Ace of Spades Pet Thread [Misanthropic Humanitarian]

Soul? They are all soul. How can you reject a ginger like that? (I'll let you in on a little secret. I haven't been able to say no for 34 years. Thank you Mrs. MH)

So everybody, thank you for stopping by on the first Saturday of Summer to see what's happening at the AoS Pet Thread. As usual, a little of this, a little of that. Check out the happenings.

Pet and Animal News

Do dogs go to heaven sign debate.

From a Moron contributor

So my dad sent me this back in '09, and I thought it was hilarious.
But are these photos real? Hint: If you look closely at the photos of the Catholic Church sign, the cars in the background are a dead giveaway.
Real or not - and I'm sure the horde would agree - 1) of course all of God's creatures go to heaven, and 2) does not disprove the reality that Presbyterians, for the most part, are priggish twats.
Who cares, it's still funny!

Meet the Pet Morons

Let's start today's parade of pets with Persnickety's Boris the Cat. After years of rescuing older cats Persnickety adopted this guy as a kitten.

Meet Guinness. Jo liked the idea that her dog uses rawhides as cigars and not the real thing.

Say hello to Scarlett & Duchess the Blood Hounds. Lurker Rebecca submitted this photo. These dogs and their granddogger are/were search and rescue dogs.

We have a cat wrangler among us. David sent this photo in. He has 5 cats he was able to rustle up Hector, Telli & Artemis for this.

Colorado Terp submitted this photo of Gilligan & Nimrod. They look comfortable while underachieving. Thanks for the photo.

Liz's Yorkie originally name was Maggie. However a little kid on a bike said hey Mom that looks like a bug. Meet bug. I would have named her Fang, but that's me.

Mike K would like to introduce his rescue dog Juliet to the Horde. This Basset came from a Basset rescue group.

Moron Confuzzled submitted this photo of his cats Angel & Oreo. Per Confuzzled they are quite the handful but wouldn't trade them in for the world. They look like fun.

Meet Snicket & Mr. Jack. These guys own lurker Andrew. Andrew didn't say much about them but their expressions say quite a bit. Thanks for the photo.

Meet Lucy the Aussie. Levin embarrassed her by taking this picture after a dip. Nice looking dog. Thanks for sharing Levin.

Our last photo today is of Creeper's Sasha. Unfortunately Creeper had to put his dog down recently. Here's a photo of her as a pup meeting a new friend for the first time. Pups and mirrors are so cute. We are so sorry for your loss Creeper.

Thank you for stopping by. If you have a pet photo or something interesting you would like to submit, you can reach us at petmorons at gee mail dot com.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 02:45 PM

Comments

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1 What, no British Bulldogs?

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 25, 2016 02:45 PM (C9pBZ)

2 Is this thing on?

Posted by: Anon a mouse... at June 25, 2016 02:46 PM (C9pBZ)

3 Levin, your Aussie looks like it came from the same litter as my Aussie.

The best part when they come out of the water is when they jump on your lap. They know exactly what they're doing.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 25, 2016 02:47 PM (RHnu3)

4 I need a bit of advice from the Pet Horde. We need to get our 6 month old pup spayed. The vet says she would need to be pretty much sedentary for 2 weeks after. So, how in the hell do you keep a very active puppy who loves to run and play sedentary? Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 02:48 PM (5T2hT)

5 You don't keep them sedentary, you keep them as calm as possible.

Don't let them jump is A big thing.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 02:51 PM (voOPb)

6 Swifty, Not a vet and not an informed opinion, but after our beagle was spayed at around the same age, she was back to her old self within 1-2 days.

Assuming they actually did take her ovaries out and weren't lying to us.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 25, 2016 02:52 PM (RHnu3)

7 I need a bit of advice from the Pet Horde. We need to get our 6 month old pup spayed. The vet says she would need to be pretty much sedentary for 2 weeks after. So, how in the hell do you keep a very active puppy who loves to run and play sedentary? Thanks in advance.
Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 02:48 PM (5T2hT)

Yeah, two weeks seems a bit much. I would think a cone of shame, and a room in which to be isolated from other pets and things that otherwise cause excitement.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 25, 2016 02:56 PM (Dj0WE)

8 Swifty, when I got mine spayed. My vet gave me sedatives and painkillers to keep my hyper puppy calm and sleepy. It mostly worked excepted she hated the cone and when she was awake she would spend all her energy trying to destroy it. Ask your vet of that is an option for your doggie.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 02:56 PM (6IPEM)

9 it's a mighty fine day for a pet thread!

MisHum and L,Elle are supercallafrajalisticexpealladocious!

Posted by: concrete girl at June 25, 2016 02:58 PM (ceWrl)

10 Yay, the food thread!

Posted by: Barack O at June 25, 2016 02:58 PM (kTF2Z)

11 Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 02:48 PM (5T2hT)

Good cocktails?

It works on me.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo -- Am Yisrael Chai at June 25, 2016 02:59 PM (Zu3d9)

12 Hey MisHum, I think creeper's Sasha got a reprieve from the vet at the last minute? Unless something happened after that.

Also, creeper is female. She said that Sasha was actually her husband's dog, and her husband passed away earlier this year, sadly.

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:00 PM (805dc)

13 When we got our latest pup Maggy she had just been spayed and the stitches were still very visible. There was no way we could keep her quiet for two hours let alone two weeks. She did not seem to suffer any from that.

Incidentally I wanted to name her Abby but my wife refused. I am sure the horde would know in a hot second why my wife didn't want me to name her Abby.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at June 25, 2016 03:01 PM (iONHu)

14 Hey cg! Glad you could make it. Happy Saturday.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:01 PM (6IPEM)

15 One of my favorite Twilight Zones involves an old hillbilly who drowns with his dog. They go to fancy gatekeeper heaven but the gatekeeper says no dogs in heaven so they go on a ways and find real heaven. It seems ~~Hillzebub's~~ Old Nick's last effort was to try to get you to betray your dog.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Racist for Dinosaurs at June 25, 2016 03:02 PM (Nwg0u)

16 4
I need a bit of advice from the Pet Horde. We need to get our 6 month
old pup spayed. The vet says she would need to be pretty much sedentary
for 2 weeks after. So, how in the hell do you keep a very active puppy
who loves to run and play sedentary? Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 02:48 PM (5T2hT)

I have had every cat I have owned for the past 10 years neutered, both male and female. We didn't get any kind of instructions like that. We brought the cats home the next day and usually they were quite on their own for 1 or 2 days then they started moving around and were pretty much normal after 3 days.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 25, 2016 03:03 PM (mpXpK)

17
The cone is only needed if your pet insists on licking/biting the sutures a lot.

I was concerned my cat was nosing around her wound site too much so I put a collar on her.

BIG mistake. The cat nearly tore down the house and killed herself. The collar was off as soon as I could catch her.

So skip the collar unless absolutely necessary.

Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:04 PM (RcpcZ)

18 Lovely pets, Morons/ettes! Lucy indeed looks humiliated.

Posted by: washrivergal at June 25, 2016 03:04 PM (CFc5L)

19 15
One of my favorite Twilight Zones involves an old hillbilly who drowns
with his dog. They go to fancy gatekeeper heaven but the gatekeeper says
no dogs in heaven so they go on a ways and find real heaven. It seems Hillzebub's Old Nick's last effort was to try to get you to betray your dog.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Racist for Dinosaurs at June 25, 2016 03:02 PM (Nwg0u)

I remember that episode, I almost cried.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 25, 2016 03:05 PM (mpXpK)

20 Great group this week!

I'm traveling this weekend and really miss home and WeaselDog and WeaselCats 1&2 (and also WeaselWoman)

Posted by: Weasel at June 25, 2016 03:05 PM (hsCpX)

21 Hi Weasel! How's the shooting competition?

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:06 PM (805dc)

22 The cone is only needed if your pet insists on licking/biting the sutures a lot.

I was concerned my cat was nosing around her wound site too much so I put a collar on her.

BIG mistake. The cat nearly tore down the house and killed herself. The collar was off as soon as I could catch her.

So skip the collar unless absolutely necessary.
Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:04 PM (RcpcZ)

Was the cat on crack? Maybe it was the crack.

I've never had a problem with cats/cones.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 25, 2016 03:07 PM (Dj0WE)

23 Happy Caturday everyone. One of my cats is a coffee hound, she's always trying to stick her he'd in my cup.

Posted by: Skip at June 25, 2016 03:07 PM (d9qXV)

24 Our vet told us to keep our male kitten inactive when we picked him up from being castrated.

Me: Wut?

The vet just laughed and said, "yeah, I know".

Posted by: stace, TEXIT at June 25, 2016 03:08 PM (ozZau)

25 If our pets arent there to greet us, it aint heaven!

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 03:08 PM (iQIUe)

26 The Retro-Kid is deployed and I'm watching Caliber, the Flat-Coated Retriever for 6 months.

He escaped through an open gate Weds. evening.

You ever try to find a flat black ghilley-suit-haired dog at night?

Ever wander the neighborhood at night yelling "CALIBER! CALIBER!"??

Apparantly, an disheveled older citizen, yelling CALIBER! at night throughout the neighborhood, and shining a high-powered LED flashlight in peoples yards, is deemed suspicious, and someone will call the cops. Who knew?

After an interview with Officer Tactical ("to provide my identification"), I found the dipshit sitting on the porch.

(pro tip: want to be taken seriously as a cop? Don't be 22. Don't still have acne).

I literally puked twice in street, terrified that I'd have to email The Captain and report Caliber as MIA.

I suspect the public puking contributed to police call...

Posted by: retropox at June 25, 2016 03:08 PM (Qx/ZU)

27 Aw, them's some cute animals.

Posted by: rickl at June 25, 2016 03:09 PM (sdi6R)

28 Hi bluebell! Day one just wrapped up and I did OK - think I'm probably in 2nd or 3rd place. One of the reasons to come out here was to get a chance to use the new electronic scoring system - it's cool but really changes the way you have to manage things during the match. Very distracting at first. Two more matches tomorrow.

Hot too!

Posted by: Weasel at June 25, 2016 03:10 PM (hsCpX)

29
Was the cat on crack? Maybe it was the crack.

I've never had a problem with cats/cones.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 25, 2016 03:07 PM (Dj0WE)

The cat is semi-feral. I have to don a parka and leather gloves to put her in a pet carrier.

Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:11 PM (RcpcZ)

30 I shouldn't have laughed at that story, retropox, but I did. Puking and the interrogation by the cop aside, I'm glad you were eventually reunited with Caliber

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:11 PM (6IPEM)

31 So Skip the collar unless absolutely necessary.�

Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:04 PM

I ain't wearing no collar

Posted by: Skip at June 25, 2016 03:13 PM (d9qXV)

32 4
I need a bit of advice from the Pet Horde. We need to get our 6 month
old pup spayed. The vet says she would need to be pretty much sedentary
for 2 weeks after. So, how in the hell do you keep a very active puppy
who loves to run and play sedentary? Thanks in advance.
Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 02:48 PM (5T2hT)
I have had every cat I have owned for the past 10 years neutered, both male and female. We didn't get any kind of instructions like that. We brought the cats home the next day and usually they were quite on their own for 1 or 2 days then they started moving around and were pretty much normal after 3 days.

Yup....just turn 'em loose and watch their sutures and they will be good to go. One cat I have is kinda feral and she hauled ass outta the car as soon as she got back. My dog hauled ass around the yard, drank a ton of water and went and took a nap. The vet was all like "put this cream on them" and "here's some pain pills" all BS. Just check up on them as you normally would and they will be fine.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at June 25, 2016 03:13 PM (ej1L0)

33 CharlieBrown'sDildo -- Am Yisrael Chai

Ah! That's it I'll just keep her and me both drunk for a week or so. Thanks all I feel better about it now. I knew I could count on all of you.

Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 03:14 PM (5T2hT)

34 lots of great pics, but when are some horses going to show up? ;-)

Posted by: concrete girl at June 25, 2016 03:14 PM (ceWrl)

35 Everyone with two cats gets a picture of the snuggle twins on the bed.
If I can't find mine that's were to look first.

Posted by: Skip at June 25, 2016 03:14 PM (d9qXV)

36 I just had two new big pigs delivered today and the person we bought them from is a vet tech and she said she's seen over a thousand Great Pyrenees and our big boy Patrick Henry is the biggest she's ever seen.

I knew he is a big ol beast but that's saying something right there.

These pigs she brought are a year old and 500# easy, but her three year old daughter has them so tamed they let them out of the pen and follow them around the farm. Essentially pets.

Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 03:15 PM (bD2dZ)

37 Our little dog was MAD and sort of quiet for a couple of days. We kept her confined to the kitchen to keep her quiet for a few days and the bet had a cone on her for about a week I think.

We adopted WeaselDog from the City animal shelter and she had NOT been spayed, much to our later surprise. She was such a snarling little mess while she was there they couldn't do a proper exam I guess. The shelter people were very good about it and paid for the whole procedure at our vet.

Posted by: Weasel at June 25, 2016 03:15 PM (hsCpX)

38 Posted by: retropox at June 25, 2016 03:08 PM (Qx/ZU)

I can relate. Black dogs/cats are impossible to find at night. I've taken to putting a leash on one of my son's dogs when he is staying here whenever I take him outside.
Even with the house entirely surrounded by fencing, he is a little black dog who can Houdini his way through any gap.
I had tried using a white handkerchief around his neck, but in seconds the second Lab dog had it off. So leash it is.

Posted by: washrivergal at June 25, 2016 03:15 PM (CFc5L)

39 L, I've only said "you scared the shit out of me, buddy" about a 100 times in the last 2 days. Checked for open doors constantly, too. Paranoia reigns.

Nailed the gate shut 5 minutes after I got back.

Screw it, I'll get in the dog yard through the house, and mow with the old reel mower I can lift over the fence.

Posted by: retropox at June 25, 2016 03:16 PM (Qx/ZU)

40 Weasel, sounds like you're doing great. Good for you. Good luck tomorrow. It's hot here too, if it's any consolation, but at least it's not raining anymore.

I'm sure the Weaselpets and Mrs. Weasel miss you too.

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:16 PM (805dc)

41 34 lots of great pics, but when are some horses going to show up? ;-)
Posted by: concrete girl at June 25, 2016 03:14 PM (ceWrl)

Maybe we'll get a glimpse of Traye's new pet pigs soon.

Posted by: washrivergal at June 25, 2016 03:17 PM (CFc5L)

42
Also check to be sure the vet removes all of the sutures. I've had vets miss a stitch more than once. Anymore I take them out myself. Even from myself.

Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:18 PM (RcpcZ)

43 Posted by: retropox at June 25, 2016 03:08 PM (Qx/ZU)

Since it turned out ok, that was hilarious. I had a similar experience with my mom's missing dog years ago, and we were all actually drunk out looking for her but no one called the cops on us. There's more to the story, but it turned out well too. Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it to have these goofy animals, but that thought passes quickly.

Posted by: stace, TEXIT at June 25, 2016 03:18 PM (ozZau)

44 15 One of my favorite Twilight Zones involves an old hillbilly who drowns with his dog. They go to fancy gatekeeper heaven but the gatekeeper says no dogs in heaven so they go on a ways and find real heaven. It seems Hillzebub's Old Nick's last effort was to try to get you to betray your dog.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Racist for Dinosaurs at June 25, 2016 03:02 PM (Nwg0u)

One of the best TZ episodes ever. If it doesn't make you cry you have a heart of stone. It was written by Earl Hamner, Jr., who later created "The Waltons".

There is a YouTube link, but it is poor quality and I can't recommend it. But here it is anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVYz5_QxoYo

Posted by: rickl at June 25, 2016 03:19 PM (sdi6R)

45 Bought a highly reflective collar, too, as an insurance policy.

If the paranoia gets worse, I'm getting a GPS transmitter, too.

Posted by: retropox at June 25, 2016 03:21 PM (Qx/ZU)

46 Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:00 PM (805dc)

Thanks for the info

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 03:22 PM (voOPb)

47 Calm?

No chasing things.
No rough play.
No long stairs.

Dogs are spayed every day and do fine.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 03:22 PM (iQIUe)

48 Thanks bluebell - please keep an eye on things there for me until I get back!

PRO TIP:
WeaselCat v.2 has twice had to wear a cone and she hates it. She freaks out and runs around in a panic. I thought to keep her in the shower (with the glass doors closed) it's just large enough for a litter box and a little bed and her food and water and much better than trying to keep her in a cage. Seems to work well if your setup at home allows.

Posted by: Weasel at June 25, 2016 03:23 PM (hsCpX)

49 >>>Maybe we'll get a glimpse of Traye's new pet pigs soon.

that'd be awesome, just like ranger augustus mccrae's that followed along to Montana.

of course gus did throw a snake or two at them to let them know he cared.

Posted by: concrete girl at June 25, 2016 03:23 PM (ceWrl)

50 20 ... Weasel, keep the Horde informed about the competition as the weekend goes on. I hope that new barrel (and load?) works out for you.

Posted by: JTB at June 25, 2016 03:24 PM (V+03K)

51 I have the 28 DVD Complete Definitive Collection of Twilight Zone. How could I not? It's one of the best TV shows ever.

Posted by: rickl at June 25, 2016 03:24 PM (sdi6R)

52 Thanks for the info
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 03:22 PM (voOPb)
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Most welcome.

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:25 PM (805dc)

53 40 thanks bluebell!

Posted by: Weasel at June 25, 2016 03:26 PM (hsCpX)

54 45 Bought a highly reflective collar, too, as an insurance policy.

If the paranoia gets worse, I'm getting a GPS transmitter, too.
Posted by: retropox at June 25, 2016 03:21 PM (Qx/ZU)

Do you know of any good transmitters? I guess Garmin has that one. I've been sort of thinking about it because we're house hunting, and I know after we move the dogs will get out at some point and we'll have to hunt them down in the new 'hood.

I think they'll find their way back ok, but it's such a pain to look for them.

I see ads for these Trackr things, but they only work in Bluetooth distance.

Posted by: stace, TEXIT at June 25, 2016 03:27 PM (ozZau)

55 50 will do, JTB! Thanks for the interest! I will try and post something tomorrow evening. New load seemed to do well today but I was also experimenting a little with bullet neck tension. Not sure how to interpret the results.

Posted by: Weasel at June 25, 2016 03:28 PM (hsCpX)

56 Posted by: concrete girl at June 25, 2016 03:23 PM (ceWrl)

I immediately thought of Lonesome Dove too when he talked about the 2 pigs.

Posted by: washrivergal at June 25, 2016 03:29 PM (CFc5L)

57 Posted by: concrete girl

I put a pic of them on our Twitter, @patchfarmstead but it's them laying down, I'll get wifey to take a pic with me in as a size reference.

Hope they stay here and have hundreds of babies for us for the rest of their days.

Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 03:30 PM (bD2dZ)

58 Is that true that creeper didn't have to put down Sasha? Does anyone know for sure? She was really torn up about it of course. The poor doggie had really been suffering along with creeper. She could use some prayers from any of you praying types. She has experienced a lot of loss in the last year.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:31 PM (6IPEM)

59 51
I have the 28 DVD Complete Definitive Collection of Twilight Zone. How could I not? It's one of the best TV shows ever.

Posted by: rickl at June 25, 2016 03:24 PM (sdi6R)

I just went and looked those up on Amazon. Little expensive for me. Maybe I'll put them on the Christmas list for the end of the year.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 25, 2016 03:31 PM (mpXpK)

60 L, Elle -

Right at the end of the ONT, the vet was about to come to creeper's home. But then I glanced at the morning thread a little later, and she said the vet was able to do something with steroids to give Sasha some more time, and they would know in a few days (or a week). I saw all this after the fact. I haven't seen creeper to ask since then, and I'm sorry that I can't remember which day it was exactly.

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:35 PM (805dc)

61 59 51
I have the 28 DVD Complete Definitive Collection of Twilight Zone. How could I not? It's one of the best TV shows ever.

Posted by: rickl at June 25, 2016 03:24 PM (sdi6R)

I just went and looked those up on Amazon. Little expensive for me. Maybe I'll put them on the Christmas list for the end of the year.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 25, 2016 03:31 PM (mpXpK)

If you have prime, 4 of the 5 seasons are available for 'free'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 03:36 PM (3ZoRf)

62 Thanks for the update bluebell. Let's hope that the two of them can hang in there and make it for a while longer.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:36 PM (6IPEM)

63
Happy Caturday everyone. One of my cats is a coffee hound, she's always trying to stick her he'd in my cup.
Posted by: Skip at June 25, 2016 03:07 PM (d9qXV)
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I've got a cat like that, too. Always about to dip her whiskers in a smoking hot cup.

Posted by: iforgot at June 25, 2016 03:36 PM (5o5ek)

64 62 Thanks for the update bluebell. Let's hope that the two of them can hang in there and make it for a while longer.
Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:36 PM (6IPEM)
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Oh, I do hope so too. creeper loves that little dog. I think she said Sasha is 15 . . . .

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:39 PM (805dc)

65 Totally reminds me of Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Posted by: Yuimetal at June 25, 2016 03:40 PM (qVItN)

66 Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 02:48 PM (5T2hT)
When my cat was spayed they told me the same thing. My cats love to chew things like dogs, more so when they were kittens and teething. I talked my vet into doing the incision so there were no external stitches. They melted? So I didn't have to use the soft cone of shame.
They are high maintenance cats, or I spoil them.
YMMV

Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 03:40 PM (egOGm)

67 Guinness and I shall celebrate the Brexit with some Guinness and a cigar.

Posted by: zombie Winston Churchill at June 25, 2016 03:41 PM (H9MG5)

68
Anybody else enjoy the TV show My Cat From Hell?

I think it maybe jumped the shark lately but there were some great episodes.

Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:42 PM (RcpcZ)

69 http://www.weaselzippers.us/279489-iran-cracks-down-on-culture-of-vulgar-western-dog-ownership/

Fucking Iranians

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 03:42 PM (voOPb)

70 Incidentally I wanted to name her Abby but my wife refused. I am sure the horde would know in a hot second why my wife didn't want me to name her Abby.

I don't.

I do know that we had a gerbil named Abby, when I was very small. She died, as gerbils do. Many years later, when my youngest sister was born, my parents named her Abigail, completely forgetting at the time that we had once had a gerbil by that name. They were kind of embarrassed to realize that they had reused a pet name, I think, when Mom remembered a year or two after the birth.

Posted by: Grey Fox, priggist twat at June 25, 2016 03:43 PM (bZ7mE)

71 >>>> If you have prime, 4 of the 5 seasons are available for 'free'.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 03:36 PM (3ZoRf)
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Thanks for the tip. I did not know that. I have only seen a few episodes of TZ but the ones I did see, man, they sure stay with you.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:44 PM (6IPEM)

72 Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 03:15 PM (bD2dZ)
There is an eccentric farmer around these parts that lets his pet hog in his office. There is a huge doggie door and hay on the floor. I died when I saw that.

Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 03:45 PM (egOGm)

73 59
I just went and looked those up on Amazon. Little expensive for me. Maybe I'll put them on the Christmas list for the end of the year.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 25, 2016 03:31 PM (mpXpK)

Instapundit mentioned that it was on sale a couple of years ago and I snapped it up. I paid less than $100 for the set, and it was worth every penny. The episodes were originally on black & white film, so this is HD. If you've only ever watched them on TV before, this is absolutely stunning.

Posted by: rickl at June 25, 2016 03:46 PM (sdi6R)

74 69 http://www.weaselzippers.us/279489-iran-cracks-down-on-culture-of-vulgar-western-dog-ownership/

Fucking Iranians
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 03:42 PM (voOPb)

Unfortunately, it does tell you a lot when dogs are viewed as unclean and vile.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 03:46 PM (3ZoRf)

75 >>>Incidentally I wanted to name her Abby but my wife refused. I am sure
the horde would know in a hot second why my wife didn't want me to name
her Abby.

I don't.

I do know that we had a gerbil named Abby, when I was very small.
She died, as gerbils do. Many years later, when my youngest sister was
born, my parents named her Abigail, completely forgetting at the time
that we had once had a gerbil by that name. They were kind of
embarrassed to realize that they had reused a pet name, I think, when
Mom remembered a year or two after the birth.
.
.
.
. She knew I would be calling her Abby Normal.

It's like I don't know you people anymore.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at June 25, 2016 03:47 PM (iONHu)

76 @ Persnickety:

Boris so reminds me of the cat that got me through the immediate post-college years. He was a similar brown tiger tabby and his name was Constantine (who conquered by the claw!). Sadly, he passed long before the digi-cam days.

Posted by: Captain Ned at June 25, 2016 03:48 PM (WI6nT)

77 There is an eccentric farmer around these parts that lets his pet hog in his office. There is a huge doggie door and hay on the floor. I died when I saw that.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 03:45 PM (egOGm)
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Do you live in Green Acres?

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:48 PM (805dc)

78 61 If you have prime, 4 of the 5 seasons are available for 'free'.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 03:36 PM (3ZoRf)

I have prime. I'll have to check that out. Thanks

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at June 25, 2016 03:48 PM (mpXpK)

79 She knew I would be calling her Abby Normal.

It's like I don't know you people anymore.

Oddly, I thought of that right away, but figured it was too tame to be what you meant...

Posted by: Grey Fox at June 25, 2016 03:49 PM (bZ7mE)

80 When my cat was spayed they told me the same thing. My cats love to chew things like dogs...
Posted by: CaliGirl
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Isn't that odd?
My dog likes to chew things like cats.
He hasn't caught one yet, so he has to settle for possums or sticks.

Posted by: Chi at June 25, 2016 03:51 PM (6vQoN)

81 Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:48 PM (805dc
Southern California. But an agricultural area.

Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 03:51 PM (naRdd)

82 I mean, we used to call my little sister "Abby-gator,"which morphed for awhile into "Gator-bait" when she was a toddler....

(maybe a bit soon to be sharing that story...)

Posted by: Grey Fox at June 25, 2016 03:51 PM (bZ7mE)

83 Posted by: Chi at June 25, 2016 03:51 PM (6vQoN)
I always phrase things poorly.

Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 03:52 PM (egOGm)

84 >>>> Unfortunately, it does tell you a lot when dogs are viewed as unclean and vile.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 03:46 PM (3ZoRf)
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Oh it's so much worse than that. Those sick bastards get off on torturing them. They do absolutely despicable things to dogs like injecting them with acid and setting them on fire. There was a piece in the sidebar that detailed all this. I nearly puked reading it. That tells me all I need to know about that depraved culture and religion

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:53 PM (6IPEM)

85 Southern California. But an agricultural area.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 03:51 PM (naRdd)
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Did you ever see that show? Because there was a farmer, Mr. Ziffel, who had a pet pig named Arnold that he took everywhere with him. I think I watched too many reruns as a youngster because that's what immediately popped into my head!

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:54 PM (805dc)

86 I somehow got invited to an annual shindig at the lake so I'm off. Supposed to be $9,000 worth of fireworks and $4,000 of food. My buddy painted the smoker last Thursday, which I guess is why I'm invited.

Lots of free food and beer and fireworks. I haven't been to a real party like this in decades so it'll be an experience. Maybe I'll check in later if something interesting happens.

It's a beautiful day here so I can't pass it up. Y'all have a good day.

Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:54 PM (RcpcZ)

87 Stace, TEXIT

" Do you know of any good transmitters? "

Just what I've seen on Amazon online. No direct info. Sorry.

Posted by: retropox at June 25, 2016 03:55 PM (Qx/ZU)

88 Enjoy the festivities, Ed. It sounds like it will be all kinds of fun and a blast.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 03:58 PM (6IPEM)

89 Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 03:54 PM (805dc)
Yes I've seen green acres. This guys hog weighs at least 400 pounds. It's worse than green acres. I don't know if he takes it home at night or it stays at his office. The office is on one of his ranches. If he was poor he'd be crazy. But, I'm going with eccentric.

Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 03:58 PM (naRdd)

90 Cali, do y'all have pigs?

I'm the eccentric farmer here. I'm only white guy anywhere around, don't know where the next closest white family is, not that I care in the least. They all raised pigs but for sure differently than I do so that makes me the eccentric.

Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 03:59 PM (bD2dZ)

91 A few years ago they were arresting and jailing dog owners. I think you can own them but not bring them outside. Hate the Iranians and always will.

As to TZ, I remember as kids we would tell each other the stories and talk about them in depth. They were good tales and good for kids bc even at a very young age they made you think. Too bad we dont have shows like that anymorel

The ones that stuck with me:

How To Serve Man Is a Cook Book
The little girl who fell out of bed into a different dimension.
The pretty girl who had to have sx to look ugly.
The pretty girl who had to have sx to look even prettier.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 04:00 PM (iQIUe)

92 Ah. The Cone. A pic of Miss Sophie after having a few stitches. Kinda looks like a Mennonite:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/zr3y5zb

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 25, 2016 04:02 PM (9mTYi)

93 We have 3 dogs..

And one cat to rule them all..

