming off their dock. A big otter jumped on the dock and attacked their black lab. Dad ran in the house and grabbed a gun and shot the otter. Yep, it was rabid. The river otters around here are yuuge.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 04:12 PM (1ZOkK)

93 "The heat index is around 110. Hottest day of the year, and they're throwing a pig roast.

Men."

And that's the way it was and we liked it!

Posted by: Ricardo "Grumpy not old guy" Kill at July 09, 2016 04:12 PM (9ym/8)

94 Do any 'rons have a face-sized spider as a pet?

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:13 PM (P8951)

95 So sorry about Momo, Gushka! It is always so hard to lose a sweet furry...

I am, of course, talking about basset hounds.
And to all of you out there shaking your heads in disbelief, try playing tug-of-war with one sometime. They don't screw around. DO NOT let the massive ears fool you.
Posted by: CatchThirtyThr33 at July 09, 2016 03:08 PM (15Ewm)[ /i]

Our basset couldn't be bothered with anything like that. The laziest, mellowest dog ever put on the earth. She "ran away" out the open yard gate once, and we didn't realize she was gone for hours. We had a panicked search for her and finally found her.... two minutes later, around the corner. We live on the corner.

Posted by: Gem at July 09, 2016 04:13 PM (uaHyk)

96 56
Gushka - I have rarely come across anyone who has had a Sphynx. I had a
Cornish Rex, very similar but covered with a fine down. Do Sphynx cats
have any down at all? Did your cat get oily?

Posted by: grammie winger at July 09, 2016 03:50 PM (dFi94)

Grammy, over the years i have had four. they are the very best pets i have EVER had. Not quite like normal cats and very fragile in my experience. I had two boys and two girls. Little Mo was an F2 outcross and had fur, though his siblings did not.
the others were not greasy. But they would smell like a sweaty baby if they needed a bath.

Mine were very hairless though i have seen some with more or less peachfuzz and i did have to clean around their claws for grunge. Grimmy would bathe them or wipe them with pet wipes for a field shower, and they didnt mind the wipes at all. The first mare i had HATED baths. Somewhere along the line i think someone messed that up for him. Momo hated Vets. Its like he got fixed and decided those people were screwed up monsters. Cant really blame him. Very smart cats, use their paws as hands and can hold things very ably with them. More than once i have had a little hairless baby jump up and hang from my knee length hair, when it was down and drying. But they are high energy cats and need to be played with and have stimulation, and they are very smart and can work things out, like how to turn doorknobs and open closed doors and get into things to explore. Very chatty. Mo would chirp for attention and then show you what he wanted fixed, from an uncovered dump left by Jellybean, to an empty food dish, or a stale water he wanted changed. The others i used to call my Snitches. they woup hop on my shoulder and tell me all kinds of things. I have no idea what, but they had stories.
The two girls were exposed to that chinese gluten that was tainted. One was a hound for the wet food and so she was more exposed and died sooner of cancer. The other developed lymphoma and when she got too sick i didnt put her through a lot of treatment and said goodbye. Momo was sudden. We tried to treat for a bunch of stones in the bladder and multiple obstructions, but he crashed during treatment and we had to say goodbye. He always hated vets, i sometimes wonder if he just gave up because he was in the hospital. My Vet and i were both bawling. I have never seen that happen before. I do love her so.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at July 09, 2016 04:13 PM (YhV5r)

97 Well, made it home from work safely. Ust a smidgen of 'unpleasantness' for a couple aholes. Rest of the day was fine. Now all I need is to convince Mrs. E and one of her girlfriends (they took in a double feature movie today) to take me out to eat. Have Pepper the dutch hound on my lap as I write this.

Posted by: Eromero at July 09, 2016 04:14 PM (zLDYs)

98 eep.

Posted by: Gem at July 09, 2016 04:14 PM (uaHyk)

99 "Nature pretty much invents ways to kill us, "

Nature, and the Universe, is pretty much looking for ways to gobble us up if we get too stupid.

Posted by: Ricardo at July 09, 2016 04:14 PM (9ym/8)

100 Swans are mean bastards.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:14 PM (P8951)

101 Oh just reading up, I'm so sorry Gushka. So so sorry.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:15 PM (6IPEM)

102 Whew. Thought I was en route to the barrel.

Posted by: Gem at July 09, 2016 04:15 PM (uaHyk)

103 At daufuskie there is plenty to look at. Eagles. Copperheads. Alligators that will eat your dog. Huge spiders that make a giant hammock like web. Like Land of the Lost

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:15 PM (zOTsN)

104 Heh. I am bringing a couple of NC guys up to the Cape (Cod) in a couple weeks, neither has been there before. One of them has been following Cape news and is growing increasingly alarmed at the number of Great White sightings this year. Every time one is spotted, or some kayaker gets a bite taken out of their boat, he forwards the article to me like, "WTF?". I've been going there for 45 years, seen killer whales in the wild, caught small sharks, but I've yet to lay eyes on a Great White.

Posted by: Lincolntf at July 09, 2016 04:16 PM (2cS/G)

105 94
Do any 'rons have a face-sized spider as a pet?

Posted by: DonnaV. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:13 PM (P8951)

My sister has one at her work, and it is part of her duties to tend to its needs. She says the previous one was sweet and inoffensive. Just sat in its cage going whatever spiders do, thinking spider thoughts. this new one is an asshole, charges the glass at her, and throws its hairs at her to sting her when she gives it water and crickets. She calls it her "Unpleasant Colleague." She likes the great dane a coworker brings in to work, much better.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at July 09, 2016 04:17 PM (YhV5r)

106 Ero, glad you are home safe and sound

Donna &&&&&, good to see you

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:17 PM (zOTsN)

107 AtC is right. Nature is not as fond of us as we might like to think.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Oh, you have no idea...

