Ace of Spades Pet Thread [Mis. Hum.]

Not sure if the dog's name is Muldoon or not. I suspect it is.

Welcome to the AoS Pet Thread. Enjoy your time here with other animal lovers and some PetMorons.

A Little of This. A Little of That.

Service dogs allowed. h/t Chi & Tucker

Researchers really screwed up.

Bones for your dog a no-no? h/t L, Elle & Juno

Two-For Tuesday?

Quite the sneak.

Doggeh Olympics.

Cat rescued by some good kids.

Sparkly kitty h/t
Hank Curmudgeon

MEET THE PETMORONS

Lurker Steve wants to show off his abused dogs. Horrible conditions they live in. Meet Lii, Vizla and Rinny, Blue Heeler. Rinny is a recent addition and looks like a trouble maker.

Lurker Rick from Texas sent this photo in. Maximus a true hunting Lab. Although Rick is from TX he and his buddy found themselves on a hunting trip to a snowy area.

Our first cat entry this week is Noobie. Noobie was adopted by Richard McEnroe. The cat answers to female names but is a neutered male. I think we know why.

Check out this pair. Mr. Bandit and Mr. Jett are 4 year old cats owned by jfk1967. They come from different cities but get along quite well per jfk1967. Thanks for sharing.

JT in KC submitted his dog Barky's photo. Per JT Barkley is short for William F. Barkley. Barkley is a Border Terrier and appears to be live a life of degradation.

So Smitty 27 is one of those people. Poor Bella the 3 year old German Shepherd Dog is dressed up like a poodle. All kidding aside Smitty, Bella is a very nice looking dog.

Thank you guys and gals for the compliments to the AoS Pet Thread. We can't spell S_ CCESS without U. So you have a tip, news story or a pet photo. Of course you can send them here, petmorons at gmail dot com.

Be well.

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1 Bird puns? To start? Yikes!

Posted by: HH at September 24, 2016 02:39 PM (DrCtv)

2 Toucan play at that game.

Good!

Dog!

Posted by: 80's music fan at September 24, 2016 02:39 PM (PHcLa)

3 That's a Hu8sky in the pictures right? My younger brother used to have one of those. They are a great dog for children but they sure did not like the GA heat.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at September 24, 2016 02:41 PM (mpXpK)

4 Lurker Rick, you and you'r Lab.............bloody awesome.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 02:43 PM (kVBS6)

5 Yay, the food thread!

Posted by: Barack O at September 24, 2016 02:43 PM (cN9n0)

6 Watch out where the huskies go. Don't you eat that yellow snow

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 02:44 PM (voOPb)

7 No comment!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 24, 2016 02:44 PM (wPiJc)

8 No comment!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 24, 2016 02:44 PM (wPiJc)

The animals are glad you stopped by

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 02:45 PM (voOPb)

9 We're in Culpeper, VA this weekend for a wedding. It's all foxhounds here.

Arr'd at DCA really late last night, the had to keep the airport open just for us. Creeping around the parkways at zero dark whatev felt quite Vince Fosterish.

Posted by: the littl shyning man at September 24, 2016 02:47 PM (xAlsI)

10 So, uh, yeah. Little Bella.

Okay.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 02:47 PM (kVBS6)

11 Either Lii or Vizla is camera shy because it seems as if on dog is completely hidden under the other.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 02:48 PM (EnGQE)

12 We've given our guys kneecaps for years without a problem and without having to give a dental. I wonder if it's certain types of bones, like femurs, that cause a problem.

Posted by: Kodos the Irredemably Deplorable at September 24, 2016 02:52 PM (J8/9G)

13 As soon as I saw the top pic, I thought of the "I'm a Dog and I Like Socks" song:

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

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at September 24, 2016 02:52 PM (jV8Mq)

14 #BlackLabsMatter

Posted by: garrett at September 24, 2016 02:53 PM (cF2Eu)

15 It is uncanny how that first dog in the meme looks like some high energy comedian telling a joke. It's the eyes.

Posted by: Yuimetal at September 24, 2016 02:55 PM (dtWKK)

16 Posted by: Kodos the Irredemably Deplorable at September 24, 2016 02:52 PM (J8/9G)

We won't use raw hides here. Some bones have splintered over the years. We throw the bone & splinters away.

Even Kongs are not indestructible.

You just have to keep an eye open on your pet and its toys

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 02:56 PM (voOPb)

17 Border collies will look for it when you say, "Go balance your checkbook."

Posted by: 80's music fan at September 24, 2016 02:56 PM (PHcLa)

18 Oh, Oh, the Pet Thread, it's the Cat's Meow!

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 02:56 PM (KoIVw)

19 Nice menu.

Posted by: Prezzy Lame Duck at September 24, 2016 02:56 PM (3myMJ)

20 My sis and bro-in-law and their 3 kids used to live in Culpepper. It was a bit weird, tons of modern developments of very nice homes, built around an old one-road infrastructure. I'm sure it's changed in the years since I've been there, but I always liked driving past a BMW/Alfa Romeo dealership on one side of the road, and a shooting range/taxidermy shop on the other.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:00 PM (2cS/G)

21 My dogs are huge fans of this thread and look forward to it every week

Posted by: MTF at September 24, 2016 03:00 PM (/m8T6)

22 It's deplorable the way some morons treat their animals...just irredeemable!!!!

Posted by: lindafell- deplorable, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic redneck at September 24, 2016 03:00 PM (JNDQi)

23 Shit. My in-laws lived in Warrenton, not Culpepper. Never mind.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:01 PM (2cS/G)

24 William F. Barkley looks like a dude I wouldnt want to meet in a dark alley. Like he'd eat the mail man's leg off just to teach him a lesson.

Dog sitting for the neighbor pups this weekend. I should try to get a pic...
A truly odd couple. Maya the 5 lb, 3 legged yorkie & Malachi the 100 lb pitbull.

Oh, and AtC should get credit for posting that ESA article. I just read it, laughed and forwarded it.
It's long, but well worth the read (even if it is the New Yorker).

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 03:01 PM (8FCOT)

25 i always look forward to the Caturday pet thread because it's a guaranteed safe (Hillary-free and Yoko-free) space.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:03 PM (3C9q2)

26 Cats surpassed dogs some years ago as the most popular pet, yet there are usually more dogs here than cats. Does it mean that conservatives are more likely to own dogs than cats?

Posted by: Yuimetal at September 24, 2016 03:03 PM (dtWKK)

27 " It's deplorable the way some morons treat their animals...just irredeemable!!"

Yes. So many couches and pillows and blankets and in the house under heat and a/c.

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:03 PM (kVBS6)

28 That dog has crazy big eyes.

Posted by: eleven at September 24, 2016 03:03 PM (qUNWi)

29 What is this ESA article you speak of?

Posted by: lindafell- deplorable, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic redneck at September 24, 2016 03:03 PM (JNDQi)

30 I didn't read the whole support animal article, but I'd like to see someone with say, a tarantula, try to take it into a crowded theater.

Posted by: BignJames at September 24, 2016 03:04 PM (9RGU3)

31 Horde! Thanks for the pics. of your pets! Always puts me in a better mood.
Maybe not better, but tolerable at least.

Posted by: washrivergal madly and deeply deplorable at September 24, 2016 03:04 PM (CFc5L)

32 . Meet Lii, Vizla and Rinny, Blue Heeler.

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I only see two pets in the photo. Is the third pet a sniper?

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:05 PM (Om16U)

33 Bella is "dressed up like a poodle?"
Bigot! Maybe Bella IS a poodle. If she thinks she is, she is, right?
Has anyone asked her?
And if they have, did they use the right pronouns?

As for Noobie, ----"The cat answers to female names but is a neutered male."
Good Lord, there is so much Wrongthink in that sentence that I can't even.....