Posted by: willy at June 25, 2016 04:02 PM (Ffw22)

94 There is the apocryphal story of the elderly lady who asks her priest if her dog will be with her in Heaven.

The priest gently points out that there is scriptural basis for believing that animals go to Heaven.

"But," she replies, "I could never be happy without my dog".

"Ah" says the priest, "Well in that case, then your dog will certainly be there".

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 25, 2016 04:06 PM (9mTYi)

95 Aww, Hammer she is adorable. Most dogs and cats look so sad and pitiful with the cone, but Miss Sophie wears the cone with style. It works for her.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 04:06 PM (6IPEM)

96 Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 03:59 PM (bD2dZ)
I don't have pigs but I know a lot of the 4-H kids that have hogs. I like the hogs. They are smart. The turkeys freak me out. The steers and heifers make me sad. The lambs really make me sad.
My friends kids hog is lame this year. She has a back up hog. Her hog died last year right before fair, I'm afraid this one might die too.
I go to the auction and showmanship day.

Posted by: CaliGirl at June 25, 2016 04:07 PM (naRdd)

97 Pet story for the week:

(Skip this if you don't like sad)

My dear friend and neighbor had to put down her best friend Cairo this week. A very sweet, regal Borzoi.
I got a panicked call a little after 0600, and was already putting on pants and a gun before she calmed down a bit. "Can you come over and help put Cairo in the car?"
He had collapsed, and wouldnt/couldn't move. He had a vet appt scheduled that morning for heart x-rays, as he'd been weak and lethargic lately, with not much appetite.
So, I went over, sat on the floor with him for a minute, then scooped him up as gently as I could, and placed him in the car. He was a little confused, but not in pain at all.
Turns out, a large tumor was pressing against his heart (and I guess some other organs/nerves).
She laid with him for about an hour at the vet's office, then said her goodbyes. I think she has been preparing for it, because It seems that I've taken it much harder than her.

Silver lining :
she is already talking to friends in the Borzoi Community (?) and is looking for a rescue. Won't get a puppy because of the work involved, though.
If you want a big smile, Bing search "borzoi puppy" pics. O. M. G. Adorable.

Posted by: Chi at June 25, 2016 04:09 PM (6vQoN)

98 4H is amazing. The kids I know in it learn tons about life.

Posted by: Willy J. at June 25, 2016 04:10 PM (Yskl0)

99 Thanks to all for another fun pet thread. The photos are just wonderful. And basset hounds are always fun. They are the clowns of the canine world.
Has anyone ever kept pygmy goats for pets? The ones I've met were playful and amusing. Sort of like odd looking puppies. We don't have the space for them, so my question is academic.

Posted by: JTB at June 25, 2016 04:10 PM (V+03K)

100 They're all so great!

Posted by: m at June 25, 2016 04:11 PM (/7Lfc)

101 I have a cat.

Posted by: Joe Biden at June 25, 2016 04:11 PM (S4aPV)

102 be careful with those rawhide sticks and bullysticks, our Boston cracked her teeth on them to the tune of $2400 in dental work, we found a new treat that has a wrap made of brown rice, they last forever and are much easier on the teeth.

Posted by: bruce at June 25, 2016 04:12 PM (YtWJn)

103 My big ol Patrick Henry is a dichotomy to me, I love this beast about more than any I've had, but Great Pyrenees don't live very long and he's just so big I bet his time will be on the under so I'm already sad about losing him. That's strange for me because I'm a bright side person.

Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 04:13 PM (bD2dZ)

104 People that say that animals don't go to Heaven are just narrow minded pitiful people that are just beyond belief. Of course there are animals in Heaven, starting at the Purrly Gates;-)

Posted by: Bebe Dahl at June 25, 2016 04:15 PM (yNyJy)

105 I'm already sad about losing him. That's strange for me because I'm a bright side person.
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Both of our animals, cat and dog, are aging out at the same time. I try not to think about it, but, perhaps because of my own age, I never manage to shove it completely out of my mind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 25, 2016 04:17 PM (9mTYi)

106
There is a cartoon of an old man at the Pearly Gates in front of St Peter and a little dog who is jumping up and down and wagging his tail. St Pete says to the old man, Oh, you must be little Billy who Sparky hasnt stopped talking about for the last 50 years.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 04:18 PM (iQIUe)

107 I would like to report that after three months of being completely unsupervised I now have two tuxedo cats, brothers, getting used to their new home. I am pondering names even now.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 25, 2016 04:18 PM (GG9V6)

108 Posted by: bruce at June 25, 2016 04:12 PM (YtWJn)

Rawhide is also a choking hazard. Hate to be a killjoy. We get out doggies stuffed shin bones.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 04:20 PM (voOPb)

109 Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 04:18 PM (iQIUe)
:-)

Posted by: Bebe Dahl at June 25, 2016 04:20 PM (yNyJy)

110 Traye

i love your idea.
long live the pigs!
it's wilbur, charlotte, and templeton memories for me.

Posted by: concrete girl at June 25, 2016 04:22 PM (ceWrl)

111 washrivergal...there's nobody better than gus

Posted by: concrete girl at June 25, 2016 04:24 PM (ceWrl)

112 I now have two tuxedo cats, brothers, getting used to their new home. I am pondering names even now.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase
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Hmm. Maybe there's something here, for names:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/m9nf5zm

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 25, 2016 04:24 PM (9mTYi)

113 Afternoon all. Once again a great pet thread. I don't give my dogs any commercial chew toys. I buy the beef soup neck bones and give them those.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 25, 2016 04:24 PM (S2NMV)

114 Trying to find another quote, I stumbled upon this one from Twain:

"Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in."

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 04:26 PM (3ZoRf)

115 >>>> Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 04:13 PM (bD2dZ)
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I have the same problem. I have a Great Dane and they have short life spans too. I've only had her for a year but I think about losing her all the time. I think I will be able to handle losing her naturally as long as she doesn't suffer terribly at the end. I more worry about something tragic happening to her. I live on a hilltop and have tons of coyotes that travel in packs. They lure dogs out pretending they want to play and then you know what happens next.

She broke out of my fence the other day, and when I went looking for her she made it all the way into the distant valley and was hanging around my neighbors horses bc she probably thinks she is one. She got behind one and one nearly kicked her. Thank God she listened when I called her back.

Great Pyrenees are wonderful dogs. When I had to board mine for the first time, and she got playtime with the other dogs she became best friends with a Great Pyrenees there. She seemed sad to have to leave him when I picked her up.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 04:26 PM (6IPEM)

116 Twilight Zone is available at Amazon Prime Video. The episode y'all have been talking about is "The Hunt," season 3.

Posted by: Butch at June 25, 2016 04:27 PM (hXu8T)

117 Anonosaurus, Rickl, thanks for the link to the Twilight Zone episode. It's one I'd never seen!

I once consoled a friend at work who was distraught because some hag said her late beloved cat wouldn't be in heaven because animals don't have souls. I replied how can someone look into the eyes of a pet and not see a soul? And anyway, how could it be heaven for us if we don't see our pets there?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 04:28 PM (jR7Wy)

118 Rawhide should be eliminated, rawhide is indeed a choke hazard & can actually damage a dog's gut. So should collars be eliminated they too are antiquated, dangerous & unnecessary. Shoulder harness is the safe, most humane way besides giving much better control of the animal.