Posted by: Australia at July 09, 2016 04:17 PM (qlcTY)

108 >>> Do any 'rons have a face-sized spider as a pet?
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:13 PM (P8951)
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True story. Bob in Houston has spiders as pets. We featured them. Guess what they're named?

Wait for it . . .

AtC1 and AtC2.

For real.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:17 PM (6IPEM)

109 " You'd think if they wanted back in, they'd be less obvious about it. "

Not the same poster. Someone's using another's phraseology.

Posted by: Ricardo at July 09, 2016 04:19 PM (9ym/8)

110 Thanks for the pet thread.
The more I go out in to the world the more I just want to stay home on the sofa with the pets.

Posted by: navybrat at July 09, 2016 04:20 PM (w7KSn)

111 Jane, there is no such thing as bad weather if a roasted pig is involved.

Posted by: PabloD at July 09, 2016 04:21 PM (PsGnn)

112 "Swans are mean bastards."

And "tame" ducks. Mean SOBs.

Posted by: Ricardo at July 09, 2016 04:21 PM (9ym/8)

113 One more post before I head out.

There was a story complete with terrifying picture, of a six foot rattlesnake that fell off a piling onto a floating dock on River Street in Savannah just before the fireworks started. Friends had docked their boat there and set up folding chairs right where the snake plopped out. The snake slithered into the river, and swam toward another dock, and people splashed an oar to scare it away, and it came back to the original dock.

Finally, it ended up swimming up the river, full of boats, and a police river squad shot it.

Husband had a job site directly across the river a few years ago, and one of his people had to shoot a pair of 6' rattlers that had claimed the work site. They ended up being dinner for the Scout troop afterward, and the employee used the skins for something.

People don't realize there is the occasional alligator in the river (and once in a while one will wander out of the river into town) and yes, there are snakes. Now I've skeeved myself out.

Later, all.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at July 09, 2016 04:22 PM (1ZOkK)

114 Gushka's Sphynx Tini loved to sit on the back of my neck. It was summer. Her body temperature was like a million degrees.

She sat there and PURRRRRRED and burned me up.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 04:22 PM (wB8Tg)

115 >>I've been going there for 45 years, seen killer whales in the wild, caught small sharks, but I've yet to lay eyes on a Great White.

Doesn't mean they haven't seen you.

There are a lot of sharks in the area this year.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 09, 2016 04:23 PM (/tuJf)

116 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 09, 2016 04:08 PM (9mTYi)

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Rabid beavers, eh? I've had a few experiences with them also.

Posted by: Soona at July 09, 2016 04:23 PM (Fmupd)

117 >>>> Thanks for the pet thread.
The more I go out in to the world the more I just want to stay home on the sofa with the pets.
Posted by: navybrat at July 09, 2016 04:20 PM (w7KSn)
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We should use this as a banner for the pet thread. I feel like this all the time now. Doggies and kitties make everything better.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:23 PM (6IPEM)

118 When I was young our family stayed in a cabin in Yosemite. You had to go up a staircase to get to the bathrooms. Men's/Women's back then. A woman was trapped in the bathroom one night while we were there because a black bear climbed the stairs, wouldn't move, and stayed right outside the door. All night.

Posted by: washrivergal at July 09, 2016 04:24 PM (CFc5L)

119 "Doesn't mean they haven't seen you.

There are a lot of sharks in the area this year."

Does that mean you need a bigger boat?

Posted by: Chief Brody at July 09, 2016 04:24 PM (9ym/8)

120 L,Elle: LOL,that's great! I'm sure Alex appreciates the tribute.

Sorry about your poor puppeh.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:25 PM (P8951)

121 "Rabid beavers, eh? I've had a few experiences with them also."

Regale us on a lazy Saturday afternoon.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:25 PM (9ym/8)

122 Do any 'rons have a face-sized spider as a pet?
Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V.
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There's one that lives in our woodpile. Okay, 'face-sized' may be over-describing it, but that's how I see it. I've taken a couple of swings at it with a ~~faggot~~ chunk of wood, but the bastid is too canny to give me a clear shot.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 09, 2016 04:26 PM (9mTYi)

123
Cute pets, everyone!

Posted by: iforgot at July 09, 2016 04:26 PM (5o5ek)

124 Do any 'rons have a face-sized spider as a pet?

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:13 PM (P8951)

We have a spider costume for our little dog. She hates it.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 09, 2016 04:26 PM (vqOWV)

125 We were at daufuskie dinging around in a golf cart after a rain storm because them the deer would come out. It was cool. Anyway. We are bumping along the golf cart path when boom. Right in front of us in the cart path, something falls from the sky. It's a copperhead. An eagle had snatched it and dropped it on the cart path. Trying to kill it. Crazy

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:27 PM (zOTsN)

126 So strange that I come here for the first time in a couple of weeks and the pet thread is top. I lost Nipper, my beautiful, 18-year-old Jack Russell on Thursday and I am absolutely heartbroken.

Any prayers or kind wishes for the best dog ever greatly appreciated. I know he's in pup heaven now and everything is great; I just miss him so much.

