DOGS

100/100 times I will take an argument over 10 pounds of someone's piss-clumped litter, FWIW.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3VZDRfpypw

i had sifted out the solids, come on, i am not a monster, merely devious

freaking Target, i bought this litter from them one time that did not say ~anywhere~ on the packaging that it was scented but it WAS scented! a disagreeable but mild enough detergenty aroma that became an unbearable stench once my beloved fluffmuffin had introduced the slightest moisture to it. i brought the half-empty jug back to the store and explained that i cannot be having smells like that in my miniature apartment and can i please return this substandard kitty litter, but the customer service rep had to recite some esoteric clause to the return policy that the item had to be at least 3/4 full or they'll not accept it. whatever, the policy's the policy and i try not to make csr's lives worse than they already are by arguing so i brought the jug back home, refilled it with the used litter, hauled it to target again and got my goddamn money back

which i promptly spent on better litter of course. Tidy Cats Free & Clean unscented low dust clumping litter is (pricy, environmentally destructive) g.o.a.t. on god, even if you miss a day, even if you have to be away for a few days and the scoundrel you left on dooty "couldn't get around to it" you'll never catch a single stinky whiff, c'est incroyable!

these tales of stinky cat houses are illustrative of people failing their cats, not of any inherent feline defect -- at least, not an exclusively feline defect. you try peeing in a box of sand for a month and never cleaning it out! the resultant miasma is not "human smell" but the smell of accumulated excreta + dysfunction.

I take care of my dog's excretions with regular trips to the outdoors and a bag on hand

Glad you got some good unscented low dust clumping tidy litter for your not-dog animal

I sound all bitter of course but not at all, I wish you were all entering my house and I was raising my voice to ask my dog to stay calm at the visitors, and she'd surely car wash through your legs a few times before flopping and exposing her ridiculous offset nipples, expecting a belly rub, moaning and holding eye contact at any non-participants

She is recovering from a spay right now, it's a lot of attention and cone-on cone-off, it's fine but every time her necessary sedatives wear off it's clear that she hasn't left her sickbed for a week, and it's all pleading energy and it is devastating, she's snore-woofle snoozing right now on my leg as I type and I cannot imagine a life without her tbh

https://i.postimg.cc/sx6qjdSh/IMG-9475.jpg

Haven’t shared any pix of Widget here since his puppyhood. He’s got LEGS and knows how to use them…

What a looker!

iirc wonky nips mean Nora is an honorary witch and consequently an honorary cat, congratulation & get well soon bbygrl

Widget's stripes hint at some tiger ancestry!

It is often said of whippets (but never by me) that they are dog hardware, cat software.

no bad dogs, only bad dog owners

bad dogs don't kill people, bad owners kill people

https://i.imgur.com/WPxdTa5.jpeg

the dog that lives with me, the dog that i look after three days a week

"no bad dogs, only bad dog owners"

If the parents raise a child who goes on to commit murder, will you all just blame the parents?

The owners might be fucked up but still, in the end, the dog killed that person.

FP'd for bad, humorless trolling

Putting FPs on ppl is all you are capable of.

baffled by your bizarre take on this thread tbh, you really can't read a room to save your life

Are you sure you can talk about reading a room?

Dogs are sentient beings that are products of environment, upbringing, and genes, just like human beings. When we hear of people who commit terrible crimes, we often look toward these three factors when trying to suss out the why.

Similarly, we must do the same with dogs. There are no bad dog breeds, and making blanket statements about them shows a complete ignorance of facts.

Also, no dog breed can lock its jaw— this is a myth promulgated by a racist media to generate hatred of breeds associated with poorer, less white populations. This is absolutely obvious to anyone who knows anything about Breed Specific Legislation and bias against pitbulls, bully-type dogs, dobermans, etc.

guys i posted a pic up above if ye must doing yere bits id like ye to do it after paying due respect to the dogs i posted

having previously outed myself as a cat person upthread my opinion may not count for much, but i do think that is a 10/10 dog pic

More on racism and BSL:

https://racism.org/articles/basic-needs/propertyland/2334-the-black-man-s-dog-the-social-context-of-breed-specific-legislation

https://law.lclark.edu/live/files/32171-25-1-third-articlepdf

https://medium.com/etc-magazine/the-inherent-racism-behind-breed-specific-legislation-7e3d6d1981fb

ty karl

Fair enough, table. It felt like it was all about the terrible owners as the sole explanation for the dog's behaviour.

