http://photos-577.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v165/224/57/516053577/n516053577_283218_8803.jpg
I was about to say he'll lick any kitty to death but that just opens me up for too many jokes.
Maxwell needs a silver hammer chew toy for his life to be complete, but otherwise he's happy. He's 8 weeks old and his hobbies include peeing, sleeping in my hamper, and chewing toes.
― Finefinemusic, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:00 (sixteen years ago) link
<3
― gr8080, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:09 (sixteen years ago) link
A++++++++++++++
― John Justen, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:11 (sixteen years ago) link
ilx needs more baby animals, less people
awwwwww
― milo z, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:16 (sixteen years ago) link
that is a good and quality kitten puppy.
-- John Justen, Friday, October 26, 2007 2:03 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Link
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:17 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm trying to convince my brother to adopt this little one so I can come visit
http://www.hsnt.org/images/adoption/dogs%201-15-08%20006.JPG-damante.jpg
― milo z, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:18 (sixteen years ago) link
that little fellow looks like he belongs in a Socialist Realist painting.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Zomg finefinemusic, whata kinda puppy is that? How big will he grow? He looks like a total sweetie!
― Abbott, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:21 (sixteen years ago) link
puppy!
― kingfish, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Our Tracy has been gone for two weeks now, and my wife is starting to look at puppy pictures.
― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Better than looking at baby pictures, amirite?
― milo z, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Finefinemusic, your little puppy looks like he is shocked by what he is reading on ILX.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Saturday, 19 January 2008 21:29 (sixteen years ago) link
TS - White puppy vs. black puppy.
I'm going with the black one.
― Oilyrags, Saturday, 19 January 2008 23:04 (sixteen years ago) link
But all puppies are excellent.
― Oilyrags, Saturday, 19 January 2008 23:05 (sixteen years ago) link
this thread is long overdue
― I know, right?, Saturday, 19 January 2008 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link
this surely deserves one million views http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=6ShotJTlJH8
― I know, right?, Saturday, 19 January 2008 23:25 (sixteen years ago) link
OMG I luv the puppies!!
― ENBB, Saturday, 19 January 2008 23:36 (sixteen years ago) link
i want to post pics of my dog here, but she's not a puppy ;_;
(although she pretty much acts like one all the time)
― Rubyredd, Sunday, 20 January 2008 01:08 (sixteen years ago) link
I think that would be ok Ruby
― I know, right?, Sunday, 20 January 2008 01:26 (sixteen years ago) link
The puppy is a Bichon Frisé and they don't usually get taller than a foot or so - this guy's still got a long way to go, but will always be rather small and cute. My boyfriend's parents had a Bichon Frisé before and we really liked him, so we chose to go for the same breed.
He was totally shocked by what he read. I didn't think I'd have to explain the term fisting quite so soon.
http://photos-577.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v165/224/57/516053577/n516053577_283219_9065.jpg
― Finefinemusic, Sunday, 20 January 2008 07:30 (sixteen years ago) link
omg
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 20 January 2008 07:36 (sixteen years ago) link
― musically, Sunday, 20 January 2008 09:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Pupster!
― Madchen, Sunday, 20 January 2008 11:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Finefinemusic, can your little puppy become THE OFFICIAL ILX PUPPY?
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Sunday, 20 January 2008 18:58 (sixteen years ago) link
You gonna keep giving him the puppy cut or the show-style bichon cut, when he needs grooming in the future?
― Abbott, Sunday, 20 January 2008 19:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Neither my boyfriend nor I really are down with the typical Bichon cut, no - we'll probably keep a cut similar to what he's got now as he ages.
I asked him if he'd like to be the official ILX Puppy and he gave me a weird look and then tried to bite my arm, which I assume is a "yes" from him. He's in good company, his best dog friends (aka our friends' dogs) are named Arlo and Dylan.
Quality time with Daddy: http://photos-577.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v165/224/57/516053577/n516053577_283223_347.jpg
― Finefinemusic, Sunday, 20 January 2008 21:54 (sixteen years ago) link
SQUEE!!!!!!
― Matt DC, Sunday, 20 January 2008 22:00 (sixteen years ago) link
maxwell vs. bob poll plz
― gr8080, Sunday, 20 January 2008 22:01 (sixteen years ago) link
ooooooooomg that is tooo white and fluffy and wonderful!!!
― Surmounter, Sunday, 20 January 2008 23:02 (sixteen years ago) link
yay puppy of cuteness!
― miryam, Monday, 21 January 2008 01:21 (sixteen years ago) link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lHAshi4vdbg
(look at its widdle ears when it whistles!)
― StanM, Thursday, 31 January 2008 16:42 (sixteen years ago) link
OKAY WHO'S GOT A COLLIE/PITBULL/ANYTHING? I want some other candidates for Official ILX puppy, and at least one of them better be more than 16 inches tall at the shoulder.
― Laurel, Thursday, 31 January 2008 16:47 (sixteen years ago) link
go to the "pitbulls are retarded" thread if that's what you're after.
― The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall, Thursday, 31 January 2008 19:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Can my dog be a mascot? He was born to do it.
― Abbott, Thursday, 31 January 2008 19:40 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i28.tinypic.com/1dztj4.jpg
― StanM, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 06:58 (sixteen years ago) link
You can squirt milk out of your fingers? Cool.
― Ed, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 07:02 (sixteen years ago) link
that's not my hand, just a pic I encountered online
― StanM, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 07:21 (sixteen years ago) link
it's ok stanm we accept yr puppy-fingers disability
― rrrobyn, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/227/488778776_917a551906.jpg?v=0
^^^ this guy is my homey
― gbx, Tuesday, 26 February 2008 15:11 (sixteen years ago) link
he is a hundred pounds heavier now, tho (just turned one!)
my mom's puppy just had her first dog show:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/IMG_6797.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/IMG_6812.jpg
― gr8080, Sunday, 23 March 2008 17:24 (sixteen years ago) link
cute! how'd she do?
― roxymuzak, Sunday, 23 March 2008 17:35 (sixteen years ago) link
mom says she won best opposite sex (?!) and best of winners.
― gr8080, Sunday, 23 March 2008 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
haw!
― roxymuzak, Sunday, 23 March 2008 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link
gimme a puppy
xp "best of winners" lol
― gbx, Sunday, 23 March 2008 17:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Good timing for the revive. Mrs. Hurting and I think we want to adopt a dog from a shelter, preferably a puppy or young dog. She has dog experience, I have almost none. She's kind of partial to Jack Russells (we've seen a few available at shelters), but I'm concerned about the energy thing (they're especially spunky). I'd be fine with an ugly mutt - my only concern is that you don't always know how big a mutt will get.
Advice on how to proceed? What to look for? How to prepare? I think we've thought over the decision pretty well. We're not heavy travelers and her work schedule is going to be easy enough that she can do extra walks when I'm busy with school. We have a decent-sized apartment so smallish dog is probably better. I feel ready to deal with the commitment even if it means scaling back some social activities (we're home a lot anyway). Maybe there's a thread on this already but searching "dog" is not highly effective.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 23 March 2008 21:26 (sixteen years ago) link
gr8080, what kind of dog is that?
― Melissa W, Sunday, 23 March 2008 21:43 (sixteen years ago) link
hurting, do you own furniture, or nice things? if so, are they all kept in a remote storage facility, or in the apartment? if the answers are "yes" and "the apartment," I would advise against a jack russell.
you can get a decent gauge of a mutt puppy's eventual size by looking at their paws. a female will generally provide for less wear and tear around the house than a male. being a smartypants, I recommend desmond morris' "dogwatching" for a decent education on the bastards.
― El Tomboto, Sunday, 23 March 2008 22:18 (sixteen years ago) link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GycIQZ93iOc
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Sunday, 23 March 2008 22:48 (sixteen years ago) link
> best opposite sex (?!)
If the best of breed is a boy-dog, the judges also choose the best bitch and verse-visa.
― Oilyrags, Monday, 24 March 2008 13:11 (sixteen years ago) link
i would also advise against a jack russell. they're small, sure, but they require an incredible amount of exercise. you're right to be concerned about their energy levels. i'm far from being an expert but i've walked a few at our local shelter, and it's like having a 15lb rocket on a lead. also, they're not necessarily the most easy-going breed. read the "temperament" section on this page:
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/jackrussellterrier.htm
i don't mean to be down on them, because they're supercute and peppy, but you should be aware of possible problems as a first-time dog owner.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 13:57 (sixteen years ago) link
fiancee has got a jack russell who is probably an anomaly cos he's not a total bastard. they have a lot of energy, but because they're so small, they wear out fast, too, if they're doing some high energy shit like running laps around your living room (maybe that's just him, he will seriously run in loop until (a) he gets tired or (b) someone is quick enough to snatch him up). but otherwise he's pretty even-keeled and can actually catch things in his mouth as opposed to letting toys hit him in the face and then looking at you sideways like wtf i can't eat this shit??
her mother's two jack russells are less nice, tho. one of which is just the loudest dog i've heard, srsly, cannot even sleep in that house, 6 am barking at nothing sessions. think the other one is too fat to be annoying. so based on my super scientific sample, 1 out of 3 jack russells are awes.
― m bison, Monday, 24 March 2008 14:11 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Melissa W, Sunday, March 23, 2008 11:43 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
http://www.glens.org/
― gr8080, Monday, 24 March 2008 17:31 (sixteen years ago) link
so adorable.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 18:04 (sixteen years ago) link
All small dogs like to run loopers until they drop.
― suzy, Monday, 24 March 2008 18:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, I helped my wife dogsit a jack russell once. It was a great dog but it didn't seem to have an off switch. I swear I must have thrown the chew toy to it over and over again for an hour straight before I just gave up.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:47 (sixteen years ago) link
My wife claims its not that different from any other dog, but I think that's just because she grew up with another really difficult dog that needed tons of exercise and play.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:48 (sixteen years ago) link
NOT ENOUGH PICTURES
― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link
2nd picture = PUPPYLOAF
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:20 (sixteen years ago) link
aww puppyloaf
listen hurting if you want a lazy ass dog you might have to go big. people are always reject large dogs because they need a lot of room to run around in. its all lies. our great dane sleeps about 20 hours a day and english bull mastiff i had before that slept about that too.
― sunny successor, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:56 (sixteen years ago) link
also, when our great dane finishes eating at her bowl she carries back some biscuits to her bed. i suspect its so she doesnt have to go to all the trouble of standing up to eat if she feels hungry later. i mean, her food bowl is 10 whole feet away from her bed.
― sunny successor, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:59 (sixteen years ago) link
I love it when you rep for giant dogs.
― Laurel, Monday, 24 March 2008 21:06 (sixteen years ago) link
dinah, the great dane my parents' friends had, basically would only get up when her lasagne pan-sized dish of kibble was put out for her.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 21:13 (sixteen years ago) link
i will rep hard for big dogs
― gbx, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I did live in a college house with a black lab once. It was awesome and mellow.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:47 (sixteen years ago) link
95% of me wants our next dog to be a small breed, but the other 5% really wants to adopt a greyhound.
― Rock Hardy, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 00:00 (sixteen years ago) link
best dog i ever knew was my cousin's half pit bull/half boxer, she wuz the cuetest
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v79/173/97/25406876/n25406876_32238458_1296.jpg
― m bison, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v79/173/97/25406876/n25406876_32238404_7633.jpg
HI I SOUND LIKE ASTHMATIC DARF VADER WHEN I PANT
― m bison, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 00:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I just keep flipping open the thread to see the puppy at the top.
/duh
― suzy, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 00:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Anyone have experience with Australian Shepherds or English Pointers?
I might be moving into a house with a big fenced backyard so I can finally think about adopting.
― milo z, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 01:04 (sixteen years ago) link
puppy in action (with mom's other dog):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SRdecu84INc
― gr8080, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 02:10 (sixteen years ago) link
so cuet
― roxymuzak, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 02:15 (sixteen years ago) link
oh man they had a neopolitan mastiff on our local morning show this morning. he looked a lot like this:
http://www.goswm.com/go_htm/southwest_michigan_guide/michigan_pets/neopolitan_mastiff_puppies/neapolitan_mastiffs_11.jpg
except he was 3 months old so about double that size. CUUUUET
― sunny successor, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i want one. they're so pretty!
― lauren, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 14:57 (sixteen years ago) link
AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! That puppy is ridiculous. Want.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 14:59 (sixteen years ago) link
The best thing about them is they have chocolate, vanilla and strawberry all at once!
....what?
― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 15:04 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.colourlovers.com/images/badges/p/127/127925.png
― jhøshea, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 15:11 (sixteen years ago) link
pink tongue, white claws, brown fur?
― sunny successor, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 15:13 (sixteen years ago) link
hope you like drool
― milo z, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 21:38 (sixteen years ago) link
So, uh, here's waht a Cavapoo looks like. In our truck, on the way home, with his new owners.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/IMG_1849.jpg
― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 13 April 2008 01:38 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/IMG_2497.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/IMG_2498.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/IMG_2502.jpg
― gr8080, Sunday, 13 April 2008 02:11 (sixteen years ago) link
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/IMG_2491.jpg
I see Diamond Head!
― Confounded, Sunday, 13 April 2008 06:44 (sixteen years ago) link
How very odd. No basenjis I know give kisses.
― Oilyrags, Sunday, 13 April 2008 18:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Your dog is the cuetest, gradee.
― Abbott, Sunday, 13 April 2008 20:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Is that yr new dog, Rock? It looks like such a SWEETIE!
It is! We went to Tupelo for a bunch of non-dog errands, went to the big flea market, and wound up with this little dude.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/IMG_1860.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/IMG_1858.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/IMG_1852.jpg
― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 13 April 2008 20:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Name?
― Oilyrags, Sunday, 13 April 2008 20:25 (sixteen years ago) link
My wife says Gypsy, but I'm not convinced.
― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 13 April 2008 20:26 (sixteen years ago) link
I'd go with one of the other Outsiders. Possibly Metamorpho.
― Oilyrags, Sunday, 13 April 2008 20:28 (sixteen years ago) link
He looks a little bit *shy*.
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Monday, 14 April 2008 12:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Before hair cut:
http://photos-577.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v235/224/57/516053577/n516053577_423720_3835.jpg
After hair cut:
http://photos-577.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v235/224/57/516053577/n516053577_423722_4969.jpg
Poor little guy. It took two hours to get all that fur off him and as you can see it's not nearly finished, we just didn't want to stress him out any further for the night. This week is round two. Right now it kind of looks like he is wearing Uggs.
We also washed him a little while ago. I'm worried he's going to plot something evil to make up for our poor treatment of him...
http://photos-577.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sctm/v200/224/57/516053577/n516053577_334237_717.jpg
He's such a joy to have around, life with a puppy (he's about 5 months now, give or take) is so fulfilling!
― Finefinemusic, Monday, 14 April 2008 16:22 (sixteen years ago) link
oh man the cuetness
― jhøshea, Monday, 14 April 2008 16:22 (sixteen years ago) link
oh, and also, my Grandma calls him her Granddog and bought him a jean jacket, a hoodie, and knit him booties in March.
http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v183/224/57/516053577/n516053577_308962_9271.jpg http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v183/224/57/516053577/n516053577_308963_589.jpg
I'll stop now, sorry! I just forgot to keep updating this thread and Max deserves fame & recognition!
― Finefinemusic, Monday, 14 April 2008 16:27 (sixteen years ago) link
The nose on Rock's dawg = awwwwww. Looks like an Oliver, as in 'please, Sir...'
― suzy, Monday, 14 April 2008 16:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Stop putting clothes on dogs!
beyond that, it is always terrible how much dogs hate having their baths. A bit like me! Woaaah!
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Monday, 14 April 2008 16:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I hate clothes on dogs. The only exception is when a small puppy is little enough to fit in a footie sock, thus turning it into a papoose kind of thing.
― suzy, Monday, 14 April 2008 17:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Dogs on clothes isn't so great either. Have you seen my lint brush?
― Oilyrags, Monday, 14 April 2008 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link
I have no beef against little dog clothes on shorthair breeds in the dead of winter when they're taken out for a walk, or against bandanas on Pomeranians. Otherwise, no.
― Rock Hardy, Monday, 14 April 2008 17:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Pokemanians?
My sister-in-law ordered her dogs each knitted hoodies from ANTHROPOLOGIE. They also have Sherlock Holmes outfits.
― Abbott, Monday, 14 April 2008 17:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, in the winter Toronto just went through, clothes on that puppy were a necessity. That's also the reason we let his fur get so long/poofy. It's been really cold this winter, with snowbanks 2-3 feet high! My poor puppy actually shivered noticeably even with the hoodie on. Also, you don't deny your Grandmother without great-grandkids the chance to clothe/bathe someone in affection, even if it doesn't speak English! Buying Max has put off the "I want great grandkids" discussion for another few years...
― Finefinemusic, Monday, 14 April 2008 18:35 (sixteen years ago) link
-- Oilyrags, Sunday, April 13, 2008 8:35 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
she is 1/4 italian greyhound
― gr8080, Monday, 14 April 2008 20:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Rock, your new dog is TEH CUET. I hope he's settling in OK.
― rener, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 09:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Basenji/italian greyhound, cool!
I bet she's a demon lure-coursing.
― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 15 April 2008 13:45 (sixteen years ago) link
ive never done that w/ her but lady who owned her parents did.
older (younger) pixx of mom's new puppy:
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/pup.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/pup2.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/pup3.jpg
― gr8080, Friday, 18 April 2008 23:34 (sixteen years ago) link
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/funny-picture-bionic-dog.jpg
― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 6 May 2008 15:51 (fifteen years ago) link
My brother's new pup, Alfie http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2068/2498914387_6156b7680f_m.jpg
― leigh, Saturday, 17 May 2008 16:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I am in love with Alfie. So CUTE!
― ENBB, Saturday, 17 May 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Gypsy has doubled in weight in the last month.
― Rock Hardy, Saturday, 17 May 2008 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG my parents just got a puppy and we're going home for a visit on Friday!
― G00blar, Monday, 26 May 2008 22:41 (fifteen years ago) link
http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v288/224/57/516053577/n516053577_506326_3569.jpg
Puppy's first year of camping in the rain!
He's getting neutered today, poor thing. This is my first night away from him and I miss him!
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
the pic at the top of this thread is so great. brightens up my day every time. thanks!
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 02:31 (fifteen years ago) link
mudfoot pic is great too
― Oilyrags, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 13:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I need to post new pics of Gypsy. You know how you can kind of get an idea about a dog's adult size by the size of their paws as puppies? Apparently this is going to be the world's 1st 50-lb. Cavapoo.
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 17:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Awwwww muddy puppy paws.
― Abbott, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Tell him I'm sorry about his balls, but it's for the best.
Finefinemusic, that pic is mid-jump, just before you took a lapful of mud, right?
― suzy, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Maxwell is awesome. Need more pix. And movies. Def movies.
― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Oddly the Bichon next to my mom's place is Maxine.
― suzy, Thursday, 29 May 2008 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Apparently Max is a very common name for Bichons! *shrug* Who knew? We named him after the Beatles song after compiling a huge list of names - I was actually rooting for "Killer" but the boyfriend would have none of it :P
The picture wasn't midjump though, he's got this weird trick where he just randomly stands on his hind legs for ten seconds at a time and jumps down again. Such a weird dog.
He's doing well post-surgery! They shaved a bit of one of his legs to put the IV in, so his coat looks extra stupid now :P Poor thing.
We've just moved to an apartment in a triplex with a private backyard, so life is about to get a lot more awesome for the little guy!