Posted by: Limey at July 09, 2016 04:27 PM (pvkLO)

127 Oh, I know they're there, that's why I can't assuage the fears of the other guy other than by telling him I've never personally seen one. There are big "CAUTION: GREAT WHIKE SHARKS LIVE HERE" signs in Chatham, Eastham, etc., so it's not like I can deny it. I track a few sharks through OCEARCH (great social media follow), two of them, Great Whites named Lydia and Katharine, seem to like traveling from NC to Cape Cod on a regular basis. If I get eaten, I hope it's by a shark I know.

Posted by: Lincolntf at July 09, 2016 04:28 PM (2cS/G)

128 >>>> Posted by: washrivergal at July 09, 2016 04:24 PM
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What a great story! You didn't disappoint. I was actually just thinking about you and wondering where you were and if you'd post the story here. Then you showed up! I have some magic powers. Thanks for sharing that. The poor lady!

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:28 PM (6IPEM)

129 121 "Rabid beavers, eh? I've had a few experiences with them also."

Regale us on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:25 PM (9ym/

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The first one I encountered was Nancy............

Posted by: Soona at July 09, 2016 04:29 PM (Fmupd)

130 Great looking pets Ya'll!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at July 09, 2016 04:29 PM (ej1L0)

131 Against my advice, Mrs. Reason has just about tamed some of the local doe. They've had their fawns in our yard a few times over the years, and I'll admit that seeing a newborn figuring out how it's peglegs work never gets old. Mrs. puts out corn for them, and will talk softly when they are around. They usually stare at me warily, but they will actually approach her.

Bucks are pretty rare in the yard, usually just the occasional spike. A shame, because I love it when food is delivered to my doorstep.

Posted by: reason at July 09, 2016 04:30 PM (nKoz8)

132 Posted by: Limey at July 09, 2016 04:27 PM (pvkLO)

So, so sorry for your loss. You must be devastated.

Posted by: washrivergal at July 09, 2016 04:30 PM (CFc5L)

133 Aw Limey so sorry. That's hard

Gushka you too.

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:31 PM (zOTsN)

134 Gushka, sorry about the loss of your kitty.

Interesting about the spiders. I've never in my life ever thought of spiders as having personalities. Well, except for when I read "Charlotte's Web" which made me cry buckets.

Posted by: Donna&&&&&&V. (Brandishing ampersands) at July 09, 2016 04:31 PM (P8951)

135 126 sorry for your loss, Limey.

Posted by: Weasel at July 09, 2016 04:31 PM (Sfs6o)

136 Oh Limey. I'm so sorry. Your heart must be so heavy. Jack Russell's are supposed to be fierce awesome dogs. I'm sure Nipper was.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:31 PM (6IPEM)

137 Miss Sophie developed an eye infection last week. Certain problems are breed-specific, and eye problems are one for Shi-Tzus.

Poor thing was trembling in pain until I got her to the Vets. It's a bacterial infection, and has migrated to her other eye. Pain meds and antibiotics (topical and oral) being administered.

Has herself wrapped around my heart, she has.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 09, 2016 04:31 PM (9mTYi)

138 "The first one I encountered was Nancy............"

Yes, yes.....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:31 PM (9ym/8)

139 >>Any prayers or kind wishes for the best dog ever greatly appreciated. I know he's in pup heaven now and everything is great; I just miss him so much.

Very sorry to hear that. My mom had Goldens and Jack Russells. I didn't think I would like the Russells when she first got them but they are fantastic dogs, loyal and a ball of energy.

I lost my Golden over the Easter weekend. It's only starting to hurt a little less now but I still miss him everyday. Hang in there.

Posted by: JackStraw at July 09, 2016 04:32 PM (/tuJf)

140 Rabid beavers, eh? I've had a few experiences with them also.
Posted by: Soona
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Queue up Hall & Oates?
"Whoa oh here she comes, watch out boys she'll chew you..."

Posted by: Chi at July 09, 2016 04:32 PM (qlcTY)

141 30--- Does anybody else have a hunting dog?
Posted by: F.N.G. at July 09, 2016 03:26 PM (kiSdp)
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All of the Goldens we've had were primarily from field stock and have hunted well ---both water and ground.

Funny thing. Cooley, the one we have now, not only retrieves, but points beautifully. I think it's because, when my husband was first taking him out, one of the hunters in the group had an English setter and Cooley was imitating him.

It looks goofy to me --- especially the super-serious expression he gets on his face.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 09, 2016 04:33 PM (T/5A0)

142 138 "The first one I encountered was Nancy............"

Yes, yes.....
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:31 PM (9ym/

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But the one that did the most damage was Rita, from Germany.

Posted by: Soona at July 09, 2016 04:33 PM (Fmupd)

143 " I know he's in pup heaven now and everything is great; I just miss him so much."

He sure is. He'll be there when you get there too. Ready to go.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:34 PM (9ym/8)

144 I'll pray for you Limey. Your dog is in good hands

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:34 PM (zOTsN)

145 Aw, I didn't realize I had sent that photo of Kira. The color balance is off; it looks too green. But it was such a cute pose.

Anyway, here is the story of her mother Chloe, expanded from a comment in the morning thread:

***

Once I had a rat in my apartment. I had had mice before and managed to get rid of them and plugged up the openings to keep more from getting in.

But then I found clear evidence that a rat had gotten in. I have no idea how, but I saw larger turds and a pile of aluminum foil bits and macaroni stashed behind the stove. It must have gotten them out of the trash can.