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 24, 2016 03:05 PM (Nox3c)

34 There are....TWO dogs!

Posted by: eleven at September 24, 2016 03:06 PM (qUNWi)

35 Afternoon all,

I with the "no rawhides/bones" faction. Our yellow lab, Leroy, defiler of Persian carpets, insulter of of those going to prayer call and framer of our children for sneaking chips and hiding the bags under the sofa, (yes, that's his dog name) developed pancreatitis from eating rawhide chewies. Not one but three different vets said don't give them to your dogs.

Leroy has joined the doggie chorus eternal, but our current three enjoy steamed green beans with a light olive oil and splash of lemon, small bits of banana, and apple with peanut butter as their snacks. Yeah, we spoil them something awful.

Posted by: Moki at September 24, 2016 03:06 PM (VnCI9)

36 Is that actually Muldoon's dog? What a character.

The dog I mean.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:07 PM (kVBS6)

37 Indonesian Buffet!

Posted by: Commander in Chief at September 24, 2016 03:07 PM (dtWKK)

38 11 Either Lii or Vizla is camera shy because it seems as if on dog is completely hidden under the other.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 02:48 PM (EnGQE)

++++

That one threw me for a bit, too. But, it turns out that Vizla is the name of a breed, so Lii is a Vizla.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 24, 2016 03:07 PM (R+30W)

39 My dog Jane has another little groupie. We go to the dog park virtually every day, and see the same dogs virtually every day. They're all playmates/buddies by now. For the third time since I've been going there, a new puppy has arrived (5 month-old Rottweiler from an abusive situation) and attached her/himself to my dog. The new one, Brook, ran right up to Jane and started licking her face, wouldn't stop following us around all day. Brook's owner was almost in tears at how "accepted" her new puppy was. My sweet Jane, spreading joy every day.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:07 PM (2cS/G)

40 #26
Do not assume that Conservatives are generally Dog lovers based on the responses here.

I happen to be very Conservative, but I am a Cat lover! I have 9 of them (I live out in the country so I can get away with it). But I also own a Border Collie/Australian Shepard mixed Dog that is the greatest.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 03:08 PM (KoIVw)

41 Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:07 PM (2cS/G)

Sweet story.

Posted by: washrivergal madly and deeply deplorable at September 24, 2016 03:08 PM (CFc5L)

42 39-awww. That is adorable. Sweet Jane was raised very well!

Posted by: Moki at September 24, 2016 03:09 PM (VnCI9)

43 That dog has crazy eyes but at least they align properly.

Posted by: Meremortal.... at September 24, 2016 03:09 PM (3myMJ)

44 Rumour has it that Muldoon has gotten to know a cockatoo in the past.

Posted by: a punny siberian husky at September 24, 2016 03:09 PM (LdMbv)

45 That one threw me for a bit, too. But, it turns out that Vizla is the name of a breed, so Lii is a Vizla.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 24, 2016 03:07 PM (R+30W)

Thanks; I thought it was a pet version of "Where's Waldo?" ;^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 03:10 PM (EnGQE)

46 One of our horde writers needs to write a story starring that punster dog.

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:10 PM (Om16U)

47 26 Cats surpassed dogs some years ago as the most popular pet, yet there are usually more dogs here than cats. Does it mean that conservatives are more likely to own dogs than cats?

Posted by: Yuimetal at September 24, 2016 03:03 PM (dtWKK)

++++

Dogs are extroverts and cats are introverts. Many times, the pet reflects the personality of the owner. So, the doggie people are out there sharing their pics, while the cat people are lurking.

It's a theory.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 24, 2016 03:11 PM (R+30W)

48 Nice looking group this week! Thanks!

Down to 1% battery - be back later!

Posted by: Weasel at September 24, 2016 03:11 PM (Sfs6o)

49 "That dog has crazy eyes but at least they align properly."

That's not so important. Liberaling and Facisting is what it 's all about.

Posted by: Hilldo at September 24, 2016 03:11 PM (kVBS6)

50 25 i always look forward to the Caturday pet thread because it's a guaranteed safe (Hillary-free and Yoko-free) space.
Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:03 PM (3C9q2)
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Hmmmm.
Perhaps I should send in a picture of my SIL's cat Yoko, complete with audio so you can see, I mean HEAR, why she was named that!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 24, 2016 03:12 PM (Nox3c)

51 It's funny because if Muldoon was a dog I think he'd look like that. I do.

Posted by: washrivergal madly and deeply deplorable at September 24, 2016 03:12 PM (CFc5L)

52 For those who like cats a wouldn't mind a daily pick me up, check out lovemeow.com

It's a cool site that has inspirational/heartwarming stories every day from around the world.

/reminds me that not all people are horrible.

Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who now just wants to yell at stupid people at September 24, 2016 03:12 PM (tvyXw)

53 So, I got one of those blacks to find the source of an odor in a room. HORRIFYING!!!!! My dog has been a very bad girl!!!!!

Posted by: lindafell- deplorable, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic redneck at September 24, 2016 03:13 PM (JNDQi)

54 29 What is this ESA article you speak of?
Posted by: lindafell
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The first link. ESA = Emotional Support Animal.
It's a pretty funny read.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 03:14 PM (LwIX0)

55 53-I'm guessing you mean blacklight??!!

Posted by: Moki at September 24, 2016 03:14 PM (VnCI9)

56 Hi Ho everyone.
OT, but I'm like that, just got back from my first Paddle Boarding excusion, evah.
It was interesting.

Posted by: tubal at September 24, 2016 03:15 PM (d6TTt)

57 Bird puns? To start? Yikes!

Posted by: HH
________

First, I look at the kitties and doggies.

Then, I'll crow about how great the pet thread is.

Then (at risk of it being a cock move) I'll make a bad bird pun or three.

Posted by: FireHorse at September 24, 2016 03:15 PM (EJsAU)

58 She was raised very well, but not by me. We got her this past January when she was almost 2-years old. Her previous owner was my plumber's son. Long story short, my plumber raised/trained her very conscientiously, gave her to his son, his son' situation changed and he couldn't keep her. She was never treated poorly. She is almost always the biggest dog at the park, and the gentlest. Adults and big dogs are often wary when they first see her. Puppies and toddlers run right up to her gaping maw.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:15 PM (2cS/G)

59 Black lights! Lights!! Not just blacks....sheesh....I can't be trusted to post properly......got to take the kids to a bday party at a trampoline place...bleh....

Posted by: lindafell- deplorable, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic redneck at September 24, 2016 03:15 PM (JNDQi)

60 I use Polacks to find odors.

Posted by: eleven at September 24, 2016 03:15 PM (qUNWi)

61 44 Rumour has it that Muldoon has gotten to know a cockatoo in the past.
Posted by: a punny siberian husky
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While I found that quite clever, I'm afraid it will make Seamus raven mad.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 03:16 PM (LwIX0)

62 40---But I also own a Border Collie/Australian Shepard mixed Dog that is the greatest.
Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 03:08 PM
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Also S-M-A-R-T, I'll bet, considering those breeds!

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 24, 2016 03:17 PM (Nox3c)

63 53 So, I got one of those blacks to find the source of an odor in a room. HORRIFYING!!!!! My dog has been a very bad girl!!!!!
Posted by: lindafell
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Must be nice.
We can only afford Mexicans around here.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 03:18 PM (LwIX0)

64
The first link. ESA = Emotional Support Animal.

Picture of Tony Llama.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 24, 2016 03:18 PM (IqV8l)

65 Posted by: shibumi, a deplorable who now just wants to yell at stupid people at September 24, 2016 03:12 PM (tvyXw)

Nice site, Shibumi. Thanks for posting it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 03:18 PM (EnGQE)

66 "While I found that quite clever, I'm afraid it will make Seamus raven mad."

