Ace of Spades Pet Thread

........And

.........coffee.

Grab a beverage, a snack and your best behavior. It's time for the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread.

A Little of This. A Little of That

Let's take a look and see what the Horde has sent in.

Meet The Pet Morons

Our first pet is Orange Puff.
"this is orange puff who followed me all the way to the hay field. he's watching the baling being done anticipating all the mice he'll kill once i turn the bales in the barn.
he knows.
from concrete girl"
Thank you Concrete Girl

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Our next two entries are from Cat Ass Trophy

Here is what C.A.T has to say about these cats in the photos.
"This is Silas (B&W) the 21lb beast with little sister Cutie, a gray/orange dilute tortoiseshell pain in the butt. Busy keeping the possums at bay.

Lower picture is Cutie and Lancelot (the white idiot) in a q-tip showdown. Q-tips have to be kept in a locked cabinet because Cutie can break into most anything else to get the box."

Thanks for the photos.

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Our next pet is not in the holiday spirit.

"Hi-- This is our girl, "Baby", who is not at all interested in dressing up for Christmas. She's telling me I'm crazy to even ask her to sit next to these decorations!Nic is: JQ Flyover"

Thank you for the submission JQ Flyover.

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The next three photos come from Washington Nearsider.

Here is the story about these fun looking critters.

"Washington Nearsider here. I've dropped into kind of a perpetual Lurk status, but want to get my pets up if I can.

I've got Milo the greyhound (pronounced Me-Low), who raced for 2 years, accumulating an impressive 2-64 record before finding a house where he could lay around. His callsign is 'Dummy,' and it's definitely a term of endearment. He's a quiet, kind soul who just wants to lay on his bed or in his crate (which is his safe-space, not his punishment), eat, and occasionally go outside to sprint in circles at around 38mph, shredding my yard with his enormous shovel-like paws.

There's also Ajax the Bengal (part Asian Leopard) who is more of a dog than Milo. The pic is him at a few months old. He's gotten quite a bit bigger, but alas, there aren't pictures... Ajax walks on a leash, comes when you call, plays fetch, et al. He LOVES walking in the snow, which is how I discovered he only leaves two footprints instead of four when he walks. He places his back paws precisely on the spot where his front paws went, ensuring silence as he stalks his prey. He's got a vertical leap that puts him on top of the fridge, from which he surveys his domain and plots my death.

I've sent a pic of each of them, and one of them... interacting. It's pretty much par for the course. Ajax runs shit, and everyone knows it."

Don't lurk so much, come out and say "Hi" more often.

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Speaking of lurkers. We have a lurker couple who submitted the following photos and their story.

"We love the Ace site, and the pet moron thread, and have attached below a photo of our Shetland sheepdog babies for the pet moron gallery of cuteness.

We (anonymous lurkers both) adopted Lucy and Tucker from our local Sheltie rescue group three years ago after our adopted Sheltie wonderdog Hunter passed away.
(Here is a picture of Hunter, taken in 2010.)"

Lucy is a now 10-year-old blue merle female who lived in a crate her entire life before we became her humans. Near feral when we brought her home, Lucy had never had a bath; her skin and the insides of her ears were black with filth. It made us want to cry. Lucy is super smart and has turned into an incredible snuggle-bunny. She loves baths and is also very bossy, in a herding-dog sort of way. She hates to hear people sneeze; it makes her jump up and bark!

Tucker is a 3-year-old sable male. He was abandoned on a local Army base and the rescue group told us he was 2 or 3 when they got him. Wrong! He was only five months old. In addition, he had been hit by a car and had a fractured femur head, which we discovered after we brought him home. Tucker sailed through the surgery and now runs like the wind. We think he might be part Wookiee, as his vocalizations sometimes sound like Chewbacca. Tucker hates squirrels, deer and the doorbell with a white-hot passion.

Here are Lucy and Tucker. (Tucker looks a little damp in the photo because he had just fallen in the swimming pool.):

Keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Anonymous Lurkers Tammy and David

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What a great bunch of pets this week. Thank you for submitting their photos and stories. We appreciate your patience while we get to each and every one of your pets.

We are always looking for pet photos, tips, stories, etc. Where? Why at petmorons at gmail dot com of course.

Here's hoping you and your pets have a great week.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 02:45 PM

Comments

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1 Yay pet thread!!!!

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 02:41 PM (Om16U)

2 Its Caturday!

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2017 02:42 PM (yx0Ld)

3 I want a backscratcher like Washington Nearsider's dog has.

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 02:43 PM (Om16U)

4 I read the entire thread before posting, where is everyone? Still looking at the kitty hat parade?

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2017 02:43 PM (yx0Ld)

5 I put up a post about White House pets book.

link in nic

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 02:44 PM (Om16U)

6 That back scratcher photo is my top photo pick of the day.
And Lurkers don't be strangers, the animals here don't bite.