My downstairs neighbor had recently adopted a kitten which was nearly full-grown. The neighbor and her kids were going away for the weekend and I asked if I could borrow Chloe. At age 42 I had never had a cat before, so I had to buy cat food, a litterbox, and litter.

Chloe didn't kill the rat, but she must have persuaded it to leave somehow, because I never saw any more evidence.

At the end of the movie "Titanic", Jack was freezing in the ocean and said to Rose floating on the wreckage, "Winning that ticket was the best thing that ever happened to me. It brought me to you."

I could have said the same thing to Chloe regarding the rat.

I fell madly in love with her, and it was clearly mutual. I eventually ended up adopting two of her kittens and I love them very much. Leo died in 2007 but I still have Kira, who is 16 now.

But my relationship with Chloe was on a whole different plane. I have never bonded with an animal like that before or since. I could go on for hours with stories about her. When I slipped into baby talk, she would toss her head and give me a "Don't patronize me" look. This happened not once or twice, but repeatedly.

She was never officially "my" cat, but I fully expect to be reunited with her at the Rainbow Bridge. I have met my soulmate in this life, and she turned out to be a cat.

Posted by: rickl at July 09, 2016 04:34 PM (sdi6R)

146 "But the one that did the most damage was Rita, from Germany."

Oh, this is getting exotic. Do go on....

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:35 PM (9ym/8)

147 Afternoon all

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 09, 2016 04:35 PM (hN38n)

148 Never stick your branch in crazy.

Posted by: rabid beaver at July 09, 2016 04:35 PM (nKoz8)

149 Have any of you encountered issues with the "doggy flu" that is going around? IIRC I first heard about it last year, but it's finally hit our area - including our boarding facility. My girls haven't caught it, but they've asked that they be given the intranasal bordetella, which I gather vaccinates against a wider spectrum than the more typic vaccine.

We're doing it, but I'm just curious of any of your pets have come down with this "flu."

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 04:38 PM (t5zYU)

150 146 "But the one that did the most damage was Rita, from Germany."

Oh, this is getting exotic. Do go on....
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:35 PM (9ym/

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Couldn't escape the claws. And the tail was mesmerizing. It was a trap from the beginning.

And then I saw the froth.

Posted by: Soona at July 09, 2016 04:38 PM (Fmupd)

151 Some pets are just more special

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:40 PM (zOTsN)

152 >>>> Does anybody else have a hunting dog?
Posted by: F.N.G. at July 09, 2016 03:26 PM
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I have a Great Dane. She is a natural hunter. I can't kill things so I don't hunt. So far she has managed to drag bunnies, rodents, and showed up with a birds wing in her mouth last week. I don't know what happened to the rest of the bird and don't want to think about. She almost killed one of my chickens bc I let her out and forgot that I had let them out their coop to eat grasshoppers. She managed to get a handful of feathers before I stopped her and saved my hen. Certain breeds are just made to hunt. I hate dealing with the dead animals but that's what she is made for.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:40 PM (6IPEM)

153
She sat there and PURRRRRRED and burned me up.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 04:22 PM (wB8Tg)

she was also snitching to you. I heard it.

I was suprised the spiders have personalities too, but i guess if my snakes did then a spider would follow. its hilarious that the first tarantula was "sweet" and just wanted to be fed and taken care of and never acted aggressive and this one shows its fangs, charges, and is hateful even when being cared for. I wonder if one was born captive and one was caught in the wild and that accounts for the difference?

i know different breeds of snakes can me all the difference in temper and all mine were hand raised by me from hatchlings, so they were friendly little fat socks. But i really wanted a white lipped python, and because they are tree snakes that eat birds they are bitey, super fragile, and grumpy as pets, even when hand raised from hatching. I decided against it, finally. Vet bills for herps are pricey.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at July 09, 2016 04:42 PM (YhV5r)

154 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes everything will be up for grabs if Donald Trump is elected president and has the opportunity to appoint several justices to the high Court.

I dont want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs," Ginsburg said of the presumptive Republican nominee succeeding in his bid for the White House in an interview published Friday by The Associated Press.

????

When did Supreme Court Justices EVER say anything that political?
Do the rules not apply to left wingers?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 09, 2016 04:42 PM (hN38n)

155 "And then I saw the froth."

Okay, we're sorta heading off the trail then.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at July 09, 2016 04:42 PM (9ym/8)

156 We were at daufuskie dinging around in a golf cart after a rain storm because them the deer would come out. It was cool. Anyway. We are bumping along the golf cart path when boom. Right in front of us in the cart path, something falls from the sky. It's a copperhead. An eagle had snatched it and dropped it on the cart path. Trying to kill it. Crazy

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:27 PM (zOTsN)

I was out shooting ground squirrels one morning, and while moving into a position to get a shot off on one, several others stood up near their holes, and started sounding their warning 'chirps'. There was a golden eagle flying up pretty high where the squirrels could see it.

What the squirrels didn't see was it's mate, which swooped past me a few feet off the ground, and neatly plucked the big fat one off his mound while it was facing the other eagle, chirping away.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 09, 2016 04:43 PM (vqOWV)

157 >>> Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 04:38 PM (t5zYU
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I just got mine that same vaccine bc I was thinking about boarding her for the holiday weekend. The kennel required it. I have only boarded her twice so far and she hasnt ever come down with the flu thing or kennel cough

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:43 PM (6IPEM)

158 145---Posted by: rickl at July 09, 2016 04:34 PM (sdi6R)
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*sigh*
No words.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 09, 2016 04:44 PM (T/5A0)

159 151
Some pets are just more special

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:40 PM (zOTsN)

A friend of mine who lurks here and even posted a pet to this thread used to tell me "Some got a bigger God-spark than the others." I think you can nurture the flame some. Grow it. But sure as shit some do seem to just be more like us, and less like animals. I love them all though.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at July 09, 2016 04:44 PM (YhV5r)

160 Posted by: rickl at July 09, 2016 04:34 PM (sdi6R)

What a fine story.