He might crow about it. Duck questions.

Posted by: Hilldo at September 24, 2016 03:19 PM (kVBS6)

67 I hope I don't start a riot.......

Posted by: lindafell- deplorable, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic redneck at September 24, 2016 03:19 PM (JNDQi)

68 67- we knew what you meant, hon, but I have to admit, I laughed at what you wrote, and laughed harder at Tucker's response.

I am deplorable. : (

Posted by: Moki at September 24, 2016 03:21 PM (VnCI9)

69 hope I don't start a riot.......
Posted by: lindafell- deplorable, racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic redneck at S

As long as it's a Quiet. Riot.

Posted by: tubal at September 24, 2016 03:21 PM (d6TTt)

70 I'd say that morons are about 50-50 dog people and cat people, with quite a few neutrals or boths.
We have had some threads that are almost exclusively kittehs.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at September 24, 2016 03:21 PM (Nox3c)

71 Well, our dogs did not show any signs of distress while I was picking out music for the Gardening Thread this week. They sure don't like didgeridoos, though.

Our old Warrior Princess was digging herself a lounging spot near the house and the pot containing the Sungold tomato plant fell in it. Killed to tomato plant. Probably about time, anyway. We've had some chilly nights.

Maggie is fine.

Posted by: KT at September 24, 2016 03:22 PM (qahv/)

72 Get away, Hillary!

Posted by: Hilldo at September 24, 2016 03:23 PM (kVBS6)

73 Rumour has it that Muldoon has gotten to know a cockatoo in the past.

Posted by: a punny siberian husky
________

Ha! (Osprey my drink on my screen.)

Posted by: FireHorse at September 24, 2016 03:23 PM (EJsAU)

74 Pretty dog. Looks like the malamute I had for 15 yrs. When she went blind she got even smarter. First she started getting into the fridge, then opening child proof locks to get her food. She would open the patio door and let herself in. It was always a hoot when I'd have friends over and the back door would open. The male I got afterwards, not so much. He gets me lots of free food at the drive in though.

Posted by: ryukyu at September 24, 2016 03:23 PM (5hp5+)

75 Michelle, I think Bo has been a bad boy ... Can you find out where that smell coming from? You're twice as good at it as I am!

Posted by: Barack Obama at September 24, 2016 03:23 PM (dtWKK)

76 A didgeridoo is a type of weasel, right?

Posted by: tubal at September 24, 2016 03:24 PM (d6TTt)

77 67 I hope I don't start a riot.......
Posted by: lindafell
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As long as the horde doesn't start lottin' and robin. That would be a cardinal sin.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 03:24 PM (LwIX0)

78 He might crow about it. Duck questions.
Posted by: Hilldo at September 24, 2016 03:19 PM (kVBS6)

Maybe he'll tweet about it.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:24 PM (P8951)

79 Love seeing the Petmorons every week. The ones this week remind me of pets I now and love.

Posted by: KT at September 24, 2016 03:24 PM (qahv/)

80 " hope I don't start a riot....... "

I just had the sudden urge to got downtown, not pay the parking meter, and, go into the dollar store and leave w/o buying anything.

Posted by: Hilldo at September 24, 2016 03:25 PM (kVBS6)

81 Shee-it.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:25 PM (kVBS6)

82 I got attacked by a customer's boxer-type dog Friday before last. Lots of workmen around the house, have been for several weeks, I've been there before, no problems, dog comes out to growl at me, seems to settle down, then all of a sudden his front feet are on my chest and he is biting at my bicep. Didn't quite get it between his teeth, but I did get scratched and the scratches swelled up for a couple hours.

There are times when eating dogs really seem like a reasonable course of action.

Posted by: Grey Fox at September 24, 2016 03:25 PM (bZ7mE)

83 Cats surpassed dogs some years ago as the most popular pet, yet there are usually more dogs here than cats. Does it mean that conservatives are more likely to own dogs than cats?

It may be that teh moron kittehs are less keen on posing for pics, at least when they're awake. My two aren't easy to photograph unless they're asleep (which, to be sure, they often are, being normal kittehs and sleeping 13--14 hours a day).

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:26 PM (3C9q2)

84 Our first cat entry this week is Noobie. Noobie was adopted by Richard McEnroe. The cat answers to female names but is a neutered male. "

Is xe one the transgendered cats Ace featured in the sidebar a few months ago?

Xe has the right to use the girl kitteh's litter box.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:26 PM (P8951)

85 I like dogs. But, I'm single, live in an apartment, and have an office job. A dog would be impractical for me; so I've adopted kitties, instead.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at September 24, 2016 03:27 PM (jV8Mq)

86 I need a sensitive nose for that sort of thing. It's how I mark my territory.

Posted by: Snoop Dogg at September 24, 2016 03:27 PM (dtWKK)

87 "Maybe he'll tweet about it."

If he doesn't I guess we could goose him about it.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:27 PM (kVBS6)

88 There are times when eating dogs really seem like a reasonable course of action.
Posted by: Grey Fox at September 24, 2016 03:25 PM (bZ7mE)

Yeah. Dogs - 2 steps away from wolf.
Cats - 1/2 step away from cougar.

Posted by: tubal at September 24, 2016 03:27 PM (d6TTt)

89 Posted by: Grey Fox at September 24, 2016 03:25 PM (bZ7mE)

The dog was not properly trained and the owner has no business letting it walk around unleashed.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:28 PM (P8951)

90 My only pets are peeves.

Posted by: Insomniac - Irredeemably Deplorable at September 24, 2016 03:29 PM (0mRoj)

91 If he doesn't I guess we could goose him about it.
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:27 PM (kVBS6)

Do it! Don't be a chicken.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:29 PM (P8951)

92
I didn't read the whole support animal article, but I'd like to see someone with say, a tarantula, try to take it into a crowded theater.
Posted by: BignJames

You can't shout tarantula in a crowded theater.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 24, 2016 03:29 PM (IqV8l)

93 Ah. The Forbidden Love Thread.

Posted by: Daphne at September 24, 2016 03:30 PM (ev02w)

94 85 I like dogs. But, I'm single, live in an apartment, and have an office job. A dog would be impractical for me; so I've adopted kitties, instead.
Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at September 24, 2016 03:27 PM (jV8Mq)

Same here, but I'm terribly allergic to cats. (I didn't used to be, and owned one once, but my allergy has gotten more severe.)

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:31 PM (P8951)

95 "Do it! Don't be a chicken."

Owl do my best.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:32 PM (kVBS6)

96 >>>Cats surpassed dogs some years ago as the most popular pet, yet there are usually more dogs here than cats. Does it mean that conservatives are more likely to own dogs than cats?
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Without going thru all of the photos since last February I would say there is at least 4 dog photos sent in for every cat photo.

Why? I have no idea. But I do attempt to balance it out

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:32 PM (voOPb)

97 Just read the New Yorker article about emotional support and service pets.

Goodness. A perfect metaphor for our immigration policy.

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:33 PM (Om16U)

98 Cats, dogs -
Bird puns -
A lot of layers to this thread.

Posted by: FireHorse at September 24, 2016 03:34 PM (EJsAU)

99 I think I should be able to bring my dog anywhere I can bring a handgun.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:35 PM (2cS/G)

100 Xe has the right to use the girl kitteh's litter box.

My (spayed) girl kitteh likes to use the (neutered) dude kitteh's litter box. Maybe that makes her a xer. At least I don't have to worry about major sports events being canceled in my state because of the arrangement of the kitteh boxes.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:35 PM (3C9q2)

101 I didn't read the whole support animal article, but I'd like to see someone with say, a tarantula, try to take it into a crowded theater.
Posted by: BignJames

I remember reading about some 19th century French dude, an artist, who had a lobster for a pet and used to put it on a leash and "walk" it on the Champs Elysee.