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2017 02:45 PM (yx0Ld)

7 SHORTIE!

I love those goofy things.

Posted by: garrett at January 21, 2017 02:45 PM (PPu+l)

8 German pointer puppy in the lead photo, MH?

I'll take my answer in the open thread below, heading back there, love animals but don't have any of my own.

Posted by: rhomboid at January 21, 2017 02:46 PM (QDnY+)

9 In before the dog eater!

McGyver, out

Posted by: McGyver at January 21, 2017 02:48 PM (6hAG+)

10 Am I still allowed at the buffet?

Posted by: Barack Obama at January 21, 2017 02:48 PM (rH4JY)

11 My cat, Bunnie, which is, coincidentally, short for Snugglebunnie because that's what he is, has lost a lot of weight, and he's now just under 6 pounds. I went to a new vet (because VCA being bought by the people who own Banfield). We did blood work - some kidney stuff but nothing major - and now an ultrasound. He either has lymphoma or irritable bowel disease. I don't know what to think because he has decided to be incredibly playful if it's with just the right toy, and since I can't find that toy any more, I'm going to have to figure out how to make them. And I get to pill him twice a day but he's a very nice kitteh so he takes it as well as one might expect without actually assassinating me. I'm not one to do chemo on pets or anything like that, and we're not even going to do a biopsy to see which disease it really is. He's 14 and I have had him for just over 13 of those years. So he gets to have fun and eat baby food for as long as he wants to, and maybe raw food if I can find some that he likes, and when it's time, it's time. He's extremely snuggly still and I love him to pieces.

Sophie, my Catahoula leopard cur, continues to be brilliant and funny and I hope she's healthy for another 30 or 40 years although I am told this is unlikely.

Posted by: Tonestaple at January 21, 2017 02:50 PM (+DRpa)

12 Cell phone call/text from a Husband home alone today: "Hi honey I know you are probably busy marching, but I just wanted to thank you for drawing the Hot bubble-bath (I shaved _everything like you like me to.) for me, and the BLT Sammiches (and an extra one in the man-cave fridge too - You are so awesome darling!) and I can't wait to see you when you return, but in the meantime: Have you seen your other Pink Sock? It was on the floor underneath my side of the bed last time, and I could not find it just now. No worries - show lots of flair out there today! XOXO bye-bye."

Posted by: MoJoTee at January 21, 2017 02:50 PM (vKbhP)

13 This reminds me - the dog-eating crackhead is no longer President! This fills me with joy.

Posted by: Insomniac at January 21, 2017 02:50 PM (0mRoj)

14 Made it by one! i'm gonna got sort motorsikle parts until it's time to take Summer to see the Vet. Back in a bit

McGyver, out (in the garage, sorting motorsikle parts)

Posted by: McGyver at January 21, 2017 02:53 PM (6hAG+)

15 I have a cool pic of my kitty Clyde. Does anyone know where I can send it for posting?

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at January 21, 2017 02:54 PM (ty7RM)

16 hip hip hurray
my horse whiskey made it to the 4th of july thread
and orange puff makes it to the 1st trump one.

thanks tons MH

Posted by: concrete girl at January 21, 2017 02:56 PM (+TaNe)

17 The German shorthair needs to come over and go pheasant hunting with me. Ring necked pheasants are probably extinct around here these days but they were all over the rail yards near here where we would run our dog to point birds.

Posted by: dartist at January 21, 2017 02:57 PM (Cf0i2)

18 Pet Thread!!!!!! Great looking group as always!!

WeaselDog had the same hip surgery (before we got her) as Tucker and does just fine too! Her gait is a little funny but she runs and jumps just fine.

Posted by: Weasel at January 21, 2017 02:57 PM (Sfs6o)

19 We had a warm sunny afternoon here this week so I opened a window for my kittehs. It took them about 5 sec to notice it and pile in. Don't get too many of those open windows once we get into Dec.

Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at January 21, 2017 02:57 PM (mpXpK)

20 Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at January 21, 2017 02:54 PM (ty7RM)

It's at the end of the post: pet morons at gmail dot com

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 02:57 PM (Om16U)

21 Thinking of getting a dog. Friend rec'd a Kelly Blue Terrier. Any thoughts/advice from horde? Thx!

Posted by: Dog of the Future at January 21, 2017 02:59 PM (bc2Lc)

22 2 questions for the pet owners:

how many of you have pet insurance?

and

any of you try a raw food diet for your pet?

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 03:00 PM (Om16U)

23 Still looking at the kitty hat parade?

Do you have a kitteh, or more than one, who is TIRED of human speciesist cultural appropriation of the term "pussy" for lefty causes? Does your kitteh long to stand proud as a red-blooded Feline American and ROAR? Until someone comes out with a line of cat-sized MAGA hats, here's one answer: #Trumpyourcat, a way that your kitteh can sport a hairline like DJT's:

http://tinyurl.com/gnjce3x

(The inventor is a good-looking young dude, BTW). Yeah, the clip is from CNN, but it's still kitteh-friendly. Happy First Caturday of the Donald's Administration!

