DOGS

really angry with my older larger dog rn because i was trying to brush him and he attacked my hand
he didn't bite me, i know he was just trying to get me to stop doing something he didn't enjoy, but his teeth collided with my bony knuckles and now they're purple and swollen and hurt. something changed in him after he was attacked last year and now he hardly will tolerate being touched at all without growling.

New husky in the family!! She's purty and super sweet!

http://foreverhusky.org/index.php?option=com_sfg&formid=10&RescueAnimalID=135&iframe=1

My dad just texted me this photo he took of their Bassett playing in the snow this morning. You are welcome.

http://i.imgur.com/RGPU93u.jpg

yesssssss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39RYrucTvGo

Aw JF, he loves it!

dogs in the snow are always reliably excellent

the fever family bassett is a very big hit at my house.

It's just the best picture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb5UQJ__omM

I was all set to go "Awww poor doggie" but then I got to the end and all was well! ^_^

@maymothedog is unstoppable

ok, i never wanted a dog, but my gf is pretty serious about a new dog era. the ideal dog would be small, hair-not-fur, and super chill (like bichons, cotons, javanese, etc). however, we both work 8 hour days, and the first adoption place she reached out to said no dice, that won't work.

is there a dog that would work for our situation? any stories of dogs that can be left alone in a crate or house during the day? how do people even have dogs then?

I personally feel that a working couple shouldn't own a dog unless another person will help out. I mean could you imagine having to hold your piss in for 8-9 hours every working day?

fair

i mean, if i didn't drink coffee i could probably manage. do dogs drink coffee?

Small dogs can be trained to use pee pads or even a litter box, but I'm talking ankle biters like chihuahuas and pomeranians.

maybe a nice relaxed older dog would be a good fit?

big reason why our household only has grownups and cats

dog walker or doggy day care seem to be the only (expensive) options

srsly I have lost more happy hour comrades to dogs than spouses/children

You would need to be Barbara Woodhouse to train a dog to use a litter tray. I mean I'm not saying it would be impossible but that would take some considerable work.

Yeah, dogs really are a lot of work unless you can throw away cash on day care or dog walkers. Cats, otoh, are almost self-sustaining except for being unable to open food cans.

maybe a nice relaxed older dog would be a good fit?

definitely open to that.

we already have a cat, it's perfect except for the cat only loves me, not her.

if one of you has a weird schedule (in my case, it's me) it's not impossible to have dogs and also have a job. one thing that is a monster PITA is traveling though, even for the weekend, unless you have a very generous friend.

unfortunately we both have pretty strict schedules. well, mine's more flexible but i'm too far away to come back in the middle of the day, and she doesn't have time.

Run past all the distractions test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTTNRE-njM

http://dogs.petbreeds.com/stories/3667/least-intelligent-dumbest-dogs?utm_campaign=rec.465.3667.detail.#Intro

this stupid test again? the smartest dogs know what you want and just don't care

^^^ i'm not sure my dog is all that smart, but she def only does what she's told when she feels like it. she knows what i'm asking but if she's not in the mood, she's not in the mood.

Our jack russell has made friends with the family next door, who are not really in a position to have a dog of their own. Several days a week, the kids call for her about 3pm and she usually stays in there till about 7pm. Yesterday, she heard one of the kids crying in the back garden and she ran from me to the front door about ten times, jumping at the front door and looking at me. I told her that there was nothing I could until they called for her, but she was very insistent. So I (like an eejit) went round there with her and said that she really wanted to come over and make sure everyone was okay. They were all delighted to hear that she wouldn't stop pestering me till I brought her round. She was dropped back by two very reluctant kids in their pyjamas at bedtime. She was full of pasta.

<3 !!!

That is ADORABLE

awwww it really is!

I <3 Social Worker Doggie!!!

What is this? I want 3.

http://i.imgur.com/Z6T3VQ7.jpg

It's not a full set without 9. And a cue ball.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2UxDdhZPk

I dig the vid and the tune

here's the response version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz7EpGEYOZs

Wheelie dogs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3q118uhKJM

http://iheartdogs.com/badly-disabled-dogs-get-a-chance-to-run-and-play-for-the-first-time/

oh i forgot there was a dogs thread!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNwhEOJUAAAp4mA.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CF7aw0yWIAEjjcK.jpg

i love dogs

http://imgur.com/gallery/fTjWBjG

Best story all week:

http://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/lazy-dog-crashes-half-marathon-finishes-seventh-n504091

http://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2016_04/1389746/160125-elkmont-half-jsw-02_d47058a4bbf2d58398f1872d832c3050.nbcnews-ux-1024-900.jpg

http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2016_04/1389721/160125-elkmont-half-jsw-07_d47058a4bbf2d58398f1872d832c3050.nbcnews-ux-1024-900.jpg

She decided to join the race and came in 7th.

http://www.werunhuntsville.com/Other/2016-Elkmont-Half-Ludivine/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb60E4uY_vg

Watch out for 3rd place, too

https://media.giphy.com/media/xTiTnuhyBF54B852nK/giphy.gif

I enjoy the zen stillness of the watering immediately cutting to the happy frolic to the garbage bin

:D

that half marathon story was amazing

thought this bump would be for eric the pekingese at cruft's but this is better tbh

Eric the Pekingese does need to be highlighted.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03594/crufts-pekingese_3594063b.jpg

(I was rooting for the whippet, obvs)

lol that dog's name is Eric

Eric doesn't even look like a dog! He looks like a. . . super fluffy monkey?

Kennel name: Yakee's Ooh Ah Cantona
Pet name: Eric

LOOOOL

https://www.instagram.com/p/BKGoImmgghF/

wake up guys

at least it's friday

My dog may have torn his ACL. My vet checked him out and can't quite pinpoint why he's limping, so we're going the conservative route for now and giving it time to heal on its own with rest, but it's a bummer, seeing my normally frolicsome dog reduced to just lying around.

Anybody ever get their dog ACL surgery? How bad is the recovery?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD-xLU5sp70
my dog has never been to a pool party :(

Benson has! He sort of stayed around the edges but it was hilarious to watch all the doggos especially the ones who really went for it.