Posted by: Bebe Dahl at June 25, 2016 04:28 PM (yNyJy)

119 Another quote found while trying to find the other:
"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am. ~Author Unknown"

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 04:28 PM (3ZoRf)

120 >>>31 So Skip the collar unless absolutely necessary.
Posted by: Ed Anger at June 25, 2016 03:04 PM

I ain't wearing no collar
Posted by: Skip at June 25, 2016 03:13 PM (d9qXV)

Ha!

Posted by: m at June 25, 2016 04:28 PM (/7Lfc)

121 112 I now have two tuxedo cats, brothers, getting used to their new home. I am pondering names even now.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase
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Maybe the Kray Brothers? Ronnie and Reggie?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 04:29 PM (jR7Wy)

122 Sadness reigns at the Octiparan compound. We said goodbye to the last of the 5 rescue Yorkies this week. They were breeders in a Kansas puppy mill living in awful conditions. We got them from a woman that rescues the dogs and drove them back to Oregon in 2008.

Spent a lot of money on them but it was worth every penny watching them come out of their shells and become loving dogs. Scratch that, become loving family members.

Their names were, Happy, Chipmunk, Sasha, Trooper, and Finessee.

I have a picture of all of them sitting in a papa son chair. I'll try finding it and submitting for your viewing.

Posted by: Octiparan at June 25, 2016 04:30 PM (D1TF/)

123 106
There is a cartoon of an old man at the Pearly Gates in front of St Peter and a little dog who is jumping up and down and wagging his tail. St Pete says to the old man, Oh, you must be little Billy who Sparky hasn't stopped talking about for the last 50 years.
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 04:18 PM (iQIUe)

Aw. Sort of an inverse Rainbow Bridge story.

Posted by: rickl at June 25, 2016 04:32 PM (sdi6R)

124
I love David's and Confuzzled's black and white cats.

Posted by: iforgot at June 25, 2016 04:32 PM (23gmE)

125 Posted by: Octiparan at June 25, 2016 04:30 PM (D1TF/)

Sorry to hear of your loss. I'm glad that you were able to give those dogs a nice life

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 04:32 PM (voOPb)

126 Octiparan, so very sorry. You did a wonderful thing saving those precious dogs. I am sure they spent the best years of their lives with your family.

That's 2 possibly 3 if creeper lost hers this week. This is the hard part of doing this thread. The upside is reading about how much all of you love your pets.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 04:34 PM (6IPEM)

127 Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 04:26 PM (3ZoRf
Nice one. Twain. Always a crowd pleaser.

Posted by: Bebe Dahl at June 25, 2016 04:36 PM (yNyJy)

128 Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 04:13 PM (bD2dZ)

I worry about that with large breeds too. The only GP I've known was the one that guarded a flock of Boer goats next to the park where I used to volunteer doing biological surveys.
The employee I worked with was scared of big dogs, but this dog would always get some ear scratchin's from me through the fence. Such a sweetpea. One time she and her goats made a break for it and got into the park. Luckily an employee who knew and liked that dog was there, and they were put back with little trouble.

Posted by: stace, TEXIT at June 25, 2016 04:38 PM (ozZau)

129 Haven't been here for a while but I love this thread. As it happens my family lost one of our pets this morning. Daughter's second and last guinea pig, Miss Ivy, died in her arms this morning. We buried her in the woods behind our church. A sad day when your last child's last pet passes away. We also have two 15 year old cats and a 12 year old dog. So more sadness is coming our way soon. Dog and one cat have been sick a lot, and dog is frequently peeing in the house now. Very frustrating. Pets are wonderful until they get old and sick. But we must love them always, until the end.

Posted by: rockmom at June 25, 2016 04:40 PM (+dJIv)

130 Dang it, that's 4 now. I'm sorry rockmom. I hope your daughter is handling it okay. It must hardest on kids when you lose a beloved family pet.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 04:43 PM (6IPEM)

131 Sabrina, what about Frank and Dean? As in Sinatra and Martin.

Whenever I think of gents in tuxes, I think of them singing together on their Christmas shows.

Posted by: bluebell at June 25, 2016 04:46 PM (805dc)

132 This is one of my Greyhound stories. When I was in CA, I lived about 2 miles from the Silverado Country Club in Napa. One of my customers was the President of the CC. He lived in SF and his wife wouldn't have a dog anywhere near her. Jack would bring his daughter for lessons and he just loved my greyhound. One day he asked if he could take her to the club with him. I said sure, so every weekend he would pick her and keep her with till he had to go back to SF. He would have the restaurant make her burgers. Besides being the club President he was also Johnny Miller's sponsor. Jack kept a picture of Johnny, my dog and himself sitting in a golf cart on his office desk.

Posted by: Ben Had at June 25, 2016 04:50 PM (S2NMV)

133 I think I talked my sister into getting two pups. She is a dog spoiler, she has one older pup now who is sad because she lost dad (my BIL) who was her favorite and the other dog she grew up with. Buffy was the older dog and miss Beasley is the one who is left. I convinced my sis that miss Beasley needs company and since she's older herself the new pup would need someone also.

Posted by: Traye at June 25, 2016 04:53 PM (bD2dZ)

134 Thanks for the pet thread.

Posted by: m at June 25, 2016 05:00 PM (/7Lfc)

135 Another:
"It came to me that every time I lose a dog they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."
Unknown

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 05:02 PM (3ZoRf)

136 So here's what it is. I am not computer literate. Hell, hillary knows more about computers than I do. Everybody knows more than I do. I would like to send in some pictures of of Eromero non-human household members. Just how does that work anyway? Put some help to a brother. Mrs. E and I are making a run to the border to the likker store. BBL.

Posted by: Eromero at June 25, 2016 05:04 PM (zLDYs)

137 136 So here's what it is. I am not computer literate. Hell, hillary knows more about computers than I do. Everybody knows more than I do. I would like to send in some pictures of of Eromero non-human household members. Just how does that work anyway? Put some help to a brother. Mrs. E and I are making a run to the border to the likker store. BBL.
Posted by: Eromero at June 25, 2016 05:04 PM (zLDYs)

Easiest would be if you had a cell phone with email enabled. Take the pictures with that and then attach them to an email.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 05:08 PM (3ZoRf)

138 107 I would like to report that after three months of being completely unsupervised I now have two tuxedo cats, brothers, getting used to their new home. I am pondering names even now.
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 25, 2016 04:18 PM (GG9V6)

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Tuxedo cats? How about cuff & link? Cummerbund &Bowtie? Button &Stud. Dinner & Jacket.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 25, 2016 05:10 PM (kTF2Z)

139 We had an Irish Setter when I was a kid.
Timothy Patrick Murphy.

Ran like the wind, never understood bird hunting.

Posted by: DaveA at June 25, 2016 05:10 PM (8J/Te)

140 BTW, this is always my favorite thread of the week.

Love looking at the Horde's pets; it makes everyone more that just a name.

Posted by: shibumi who is awaiting SMOD at June 25, 2016 05:11 PM (tvyXw)

141 Today is the day I give my wee bully-dog Fatso McPoopsalot a bath. She's not a fan of baths, but she feels so much better after she dries out.

