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AoSHQ Pet Thread [KT]

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Good Afternoon! Take a break and relax for a while in the world of animals. This isn't the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread, but while Misanthropic Humanitarian is struggling to extricate himself from an alternate dimension, The Horde is stepping in with some great content.

The deeply philosophical photo above is from long-time lurker, occasional poster Scientist Captain:

Not actually my pet, but I saw this vehicle in Salt Lake City, and thought it would be appropriate for the Pet Thread. You have to look closely...

Pet Tattoos?

I have had some pets who were very difficult to photograph satisfactorily. Perhaps you have, too. Think about this before committing to a pet tattoo. How much harder must it be to capture the personality of a pet on skin? Here are some bad pet tattoos. Some of them are worse than others.

PetMorons

We got to see his furbabies, but we didn't get to meet The Invisible Hand's Grand Baby (that's what his wife calls her, anyway) last week. Kiwi is a rescued Vizsla who followed his stepdaughter home from a Costa Rican dump where she hung out, by trotting after his stepdaughter's car.

She's legal, with papers . . .

What an extraordinarily smart move for a dog to make! And what an exotic background Kiwi has. Here she is looking a little more ready for action than Darla. We saw Darla last week when she was fully awake.

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Let Sleeping PetMorons Lie

Antisocialist describes her wonderful companion like this:

This is Cheyenne - classy, classy Cheyenne. I guess it's a testament to how calm she is that she'll flop over and go to sleep like this!

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She smiles while she's asleep! Looks like she would probably get along with our niece's dog, Rocky. Someone made the following sexist comment about this photo of him:

Like manspreading, but way cuter.

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I feel a yawn coming on.

PetMorons Ready to Sail

From Hillary4Prison:

Oh, I do love Saturday's on Ace's site so I can see everyone's pets. Here are my papillons doing what they love - sailing. Papillons are not a well known breed - they are loving, happy little dogs without the attitude of a chihuahua. Happiest with their humans, playful and great entertainment.

First pupper is Scooter - a 12 year old Papillon/Chihuahua mix who we rescued 9 years ago. He's an absolute love and snuggles with everyone, even if he just met you. He walks up and down the docks getting held at every boat party.

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Second pupper is Lexi - a 6 1/2 year old Papillon. She is seldom without her signature ball and is always happy and kissy.

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Last picture is them together - they love each other, snuggle together and are not often far apart.

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Papillon is French for "butterfly". Those charming ears look like maybe they could help sail a boat if you pointed the dogs in the right direction. But here's a mascot for those two: a butterfly that sails on the breeze. A Pale Swallowtail. Learn how to attract them in today's Gardening Thread, below this thread.

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Finally a kitty! From DR. WTF:

Below is a picture of our cat "Tau" (that's his fancy name) Mrs. WTF calls him "Boobers" and I call him little buddy. He's a 3 year old Rag Doll breed. He is the best cat we've ever owned - even tempered and loving. I have to say that I have quite a few tooth and claw scars on my arms from him. We play and he gets rambunctious with me. He just licks my wife.

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I love that photo! Why can't I take a pet photo like that?

If you would like to send information and/or photos for the Pet Thread while Misanthropic Humanitarian is otherwise occupied, the address is:

ktinthegarden
at g mail dot com

No need to send photos if you sent them to Misanthropic Humanitarian in early August. He'll be posting those photos upon his return.

Have a great weekend. Give your pets a special pet from us.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 03:01 PM




Comments

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1 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at August 18, 2018 03:03 PM (lxZ71)

2 I could sell pet lantern flies.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:03 PM (txw6d)

3 Great pets Ya'll!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at August 18, 2018 03:05 PM (EoRCO)

4 Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:03 PM

I don't know what a lantern fly is.

Posted by: KTbarthedoor at August 18, 2018 03:05 PM (BVQ+1)

5 Cutie pies!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas at August 18, 2018 03:06 PM (uDcBt)

6 Yay!

Pet Thread!

Gawd, what adorable critters!

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 03:07 PM (e7oj4)

7 P.S. Hillary4Prison is an awesome handle.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 03:08 PM (e7oj4)

8 Yay!
Petzzz

Posted by: navybrat, sometime commentater at August 18, 2018 03:09 PM (w7KSn)

9 Pets!

Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:10 PM (CwOPz)

10 2 I could sell pet lantern flies.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:03 PM (txw6d)

I'll take a peck.

Posted by: Diogenes, roaming the halls of Congress at August 18, 2018 03:11 PM (O74hG)

11 >> I could sell pet lantern flies.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess

Post a picture of your pet bat.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at August 18, 2018 03:12 PM (8O3HH)

12 Great pets and pics of them everyone.

Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at August 18, 2018 03:13 PM (c0w18)

13 Kiwi made a great choice.

Cheyenne looks comfy, What's it like to have a calm dog?

Scooter and Lexi appear to have a wonderful life.

Tau looks like he probably runs the place.

Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 18, 2018 03:14 PM (Rz2Nc)

14 These are some of the best pet photos yet.

A vegan at work said the pet/human dynamic is exploitative. I ask you -- especially you cat owners -- who is the victim?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 03:14 PM (kQs4Y)

15 Fur babies always give me a smile.

Posted by: Skip at August 18, 2018 03:16 PM (lxZ71)

16 >>>14 These are some of the best pet photos yet.

A vegan at work said the pet/human dynamic is exploitative. I ask you -- especially you cat owners -- who is the victim?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 03:14 PM (kQs4Y)

It's a victimless crime of love.

Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:17 PM (CwOPz)

17 Once again, the pet thread makes me jealous! Someday...

Posted by: Brother Cavil says at August 18, 2018 03:17 PM (lLeln)

18 What a coincidence. I went to the Washington National Zoo today. Loved the elephants, otters, the bald eagle and the Amazon rain forest displays.

Everything else was a typical exhibit where you had to work hard to actually find the featured animal asleep under a tree far, far away from where the public could see.

I had a better time observing the mammals that came here from all around the world: Australia, Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas. Regardless of where they came from you can observe the same prospective mating rituals, pair bonding, brood pairing, alienation of pairing, and abandonment of the older and sicker members of the herd.