He told people he liked lobsters, they were clean and quiet and didn't shed.

Not to mention that they're pretty good with melted butter.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:36 PM (P8951)

102 I walking next door to let the dogs out (yes - the answers to that age old question? I let the dogs out!).
BRB.

Fen, I think it's your tern for a bird pun. You have to erne your wings around this place.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 03:36 PM (LwIX0)

103 >>>Rumour has it that Muldoon has gotten to know a cockatoo in the past.

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Something to crow about.
But you know him he's like an ostrich with his head in the sand

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:37 PM (voOPb)

104 Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:31 PM (P8951)

I didn't used to be allergic to cats either but now I am. I've found I can be around them as long as I keep my hands away from my face or wash them before touching anything close to my face. It's probably because cats are evil and would kill you if they could feed themselves. Or maybe an allergic reaction to cat ladies.

Posted by: ryukyu at September 24, 2016 03:37 PM (5hp5+)

105 " I think I should be able to bring my dog anywhere I can bring a handgun."

Will your dog take a dump in the same places?

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:39 PM (kVBS6)

106 Took the kids out for a trail walk this morning and came across some folks walking a mastiff, a lab/pit mix, and a Rotweiler puppy. The kids and the dogs were thrilled.

Posted by: no good deed at September 24, 2016 03:40 PM (/O5Ax)

107 The dog was not properly trained and the owner has no business letting it walk around unleashed.

Maybe. It isn't the first time I've had a dog at a customer's house suddenly decide I was a threat. About ten months ago I had to exit a house in a hurry when the young pitbull mix decided that me bending down to wipe the floor was an act of aggression and went berserk - I was the only one in the house, but fortunately the dog didn't get bitey and I was already done with my job and could just leave. This last animal has apparently never done anything of the sort before - his owner was quite surprised.

I'm coming to the conclusions that 1) any dog that that growls will potentially bite and 2) owners of these dags do not really know what their dog will do, since they are never in a position to be considered an intruder by their own pet...

Some dogs, including a few that bark, are obviously fine.

Posted by: Grey Fox at September 24, 2016 03:40 PM (bZ7mE)

108 "But you know him he's like an ostrich with his head in the sand "

That's a rhea question.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:41 PM (kVBS6)

109 No. My dog craps twice a day. Once in the morning, once before dinner. As for urination, she can hold it for up to 8 hours, easy. I'm not really serious about having dogs everywhere, but I do resent that I can't bring her with me into sporting events/restaurants where I know she'd be cool.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:42 PM (2cS/G)

110 You can't shout tarantula in a crowded theater.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 24, 2016 03:29 PM (IqV8l)

Cause a bigger panic than shouting FIRE!

Posted by: BignJames at September 24, 2016 03:42 PM (9RGU3)

111
That's a rhea question.

Only if you are proud as a peacock

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:42 PM (voOPb)

112 Why? I have no idea. But I do attempt to balance it out

I've noticed that none of the morons have sent photos of pet reptiles or amphibians so far. Aren't there any frog or turtle aficionados in the Horde? (Actually, I don't recall any pics of goldfish or tropical fish either. Doesn't anyone have an aquarium?)

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:42 PM (3C9q2)

113 "I didn't used to be allergic to cats either but now I am. I've found I can be around them as long as I keep my hands away from my face or wash them before touching anything close to my face"

Same here. Once I pet a cat, and forget to wash my hands before rubbing my eyes. Lord. My eyes itched terribly and got red and swollen my skin got botchy and my throat closed.

So after I pet a cat I wash my hands like I'm a surgeon preparing for surgery. And I don't touch my face at all until then.

So I can visit people with cats, although at some point, I'll start to sneeze, but owning one would be out of the question.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:43 PM (P8951)

114 >>>7 No comment!
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 24, 2016 02:44 PM (wPiJc)

Except, isn't "No comment!" a comment?

Posted by: m at September 24, 2016 03:44 PM (/4GEs)

115 Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:42 PM (2cS/G)

Some mlb teams have a "bring your dog to the ballpark" day, which is pretty cool.

Of course for Marge Schott, the late owner of the Cinny Reds, every day was bring your dog to the ballpark day. She used to walk her St. Bernard in the outfield and he'd leave a surprise for diving centerfielders. When the players complained, she said, "Be glad I don't own a pony."

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:46 PM (P8951)

116 Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:42 PM (3C9q2)

We have had some turtles, birds, farm animals make the big time.

If they are a pet they will eventually get their petmoron fame.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:47 PM (voOPb)

117 Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 03:36 PM (LwIX0)

What? You're grousing about the fact I hadn't yet made any bird puns?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 03:47 PM (EnGQE)

118 >>>Rumour has it that Muldoon has gotten to know a cockatoo in the past.
Something to crow about.

But you know him he's like an ostrich with his head in the sand
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:37 PM (voOPb)

<<<

He might go puffin his chest out, wantin' to fight the one who spread such a story...

Posted by: a T-Rex trying to rub one out at September 24, 2016 03:47 PM (H9MG5)

119 I don't mind service dogs in a restaurant but I don't want to see them on a table. Ick.

As for other animals in a restaurant - what about customers with allergies?

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:47 PM (Om16U)

120 Good ol' Marge Schott. I knew there was a reason I always liked her.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:48 PM (2cS/G)

121 >>What? You're grousing about the fact I hadn't yet made any bird puns?

FS, it's difficult to soar like eagles when you comment with turkeys

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Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:48 PM (voOPb)

122 What about restaurants where people are allowed to wear cologne or perfume? Allergies!

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:49 PM (2cS/G)

123 Apropos of frogs, there are people in Florida who have been surprised by the critters emerging from their toilets. "Toilet Frogs have Families Jumping Out of Their Seats":

http://tinyurl.com/zbo8oou

Pic at the link. That's one thing that kittehs and doggehs don't do.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:49 PM (3C9q2)

124 Now it's someone elses tern to make a bird pun.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 03:49 PM (EnGQE)

125 What? You're grousing about the fact I hadn't yet made any bird puns?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 03:47 PM (EnGQE)

He's sniping at you. Some people just like to peck away.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:50 PM (P8951)

126 I saw "Toilet Frogs" open for "Clenched Starfish" at Madison Square Garden in 1981.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:50 PM (2cS/G)

127 As for other animals in a restaurant - what about customers with allergies?

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:47 PM (Om16U)

Competing disabilities....is there a hierarchy?

Posted by: BignJames at September 24, 2016 03:51 PM (9RGU3)

128 Love seeing everyone's animals.

I must say, I think the Emotional Support Animal thing is getting out of hand. An alpaca, really? So do we let Seigfried and Roy go shopping with a Siberian Tiger each?

Posted by: Sherry McEvil, Stiletto Corsettes now with tiny wizened charcoal grey lump that is the McEvil heart at September 24, 2016 03:51 PM (kXoT0)

129 That's a really good-looking dog ... but he's got the crazy eyes in that third photo.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 24, 2016 03:51 PM (zc3Db)

130 It's funny until someone is in a full-blown asthma attack.

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:51 PM (Om16U)

131 My humble opinion.

If you're not blind, leave your damn dog outside a restaurant.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:51 PM (voOPb)

132 Competing disabilities....is there a hierarchy?

Black transsexual Muslim

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 03:53 PM (voOPb)

133 As for other animals in a restaurant - what about customers with allergies?

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:47 PM (Om16U)

Animals in a restaurant are disgusting. We used to let them in because it only meant one seeing-eye dog every blue moon. Now ... it's ridiculous ... and disgusting.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 24, 2016 03:53 PM (zc3Db)

134 Oh dear, even Fenelon is being punny.

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:53 PM (Om16U)

135 "Now it's someone elses tern to make a bird pun."