Posted by: Basement Cat at January 21, 2017 03:00 PM (3C9q2)

24 Well, we brought our 13 year old kitty on her Final trip to the vet today. Poor thing had lost all kinds of weight, and had stopped eating entirely.

But this is something of a "cat sanctuary" with a family of four cats underfoot, another living in the basement (slowly spending more time upstairs), and two foster kitties in their own room.

The deceased was attached to Mrs. Optimizer, but terrorized all the "interlopers", to the fullest extent her energy allowed.

So, from a cat perspective, I suppose it's kind of like the scene from any version of "A Christmas Carol", where the Ghost of Christmas Future shows Scrooge's funeral.

Well, at least "Snuggles" got to see Trump become President, and on a more general note, "Hillary Clinton will NEVER be President".

Posted by: Optimizer at January 21, 2017 03:00 PM (EnK/R)

25 The kitties are all so pretty. Man, those shelties are gorgeous. Great story too. My doggie does that tilted head look like the pointer in the first pic and, when she does, I give her anything she wants. Love you're greyhound, Nearsider.
And stop lurking, lurkers!

Posted by: L, Elle at January 21, 2017 03:02 PM (5QyYN)

26 Great pets! If I ever get another dog, it will be a greyhound. Fab cabbies, too!

Posted by: QuintAmpersandJessel at January 21, 2017 03:10 PM (Rn3Rw)

27 (((HUGS))) Optimizer and Tonestaple. Always hard to part with furry friends.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:12 PM (Jen0I)

28 Sorry about your kitty, Optimized.

Posted by: QuintAmpersandJessel at January 21, 2017 03:13 PM (Rn3Rw)

29 ER

Posted by: QuintAmpersandJessel at January 21, 2017 03:14 PM (Rn3Rw)

30 sorry Optimizer

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 03:14 PM (Om16U)

31 Washington nearsider,
I love Ajax, I have 2 bengals. Ava and Reagan. Both females.
Aren't they fun? My girls do not like a collar so they've never been outside.
I bet Ajax could be clicker trained. I also have a huge hamster wheel for my cats.
Reagan has made the pet thread, Ava hasn't yet.
Love Ajax!

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 21, 2017 03:14 PM (IgBFP)

32 Orange Puff is so cute. I am glad he knows to keep a safe distance from the haying operation.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:15 PM (Jen0I)

33 Prayers for Snugglebuny, ToneStaple

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 03:15 PM (Om16U)

34 My two kittah sisters are getting old (16 maybe) but Sugar is loosing weight but seems to be eating plenty. Otherwise she's ok. Keeping a eye on her. Also she is mostly still separated from her sister (she for the 4th time is afraid of her sister) but there is incidental meetings without to much fuss.

Posted by: Skip at January 21, 2017 03:16 PM (yx0Ld)

35 Great buncha great pets.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2017 03:16 PM (3jGss)

36 CatAssTrophy, great pics. Your cats clear provide an abundance of entertainment.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:18 PM (Jen0I)

37 I thought at first that Silas and Cutie were being punished and standing in a corner--well, not a corner, but--and I wondered how the heck you got cats to do that. Hah.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2017 03:18 PM (3jGss)

38 I wish I'd done what you are doing with my poor little guy, Tonestaple. Trouble was at first I thought it was a fixable illness. But now I wish I could have just taken him home to be with me those last 4 days.

Posted by: QuintAmpersandJessel at January 21, 2017 03:18 PM (Rn3Rw)

39 It's probably too late to add to the thread, but pic of Clyde sent.
Thanx.

Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at January 21, 2017 03:19 PM (ty7RM)

40 Tonestaple and Optimizer - sorry to hear the news.

Posted by: Weasel at January 21, 2017 03:19 PM (Sfs6o)

41 Yay, the...never mind.

Posted by: Barack O at January 21, 2017 03:19 PM (kTF2Z)

42 Baby looks like she takes being a watch dog seriously and cannot let herself be distracted with frivolity

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:20 PM (Jen0I)

43 Bunnie has always refused to eat any kibble but what he's gotten his whole life, but lately, if I have anything to eat that involves fat, he wants to lick the plate. I finally hit on the idea of putting some olive oil on his kibble and, so far, it's a big hit.

If he insists on being skinny, I will feed him just about anything he will eat.