Sadly I do have movies.. I've become *that* person. I used to videotape drunken singalongs, now I tape amusing fetch sessions. Sigh. Once we're sorted at home I may upload something to Youtube; can't remember if I actually have a video that's interesting in the slightest.
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 29 May 2008 17:33 (fifteen years ago) link
so many fuckin dogs named max
― max, Thursday, 29 May 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Here he is playing in the backyard at my Grandparents' house yesterday (they watched him while we moved.. my Grandma is dangerously in love with him and will probably write me out of the will in favour of this dog)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/2534463118_b019488362.jpg
You can sort of see his new punk/poodle look on the right front leg.
Sorry Max! :(
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 29 May 2008 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Even the Grinch's was. (xpost)
― Jaq, Thursday, 29 May 2008 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
aw, he is gorgeous. my dog is a bichon maltese x, but has more of the looks and personality of a bichon. he looks very similar to max and he is a darling, a cheerful playful goodnatured smart little dog.
― estela, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
a co-worker just brought in her doggy to the office -- it was a 7 month old american mastiff and seriously HUGE, really sweet, but apparently not even half the size he will eventually be. scary giant monster puppy of sweetness!
― elmo argonaut, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:34 (fifteen years ago) link
and his name is DOZER which is kinda perfect for such a lol hueg doggy
i love all these fools.
― estela, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Sometimes they're even cute as grownups.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2535000600_04276f82e9.jpg?v=0
― suzy, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:45 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG what the hell is that!
― ailsa, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Any a youse read "Pooch Cafe"? The current storyline about a rocky romance between a bichon and a mastiff is pretty good.
― Oilyrags, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Ailsa, that's the poodle who knows how to lower power windows in my sis' truck when she uses a drive-through car wash. He looks as if he is mid-nefarious plan in the pic.
― suzy, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
his woollen face and barrel chest and vinyl nose are too much.
― estela, Thursday, 29 May 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
He does look like a toy, possibly because he is a large toy poodle. My sis got revenge for the car wash at her wedding:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2535046454_35de6b0c9a.jpg?v=1212098757
― suzy, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:09 (fifteen years ago) link
<3 ashamed and pwnhearted in a white tie, and in complete denial about the car wash incident.
― estela, Thursday, 29 May 2008 22:54 (fifteen years ago) link
LOL oh god I hope I can train Max to be our ring bearer one day!
I've read Pooch Cafe off and on but missed that storyline, I'll have to check it out..
― Finefinemusic, Friday, 30 May 2008 19:04 (fifteen years ago) link
hi my name is molly and i have a little lamb stuffed animal
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i134/dgoobl/Molly4.jpg
― G00blar, Saturday, 31 May 2008 17:19 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i134/dgoobl/Molly2.jpg
― G00blar, Saturday, 31 May 2008 17:20 (fifteen years ago) link
i do like love and affection
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i134/dgoobl/Molly5.jpg
but sometimes i am content to just sit and watch the world go by
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i134/dgoobl/Molly7.jpg
― G00blar, Saturday, 31 May 2008 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
watcha got there?
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i134/dgoobl/Molly1.jpg
OK our dog before Willie upthread was another evil genius poodle called...Molly.
Wos ist das Molly? Bichon?
― suzy, Saturday, 31 May 2008 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
does molly have back legs?
― StanM, Saturday, 31 May 2008 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
haha the only pictures that turned out other than an unfocused white blur were the ones in which she's sitting down for 2 seconds (before maniacally running after anything that catches her eye).
Molly is a poodle/bichon mix and she is 8 weeks old.
― G00blar, Saturday, 31 May 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Uh-oh. Molly just got into a bottle of Zirtec.
― G00blar, Saturday, 31 May 2008 20:58 (fifteen years ago) link
The adorable little puppy is now a rangy teenager. Before his haircut: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/beforehaircut.jpg
After his haircut: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/Afterhaircut1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v296/WilliamCrump63/afterhaircut2.jpg
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 23:00 (fifteen years ago) link
My mom got a new puppy. It's almost enough to make me want to visit home:
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r305/superflouis/maya2.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r305/superflouis/maya3.jpg
http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r305/superflouis/maya1.jpg
― lou, Thursday, 5 June 2008 13:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Hey FineFine - I think I just realized something really weird. Does your real name start with an "A" and did you happen to post a long time ago on D-land? If so, do you remember Star-Nicole? If this is all really bizarre and makes no sense then I apologize in advance. lol.
― ENBB, Monday, 23 June 2008 01:50 (fifteen years ago) link
LOL OMG you've got my number! How weird to meet again! May I ask what jogged your memory?
I kid you not, on Saturday night in a bar in Toronto someone came up to me and said "You're totally A____ D_____." and it was a girl I knew when I was a concert-crazy teenager/D-lander. What a weird world!
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 17:40 (fifteen years ago) link
p.s. Lou he is ADORABLE!
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG soooooooooo funny. I'm going to email you . . .
― ENBB, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 17:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Sounds great!
― Finefinemusic, Tuesday, 24 June 2008 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Max ate our cell phone last night. It still works, but it's very badly damaged. It was at least 5 years old though, so maybe he was doing our lazy asses a favour. A few weeks ago he chewed the nosepiece off my glasses! This dog is evil. But so cute at 6:45AM when my alarm goes off and he wants to jump all over me!
― Finefinemusic, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
This little ragamuffin has a problem with Ligeti, the Conet Project, Janek Schaefer, John Luther Adams... if it's "difficult music" or the dog, the dog will have to go!
― Radiant Flowering Crab (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 18 September 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Max and I danced and sang to Photo Jenny the other day by Belle and Sebastian. It was good times. In retrospect I wish it had been Dog on Wheels, though!
― Finefinemusic, Thursday, 18 September 2008 19:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Bob doesn't like really natural, uncompressed music with good percussion.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Thursday, 18 September 2008 20:17 (fifteen years ago) link
MOAR PICTURES OF PUPPIES ESP. GYPSY PLZ
― hyggeligt, Friday, 19 September 2008 08:23 (fifteen years ago) link
http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016
― eman, Sunday, 9 November 2008 19:21 (fifteen years ago) link
I want to yell at them; convince them to frolic or some shit. but that way leads to madness.
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 9 November 2008 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link
they are having a 5-way wrestling match omg
― horrible (harbl), Sunday, 9 November 2008 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
theres a human in the cage
― eman, Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:03 (fifteen years ago) link
My wife was IMing me all day with updates about this - if they were awake, asleep, frolicking, and so on.
― a better command of the mummy language (joygoat), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Does anyone know how to get their dog to stop talking all the time?
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:31 (fifteen years ago) link
(meaning "barking while looking right at you, for over a half hour")
omg you people did not warn theze were SHIBAS!!
xoxoxoxo
― Passenger 57 (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:31 (fifteen years ago) link
whoa it has sound now and you can hear their forlorn whimpering. or did it always have sound i dunno
― horrible (harbl), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 03:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Aw, they all want to sleep except for one of them.
― Eric H., Tuesday, 11 November 2008 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
has anyone seen the film of the clever dog who climbs out of his cage?
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Tuesday, 11 November 2008 13:09 (fifteen years ago) link
one of them is sleeping with what appears to be another's balls on his/her forehead
― Your original display name will be displayed in brackets. (dan m), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 21:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Since I feel the need to update ILX on Max everytime PUPPY!!!! is revived, know that he has become a chewing nuisance as he reaches his first birthday (11/22) and has developed a taste for fabric of all kinds. Nothing is safe, my panties and socks are in shambles (he manages to pull them out of thin air, I swear, I put them away religiously) and there are now holes in the comforter on my bed and he even chewed a hole into one of my IKEA poang chair covers. Little fucker.
― skeletal lexing (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 11 November 2008 21:08 (fifteen years ago) link
the mom dog is feeding them
― eman, Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:22 (fifteen years ago) link
lol mom is mad at them and trying to get away! this is my childhood
― ketchup dood (harbl), Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:42 (fifteen years ago) link
ew one just pooped!
― ketchup dood (harbl), Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:49 (fifteen years ago) link
when you see them near a person you realise how very small they are.
― estela, Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:53 (fifteen years ago) link
we were watching them the other night and one of them pooped on top of a tennis ball, which seemed unnecessary.
― estela, Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:56 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, even the mom i thought was pretty big but the guy came in and just picked her up like a toy
― ketchup dood (harbl), Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i missed the mom, i haven't seen her yet.
― estela, Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:57 (fifteen years ago) link
she was there but she was really annoyed and trying to stop them from feeding and the guy said something about her wanting to leave because the puppies have sharp teeth. poor mom :(
― ketchup dood (harbl), Thursday, 20 November 2008 01:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Look at that pup go to town on that chew toy.
― Eric H., Thursday, 20 November 2008 02:01 (fifteen years ago) link
less talking, more pictures please.
― fields of salmon, Thursday, 20 November 2008 02:03 (fifteen years ago) link
the mom has realised her babies are a pack of devils.
― estela, Thursday, 20 November 2008 02:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Almost caved and adopted the cuetest 10-month old Staffordshire Terrier this weekend. But I have no yard
― sad man in him room (milo z), Thursday, 20 November 2008 02:45 (fifteen years ago) link
sleepy lil dudes
― nurse blorbius (jeff), Thursday, 20 November 2008 02:50 (fifteen years ago) link
more sleepies
― estela, Thursday, 20 November 2008 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
ok people after making some hearts explode on the kitty thread, i'm gonna do just the same right here
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
here it comes
<3 = *bang* times two...
― hyggeligt, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
hehe
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
That puppy isn't in a dogs home is it?
Japanese video so highly doubtful!
― Meat ROFL (suzy), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 17:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Pug vs. Laser!
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link
― Abbott of the Trapezoid Monks (Abbott), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
You guys, check out Biden's new puppy:
http://extratv.warnerbros.com/images/news/1215dog.jpg
― Ca-hoot na na na oh oh (HI DERE), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
We have about two feet of snow and on Saturday night I locked myself and two dogs (my and my friends' dog) out for four hours. I borrowed money from a neighbour and took them down to the subway station because there's nowhere else in Toronto (practically) that you can take dogs to just sit inside and be warm!
I think this picture is rather large but I can't size it without HTML so here is a picture of PUPPY!!!!! On his one year anniversary with me, and his buddy Arlo. And the novelty dog mat my Grandma bought me which I pretended to hate but sort of kind of love.
http://i42.tinypic.com/wak8wi.jpg
― skeletal lexing (Finefinemusic), Monday, 19 January 2009 22:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Also, omg to the pug v. laser and corgi pup vids posted upthread.
I want all these doggies pls.
― a sweet ballet dancer (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 03:14 (fourteen years ago) link
he's so.....hoppy
― i like to fart and i am crazy (gbx), Thursday, 7 May 2009 03:26 (fourteen years ago) link
I know! I <3 him.
― a sweet ballet dancer (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 03:29 (fourteen years ago) link
request for video of really awesome service dogs. i saw the best service dog ever when i was waiting for the bus today; i'm in decent health but i wish i had one of my own!
― MRSA Marchant (get bent), Thursday, 7 May 2009 03:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Molly will get you drinks and open your drawers!
― a sweet ballet dancer (ENBB), Thursday, 7 May 2009 03:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Puppy flushed down toilet by kids trying to wash it, survives!
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=2&gal_objectid=10578764&gallery_id=106078
― StanM, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:00 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdzqH2t7cYg
― Fennec fox which does grooming (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:02 (fourteen years ago) link
maggie looks so forlorn
― i want to marry a pizza (gbx), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link
I KNOW!! Her face just kills me. I want to scoop her up and give her a big hug.
― Fennec fox which does grooming (ENBB), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link
How can a video of a dog just walking around be this ridiculously cute?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK70PW6DJzw&feature=related
― ENBB, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 03:56 (fourteen years ago) link
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSdgkDoI2hA&feature=channel
― ENBB, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 03:59 (fourteen years ago) link
and finally:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li0JA2c1ot4&feature=related
ps - someone pls buy me a puppy. ok? thanks.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:00 (fourteen years ago) link
This little ragamuffin has a problem with Ligeti, the Conet Project, Janek Schaefer, John Luther Adams...
For a moment I read this as a list of names under consideration for the dog...I would love to meet a dog called Conet project.
― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:16 (fourteen years ago) link
I sometimes make lists of names for my future dog. LOL how sad is that?
― ENBB, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:18 (fourteen years ago) link
It is awesome, is what it is.
― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Why don't you get a dog, Jerrica?
A lot of reasons really but hopefully I'll be able to get one within the next year or so. :-)
But yeah, Conet Project - a+ name for dog.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:20 (fourteen years ago) link
OK, posting this one even though someone posted it on another thread earlier today because watched it approx 5x today and laughed each time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF97Akx3Siw&feature=channel_page
― ENBB, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:22 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeunFKX9Z_s
― kingfish, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:37 (fourteen years ago) link
big dog vs. little dog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_66ONguyEg
― kingfish, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:46 (fourteen years ago) link
LOL awwww. They're so cute.
― ENBB, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:48 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pqXWqcn1XA
― kingfish, Wednesday, 1 July 2009 03:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Oddly touching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdLVLPoRXR4
― kingfish, Tuesday, 7 July 2009 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Got this SMS message earlier. Apparently the parents finally broke down after 5 dog-less years in Knoxville and got a puppy.
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9359/0808091238.th.jpg
Apparently my dad hasn't named her yet. Our suggestions of "Petunia" and "Daisy" were rejected, and Mom refused to let him name it "Serafina."
― kingfish, Saturday, 8 August 2009 23:40 (fourteen years ago) link
At nearly 3, my parents' giant schnauzer is pushing it as a "puppy," but he's cute anyway.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3542/3806240957_50312be981.jpg
― irreconcilable aesthetic criteria (Eric H.), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 02:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Giant Schnauzer is one dog on my short list.
― The Worst Chef in America!! (u s steel), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 03:15 (fourteen years ago) link
I've always been pro-shelter dog, but an Olde English Bulldogge might win me over if I ever get a puppy.
http://superiorbulldogges.com/panda%20x%20amos%2009/6.jpg
― ice cr?m paint job (milo z), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 05:25 (fourteen years ago) link
it's cold in Toronto, maybe summer PUPPY!!!!! pictures will keep us warm:
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs254.snc1/10128_131230803577_516053577_2485852_3816733_n.jpghttp://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs254.snc1/10128_135292273577_516053577_2533253_1148682_n.jpghttp://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs274.snc1/10128_135197248577_516053577_2532044_5625233_n.jpg
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 1 October 2009 19:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Puppy himself looks like the right size for localized warming...a self-regulating little hot water bottle.
― existential eggs (Abbott), Thursday, 1 October 2009 21:51 (fourteen years ago) link
beeeyootiful
― When two tribes go to war, he always gets picked last (James Morrison), Friday, 2 October 2009 01:26 (fourteen years ago) link
He keeps me warm, he huddles in the small of my back.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 2 October 2009 02:03 (fourteen years ago) link
all this puppy (and littermates) needs a home in the LA area...
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs214.snc1/8130_152421583124_732273124_3530315_3451675_n.jpg
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=144601&id=732273124
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 2 October 2009 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link
7 weeks old. mom is a goldendoodle, dad is a lab/golden mix.
so some are poodlier
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs214.snc1/8130_152421643124_732273124_3530323_2580464_n.jpg
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Friday, 2 October 2009 21:35 (fourteen years ago) link
oh they are BEAUTIFUL, send one to toronto!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Saturday, 3 October 2009 13:41 (fourteen years ago) link
HAVE PUPPY
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/7316_1258348536240_1155433306_79059.jpg
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 16:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I <3 her doggy face
our super mellow cat is suddenly displeased, exhibiting unusual predatory stalking behaviors
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 16:37 (fourteen years ago) link
cute
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 16:43 (fourteen years ago) link
She looks like a real delight! I want to give her some head scratches.
― existential eggs (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 19:22 (fourteen years ago) link
I met this big fluffy pumpkin-pie colored dog the other day that could raise one eyebrow. It was so hilarious! I wish I had a photo. She looked skeptical and confused at the same time. It was great.
― existential eggs (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 19:23 (fourteen years ago) link
puppytime!!!
― elmo leonard (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 19:25 (fourteen years ago) link
yes!!!
she is sweet as pie but with a demeanor of grim toleration, maybe I can teach her to raise an eyebrow
we named her annie
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 19:51 (fourteen years ago) link
thus far her favorite thing to do is plop down on her pillowbed, you can almost hear an audible sigh
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link
What is her name?
― existential eggs (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link
ANNIE
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link
She really is super cute.
― existential eggs (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 20:09 (fourteen years ago) link
thanks!
annie beat out sally, lily, lucy, lola, and scatter
however she has responded with equal disinterest to all of these appellations
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 20:16 (fourteen years ago) link
where does annie come from?? tell me your puppysource!!
― elmo leonard (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 20:19 (fourteen years ago) link
I will fb you details
they're a couple who do rescues from high kill shelters down south
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 23:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Do we have an opinion on this guy? Barbets are French water dogs; they are kinda cousins with poodles who are basically German water dogs.
http://www.tier-tipps.info/bilder/-barbet.jpg
― Yo! GOP Raps (suzy), Tuesday, 20 October 2009 23:47 (fourteen years ago) link
i think you can guess my opinion.
― estela, Tuesday, 20 October 2009 23:56 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/DSCF6068.jpg
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Sunday, 25 October 2009 01:23 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh I LOVE her!!!!
― quincie, Sunday, 25 October 2009 01:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Pls send her to us in DC we will take her to the dog park to play with Bo Obama.
― quincie, Sunday, 25 October 2009 01:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Saw the world's cutest chow puppy at a gun show today. Complete diva, jumped up on all the tables to smell things, stole chips from the snack bar, etc. and no one cared. Just that cuet.
― smashing aspirant (milo z), Sunday, 25 October 2009 01:49 (fourteen years ago) link
annie fu
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y176/edwardiii/IMG00030-20091128-1456.jpg
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Monday, 30 November 2009 05:00 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/6189/17876216865601595681036.jpg
― kingfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 20:26 (fourteen years ago) link
This is Tootsie (a.k.a. Tootsie Pop). She lives with my parents in Tennessee.
http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/4209/17876216856941595681036.jpg
― kingfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 20:27 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7375/17876217880956595681036.jpg
― kingfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 20:28 (fourteen years ago) link
(in rare power-saving/non-attack mode)
― kingfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4240/photool.jpg
― kingfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 20:35 (fourteen years ago) link
Oh cuet!
― quincie, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 21:14 (fourteen years ago) link
gf's dog harry modelling for american apparelhttp://img.skitch.com/20091222-jq2id9u13amsmt6w9e9ebn2e9g.jpg
― thurman merman (cozwn), Tuesday, 22 December 2009 22:20 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a83/mlynde/SDC10950.jpg
ho, ho
― standing on the verge of getting it rong (m bison), Thursday, 24 December 2009 14:50 (fourteen years ago) link
^^^ my puppy fwiw, not just some dog dude
― standing on the verge of getting it rong (m bison), Thursday, 24 December 2009 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
not my idea to dress him tho
The other puppy, Paulie:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs151.snc3/17876_222504826595_681036595_3728190_5514797_n.jpg
― kingfish, Saturday, 26 December 2009 01:08 (fourteen years ago) link
awwwwwwwww
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Saturday, 26 December 2009 01:34 (fourteen years ago) link
i have henry related christmas photos coming in a few minutes, which will also go in the henry thread for posterity
should i take this chihuahua with me back to new york?http://twitpic.com/v8vvg
― kelis navidad (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 26 December 2009 01:35 (fourteen years ago) link
http://web7.twitpic.com/img/52482652-bf47008744b21c988daff75d3439c39f.4b356858-scaled.jpg
however returning to that last picture seeping dogs are the awesomest
xpost yesss
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Saturday, 26 December 2009 01:35 (fourteen years ago) link
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE THREAD WHERE I INTRODUCE YOU ALL TO MY EXCELLENT NEW PUPPY HENRY
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Saturday, 26 December 2009 01:49 (fourteen years ago) link
oh also, SLEEPING dogs are the awesomest, seeping dogs prob not so much
― .81818181818181818181818181 changed everything (jjjusten), Saturday, 26 December 2009 01:50 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.ustream.tv/discovery/live/animals-dogs
Puppy cams! puppy cams everywhere!