Posted by: washrivergal at July 09, 2016 04:44 PM (CFc5L)

161 Love them all but some are soulful

Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:46 PM (zOTsN)

162 nood chess/open

Posted by: OregonMuse at July 09, 2016 04:47 PM (phW5u)

163 >>Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:43 PM

We've had to board ours a fair amount over the years and have been ok thus far, but this latest thing had me a little twitchy b/c it really doesn't seem as if they are 100% that the vaccine will work. I guess it's sort of like human flu vaccines - a little bit of luck.

I wish we had more boarding options here, but they're a little hard to find.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 04:47 PM (t5zYU)

164 she was also snitching to you. I heard it.

Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at July 09, 2016 04:42 PM (YhV5r)

Yeah, but I didn't believe a word she said, the big gossip!

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at July 09, 2016 04:50 PM (wB8Tg)

165 161 Love them all but some are soulful
Posted by: ThunderB at July 09, 2016 04:46 PM (zOTsN)
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Yes.
And sometimes you meet up with one of the more "soulful" ones and there is a special connection with your own individual soul. As rickl put it, you become true "soulmates."

I have loved every dog we've had but there was that One who was --- beyond special.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 09, 2016 04:50 PM (T/5A0)

166 Cartoon. Cats and popcorn:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/zsvmpe9

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 09, 2016 04:51 PM (9mTYi)

167 Yeah, Y-Not, I have limited options here for boarding too. My preferred kennel is always full unless you book 6 months ahead of time. I wound up having to use Petsmart the last time. It wasn't as bad as I expected. I wish more hotels would allow dogs. I hate boarding her.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:51 PM (6IPEM)

168 Vet bills for herps are pricey.
Posted by: Gushka can haz kittys what plays fetch! at July 09, 2016 04:42 PM (YhV5r)
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Ah. Okay. A second read made all the difference.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 09, 2016 04:52 PM (jR7Wy)

169 Nood.

Posted by: HH at July 09, 2016 04:52 PM (DrCtv)

170 154----When did Supreme Court Justices EVER say anything that political?
Do the rules not apply to left wingers?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at July 09, 2016 04:42 PM
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RB Ginsberg?
Hmmm. Perhaps we have solved the mystery of what became of the rat in rickl's apartment.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at July 09, 2016 04:53 PM (T/5A0)

171 Is it just me or does California Girl need a shave?

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at July 09, 2016 04:54 PM (22uju)

172 167 Yeah, Y-Not, I have limited options here for boarding too. My preferred kennel is always full unless you book 6 months ahead of time. I wound up having to use Petsmart the last time. It wasn't as bad as I expected. I wish more hotels would allow dogs. I hate boarding her.
Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:51 PM (6IPEM)

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I always thought an airline for cats would be cool. Then they could go anywhere I went.

Posted by: Soona at July 09, 2016 04:54 PM (Fmupd)

173 "My preferred kennel is always full unless you book 6 months ahead of time."

LOL! Sounds like my situation! Small college town has been an adjustment. Everyone goes away at the same time.

I've considered trying a pet sitter, but I'm a little twitchy about giving a stranger access to our house.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 04:54 PM (t5zYU)

174 I always thought an airline for cats would be cool. Then they could go anywhere I went.
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We've flown our cats a couple of times (for cross-country moves) and it works great. IIRC the fee was something like $100 (give or take). Only challenging part is that you have to take the cat out of the carrier as you're going through security screening. That's hard to do when you've got luggage, laptops, etc, so if we do it again, we'll check all of our bags.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 04:57 PM (t5zYU)

175 Ha, Y. Small college town here too. Lots of dog lovers and owners but only 2 kennels for some reason. Money making opportunity!

Idk what everyone else does when they have to travel. I take mine with me as much as I can, but sometimes it's just not possible and mine so big. She is as gentle as can be and pretty well trained but people are reluctant to deal with her bc of her size. They automatically assume she is a pit bull. Frustrating beyond belief.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 04:59 PM (6IPEM)

176 We've flown our cats a couple of times (for cross-country moves) and it works great. IIRC the fee was something like $100 (give or take). Only challenging part is that you have to take the cat out of the carrier as you're going through security screening. That's hard to do when you've got luggage, laptops, etc, so if we do it again, we'll check all of our bags.
Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 04:57 PM (t5zYU)

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My cats would probably freak. Unless, of course, they were flying first class. They'd more than likely demand the TSA Pre-Check also. And lightly smoked salmon for the in-flight meal.

Posted by: Soona at July 09, 2016 05:03 PM (Fmupd)

177 I've considered trying a pet sitter, but I'm a little twitchy about giving a stranger access to our house.
Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 04:54 PM (t5zYU)
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I used a pet sitter a couple times to mind my two cats. They loved him. Except, I came home to see the gentleman racked out on my bed.

He was older and said he needed to take a nap...

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 09, 2016 05:04 PM (jR7Wy)

178 Dog meets bear story. I see bear sign all the time on my property but almost never see a bear because they are regularly hunted her. For nine years I had a rescue German Shepherd Akita cross named Cooper. If there were guests in a nearby campground I'd keep Cooper on a leash when we walked
as his 100 lb size scared people. If no
strangers were around, I'd let him lose as we walked so he could go amuse himself in the woods.