Posted by: Tonestaple at January 21, 2017 03:21 PM (+DRpa)

44 Hi All! just got back to RI from the inauguration! Had an epic time, but the TSA security check point, yes, TSA was also there, was the the worst!! We waited for an hour and a half to get through a check point to see the parade after witnessing the swearing in of Donald J. Trump as President. This check point only had two screen areas, checking your bags and walk through metal detector. When they checked my bag, the TSA guy took my lighter! I was like, seriously!?...now I had to find someone who was smoking to get a light, so I see this guy in a uniform smoking walking towards us and ask him for a light, I tell him the TSA took my lighter, he's like "what?"...the dude was TSA himself...anyway...Now I know why it took so long, some people were in that line for 5 hours!!...Fricken' TSA...The other security check points went quick, but that was Capitol police and the like... then when we went to find a spot for the parade we were at groung zero for protestors!! Whoa...what a bunch of friggen' losers they are...I did see a paper mache Donald Trump Devil!

Posted by: KWDreaming at January 21, 2017 03:22 PM (AkcYt)

45 >>>19 We had a warm sunny afternoon here this week so I opened a window for my kittehs. It took them about 5 sec to notice it and pile in. Don't get too many of those open windows once we get into Dec.
Posted by: Vic We Have No Party at January 21, 2017 02:57 PM (mpXpK)

Nice.

Posted by: m at January 21, 2017 03:23 PM (3jGss)

46 I'm so sorry about Snuggles, Optimizer. I've had to part with four kitties down the years (one died in my arms suddenly, the other three had to be taken on that last sad trip to the vet) and it is never easy. I hope you and Mrs. Optimizer can find comfort in all your happy memories of Snuggles.

Posted by: Basement Cat at January 21, 2017 03:23 PM (3C9q2)

47 When I was a young boy, I used to go coon hunting with a bunch of deliverance extras. Between their blue ticks and moonshine, it was a real trip.

Posted by: nsirchov at January 21, 2017 03:25 PM (5Cvtd)

48 Posted by: Barack Obama at January 21, 2017 02:48 PM (rH4JY)

Go far, far away. I hear there is a goat with your name on it

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 21, 2017 03:27 PM (voOPb)

49 Great stuff, as usual. Thanks for the Pet Thread!

Posted by: goon at January 21, 2017 03:27 PM (EaQ6/)

50 Beautiful pet morons today. Thank you, Mis. Hum., for an outstanding collection of links today. I haven't even read them all yet. The dog fur knitting is a wonderful idea. And the animal selfies - OMG, LMFAO! - I'm lost on that site. Can't get enough!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 21, 2017 03:28 PM (tHwdc)

51 Posted by: Brave Sir Robin at January 21, 2017 03:19 PM (ty7RM)

Thanks for the submission. Running about 4 weeks behind, your patience is greatly appreciated

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 21, 2017 03:29 PM (voOPb)

52 I did see a paper mache Donald Trump Devil!
Posted by: KWDreaming at January 21, 2017 03:22 PM (AkcYt)
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Bingo!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 21, 2017 03:29 PM (EnKk6)

53 any of you try a raw food diet for your pet?

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 03:00 PM (Om16U)

1. Daughter had a Great Pyrenees that developed bone cancer and fractured her left rear leg which had to be amputated. Daughter went to an all raw diet, which is not recommended by all vets due to immune system suppression, but the GP is now a year+ past the typical date for survival for this situation and seems to be doing well. The GP is slowing down, but we have no idea how old she is as daughter found her abandoned in a nearby park 7 or 8 years ago.
2. I've had my French Bulldogs on a half raw diet for years, they get reconstitutes freeze dried in the AM and raw (thawed frozen) at night. The two that I lost this summer were 13 and 14 years old so that seems rather healthy to me. Conor T Hrothgar seems to thrive on this diet and I doubt I will change it, but I admit this is anecdotal, not scientific, commentary.
3. We did lose one other FB to cancer at an early age, I think about 8 years old, and he was on this diet as well. So YMMV.

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 03:30 PM (wCEn4)

54 I love how Milo enjoys the good life these days. Ajax looks like a bundle of mischief.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:30 PM (Jen0I)

55 KWDreaming

been waitin for your report, so glad you're home safe and sound!

Posted by: concrete girl at January 21, 2017 03:30 PM (+TaNe)

56 Washington Nearsider: love the pets and, LOVE the sideboard for entertainment! We definitely could be friends!

Posted by: Pancake at January 21, 2017 03:32 PM (LPFcl)

57 Very pretty Shelties.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:37 PM (Jen0I)

58 Posted by: Optimizer at January 21, 2017 03:00 PM (EnK/R)
I'm so sorry for your loss.

Posted by: CaliGirl at January 21, 2017 03:37 PM (IgBFP)

59 Lurkers,
That's great that you rescued two dogs!

Every single time I see one I want to rescue there are
more ahead of me, plus I have no Vet, etc because our
last pet, a cat, died in 1995 within days of quack vet saying she was fine.

I'm watching, because I am lazy from low thyroid levels, Chicago P.D. on DVD/VHS recorder/player.