You can also observe confusing and irrational interactions between the juveniles of the species and their frustrated parents.

Anyway, a good day on the whole. A very nice zoo.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at August 18, 2018 03:18 PM (OBcoN)

19 It's a victimless crime of love.
Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:17 PM (CwOPz)
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It's like Spock petting a tribble.

"Luckily, I am immune to its effects..." *drifts into stupor*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 03:19 PM (kQs4Y)

20 My old dog goes in Monday to have a polyp removed from her ear and a couple of teeth pulled. She's 10 and she hasn't felt well lately. The polyp is infected so I'm hoping she'll feel better afterwards. She's going to be chipped too. And the latest rescue, Gary, goes in the same day for a rabies shot and to get chipped. I wanted to get my dogs and cats chipped before the move.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 18, 2018 03:19 PM (Lqy/e)

21 >>> 14 These are some of the best pet photos yet.

A vegan at work said the pet/human dynamic is exploitative. I ask you -- especially you cat owners -- who is the victim?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 03:14 PM (kQs4Y)

Yeah, right. My cat was spoiled rotten.

I think you should start calling that cow orker Church Lady.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 18, 2018 03:20 PM (Zcizt)

22 >>>18 I had a better time observing the mammals that came here from all around the world: Australia, Africa, Europe, Asia, the Americas.

Were those the homo sapiens?

Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:21 PM (CwOPz)

23 A vegan at work said the pet/human dynamic is exploitative.

I hoped you kicked xim in the box.

Posted by: one can dream at August 18, 2018 03:21 PM (YisB7)

24 Telll the vegan at work, that the plant/human dynamic is, in his case, cannibalistic.

'Cause he's got the brains of an eggplant.



Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at August 18, 2018 03:22 PM (QzJWU)

25 Speaking of butterflies, Layla's most favorite thing is stalking them on sandbars in our creek. She'll go into a rigid point, slowly edge toward them, then say "the hell with THIS" and charge them, leaping into the air and snapping at them as they fly off. She actually caught one last week and promptly ate it.
Won't point quail, but butterflies . . .

Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen at August 18, 2018 03:22 PM (lApJ5)

26 Oh, and the young springer, Jake, got his first confirmed rat kill. He flushed it from the chicken yard and I saw him run it down. I guess this means he might be able to outrun a squirrel, if it stayed on the ground long enough.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 18, 2018 03:22 PM (Lqy/e)

27 If you want to watch the Kittehs play in celebration of Caturday then see here: http://tinyurl.com/y77k9c9b

It is our world famous Kitten Kam!

Posted by: catman at August 18, 2018 03:23 PM (cCkt9)

28 Aw. Tau is cute.

Posted by: rickl at August 18, 2018 03:23 PM (sdi6R)

29 >>>27 If you want to watch the Kittehs play in celebration of Caturday then see here: http://tinyurl.com/y77k9c9b

It is our world famous Kitten Kam!
Posted by: catman at August 18, 2018 03:23 PM (cCkt9)

Hilarious.

Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:26 PM (CwOPz)

30 I think you should start calling that cow orker Church Lady.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at August 18, 2018 03:20 PM (Zcizt)

I'm a "church lady". :^) and I have two cats. I would say absolutely nothing about human/pet dynamic being exploitive.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at August 18, 2018 03:26 PM (AllCR)

31
When I was a boy, I noticed my little Schnauzer would curl his tongue every time he yawned. So cute.

I would imitate my dog when I yawned. It's a habit I still have.

Posted by: US Air Force at August 18, 2018 03:27 PM (aBiG3)

32 This week I learned that among his many other innovations, Thomas Edison also invented the cat video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6faUd2fV4U

Posted by: rickl at August 18, 2018 03:27 PM (sdi6R)

33 Incidentally, I have seen a remarkable variation in "attitude" among Chihuahuas. Not sure of the reason, or is it is related to various sub-groups of Chihuahuas.

In-laws fostered one of those Chihuahuas with ears like a deer once. Sweet animal.

Posted by: KTbarthedoor at August 18, 2018 03:28 PM (BVQ+1)

34 My old dog goes in Monday to have a polyp removed from her ear and a couple of teeth pulled. She's 10 and she hasn't felt well lately. The polyp is infected so I'm hoping she'll feel better afterwards. She's going to be chipped too. And the latest rescue, Gary, goes in the same day for a rabies shot and to get chipped. I wanted to get my dogs and cats chipped before the move.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at August 18, 2018 03:19 PM (Lqy/e)

I hope she feels better after her rough day.

Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 18, 2018 03:29 PM (Rz2Nc)

35 Kool Kat!

Posted by: sOME mORON at August 18, 2018 03:29 PM (ICWiF)

36 Tau is a beautiful cat.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:30 PM (txw6d)

37 Were those the homo sapiens?
Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:21 PM (CwOPz)
_____________________________________________

Yes.

Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at August 18, 2018 03:32 PM (OBcoN)

38 37 Were those the homo sapiens?
Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:21 PM (CwOPz)

Yes.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at August 18, 2018 03:32 PM (OBcoN)

Heh.

Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:35 PM (CwOPz)

39
Kool Kat!




Anyone else hearing *that song*?

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 18, 2018 03:35 PM (aBiG3)

40 It's like Spock petting a tribble.

"Luckily, I am immune to its effects..." *drifts into stupor*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 03:19 PM (kQs4Y)

--Mandatory:

https://youtu.be/r3xNAPKuE6w

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 03:35 PM (e7oj4)

41 Lantern fly - a dangerous threat:
https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6wxzr8g

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:36 PM (txw6d)

42 Incidentally, I have seen a remarkable variation in "attitude" among Chihuahuas. Not sure of the reason, or is it is related to various sub-groups of Chihuahuas.


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For a short time, I did some work with a rescue group. They did a presentation about pit bulls, and most pit bulls are not pit bulls. In fact, most mixed breed dogs who look like pit bulls have Chihuahua blood in them. They had the DNA examples to prove it.