― kingfish, Tuesday, 19 January 2010 21:22 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i45.tinypic.com/5156o6.jpg
― calzone: liberation (cozen), Friday, 5 February 2010 23:07 (fourteen years ago) link
this is me and my gurl's dog molly magoohttp://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd210/jdchurchil/Traversa%20Xmas%202009/DSC_0043.jpg?t=1265411684
― Anton Levain (jdchurchill), Friday, 5 February 2010 23:15 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i44.tinypic.com/20t0zgx.jpghttp://www.crankshafted.com/upload/files/10/18050_326251060419_585310419_5219280_6267238_n.jpg
― gukbe's a n00b (cozen), Tuesday, 16 March 2010 22:16 (fourteen years ago) link
yes please
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 16 March 2010 22:25 (fourteen years ago) link
the pup
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 16 March 2010 22:28 (fourteen years ago) link
ANGRY CUTE THING
― ned ragú (suzy), Tuesday, 16 March 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55613968@N00/4438693327/
― ned ragú (suzy), Tuesday, 16 March 2010 22:46 (fourteen years ago) link
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs449.ash1/24717_410024558782_556118782_5072912_2123072_n.jpg
― kingkongvsgodzilla, Sunday, 4 April 2010 09:34 (fourteen years ago) link
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs544.ash1/31819_429924998782_556118782_5555109_6926075_n.jpg
― kkvgz, Saturday, 29 May 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
hi everybody. here's what happened.
last thursday i was driving in a pretty shitty part of LA (east santa ana) when i saw this stray dog running back and forth across a busy five-lane road. i was surprised because it wasn't really a residential area. i went around the block and i saw that as soon as he made it safely across the street he would run back in the other direction. he was literally zigzagging through SUVs.
anyway i pulled over and ran out into traffic and he ran away from me into some bushes. after about 45 minutes and with the help of 5 or 10 passerby, my girlfriend managed to coax him out of the bushes and into her arms.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4928943154_6e2aaf1036_z.jpg
he's a really beautiful dog and he has neither collar nor microchip. the people at the pound and the animal control officers urged us to take him home, so here we are. he seems really depressed so we wonder if he wasn't trapped in some sort of horrible thing like an underground breeding ring (he still has his balls and seems to not have had much socialization). he basically just sits on our laps with that traumatized look for 10 hours a day. he doesn't like to not be touching one of us and when one of us goes in the shower he stands at the door and whines. he won't walk on a leash anywhere that isn't the inside of my warm, safe, apartment because i think he's scared. he literally shivers with fear when he hears barking dogs. so i am basically starting to feel like i've adopted an infant.
but, there's some progress. he finally started wagging his tail like a real dog on sunday and playing with toys yesterday. at this rate we should have him chasing a stick by 2012 and housebroken by 2015.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4928963888_de599d9d7b.jpg
so, yeah, life happens. sorry i abandoned my project and sorry if it led to a bit of stress. i still have my notes on my four albums and i think i'll just wait for another turn next week or for the conversation to pick up.
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 26 August 2010 08:22 (thirteen years ago) link
^^ that last bit is out of context, i originally posted that on an ilm listening club thread.
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 26 August 2010 08:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Aw, he is adorable! My parents have a black & tan mini dachshund, and she is one quality pup. I hope your little dude stops acting less neurotic & more trustful. What is his name? Are you going to get him fixed?
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Submit him to Cesar The Dog Whisperer! He'll know what to do.
― StanM, Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:23 (thirteen years ago) link
aw little guy! & props to you for rescuing and taking on such a disadvantaged pup
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:29 (thirteen years ago) link
oh hey hello little man
yeah like elmo said, good on you for taking on ownership, yer a good dude
― gg eileen (jjjusten), Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
aw i love him! and i love that you rescued him! so good :)
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Thursday, 26 August 2010 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link
'ello baba! <---- how I seem to greet dogs lately.
― winston burchill (suzy), Thursday, 26 August 2010 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
his name is santiago de chicharron (santiago the fried pork rind).
we want to get him "fixed" (and "(house)broken", funny juxtaposition of terms) but we don't want to pile trauma on top of trauma so we're consulting with vets about if and when to do it. his behavior is still evolving on a day-to-day basis so we want to give him a bit of time ...
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 26 August 2010 19:09 (thirteen years ago) link
that dog is so cute
― markers, Thursday, 26 August 2010 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
FWIW even the most well-adjusted dachshunds have a rep for being difficult to potty train. I am rooting for little Santiago!
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Housetraining shouldn't be too traumatic for him if it's done the proper way. In fact, it might give him a routine and a sense of stability because it consists of easily learned behaviors. Whenever we have new dogs in the house I use the Dogstar Daily Errorless Housetraining Method, which works really well. The hard part is getting the dog used to being penned or crated.
(I am sorry for telling you this if you already know this.)
― trishyb, Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Has anyone you talked to been able to estimate how old he is?
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:45 (thirteen years ago) link
crating pups makes me sad.
not trying to open debate on the crating issue but man i've seen a few neglected doggies in crates and it just braeks my <3 ;__;
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 26 August 2010 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, crating him makes me sad too but i don't have a whole lot of options right now. we're moving this month from an apartment to a house with a secluded, fenced backyard so hopefully he can chill there while we're at work, and then when we're potty trained he can just hang wherever he likes.
he's certainly not neglected when we're not at work. all he wants to do is curl up and chill next to us on the couch or bed. he hasn't barked yet - though he whines a little bit - and he loves to be held like a baby and carried around. he's basically just a little stuffed animal, all he wants is to be loved.
his main problem with potty is that he's so scared of the universe that he refuses to go outside. he will literally hold it outside until he gets inside. part of the problem is that i live in a part of san diego that has a really high concentration of unmarried couples (young and same-sex) so there are a million and one dogs. literally you can't stand outside our place in the afternoon for five minutes without a dog passing by.
anyway the good news is that he's so small that it's not really a big deal when he drops the cosbys inside. there's a maltese poodle in our complex who is about half his size and that's complicating the issue. it's just a little embarrassing because i'm constantly carrying out little piss-soaked towels and bags of poop to bury in the yard in the hopes that he'll start to think it's part of his territory. on the other hand, maybe he'll think it's a big game?
oh, and judging by the teeth it seems like he's a little more than three years old.
― moonship journey to baja, Thursday, 26 August 2010 22:59 (thirteen years ago) link
FWIW my dog is a totally afraid of the world-type dog (we got her from a shelter) and she seems to really love her crate. We only put her in there when we're gone, but she goes in there of her own accord whenever she is feeling freaked out. Maybe she used to live with someone who had her in a crate, I don't know, but it really seems to comfort her when she's scared.
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Thursday, 26 August 2010 23:03 (thirteen years ago) link
DROPS THE COSBYS??
― Chanté Ackerman (Stevie D), Thursday, 26 August 2010 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
humans drop them off at the pool
― pun gent (another al3x), Thursday, 26 August 2010 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
(Tries and fails to think of a joke involving chocolate Jello Pudding Pops)
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Thursday, 26 August 2010 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah Henry really digs his crate - if you approach it the right way it doesn't have to be a prison or anything, more of a sanctuary really. key part here is to never ever use the crate as a time out or bad dog training substitute, that will fuck it up for sure.
― gg eileen (jjjusten), Thursday, 26 August 2010 23:45 (thirteen years ago) link
mind fucking blown @ the cosbys
― a dystopian society awaits if we continue on this path. (contenderizer), Thursday, 26 August 2010 23:46 (thirteen years ago) link
not heard that expression in years
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 27 August 2010 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, i mean half the time when we are on the bed the little dude all the way under the down comforter digging in circles and rearranging it to make himself a little cave sit in, which if you think about it, is sort of what a doghouse is, and a crate is basically just a portable doghouse with a lockable door on it. we always put a bunch of toys and snuggly fabric pieces and treats in there with him and i think he just thinks of it as a safe place to chill where he's out of sight of predators or whatnot.
― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 27 August 2010 01:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Oooo Abbottt you have a dog again? Good for you!
― Jaw dropping, thong dropping monster (kingfish), Friday, 27 August 2010 01:20 (thirteen years ago) link
http://a.imageshack.us/img180/5821/muon.jpg
It's my crate-lovin' Mady-Moo. She looks silly in her crate because it's so tall – she's 36" long but less than 18" tall.
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Friday, 27 August 2010 04:10 (thirteen years ago) link
I mean Mandy-Moo, sorry.
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Friday, 27 August 2010 04:11 (thirteen years ago) link
omg so precious!
― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 27 August 2010 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
such velvety ears!
― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 27 August 2010 04:40 (thirteen years ago) link
proper dog coloring, too!
― Jaw dropping, thong dropping monster (kingfish), Friday, 27 August 2010 04:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh wow, she's lovely. Collie/bassett? Even close?
We had a six-month American Pit Bull here for a week once who was going to a rescue in Sweden, and she was so well crate trained that she took all her meals in her crate, slept in it, and would climb into it by herself when she just wanted to groom herself and get away from it all. This all paid off in spades when I had to bring her to the airport, and while other dogs who weren't used to crates were freaking out around her in the cargo lounge, she just lay down in her crate and went to sleep.
The thing I took away from the toilet training regime described on that site is not so much the crating as the toileting on command. I was amazed that it could actually work.
So happy for moonship's dog now though. He probably never imagined he'd have such a nice place to live (not that I really think dogs are like Oliver or Annie or anything).
― trishyb, Friday, 27 August 2010 07:19 (thirteen years ago) link
We think she is border collie and corgi. The vet thought part basset hound, but she never seems interested in *smells* like a hound is. Also she lookjs like other border collie/corgis I have found pics of on the internet, like this one:http://ncaws.org/gallery/current%20dogs/Corgi%2011sm.jpg(^^^not the Moo)
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Friday, 27 August 2010 16:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, there's definitely Corgi in the Moo.
― winston burchill (suzy), Friday, 27 August 2010 16:12 (thirteen years ago) link
I dogsat the same mix a while back - Borgis! One of the stupider/more awesome names.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 27 August 2010 17:43 (thirteen years ago) link
i am v glad to be schooled on positive uses of crating bc my perceptions have been negative. for ex, i knew a beautiful keeshond whose owners would use the crate as punishment and the poor thing would just go crazy in there and chew on himself. just awful.
another dog -- whippet/pit mix owned by a friend -- gets horrible separation anxiety and is v destructive if alone & crated, so i always associated the crate to a prison for her misbehaviour. but it's good to know that being in the crate may actually provide a sense of security when she is alone!
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Friday, 27 August 2010 17:55 (thirteen years ago) link
got up early, took santi outside for potty. santi refused to potty, came inside, with 30 seconds promptly pottied on floor. conversation on drive to work: how we wished he'd hurry up.
got home early from work today. took santi outside for potty, fully expecting no results. santi immediately potties. right where i buried his poop the other night.
we freak out, heap praise on santi. tail wags like nuts. i pick santi up. santi promptly sprouts massive erection and ejaculates on my shirt.
moral of story: be careful what you wish for.
― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 27 August 2010 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh god!
― sharkless dick stick (Abbbottt), Friday, 27 August 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
eh, it's not the first time. easier to clean than pee.
― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 27 August 2010 20:51 (thirteen years ago) link
one step at a time, it seems
― Jaw dropping, thong dropping monster (kingfish), Friday, 27 August 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Friday, 27 August 2010 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
Poor confused Santi. He's so lucky to have you.
― trishyb, Saturday, 28 August 2010 00:42 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^
― itsinthetrees, Saturday, 28 August 2010 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
i would like to introduce ilx to gordon
this is gordon
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs618.ash2/157052_10150101363789813_507284812_7422463_1392291_n.jpg
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 December 2010 02:56 (thirteen years ago) link
too cool 4 school
― kanellos (gbx), Friday, 17 December 2010 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link
:D
― mauricio kagel exercise (corey), Friday, 17 December 2010 02:59 (thirteen years ago) link
I love his furstyle!
― quincie, Friday, 17 December 2010 15:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Awesome!!!
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 17 December 2010 15:32 (thirteen years ago) link
You may not know my official stance on this but dogs are the bestest
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 17 December 2010 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
gordon looks like a hipster kinda puppy even without any accoutrements
― nax arrrrrgh (nakhchivan), Friday, 17 December 2010 15:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Also I just got all excited because h had that same duck when he was a pup. Also because I am a dork.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 17 December 2010 15:34 (thirteen years ago) link
GORDON!!!!
― ENBB, Friday, 17 December 2010 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
it is like a door has opened in my heart
<3 this lil guy
am very groggy because of getting up with him during the night -- but he is crate training pretty good so far
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 December 2010 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
Top three threads on ILE currently:
# PUPPY!!!!!!! [Started by Finefinemusic in January 2008, last updated 2 seconds ago] 10 new answers# DOGS [Started by Matt DC in December 2010, last updated 32 seconds ago] 59 new answers POLL closes: December 23 (in 5 days)# CUTE [Started by I CAN LEAD YOU THROUGH THE ZONE (ex machina) in July 2004, last updated 48 seconds ago] 3 new answers
― Matt DC, Friday, 17 December 2010 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
fyi gordon is mostly maltese with a tiny drop of some other breed -- not exactly sure but he's bigger than a maltese
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Friday, 17 December 2010 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I approve of Gordon, he looks similar to puppy-Max who inspired this thread!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Saturday, 18 December 2010 16:03 (thirteen years ago) link
This is my parents' 1.5 year-old long-haired weinerdog named Tootsie Roll:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnFzJbdVUj0
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
last dogsitter i left my dog with let her boyfriend take her surfing. i just got the pictures:http://i.imgur.com/vnMwI.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/wPy0S.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/A0avL.jpg
― gr8080, Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:10 (thirteen years ago) link
aw. <3
― Sister is dating a (CONTROVERSIAL MOD EDIT) (Nijoli), Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:11 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^^ omg
― markers, Thursday, 17 February 2011 03:44 (thirteen years ago) link
ok that is awesome
― ullr saves (gbx), Thursday, 17 February 2011 04:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Agree 1,000,000%
― Madchen, Thursday, 17 February 2011 07:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Have you heard about this silly but obviously much-loved puppy? http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0216/breaking28.html
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/images/2011/0216/269351_1.jpg
"A dog breeder saved his eight-week-old puppy with mouth-to-mouth after it almost drowned in a garden pond."
― The New Dirty Vicar, Thursday, 17 February 2011 10:46 (thirteen years ago) link
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9503/mandyhat.jpg
dog hates pirate hat
― great & spacious building (Abbbottt), Monday, 21 February 2011 00:05 (thirteen years ago) link
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183072_10150142002779813_507284812_8027455_3197556_n.jpg
oh my gordon!!
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Monday, 21 February 2011 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184228_10150142002699813_507284812_8027454_8088726_n.jpg
LOL
― tangelo amour (elmo argonaut), Monday, 21 February 2011 16:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Gordon looks kind of like an old bear I knew named Gordon! But obv way cuter, no contest.
― great & spacious building (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
awwwwwwwww gordon
― ENBB, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 01:48 (thirteen years ago) link
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5131/5468768611_c444a80324_b.jpgRiver by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
― boots get knocked from here to czechoslovakier (milo z), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
puppy that started the thread grew up, made an enemy out of a cockatiel:
http://tinypic.com/r/2agi6q/7
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 13:56 (thirteen years ago) link
oops
http://i55.tinypic.com/2agi6q.jpg
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 14:00 (thirteen years ago) link
awww
― ENBB, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago) link
my dog's worst habit is getting into garbagehttp://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183152_728266476176_19508224_38554085_1538127_n.jpg
― gr8080, Saturday, 26 February 2011 02:46 (thirteen years ago) link
For enbbhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RducUTyjzQk
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 3 March 2011 18:05 (thirteen years ago) link
:)
dog detures pretty horrifying tbh
― ENBB, Thursday, 3 March 2011 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
you loved the pug with dentures though. I bet you went "awwwwwwwwwwwwwww"
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 3 March 2011 18:38 (thirteen years ago) link
nope. too creepy!
― ENBB, Thursday, 3 March 2011 18:38 (thirteen years ago) link
buying toothpaste for benson then?
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 3 March 2011 18:56 (thirteen years ago) link
If I thought for a second that he'd be anywhere near as cooperative as this pooch I sure would be:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF97Akx3Siw
― ENBB, Thursday, 3 March 2011 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
wtf is that dog wearing? (not a sentence I've ever written before)
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 3 March 2011 19:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not really sure tbh.
― ENBB, Thursday, 3 March 2011 19:15 (thirteen years ago) link
dont get benson (or roberto) one please.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 3 March 2011 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LzKNPPRpc90/Szk99ovrHEI/AAAAAAAAABo/-LMGvHaiCAg/S220/PugRockPunker.jpg
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Friday, 18 March 2011 00:48 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.dogwork.com/feeling/
Awesome vid, set to a Boston song for some strange reason
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Friday, 18 March 2011 05:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Sister-in-law's new puppy!!!!!!!!
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/190276_1884112950850_1482173316_2085818_5182733_n.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 20 March 2011 02:59 (thirteen years ago) link
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/189220_1884111630817_1482173316_2085814_6383865_n.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 20 March 2011 03:00 (thirteen years ago) link
I love that puppy!
― Looking Man (Abbbottt), Sunday, 20 March 2011 03:04 (thirteen years ago) link
I haven't met her yet, but I'm planning on it sometime this week.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 20 March 2011 03:05 (thirteen years ago) link
kicked it with this dog tonitehttp://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/f8ddbe7f.jpg
― gr8080, Sunday, 20 March 2011 12:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Hooray! Basset puppy!
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Sunday, 20 March 2011 17:34 (thirteen years ago) link
What exactly is around puffy dog's neck?
― quincie, Monday, 21 March 2011 20:37 (thirteen years ago) link
OMG Grady is that Boo?!
― ENBB, Monday, 21 March 2011 23:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Also Basset Hounds feet are killing me. I love B Hounds.
yeah that Basset Hound puppy is ott with the adorableness
― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 21 March 2011 23:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I got a 4yo rescue Basset last year and she loved her so much that finally went out and got a Basset puppy. Can't wait for them to meet and play together.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 21 March 2011 23:35 (thirteen years ago) link
― ENBB, Monday, 21 March 2011 23:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Have you posted pics of your dog, Johnny? Wd love to see and 'awww'
― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 21 March 2011 23:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Grew up with a basset hound down the street from me, belonged to a lovely retired ambulance driver...his name was Boof and he was the sweetest dude ever. Poor Boof got old and slow and got hit by a car though, ;_; But I've loved hounds ever since
― VegemiteGrrl, Monday, 21 March 2011 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Have you posted pics of your dog, Johnny?
This is Lola, y'all. She's a sweetheart.
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_ePwDySjVdyo/TYfs7Rg48fI/AAAAAAAAAj0/ToFIrPEiiOA/s512/lola-running.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 00:30 (thirteen years ago) link
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
― ENBB, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 00:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Lola is super adorbs!
― Looking Man (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 01:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I mean, her ears - c'mon!