I have a neighbor who as a joke put a lifelike statue of a deer in his field some 100 yards or so from the state maintained road. One year he added a life size black bear and then, once they were reintroduced to the area, an elk statue. I think he gets a kick counting the bullet holes they collect.

Shortly after the bear statue was installed, I was walking back from another neighbor's house when we passed about 50 yards from the deer and bear statues. Cooper growled and charged, yanking the leash out of my hand. He circled around the bear statue several times, barking like a fool. He then froze, then ambled back to me with a really sheepish look on his face.

Posted by: NC Mountainl Girl at July 09, 2016 05:05 PM (9BR2a)

179 Posted by: NC Mountainl Girl at July 09, 2016 05:05 PM (9BR2a)

That's hilarious!

I'm always surprised when animals get their hackles up over stuffed/fake animals or t.v. simulacra. I figured they would rely on scent more.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 09, 2016 05:07 PM (jR7Wy)

180 So happy to see your triplets, Mrs. JTB. Mr. JTB has told us so much about them.

Posted by: KT at July 09, 2016 05:14 PM (qahv/)

181 >>> He was older and said he needed to take a nap...
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 09, 2016 05:04 PM (jR7Wy)
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That's just plain rude and gross. He probably went through your underwear drawer too

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 05:16 PM (6IPEM)

182 181 >>> He was older and said he needed to take a nap...
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 09, 2016 05:04 PM (jR7Wy)
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That's just plain rude and gross. He probably went through your underwear drawer too
Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 05:16 PM (6IPEM)
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That's why I put mouse traps in there!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at July 09, 2016 05:19 PM (jR7Wy)

183 137: Love the schi tzus. great dogs. ours used to hunt night crawlers. funny as hell.

Posted by: chavez the hugo at July 09, 2016 05:22 PM (ucDmr)

184 Sorry I'm late. Decided to play 18 today.

Yay, the food thread.

Posted by: Barack O at July 09, 2016 05:31 PM (kTF2Z)

185 Anyone got an idea why there are hardly any hummingbirds in the East Texas area? Usually be this time in July we have about twenty of them, and I am constantly refilling the feeders. I see maybe one or two a day.

I miss this experience with wild and free pets.

Posted by: jazzuscounty at July 09, 2016 05:38 PM (iRHb1)

186 correction--by this time...

Posted by: jazzuscounty at July 09, 2016 05:39 PM (iRHb1)

187 Nice-looking pets.

A Moron Horde that loves pets can't be all bad.

So is talking about the relative benefits of dogs versus cats considered to constitute politics?

/asking for a friend *

* And just kidding, for heaven's sakes. I love all animals.

Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at July 09, 2016 05:42 PM (nvMvs)

188 Anyone got an idea why there are hardly any hummingbirds in the East Texas area? Usually be this time in July we have about twenty of them, and I am constantly refilling the feeders. I see maybe one or two a day.

I miss this experience with wild and free pets.

Posted by: jazzuscounty at July 09, 2016 05:38 PM (iRHb1)

Someone near by got their feeders out before you did. That happened to us...we were moving in, and the neighbors on both sides of us had feeders up in late march. They have lots of hummers, we have none.

Posted by: Sticky Wicket at July 09, 2016 05:45 PM (vqOWV)

189 185 Anyone got an idea why there are hardly any hummingbirds in the East Texas area?
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Has it been very rainy? From watching the Texas Barn Owls, I've had the impression that you folks have had a lot more rain this summer. Maybe that's affecting them somehow.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 05:49 PM (t5zYU)

190 Wrong side of the state, but there's a West Texas Hummingbirds camera feed here: https://twitter.com/TexasHummers

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 05:52 PM (t5zYU)

191 Y-not, June was a rainy month here, and it was most welcomed. But July has been so hot and dry (dry for this area anyway.) Maybe Sticky Wicket is right, since I don't put them out until I see the first hummer usually feeding on the flowers. And this heat and sun is about to do them all in.

Thanks for ideas guys.

Posted by: jazzuscounty at July 09, 2016 05:56 PM (iRHb1)

192 Chester is adorable!!! I love Blueticks...have a 4-year old cutie pie named Dixie Belle. She is a sweetheart.

Posted by: Sixkiller...TEXIT at July 09, 2016 06:02 PM (yxupc)

193 Cleanliness being an absolute given, what other features would you like to see when boarding your dog?

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 06:10 PM (oM0L+)

194 Anyone got an idea why there are hardly any hummingbirds in the East Texas area? Usually be this time in July we have about twenty of them, and I am constantly refilling the feeders. I see maybe one or two a day.

I miss this experience with wild and free pets.

Posted by: jazzuscounty at July 09, 2016 05:38 PM (iRHb1)

I don't know. Perhaps it's a local thing.

We have plenty of hummingbirds in the north Dallas suburbs and when we celebrated our anniversary in a cabin about 10 miles outside of Ardmore last weekend, there were lots of hummingbirds and they were fighting for territory.

The only thing I've noticed is that there seems to be fewer ruby-throated hummingbirds and much more black-chinned hummingbirds.

I haven't read of any issues with hummingbirds but perhaps there is something to this.

Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at July 09, 2016 06:11 PM (nvMvs)

195 178 ...Shortly after the bear statue was installed, I was walking back from another neighbor's house when we passed about 50 yards from the deer and bear statues. Cooper growled and charged, yanking the leash out of my hand. He circled around the bear statue several times, barking like a fool. He then froze, then ambled back to me with a really sheepish look on his face.
Posted by: NC Mountainl Girl at July 09, 2016 05:05 PM (9BR2a)

Great story. Thanks.

Our little Chihuahua is scared of me and I have no idea how she would react to a bear. She might think that's a big piece of furniture and run and hide under it.

Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at July 09, 2016 06:15 PM (nvMvs)

196 Has it been very rainy? From watching the Texas Barn Owls, I've had the impression that you folks have had a lot more rain this summer. Maybe that's affecting them somehow.
Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 05:49 PM (t5zYU)

IIRC, east Texas has been drier than normal while DFW and westward has been wetter than normal.

We just had a good-sized storm pass through DFW and have had several big storms, including some with damaging winds and hail, hit the area this month.

I'm not used to seeing more than the occasional sprinkle in July.

Posted by: Michael the TEXIT Hobbit at July 09, 2016 06:18 PM (nvMvs)

197 I love dogs.
I have been bitten by 3.
ALL Blueticks.
Fuck those things.

Posted by: garrett at July 09, 2016 06:22 PM (ggrt+)

198 Michael- Our hummingbird population went down with the rise of the grasshopper infestation that we have had for many years now. There was no sense planting flowers because the grasshoppers would come like locust.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 06:24 PM (oM0L+)

199 Please, I need help. Does anyone know a good deterrent for groundhogs? Groundhog keeps getting into my fenced yard & is harassing my little toy terrier. My miniture toy terrier is a fraction of the hog's size, and I am worried about my little dog. I have already tried moth balls via a recommendation, didnt work at all. All the moth balls did after over a month was stink up the yard & cause me to always be present to supervise the dog from the moth balls. So I removed the moth balls today after I saw the ground hog pick one up & simply toss it aside. I have never had this problem before because in the past I always had big dogs, is what I am thinking. My poor little toy terrier is no match for the vermin & she really needs her yard back.

Posted by: Bebe Dahl at July 09, 2016 06:30 PM (yNyJy)

200 Bebe- find rent or buy a Jack Russell. You will have your yard back in no time.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 06:40 PM (oM0L+)

201 Shoot the ground hog.

Posted by: navybrat at July 09, 2016 06:44 PM (w7KSn)

202 193 Cleanliness being an absolute given, what other features would you like to see when boarding your dog?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 06:10 PM (oM0L+)
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I've had some bad luck over the (only) 8 years of dog ownership, the worst of which is when it's clear that they haven't followed feeding instructions correctly. One of my dogs has a fussy tummy, so she has to be fed her regular food -- which I pre-measure and place in ziploc bags (1 per meal; 2x per day). When her dog bag comes back with lots of baggies full of food still in it, I worry.

I've had other things such as one horrible experience when I had to board her for a couple of nights at a vets office -- we had just moved to the town so I though "vet will be safe, if not luxurious." Nope. She came back "hand shy."

A couple of times over the years one or the other has come down with a bladder infection - a result of dirty water and/or not being let out enough.

Reading up on what happened with the boarding operation that Senator Flake's kid runs (or manages) really freaked me out -- that's the case where they had A/C problems in Arizona.

So I worry about things like: will my rough collie be left outside too much? will she be fed/watered properly? will she be let out enough? is the facility properly ventilated or air conditioned?

I also don't like to board them in a very raucous kennel environment if I can help it.

It's tough b/c there seem to be two main types of boarding facilities: the big row of cages of barking dogs type and the "we love your fur-babies" types (that often seem to be run by mental midgets).

Best boarding situation we ever had was in SoCal. Place was run by a dog trainer (iirc a former police dog trainer) and they had lots of planned activities for the dogs, including things like running them along with a bicycle and play time.

Their safety is the biggest concern for me, but even that can be hard to come by no matter how much I'm willing to spend.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 06:45 PM (t5zYU)

203 00 buckshot should do the job.

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at July 09, 2016 06:54 PM (CaA/y)

204 200 Bebe- find rent or buy a Jack Russell. You will have your yard back in no time.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 06:40 PM (oM0L+)
Thanks, I will think about that. I have a standard rat terrier too, but he is old, going blind, and I am not sure I could handle yet another dog now too. My toy terrier is miniture rat terrier so she tries, she really does try. When I had a Rott he got scratched really bad on his nose from a groundhog, that's part of my fear. Those hogs are vicious with two front teeth like a beaver. And they can climb like a possum, didn't know how high hogs could climb until today. Ack! But thanks for your suggestion anyway.

Posted by: Bebe Dahl at July 09, 2016 06:55 PM (yNyJy)

205 00 buckshot should do the job.
Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at July 09, 2016 06:54 PM (CaA/y)

Oops. On the ground hog problem!

Posted by: weirdflunkyonatablet at July 09, 2016 06:55 PM (CaA/y)

206 Y-not -I hear you. I feel that a boarding facility needs to have room for planned run sessions for dogs. Lots of sniffing and pouncing. Tall grass and a bunny scent will keep a dog happy for hours. Secure fencing that will keep all dogs of various sizes contained is also important. If I may ask what kind of fees wrer you charged. I know one of my customers(horses) pays $20 a day per dog.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 06:56 PM (oM0L+)

207 #7 make sure he gets his shots and particularly make sure he's tested for feline leukemia.

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at July 09, 2016 07:01 PM (Kucy5)

208 197
I love dogs.