Posted by: shibumi at August 18, 2018 03:37 PM (SbIX4)

43 Post a picture of your pet bat.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Rapscallion of a Poperin Pear at August 18, 2018 03:12 PM (8O3HH)

I don't have an account at wherever to do that. He's so cute.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:37 PM (txw6d)

44
Hint: 1980

Hint: Manhattan Transfer

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 18, 2018 03:38 PM (aBiG3)

45

ooh ah ooh ah
cool cool kitty

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 18, 2018 03:39 PM (aBiG3)

46 Papillons totemo kawaii! Anyone ask them to review the movie?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 03:39 PM (y4EGh)

47 Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 03:35 PM (e7oj4)
--

LOL.

Hey, was Riker falling asleep because he kept getting sucked into another dimension to be experimented on by aliens?

Yeah, I can turn any thread into a Trek thread.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 03:39 PM (kQs4Y)

48 Mmmm mmm mmmm! I love the Food Thread!

Those Papillions look nice and sweet, IYKWIM.

Posted by: Barky O. at August 18, 2018 03:40 PM (AcZtS)

49 25 Speaking of butterflies, Layla's most favorite thing is stalking them on sandbars in our creek. She'll go into a rigid point, slowly edge toward them, then say "the hell with THIS" and charge them, leaping into the air and snapping at them as they fly off. She actually caught one last week and promptly ate it.
Won't point quail, but butterflies . . .
Posted by: That Deplorable SOB Van Owen at August 18, 2018 03:22 PM (lApJ5)

--Back in the '90s, we had a cat named Ginger (who of course was a ginger). Good gravy, was she beautiful: she never grew much more than kitten size, and her fur was otherworldly soft. She was a diva, but had one weakness: when she spotted a moth fluttering around, she entered a trancelike state, and started meowing in a bizarre, stuttering way and obsessed until she could paw the moth out of the air and eat it.

If we'd had phone cams back then she'd been an internet sensation.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 03:40 PM (e7oj4)

50 Yeah, I can turn any thread into a Trek thread.

---

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Posted by: shibumi at August 18, 2018 03:40 PM (SbIX4)

51 I should post a pic of my pet monkey.

Posted by: Muad'dib at August 18, 2018 03:40 PM (NpK5V)

52 B.B. King sings "Joe Cool":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT62VVM5kZI

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 03:42 PM (kQs4Y)

53 Don't think anyone will ask for your Agonizer there Eris, unless they are Cardassian/Klingon hybrids.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 03:44 PM (y4EGh)

54 Worff: "I will . . . feed him"

Best TNG line evah.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 03:46 PM (e7oj4)

55 My cats enjoyed watching the rats in my back yard last night, but I was alarmed to see so many out there. I think I'll be getting my air pistol out of the closet soon.

Posted by: Surfperch at August 18, 2018 03:46 PM (AcZtS)

56 All the petmorons are adorable! Thank you for sharing their stories and photos.

Posted by: Mrs. JTB at August 18, 2018 03:46 PM (V+03K)

57 My cats enjoyed watching the rats in my back yard
last night, but I was alarmed to see so many out there. I think I'll be
getting my air pistol out of the closet soon.

Posted by: Surfperch at August 18, 2018 03:46 PM (AcZtS)

My dad was an MP. He used to take my mom to the dump to shoot rats with his service revolver. He was a good shot.
And yes, that was a date.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:48 PM (txw6d)

58 Arf!

Posted by: Sandy at August 18, 2018 03:48 PM (uh2Uo)

59 A vegan at work said the pet/human dynamic is exploitative.


*******


I think someone needs their heart blessed.

Posted by: Muldoon at August 18, 2018 03:51 PM (m45I2)

60 Little Buddy!!

Posted by: Skipper at August 18, 2018 03:52 PM (IqV8l)

61 Skiiiiiiiiiiper!

Posted by: Gilligan at August 18, 2018 03:53 PM (uh2Uo)

62 Yahoo tells me (yes I know) that the darling of the left is taking out Cruz. What do the Texicans here say?

Yes pets yes. Imagine that my aquarium fish is asking.

Posted by: weirdflunky at August 18, 2018 03:54 PM (M+MHv)

63 Klink! Who isss zisss man!

Posted by: Maj. Hochstetter at August 18, 2018 03:55 PM (uh2Uo)

64 Guess this thread is the true proper venue for this news item.

Southwest Airlines will soon allow as Emotional Support Animals miniature horses to board their planes. No word if they will be free to move about the cabin though the little darlings will be out of luck since the airline has stopped serving peanuts.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 03:56 PM (y4EGh)

65 I have come to inform you that Timmy has fallen down yet another well. Do I need to bark it out?

Posted by: Lassie at August 18, 2018 03:57 PM (uh2Uo)

66 weirdflunky, yahoo is selling you a fishy tale.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2018 03:57 PM (qfLhG)

67 My cats enjoyed watching the rats in my back yard
last night, but I was alarmed to see so many out there. I think I'll be
getting my air pistol out of the closet soon.

Posted by: Surfperch at August 18, 2018 03:46 PM (AcZtS)

My dad was an MP. He used to take my mom to the dump to shoot rats with his service revolver. He was a good shot.
And yes, that was a date.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 03:48 PM (txw6d)

*looks up location of nearest dump*

Posted by: Surfperch at August 18, 2018 03:57 PM (AcZtS)

68 They need to use really miniature horses as in The Valley of the Gwangi.

Posted by: Skipper at August 18, 2018 03:58 PM (IqV8l)

69 A vegan at work said the pet/human dynamic is exploitative.


*******


I think someone needs their heart blessed.
Posted by: Muldoon at August 18, 2018 03:51 PM (m45I2)

THE POOR ABUSED, EXPLOITED ANIMALS DO!!!!!

Posted by: PETA at August 18, 2018 03:59 PM (AcZtS)

70 pet-related Jim Acosta photo

over at Power Line, "This Week in Pictures," 8th one down

https://preview.tinyurl.com/y93wkbyv

Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 03:59 PM (CwOPz)

71 Dr. WTF's cat is looking like, "Why TF are you taking a picture of me?"

Posted by: Vendette at August 18, 2018 03:59 PM (SLCtI)

72 For a short time, I did some work with a rescue group. They did a presentation about pit bulls, and most pit bulls are not pit bulls. In fact, most mixed breed dogs who look like pit bulls have Chihuahua blood in them. They had the DNA examples to prove it.
Posted by: shibumi at August 18, 2018 03:37 PM (SbIX4)

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One of the meanest dogs I have ever seen was a dachsund/chihuahua mix we had briefly as a kid. Yoou couldn't walk within 2 feet of it while eating or it would come after you.