― ENBB, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 01:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Omg Lola!!!! What a cute girl!!!
― VegemiteGrrl, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 02:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Yaaaay!
― Crazed Mister Handy (kingfish), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 06:23 (thirteen years ago) link
She runs approx twice a day. One straight line away from me and one straight line back. She spends the rest of her time outside sniffing everything she can sniff and then, when she's inside, she sleeps or at least lies around looking sleepy.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 07:04 (thirteen years ago) link
She is lovely! A dog in motion, nothing more joyful.
Went to Crufts, met some dogs. Have decided my ambition in life is to be van Morrison on the cover of Veedon Fleece, chilling with a couple of Irish Wolfhounds.
― portrait of velleity (woof), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 09:54 (thirteen years ago) link
― Johnny Fever, Monday, March 21, 2011 7:35 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
pics for 'best animal friends' plz
― blingee cummings (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 09:56 (thirteen years ago) link
lola's EARS!
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 10:11 (thirteen years ago) link
The one and only drawback of getting a rescue dog is not knowing what the dog looked like in its v wee lil puppy days. I like to tell my dog how hyper and cute she must have been.
― Looking Man (Abbbottt), Tuesday, 22 March 2011 13:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Some people in another county adopted a dog that we had when it was a very small puppy. They were so happy when we mailed them pictures of him when he was four weeks old. And we were so happy to see how he has grown up.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 15:12 (thirteen years ago) link
not knowing what the dog looked like in its v wee lil puppy days
Oh, I know! I wish I had some Lola puppy pics.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 16:07 (thirteen years ago) link
They were so happy when we mailed them pictures of him when he was four weeks old. And we were so happy to see how he has grown up.
So cool!
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 March 2011 16:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Another Lola photo from just about an hour ago:
http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_ePwDySjVdyo/TYqH-KN7GpI/AAAAAAAAAkw/xheDH_IDtfg/s512/lola-tennisball.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 23 March 2011 23:55 (thirteen years ago) link
hahah look at that girl
― ENBB, Thursday, 24 March 2011 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
haha holy shit! <3
― Looking Man (Abbbottt), Thursday, 24 March 2011 00:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Her mouth is a tennis ball blak hole.
Awesome photo
― treefell, Thursday, 24 March 2011 11:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Meet Teufel, a a 5 month old puppy I adopted today. His mother was a Schnauzer-mix found with a litter of 9 amongst some PVC waste in December.
http://i52.tinypic.com/npg9kw.gif
He's got a lovely (and hopefully non-shedding) brindle wiry coat, already follows me around like a magnet, came housetrained from the rescue group, and hasn't barked or whimpered once. He's a GOOD boy.
― light...sweet...crude (Sanpaku), Saturday, 26 March 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
That's a handsome fella. Any idea how large he's going to get?
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 26 March 2011 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Teufel's probably going to be 45 lbs, 18 inches at the shoulder. He's already 2/3's there by weight/volume. Medium size. I lived with 3 toy/miniature size dogs, and they couldn't handle walking 3 miles around the neighborhood, much less joining me hiking.
What's remarkable is how gentle he is amongst all the yapping dogs baying for attention when I adopted him. He's figured out the dog doors in about 30 seconds (the miniature dogs took 5 days).
― light...sweet...crude (Sanpaku), Saturday, 26 March 2011 21:53 (thirteen years ago) link
Little fellow i walk now and then for my sister. He's called Dylanhttp://farm6.static.flickr.com/5096/5562369234_694ccb43ce.jpgDylan by carljgodwin, on Flickr
― not_goodwin, Saturday, 26 March 2011 21:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Teufel was the last of the litter to be adopted. Momma is still awaiting a home, but this rescue group keeps the dogs it can't place.
http://i54.tinypic.com/33eiwrb.jpg
― light...sweet...crude (Sanpaku), Saturday, 26 March 2011 22:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Teufel is adorable, it sounds like you two will be vv happy together
xpost - omg Dylan is a handsome little fellow! We had a long-haired Jack Russell the same coloring, but he had a huge brown spot on his right flank (so he was called Spot. lol)
― VegemiteGrrl, Saturday, 26 March 2011 23:15 (thirteen years ago) link
I love the Teufel scruff heritage! Is he the lil brindly one in front?
― as you can see, they smell terrific (Abbbottt), Sunday, 27 March 2011 01:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Yep. Ugly duckling.
― light...sweet...crude (Sanpaku), Sunday, 27 March 2011 01:37 (thirteen years ago) link
No, the cutest! Actually, I think I like his mom the best.
― as you can see, they smell terrific (Abbbottt), Sunday, 27 March 2011 01:38 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.fantom-xp.com/wallpapers/25/White_Terrier_Puppy.jpg
― StanM, Friday, 1 April 2011 18:47 (thirteen years ago) link
ok, no hotlinking then. Here he is again
http://i53.tinypic.com/2j33ztf.jpg
― StanM, Saturday, 2 April 2011 08:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Aw, my insides just went all melty.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 2 April 2011 08:36 (thirteen years ago) link
:-)
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Saturday, 2 April 2011 22:28 (thirteen years ago) link
aw
― markers, Saturday, 2 April 2011 22:45 (thirteen years ago) link
:) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12944317
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Saturday, 2 April 2011 23:40 (thirteen years ago) link
― gr8080, Sunday, 3 April 2011 05:24 (thirteen years ago) link
an even happier ending for the tsunami dog! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12957838
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Monday, 4 April 2011 15:43 (thirteen years ago) link
:D :D
― markers, Monday, 4 April 2011 15:46 (thirteen years ago) link
someone's cutting up onions in here, I swear!
― StanM, Monday, 4 April 2011 16:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Not too impressed with kayaking.http://i56.tinypic.com/15ewnqq.jpg
― light...sweet...crude (Sanpaku), Sunday, 10 April 2011 00:25 (thirteen years ago) link
aw.
i was just thinking yesterday that i can't wait til the day i can revive this thread with a picture of my puppy.
some day... :(
― coming from me, who has written many bestsellers (tehresa), Sunday, 10 April 2011 00:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Baby basset still hasn't come down to play with Lola. Before too long she's going to have outgrown adorable puppy stage and into slightly-less-adorable young dog stage.
― That's why they call me (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 10 April 2011 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
enjoying the new deckchairs our liveshttp://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x18/gr8080/0e22ae21.jpg
― Oink Administrator (gr8080), Sunday, 10 April 2011 02:13 (thirteen years ago) link
beautiful!
― VegemiteGrrl, Sunday, 10 April 2011 05:09 (thirteen years ago) link
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Monday, 11 April 2011 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
http://news.yahoo.com/video/dallascbs11-15750646/big-cracks-small-puppy-huge-save-in-garland-26630786.html
― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Friday, 16 September 2011 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
"Or in this case, a small puppy."
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 16 September 2011 23:40 (twelve years ago) link
Corgi + Husky = Corgsky
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/296345_10150356447512372_276814597371_8289025_857223041_n.jpg
MUST HAVE
― Darin, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
That dog rules.
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
yes
― wrestlingisreal420 (crüt), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
That is not. right.
― WE DO NOT HAVE "SECRET" "MEETINGS." I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND (Laurel), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 16:46 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's upsetting
― i love pinfold cricket (gbx), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
i mean i love him but there's something perverse (on top of the perversity of dog-breeding in general) about taking the wildest jumpiest runniest active dog breed and giving it achondroplasia on purpose
that dog looks like a shop job!
― quincie, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
My family's miniature dachshund has only ever expressed reproductive interest in the husky next door to her. Maybe they really do something for short-leg dogs?
― fried chicken makes Alex cry, who'd vote for such a wimpy guy? (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
ahhhhhahahaha that pup
― elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
i want to feed him sausages and then throw him into a pile of leaves
― elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 12 October 2011 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
Corgsky looks like some deviant art chibi Balto fan pic.
― fried chicken makes Alex cry, who'd vote for such a wimpy guy? (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 12 October 2011 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
TOMORROW I PICK UP OUR NEW BUBBY HIM NAME IS SIMON I WILL HAVE PICTURES TOMORROW AHHHHH
― dial m for (m bison), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 01:57 (twelve years ago) link
ooohhhh what kind?
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 13:55 (twelve years ago) link
he is a poodle mix! maybe some dachshund? he is kind of squatty.
― dial m for (m bison), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 16:52 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
I love a short-leg dog.
― fried chicken makes Alex cry, who'd vote for such a wimpy guy? (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
(evidence)(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/156182_462091151427_575791427_6112348_2454439_n.jpg)
― fried chicken makes Alex cry, who'd vote for such a wimpy guy? (Abbbottt), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 19:11 (twelve years ago) link
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:16 (twelve years ago) link
Yay!
― Primm Slim, Robot Sheriff (kingfish), Wednesday, 26 October 2011 20:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/319596_10100101405469675_25405034_42265831_1130156646_n.jpg
WOO HA GOT U ALL IN CHECK
― dial m for (m bison), Thursday, 27 October 2011 02:32 (twelve years ago) link
That is is one PRETTY puppy!
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 27 October 2011 02:36 (twelve years ago) link
he's still a lil scabby and dirty from being OUT IN THE STREETS as recently as two weeks ago, but he smells good now. he's got a very timid disposition (some asshole was probably MEAN to him, I WILL MURDER THEM) but he's already making our other lil dude JEALIS.
― dial m for (m bison), Thursday, 27 October 2011 02:38 (twelve years ago) link
That pup has wonderful eyebrow tufts!
― quincie, Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:03 (twelve years ago) link
He looks like Andy Rooney!
His fur looks so soft and silky! I love his little brown schnoz.
― despite all my rage I am still just a Latter Day Saint (Abbbottt), Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:38 (twelve years ago) link
he is super soft!! and he doesn't shed, which is nice because Other A. Puppy is a big shedder
― dial m for (m bison), Thursday, 27 October 2011 16:51 (twelve years ago) link
what is his name? If it's not Barkly Cutenstein
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 27 October 2011 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
his name is Simon! and our other dog is Charlie. tryina think of good duo names...thinking
Simon and charfunkelSimon and chewsterCharlie and the Simon factory
― dial m for (m bison), Thursday, 27 October 2011 16:57 (twelve years ago) link
CHARLIE SIMON (Carly Simon)!!!
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 27 October 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
ha!
― dial m for (m bison), Thursday, 27 October 2011 17:58 (twelve years ago) link
Puppy graduation!
http://dawn.cbcr3.com/v2/userprofiles/159/159923/images/IMG_0045_medium.JPG
― jer.fairall, Thursday, 27 October 2011 21:27 (twelve years ago) link
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/39/2011/10/medium_slutty-dog-costumes-35-first-1319043798.jpg
ENBB how does this make you feel?
― Parker Posey as herself dancing to house music in NYC in 1995 (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:02 (twelve years ago) link
That's just bizarre. I makes me feel . . . not good, not good at all. Poor thing doesn't feel good about it either. I can tell.
M Bison your puppy is adorable.
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:05 (twelve years ago) link
titty puggy
― Parker Posey as herself dancing to house music in NYC in 1995 (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:09 (twelve years ago) link
>:O
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
He is so so eager to cradle you in his pillowy bosom.
― Parker Posey as herself dancing to house music in NYC in 1995 (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:10 (twelve years ago) link
hahahaha
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:11 (twelve years ago) link
neighbor just got a 3 month old boston terrier omg so cute
― ⚓ (gr8080), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:51 (twelve years ago) link
simon is in hella recovery stage...he's anemic right now b/c he had so many ticks taking his blood, plus he's got a kidney stone which cannot be operated upon until his anemia is gone. thankfully the kidney stone is super tiny and may not even require surgery (best case scenario) but he has to eat specialty food that's low in calcium and high on makes-you-pee. which means other doggy cannot eat this.
this is pissing other doggy off SO MUCH because now we have to do separate feeding sessions instead of free feeding like has been doing and he is freaking the fuck out that he cant have this special food (bc eating it will make him sick). so instead the motherfucker wont eat his own goddamn food. its like, you fucking asshole, you would rather starve to death than deal with a lil gustatory monotony? FUCK YOU.
― dial m for (m bison), Sunday, 30 October 2011 04:00 (twelve years ago) link
Pics! LOTS OF THEM!
― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Sunday, 30 October 2011 08:45 (twelve years ago) link
Did you ever see the one I posted for you of my friend's 10 week old Boston? I think it was on Best Animal Friends.
― Juggy Brottleteen (ENBB), Sunday, 30 October 2011 13:19 (twelve years ago) link
http://corgisdressedasthings.tumblr.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxibXciNrw
― Primm Slim, Robot Sheriff (kingfish), Sunday, 30 October 2011 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
Xpost: I did! and I thank you for it!
― Hills Like White Broncos (EDB), Sunday, 30 October 2011 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
SuperLucy!
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i389/cryptosicko/superlucy.jpg?t=1320990918
― Who wants to see the great Pavarotti sit on a pie? (jer.fairall), Friday, 11 November 2011 06:04 (twelve years ago) link
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zpYptkkBziE/Twhhtqy8njI/AAAAAAAAAL0/_029u0LZPs8/w500-h375-k/DSCN0008.JPG
simon, ~3 months later
― oneohtrix and park (m bison), Saturday, 7 January 2012 15:19 (twelve years ago) link
― ☆★☆彡彡 (ENBB), Saturday, 7 January 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago) link
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MgILD8wxeUM/Twhhsfe3CRI/AAAAAAAAALs/R95ovz_mwZk/w297-h234-k/DSCN0021.JPG
with his PIC, charlie
― oneohtrix and park (m bison), Saturday, 7 January 2012 15:20 (twelve years ago) link
wtf is that up there? a corgi/husky mix????
― I just got back from a dream attack (sunny successor), Saturday, 7 January 2012 15:22 (twelve years ago) link
ozshep/bordrkali buddyhttp://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6452971311_c61b239889_m.jpg
― Snop Snitchin, Saturday, 7 January 2012 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H5VCI4_Lq8
― rubber belly hand necker (CaptainLorax), Saturday, 25 February 2012 02:12 (twelve years ago) link
!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhFjWuUE-xA
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 08:47 (twelve years ago) link
i like how that one brown puppy is all fuck this after the second time around the table
― giant snake birthday cake large fries chocolate shake (sunny successor), Thursday, 1 March 2012 00:27 (twelve years ago) link
I liked the cat doing a runner after hiding up on the left hand side
― fuck deathcore and metalcore (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, 1 March 2012 00:35 (twelve years ago) link
applause for not accidentally stepping on any of the little fellas
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 1 March 2012 00:38 (twelve years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303781_10150302730963578_516053577_8021722_3979749_n.jpg
also my original images from top of thread are broken so here's the thread starter again:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/230159_7150968577_516053577_283218_8803_n.jpg
action shot:https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/229549_7874933577_516053577_300674_5914_n.jpg
I wish puppies would stay puppies forever!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
he is killing me with cuet
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
I love him soooo much <3
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
you know, some doggies do
santiago is SOOOO puppy-ish, i think if you treat them like puppies (lots of picking up and cuddling) they keep acting like puppies
it probably helps that as a miniature he is going to look like a puppy, forever
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
nice! Well, Max will be 5 in November but he's still frisky and happy. Andrew & I are rather childish people who are happy on the ground giving belly rubs (he goes NUTS if you rub his arm pits! We call it "the arm thing" as in "Max, do you want to do the arm thing?") so hopefully we'll keep him young.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
eternal puppies are the best, gordon is still v much a pup
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
I basically want to leave work and go cuddle, arggghhh
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:30 (twelve years ago) link
this is true for me every day, sometimes i feel embarrassed because my doggy is basically like a living teddy bear for me
cuddling the puppy is the first thing i do when i wake up, the first thing i do when i get home from work, and the last thing i do before i go to bed
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:37 (twelve years ago) link
i am cuddling my puppy RIGHT NOW haha suckers
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:38 (twelve years ago) link
;_;
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
My husband & I have different schedules, so every morning when I wake up I pick Max up off the floor and tuck him into my spot. Bugger spends 90% of his day being cuddled or sleeping, life's not so bad for old Max! 3 more hours til I see his waggy little tail.
Does any other dog that y'all have do a kind of breathy panting thing when you rub him? Max goes whole hog, it's pretty funny. Hard to describe over text, sadly. But it's so intense and adorable.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:49 (twelve years ago) link
gordito pants & snarfles when rubbed to his satisfaction, yes
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't realize that yr dog was called gordito and I was trying to figure out what 'gordito pants' were
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:13 (twelve years ago) link
gordon aka gordy, gordo, gordito
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
gordon whitefoot
gordon catalano
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
tell me this four and a half year old doggy isn't a puppy!!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7230/7042642359_b97fd5df37.jpg
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:24 (twelve years ago) link
waaahhhh
I want a puppy
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
he was crawling on his belly toward me with his tail wagging but then he suddenly yawned and rolled over on his back and start wiggling (wiggling on his back in hot sunshine being one of his favorite hobbies), i caught him midyawn and pre-roll
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
Awww. I want to rub all the bellies. and santiago and gordito are great dog names! Max mostly becomes 'The Maxster' (and I am 'the Mom') which is - in my justification - ever so slightly less creepy than me just calling myself Mom.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
Mr Veg and I already have our dog name picked out, for the imaginary dog that we will one day own
his name will be Stormageddon Dark Lord of All, Stormy for short. (Doctor Who ref bc we is NERRRDS)
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
I want 2 St Bernards, and I'll name the other one Woolla.
LOL the nerdier the better, IMO. Though I tried realllly hard for 'Killer' because he's such a little cotton ball, but I was vetoed :(
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
i'm planning to get santiago a girlfriend so he's not so lonely when i'm not home, was thinking of naming her BELLA BELLY because dachshund bellies are the best
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
dachshund bellies ARE the best!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:39 (twelve years ago) link
This isn't my puppy, but I wish it was! A friend of mine just got her a few weeks ago, she is a baby Australian cattle dog. Loooooooook!!!!!http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/6896602230_e1d16c3f24_b.jpg
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:49 (twelve years ago) link
I took this picture with a Canon EF fisheye lens I rented, haha (in case you were wondering why she is in a Ma$e video)
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
OMG she kind of looks like a little pig? I am in love.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
She is so fun and soft and she has a little voice and she likes to lick her cage
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 19:03 (twelve years ago) link
:*)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 19:07 (twelve years ago) link
Adorable!
I've think I've decided that, unless I end up going to school outside of the country, I might get a french bulldog puppy a year from now.
Sort of curious as to what, and what commitment, is actually involved in raising one.
― EDB, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 19:14 (twelve years ago) link
A friend of mine has one. He has trouble breathing
― Blomqvist, Jesper (admrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
yeah they are cute but i'm not sure how i feel about the ethics of owning such an over-bred dog, i've heard they have trouble giving birth too
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 19:28 (twelve years ago) link
then again i own a dachshund and 1 in 4 develop spine problems so i'm not one to talk
my friend's dog, 1 month ago:http://i.imgur.com/reBfW.jpg
same dog, 2 days ago:http://i.imgur.com/F4hvj.jpg
― ♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:34 (twelve years ago) link
hey buddy! what a cute fella!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
dude on the left looks either like the gargoyle from Ghostbusters or the bad-guy aliens from 5th Element. not sure which.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:52 (twelve years ago) link
my inlaws had a mastiff (he died last year, sad sad sad) but he was about as big as that first photo and I swear a week later he was up to my knee. Those big doggies grow like freaking mushrooms!
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
I'm familiar with the health issues of French bulldogs (along with all other breeds I might consider - but really how many breeds are there that don't have some sort of significant health or other issue?), I'm just curious about what sort of time, money, and energy is needed in actually raising a dog.