If they cam make if swift.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 03:53 PM (kVBS6)

136 I'm late. Went to get a sammich out in the stix, and their wifi was out. Trying to get caught up on comments.

MisHum will be on his 1%er vacation for the next 2 weekends so please send in content links so he has an easier time putting together the pet posts before he leaves. Thanks in advance.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 03:53 PM (6IPEM)

137 I cry fowl. There's been a poultry amount of bird puns, and I'm worried the thread is going to be plover soon.

Posted by: Henny Youngman at September 24, 2016 03:54 PM (H9MG5)

138 Except for actual service dogs-such as for a blind person- I don't think I'd want animals in a restaurant. Otherwise everybody would get these certificates and bring them into restaurants.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 03:54 PM (EnGQE)

139 The Mrs. and I are dog people who now are presently cat owners with no doggie.

When our 2d doggie got Cushings disease and went blind too he developed a "friendship" with feral cat that Mrs. was feeding in garage. Dog passed on and cat moved in.

2nd cat kids rescued at our lake home. Neighbor was going to shoot it so kids hid her in garage. She was covered with thousands of seed tics and was anemic and frail.

Miss our doggies but the cats are fun in a retarded kind of way.

Posted by: olddog in mo at September 24, 2016 03:54 PM (Dhht7)

140 Pic at the link. That's one thing that kittehs and doggehs don't do.
Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:49 PM (3C9q2)

No, dogs just like to put their faces in the toilet. It would be rather a shock to be sitting there and be suddenly attacked from (or rather at) the rear by a wet, angry MinPin.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:55 PM (P8951)

141 So what about the right to self-defense. If the best I've got is a dog, why can't I have the dog with me wherever I can have a gun?

Please understand that I am not serious about this being a national policy, just venting about how often I have to drop Jane off at home before I can run errands or grab a bite to eat. She certainly doesn't understand it.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 03:55 PM (2cS/G)

142 Fla. just muffed a punt @2yd. line.....see if Vols can punch it in.

Posted by: BignJames at September 24, 2016 03:55 PM (9RGU3)

143 Now it's someone elses tern to make a bird pun.

Limerick I learned years ago from my grandmother:

The Reverend Henry Ward Beecher
Called a hen a most elegant creature.
The hen, pleased with that,
Laid an egg in his hat.
And thus did the hen reward Beecher.

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:55 PM (3C9q2)

144 Nope

Posted by: BignJames at September 24, 2016 03:55 PM (9RGU3)

145 Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:55 PM (3C9q2)

I like it. Thanks. :^)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 03:56 PM (EnGQE)

146 Now it's someone elses tern to make a bird pun.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke
________

What, and wind up in trouble like Instapundit? (Paraphrasing: If you see a protester in the roadrunner over!)

Posted by: FireHorse at September 24, 2016 03:58 PM (EJsAU)

147 I don't think we have gotten any fish pics though we have experts on koi ponds. Chemjeff said he will try to send in a pic of his fish, so maybe soon.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 03:58 PM (6IPEM)

148 I don't think we have gotten any fish pics though we have experts on koi ponds. Chemjeff said he will try to send in a pic of his fish, so maybe soon.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 03:58 PM (6IPEM)

Fish aren't pets.

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 24, 2016 03:59 PM (zc3Db)

149
William F. Barkley

Good one... good one indeed.

To paraphrase his namesake, I'd rather be governed by 200 Moronpets than 200 faculty members of Harvard.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at September 24, 2016 03:59 PM (9mTYi)

150 Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 03:55 PM (3C9q2)

Dorothy Parker also got poetic about hens

"Henny Penny, my red hen,
she lays eggs for gentlemen
you cannot persuade her with gun or lariat
to lay eggs for the proletariat."

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 03:59 PM (P8951)

151 Btw cat-lovers! This is a good book - kind of Watership Down, with a great anti-propaganda msg
http://www.bookhorde.org/2016/07/domino-by-kia-heavey.html

Posted by: Deplorable @votermom at September 24, 2016 03:59 PM (Om16U)

152 Not sure if this belongs in the pet thread or the book thread but my younger cat is literally devouring literature.

Posted by: FireHorse at September 24, 2016 04:00 PM (EJsAU)

153 Like I mentioned earlier, went camping this weekend. I tend to pay attention to who shows up a sites around us and go kinda visit. I'm a bit of a "people person.

Gal moves in next to us and and I go chat. They have new tackle and I ask them the're going to go fishing and she responds that yes, but, that's she's never gone fishing and's not sure what to do.

My camping buddy is with me, and is shitloads better at this than me, so we rig up lines and go down and do some lure and bait fishing. Gal had a time.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 04:02 PM (kVBS6)

154 Fish aren't pets.
Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 24, 2016 03:59 PM
******
I don't think so either bc I have no problem eating them. Some of the aquarium fish are cool to look at.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:03 PM (6IPEM)

155 Hi L,Elle
Love seeing that my furry monsters are not the only spoiled pets.

Posted by: Skip at September 24, 2016 04:04 PM (JfUI4)

156 Fish can be pets IMO

Posted by: Skip at September 24, 2016 04:05 PM (JfUI4)

157 I've actually considered getting Tucker certified as a severe animal. Just because. I wouldn't take him into restaurants, though.
And, I've never caught grief from Lowes or Home Depot.

Besides, I'd have to make up a good reason. "I suffer from Misanthropitis, with an underlying case of boorishism" - not sure that would cut it.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 04:06 PM (LwIX0)

158 Haha Skip. MisHum constantly gives me a hard time for how much I spoil my own puppy. I assure you. It's totally not true.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:06 PM (6IPEM)

159 Some mlb teams have a "bring your dog to the ballpark" day, which is pretty cool.

The Pirates have a "Do the Pirate Parrot" dance song: ("Flap, flap, do the Pirate Parrot-- shake, shake, and turn it around . . . shake your little tail feathers . . .")

http://tinyurl.com/jd2mh5t

Posted by: Basement Cat at September 24, 2016 04:07 PM (3C9q2)

160 Some of the aquarium fish are cool to look at.
Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:03 PM (6IPEM)

I can get transfixed watching the fish in the giant displays at the Fields aquarium in Chicago. There's something quite mesmerizing about them.

I can imagine stoners standing there with mouths open, completely hypnotized, until the museum closes and the staff shoos them away.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:07 PM (P8951)

161 A little while ago I suggested to Country Boy that he post good memory stories about his pets that have died. I know I enjoy reading about other moron pet stories. So today I'll share a Tralfaz story.

Tralfaz was a Yorkie-Chihuahua mix weighing about 5 pounds we rescued from an abandoned nursery. He was deaf and fairly aloof to people and other animals.

Coming home one dark and stormy evening we let Tralfaz down from the SUV and he started barking and growling. We spied two humongous raccoons on the porch easily 40 pounds. Tralfaz takes off for the raccoons as they dash off for the side yard. Tralfaz runs up the porch steps and leaps off in pursuit. He follows them to the side yard as I run frantically after. I heard terrible fight noises as I round the corner of the house expecting to Tralfaz torn apart. Instead there is Tralfaz at the base of a big cedar tree growling at the two raccoons hiding in the tree hurtling disparaging remarks about Tralfaz's lineage.

Tralfaz sees me, gives a bark and swaggers past and heads back to the porch like this is just another day.