It bit a neighbor kid in the face and had to go "live on a farm".

Posted by: Calm Mentor at August 18, 2018 04:00 PM (I16G8)

73

This is the birth date of Elizabeth Rose, my now 9 year old Black Lab, yesterday she got a bath and pedicure at BellyRubs, ( at my wife'a insistence, I simply gave her a New York Strip Steak plus a cupcake with a candle).

As I type this, she's at her favorite post, behind my legs, between them and the chair. Spoiled mutt.

Posted by: irongrampa at August 18, 2018 04:01 PM (S/hVx)

74
It bit a neighbor kid in the face and had to go "live on a farm".
Posted by: Calm Mentor at August 18, 2018 04:00 PM (I16G

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I remember when our entire sled team had to go "live on a farm."

Posted by: Ernest Shackleton at August 18, 2018 04:01 PM (uh2Uo)

75 If I was president all you Deplorables would go "live on a farm."

HUMA, MOAR GIN!!!!

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary! 2016, Who Will Never Be POTUS at August 18, 2018 04:03 PM (uh2Uo)

76 As I type this, she's at her favorite post, behind my legs, between them and the chair. Spoiled mutt.
Posted by: irongrampa at August 18, 2018 04:01 PM (S/hVx)

--One lucky dog.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 04:03 PM (e7oj4)

77 I think the mini horse being allowed to fly in the cabin is udder bull shyte.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2018 04:03 PM (qfLhG)

78 When I was a kid my great uncle ( dad's) raised Chihuahua and Pommeranian dogs. They always seemed snippy to me so to this day like larger dogs.

Posted by: Skip at August 18, 2018 04:03 PM (lxZ71)

79 Southwest Airlines will soon allow as Emotional Support Animals miniature horses to board their planes.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 03:56 PM


I remember a time when normal people flew. They showered, they shaved, they put on clean clothes. A couple of them would sometimes gather in the back of the plane and smoke a cigarette on a long flight.

Leftist destroy everything in their paths.

Posted by: Forgot My Nic at August 18, 2018 04:04 PM (LOgQ4)

80 A miniature horse is 250 lbs. Southwest better charge folks for that extra weight. I think if its an "emotional" support animal airlines should have a weight limit of like 30-40 lbs, over that you pay, same as you would for extra luggage etc.

*seeing eye or other physical therapy animals could be exempted but the airlines should require pre-notice of animal and size and weight.

Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at August 18, 2018 04:04 PM (c0w18)

81 Semi-pet related, the Iowa State Fair has an exhibit of animals which aren't traditional livestock. Miniature cattle, pigmiy goats, exotic chickens, an elk, an alpaca. And an emu. The emu is an ugly bastard, and it's enclosure features a large sign which says "Keep fingers out of cage. Emu bites".

Doesn't someone here have pet emus?

Posted by: Iowa Bob at August 18, 2018 04:05 PM (AOpTF)

82 It bit a neighbor kid in the face and had to go "live on a farm".
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LOL. I live in the burbs. My Dad's version of that was "take the dog to 33 mile road and let him out."

That never happened, but it was Dad's plan. Just in case.

Posted by: shibumi at August 18, 2018 04:05 PM (SbIX4)

83 62 Yahoo tells me (yes I know) that the darling of the left is taking out Cruz. What do the Texicans here say?

--Fuck no. (I'm in EP.)

I will have a hard-on on Election Day.

Liberal tears are an aphrodisiac to me.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 04:05 PM (e7oj4)

84 If you see a large box that is shaking and hissing, do not open it. Unless you like Emu Surprise.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:06 PM (y4EGh)

85 LOL. I live in the burbs. My Dad's version of that was "take the dog to 33 mile road and let him out."

That never happened, but it was Dad's plan. Just in case.
Posted by: shibumi at August 18, 2018 04:05 PM (SbIX4)
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We lived past 26 Mile Rd. Did he ever drop off a white German Shepard?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 04:07 PM (kQs4Y)

86 So when dogs chew on bucky balls their ears become wings.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at August 18, 2018 04:07 PM (/qEW2)

87 Going to live on a farm > getting sent to the cornfield

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:07 PM (uh2Uo)

88 83. I concur. Lots of fake Hispanic Irish guy signs in East Austin, but nowhere else that I have seen.

Posted by: LASue at August 18, 2018 04:07 PM (zy+gb)

89 84 If you see a large box that is shaking and hissing, do not open it. Unless you like Emu Surprise.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:06 PM (y4EGh)
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Does The Empress deploy emus?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 04:07 PM (kQs4Y)

90 Does The Empress deploy emus?

Short answer - Yes.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:08 PM (y4EGh)

91
Did I mention the place in Cambridge, MA called The Laundro-Mutt?

It's a "self-service" washing place for dogs.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 18, 2018 04:09 PM (aBiG3)

92 Ha!

*runs*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 04:09 PM (kQs4Y)

93
It's a "self-service" washing place for dogs.

Posted by: Soothsayer -- Fake Commenter at August 18, 2018 04:09 PM (aBiG3)

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When I had a dog, we called that "the hose."

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:10 PM (uh2Uo)

94 I remember a time when normal people flew. They
showered, they shaved, they put on clean clothes. A couple of them would
sometimes gather in the back of the plane and smoke a cigarette on a
long flight.



Leftist destroy everything in their paths.

Posted by: Forgot My Nic at August 18, 2018 04:04 PM (LOgQ4)

A non-smoking friend of mine always flew in the smoking section, because it was the most fun.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 04:11 PM (txw6d)

95 82 It bit a neighbor kid in the face and had to go "live on a farm".
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LOL. I live in the burbs. My Dad's version of that was "take the dog to 33 mile road and let him out."