― EDB, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:24 (twelve years ago) link
time = not quite comparable to a child but getting there
money = so, so much money. like $1000/yr or more
energy = actually find dogs give you energy rather than the reverse
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:31 (twelve years ago) link
i guess the difference between my dog and a child is i can leave him at home unsupervised, but when i am with him it is like having a toddler around who has no hands.
the money thing might be on the high side, i tend to pay out the nose for medical expenses cause i'm a sucker (it's not good enough to remove weird bumps, i have to get them biopsied too) but then again i don't pay any kennel fees and some of my friends pay like $20/day because they don't want their little buddies sitting bored at home all day by themselves
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:34 (twelve years ago) link
see I'm not willing to get a dog til a) at least one of us can be at home with it and b) we have a big enough backyard for running and frollicking. which sounds more and more like a crazy utopian dream
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:35 (twelve years ago) link
if you get a little enough dog you don't need a big backyard, but yeah, leaving them at home by themselves is so ;_;
i guess at one extreme there are people who get like chemo and organ transplants and super-expensive doggy day care for their dogs and at the other extreme there's probably people who spend $0 on their dogs, just tie 'em up w/ a rope and feed them leftover human food
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:36 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.nylabone.com/assets/002/27733.jpg
get one of these five pound beasts, they'll get like lost and disoriented in a 500 sq ft apartment
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:37 (twelve years ago) link
my ex wife has one, it's pretty damn cute and it only needs to walk like a block before it's tired out
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
I kinda like a big dog, myself. Tiny dogs don't do it for me. My MIL has a shihtzu and it'll stealth up next to me on the couch and start licking my hand like a little creep. She's cute and all, but just so spazzy and needy and weird. Like an adult baby.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
yeah when i say dogs are like toddlers maybe it's because i have a little dog, any time he sees me sit down he automatically runs over to try to get on my lap
but that's what you want a dog for IMO
― the late great, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 22:43 (twelve years ago) link
I curse my chosen profession for my doglessness
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 23:07 (twelve years ago) link
My MIL was such a total pushover when it came to training, I think was what happened to the shihtzu. The dog wouldn't eat out of a bowl as a puppy so now there's a kitchen towel with kibble on it on the floor for her, she won't eat if you standing nearby, she won't eat if it's this food, she won't eat if it's that food, it's just so ridiculous to me...in their old house, in addition to leaving food on the floor, they also used to leave a little pile of kibble for her on the couch, in case she wanted to eat. I felt like a crabby old farmer, RAGH JUST PUT THE FOOD IN A FARKIN BOWL SHE'LL EAT WHEN SHE GETS HUNGRY
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 23:09 (twelve years ago) link
xpost to gbx: There's always dermaholiday?
― quincie, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 23:10 (twelve years ago) link
my friend's dog, 1 month ago:same dog, 2 days ago:
same dog, 2 days ago:
second pic belongs in SUP imo
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 23:10 (twelve years ago) link
BORING
also I can get one when I have a job and w/e but school/residency/singledom means no pupsters
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 3 April 2012 23:11 (twelve years ago) link
Too late for vet school, I suppose :(
― quincie, Tuesday, 3 April 2012 23:21 (twelve years ago) link
too hard to get into imo
― catbus otm (gbx), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 00:08 (twelve years ago) link
my singledom and weird workhours has rendered me dogless as well.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 00:45 (twelve years ago) link
also childless.
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 00:46 (twelve years ago) link
slightly related:
http://www.herodogawards.org/
Voting is Now Open!
The nominations are in and now it's up to you! You choose the 2012 American Hero Dog!
Every vote counts toward selecting the finalist dogs represented on the red carpet in Hollywood on October 6th at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Charity partners for each finalist dog win prize money, too! So vote now and vote often.
Browse the nominees and place your vote today!
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 01:45 (twelve years ago) link
i voted for santiago
― the late great, Wednesday, 4 April 2012 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
specialized search dog Gabe gets my vote...been reading a bit about military service dogs, so in love with these guys
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 4 April 2012 04:08 (twelve years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/528977_10150778696478578_516053577_9870385_296995983_n.jpgrought night for Max
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:44 (twelve years ago) link
Sad typo is sad
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
also adding this for consideration as I think the half-trimmed face/ears makes for such a funny picture:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/575770_10150778179288578_516053577_9866864_1330425396_n.jpg
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
is Max the dog on the left?xpost
― Porto for Pyros (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
Max was the dog on the left! If I were handier I'd make him a sweater out of his discards. Or a rug to match our current one!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
aw, hi puppy!
― zubaz fupa (elmo argonaut), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
So much hair! I love u, Max.
I want a new puppy.
The other night I dreamt B was flying and I was trailing him like a balloon. Then she crashed to the ground and I found he'd turned into a paperweight. I then tried to reanimate him by putting him in my bra because it was warm. WTF people, wtf?
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
Woah! Stay away from the pickles and ice cream before dinner! I want another puppy too because when Max dies I WILL LOSE IT. He's about 5 now so I have a while yet but it already makes me very sad every once in a while.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
omg don't even talk about that!!!
Yeah, I know. The dream got even weirder if you can imagine that. I often have completely surreal and bizarre dreams but that was pretty O_O.
― wolf kabob (ENBB), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
I understand, I have some pretty amazing ones. Once, I committed suicide at the grocery store while sitting on watermelons. :D
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 23 April 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s720x720/538864_10150898743313578_516053577_10038525_427338845_n.jpg
puppy melted. In reality, I washed him and he immediately ran around in sand at the park so I need to re-wash his legs and definitely need to wash the rug. Heh.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 14 May 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
omg. he looks like he sprouted from the carpet.
― rayuela, Monday, 14 May 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
i love him
― catbus otm (gbx), Monday, 14 May 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
he's a pretty good little guy. about 85% of the time.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 15:17 (eleven years ago) link
OMG
― the late great, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 15:21 (eleven years ago) link
I finally made good on my original post - Maxwell's got his silver hammer!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/c0.0.403.403/p403x403/292482_10151121471723578_800390440_n.jpg
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 17 August 2012 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
hehehehemaxwell looks like the bright white version of my Simon! what kinda dog is he?
― blue öyster crüt (m bison), Friday, 17 August 2012 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
He's an m Bichon ;)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Saturday, 18 August 2012 13:42 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCo5w6qukJY
Top Comments- PET THE GOD DAMMED DOG
waaahhooo 8 hours ago 91
― Fiendish Doctor Wu (kingfish), Friday, 24 August 2012 15:36 (eleven years ago) link
For real. I'd be cuddling that little ball of fat so hard.
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Friday, 24 August 2012 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 24 August 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
OK I just watched this again (of course I did) and two things
- THE FUCKING SPOTS ON ITS EARS AND NOSE
and
- THE NOISES IT MAKES! I actually thought there was a human baby somewhere in the background for a bit.
― (✿◠‿◠) (ENBB), Friday, 24 August 2012 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
part 2!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be9qVexyvT4
― Fiendish Doctor Wu (kingfish), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 05:08 (eleven years ago) link
My friends' new puppy has energy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yd8w6x_Ey4
― Hamster of Legend (J3ff T.), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 23:41 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGlURmUBJdY
― Fiendish Doctor Wu (kingfish), Wednesday, 19 September 2012 06:19 (eleven years ago) link
I suppose, approaching his 2nd birthday, Teufel needs directions to the DOG!!!!!! thread:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7127/8151668557_96f44ff24b_c.jpg20120101-06-rocks_DxO by Sanpaku1, on Flickr
― in the Land of the Yik Yak (Sanpaku), Saturday, 3 November 2012 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
that is basically my ideal pupster right there
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Saturday, 3 November 2012 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
http://imgur.com/pkbnb
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Wednesday, 7 November 2012 02:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/pkbnb.jpg
A surprise just for you!
― Madchen, Wednesday, 7 November 2012 06:45 (eleven years ago) link
My pupster went through about 5 of my pillows and 3 of his dog beds, but he finally stopped evicerating the cushioning hereabouts around his first birthday. k9ballistics makes some pretty chew resistant dog beds, if that's what we're seeing (they discontinued a indoor/outdoor cot that I got).
― in the Land of the Yik Yak (Sanpaku), Wednesday, 7 November 2012 07:12 (eleven years ago) link
Love the way the puppy's sitting, he's all whatever. "Look. It just exploded. I don't even know what you're talking about dude. Chill."
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 November 2012 07:29 (eleven years ago) link
oh jeez puppy Pearl is in our possession next friday!! this is her a couple of weeks ago apols if hueg:
http://i47.tinypic.com/x1ykwp.jpg
― yuoowemeone, Friday, 30 November 2012 09:57 (eleven years ago) link
adorable
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 30 November 2012 17:32 (eleven years ago) link
aiiieeeeee
― "It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Drunk!" (kingfish), Friday, 30 November 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
I spend so much time just worrying about whether I'm ready to get a puppy that I should just get one so I can stop deliberating about it.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Saturday, 1 December 2012 14:47 (eleven years ago) link
don't worry be happy was a #1 jamget a goddamn dogthey r waiting at a shelter 4 uuuuuuu
― subwe - hopelessly addicted to a certain kind of sandwich (m bison), Saturday, 1 December 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
i would get one in a heartbeat if my schedule wasn't so bizarre
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Saturday, 1 December 2012 16:45 (eleven years ago) link
I mean I'm pretty determined to get one, this spring/summer probably. I totally have all the resources - material and immaterial - to do so, but at the same time it's like: responsibility!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Saturday, 1 December 2012 17:17 (eleven years ago) link
Every time I see a picture like the one above with the pillows all gored, or see people asking for donations to cover their $10,000 dog surgery, it's like "I can't handle this shit!"
At the same time, it's not like I haven't just started a phd where I'll be on my own schedule and in the same place for the next 6-8 years. And it's not like I haven't just moved into an apartment with a backyard and an unused room connected to mine, and which is 2 minutes from a dog park.
The more serious I get, the more I get cold feet.
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Saturday, 1 December 2012 17:27 (eleven years ago) link
time-lapse vid of my dog waiting for me to get ready for work this morning so she can go far a walk:
https://vimeo.com/55126958
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Friday, 7 December 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
What kind of dog is that? Basenji?
― rihanna, will you ever win? (suzy), Friday, 7 December 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
cuuuuuute
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 7 December 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
75% basenji25% italian greyhound
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Friday, 7 December 2012 21:45 (eleven years ago) link
with those ears his profile looks kinda like Anubis, the egyptian god :)
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 7 December 2012 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
Originating on the continent of Africa,[13] basenji-like dogs have lived with humans for thousands of years. Dogs resembling modern Basenjis can be seen on stelae in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs, sitting at the feet of their masters, looking just as they do today, with pricked ears and tightly curled tails. Dogs of this type were originally kept for hunting small game by coursing.
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Friday, 7 December 2012 21:56 (eleven years ago) link
She must have the strangest bark.
― rihanna, will you ever win? (suzy), Friday, 7 December 2012 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
i'll go weeks without hearing it, but the best way to describe it is imagine a bark that all the other dogs would make fun of a dog for having because its such a shitty bark.
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Friday, 7 December 2012 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
This is Kenny, a 15-year-old lurcher who is mostly whippet. He stays with me when one of my friends has a job out of town. His bark mutates into weird dog singing, particularly if there are other dogs on TV.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8233177758_9f829564de.jpg
― rihanna, will you ever win? (suzy), Friday, 7 December 2012 22:47 (eleven years ago) link
<3!!!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 7 December 2012 22:56 (eleven years ago) link
15!!!
mine just turned 11 last month.
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Friday, 7 December 2012 23:09 (eleven years ago) link
Seriously. When I inform people that Ken is 15, they look around anxiously like we're just sitting here, waiting for the dog ambulance because he shakes like most sighthounds do, takes a daily pill for dog arthritis - but is in really good shape. He could be nearer 16, because his age was estimated at 12-18 months when he was adopted as a rescue in late '98.
He is unusually amenable to being photographed, and has the most gorgeous, long paws:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8224/8253796418_605e34bf3e.jpg
― rihanna, will you ever win? (suzy), Friday, 7 December 2012 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
wow
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 7 December 2012 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
...and as we leave the subject of geriatric dogs, it's goodnight from Ken:
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8481/8252753079_b1e3746cc4.jpg
― rihanna, will you ever win? (suzy), Friday, 7 December 2012 23:53 (eleven years ago) link
not forever????????????
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Saturday, 8 December 2012 02:58 (eleven years ago) link
gr80 your dog is awesome and reminds me of my dog despite zero breeds in common
― joygoat, Saturday, 8 December 2012 06:02 (eleven years ago) link
Pearl at about 3.5 months. She's now abt 13 kgs!! And she's a total sweetheart (as long as we don't have any shoes lying around anywhere because they go str8 down to the backyard for chewing, also she wants to kill all birds always)
http://i46.tinypic.com/4v0msn.jpg
― yuoowemeone, Thursday, 17 January 2013 08:26 (eleven years ago) link
Aww, I want to rub her cute little head. Beautiful girl.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 17 January 2013 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://instagram.com/p/Xhp5K2jbCe/
Thought I would quickly whip up a jaunty bow for our trip to Grandma's!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
Please to share much more of this fine beastie.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
Just for you, Ned:http://instagram.com/p/XhmZ36jbNK/
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
hooray!
― Hockey Drunk (kingfish), Sunday, 31 March 2013 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
here is my one, he looks like son of bungle: http://youtu.be/X8Jp6PeQIhE
― NI, Sunday, 31 March 2013 18:11 (eleven years ago) link
aww, i miss when my pooch was young/dumb enough to be taken in by a mirror. now if she reacts to it it's just to indulge some vanity.
― balls, Monday, 1 April 2013 00:59 (eleven years ago) link
the Pearl @ 6 months
http://i46.tinypic.com/2n7gv28.jpg
― yuoowemeone, Thursday, 11 April 2013 08:29 (eleven years ago) link
near full grown lanky young dogs are so beautiful
― (from a bottle you dicks) (sunny successor), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
the supermodels of dogs tbf
― (from a bottle you dicks) (sunny successor), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
i don't like to brag about how awesome my puppy is but this picture turned out so good i had to post it
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/9289215113_fe27140eba.jpg
― the late great, Monday, 15 July 2013 08:57 (ten years ago) link
Aww, that's a great shot
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 15 July 2013 14:59 (ten years ago) link
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 15 July 2013 15:25 (ten years ago) link
This is Max when I got him 2 months agohttp://i.imgur.com/2Zs7fyr.jpgA month agohttp://i.imgur.com/sW5eewf.jpgNowhttp://i.imgur.com/JN5aBLj.jpg
― tsrobodo, Monday, 12 August 2013 17:01 (ten years ago) link
hey max!
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 12 August 2013 17:57 (ten years ago) link
That is a quality Max
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 12 August 2013 17:57 (ten years ago) link
Max is lush.
― they all are afflicted with a sickness of existence (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 12 August 2013 19:23 (ten years ago) link
What a fine doggie! How does he keep his whites so white?
― quincie, Monday, 12 August 2013 19:46 (ten years ago) link
Well the trick is he doesn't. Luckily huskies have self cleaning coats so unless dirt is caked on it kinda just comes off over the course of the day.
― tsrobodo, Monday, 12 August 2013 21:53 (ten years ago) link
This is my puppy
Trying a link from facebook on my ph
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1146262_10151531615087050_1461157058_o.jpg
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 21:54 (ten years ago) link
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1082421_10151531615217050_513293834_o.jpg
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 21:56 (ten years ago) link
WANT
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 August 2013 21:59 (ten years ago) link
Vg next time you're in the bay area you should come visit me and we can play tag with her!!
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 22:04 (ten years ago) link
Also: huskies don't smell, it is amazing and wondrous
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 22:05 (ten years ago) link
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 August 2013 22:10 (ten years ago) link
i didn't know that
how weird
Awesome! more new(ish) husky owners, she looks great, how old?
― tsrobodo, Monday, 12 August 2013 22:12 (ten years ago) link
I know right??? She still has dog breath tho but I love to bury my face in the angora scruff on the back of her neck and inhale xp
The rescue group (n0rsled) thinks she is 1.5-2yrs? She is our first husky...and our first dog! But she seems to have unusually good manners and has between so well behaved the last 2 days we spent alone with her (she is being kenneled by n0rsled bc we haven't signed our pet lease yet).
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 22:15 (ten years ago) link
Her original owner almost beat her to death (broken back, broken ribs, punctured lungs, broken teeth, fractured jaw, to name a few of the injuries), n0rsled rehabbed her and rehomed get but it only lasted 6mths - she was left unattended with their elderly small dog and she pretty brutally attacked it, so they surrendered her back to n0rsled.
Her name is neko btw
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 22:19 (ten years ago) link
Max is a cutie! My husband really REALLY wanted an all white husky, but it was neko we fell in love with.
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 22:20 (ten years ago) link
Neko deserves some people who love her, obvs.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 12 August 2013 22:43 (ten years ago) link
<3 huskies
brace yourselves for the twice annual Blowing of the Coat.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:19 (ten years ago) link
I read that VERY wrongly
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:21 (ten years ago) link
Xp ha yes even now she is leaving our entire back seat white with fur after 5 mins
― just1n3, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:23 (ten years ago) link
Frustrating to think how many stupendously shitty dog owners there are in this world.1.5 looks about right though I probably would have guessed younger. Wish I was brave enough to go for a rescue for my first dog, and really hope things go well with Neko. Max came from a breeder across the street from my dads. Used to play with her original breeding pair when we were kids.
His parents both have a fair bit of brown but he only really has it on the ears, they're known to change colour though he hasn't really got any darker so far.
― tsrobodo, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:33 (ten years ago) link
Shedding has begun but the furminator has been a lifesaver. Only real issue is the way his fur sticks in my nappy ass hair.
― tsrobodo, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:38 (ten years ago) link
Oh and the inexplicable peeing on my bed. knows not to go anywhere in the house but if I leave my room for 10 seconds he will be up on there murdering my mattress.
― tsrobodo, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:40 (ten years ago) link
I read (last week, when my dog peed in my bed) that they do that because they're scared & want to bury their scent with yours. In my Doug's case, he's become too attached to me being home all the time and then I took him to grandma's house for a week and she & I went out, leaving him there for a few hours. Got back to a smelly bed. :(
I love Neko :)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:47 (ten years ago) link
Yeah that makes sense seeing as he's also done it in one of my shoes, trying to get a bit of a headstart on separation anxiety before he's older but he still hows like a werewolf on helium when alone.
― tsrobodo, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:56 (ten years ago) link
I was wondering about the furminator - a guy at the adoption didn't recommend it, but I know that it gets rave reviews.
For us, there was never any other option than rescue - it's just something we both feel really strongly about - and we are fortunate that there are so many breed-specific rescue groups in the bay area. We knew we def wanted either a malamute, husky or mix.
Neko has brown eyes, really big paws and a bushy tail so probably a bit of malamute in there, I would guess.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:32 (ten years ago) link
<3 max <3 neko
― estela, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:35 (ten years ago) link
Vet said it's fine as long as it's not used on knotted or wet fur.
Yeah I completely get that and still wonder if I did the right thing. But then I think about how nervy the first two weeks were and don't think I'd be willing to try again if something had gone wrong with a rescue
― tsrobodo, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 01:17 (ten years ago) link
We weren't keen on going through a shelter or pound bc we would have been too nervous as well - in that environment it's hard for the staff to really know the true personality of the dog (we saw this play out with my in-laws but it all worked out for them in the end).
