DOGS

i'd almost go as far as to say 'dog breeds: dud' these days

'dog breeders: hitler'

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Just checked the Whistle promo vid. Looks useful. Do you have a Portland distributor? Want one?

Msg me and I'll pass on your info. Not sure if we've settled on a distribution strategy yet (retail vs. online, etc...). Thanks for the interest!

http://icanhas.cheezburger.com/share/8060596992

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hahaha

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fuck tha police

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEQXeLjY9ak

ha i was gonna post that

dogs in consternation are the best

Always

Dogs in 'leave me be, evil wizard' can be just as good

https://www.flickr.com/photos/55613968@N00/13405401144/player/b44a95c88b

Let's try this again (mods, could you please remove the previous post because I can't actually see the pic?)

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OMG Suzy. Yours??

No, that's the dog Suzy babysits for sometimes iirc!

Kenny is on that sofa RIGHT NOW (he belongs to my friend James, but I'm looking after him for a few days).

One of these days, I'd like my own blue brindle whippet (or whippetlurcher).

kenny!

architecture for dogs: http://www.dezeen.com/2012/11/07/architecture-for-dogs-curated-by-kenya-hara/

Ken's here until Friday, and as I write, is passed out on my bed, back legs twitching away because: dog dreaming.

We got a teardown, if you'd like to see my handiwork: http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2014/03/26/whistle-dog-activity-monitor-teardown-wearablewednesday/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vCbPq_orXI

STOP IT

i love him so much

http://i.imgur.com/2oTQTq5.gif

Hahahah.

http://i.imgur.com/yK2bhJ9.jpg

http://news.sciencemag.org/brain-behavior/2014/08/wolves-cooperate-dogs-submit-study-suggests?rss=1

http://cdn2.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/2458956/dog_chart_2.0.png

i would like to point out that the siberian husky is not dumb, just bored by your stupid tests

aha confirmed -- i looked at the data sheet and "intelligence" = "trainability" which is not exactly the same thing

lol, the cat

moving stealthily

what precisely is the purpose of that hideous chart

To troll dog owners.

Yeah I kinda wish my husky was dumb. He figured out how to open a push button microwave/oven and stole half a rack of ribs. He can now open any door in the house - in and out (including his crate). At this point I've given up on discouraging it and I now use him as an in-house herald; going before me opening (and holding! trainable!) doors, announcing my imminent presence.

i would like to point out that the siberian husky is not dumb, just bored by your stupid tests

lolz i was about to post this too then i remembered how my husky fell off the bed this morning while cleaning her butt

she def only does stuff that she's trained to do when she feels like it

Went to classes and was assured that after a year of consistent practice desired behaviours would become second nature (even in a Husky). A year later and still always the 'what's in it for me?' look.

All four of my dogs (three mixed breeds and a jack russell) are like that. No, we're not coming back. We can't hear you. We're busy over... BISCUITS! Why didn't you say so before? Hello! Look how good we are.

haha you're both otm!!

tbh we haven't been *that* consistent with training, but she's such a brat, and just won't concentrate if she doesn't feel like it. after a year of sleeping on her bed (...mostly), in the last couple weeks she has now become a permanent fixture in OUR bed, bc she's a pro at being a dickhead all day then getting on the bed and acting absolutely pathetic and cute.

that was my dog as well when I had a dog

I could not hack the bed thing with all the shedding. Him in my room wasn't even supposed to be a long term thing but with his mastery of doors, the only way to keep him out is to start locking doors which isn't really an option.

I break training the moment he appears restless but now he sees or hears the clicker and immediately goes into play mode even if I'm holding kryptonite (chicken). For now I'm asking other people to do it while I give them instructions to throw him off.

i'm now used to waking up with fur in my mouth :/

Fur in the mouth? I can live with that. Fur in the hair? Nope. No can do. The pain of combing it out brings back traumatic memories of Sunday mornings at grandma's house.

hmm that hasn't been an issue for me, although my husband always has neko's fur stuck in his beard.

Do your huskies hate being brushed? Mine gets bored after a while. He also hates that I LOVE picking out all of the puffy white fur. I gave up on keeping fur off everything, esp. me.

They want to be good, but where food is involved there is no logic in it.My favorite was when he just had to open a bag of coffee to see if it tasted good.

neko is ok with being brushed, depending on how antsy she is in general. but she def doesn't mind my plucking her loose tufts, which i find incredibly satisfying.

Whippets aren't stupid. They are not really big on performing on command but have a lot of emotional intelligence; if I've ever shouted at Kenny I've regretted it because he is visibly upset by angry human voices.

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Max hated it and used to fuss like crazy. Nowadays I wait till he's just woken up and do it in tandem with his morning self-grooming routine and he's fine. Found a missing brush buried under a bush in the garden so I'm probably reading too much into his compliance.

Poor bulldogs, big loveable dullards they are.

Aren't German Sheppards widely considered to be among the top 3 most intelligent breeds of all (along with poodles and border collies). Having them that far left seems blatantly contrary to everything I've heard. In sum, "trolling dog owners" seems OTM