That never happened, but it was Dad's plan. Just in case.
Posted by: shibumi at August 18, 2018 04:05 PM (SbIX4)

--When I was in sixth grade our doggeh got loose (he always had to be leashed) and apparently on his run he bit a girl --we were certain she was a little bitch (no pun intended, heh) and teased him into it; he was always a gentle dog who loved people-- and got hauled to the SPCA. LMAO, we had to "re-adopt" him, and he was a sorry, literal hang-dog, figure in his cage there, with a tag that read "VERY BAD DISPOSITION" and "NOT GOOD WITH CHILDREN".

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 04:11 PM (e7oj4)

96 Farm living is the life for me!

Posted by: Oliver Wendell Douglas at August 18, 2018 04:11 PM (IqV8l)

97 My Dad's version of that was "take the dog to 33 mile road and let him out."

That never happened, but it was Dad's plan. Just in case.


Posted by: shibumi at August 18, 2018 04:05 PM (SbIX4)

Michigan - lots of "x Mile "roads.
Congratulations, hon. I'm so happy for you two!

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 04:13 PM (txw6d)

98 LMAO, we had to "re-adopt" him, and he was a sorry, literal hang-dog, figure in his cage there, with a tag that read "VERY BAD DISPOSITION" and "NOT GOOD WITH CHILDREN".


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I think Hairy Reed spent some time in that facility. Maybe your dog knew him.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:13 PM (uh2Uo)

99 100

Posted by: m at August 18, 2018 04:14 PM (CwOPz)

100
If you see a large box that is shaking and hissing, do not open it. Unless you like Emu Surprise.
Posted by: Anna Puma


It works fast and you won't stink.

Posted by: Johnny's bench at August 18, 2018 04:14 PM (IqV8l)

101 250 pound emotional support animal? Yeah, that's worth another ticket.

Also, they're mostly horizontal. I say miniature emotional support horse buys two tickets. It's not like there's enough room for it to stand in the aisle.

(Can they be potty trained? I've never seen a horse that wouldn't just drop a deuce wherever and whatever it was doing.)

Posted by: mikeski at August 18, 2018 04:14 PM (P1f+c)

102 Basically, one encounter with a skunk entitled my dog to a session with the hose. Otherwise, he had to make do with his tongue.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:15 PM (uh2Uo)

103 One of these days I need to send in some pics of our girls.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 18, 2018 04:15 PM (JUOKG)

104 (Can they be potty trained? I've never seen a horse that wouldn't just drop a deuce wherever and whatever it was doing.)



Posted by: mikeski at August 18, 2018 04:14 PM (P1f+c)

If it's a mini-horse, maybe you can match-stick it.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 04:16 PM (txw6d)

105 I sense a business opportunity - Designer diapers for miniature horses.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:16 PM (y4EGh)

106 104 (Can they be potty trained? I've never seen a horse that wouldn't just drop a deuce wherever and whatever it was doing.)



Posted by: mikeski at August 18, 2018 04:14 PM (P1f+c)

If it's a mini-horse, maybe you can match-stick it.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 04:16 PM (txw6d)

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If someone makes diapers for ducks...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:16 PM (uh2Uo)

107 I think Hairy Reed spent some time in that facility. Maybe your dog knew him.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:13 PM (uh2Uo)

--Hairy Reed is morally inferior to any of the animals who were there then.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 04:17 PM (e7oj4)

108 Otherwise, he had to make do with his tongue.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:15 PM (uh2Uo)

I do alright.

Posted by: Jasper at August 18, 2018 04:17 PM (txw6d)

109 I simply can not imagine taking a miniature horse in the cabin of an airplane.
Where is it gonna sit? Who gets to clean up the aisle apples? I love horses, but imagine the smell!
Cheyenne is a pretty good sized girl, not miniature horse sized but too big to bring aboard in the cabin. Housebroken, too, but when there is no outside to take her to, well...

Posted by: Antisocialist at August 18, 2018 04:17 PM (9BwmK)

110 I would take an Emotional Support Tarantula over spending one minute sitting next to Hairy Reed. Nyah!

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:17 PM (y4EGh)

111 If someone makes diapers for ducks...

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:16 PM (uh2Uo)

Pre-flight poop inducement is better for everyone.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 04:18 PM (txw6d)

112 There are already ready-made diapers for chimps, mini-horses, and elderly people.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 04:18 PM (e7oj4)

113 So a Papillon is a chihuahua that is not a member of the Zetas or MS13?

Posted by: Downcast at August 18, 2018 04:18 PM (M/I87)

114 112 There are already ready-made diapers for chimps, mini-horses, and elderly people.
Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 04:18 PM (e7oj4)

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Hillary likes Size Minihorse.

Posted by: Huma Abedin at August 18, 2018 04:19 PM (uh2Uo)

115 I can't even bring my emotional pony keg on board!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 04:19 PM (kQs4Y)

116
Pre-flight poop inducement is better for everyone.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess at August 18, 2018 04:18 PM (txw6d)

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The TSA will not clean pony shit out of the X-ray scanner. It's in their union contract.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:20 PM (uh2Uo)

117 "...emotional support pony keg."

See how tense I am?!

*quaffs*

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 04:21 PM (kQs4Y)

118 Cicero...

Is miniature horse cavity searches in the TSA contract?

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:21 PM (y4EGh)

119 72
One of the meanest dogs I have ever seen was a dachsund/chihuahua mix we had briefly as a kid. Yoou couldn't walk within 2 feet of it while eating or it would come after you.

It bit a neighbor kid in the face and had to go "live on a farm".
Posted by: Calm Mentor at August 18, 2018 04:00 PM (I16G


When I was about 8 years old my family went to visit my aunt and uncle. They had a dachshund which I enjoyed playing with. One night she was eating her dinner and I went over to pet her. She casually bit me on the arm and went back to eating. OK, I got it. I left her alone.

A couple days later my mom noticed that my arm was red and swollen. They took me to the emergency room and I spilled the beans. I said the dog had bitten me, but it was my own fault because I bothered her while she was eating. I hadn't said anything because I didn't want to get her in trouble.

Posted by: rickl at August 18, 2018 04:21 PM (sdi6R)

120 Comfort Lager. I think I've heard of that.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:21 PM (uh2Uo)

121 "Luckily, I am immune to its effects..." *drifts into stupor*

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The 'teddy-bears' on Vulcan are alive, doctor, and have 6" fangs.