Because this is our first dog, because we rent, and because we wanted a breed that happens to be known for being quite stubborn and a bit of a handful, it was important for us to go through a rescue group who fosters the dogs out so their personalities come out and they can really match the dog to the right owner.
Right now they have a husky called solo who is SO ADORABLE but omg - so naughty! We were at an adoption fair and we watched this dog,.annoyed she wasnt getting enough attention, slowly and deliberately grab the corner of the tablecloth on the merch table and yank the whole thing off. I almost cried laughing so hard, but can you imagine how much work she is??
― just1n3, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 01:34 (ten years ago) link
That makes a lot of sense, hadn't even realise that there were such fostering schemes but looking back my knowledge of rescue centres was pretty rudimentary up until recently.
Solo sounds awesome but then I think that stubbornness and mischief making is one of the more endearing things about huskies. Of course you want to weed out destructive behaviour but I like the idea of a dog that has its own ideas about how things should be done, that way convincing em to do what you want becomes a kind of game where you have to keep thinking of new ways to outsmart them (If we were keeping score I'd probably be losing badly).
Have you given any thought to whether or not you'll let her off lead?
― tsrobodo, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 02:18 (ten years ago) link
the off-leash thing is something we'll need to figure out. we have plans to put her/ourselves through a local training school that has a really good rep with nordic breeds. i know that some people believe huskies should never be off-leash in unfenced areas bc their instinct to wander is so strong. i don't think it's something we'll even consider till we've gone through the classes and had her at least a few months, and then we'll discuss it with the n0rsled people (they run a regular husky club meetup which is gonna be a great resource for us). neko's safety is my number one concern, and i don't want to risk her wandering off and getting lost or stolen or hit by a car - or attacking someone's small dog while they're out walking.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 03:13 (ten years ago) link
solo IS awesome - but definitely not the right dog for a first-time husky owner, let alone a first-time dog owner.
― just1n3, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 03:16 (ten years ago) link
fwiw have definitely had some terrifying never-gonna-see-that-dog-again moments involving a beloved husky and the great outdoors. dude always came back eventually but it was def on his clock and like "hey guys what's up boy you sure were shouting a lot huh?"
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link
Yeah I'm trying to canvass as much opinion as possible to get a general idea of why people decide either way. A few owners I met have said never, the behavioural specialist at the vet has two huskies and an Akita that are completely fine off the leash but she's practically a drill sergeant with them and I don't think I can (or would even want to) emulate that. The trainer I'm in contact with said he's never come across a husky that was incapable of being trained to always respond to recall, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
But then I guess the horror stories always ring the loudest in your head and the dogs safety is paramount. Norsled sounds like a really great organisation so I doubt they'd lead you astray in that regard.
― tsrobodo, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 20:56 (ten years ago) link
Guys, please welcome Molly
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i389/cryptosicko/molly_zps7d8d5b9b.jpg
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Sunday, 18 August 2013 02:08 (ten years ago) link
ommmmmmmmmg
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 August 2013 02:10 (ten years ago) link
Many more pics to come, I assure you.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Sunday, 18 August 2013 02:14 (ten years ago) link
need some kind of puppy wonkavision so I can pet her
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 August 2013 02:15 (ten years ago) link
arrgghh so cute!!! would love a puppy but really don't think i could handle the work.
our landlord reneged on our pet lease agreement so now we need to move within the next couple of weeks, in order to still be able to bring neko home with us. it is a mega-ton of stress, as the rental market for ppl w/pets is completely shit but we talked it out and decided she is worth it.
― just1n3, Sunday, 18 August 2013 02:39 (ten years ago) link
oh shit justin3 :(
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 August 2013 02:42 (ten years ago) link
jfc I hate that landlord, j, and I am so sorry. After all the hurdles you went through!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Sunday, 18 August 2013 06:00 (ten years ago) link
i agree, she is a self obsessed revisionist villain passing herself off as a concerned dogloving victim, fucking with you while pretending you are fucking with her. i hope your leaving causes her some actual genuine stress for a change.
― estela, Sunday, 18 August 2013 06:10 (ten years ago) link
that molly is a sweetheart<3
― estela, Sunday, 18 August 2013 06:11 (ten years ago) link
yes i AM taking some satisfaction in knowing that getting new tenants is going to be way more stressful for her than just downloading and printing off a fucking pet lease agreement for us to sign (fyi we have been here about 3 years and never caused a problem). we made a tough call tonight after much discussion about what's best for us and also best for neko - we called our person at n0rsled and informed her of the situation, and said that we think she should start showing neko to other families, just in case we can't come through with a new place in the next month. she REALLY wants neko to go to us, even though this is the most adoptable dog ever (young, great manners, never ever barks), so she wants this to work out for us and is willing to help as much as possible.
fingers crossed we find something in the next week or two :/
― just1n3, Sunday, 18 August 2013 07:26 (ten years ago) link
my parents dogs i am dogsitting (l, c) and my dog (r)
http://i.imgur.com/d24mAt8.jpg
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 14:13 (ten years ago) link
rad photo
― ⚓ (elmo argonaut), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 14:14 (ten years ago) link
Molly vs. flys:
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i389/cryptosicko/flyswattin_zps39a848c2.png?t=1377101437
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 16:12 (ten years ago) link
hah gr8080 that is a+! looks like an album cover
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 16:53 (ten years ago) link
good job molly
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 21 August 2013 16:59 (ten years ago) link
oh god tiny puppy tiny puppy
I love that look of mild concern all puppies seem to have at that age
― CAROUSEL! CAROUSEL! (Telephone thing), Wednesday, 21 August 2013 21:09 (ten years ago) link
Molly using Lucy's bum as a pillow (and Lucy somehow allowing it):
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i389/cryptosicko/photo_zpsc9412619.jpg?t=1377199086
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Thursday, 22 August 2013 19:20 (ten years ago) link
Awwwwww. Lots of quality puppies around here.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 22 August 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
ILX Puppy FAP needs to happen.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Thursday, 22 August 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
(no pints for the puppies, tho)
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Thursday, 22 August 2013 20:44 (ten years ago) link
Turn your back on Molly for one second to empty the dishwasher and look what happens...
http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i389/cryptosicko/IMG_5800_zps792ca595.jpg?t=1377485226
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Monday, 26 August 2013 02:49 (ten years ago) link
ahaha
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 26 August 2013 02:58 (ten years ago) link
We finally got neko, but despite being house trained she keeps shitting & pissing at my work - always in the same spot (concrete, if it matters), even though I keep bleaching it AND I keep taking her out regularly. :/
― just1n3, Wednesday, 18 September 2013 21:34 (ten years ago) link
Weird, I wonder if she got used to going on concrete when she first started training? I know my dog was trained on snow, and had a hell of a time when spring came around. Maybe she thinks concrete = "outside" :(
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 23:03 (ten years ago) link
You could try keeping a bell near your door at home, and ringing it when you take her outside. I don't know if Your work setup would allow, but maybe you could also set up a bell at the door, or keep one in your pocket? That way, after a few trips, she will equate the bell with the act of going outside and it may help her understand?
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 18 September 2013 23:05 (ten years ago) link
I don't know much about doggie house/office training, but I know that with cats, you really need to use an enzymatic cleaner like Nature's Miracle to truly get out the scent that keeps 'em coming back for more.
― quincie, Thursday, 19 September 2013 01:56 (ten years ago) link
Not to sound like a shill, but Nature's Miracle is indeed an essential for any new pet owner.
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:06 (ten years ago) link
Yes, this too. I've never used it myself but my dog's been pretty good about accidents. Probably doesn't hurt in the slightest that we moved to this apartment about a month after he was fully trained and removed from previous accident sites!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 19 September 2013 03:29 (ten years ago) link
guys my mother in law is acting like she is going to buy henry a great dane for his birthday. how awesomely would this lil (soon to be giganto) lady treat us?
http://imageshack.us/a/img820/3084/1hsw.jpghttp://imageshack.us/a/img443/2924/qkun.jpg
― No more kisses (sunny successor), Friday, 11 October 2013 21:48 (ten years ago) link
oh shit HUGE. Sorry.
but those feet!!!!
― No more kisses (sunny successor), Friday, 11 October 2013 21:49 (ten years ago) link
lol @ those paws
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Friday, 11 October 2013 21:53 (ten years ago) link
Awww!
Pure lab, or mix?
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Friday, 11 October 2013 22:53 (ten years ago) link
Awww!Pure lab, or mix?
― woah did you see that hummingbird over there? anyway, meth (sunny successor), Saturday, 12 October 2013 17:16 (ten years ago) link
Oh, wow. Funny how Great Dane puppy looks like a full size lab to me!
― the vineyards where the grapes of corporate rock are stored (cryptosicko), Saturday, 12 October 2013 17:20 (ten years ago) link
neko having a spazz attack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3r7XawqLqI
― just1n3, Saturday, 12 October 2013 17:48 (ten years ago) link
this always happens on the bed, and is worsened if she's told to get off the bed or the blankets are moved by us in anyway, e.g. if she's just lying on there, relaxed, and i try to straighten the covers, she immediately thinks it's violent play time. she scratched the shit out of my hand doing this this morning.
― just1n3, Saturday, 12 October 2013 17:50 (ten years ago) link
Awwwww I wanna dog!
― *tera, Saturday, 12 October 2013 17:55 (ten years ago) link
OMG! Neko! So crazy!
― quincie, Saturday, 12 October 2013 18:33 (ten years ago) link
Got a strict no getting on beds policy with Max which is a shame but ultimately unavoidable(the only way I can be sure he wont pee on them, don't know why he still does this), was told Huskies can be very obstinate when it comes to beds if they develop attachments to them so that makes sense.
― tsrobodo, Saturday, 12 October 2013 19:23 (ten years ago) link
yeah she has a weird relationship to beds - before we brought her home, when we would spend weekends with her, we once brought her back to our old place and she was totally chill till she saw the bed then she went NUTS. it was the first time and it totally freaked me out!!
now i know it's playful dominance (her tail always wags but there's def a vibe of "look who's boss" going on). we have a night time routine where she is led in quietly at bedtime and she goes straight to her own bed, and never tries to get in with us during the night, but once she knows we're awake in the morning...
― just1n3, Saturday, 12 October 2013 20:36 (ten years ago) link
Oh man, there was this (or what appeared to be) a big adult/tiny puppy Bernese Mountain Dog duo I saw today. I nearly melted.
― Fiddler on a hot tin roof (ed.b), Sunday, 13 October 2013 00:20 (ten years ago) link
http://www.liveanimals.tv/dogs-and-puppies/golden-retriever-puppy-cam
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 17:12 (ten years ago) link
thank you for that
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 18:48 (ten years ago) link
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/11458422743_62513d1657.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3665/11458419263_c1e5c44a81.jpg
― just1n3, Friday, 20 December 2013 02:04 (ten years ago) link
Love!
― woah did you see that hummingbird over there? anyway, meth (sunny successor), Friday, 20 December 2013 08:52 (ten years ago) link
love huskies so much
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Friday, 20 December 2013 16:03 (ten years ago) link
she is gorgeous and i'm very glad she ended up in the loving care of you and ytth.
― estela, Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:16 (ten years ago) link
She's a cartoon dog! Look at that faaaaace.
― Horreur! What are this disassociated lumps of (in orbit), Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:40 (ten years ago) link
Batdog, danananananana batdog
― Horreur! What are this disassociated lumps of (in orbit), Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:41 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThQKtgBloUw
― StanM, Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:43 (ten years ago) link
oh good lord
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Saturday, 21 December 2013 01:45 (ten years ago) link
Do you live in or near Austin, TX? Would you be interested in adopting the cutest wire-haired dachshund on earth?
http://www.austinpetsalive.org/adopt/available-dog-details/?ID=22564921
http://www.petango.com/sms/photos/1112/daffdf49-a4b6-45a4-b297-c80879737bde.jpg http://www.petango.com/sms/photos/1112/713004c9-7bf4-4ede-9b08-3f371992d9e9.jpg
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 11 July 2014 13:37 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj3OiNdTUm4
― Stephen King's Threaderstarter (kingfish), Friday, 26 September 2014 04:06 (nine years ago) link
i have a pup! her name is Bird. she's 4 months old.
http://i.imgur.com/V91Liye.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/dYdcic4.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Fl2hyfp.jpg
she's my first ever puppy, and i have questions. is there a How to Pup thread?
― Karl Malone, Friday, 17 October 2014 00:13 (nine years ago) link
OMG!!! <3
get thee to a local obedience course, like sirius or something. that's about the extent of what i know to do with puppies.
― just1n3, Friday, 17 October 2014 00:30 (nine years ago) link
Oh my god she is beautiful. Bird/dog rules!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Friday, 17 October 2014 00:36 (nine years ago) link
*warning: i'm going to talk about poop a lot*
yeah, the training process has been a rollercoaster. we got her about 3 weeks ago from a shelter, so she's not housetrained. we weren't able to take her outside for the first week that we had her because she hadn't had all of her vaccinations, but she was really good at using the puppy pads. i was amazed at how quickly she picked it up - only a few accidents elsewhere in the apartment. the transition to going outside started with some promise. within 2 days she was taking a piss outside within a few minutes of going outside, and on the 3rd day - similar in spiritual power to jesus being resurrected - she took a giant dump outside. i was so proud. she was still using the puppy pads in the apartment, but generally the trend was in the right direction.
then this week happened. she just stopped refusing to piss or shit outside. i would take her back in within 10 minutes, assuming that she didn't have to go, and then as soon as she got inside she'd go on the pad. grrrrrrr. OR, especially when i knew she had to go, i would wait fucking forever, like 30-40 minutes, for her to go. she would get really feisty and start straining at her leash to run inside, and then finally go when she couldn't wait a second longer. this has been going on all week, getting worse and worse.
i can understand the difficulty of the transition, but i don't get why she was able to get it immediately the first week, and then suddenly reverted back to refusing to go to the bathroom outside. whenever she successfully did it during the first week, we showered with her praise and tons of treats, everything you're supposed to do. i dunno. i guess in the grand scheme of things it's only been a few weeks and i'm sure she'll get it within a few months. but it's really frustrating right now, and plus i wanted to take this opportunity to write a really long post about pooping.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 17 October 2014 00:43 (nine years ago) link
Bird is adorable!
About your situation, though--I dunno. I'd always go for positive reinforcement over negative (rubbing her nose in the mess and shouting "What's this?!"), but it sounds like you've done everything you're supposed to re: positive. Like you said, though, she's still new to your family, so give it time.
― MaudAddam (cryptosicko), Friday, 17 October 2014 00:55 (nine years ago) link
re: reinforcement - yeah, we're trying to just do positive and not do the shaming thing too much, although when on occasion she takes a giant piss in the bedroom it's hard not to be like "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS BIRD? ONLY I AM ALLOWED TO PISS ALL OVER MY BEDROOM!!"
i guess one really annoying thing is that we live on the 6th floor and typically use an elevator which takes forever, so "going outside" is typically a really long process as compared to the suburban thing of letting your dog out the back door into your yard or whatever. when you do all of that and then wait outside for 30 minutes and then take her in and she immediately shits on a pad, it's really frustrating.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 17 October 2014 00:59 (nine years ago) link
anyway i complain because i'm a complainer and also because she's 99% a perfect pup, so the housetraining journey sticks out. love her so much.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:00 (nine years ago) link
eh don't stress about it. neko was 2 yo when we got her and house-trained. never peed in our apartment. then i took her work and she would just pee and shit on the concrete floor. pretty soon i figured out the times she likes to go out (she lets me know now anyway, but when we first got her, she wouldn't). a few months went by, she was all good, then she just decides to start pissing on the floor at work again! it stopped, thankfully. probably just her way of making sure that i know who's really the boss.
and if birdie is going on a pee pad, that's still pretty good. and dog pee is mostly odorless. there is also a spray you can get to encourage them to go while they're outside, but it didn't really work for us (neither did the repellent spray, either).
― just1n3, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:17 (nine years ago) link
that makes me feel better. it's hard to be patient sometimes!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 17 October 2014 01:54 (nine years ago) link
https://38.media.tumblr.com/5393e0ae2da87483476825aff541966c/tumblr_ndkfutrYd71qdmmiqo2_500.gif
Bird!
omg <3
― difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 17 October 2014 02:02 (nine years ago) link
neko likes to do that on the couch and the bed. surprising, both are still in one piece.
and yeah, it just takes a really long time to train. wish tza was still posting here, she's the best and knows lots about dog stuff. we've been pretty lax about really training neko but we taught her 'shake' so that's all that really matters, right??
― just1n3, Friday, 17 October 2014 02:40 (nine years ago) link
She's beautiful!Don't know what the weather's doing in Karl's part of the world, but sometime pups that pick up being house-trained fast have a big lapse if the weather turns cold or wet--they want to be obedient, but not as much as they want to stay warm and dry.
― ornamental cabbage (James Morrison), Friday, 17 October 2014 04:01 (nine years ago) link
Would bringing the pads with you on your outdoor potty breaks be of use? Caveat: I learned that trick from Bruce Almighty.
― My Life with the Thrillho Kult (Leee), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:27 (nine years ago) link
http://marinaabramopug.tumblr.com/
― My Life with the Thrillho Kult (Leee), Monday, 20 October 2014 20:18 (nine years ago) link
my dog's outer eyelid doesn't close all the way when she sleeps sometimes, and it makes her look super creepy:
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/11-11-2014/15FemY.gif
― just1n3, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 00:11 (nine years ago) link
aw, is she a husky? a good friend of mine's alaskan husky used to do that!
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 00:34 (nine years ago) link
yeah she's a siberian husky (UM HELLO have you not seen the 1001 photos of her on facebook already??). it seriously freaked me the fuck out the first time - especially bc her eyes/inner lids will kinda twitch and roll really fast while she sleeps - she looks demonic in a way that doesn't come across in photos.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:03 (nine years ago) link
Having a demon dog might really come in handy sometimes though. If the apocalypse comes you're going to be set
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:15 (nine years ago) link
"If"? Surely you mean "when."
― khaleeesi (Leee), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:17 (nine years ago) link
I'm always prepared for the realization that the apocalypse already happened and our experience is just the dying moments of some machine looping in on itself
― ya'll are the ones who don't know things (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:24 (nine years ago) link
o_O
#mindblown
― khaleeesi (Leee), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 01:24 (nine years ago) link
Haha omg Neko's sleep face is terrifying
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 04:22 (nine years ago) link
it's grosser when her outer lid is completely open, while her inner lid is closed and she's "looking" right at me. that was the first time i've managed to get a pic bc she normally wakes up before i can.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 04:24 (nine years ago) link
Am disappointed I missed all the puppy action
― Delbert Gravy (kingfish), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 04:25 (nine years ago) link
yeah - siberians rule but that's not a PUPPY!!!!!!! pix!
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 04:56 (nine years ago) link
I started this thread and the original PUPPY!!! is almost 7 years old, an old man but also still an immature goof
http://instagram.com/p/sQ2kQXDbDL/
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 06:04 (nine years ago) link
my puppy turns 13 next week.
― ✓ out this insane nakh yall (gr8080), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
xpost
great photo
7 years isn't really "old man" for a smallish dog, no? more like robust middle age.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:02 (nine years ago) link
late middle age, i suppose...
also, i found this youtube very moving:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPdijiDJ0dU
the girlfriend is clearly just overwhelmed. the way the puppy struggles to get up into her lap, and then once s/he does just curls into her arms.... aw man.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
Xps I still consider her my puppy! And she acts like a baby most of the time.