Posted by: model_1066 at June 25, 2016 05:12 PM (dphyM)

142 Eromero, the easiest way to do that is take a pic with your phone. If you have a smart phone you can email the pic to us directly from your phone. Most phones direct you through the steps and it is relatively simple.

Outside of that option if you have a hard copy of a photograph, you'll have to scan it, save on it your pc and attach it as a file on your email and send it that way. The second way is a total pain in the neck if you have never done it before. If you don't have a smart phone, try to borrow one from a friend or family member who has one the next time they stop by to visit . The address is petmorons at the gee male dot com

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 05:14 PM (6IPEM)

143 My doofus neighbor down the road has Spanish and pygmy goats. I really want to sneak a sign or two on his fence: "Michael's Used Goats" and "We Don't Rent Goats".

Augustus was one of the greatest characters ever.

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at June 25, 2016 05:28 PM (Zrfof)

144 ***Tuxedo cats? How about cuff & link? Cummerbund &Bowtie? Button &Stud. Dinner & Jacket.

Gin and Tonic

Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at June 25, 2016 05:30 PM (Zrfof)

145 Presbyterians believe dogs go to heaven but only if they're elected to go per TULIP. All other dogs have been reprobated by God and can't be saved.

Posted by: doomed at June 25, 2016 05:30 PM (bGLSw)

146 Gin and Tonic
Posted by: Dave at Buffalo Roam at June 25, 2016 05:30 PM (Zrfof)
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A great suggestion.

And a great suggestion! *totters off to the likker cabinet*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 05:31 PM (jR7Wy)

147 Paired Tuxedo cats?

AC & DC

"Ayecee & Deecee". Easy to say, with clear phonic separation on the first syll Ah bull.

But my best recommendation on cat names?

Just wait, and let them kind of name themselves. Cats are great at showing quirk of personality, trait or habit, that'll end up being what'cha call them, anyway.

My two are Bonne & Scamp.

Bonnie, as my g/f is Irish (as in from Belfast), and the kitty is only 6.5 lbs, fully grown.

She's a Bonnie Wee Lass, she is!

Her brother's name is Scamp. 13 lb., Maine Coon markings and fur, w/o the size.

"Scamp". I shouldn't have to tell ya the details of how he got that moniker. Well earned though, I assure you.

They're both sweet beyond words.

Bonnie would remind you of the character from the old Foghorn Leghorn cartoons. The small one that struts around proclaiming: "I'm a Chickenhawk!". That's her, six and a half pounds of "I DECIDE!" willfull innocence.

Scamp is a big ol' softie. Just straight up mushball. But loves, loves LOVES to ambush his little sister. And, his treats. He's the Oliver Twist of kitty treats.

Big eyes, hopeful look and every vibe of his psyche looking up with "More, Please?" written plain as day across his face.

They more than earn their keep, here, just by being themselves.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at June 25, 2016 05:31 PM (v5iqM)

148 Ruffle & Tacky

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 25, 2016 05:32 PM (kTF2Z)

149 Really? On the pet thread?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 05:33 PM (jR7Wy)

150 Trollhammer!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 05:33 PM (jR7Wy)

151 141 Today is the day I give my wee bully-dog Fatso McPoopsalot a bath. She's not a fan of baths, but she feels so much better after she dries out.
Posted by: model_1066 at June 25, 2016 05:12 PM (dphyM)

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Yeah, I had one that acted like I was murdering him when giving him a bath no matter how much I tried to make it a soothing and pleasant experience. Once out and dried (with a towel I threw in the drier to heat up and make it feel comfy), he'd go nuts with happiness.

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 05:33 PM (iQIUe)

152 149 Really? On the pet thread?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 05:33 PM (jR7Wy)

I must have missed the troll. Only caught the faint whiff of sulfur and ozone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 05:34 PM (3ZoRf)

153 Someone was trolling the pet thread? Cobs must have zapped it quickly.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 25, 2016 05:35 PM (kTF2Z)

154 Whadda I miss?

Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at June 25, 2016 05:36 PM (iQIUe)

155 I had decided to temporarily foster my neighbor's two cats following an apartment fire and subsequent busting by management for violation of the pet policy. I've managed to re-home one of them, but the second is still here. She's been here a month, now, and I can't keep her as I've two adopted kitties and am at my limit. So, I'm handing her back to my neighbor Monday morning and he'll promptly set her loose behind his workplace where there's a pre-existing feral cat colony.

It's too bad. She's a sweetheart. Spayed, up-to-date on shots and everything. Oh, well; I tried.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at June 25, 2016 05:36 PM (jV8Mq)

156 Thanks for the suggestions. I am waiting for their proper names to come to me. The naming of cats is a serious thing...

I was considering Jeeves and Bertie, but the requisite dignity and gormlessness are lacking in this pair. They are also *cough* felines of substance *cough*. I had to donate the carriers I thoughtfully brought with me to the shelter, because they wouldn't fit. Working as a team they could probably bring down a burglar.

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 25, 2016 05:40 PM (GG9V6)

157 4
I need a bit of advice from the Pet Horde. We need to get our 6 month
old pup spayed. The vet says she would need to be pretty much sedentary
for 2 weeks after. So, how in the hell do you keep a very active puppy
who loves to run and play sedentary? Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Swifty at June 25, 2016 02:48 PM (5T2hT)
swifty
the puppy is not going to feel like running and playing for the first week....the second week, if you can get a pen.....and keep the puppy in there as much as possible be sure to keep the cone of shame on her too....that will keep her from ripping the stitches out. give her chew toys too....that will keep her busy.

Posted by: phoenixgirl at June 25, 2016 05:41 PM (0O7c5)

158
My friends kids hog is lame this year. She has a back up hog.

Put me in, coach.
I'm ready to play. Today!

Posted by: Back-up hog at June 25, 2016 05:43 PM (IqV8l)

159
Who Dares To Sully The Pet Thread!

Posted by: Mister Magoo at June 25, 2016 05:43 PM (mRpIc)

160 Lame Hog would be a good name for a menu item at the BBQ joint.

Just sayin'.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at June 25, 2016 05:45 PM (v5iqM)

161 Lame Hog would be a good name for a menu item at the BBQ joint.
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Don't forget to ask the waitress to box up your backup hog!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 05:53 PM (jR7Wy)

162 Posted by: Sabrina Chase at June 25, 2016 05:40 PM (GG9V6)

Dim & Wit

I keed, I keed.

We've always put a lot of thought into our pet names except for the newest. He was named when we got him and kept it to make the breeder happy.

He should've been named, goddammit instead of Dreamer

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 25, 2016 05:53 PM (voOPb)

163 161 Lame Hog would be a good name for a menu item at the BBQ joint.
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Don't forget to ask the waitress to box up your backup hog!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at June 25, 2016 05:53 PM (jR7Wy)

She might slap you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 25, 2016 05:54 PM (3ZoRf)

164 My dad had a lab named Kip. He said it was the only dog he had that had a middle initial. Full name was Kip U Idiot.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 25, 2016 05:58 PM (kTF2Z)

165 Oh my gosh, I just watched that TZ episode mentioned in the thread. Highly recommend it. So sweet! Thank you to whomever first mentioned it.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 06:00 PM (6IPEM)

166 Well George Will is officially and asshole

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 25, 2016 06:00 PM (Ozsfq)

167 166 Well George Will is officially and asshole
Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 25, 2016 06:00 PM (Ozsfq)

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Does he not like dogs? Well, Fvck that guy in particular!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at June 25, 2016 06:03 PM (kTF2Z)

168
Let me guess: George Will, arch conservative, has officially endorsed enemy-of-state and criminal Hillary Clinton?

Posted by: Mister Magoo at June 25, 2016 06:03 PM (mRpIc)

169 No, he has made a big ridiculous announcement that he is no longer a Republican and is now "unaffiliated." He probably hates animals too.