Posted by: mr spock at August 18, 2018 04:22 PM (Evws/)

122 118 Cicero...

Is miniature horse cavity searches in the TSA contract?
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:21 PM (y4EGh)

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The great thing about those is, you can go in with both hands.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:23 PM (uh2Uo)

123 Laughing out loud here -- my current old man dogs are 'big' and 'huge' and 'scary'. I am careful to tell neighbor kids that they are not nice with the subtext being that I will not allow them to play. For some reason, my dogs don't like little boys past toddlers -- aside from their own in the house.

Anybody else have problems with dogs disliking little boys?

Posted by: mustbequantum at August 18, 2018 04:23 PM (MIKMs)

124 Instead of Yingling, they should have called it Comfort Lager.

Then there would be Southern Comfort Lager

After that it would be really silly.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:23 PM (y4EGh)

125
Anybody else have problems with dogs disliking little boys?
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 18, 2018 04:23 PM (MIKMs)

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I know I don't get it.

Posted by: Hairy Reed at August 18, 2018 04:24 PM (uh2Uo)

126 I have heard of mini-horses being trained for seeing eye animals. They are calmer than the big horses, and smart so they may work for that (but even so I think airlines could demand extra fees or just say no to having them in the cabin, cuz they are a prey animal and don't have the track record of the dogs)

But emotional support? NO, hell NO, get a (non huge breed) rabbit and have it on your lap if you are not literate enough to use a book for distraction from plane jitters like normal adults have done for decades.

Posted by: PaleRider, simply irredeemable at August 18, 2018 04:25 PM (c0w18)

127 Chya the Sehlat. One fang broken and really needed to go on a diet.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:26 PM (y4EGh)

128 --Hairy Reed is morally inferior to any of the animals who were there then.

Posted by: logprof at August 18, 2018 04:17 PM (e7oj4)

--Hairy Reed is morally inferior

That is really all you need to say. Impugning the character of all those animals is just wrong.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 18, 2018 04:26 PM (UsCnO)

129 64 Guess this thread is the true proper venue for this news item.

Southwest Airlines will soon allow as Emotional Support Animals miniature horses to board their planes. No word if they will be free to move about the cabin though the little darlings will be out of luck since the airline has stopped serving peanuts.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 03:56 PM (y4EGh)

This sounds like an incredibly horrible idea.

Posted by: Evasiveboat42 at August 18, 2018 04:27 PM (Rz2Nc)

130 Anybody else have problems with dogs disliking little boys?
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 18, 2018 04:23 PM (MIKMs)

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It makes sense. Little boys are fearless knuckleheads that probably annoy dogs much more than little girls.

Posted by: Calm Mentor at August 18, 2018 04:27 PM (I16G8)

131 In the Moral Olympics, a Norwegian rat comes out the better in comparison to Harry Reid.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:27 PM (y4EGh)

132 "2-Headed Shark Attack" on Syfy right now.
It's a combination of kbdabear's compliance chicks, two headed sharks, and atolls that are tipping over.
So much awesome.

Posted by: anchorbabe fashion cop at August 18, 2018 04:27 PM (8iiMU)

133 Cheyenne is a sweetheart, but she has a huge, deep bark that makes her sound like she might just take your head off. Makes people think twice about coming into the yard to try to sell me stuff. I take her with me in the car when I run errands. Nobody bothers me, my car, my stuff, or the cars on either side of me.

Posted by: Antisocialist at August 18, 2018 04:28 PM (9BwmK)

134 My grandpa owned the farmhouse nearest the edge of town. Every abanded pet in town ended up there. He generally had about 10 dogs. When the beagle mix bit my sister in the face, the shotgun came out and Blue got dragged around the corner and did not come back after the loud bang.

Posted by: Downcast at August 18, 2018 04:28 PM (M/I87)

135 Southwest Airlines will soon allow as Emotional Support Animals miniature horses to board their planes. No word if they will be free to move about the cabin though the little darlings will be out of luck since the airline has stopped serving peanuts.
Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 03:56 PM (y4EGh)

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Dale, I feel Triggered.

Posted by: Roy Rogers at August 18, 2018 04:28 PM (uh2Uo)

136 Jya ne, need to get groceries and lottery tickets since both are in the budget.

Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:30 PM (y4EGh)

137 Anyone have thoughts on whether Grizzlie Bears are appropriate pets for young children?

Posted by: Timothy Treadwell at August 18, 2018 04:30 PM (uh2Uo)

138 I need a prescription for an emotional support Mila Kunis.

Posted by: doctor, doctor, give me the news at August 18, 2018 04:30 PM (YisB7)

139 I've always read that ragdolls were very passive. It would probably be relatively easy to train Tau not to be aggressive if that ever became a problem.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at August 18, 2018 04:30 PM (/qEW2)

140
Dale, I feel Triggered.

Posted by: Roy Rogers at August 18, 2018 04:28 PM (uh2Uo)

That a thread winner, right there.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 18, 2018 04:32 PM (UsCnO)

141 131
In the Moral Olympics, a Norwegian rat comes out the better in comparison to Harry Reid.


Posted by: Anna Puma (HQCaR) at August 18, 2018 04:27 PM (y4EGh)

yes, I snorted.

Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 18, 2018 04:34 PM (UsCnO)

142 You want an emotional support Mila Kunis.
You'll settle for an emotional support Kate Upton.
You get an emotional support Lena Dunham.

Posted by: andycanuck at August 18, 2018 04:35 PM (Evws/)

143 The local radio host was talking about the emotional support horse last night. Get caught with a plastic straw and you'll be tasered in the aisle. A miniature horse? No problem.

Posted by: rickl at August 18, 2018 04:35 PM (sdi6R)

144
When I was about 8 years old my family went to
visit my aunt and uncle. They had a dachshund which I enjoyed playing
with. One night she was eating her dinner and I went over to pet her.
She casually bit me on the arm and went back to eating. OK, I got it. I
left her alone.



A couple days later my mom noticed that my arm was red and swollen.
They took me to the emergency room and I spilled the beans. I said the
dog had bitten me, but it was my own fault because I bothered her while
she was eating. I hadn't said anything because I didn't want to get
her in trouble.





