DOGS

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.

Love those retrievers just plunging in and swimming in circles, brings back so many memories of my childhood dogs, a Chesapeake and two black labs.

Other day I was listening to lean on loud and a dog tried to attack me. Told the owner to control their dog. Today I see the same dog and confronted the owner and said that dog tried to attack me. He said I was mistaken. In less than a minute the dog tried again to attack me. Advice??

Pitbull fwiw

murder the owner

murder the dog

quit your job

burn down your house

start a new life in a new town

I just reported the dog to spca but your answer was better tbh

can i ask for some dog advice?

we've had an adult rescue dog for a few months. he's a beautiful, sweet, polite, absolutely 100% (well, 99%) well-behaved and wonderful mutt. we love him to death.

the only "problem" is that he doesn't know how to play with toys, probably because he spent most of his life basically fending for himself in a rural area, without much human attention. we have tried to get him to learn to play by combining toys with various treat games, but once he's finished the treat he shows absolutely no interest whatsoever in messing with the animals, pull toys, balls, etc. etc.

inevitably, we have to leave him alone in the house sometimes, or i'll be home but i can't devote my attention to him. he's happy to nap some of that time, but most of the time he follows me around looking at me longingly. he's a glutton for affection and attention, which is fine most of time, and at least he doesn't exhibit any of the "bad behaviors" sometimes associated w/ emotionally needy dogs.

but i wish he had something more to "do" to keep him a little stimulated when we aren't attending to him. i don't like to think he spends a huge chunk of his day just bored.

any suggestions for getting an adult dog interested in playing on his own/with toys?

I've never been in this situation, but you may want to look up how some stuff kibble or peanut butter into a Kong toy. For some dogs, this prevents them from scarfing up food in a few gulps, but its also used to keep dogs busy while their human companions are away.

And of course, dogs are happiest when they have their own companions. My 50 lb 8 yr old rescue mutt Teufel begs me for car rides to visit my stepmother and her 5 lb puppy. In my experience, caring for 2 dogs takes about 10% more time than caring for 1 (though the vet bills scale linearly).

i'd love to have a 2nd dog, for many reasons, but our lease prevents it. our dog is a bit weird with other dogs -- not hostile, but 9 times out of 10 he's just wary and/or uninterested. he lived with another dog as a foster, and apparently they barely interacted. so it's not clear that getting a 2nd dog (even if we could...) would answer the problem.

xpost

we have a kong and use it a lot... it'll keep him busy for maybe 10 minutes, tops. if something is stuck in there and he can't get it out after 5–10 minutes, he just gives up. hard to know how to help him get more sticktoitiveness.