― just1n3, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
nah well he is a robust middle age man but he is so lanky and porky compared to his early years xp
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 13 November 2014 04:23 (nine years ago) link
That inner eyelid has a rather wonderful name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nictitating_membrane
― ornamental cabbage (James Morrison), Friday, 14 November 2014 05:27 (nine years ago) link
My so-called puppy is 17 and a half:
https://scontent-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/q85/s720x720/10421154_10152375485781949_8642479214720821568_n.jpg?oh=b554985d11265ebd54f1d275dff1bfab&oe=55186025
― resting rich face (suzy), Friday, 14 November 2014 10:26 (nine years ago) link
I know I already posted this on his thread but not everyone sees that so B just had a birthday and lil mister greybeard can tell you how old he is himself:
http://i58.tinypic.com/1zdn4tj.jpg
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 14 November 2014 14:27 (nine years ago) link
Ha! The expression on Benson's traumatised little face!
― resting rich face (suzy), Friday, 14 November 2014 14:37 (nine years ago) link
I know. That's basically his default expression though and he liked the hat! He didn't even try to get it off. lol. Weirdo.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 14 November 2014 15:47 (nine years ago) link
https://gettrendygifs.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/new-trending-gif-tagged-dog-staring-side-eye/
Sorry if this is posted elsewhere. It's a new classic.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, 12 December 2014 16:01 (nine years ago) link
my pup's birthday is next week! what do you think, birdie?!
http://i.imgur.com/cvEcRYJ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/UBO1bNQ.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/AtL0y59.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/Z5pKRsw.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/n6rEQpc.jpg
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 27 May 2015 01:04 (eight years ago) link
Loool aww birdie <3
― just1n3, Wednesday, 27 May 2015 07:37 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq61XOaFu1A
so a friend's dog is having pups rn and he's live streaming it
like, in case you're into that sort of thing
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Saturday, 30 January 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
i have never seen a dog birth so i'll watch in the name of science
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 30 January 2016 16:40 (eight years ago) link
slow moving so far, tbh
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Saturday, 30 January 2016 16:47 (eight years ago) link
/|\ we have two puppies /|\
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Saturday, 30 January 2016 18:03 (eight years ago) link
three puppies!
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Saturday, 30 January 2016 18:36 (eight years ago) link
i just learned that mom dogs eat their own placentas right up
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Saturday, 30 January 2016 18:39 (eight years ago) link
probably one of the less gross things a dog is willing to eat.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 30 January 2016 20:08 (eight years ago) link
was gonna say
― get a long, little doggy (m bison), Saturday, 30 January 2016 20:18 (eight years ago) link
Bump.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 12:12 (seven years ago) link
http://https%3A//www.instagram.com/p/BQ8qBJ0jqo1/%3Ftaken-by%3Dsickmouthy
Say hi to Fred, he joins us in a month or so.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 12:13 (seven years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ8qBJ0jqo1/?taken-by=sickmouthy
He's a tibetan terrier.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 12:16 (seven years ago) link
He's gonna grow up to look like this: http://ynaya-terrier.com/images/fellah4monate2.jpg
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 12:17 (seven years ago) link
That, sir, is one adorbs looking puppy!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 12:28 (seven years ago) link
I remember the time when a revive of this or the kitten thread would be a cause for celebration. Fucking Trump and his fascists.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 13:18 (seven years ago) link
fred looks like a quality pup. look fwd to more pics.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 28 February 2017 13:58 (seven years ago) link
oh my goodness
― jason waterfalls (gbx), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 14:14 (seven years ago) link
We had several possible names lined up, and Em was lobbying heavily for Beau. She's tried every trick in the book with Nora, but Nora is insistent on Freddie. You can't overrule a 2 year old. It'd be like the Blue Peter cats fiasco.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 14:22 (seven years ago) link
Fred is a much better dog name than Beau (sorry Em).
― jane burkini (suzy), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 15:00 (seven years ago) link
I like Fred very much.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Tuesday, 28 February 2017 19:50 (seven years ago) link
FRED!!!!!!!!!
― It's always (sunny successor), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 16:58 (six years ago) link
fred update is way overdue
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
tru
― gnaw on my meat oreo (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 17:05 (six years ago) link
Lots of Fred pics on my instagram, but this update is not what anyone wanted; tomorrow we're rehoming him, sadly.
Em's due our second child in approx 6 weeks, and it's been a much more difficult pregnancy than last time, compounded by having a lovely, but slightly stubborn, pup in the house to manage alongside a just-turned-three-year-old.
So after much deliberation and many tears we've decided to take him back to the breeder so she can rehome him. We're gutted, and it caused a big bust-up with my father-in-law because he laid a massive guilt-trip on (when we already felt guilty, right before xmas, when his daughter's heavily pregnant).
Fred's a lovely dog - basically E's dream dog - but it's just not the right time for us.
So this is me saying goodbye to Fred.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Saturday, 16 December 2017 07:15 (six years ago) link
I'm a complete mess.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 18 December 2017 06:28 (six years ago) link
BABY!!!!!!!
― StanM, Monday, 18 December 2017 08:56 (six years ago) link
Hahaha, yes, that's happening pretty damn soon.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 18 December 2017 09:08 (six years ago) link
I need to show you this excellent puppy I met yesterday.
http://i64.tinypic.com/x1ynua.jpg
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 30 March 2018 01:28 (six years ago) link
outstanding
― NBA YoungBoy named Rocky Raccoon (m bison), Friday, 30 March 2018 01:42 (six years ago) link
She was so good. I pulled over and parked illegally to run to meet her. She made my day.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 30 March 2018 02:10 (six years ago) link
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 30 March 2018 02:43 (six years ago) link
i am melting and laughing at the beauty of this little creature
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 30 March 2018 02:59 (six years ago) link
pretty good piece on pups
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/27/opinion/dogs-happy-hollywood.html
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 30 March 2018 03:00 (six years ago) link
You didn’t think I took just one pic, right?
http://i65.tinypic.com/2yzjvhg.jpg
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Friday, 30 March 2018 03:35 (six years ago) link
She was the softest. :)
excellent work
― the late great, Friday, 30 March 2018 03:56 (six years ago) link
That is one of the cutest pups in the universe.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 30 March 2018 05:00 (six years ago) link
i wonder what he thinks of trump
― the late great, Friday, 30 March 2018 05:06 (six years ago) link
he looks so innocent!
― the late great, Friday, 30 March 2018 05:13 (six years ago) link
Yaaaaaaaay.
I ran across the street today to say hello to a bloodhound. I'm not ashamed.
― Glower, Disruption & Pies (kingfish), Friday, 30 March 2018 06:36 (six years ago) link
I’m so dog-broody it’s unreal! Can’t believe it’s three years since we lost Kenny and I don’t yet have my own whippety guy.
― fuck ‘shopping a hat (suzy), Friday, 30 March 2018 07:25 (six years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuNXSzvWwAAyOs9.jpg
my new bestest friend Dougal has ran amok this morning and tired himself out trying to chew everything in reach. He's arrived two days early because the breeder had to be in another country or something. Buzzing!
― calzino, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:27 (five years ago) link
dougal, i love you
― fans annoyed as emily atack screams over nick knowles' kumquat (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:30 (five years ago) link
Dougal <333
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:31 (five years ago) link
Well that is extremely cute and lovable
― davey, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:35 (five years ago) link
What an adorable VGB! That was fast! Only my mum sends in for canine reinforcements quicker than this.
― suzy, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:57 (five years ago) link
I thought if I mulled over it for some time I'd just come to the same conclusion that a new VGB is what is needed in my life, and the absence of one in my house wasn't something I could adjust to at all.
― calzino, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 11:05 (five years ago) link
My mum took only three days to get a new VGB on the basis that she kept seeing a poodle in the corner of her eye and determined she’d go doolally unless she put one there.
― suzy, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 11:34 (five years ago) link
fair, imo
― fans annoyed as emily atack screams over nick knowles' kumquat (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 11:40 (five years ago) link
I was having similar auditory type hallucinations, kept thinking I could hear him trotting up the stairs or sometimes getting the false sense that he is following me around the house.
― calzino, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 11:40 (five years ago) link
My mum is generally OTM in all areas apart from politics.
― suzy, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 11:46 (five years ago) link
i love dougal very much and i’m glad you got him!
― estela, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
dooooooooooougal!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 14:50 (five years ago) link
dougal is all tuckered out <3
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuDLzymVAAA9koj.jpg
This is Zita, and she is tired
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:27 (five years ago) link
cute puppers yall
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:30 (five years ago) link
Zita has such pretty pretty fuuuuuuuuuur. Wanna stick my fingers it it right now, yes.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:32 (five years ago) link
zita, I love you
― fans annoyed as emily atack screams over nick knowles' kumquat (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:35 (five years ago) link
zita otm
― brownie, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:52 (five years ago) link
Gorgeous. Zita is a poodle?
― suzy, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 22:55 (five years ago) link
Omg DOUGAL!!!!!!!!!! All the heart eyes.
Zita is lovely too.
My nine year old pug had started being aggressive with me at the weirdest times and it’s really hard. I have no idea why it’s happening or what to do. It’s breaking my heart.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 23:18 (five years ago) link
Zita is a labradoodle and we love her.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:07 (five years ago) link
Is she the softest?
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:10 (five years ago) link
Zita!
pups in bed are the sweetest
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 13 December 2018 01:34 (five years ago) link
super-soft
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Thursday, 13 December 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Thursday, 13 December 2018 03:00 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuqA86nWkAAUMBZ.jpg
tough work is house-training this lad, but I think we are going to make it! Sorry not trying to milk cute puppydom to the point of nausea, but just announcing he is now called Douglas because somebody I like a lot told me he looked more like a Douglas than a Dougal, and it made perfect sense at the time and now that is the name on his chip.
― calzino, Monday, 17 December 2018 23:58 (five years ago) link
OMFG
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:10 (five years ago) link
― Squeaky Fromage (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:11 (five years ago) link
Sorry not trying to milk cute puppydom to the point of nausea
even as an outsider to your situation this makes me angry, you should NEVER apologize for puppydom, never in a million years, under the worst torture. you should instead do the exact opposite and post every single puppy moment that is possible. Douglas is just RIDICULOUS <3
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:12 (five years ago) link
sorry, i lost control for a second there
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:29 (five years ago) link
when I took him for his first stage inoculation today. On the bus I carried him in an open sports bag which he pissed in and all over me. And such is his charms, despite me reeking of his piss there were lots of people fawning over him in the reception, and not saying: oi, you stink of dog piss!
― calzino, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:40 (five years ago) link
pups can do whatever they want, whatever they do is fine
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:49 (five years ago) link
babies are always a little bit crazy<3 soft hairy smelly puppies
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 00:52 (five years ago) link
douglas, i love you
― fans annoyed as emily atack screams over nick knowles' kumquat (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 03:03 (five years ago) link
^^^^^^^^^
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Tuesday, 18 December 2018 07:59 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dz8TZsRXQAAhc2b.jpg
Douglas had a very rough week. Two days of explosive diarrhea, vomiting, severe dehydration and then major surgery to have a sock removed from his small intestine. I was in tears on tuesday night, seriously thought he was fading away. My local private vets were fucking shit and actually ruled out a blockage on monday, maybe just trying to monetize his agony and charge me for another consultation rather than gaf about his life. Anyway Bradford PDSA delivered and I've donated £150 to them for being so fucking awesome and saving his life.
― calzino, Thursday, 21 February 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
Aw man Douglas :( Get well soon little lad.
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 21 February 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link
apparently Labs have a higher propensity for scavenging and swallowing things than other types of doogie. When he's better I'm only taking him out on a muzzle because he literally tries to eat everything, and some sick bassa has been scattering poisoned food around the park. Probably some knuckle dragging troglodyte from the rugby club ლ(ಠ_ಠლ)
― calzino, Thursday, 21 February 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
my last Lab was quite sensible in that he'd chew through everything, but wouldn't swallow stuff.
― calzino, Thursday, 21 February 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I once knew a black lab who chomped through a rotting sheep’s carcass and then puked maggots all over the carpet. She also had her head in the dishwasher half a second after you opened it, to lick the dirty plates.
― Madchen, Thursday, 21 February 2019 17:35 (five years ago) link
Glad he’s on the mend!
xp lol classic!
― calzino, Thursday, 21 February 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
Douglas :( Douglas is so cute I want to explode. I hope he feels better really soon.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 21 February 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
one of our doggies passed yesterday. pretty tough on our son.
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Thursday, 21 February 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
:(
very sorry to hear that - how old is your son?
glad douglas is doing okay, though
― the late great, Thursday, 21 February 2019 18:41 (five years ago) link
my puppy is turning 11 this year!!
losing a pet fucking sucks sorry bison
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 21 February 2019 19:39 (five years ago) link
rip m bison's dog.
― calzino, Thursday, 21 February 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
I'm really sorry to hear about your dog, m bison. That's awful for anyone, especially a kid. :-/
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 21 February 2019 21:59 (five years ago) link
yeah, im just glad i was the one who found him and not my wife -- who had this dog before we ever met -- or son. it was def his time, tho. he had already been losing his hearing and vision, and the last couple of months he was not the same dog. he didn't seem to be in pain, but his energy was v v low and he just looked like he was winding down.
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Friday, 22 February 2019 00:21 (five years ago) link
just turned one recently
https://i.imgur.com/iABx4ni.jpg
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 22 February 2019 20:12 (five years ago) link
fine looking doog there :)
― calzino, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:14 (five years ago) link
carne asada's dog is so cute!
i moved into dog friendly, secure housing in october and the urge to adopt a dog is strong as hell. i am going to wait until i have some savings however as i already have a cat and i definitely can't afford potentially two unexpected veterinary bills coming in at the same time, and i wouldn't feel comfortable without a safety net in that respect.
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 22 February 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
carne asada that is premium grade soft and sweet wet dog nose there. what a pal!
― Karl Malone, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:20 (five years ago) link
yeah, that is one splendid doog nose!
― calzino, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:21 (five years ago) link
This very good girl is my house guest this week:
https://imgur.com/a/vYE2tyY
― suzy, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:25 (five years ago) link
what a smile!
― calzino, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:27 (five years ago) link
omg that smile!!
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 22 February 2019 20:38 (five years ago) link
i am going to wait until i have some savings however as i already have a cat and i definitely can't afford potentially two unexpected veterinary bills coming in at the same time, and i wouldn't feel comfortable without a safety net in that respect.― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, February 22, 2019 3:16 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, February 22, 2019 3:16 PM (twenty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This has been my line of thinking too (minus the cat). I've wanted a dog for years but I know I won't be able to afford a steep vet bill.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Friday, 22 February 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
I can't afford steep vet bills and if I was reliant on them my pup would be in very bad shape or dead rn. I can't praise what the PDSA do enough.
― calzino, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:46 (five years ago) link
my wife has us on some pet insurance that is surprisingly affordable and came in handy when our old dog got sick , it covered a fair share of the bills.
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 22 February 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
that is extremely 3rd Grade Yearbook smile, i love it
― Karl Malone, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
if i get another animal, i'm going to get pet insurance asap. the pre-existing conditions bullshit is definitely still a thing with animals. by the time we found out my dog had hip dysplasia, there was no way we could get insurance.
― Karl Malone, Friday, 22 February 2019 20:51 (five years ago) link
Douglas is on WW2 sized rations of boiled chicken and rice until his intestine recovers, but his appetite has completely returned. When I put the bowl down it is like like watching a whizzing blur of piranhas on a feeding frenzy, it's so funny.
― calzino, Friday, 22 February 2019 21:19 (five years ago) link
the labrador appetite is a thing to behold
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Friday, 22 February 2019 21:20 (five years ago) link
i want a fucking dog
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 22 February 2019 21:24 (five years ago) link
We fostered a young black lab for a few months, and he managed to eat the best part of a 12 kg bag of dog food. Like, he just rammed that stuff down his gullet double-quick until he was completely misshapen. We had a trip to the vets at 11pm on a bank holiday. He was so stuffed with food, she was afraid it would rot inside him before he could break it down. So she knocked him out and manually worked that food through his system. Liquid paraffin poured in one end, literal punching of his stomach to work it into the food, then out the other end it came. It took an hour to clear him. We had to sleep in the living room with the back door open so he could continue the process.
Next morning, he was STARVING. You never met such a hungry dog in your life.
― trishyb, Saturday, 23 February 2019 10:08 (five years ago) link
not really funny for the dog .. but lool! There is something quite comic about their grim obsession with food. My last Lab used to plot raids on the bin. He'd always be watching what went in and mount a knock the bin over and grab and run raid later. Obv this decreased in frequency as he got older, but the old dog still had a few tricks in him.
― calzino, Saturday, 23 February 2019 10:15 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0MdhRaWsAIyEjG.jpg
I told him next time I catch him eating a sock I will be jolly mad and make him eat the rest of the drawer.
― calzino, Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:07 (five years ago) link
sorry pops, y'know i just can't resist the smell of th-*deep snoring sounds*
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:11 (five years ago) link
:p
― calzino, Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:13 (five years ago) link
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Thursday, February 21, 2019 12:38 PM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
our surviving dog was breathing weirdly, so we took him into the vet and...he probably has cancer and only a few months left, if that. sheesh.
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:43 (five years ago) link
genuinely sorry to hear that m bison.
― calzino, Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:49 (five years ago) link
omg that is too muchi'm sorrytoo sad!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 24 February 2019 20:51 (five years ago) link
oh no. :( i'm sorry, m bison.
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 24 February 2019 21:14 (five years ago) link
m bison, that's all awful. I'm so sorry.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Sunday, 24 February 2019 23:09 (five years ago) link
Allegedly Labradors have genetically lost the trigger in your stomach/brain that tells you that you're full. Poor buggers are ALWAYS hungry.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Sunday, 24 February 2019 23:10 (five years ago) link
Perhaps that is partly why they are so trainable as sniffers/guide dogs etc, in the sense that the reward means so much more to them than other doogies!
― calzino, Sunday, 24 February 2019 23:20 (five years ago) link
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Sunday, February 24, 2019 2:43 PM (five days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
put dog #2 (simon) down last night. he deteriorated so quickly after dog 1 (charlie) died last week. he was was mostly chipper this week, though, until i got home last night and he couldn't pick his head up without discomfort or pain.
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Friday, 1 March 2019 12:27 (five years ago) link
i took this one a lot harder. partly because i thought we had more time with him and had far less time to prepare for his passing than the other one. partly because i picked him out when we first got him and spent the lion's share of time with him. he could be a difficult dog at times; he was a shelter rescue and he was big on chewing stuff he wasn't supposed to and pissing in the house all the time when we weren't home. but he was also very loving and protective.
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Friday, 1 March 2019 12:31 (five years ago) link
anyway, this is the first time in maybe 25 years -- not counting the year i was out of town for college -- that i don't have a pet in my house.
sorry man; that's really rough.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 1 March 2019 15:00 (five years ago) link
M bison, so sorry, that is terrible
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:32 (five years ago) link
i'm really sorry m bison, that is awful. i hope you're doing ok, it must be overwhelming. <3
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:35 (five years ago) link
i recuperated by lining up to adopt 2 chihuahuas. they should be ready by tuesday. naming em ziggy and manu and will have pictures.
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:46 (five years ago) link
that is a very good idea, and an adorable one as well. holy crap! how old are they?
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:48 (five years ago) link
theyre each about a year old. luckily my school is v close to the city animal care services so i went after work initially intending to get one dog, but these two dudes were cellmates and brought in at the same time, so i couldnt separate them!
― you know who deserves sitewide mod privileges? (m bison), Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:54 (five years ago) link
i recommend picking up the beverly hills chihuahua trilogy on the way home as well, this will be essential viewing for your new fam
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 2 March 2019 22:57 (five years ago) link
I went down that path of getting another puppy before thinking too much about it when suffering bereavement. It has been hard work, but I don't regret the decision at all.