Posted by: rickl at August 18, 2018 04:21 PM

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We had a miniature Scotty named Speck that was the most friendly dog in the world unless anyone other than me, the wife or our son came near him when he was eating.


He bit a friend's kid in the face when he got to close to his food bowl one time. The kids' mom said it was his own fault for messing with the dog when he was eating after she told him not to do that.

Posted by: The Great White Scotsman at August 18, 2018 04:36 PM (JUOKG)

145 142
You want an emotional support Mila Kunis.
You'll settle for an emotional support Kate Upton.
You get an emotional support Lena Dunham.



Posted by: andycanuck at August 18, 2018 04:35 PM (Evws/)

the true definition of Socialism.


Posted by: LeftCoast Dawg at August 18, 2018 04:36 PM (UsCnO)

146 It makes sense. Little boys are fearless knuckleheads that probably annoy dogs much more than little girls.
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I still do not know why my dogs differentiate. The only times I have had to go to neighbors and promise that I would bite their kid if I saw him around my dog again rather than good dog being put down (realistically, the answer) is when the kid is over 6. Is that some kind of magic number for boyhood?

The kid who was using an umbrella to poke (maybe he was swordfighting) at my old rottweiler was lucky that I talked to his parents rather than taking him down myself.

Posted by: mustbequantum at August 18, 2018 04:37 PM (MIKMs)

147 Heh. We had a burro named "Beto" when I was a little kid.
Loved that critter.

And yeah, "Beto"(from "Berto") is a nickname for Roberto, though far more common in Mexico than elsewhere. Most of the Robertos I knew were called "Tito" --- derived from "Robertito," the diminutive of Roberto.

It's funny. There was a time when people in Massachusetts, like John Kerry's father, changed their names to ingratiate themselves with the Irish riff-raff.
Now we have an Irishman adopting a Spanish name to ingratiate himself with the Mexican riff-raff.


Posted by: Margarita DeVille at August 18, 2018 04:37 PM (0jtPF)

148 Weren't you a little hard on the old Trigger last night, June?

Posted by: Ward Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:37 PM (Evws/)

149 Dale, I feel Triggered!

Posted by: amy schumer at August 18, 2018 04:38 PM (Evws/)

150 The trigger was a little limp last night, Ward.

Posted by: June Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:41 PM (uh2Uo)

151 Sorry, June. I kept thinking of thinking of Lumpy Rutherford.

Posted by: Ward Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:43 PM (uh2Uo)

152 At least Lucy Ricardo doesn't wear white gloves while giving me a 'handy', June.

Posted by: Ward Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:43 PM (Evws/)

153

This Sunday "The Last Sharknado: It's About Time" brings the tenacious franchise to an end.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at August 18, 2018 04:45 PM (IqV8l)

154 I thought you liked my White Glove Service, Ward. Maybe we should divorce.

Posted by: June Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:45 PM (uh2Uo)

155 ... and Lucy wears the right type of pearl necklaces!

Posted by: Ward Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:45 PM (Evws/)

156 You could make your play for Lucy Ricardo.

Posted by: June Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:46 PM (uh2Uo)

157 My GSD has a tattoo in her ear. It's her German registration number. I was going to get one to match.

Posted by: Marcus T at August 18, 2018 04:46 PM (dQTld)

158 It's funny. There was a time when people in Massachusetts, like John Kerry's father, changed their names to ingratiate themselves with the Irish riff-raff.
Now we have an Irishman adopting a Spanish name to ingratiate himself with the Mexican riff-raff.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at August 18, 2018 04:37 PM (0jtPF)

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The Hispandering is doing nothing but raising R approval among black voters. I hope they keep it up, good and hard.

Posted by: Calm Mentor at August 18, 2018 04:47 PM (I16G8)

159 I always heard, once you go Cuban, you never go back. But I wish you luck, Ward.

Posted by: June Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:48 PM (uh2Uo)

160 You and that little dick of yours.

Posted by: June Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:49 PM (uh2Uo)

161 And have some crazy Cuban guy looking to cut my nuts off, June? You'd just love that.

Oh, I forgot. You cut them off years ago.

Screw this. I'm going out with Otis Campbell to get some 'shine.

Posted by: Ward Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:49 PM (Evws/)

162 A couple days later my mom noticed that my arm was red and swollen. They took me to the emergency room and I spilled the beans. I said the dog had bitten me, but it was my own fault because I bothered her while she was eating. I hadn't said anything because I didn't want to get her in trouble.

Posted by: rickl at August 18, 2018 04:21 PM (sdi6R)


You did good braving it out given your aim was to learn to interact politely with the dog. Your parents must have realized that punishing/training the dog that long after the offense would have no effect.

Posted by: Steve and Cold Bear at August 18, 2018 04:50 PM (/qEW2)

163 And now I'm glad we sleep in separate beds, bitch!

Posted by: Ward Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:51 PM (Evws/)

164 Cheyenne -- what breed or mix is she? New Dog looks just like her except for black and white. My opinion, FWIW, is that New Dog is boxer/american bulldog, but who knows. Let me know what you know about her.

Posted by: mustbequantum at August 18, 2018 04:51 PM (MIKMs)

165 I remember when our entire sled team had to go "live on a farm."
Posted by: Ernest Shackleton at August 18, 2018 04:01 PM (uh2Uo)

Just don't eat the livers.

Posted by: Fox2! at August 18, 2018 04:52 PM (/vRFU)

166 Brody has a number tattoo on his belly in the right flank area. Since I got him from a shelter I tried to locate the source of the number. No luck.

Posted by: Ben Had at August 18, 2018 04:53 PM (qfLhG)

167 Doesn't someone here have pet emus?
Posted by: Iowa Bob at August 18, 2018 04:05 PM (AOpTF)

I think it's Alex the Chick who runs an Emu delivery service.

Refuse any six foot tall boxes with air holes in them.