I'm going to look & go to check out rescue pups in the spring.

Posted by: Carol at January 21, 2017 03:37 PM (sj3Ax)

60 Baby looks like she takes being a watch dog seriously and cannot let herself be distracted with frivolity

Heh, she's about 10yo, but an Instant Puppy if we throw a tennis ball!

That's her "ayfkm?" look, after I'd tried and tried to dress her up for the Christmas Pets thread.

Posted by: JQ Flyover at January 21, 2017 03:44 PM (044Fx)

61 Extra hugs to all the Morons who've rescued, loved, lost their pets...

Posted by: JQ Flyover at January 21, 2017 03:46 PM (044Fx)

62 Ooohhh...cool furbabies this week!!
Only thing keeping me from spinning off into a million tiny pieces right now is my darling, doofy Cheyenne. Had some moderately major surgery last week, got a 12 inch incision and 24 staples in my stomach where they removed my gallbladder and one of my adrenal glands and I suddenly have developed raging anixiety/panic/you name it attacks. Spent the two days I was in the hospital worrying about missing work and missing overtime and who was gonna take care of my dog??? Irrational. Anyway, got home, and my dear, ditzy, snooter-nozed yellow lab has it all under control.
Love my doggie.

Posted by: antisocialist at January 21, 2017 03:47 PM (W2wn0)

63 Love 'em all. Especially Orange Fluff and the Shelties. And Baby. Great photos of the others, too! Personalities show through.

Posted by: KT at January 21, 2017 03:49 PM (qahv/)

64 Posted by: antisocialist at January 21, 2017 03:47 PM (W2wn0)

Prayers up for you, but you've already got a dog so I'm pretty sure you're gonna be alright!

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 03:52 PM (wCEn4)

65 antisocialist, get well!

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at January 21, 2017 03:53 PM (voOPb)

66 I guess its just the way I anthropomorphize German Shepherd JQ. They often seem to have a bit of serious, aloof, kind of palace guard expression to me.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:54 PM (Jen0I)

67 Prayers for fast healing antisocialist. I'm glad you have Cheyenne to help get your through.

Posted by: PaleRider at January 21, 2017 03:56 PM (Jen0I)

68 A swell lot o' thieves! Thanks, Morons for sharing and thanks MisHum for posting.

Where's Milo's nerp tongue in the second picture? I remenber a time-lapse video of how a Greyhound spent the day while the owner was away. Short form: apart from changing sides, not much.

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:00 PM (J8/9G)

69 Anyone have or know about briards? Looking to get a pup in late spring, and have opportunity for one of those or a bernerhund. Have a toddler, so could use other folks' opinions...the locals here think any breed is good for kids.

Posted by: Euro at January 21, 2017 04:03 PM (mMUn1)

70 Dan and Dot were Reserve Dog and Reserve Bitch at today's Fort Bend KC show. It was Dan's first time in the ring and he acquitted himself well; he just looked like a big inexperienced youngster. Dot was just being silly.

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:03 PM (J8/9G)

71 Sure, the guy's a kook, but *this* is the song that fits my mood now:

https://youtu.be/we-n-Zmglt0

It's indeed Morning in America.

Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2017 04:04 PM (GsAUU)

72 Woman Recycles Dog Hair into Beautiful Sweaters, Ponchos, Gloves and More

You know how Trump got his hair piece, right?

Posted by: Golden Pheasant at January 21, 2017 04:05 PM (mt8X9)

73 Nice collection of Moranimals today!

I have a cat, she is 21.
She was around my ankles, purring.
I picked her up.
She pooped all over me.
Then looked at me with that loving face...
I don't think her tummy is well.

Posted by: navybrat at January 21, 2017 04:05 PM (w7KSn)

74 Optimizer, so sorry to hear of your loss. It's always heartbreaking when they pass on.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 21, 2017 04:05 PM (tHwdc)

75 Great pics ya'll!

Why do dogs sleep with their feet in the air? My dog does all the time and I figure it makes their legs feel good?

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 21, 2017 04:06 PM (5VlCp)

76 LOL navybrat!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 21, 2017 04:06 PM (tHwdc)

77
Why do dogs sleep with their feet in the air?

Cools the belly. Also shows they feel secure.

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:09 PM (J8/9G)

78 Condolences, Optimizer.

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:11 PM (J8/9G)

79 New casts:
"Fake News-ish"
"Fake News-ish Claims"

Posted by: MoJoTee at January 21, 2017 04:11 PM (vKbhP)

80 Why do dogs sleep with their feet in the air?
Cools the belly. Also shows they feel secure.
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:09 PM (J8/9G)

Thanks KtE!....makes sense. Cool belly, happy dog.