― calzino, Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:07 (five years ago) link
how is the sock gobbler
― god knows i want to fp (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:22 (five years ago) link
mar dhea and theres a few round here wouldnt be safe from him indeed
― god knows i want to fp (darraghmac), Sunday, 3 March 2019 00:23 (five years ago) link
he's a bit depressed with the new low sock access regime, the intestine recovery rations he's on, lack of off the lead action and the elizabethan head-piece is inflicting psychological duress. I'd like to think the brush with death has instilled a new sense of maturity in him, but as soon as the stitches come out on wednesday he'll be back to his best/worst in no time I reckon, but thank god tbh.
― calzino, Sunday, 3 March 2019 06:52 (five years ago) link
I can't get a new dog till after the summer -- we're having major renovation work done on our house and we have to move out for a few months.
― trishyb, Sunday, 3 March 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4Ge4jRW4AAU1Aw.jpg
Douglas is 6 months old today. ffs I lose the daily count of the amount of times I'm retrieving stones and lumps of chewing gum out of his gob. But he's growing into a real handsome dog for sure.
― calzino, Sunday, 14 April 2019 09:07 (five years ago) link
extremely good boy
― arli$$ and bible black (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 14 April 2019 09:08 (five years ago) link
That’s a real good creek you found there, Douglas <3
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Sunday, 14 April 2019 13:59 (five years ago) link
https://imgur.com/a/KwXvHXgthis is my buddy, Buddy
― gbx, Sunday, 14 April 2019 15:30 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/poRjUMw.jpg
(not actually mine, but we are pals)
― gbx, Sunday, 14 April 2019 15:32 (five years ago) link
I am a fan of these dogs.
― And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison), Sunday, 14 April 2019 23:32 (five years ago) link
god i want a dog
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 15 April 2019 03:13 (five years ago) link
new mexico pup style! love it
― these are not all of the possible side effects (Karl Malone), Monday, 15 April 2019 03:44 (five years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ejMadtx.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/IjPW1ix.jpg
meet charlie! he's 3 but looks (and acts) like an old man. was a stray in texas and on a kill list and then bounced through fosters and bad adoptions :(
but now he's home! he is extremely mellow and settling in. already has a favorite spot on the couch and spent last night curled up at my feet in bed.
my first dog, i love it so far
― global tetrahedron, Saturday, 12 October 2019 23:58 (four years ago) link
he looks gorgeous!
― calzino, Sunday, 13 October 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EGt4z2pWkAEy9eW?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
this is my main doog Douglas, he's reaching his first birthday in 2 days!
― calzino, Sunday, 13 October 2019 00:08 (four years ago) link
handsome boy
― global tetrahedron, Sunday, 13 October 2019 00:17 (four years ago) link
he has some very unsavoury habits and is an obsessive scavenger, so I have to put a muzzle on him off the lead until we get into deep countryside. Because he will literally eat anything, including discarded socks, dog-shit, fox-shit literally anything... but he is slowly getting more sensible.
― calzino, Sunday, 13 October 2019 00:35 (four years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuNXSzvWwAAyOs9.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuqA86nWkAAUMBZ.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/D0MdhRaWsAIyEjG.jpg
just shamelessly reposting earlier pics of Douglas's development in the last year from this thread, including after he needed major surgery to have a sock removed from his small intestine after nearly dying, because I felt like it!
― calzino, Sunday, 13 October 2019 00:59 (four years ago) link
he practically collapses that settee when jumps on it now!
― calzino, Sunday, 13 October 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
two extremely good boys imo
― NEWS Giant penis frog didn’t have a giant penis after all (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 13 October 2019 05:52 (four years ago) link
Doug is so beautiful. Black labs are my favourite. Does he like to greet people by putting their arms in his mouth? We had a black lab who did that. Not everyone likes that, we discovered.
And look at Charlie! I hope he'll turn out to be a total rascal when you've had him for a while and he settles in properly.
This is our pack (I don't know if this photo will work).https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EC5Xz6xXYAAkEcc?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
― trishyb, Sunday, 13 October 2019 08:56 (four years ago) link
Oh, hueg, sorry.
Love to see all the VGBs.
I am still VERY dog-broody.
― coup de twat (suzy), Sunday, 13 October 2019 10:01 (four years ago) link
Labs are such easy dogs to have if you are under stress. When I had anxiety my lab mix used to lie down next to me so I could feel how calm he was. Only problem with them is that they WILL eat anything, including - ick - a tray of pasta in the alley that has maggots. They're smart dogs so it just must be hard-wired into them to put any and all food into their mouths.
― I Guess Old Notre Dame Won't Win After All (I M Losted), Monday, 14 October 2019 16:49 (four years ago) link
" Black labs are my favourite. Does he like to greet people by putting their arms in his mouth? We had a black lab who did that. Not everyone likes that, we discovered."
yep, not biting but excitedly getting hands, arms, sleeves of coats in his mouth in his excitement, and he repeatedly jumps up at people - which is not good when he is covered in mud or the unfortunate person has recently had a hip replacement or just doesn't like that type of thing! He is calming down a bit and getting more wary about strangers, but still often starts hyperventilating when he meets other dogs or people sometimes, get's crazy excited. He will literally eat anything hence the need for a muzzle off the lead. I've stopped going to to one local park because some twisted psychopath from the rugby has been putting poisoned food around the pitch again
― calzino, Monday, 14 October 2019 17:09 (four years ago) link
mine is having separation anxiety, barking/whining after i leave. this was my first day heading out to my job so we'll be working on it. hopefully when things become more predictable and normal he'll relax a bit
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 14 October 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
I'd recommend getting some pressed rawhide bones, they can chew them for hours and it might help him chill if he's showing anxiety and prevent other things getting chewed.
― calzino, Monday, 14 October 2019 17:38 (four years ago) link
xp to trish
just remembered the day my postman, who is a fan of Douglas came to say hello and ended up with his hand in a big cavernous labbie mouth, and when get got his hand back there was a huge globule of saliva dangling off his wrist..
― calzino, Monday, 14 October 2019 17:43 (four years ago) link
No! Not rawhide! The rawhide doesn’t digest, is often made by bleaching said rawhide and comes from very unethical places. Plus I see a rawhide veterinary horror story just about every day online. You’re best off getting raw bones from a butcher (I get beef rib bones for Wilf when he stays).
― coup de twat (suzy), Monday, 14 October 2019 17:46 (four years ago) link
shit I didn't realise there were so many blockages caused by rawhide bones. The ones I get are quite expensive and from a reputable online seller, and I thought they were just basically very chewy protein. oh well!
― calzino, Monday, 14 October 2019 17:57 (four years ago) link
Douglas is such a beautiful dog ❤️❤️
― gyac, Monday, 14 October 2019 17:58 (four years ago) link
NB: Bully Sticks have similar issues if you have a fast chewer though puppies go berzerk over them. NB to NB: they smell real bad thoNB to NB to NB: they are bull penises tho
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 14 October 2019 17:59 (four years ago) link
xp
he's absolutely gorgeous, that much was evident the second I saw him as a pup - but he's maturing into a stunningly handsome dog. Does anyone know if those poundshop butcher's bones in cellophane wraps are good or bad? or what are the best doggy chewing treat options?
― calzino, Monday, 14 October 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link
pretty doggos!
We used to do the king size kong with frozen food/peanut butter in it.
― Yerac, Monday, 14 October 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
Yeah, Kongs here too.
xp to Calzino: Those things can splinter if the dog crunches too hard on them, so they're not great for very chompy dogs. We're fine because we've got two weak-mouthed dogs and one Jack Russell who is mighty and strong but small.
Yes, an old housemate of mine used to call our labrador Lord Crustynosebridge because he always had a big dried flob across his muzzle. So debonair!
― trishyb, Monday, 14 October 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
I've just been reading that you should avoid white rawhide dog chews because they are the ones that are likely to have had extensive chemical treatment. The ones I get are a yellow ochre colour and don't stink like crap, so I feel a little bit better now. But the choke hazard is obv not good.
― calzino, Monday, 14 October 2019 18:41 (four years ago) link
xp and when they shake that head - duck and cover!
― calzino, Monday, 14 October 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
I had a 70 lb boxer and he did pretty well on bully sticks, but he also had little dolphin teeth. He would just snap almost everything else in bits and then swallow them whole so never touched rawhide.
― Yerac, Monday, 14 October 2019 18:48 (four years ago) link
Bones from an actual butcher. If they’re not giving them away outright, they will cost pennies, and not be origin-suspect like those from Poundland (also: raw every time). Get a bunch and lob them in the freezer. That’ll do for any germs and your dog will be BUSY for at least three hours.
― coup de twat (suzy), Monday, 14 October 2019 19:01 (four years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHLfIjXX0AEU2Bb?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
crazy fool tried to jump over a barbed wire fence and his carpal pad god ripped!
― calzino, Friday, 18 October 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
get well soon buddy :(
― expedited frictionless convergences (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 18 October 2019 18:33 (four years ago) link
Oh Douglas, you beautiful fool.
― trishyb, Saturday, 19 October 2019 11:29 (four years ago) link
he's not happy about his second spell imprisoned in a buster collar.
― calzino, Saturday, 19 October 2019 11:34 (four years ago) link
Widget!
https://i.imgur.com/Y8Z8MU1.jpg
― scampopo (suzy), Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:00 (three years ago) link
AWWWW
widget fits in a small box!
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 20 December 2020 20:03 (three years ago) link
very handsome little fellow!
― calzino, Sunday, 20 December 2020 21:32 (three years ago) link
little darling widget<3
― estela, Monday, 21 December 2020 01:52 (three years ago) link
"So I don't get what Maru thinks is so grand about boxes...." Seriously, though, Widget is a good and adorable dog.
― Infanta Terrible (j.lu), Monday, 21 December 2020 04:01 (three years ago) link
I got my puppy 2 years ago, despite all the "not just for Christmas rhetoric" he has been brilliant distraction from Christmas and all the other depressing shit the rest of the year round. Here's to Widget!
― calzino, Monday, 21 December 2020 23:59 (three years ago) link
very adorable wee dog
― Babby's Yed Revisited (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 00:07 (three years ago) link
Ah calz, the breeder (who resisted the impulse to double the price of a puppy because: lockdown) wasn’t intending a Christmas litter but mumdog came in season earlier than expected.
― scampopo (suzy), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 04:33 (three years ago) link
Check out Josie, the mi-ki!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51057693562_0993b0cb39_c.jpg
― DJI, Monday, 29 March 2021 20:29 (three years ago) link
One more
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51013146665_da00646a64_c.jpg
― DJI, Monday, 29 March 2021 20:30 (three years ago) link
A new Josie has appeared!!!<3
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 29 March 2021 20:32 (three years ago) link
she's the pride of the neighborhood
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 29 March 2021 20:49 (three years ago) link
this little face!
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 30 March 2021 01:36 (three years ago) link
omg i was not aware of the mi-ki until i opened this thread and i am IN LOVE
that blueberry nose needs a smooch pronto
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 11 April 2021 19:43 (three years ago) link
More cuetness: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51110901820_893d5774fd_c.jpg
Once we get shots, I'd love to bring her out to meet bay area ilxors!
― DJI, Sunday, 11 April 2021 20:46 (three years ago) link
look at those tiny choppers!!
― Zach_TBD (Karl Malone), Sunday, 11 April 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link
that glossy lower lip!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Sunday, 11 April 2021 20:56 (three years ago) link
the little gleam in her eye<3
― estela, Monday, 12 April 2021 22:01 (three years ago) link
I had a family dog as a teenager, but at 59, my first since then.
https://phildellio.tripod.com/puppy.jpg
It's an English Springer Spaniel, two months old. We're having a good first morning. Feels like a day already...two hours.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 14:37 (two years ago) link
Very cute!
― DJI, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:02 (two years ago) link
adorable.
they will keep you busy!
― 《Myst1kOblivi0n》 (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:04 (two years ago) link
Adorable! Name?
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:05 (two years ago) link
Those big speckled paws!!! So cute!
― Lily Dale, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:05 (two years ago) link
awwwwwww, what a cutie!! i also want to know the name, but no pressure. this dog is going to have to watch some baseball
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:06 (two years ago) link
Thanks...Fredo, of course. For the first time he disappoints me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjUOBVAbGhQ
(Very gently--I won't shake his head.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link
awwwww Fredo!!
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
Very cute. I hope he's a happy and healthy little pal for you.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 18:37 (two years ago) link
I know quite a few Springer Spaniel owners, at some point you may need binoculars when you let him off the lead. Yeah, those big paws are adorable!
― calzino, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:15 (two years ago) link
i <3 <3 <3 english springer spaniels. they need to run though (calzino otm)
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
Tracer Hand to thread!
― the thin blue lying (suzy), Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:39 (two years ago) link
I'm not on a farm, but I have a pretty big backyard where it can run around. Lots of local trails for walking later on.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 30 June 2021 21:56 (two years ago) link
How was Fredo's first day?
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
Longest 30 hours of my life...Making incremental progress. I don't think he's done anything out of the ordinary, so that's good.
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:36 (two years ago) link
what is fredo's pooping situation like?
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:46 (two years ago) link
god, those first few months with my puppy Bird were so hectic. she was afraid to go in the hallway, let alone down the elevator and down to the loud streets. so were on puppy pads in the corner by the front door for waaaaay too long
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:47 (two years ago) link
My two labs both housetrained rather quickly. I don't know if I got just lucky, or if its just something they pick up quickly when they have easy access to the outdoors (an apartment would understandably be different).
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:51 (two years ago) link
my favorite part was this one terrible night when Bird had diarrhea and had to go several times, every hour or so. each time, we had to press the button for the elevator and wait an excruciating minute as she whined loudly in the apartment building's hallways, then fight her fears to get outside, and then she'd immediately take a crazy messy dump all over the sidewalk right in front of this one guy who was always there, always smoking a cigarette, and always looking incredibly angry at me. i saw him like 3 times that night
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:57 (two years ago) link
He's been about 50/50 with the washroom so far. It's exasperating when I've got him outside for 20-30 minutes, then he decides to go the second we get in. He's been pretty good in the car for short trips, though (the aforementioned family dog could not handle the car), and I've even been able to leave him in there for a minute or two--no longer--while I run in to get something. When I've gotten back, he's still sitting calmly.
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 July 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
sometimes when your dog has got the squits it's as hard work as bringing up baby, as in getting awaken every couple of hours and dealing with lots of messy stuff. Only changing nappies is a hell of a lot easier than scooping up diarrhoea. Although a few times if there is no-one about I've carried on walking and say to myself in a Wenger accent: I did not get a clear view of zis incident so I cannot possibly comment on it!
― calzino, Thursday, 1 July 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
god, those first few months
Months? Months? I've been thinking in terms of two-three weeks...profoundly off the mark, I take it.
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 July 2021 18:52 (two years ago) link
It varies. Lucinda, my oldest lab, got comfortable with our schedule within a matter of weeks, in terms of sleeping when we did and things like that. Molly, who we got five years later, would regularly refuse to sleep through the night for maybe up to a month. I should note, perhaps encouragingly, that we were operating with a far more flexible work/life schedule when we got Lucinda, whereas with Molly we were both at work or school for long periods of time and thus had less time to spend on training and socializing. Given that, I'm assuming, your current situation affords you a lot of time to spend with Fredo, you might have an easier time with getting him adjusted.
This may not be an option at the moment, but have you considered signing up for puppy training at Petsmart or one of those places? It really helped with us in terms of housetraining, getting them to behave (somewhat) on walks, etc. It also helps them become more comfortable around other dogs.
― edited for dog profanity (cryptosicko), Thursday, 1 July 2021 19:02 (two years ago) link
I'm already enrolled for a session on July 10. One disadvantage I think I have that you and KM didn't is that I'm on my own. It really does become kind of an extended Whatever Happened to Baby Jane mind game...I'm over-dramatizing. Zillions of people have done this; anyone with any knowledge would look at my first day and say I had it pretty easy. The problem is me--I'm the one with the daunting adjustment.
― clemenza, Thursday, 1 July 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
xp ok maybe more like 2 months? maybe even 7 weeks or so...I'm not sure, i lost my mind somewhere back in those piled up puppy pads. so much of it was just dealing with her fear issues around the time - she was a shelter pup and pretty much any noise at all would scare the crap out of her, and we lived brooklyn, so.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 1 July 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link
My dogs both really only fully emerged from the naughtiness of puppyhood--including erratic sleep schedules--around 3 years old. And we're still sometimes woken at 5:45 with a paw slap to the face
― Dan I., Thursday, 1 July 2021 19:36 (two years ago) link
yeah, Birdie just turned 7 and she still can't figure out a bunch of stuff. i love her more than anything
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 1 July 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
Widget is now eight months old and finds new and innovative ways to destroy things. Today’s fun was digging up two massive, newly planted herb pots on my balcony. His specialty is gnawing the corner of a throw pillow cover just enough that it can’t be repaired. Woe betide you if you resort to spraying apple cider vinegar on an object as whiplet repellent - he advances, barking, because he hates it. He can now reach the countertops in the kitchen so everything has to be put away (no bad thing). Whippet puppies have a reputation for being dickheads until they’re two, which he definitely can be, but he has been easy to housetrain, loves riding the Tube and bus, is well-mannered with people and other dogs and his default setting is asleep right next to me.
― the thin blue lying (suzy), Thursday, 1 July 2021 22:06 (two years ago) link
https://pictures.abebooks.com/isbn/9780394800479-uk.jpg
― calzino, Thursday, 1 July 2021 22:29 (two years ago) link
The problem is me--I'm the one with the daunting adjustment.
It's tough to have dogs if you're a loner, because you either have to jump in at the deep end and get them socialized with other dogs and kids and all the things they could possibly have a negative reaction to, or you have to keep them away from those things FOREVER, which is then an absolute pain for anyone else who might ever have to look after them.
I used to know a guy who had a giant schnauzer. He never, ever spent a night away from this dog, in six years. He never let anyone else walk it. He never let the dog out of his sight. Then he slipped a disc and couldn't walk or move off the sofa for two weeks, and the poor dog nearly went crazy because it was too scared to let anyone else take it out or do anything with it.
― trishyb, Friday, 2 July 2021 08:41 (two years ago) link
That's exactly the situation I want to avoid; I want him socialized around other people and other dogs, and I want him to be comfortable with others watching him when need be.
I'm alone but definitely not (probably everyone says this) a loner. A bit more so since I moved out of the city in late 2019, but I'm always out and about. That's the adjustment: not being able to just head out. Pre-pandemic, I'd go see one-three movies a week. I constantly just head out to browse book or record or thrift stores. Going out to have coffee and read. Going back to the city to see friends (a two-hour drive). All of it breaks up the day, being retired. Right now, the day is 60 hours long, and I can't, till he's okay with alone time, do any of that. And then, come September, I'm supposed to go back to occasional substitute teaching, 50 days over the school year.
I know: "You didn't think of this ahead of time?" I did--I figured if I got it first day of the summer break, after a few weeks he'd be fine. I'm probably just prematurely over-worrying.
― clemenza, Friday, 2 July 2021 12:41 (two years ago) link
Sounds like you're doing the most important thing, which is getting him used to the car.
Have you heard of the magic blanket technique for getting dogs to settle? It seems to be the hot thing in dog training at the moment, and might be useful for you if you have to leave him in other places like a sitter's house, or if you take him with you to a cafe or restaurant and just want him to hang out and be happy without your constant attention.
― trishyb, Friday, 2 July 2021 12:57 (two years ago) link