Posted by: Octiparan at September 24, 2016 04:09 PM (cn2r5)

162 Our local Single-A team has a "Bark-in-the-Park" night, but I was out of town for this season's.

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 04:10 PM (2cS/G)

163 A canuck french bulldog saying mom I love you:

https://youtu.be/zaZ3CwRBRfY

Posted by: bananaDream at September 24, 2016 04:12 PM (Ag8Mw)

164 I once knew a crazy woman who had a pet ferret. It made quite uneasy to be in a house with a wild animal with sharp teeth running around.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:12 PM (P8951)

165 164 I once knew a crazy woman who had a pet ferret. It made quite uneasy to be in a house with a wild animal with sharp teeth running around.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:12 PM (P8951)

I was scared of the ferret as well.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:13 PM (P8951)

166 Yay, made it to the pet thread! So many cute moron pets!!

We found a solution to Loki's carsickness, thanks to a suggestion from a doggie-guru friend. We got him a canvas crate, like a little cube-shaped tent w/screen windows, and he sits in this (with fluffy pad) in the back seat. Hasn't upchucked once after 6 trips - woohoo!!

Posted by: Lizzy at September 24, 2016 04:14 PM (NOIQH)

167 OT: Black Smoke Matters.

http://bit.ly/2d7IbKs

Heh.

Posted by: Meremortal.... at September 24, 2016 04:14 PM (3myMJ)

168 Personally, I don't think fish are pets.

That said if fish photos made their way here, I think they would get posted

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 04:15 PM (voOPb)

169 I knew someone that had a ferret for a pet. Very tame. I could handle it, but he was careful to see how it reacted to me first. Once that was done, no fears.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at September 24, 2016 04:15 PM (R+30W)

170 I can get transfixed watching the fish in the giant displays at the Fields aquarium in Chicago. There's something quite mesmerizing about them.
Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:07 PM
******
Same here. I hate going to the dentist except for the fact that he has a floor to ceiling aquarium. If you haven't been to one of those aquarium restaurants, overpriced food but worth a visit. Idk why but I thought sea horses were mythological creatures like unicorns but they had some in the tanks. They're so cute!

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:15 PM (6IPEM)

171 Off to the ballpark for the last time this season. A crappy pitcher is on the mound, but we're playing the Reds so we still might win.

Catch ya later, horde.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:16 PM (P8951)

172 Enjoy Donna!!!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 04:16 PM (voOPb)

173 Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:15 PM (6IPEM)

My BILs son and his wife do a lot of traveling and they like to do deep sea diving. There is a restaurant in the Indian Ocean that is literally, in the ocean. I forget how they said you get in the place, but it's glass enclosed and you watch sharks and other sea creature swim past you as you dine. The pictures were quite cool.

I think it would be fascinating but also rather unsettling.

Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:22 PM (P8951)

174 Posted by: Donna&&&&V.deplorably brandishing ampersands&&&&so there at September 24, 2016 04:22 PM (P8951)

You can eat like that at The Aquarium Restaurant in Denver. Human divers swim by too. It's a great ambiance, sharks, groupers, many species.

Posted by: Meremortal.... at September 24, 2016 04:24 PM (3myMJ)

175 I once knew a crazy woman who had a pet ferret. It made quite uneasy to be in a house with a wild animal with sharp teeth running around.

Ferrets are fun. My sister had one for awhile, and I enjoyed it when I had the chance to visit. She decided she couldn't adequately care for him, though, and ended up giving him away.

Posted by: Grey Fox at September 24, 2016 04:26 PM (bZ7mE)

176 76 A didgeridoo is a type of weasel, right?

Posted by: tubal at September 24, 2016 03:24 PM (d6TTt)
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um, no!

Posted by: Weasel at September 24, 2016 04:28 PM (Sfs6o)

177 You can eat like that at The Aquarium Restaurant in Denver. Human divers swim by too. It's a great ambiance, sharks, groupers, many species.
Posted by: Meremortal.... at September 24, 2016 04:24 PM
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Thanks for mentioning that. I didn't think Denver had one. I have been to one in Houston and another in Kemah. I will have to go check that one out. Hammerhead sharks are really cool, you know, in a deformed way.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:28 PM (6IPEM)

178 A didgeridoo ia a Aboriginal instrument

Posted by: Skip at September 24, 2016 04:29 PM (JfUI4)

179
Tralfaz was a Yorkie-Chihuahua mix weighing about 5 pounds we rescued from an abandoned nursery.

Did you rename him Astro?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at September 24, 2016 04:29 PM (IqV8l)

180 A didgeridoo is a type of weasel, right?
Posted by: tubal at September 24, 2016 03:24 PM (d6TTt)
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um, no!
Posted by: Weasel at September 24, 2016 04:28 PM (Sfs6o)
*****
Haha, weasel, you must have to deal with that a lot at this blog. It's an automatic reply to anything we don't know the answer to.

Ferret though. Def a type of weasel.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:31 PM (6IPEM)

181 Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:28 PM (6IPEM

Haven't been in a while, but the food was not too expensive and pretty good. I always do an "Open Table" website reservation and request a "table against the glass" for best experience. One or two days notice used to work fine for that. There's also a bar with where you can drink like a fish while you watch them. And a good souvenir shop.

Posted by: Meremortal.... at September 24, 2016 04:31 PM (3myMJ)

182 My dentist has a fish tank in one of his working rooms, kind of neat to watch to get mind off the other going ons.

Posted by: Skip at September 24, 2016 04:32 PM (JfUI4)

183 Do poison dart frogs make good pets?

Posted by: Weasel at September 24, 2016 04:35 PM (Sfs6o)

184 Well...
Where do you keep the dog food? Shouldn't it be pretty accessible?
I put the neighbor dogs out back for a while, and just let them in - they ran straight for the food bowls.
I've looked everywhere obvious (and a few other places), but all I found was an almost empty bag of milk bones.
She didn't tell me where the dog food is! And isn't answering her phone at the moment. Oh well. I'll give it an hour, then take over some of Tucker's food.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 04:36 PM (LwIX0)

185 Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:31 PM (6IPEM)
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I'm used to it!

Posted by: Weasel at September 24, 2016 04:36 PM (Sfs6o)

186 In a closet or cabinets?

Posted by: Lincolntf at September 24, 2016 04:38 PM (2cS/G)

187 Pet Gila monsters or Komoto Dragons

Posted by: Skip at September 24, 2016 04:40 PM (JfUI4)

188 nood chess/open

Posted by: OregonMuse at September 24, 2016 04:41 PM (7A3+M)

189 Before I even watched, I said to Chi - "it'll be a Cummins rollin' coal on a group of protesters."

Love it. I used to do that to idiots in rice burners with $5000 stereos at the stoplight. Much fun.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 04:42 PM (LwIX0)

190 We have a dog walker that comes a few times a week to let WeaselDog out for a mid-day stroll. Our regular walker is moving so today the owner of the company brought the new lady by to meet us and WD. We liked her and WD was appreciative of the steady stream of treats, and only only tried to kill her once when she lost her mind and made direct eye contact, which is a second date activity as far as WD is concerned. She'll be back once or twice with the regular lady before flying solo. As I've probably mentioned here before, WD is a rescue and has some trust issues.

Posted by: Weasel at September 24, 2016 04:44 PM (Sfs6o)

191 Was at a family reunion this afternoon, we remembered the home that was the staple spot every year when we were kids had a pet skunk.

Posted by: Skip at September 24, 2016 04:44 PM (JfUI4)

192 Hi Bertram, you are the first person in 10 years to get where the name Tralfaz came from! Congratulations!

Posted by: Octiparan at September 24, 2016 04:46 PM (cn2r5)

193 186 In a closet or cabinets?
Posted by: Lincolntf
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Checked every cabinet in the kitchen & utility room. And on screened side porch. Only closets in this old house are in the bedrooms.
I wouldn't be in the garage, because she doesn't go out there.

I just sent her a text...

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 04:47 PM (LwIX0)

194
Hydrogen. The building block of the entire limitless galaxy. Oxygen, without which we could never fathom the stars. Everyday we should thank a HO for our existence.