Posted by: Fox2! at August 18, 2018 04:54 PM (/vRFU)

168 I was watching a Owen Benjamin stand up comedy video. He has a great bit about dogs at 12:50 minutes into his act. NSFW due to language but funny and very descriptive of why we love dogs.

https://preview.tinyurl.com/ybnbgtd4

Posted by: X-ray at August 18, 2018 04:56 PM (kG2lj)

169 I think it's Alex the Chick who runs an Emu delivery service.

Refuse any six foot tall boxes with air holes in them.
Posted by: Fox2! at August 18, 2018 04:54 PM (/vRFU)

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It would be just your luck that the box you refuse turns out to be your free trial alpaca.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero) at August 18, 2018 04:57 PM (uh2Uo)

170 123---Anybody else have problems with dogs disliking little boys?
Posted by: mustbequantum at August 18, 2018 04:23 PM (MIKMs)
-----------------------------
A friend of mine had a Westie that disliked little GIRLS.

You have to figure that somewhere, sometime, the pups were threatened or even hurt by a specific type of human and a specific fear/dislike was imprinted.

Maybe it's like me with Pekingese. One bit me when I was little. It was a minor, band-aid thing but left a scar.
Not so much a physical one --- you'd have to search for that with a magnifying glass today! --- but a specific (irrational) fear of Pekes ever after.

Posted by: Margarita DeVille at August 18, 2018 05:02 PM (0jtPF)

171 Did I mention the place in Cambridge, MA called The Laundro-Mutt?

It's a "self-service" washing place for dogs.


There's a car wash place here that has one stall done up for washing dogs. Or emotional support miniature horses, I suppose.

Posted by: Fox2! at August 18, 2018 05:03 PM (/vRFU)

172 So I am finally relenting for the no pets on my house where daughter and family live. My suggestion is that they find a pair of younger cats from the shelter, so they don't have to pay through the nose for spay/neuter. Soninlaw wanted me to approve a stray from the warehouse. My suggestion is that warehouse kittens are 'working cats' and let them work. Household is different.

Posted by: mustbequantum at August 18, 2018 05:03 PM (MIKMs)

173 Am I the first to mention that these are the dog days of summer?

Posted by: Logprof at August 18, 2018 05:06 PM (My3Ru)

174 Am I the first to mention that these are the dog days of summer?
Posted by: Logprof at August 18, 2018 05:06 PM (My3Ru)

The best part of Barbecue Season.

Posted by: Barky Obama at August 18, 2018 05:08 PM (AcZtS)

175 I always heard, once you go Cuban, you never go back. But I wish you luck, Ward.
Posted by: June Cleaver at August 18, 2018 04:48 PM (uh2Uo)



Yeah. Raul will make sure of that.

Posted by: Kindltot at August 18, 2018 05:10 PM (2K6fY)

176 Chess thread is up.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at August 18, 2018 05:12 PM (kQs4Y)

177 My brother and sister kittens , Bogie and Bacall are now 41/2 months old . They went from weighing a pound at 10 weeks old when I got them to now at least six pounds. They are a handful but no regrets.

Posted by: Lancelot Link Secret Agent Chimp at August 18, 2018 05:13 PM (2DOZq)

178 >>>I think the mini horse being allowed to fly in the cabin is udder bull shyte.

ITA
actually, the whole racket is.

Posted by: concrete girl at August 18, 2018 05:14 PM (Tm+wy)

179 Great story about Kiwi the Visla. We have a visla in NZ called Pushka. Hungarian for gun or rifle which is sort of ironic as she lives on a rifle range. She is getting old and is a cancer survivor and has a few wee health issues but is the bestest dog I ever had. They are such a good dog breed. We love them

Posted by: NZFrank with a M2 at August 18, 2018 05:20 PM (v1rd+)

180 County fairs always had unusual animal shows. The chicken that played the piano, Racing pigs, (loved Oreo cookies) on and on. Probably some are still around.

Posted by: Colin at August 18, 2018 05:38 PM (wS95n)

181 I hope you like them because the man at the aquarium said he won't take them back.

Posted by: Nick Charles at August 18, 2018 06:01 PM (vXMB2)

182 You have to figure that somewhere, sometime, the pups were threatened or even hurt by a specific type of human and a specific fear/dislike was imprinted.

That happens. I had a friend with a rescue mutt that was fine with everybody... unless they were wearing a baseball cap. Then he was scared poopless.

Poor thing.

Posted by: mikeski at August 18, 2018 06:08 PM (P1f+c)

183 Daughter's foundling mutt doesn't like most men, hides (but will defend herself if pushed) if men get loud or start waving their arms around, and she isn't a big fan of guys in hats. Daughter has had her since she was roughy 4 months old, but those first four months must've been pretty bad.

Posted by: Occasional commenter, frequent reader at August 18, 2018 06:10 PM (75Xvv)

184 "Boobers just harfed up another hairball on the rug."

(Something frequently said at WTF's house)

Posted by: Kate Winslet's boobs at August 18, 2018 06:41 PM (kDNJ+)

185 Loved the "co-pilot" sticker.

The best thing about the Pet Thread is that every pet on it has a story.

Posted by: creeper at August 18, 2018 07:02 PM (atTnz)

186
"He bit a friend's kid in the face when he got to close to his food bowl one time. The kids' mom said it was his own fault for messing with the dog when he was eating after she told him not to do that. "

So many good dogs have been put down early because of ignorant kids. A byproduct of ignorant parents, and it's a shame that kids get hurt for no reason.

NEVER interfere with a dog that is eating. Once you put that bowl or treat down to them it is theirs, and the "guarding food" instinct kicks in. You are asking to get bit.

For a dog that is really a 'guarder', you can approach at a safe distance and drop a bit of food or treat for them. This will help them get over the instinct that you are going to try to take their food away. This method really helped with our Bahamian Potcake, she quit growling and lip curling if you even walked by while she was eating.



Posted by: BoyNsea at August 18, 2018 08:40 PM (Fks5r)

187 I thought it was desirable that your dog should recognize you as the alpha and give you access to the food whenever...?

Cute pet pix... All the laid-back doggehs, and those papillions are adorable. That is one regal-looking cat!

Posted by: Gem at August 19, 2018 10:41 AM (XoAz8)

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The Ace of Spades HQ Sex-for-Money Skankathon
A D&D Guide to the Democratic Candidates
Margaret Cho: Just Not Funny
More Margaret Cho Abuse
Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
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