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at January 21, 2017 04:12 PM (5VlCp)

81 I have a cat, she is 21.

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21! Bionic kitteh! That's really old. When I was a younger lass, we had a Siamese who lived to be 21. He was nothing but a skeleton with some fur on it by the time he crossed the Rainbow Bridge.

Posted by: Lady in Black - LONG LIVE THE SCALP WEASEL! at January 21, 2017 04:12 PM (+FSld)

82 Just sent pic of sons dog sitting in front of Trump Tower in Chicago. Very cool ! You might even say bigly cool !

Posted by: t-dubyah-d at January 21, 2017 04:16 PM (EtBzI)

83 Huh. Today I purchased some flea and mosquito treatment for the kittehs in preparation for an impending road trip. I saw "Sentry PurrScriptions Plus" at PetSmart and thought, "Hey! $5/treatment! Not bad!" Thankfully, I read the online reviews before applying it as they are incredibly bad. No way am I putting this crap on my cats; it's going back to PetSmart.

Posted by: antisocial justice beatnik at January 21, 2017 04:16 PM (jV8Mq)

84 Does anyone know whats Presdent aobamama is doing tWoday? We hope that he goes on TV and tells all of us what he be planning to do to stops TRUMP. We in Bratttleoro need him and wanyts his guidance on what tooo doo next...

Posted by: Mary Clogginstien from Brattleboro, VT (Soon to be Obamaboro, VT) at January 21, 2017 04:17 PM (Fbj4h)

85 When a dog lies on its back with its feet in the air, it's a sign of complete submission and a surrender to its owner which is good. Also, the doggie probably wants tummy rubs.

Posted by: L, Elle at January 21, 2017 04:20 PM (5QyYN)

86 Still no doggie eating a bag o' dicks . . .

Lovely pets, all of 'em!

Orange Puff is adorable --a sweet Creamsicle kitty of cuteness!

Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2017 04:20 PM (GsAUU)

87 Did the vagwalk succeed in driving Donal from the white house?

Posted by: buzzsaw90 at January 21, 2017 04:21 PM (PqqkK)

88 At least I will go down as an ex-President! Hence my trip to Palm Springs...

Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at January 21, 2017 04:22 PM (eeTCA)

89 At least I will go down as an ex-President! Hence my trip to Palm Springs...

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I'm sure you went down before and during being President too.

Posted by: buzzsaw90 at January 21, 2017 04:25 PM (PqqkK)

90 At the end of that video with the little girl getting a kitteh for Christmas "I have a cat!" - did anyone else think of the "talking" dog video where the dog wanted a cat?

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 21, 2017 04:26 PM (tHwdc)

91 What an adorable looking group! For Christmas dressup, we always had jingle collars for the dogs. It is really odd that they really liked them, jumping around when they saw them and eager to put them on. Still can't figure out why dogs with sensitive hearing would enjoy that so much. Of course, if you took off their collar they would go and hide -- maybe they thought they were naked.

Posted by: mustbequantum at January 21, 2017 04:27 PM (MIKMs)

92 Here's that "dog wants a cat" video, in case you haven't seen it

http://tinyurl.com/jafsqot

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 21, 2017 04:28 PM (tHwdc)

93 When a dog lies on its back with its feet in the air, it's a sign of complete submission and a surrender to its owner which is good. Also, the doggie probably wants tummy rubs.
Posted by: L, Elle at January 21, 2017 04:20 PM (5QyYN)

Cats can be a little more deceptive though. Sometimes, it's "I'm relaxed and comfortable and amenable to tummy rubs". Sometimes, it's "all of my claws are now available to demolish your hand". Sometimes, it's both.

Posted by: hogmartin at January 21, 2017 04:29 PM (8nWyX)

94 g'afternoon, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at January 21, 2017 04:29 PM (KCxzN)

95 88 At least I will go down as an ex-President! Hence my trip to Palm Springs...
Posted by: Barack Hussein Obama at January 21, 2017 04:22 PM (eeTCA)

--Fuck you. Eat a bag of Bully Sticks.

Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2017 04:30 PM (GsAUU)

96 93-
That's why cats inside aren't an option for us. The little one wants to love it and squeeze it and name it George

Posted by: Euro at January 21, 2017 04:31 PM (mMUn1)

97 Got a dinner to go to, but I'll be back!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at January 21, 2017 04:32 PM (tHwdc)

98 Thanks, y'all...Never thought I'd be eager to get back to work, but I sure am now...

Posted by: antisocialist at January 21, 2017 04:32 PM (W2wn0)

99 92

Linky no worky-- says video is no longer available.

Posted by: Basement Cat at January 21, 2017 04:33 PM (3C9q2)

100
Eat a bag of Bully Sticks.

Welllll... You know what bully sticks (a.k.a. pizzle sticks) are made of?

Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:34 PM (J8/9G)

101 Why do dogs sleep with their feet in the air?

Cools the belly. Also shows they feel secure.
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:09 PM (J8/9G)

Also, that they're easy...heehee

Posted by: antisocialist at January 21, 2017 04:35 PM (W2wn0)

102 Eat a bag of Bully Sticks.

Welllll... You know what bully sticks (a.k.a. pizzle sticks) are made of?
Posted by: Kodos the Executioner at January 21, 2017 04:34 PM (J8/9G)

--Yes. I thought that interjection would be more appropriate for the Pet Thread.

Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2017 04:40 PM (GsAUU)

103 Also, the doggie probably wants tummy rubs.

Posted by: L, Elle at January 21, 2017 04:20 PM (5QyYN)

L, Elle nails it, but I "swim" around upside down first, just to make my point!

Posted by: Conor T Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 04:40 PM (wCEn4)

104 Just spent 3 hours outside.
1 to clean, dry and refill the litter boxes.
2 to use the old litter as oil dry for the ATF leak from the truck which turns into a light chocolate cream on the driveway during winter.

Posted by: DaveA at January 21, 2017 04:41 PM (8J/Te)

105 German Shorthaired Pointer - best dogs ever
My sweetheart is 9

Posted by: Bridgette at January 21, 2017 04:42 PM (coVoB)

106 thanks Hrothgar

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 04:44 PM (Om16U)

107 New Hope for Paws rescue of a Pit Bull.

https://youtu.be/-uL-lfyLkmQ

Posted by: buzzion at January 21, 2017 04:45 PM (cAnNx)

108 'Why do dogs sleep with their feet in the air?'

Just in case a belly rub comes by.

Lucy looks like Blue Merle I used to have named "Merle". What a bundle of energy. I wished I had some sheep for him to chase. Ended up giving him to some folks with a farm. He didn't get along with Boris the German Shepherd.

Posted by: freaked at January 21, 2017 04:48 PM (BO/km)

109 Re the take your pet to work, back in the day, I had a college course with a professor that brought his Dalmatian to class everyday. Dog curled up beside the desk and slept through the lecture (like some of my fellow students, not me of course).

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 04:48 PM (wCEn4)

110 I would not turn my back on Ajax.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2017 04:49 PM (EZebt)

111 My sister's golden lab managed to eat two, yes two, choke collars.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius at January 21, 2017 04:50 PM (FQKBL)

112 Greyhounds are sensitive, quiet, loving, intelligent, dorkey, shy, easygoing, blazing fast dogs that will steal your heart and your couch. They need supervision constantly when they come from the track until they learn manners. If you can get one as a puppy they are very easy to train. Greyhounds may be my favorite breed well beside German Shepard dogs. I love my greyhound.

Posted by: USNtakim at January 21, 2017 04:52 PM (hMqvx)

113 Both if my weimaraners sleep on their backs with their feet in the air or on their back completely stretched out. On the couch, of course.

Posted by: Abby at January 21, 2017 04:52 PM (HBU7W)

114 Speaking of pets, is it official that Patton the Goldendoodle will be the White House pooch?

Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2017 04:56 PM (GsAUU)

115 Just curious - amongst the Conservative/Libertarian Horde: how many of you actually visit HuffPo on your own volition? Show of hands....

Posted by: MSTisdale at January 21, 2017 04:57 PM (g9d8D)

116 Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 04:44 PM (Om16U)

No problem. From my admittedly limited study, it sure seems like raw more closely mimics the natural meat, bone, and organ meat dog diet in the wild with little or no grain filler. All my dogs seemed to have little to no digestive problems either, so I think it's worth a try.

Not that I'm selling anything but the frozen brand I use is "Stella and Chewy's" and they have a variety of meats, but I'm sure there are other reputable brands.

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 04:57 PM (wCEn4)

117 114 Speaking of pets, is it official that Patton the Goldendoodle will be the White House pooch?

--

I just checked yesterday (while writing my post) and not not official

I think when Barron & Melania move to DC we'll find out
Just a guess

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 04:58 PM (Om16U)

118 Posted by: antisocialist at January 21, 2017 03:47 PM (W2wn0)

Prayers for your rapid and complete recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at January 21, 2017 04:58 PM (EZebt)

119 My sister's golden lab managed to eat two, yes two, choke collars.

Posted by: Barb the Evil Genius

_ _ _ _ _

Reminds me - had a black lab that once ate an entire man's leather belt (except the buckle obviously) and she then proceeded to poop out perfectly square pieces of black leather at various intervals.

Posted by: MSTisdale at January 21, 2017 04:59 PM (g9d8D)

120 Yeah, if we get a pup (fingers crossed knock on wood) I am thinking of raw

it makes sense to me since carbs are hard enough for hoo-mans to deal with

trying to figure out the logistics of it

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:00 PM (Om16U)

121 oh, I missed this

the lady who has Patton fell in love with him so he's staying in Florida

http://nypost.com/2017/01/15/ trumps-friend-fell-in-love-with-dog-she-offered-for-white-house/

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:04 PM (Om16U)

122 121 oh, I missed this

the lady who has Patton fell in love with him so he's staying in Florida

http://nypost.com/2017/01/15/ trumps-friend-fell-in-love-with-dog-she-offered-for-white-house/
Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:04 PM (Om16U)

--Linky no worky.

Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2017 05:06 PM (GsAUU)

123 try this logprof

http://preview.tinyurl.com/h7lecuz

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:08 PM (Om16U)

124 trying to figure out the logistics of it

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:00 PM (Om16U)

That gets to be a bit of a trick, but, for example, Stella & Chewy's offers three sizes of patty (about 0.5 oz, 1.5 oz and 6 oz) so it's pretty easy to find a easily workable size for smaller dogs. Daughter buys 16 oz packs, but she's got two big dogs!

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 05:09 PM (wCEn4)

125 thanks everyone...and prayers to all in need.

Posted by: concrete girl at January 21, 2017 05:09 PM (+TaNe)

126 --Linky no worky.

Take out the space between "15/" and "trumps".

Posted by: Blanco Basura at January 21, 2017 05:10 PM (IcT7t)

127 Found the link after searching the NYP.

"Barring any plans to adopt a goldfish, Trump would be the first president since Reconstruction without a pet in the White House and the first since 1901 without a dog. Trump transition officials did not return messages for comment."

Aw man, say it ain't so, Donald!

Posted by: logprof at January 21, 2017 05:10 PM (GsAUU)

128 Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:00 PM (Om16U)

Just realized you might be talking total dog logistics, not food, but in any case I wish you luck in your choices!

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 05:11 PM (wCEn4)

129 logprof, I hope they get a dog for Barron.
I can see how it would be a problem in a NYC hi rise, but he's gotba yuge yard now

hrothgar, I did mean just dog food, looking for places to buy raw meaty bones

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:22 PM (Om16U)

130 All the pretty puppies and cute kittekhs!

Gorgeous shelties, too, Tammy and David. Bless you for your love and care of those animals.

Posted by: Gem at January 21, 2017 05:37 PM (uaHyk)

131 please RT FLOTUS first official tweet

https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/822942050899398657

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 06:02 PM (Om16U)

132 hrothgar, I did mean just dog food, looking for places to buy raw meaty bones

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:22 PM (Om16U)

If you can find either a real butcher shop (one that caters to the restaurant trade for example) they can supply bones, and a good pet store often will stock frozen raw bones , not that meaty usually but with yummy marrow (Conor approved if that matters)!

Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 06:11 PM (wCEn4)

133 hrothgar, I did mean just dog food, looking for places to buy raw meaty bones

Posted by: @votermom @vm at January 21, 2017 05:22 PM (Om16U)

If you can find either a real butcher shop (one that caters to the restaurant trade for example) they can supply bones, and a good pet store often will stock frozen raw bones , not that meaty usually but with yummy marrow (Conor approved if that matters)!
Posted by: Hrothgar at January 21, 2017 06:11 PM (wCEn4)

My mom used to ask the butcher at our supermarket for knuckle bones, which our german shepherd loved.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at January 21, 2017 06:17 PM (EnKk6)

134 Don't ever stop the pet thread! From a long time lurker pegster...I may send photos of my own soon!

Posted by: pegstertp at January 21, 2017 06:43 PM (acZ0h)

135 Votermom, I cat sit (every day) my nephew's Savanah Cat (Spotted like a Bengal). I feel your pain! Max WILL NOT BE BORED, even if that means operating on your couch to reveal "Stuffing and Wires". We've learned to take him outside (on a leash) for "Therapy Time", three times a day, to prevent this...

The rest of the day he pester "Oliver" (my Havana Brown, who made it into last week's thread) and "Chunk", my karma kitteh (rescue).

My heartfelt sympathies to those whose pets, dog or cat, crossed the rainbow bridge...

Posted by: LurkerBill at January 21, 2017 07:05 PM (v2Dsv)

136 I meant Washington Near side about the Bengal. SORRY.

Posted by: LurkerBill at January 21, 2017 07:06 PM (v2Dsv)

137 Been busy today and am finally catching up. Thanks to all of you for the pics and stories of your furry friends. This thread is the best. Happy stuff.

Thanks to the cobs.

Posted by: cfomahm at January 21, 2017 10:20 PM (RfzVr)

138 Love your thread. I have some pretty interesting photos to send in of my cats. They are a formerly feral brother act who are...different.

Posted by: Cats Before Before Pussies at January 22, 2017 10:31 AM (SJ184)

139 If you have a dog you have both already.

Posted by: Izapole at January 22, 2017 03:13 PM (9vbJt)

140 I hear Trump is gettin' 50 pit bulls for the press room....woof woof.....

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