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 06:07 PM (6IPEM)

170 There was a true story in the Reader's Digest years ago. A woman, in her bathrobe was calling for her little Yorkie, named Peek-A-Boo as it got out and wandered thru the neighborhood.
The woman is going thru the bushes yelling, "Peek-A-Boo,
Peek-A-Boo, Peek-A-Boo" - a UPS guy, who was at another house called back, "I see you". She was highly embarrassed.

Posted by: washrivergal at June 25, 2016 06:07 PM (CFc5L)

171
No, George Will, you are now "irrelevant."

Posted by: Mister Magoo at June 25, 2016 06:08 PM (mRpIc)

172 If you're buying wine for your cat, you are officially a sad old cat lady.

Posted by: biancaneve at June 25, 2016 06:09 PM (3fayT)

173 Sorry to go off topic but there's unconfirmed reports that Assahollah Khamenei has kicked the bucket and got his 72 raisins.

Posted by: bananaDream at June 25, 2016 06:10 PM (3XFL+)

174 No, he has made a big ridiculous announcement that he is no longer a Republican and is now "unaffiliated." He probably hates animals too.
Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 06:07 PM (6IPEM)

The "Elites" no matter what party can all go fuck themselves and move to the EU and fuck off. I hope Trump rips the fuckin place down

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 25, 2016 06:10 PM (Ozsfq)

175 Also feel free to treat this as an Open Thread since OM hasn't put up the chess/open thread yet

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 06:11 PM (6IPEM)

176 My George Will action figure got shredded by the dog.

Posted by: eman at June 25, 2016 06:11 PM (MQEz6)

177 Sorry to go off topic but there's unconfirmed reports that Assahollah Khamenei has kicked the bucket and got his 72 raisins.
Posted by: bananaDream at June 25, 2016 06:10 PM (3XFL+)

Link? I see nothing in the Israeli papers?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 25, 2016 06:12 PM (Ozsfq)

178 Nothing that eats poop can have a soul.

Posted by: eleven at June 25, 2016 06:12 PM (qUNWi)

179 I spoke too soon. CBD put up a Nood about none other than the jackass known as George Will

Posted by: L, Elle at June 25, 2016 06:12 PM (6IPEM)

180
You wanna cry?

Watch the Futurama episode of Fry's dog waiting for him to come back. Really sad, actually.

Or you can just watch this 2 minute clip and you'll get the idea:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK3PWHxoT_E

Posted by: Mister Magoo at June 25, 2016 06:13 PM (mRpIc)

181 George Will action figure lmfao

Posted by: eleven at June 25, 2016 06:13 PM (qUNWi)

182 The US Air Force is looking into the possibility of replacing the Martin Baker ejection seat on the F 35 joint strike fighter with the United Technologies ACES 5 model, Defense News has learned.

While still in the earliest stages, such a move could have have massive repercussions for the F 35 supply chain, impacting the workshare strategy that forms the backbone for the international fleet of the Lockheed Martin designed fighter.

What a fuckin horror show

Posted by: Nevergiveup at June 25, 2016 06:15 PM (Ozsfq)

183 Link? I see nothing in the Israeli papers?

Very unconfirmed. Just Debka level rumors. In fact it's on the "Breaking News" there saying this:

According reports appearing in social media in the Gulf region Saturday evening, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini has died. He was known to be gravely ill with cancer. Tehran has not so far posted word of his death.

Posted by: bananaDream at June 25, 2016 06:24 PM (3XFL+)

184 Chi at June 25, 2016 04:09 PM

Kind of reminds me of the morning we lost Troy the Giant Dog, only it took two people to take him to the car, on a makeshift stretcher. Loved that dog. Didn't know he was so sick until it was time for him to go.

Posted by: KT at June 25, 2016 06:31 PM (qahv/)

185 Creeper's Sasha looks a lot like our puppy, with less rasta-like fur. Don't think he's ever seen himself in a mirror.

Posted by: KT at June 25, 2016 06:33 PM (qahv/)

186 Just found a couple of spots in the basement where the 1 yo dog peed. Now dried up I'm trying to think of what to do to get it out of the cement. Moistened it down, then spread cat litter is my current thought. Any other ideas, anyone done this?

Posted by: Farmer at June 25, 2016 07:15 PM (o/90i)

187 The woman is going thru the bushes yelling, "Peek-A-Boo,
Peek-A-Boo, Peek-A-Boo" - a UPS guy, who was at another house called back, "I see you". She was highly embarrassed.
Posted by: washrivergal at June 25, 2016 06:07 PM (CFc5L)

I have a different problem when yelling for my dog Tex. There are like three other dogs on the block with the same name.

Posted by: stace, TEXIT at June 25, 2016 07:17 PM (ozZau)

188 186 Just found a couple of spots in the basement where the 1 yo dog peed. Now dried up I'm trying to think of what to do to get it out of the cement. Moistened it down, then spread cat litter is my current thought. Any other ideas, anyone done this?
Posted by: Farmer
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I would go with fire just to be safe. If that doesn't work, nuke it from orbit.

Posted by: Chi at June 25, 2016 07:26 PM (FjBU6)

189 We are on our fifth Vizsla. Yeah Red Head dogs have great souls. Red head humans, not so much.

Posted by: Jukin, Former Republican, Now Reregistered to VOTE TRUMP in California at June 25, 2016 08:19 PM (AhyHb)

190 We are on our fifth Vizsla. Yeah Red Head dogs have great souls. Red head humans, not so much.

Posted by: Jukin, Former Republican, Now Reregistered to VOTE TRUMP in California at June 25, 2016 08:19 PM (AhyHb)

I had only one Viszla, but he was a Prinz!

Posted by: Hrothgar at June 25, 2016 08:53 PM (wYnyS)

191 You can milk just about anything with nipples.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 25, 2016 09:29 PM (GdFQh)

192 If the delegates nominate someone other than Trump, will the people who demand we support the GOP nominee no matter what suddenly change their minds?

Posted by: JohnJ at June 26, 2016 12:37 AM (ijopM)

193 Farmer at June 25, 2016 07:15 PM

Try moistening it with one of the enzymatic treatments for pet urine. Maybe more than once. Might soak up the excess with cat litter the first time or two.

Posted by: KT at June 26, 2016 01:38 AM (qahv/)

194 Late to the party. Thanks for posting the pic of Sasha at the end.

Speaking of the end, it wasn't. The vet couldn't bring himself to put Sasha down on Thursday. Asked if I'd let him try steroids. Said he'd bought his own dog three months with a similar course last fall. I agreed.

Typical of steroids, they're working like magic, at least in the short term. I have no illusions about where we're headed. At least we've slowed the journey to the bridge a bit.

Posted by: creeper at June 26, 2016 06:10 AM (FHQhC)

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