Posted by: Neil de Grassy Knoll at September 24, 2016 04:47 PM (ZFUt7)

195 Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 04:47 PM (LwIX0)
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we have some super sturdy pet food containers (brand = Vittles Vault) that you wouldn't otherwise know had kibble in them. They look like drywall buckets with a screw on lid and wire handle, only a little smaller. See anything like that?

Posted by: Weasel at September 24, 2016 04:52 PM (Sfs6o)

196 Pet skunk? What??!!
How is that even possible? Maybe a wild animal like that can be domesticated if you get them as babies.
Also, yuck.

Posted by: L, Elle at September 24, 2016 04:54 PM (6IPEM)

197 You can remove the scent glad from a skunk , I believe, so that it doesn't spray or smell.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 05:00 PM (EnGQE)

198 P Weez 8n the hizzouse!

Nope. I looked in any kind of bin within 25 ft of the kitchen. Nothing.
Even opened up two coolers with no luck.
And, she's in Ocean City partying. I'll just take some of my stuff over there for now.

I keep mine in a metal trashcan with locking metal lid. Holds over a month's worth. Fairly cheap @ HD.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 05:00 PM (LwIX0)

199 can remove the scent glad from a skunk , I believe, so that it doesn't spray or smell.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 05:00 PM (EnGQE)

It can be removed.
I've heard of pet skunks
Never met anyone who owned one or a Racoon

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 05:02 PM (voOPb)

200 What to expect from a pet skunk:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/3954yj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 05:04 PM (EnGQE)

201 Never met anyone who owned one or a Racoon

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 05:02 PM (voOPb)

Advice I got from someone who had a raccoon is......don't.

Posted by: BignJames at September 24, 2016 05:04 PM (9RGU3)

202 I think I would like to have a hedgehog, but they are protected in England, I believe. They are so cute.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke, redeemed and redeemable at September 24, 2016 05:06 PM (EnGQE)

203 Fish can be pets IMO

Posted by: Skip at September 24, 2016 04:05 PM (JfUI4)

I would say that a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for something to be considered a "pet" is that you have to be able to actually ... PET ... them.

Part of the whole function of a pet is the fun that people get out of petting them. That's why they call them "pets".

Posted by: ThePrimordialOrderedPair at September 24, 2016 05:09 PM (zc3Db)

204 Most fish have no personalities, thus they really don't qualify as a pet.

But every once in a while you will find a fish that does.

Example: I had an Oscar that I bought when he was only about 2" long. After a steady diet of goldfish and beef heart he grew to about 12' long in 18 mths. Now he had personality! When I can home he would swim back and forth in front of the tank until talked to him, he would jump out of the tank and take the piece of beef heart out of my fingers, and he was most amusing when he teased the goldfish before he gobbled them up in one swallow.

Alas, I had to give him away when I moved from Colorado to Texas.

I miss, Burt the Oscar.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 05:15 PM (KoIVw)

205 Heh!

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at September 24, 2016 05:19 PM (wPiJc)

206 Family had a pet coon as a kid. He was like a dog.

But he would shit under everyhtying.

Posted by: Ricardo Kill at September 24, 2016 05:22 PM (kVBS6)

207 Yay! Pet Thread!
Anyone ever own a cat that was NOT terrified by a vacuum cleaner?

I have one. He follows me around the house while I gather dust bunnies.

Posted by: navybrat at September 24, 2016 05:52 PM (w7KSn)

208 Any action here? I don't care about chess, but I have a puppy. He's a doodle.

Posted by: Deplorable GGE at September 24, 2016 06:18 PM (vbvxt)

209 Example: I had an Oscar that I bought when he was
only about 2" long. After a steady diet of goldfish and beef heart he
grew to about 12' long in 18 mths. Now he had personality! When I can
home he would swim back and forth in front of the tank until talked to
him, he would jump out of the tank and take the piece of beef heart out
of my fingers, and he was most amusing when he teased the goldfish
before he gobbled them up in one swallow.

Alas, I had to give him away when I moved from Colorado to Texas.

I miss, Burt the Oscar.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 05:15 PM (KoIVw)

I had four goldfish and a black moor. Then one day I had three goldfish and a black moor. Then one day I had two goldfish and a black moor. Then one day one of my goldfish got the ick and I had to treat the tank. Then one day I had one goldfish (the one that had the ick) and a black moor. The goldfish got over his ick and turned a beautiful golden color and got really big. Then I had a black moor with his ass kicked and a big goldfish. After that they stayed in opposite ends of the tank.

Posted by: Deplorable GGE at September 24, 2016 06:21 PM (vbvxt)

210 208 Any action here? I don't care about chess, but I have a puppy. He's a doodle.
Posted by: Deplorable GGE
------------
A labradoodle? Cool. Beautiful dogs.
Are you putting a skirt on him for Halloween? Maybe some miniature bagpipes?

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 06:23 PM (LwIX0)

211 BTW, GGE - the chess thread is also cosidereal "open."

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 06:28 PM (LwIX0)

212 sweet animals!

i give rudy raw bones from the butcher......he also likes antlers.....i haven't seen one splinter yet......

Posted by: phoenixgirl, deplorable is better than despicable at September 24, 2016 06:29 PM (0O7c5)

213 Ok, I'll try again this week:
Dangergirl, where did Meatball come from? Looks very much like my seal point, Mia.

Posted by: RI Red at September 24, 2016 06:34 PM (d5+0h)

214 Another collection of well loved pets. On the subject of bones, I have given 7 dogs beef neck bones for 15 years and the only thing I got out of it was pearly white teeth on all my dogs.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 06:36 PM (fjidl)

215 I want to pass along a tip for dog owners. Brody came in with his right ear folded down after playing in the long grass . I swabbed his ear with a 50/50 solution of vinegar and warm water. Problem cured in 20 min.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 06:44 PM (fjidl)

216
Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 06:44 PM (fjidl)

regular vinegar or apple cider ?

Posted by: phoenixgirl, deplorable is better than despicable at September 24, 2016 06:45 PM (0O7c5)

217 I forgot to comment on the bones.
I remember reading that raw was OK, but cooked should be avoided.
I used to get trash bags full of bones from Fuddruckers for free.
Chicken is a definite NO. Beef is best. Antlers are great for a dog that loves to chew.

Although, a lifetime ago, my old friend Trout used to come across the street with a "sammich" of bone & wonder bread for Mojo, my old black lab. Just dripping with juice.
His wife would make beef stock, and the bones would eventually become soft as butter. Needless to say, when Mojo got loose, I knew exactly where to find him.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 06:45 PM (LwIX0)

218 phoenixgirl, I used regular vinegar. This method will also clear up ear infections. One of my friends had a lab with a putrid ear infection. 3 days of this treatment and the dog was fine. I also use apple cider vinegar to treat horses that get a summer itch from flies. It totally replaces a steroid shot.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 06:51 PM (fjidl)

219 Tucker- I have only ever given the bones raw. People and dog food companies seem to forget that dogs are carnivores.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 06:55 PM (fjidl)

220 thanks ben.....this time of year, his allergies start acting up....and then his ears start bothering him...i'll try that.....i've used the apple cider vinegar on hot spots and that has worked out well...

Posted by: phoenixgirl, deplorable is better than despicable at September 24, 2016 07:04 PM (0O7c5)

221 Vinegar is a wonderful source for so many things. Another tip- I use vinegar in the toilet bowl . 2 cups will keep the bowl clean and since I'm on a septic system , I haven't had to have any service.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 07:09 PM (fjidl)

222 Dogs with allergies?
Search out honey. Ask your vet about it.

I recently read that honey is not only not bad for dogs, but can do wonders for dogs with allergies. Especially local honey.
At least once per week, I drizzle some on Tucker's daily dry food. He absolutely loves it, and every site I visited said it's great for dogs.