We can talk about different factors that lead to the event of the dog committing the act.

deems, I marvel at the ability of retrievers to just dive into the most insane muck. great pic.

ty table ✓

they look marvelous d-mac. Makes me glad my dog hates water and mud though.

Yes love that pic, what a lovely stinker!

deems I love how your dog is looking at the golden like "anything good in there?"

"no bad dogs, only bad dog owners"

If the parents raise a child who goes on to commit murder, will you all just blame the parents?

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jfc fuck off

American humans kill 500 times more people a year than american dogs do. Statistically speaking, you'd be safer in a room with 20 pit bulls than you would with 1 person.

well, exactly. You have to be extremely unlucky to get killed by a dog. More people die from freak accidents in the home than from doogie snappers!

made that last stat up, but who really gaf

anyway some of these ppl killed by dogs might have been nonces or fascist generals in previous lives, you never know

Also, no dog breed can lock its jaw— this is a myth promulgated by a racist media to generate hatred of breeds associated with poorer, less white populations. This is absolutely obvious to anyone who knows anything about Breed Specific Legislation and bias against pitbulls, bully-type dogs, dobermans, etc.

I don't doubt anything that you are posting here, but I still wouldn't get a Bully. Whether it is a rational fear or not, their potential for inflicting harm worries me more than it does with other dog types and I don't want any more stress or anxiety than I've already got in my life. I'm sure yours is a beaut.

I've got a grumpy alpha-male Labrador who hates kids and growls at them sometimes if they approach him too fast. It gives me low level anxiety at times, but I know he's incapable of seriously harming a human or even another dog. If I had a dog that was capable of causing serious injury - I'd be perma-stressed. I have seen my dog at his worst when getting into scraps with other dogs and it's all sound and fury with no real biting. Even that causes me more stress than I want really.

They are hard to control. In places like Goa there are a lot of stray dogs about, definitely been stressful walking around there.

While I've not been I've seen videos of cats in Istanbul and it looks delightful. Over here any cat walking about is cute and they usually get out of your way but if you see them time and again they want a stroke.

Another time I was walking through a cemetery and the cat who was about joined me in a walk, then we went our separate ways, sharing a great moment.

In contrast small dogs are little Napoleons, barking away at anyone while their fascist owners laugh.

the only thing I feel when my dog barks at ppl is slight embarrassment

I wish there were more considerate dogs owners like you, Calzino.

dogs only bark at people if they’re on the lead ime, or if they’re stupid tiny yipper dogs who are compensating for their freakish breeding by taking it out on the rest of us

Our dog used to bark at the postmen and postwomen, and men with grey hair. He was a horrible high strung little fella but we miss him! I’ll send you a pic.

I don’t get why there’s denial that dogs specifically bred to fight or hunt might be more aggressive temperamentally. Have never feared a Saint Bernard or the lovely horse-dog* across the road that comes up to the top of my hip, other breeds, prefer to keep my distance.

*looks like a very large extremely hairy golden retriever? I don’t know his/her actual name but to me it is “The honey monster”

fwiw dogs bred to hunt are generally bred to FIND prey and/or bring it back once it’s been killed. i don’t think a lab or a spaniel would have any idea what to do with a live bird sitting right in front of them (i have witnessed this confusion first hand)

dogs bred to fight yeah idk i’m not a fan, and even big old malinois make me nervous even though they’re basically fine - they are bred to “protect” their owners so god help you if they think you are a threat

Or point to it so you can shoot it I guess.

Spaniels are fast enough to catch and kill squirrels. I only found this out about 5 years when an adorable Spaniel (RIP Bernie) I used to see all the time, his owner told me he would sometimes kill 2 or 3 of them on one walk when he was younger.

We used to have a couple of Jack Russells, they are excellent hunters of small animals. Clever and relentless.

lol maybe my spaniel is just useless

Our dog was part spaniel and he was dumb as shit, but then my best friend knew a springer who had worked out how to open a dishwasher to lick the plates, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

We used to have a couple of Jack Russells, they are excellent hunters of small animals. Clever and relentless.

Yes, and probably snakes too. I reckon that's where the name "terrier" comes from, their propensity to dig.