I have been bitten by 3.

ALL Blueticks.

Fuck those things.

Posted by: garrett at July 09, 2016 06:22 PM (ggrt+)

You know, Blueticks are astute judges of character.
There's no foolin' a Bluetick...they know things.
jk

Posted by: Sixkiller...TEXIT at July 09, 2016 07:19 PM (yxupc)

209 If I may ask what kind of fees wrer you charged. I know one of my customers(horses) pays $20 a day per dog.
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Off the top of my head, I think we're paying $25/dog at the current place (it might be less than that). They have group doggy play time, indoor (therefore a/c) spaces for the dogs, and a few activities.

Except for a bad grooming experience at this place, it's been fine.

They're a little into the "fur babies" mode which is not my favorite in terms of inspiring confidence, but we haven't had problems.

Posted by: Y-not (@moxiemom) at July 09, 2016 07:24 PM (t5zYU)

210 Sixkiller- I am sure you have had times when a person is telling you one thing and your dog is telling you the truth. I even had a cat that could tell a fraud from a thousand paces.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 07:25 PM (oM0L+)

211 Prayers for Rosie -- pug of 14 years who passed Tuesday (put to sleep, she had lung, brain, and heart issues exacerbated by a tumble down porch stairs). She was a show-pug before we got her, but we had her for almost ten years and she was a wonderful pet. Hit my folks really hard,

She is survived by two cats and one boxer.

She will be missed.

Posted by: acethepug at July 09, 2016 07:28 PM (Z6yF/)

212 I must instill a different ethos in my dogs because the are not willing to do the group doggie thing. This is their home and you don't just walk in. Two legged or four, you either get an introduction or your out of here.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 07:31 PM (oM0L+)

213 acethepug- so sorry for your loss, but after the loss comes the memories of all the special times they gave you.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 07:36 PM (oM0L+)

214 Ben Had, thank you. Yes, she was special. And I know, parents' age or not, we will be getting a new dog someday

Thank you.

Posted by: acethepug at July 09, 2016 07:40 PM (Z6yF/)

215 The thing about losing a beloved pet is you cry until you can laugh about all the love they gave you.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 07:45 PM (oM0L+)

216 Jan Doe @ 4:22- 6 ft rattlers, yo.
Back in the 70's in the spray business, had occasion to hunt them when it was raining or too windy to fly. I killed some monsters in that stretch between Homestead Fla. and Lumberton N.C. We would walk between the rows and shoot them with a Ruger SingleSix .22mag. That was exciting. Now a lot of that farmland is golf courses and tennis courts for yankees.

Posted by: Eromero at July 09, 2016 07:50 PM (zLDYs)

217 Rikl's cat Kira looks just like our wonderful cat Puddy! We had him for fifteen years.

Today we went to see "The Secret Life of Pets" with daughter and her boyfriend.

LOVED THAT MOVIE. I highly recommend it to every Body!

Posted by: Alana at July 09, 2016 08:08 PM (trinU)

218 212
I must instill a different ethos in my dogs because the are not willing
to do the group doggie thing. This is their home and you don't just walk
in. Two legged or four, you either get an introduction or your out of
here.

Posted by: Ben Had at July 09, 2016 07:31 PM (oM0L+)

Spot on, Ben!
We have to give the 'introduction' for new people at our house. I'll take the newb to one or two dogs at a time, with my hand on their shoulder and tell the dogs "he's a good boy" (meaning the newb), and rub the newb's shoulder. Then the dogs are okay with him/her. Even then, NOBODY trusts the Dobie or the Dane...and you know, I'm okay with that too.
Now the Bluetick...ole Dixie Belle is head of the welcoming committee. We have yet to have anyone over that Dixie doesn't approve of...she's so friendly.
My brother came over after having not visited for a year or so...and during his absence we rescued a 5 month old Pit. By the time baby bro shows up (and baby bro is 6'2" and 225), the Pit is over a year old and firmly established as Momma's Protector-in-Chief. Bro actually tries to walk in the door from the garage...which leads to the Master Suite...which is doggie domain. I'm sitting on the bench at the foot of the bed taking off my boots when baby bro opens the door. Two things happened almost simultaneously: the Pit launched for him - he was airborne - and my wife's arm snaked out and latch hold of his collar just before he could begin eating my brother. I said to him, "Dude. Ya gotta be smarter than that. I told you we had two new dogs and I told you what they were. They don't know you from Adam."
Good times.

Posted by: Sixkiller...TEXIT at July 09, 2016 09:20 PM (yxupc)

219 Sixkiller, I love that story but the part about the Dane and people never trusting him/her makes me sad. I have one too. I get that reaction all the time. People also always assumes that she must be a boy which irritates me to no end. Mine is the biggest sweetheart in the whole wide world, but people are instinctively afraid of her bc of her strength and size. I feel so bad for her. She loves attention but only long time dog owners ever approach her. Everyone else looks down or averts their eyes and pretend they don't see her. She gets lots of smiles and waves when I take for her a drive and have her big head sticking out the window.

Posted by: L, Elle at July 09, 2016 09:57 PM (6IPEM)

220 Heartfelt thanks for the prayers and kind thoughts, and love to those who have lost pets themselves.

Ben Had, you're OK in our pack anytime.

Posted by: Limey at July 10, 2016 09:24 AM (pvkLO)

221 Sorry, I missed yesterday. If anyone wants to know, that's my son, Joel, holding my new baby, Buster. No, DJ Jazzy, that's not me! Thanks for the laugh, though.

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