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 07:10 PM (LwIX0)

223 Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 07:10 PM (LwIX0)

oh....i hadn't heard that....i'll have to try it...

Posted by: phoenixgirl, deplorable is better than despicable at September 24, 2016 07:13 PM (0O7c5)

224 Tucker- All honey should be local. I have used honey and ground aspirin to cure a sarcoma. I also use sugar and iodine as a pack for foot problems in horses feet. I do and will continue to use injectable medications but sometimes something else is called for.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 07:17 PM (fjidl)

225 For the record, Tucker don't have any allergies that I know of, but I set down 1/2 a peanut butter & honey sammich for 5 seconds one night - I turned around and it was gone.

In a panic, I started searching. Turns out its actually good for them.
And Tucker certainly seems to love it.
Honey (and other naturaL stuff) as a supplement for pets would make a good topic for the thread - I'll have to send MH a couple links...

- Chi

Posted by: Tucker at September 24, 2016 07:25 PM (LwIX0)

226 One of the most interesting things I have ever read was an 1860's book on veterinary medicine. I had a mare in training at the time that was having some real problems. I looked through this book and found what I thought would work. It called for wrapping a rope through the horses mouth several times . I did so. The mare had an audible snap after several wraps. She was never a problem after that, but I probably had five feet of rope through her mouth and over her poll.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 07:30 PM (fjidl)

227 "Then I had a black moor with his ass kicked and a big goldfish. "

Posted by: Deplorable GGE

A big goldfish was the only problem my Oscar had.

I feed him one that was just a little too big. And for days he moped around the bottom of the tank, hurting and not eating. I thought he was dying and grieved for him, until he shit out the intact goldfish skeleton.

He was all better and back to his badass self.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 07:57 PM (KoIVw)

228 Mis Hum- Are you still hanging around here?

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 08:00 PM (fjidl)

229 Another pet story:

I had a 25 lb Maine Coon cat named Beamer. Well one day my oldest son can running into the living room yelling that he saw a mouse upstairs. So I ran upstairs and found a Teddy-bear Hamster hiding behind my computer desk. Apparently Beamer had found it outside and brought it in, alive, unharmed. I let my son keep it, and he named it Picacho.

Well Picacho lasted 2 years until Beamer decided it was time, and he broke into the cage. All we found was Beamer smiling and little hunks of fur and guts on bottom of cage.

I loved that cat!

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 08:06 PM (KoIVw)

230 Mr Minority- Alpha pets all the way.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 08:11 PM (fjidl)

231 Ben Had I'm here

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 08:12 PM (voOPb)

232 Okay, one more Beamer story before I go and start dinner:

Beamer had no problems with dogs, unless they messed with him. In fact one lady used to walk by our house every day to let her dog play with Beamer.

Well one day I was out in the front doing something, when a big 100 lb German Shepard came into our yard barking and snapping at Beamer. Big mistake!

Beamer, ran up our tree, flipped in midair, land on the dogs back and proceeded to claw the crap out of that dog. After about 30 seconds of that, the dog wised up and ran home.

Funny thing is that the next day the dog's owner came to my house demanding that I pay her Vet bill. I told her, she wouldn't have a Vet bill if her 100 lb dog hadn't come into MY yard and tried to attack my 25 lb cat.

No sympathy.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 08:15 PM (KoIVw)

233 Mis Hum- I left you with the wrong impression last weekend. Although I have had to be involved with big money competition I hate it and have always structued my business to fit my concern for the welfare of the animals over anyone's need for fleeting glory.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 08:19 PM (fjidl)

234 "Mr Minority- Alpha pets all the way."

Posted by: Ben Had

Beta Pet in my family are considered a viable food source, by my Alpha Pets.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 08:22 PM (KoIVw)

235 Mr Minority- The sign on my gate says my dog can reach this gate in 1.4 seconds , Can You?

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 08:25 PM (fjidl)

236 "Mr Minority- The sign on my gate says my dog can reach this gate in 1.4 seconds , Can You?"

Posted by: Ben Had

I have 2 signs:

1 sez "Trespassers Will Be Violated!"

and the other "Ammo is Scarce, There Will Be No Warning Shot"

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 08:29 PM (KoIVw)

237 Ben

We're cool. I responded last week but the hamsters arpte my post. The joys of travel.

Some people like the show world. I don't. But that's what makes the world go round.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at September 24, 2016 08:32 PM (voOPb)

238 Mr Monority- I will have to get the ammo sign. I love it.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 08:34 PM (fjidl)

239 Ben Had,

Over my back door I have a plastic Revolver with a sign hanging from it saying "We Don't Call 9-1-1"

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 08:36 PM (KoIVw)

240 Many years ago a couple of guys tried to break in to steal the welder that was sitting on a trailer. The barn is closed up but the dogs start telling me something is wrong. I see that they have cut the chain on the gate, so I wait. Pretty soon they come back and pull in to hitch up to the welding trailer. At that moment 3 180+ wolfhounds and 1 shotgun convinced them otherwise. Heard from a friend that is a criminal defense lawyer, no one ever wanted to try to break in here again. It still holds true to this day.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 08:42 PM (fjidl)

241 "...3 180+ wolfhounds and 1 shotgun convinced them otherwise."

I believe in good deterrents, as I see you do too.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 08:46 PM (KoIVw)

242 Mr Minority- My dogs have always been my alarm system. I am lucky because I am with them 24 hours a day and I don't expose them to any strangers.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 08:52 PM (fjidl)

243 Ben Had - My alarm is my Border Collie/Australian Shepard mix. I don't know if he would protest me, but anyone threatening my wife, they would have to haul that person away in a small trash bag.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 08:59 PM (KoIVw)

244 Mr Minority- I had to give my last Aussie to a friend that had a feedlot because he would not let the black gentleman that worked on the farm come through the front of the barn. I had a racist dog as Max would let him come in the back of the barn.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 09:04 PM (fjidl)

245 Protection Dog Story:

I was dating this girl when I lived in Phoenix, she had a Dobbie named Jack, he was scary as hell, but loved me.

One night after dinner when we went back to her place, I saw that 1 pane of the window was broken out. When we went inside, I immediately looked at the window, and saw blood on the wall below it. I then looked at Jack, and he had a piece of shirt sleeve in his mouth.

Good Dog! He got a big snack for that.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 09:05 PM (KoIVw)

246 Mr Minority- You have one of the most "I've got to have a job" breeds alive . How do you keep that tamped down?

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 09:10 PM (fjidl)

247 Ben,
I live on 1.5 acres, he has some room to run. He is a master Frisbee catcher (i have seen him jump at least 2-3 ft in the air to catch one), and he does keep my Grandsons herded.

He will nip their butts if they get out of line.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 09:15 PM (KoIVw)

248 Mr Minority- That cross will herd anything. I have rescued an Ibzan hound and have 60 acres and I'm not sure that is enough for him.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 09:20 PM (fjidl)

249 Ben,
Living on only 1.5 acres, he has to herd something, thats were the Grandkids come in.

I get a twofer from it, he gets to herd, and the Grandkids are protected and kept out of trouble.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 09:23 PM (KoIVw)

250 His name is Ziggy Stardust.

And I have a cat named Major Tom.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 09:24 PM (KoIVw)

251 Mr. Minority- Thank you for the conversation, my wake up call is getting closer so good evening to you Sir and I hope we will meet again.

Posted by: Ben Had at September 24, 2016 09:27 PM (fjidl)

252 Ben,
And a good farewell to you also.

I'll be back.

Posted by: Mr Minority at September 24, 2016 09:43 PM (KoIVw)

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