kaymccampbell
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Come little woodchuck, play with us.
Let's See Your Garage Dog
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mrb1
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Boy still patrols the perimeter of the garage/house. Except now, it is a blazing 95f (yes, high for us) and he has kinda retreated to just the shaded perimeter 
Squirrels are getting a free pass today. Tried to get a shot of him doing the three paw dance on the hot asphalt, no luck. He's smart.
Squirrels are getting a free pass today. Tried to get a shot of him doing the three paw dance on the hot asphalt, no luck. He's smart.
brit vet
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FOCUS! Axel got it this time so it's Amber's turn next
FullRaceMerc
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Not my dog, but did you see this? One dog vs 5 coyotes. He defended himself for 45 minutes. He was a stray who has been quickly adopted since.
We talked about trying to get him. Of course, if he came home with us his name would be Norris or Walker.
We talked about trying to get him. Of course, if he came home with us his name would be Norris or Walker.
micromind
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I think 'Incredimutt' would be more suitable........
captain14
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I have seen that video before . The dog earned a home after that.
brit vet
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The last of the 6 'dogs' which I've had to say to Bev - no more yappy Poms after these two! I was asked to hold them while she was attending to horses..
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Dan in Pasadena
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Maya was likely horribly mistreated as a young pup and developed a good offense is the best defense mindset. Poor little girl dog.A while ago I posted about our dog Maya having behavioral issues likely due to dementia and wondering when would have to euthanize her.
Yesterday she was at the vet and the staff couldn't handle her. The 12 lb dust mite worked herself up into a frenzy and bit one of the staff, despite the fact that they were well aware of her behavior, having cared for her for 11 years and had a whole protocol to handle her.
Maya had been suffering with recurring eye infections because she wouldn't let us clean her eyes, her dementia was getting worse plus she developed a terrible rasping cough.
But with all that, my wife wasn't ready to euthanize her little buddy prior to yesterday because the little dog still enjoyed being in the yard, eating and wasn't messing in the house.
Some of you were kind enough to respond to my post about the dog's declining health saying that I would know when it was time, and the time came this afternoon.
My wife is feeling horribly guilty despite all the assurances from me and the vet staff who took care of the dog for years, that we did more for Maya than just about anyone else since we adopted her 11 years ago.
She was a difficult dog, fighting my wife for the alpha female spot, stubborn and difficult to train.
She shied away from affection and hated to be petted even as a young dog.
Maya was turned into shelters multiple times and finally the tiny dog was found abandoned in a field somewhere in North Carolina and sent to an adoption agency up North.
I can't imagine what Maya went through in her first two or three years of life before we adopted her. While she was far from an ideal dog, who can blame her for always fighting and never trusting.
Despite all the difficulties, Maya will be missed just as much as our other dogs.
My Max is a similar little dog to Maya. Not as severely aggressive anymore. I know we’re at least his 3rd owners and he was about to surrendered yet again when I got him as a “throw-in” when I rescued Fifi our younger bigger doodle. Max even has a cataract in one eye the vet suspects is the result of having been hit on the head hard to counter aggression. I’ve had him 3 years now and he still shies from me reaching toward his head. He is absolutely devoted to me now because I think I’m the only human that has ever been consistently gentle to him. But it’s been a long slog.
Poor. Poor Maya. Wishing you my most sincere condolences and THANK YOU for being as good to her as she probably ever had in her little life.
PS: This is Maximum (as we call him) in literally the ONLY photo I’ve ever caught him being “happy”.
PhantomEB
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Neighbor‘s cat has taken to wanting to hang out in my garage whenever the man door is open. Neighbor has given up trying to contain her cats which is ******* off our Siamese.
Outlawmws
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If that cat's a sprayer, I'd be evicting it forthwith. Had a machined block damaged by cat spray once...
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Dan in Pasadena
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Well, the block shouldn't have been where he didn't want it to be. Sheesh, everyone knows that, ha ha
Stoopid hoomans!
Outlawmws
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Not amused then,
Not amused now...
Not amused now...
Lumpy102
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Another subscriber to "the only good cat is a dead cat" club! Welcome to the club
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Dan in Pasadena
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Ugh, don't even kid about that. Faaar too many assholes in the world.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Fifi & Max freshly home from the groomer with short hair cuts for summer heat and I even got new summer collars for them. Grandson, Elder just turned 3 and is fascinated by them of course.
He's been told, "ALWAYS gentle and nice to all animals" and he's really good. But I still have to remind him not to put his face right down to theirs. They've never shown any inclination to bite but Grandpa worries anyway he might scare them and in my opinion, dogs pretty much only bite out of fear.
He's been told, "ALWAYS gentle and nice to all animals" and he's really good. But I still have to remind him not to put his face right down to theirs. They've never shown any inclination to bite but Grandpa worries anyway he might scare them and in my opinion, dogs pretty much only bite out of fear.
Outlawmws
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Not that either, we have two cats now. but neither of those two spray...
Lumpy102
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Yup, you're right, my apologies to the cat people.
Jeff
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little dude hiding from the boomers
Outlawmws
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Awww...
Zebedeewesty
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Lucy lying infront of the stove.
mrb1
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While cruising around on the rider mowing the yard, I noticed the boy doing the classic predator dance a distance away. Same exact behavior as a polar bear thru ice after a seal, or a fox after a mouse in the deep snow. Hilarious (and fascinating) to watch. Rearing back and diving head first into the turf. You can see 4 or 5 divots from him starting at the bottom left going counter-clockwise until he got it. Mole this time, with it's heart laying in the turf at about the 9 o'clock position. Voles get the same treatment. He dispatched it and dropped it when I told him to. Didn't taste good anyway
But it begs the question, who does more damage? Previous Black Lab years ago cleared almost an acre of moles and their little piles. Rare to see either one of the two varmints the last few years now.
But it begs the question, who does more damage?
Previous Black Lab years ago cleared almost an acre of moles and their little piles. Rare to see either one of the two varmints the last few years now.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Pages ago I posted after my older sister lost her 2 little girl dogs about a year ago she was going to look for one, "...that needs me." She specifically didn't want a puppy ONLY a female and preferably very small.
A few months ago she wandered over to a 99 Cent store while her husband was in Harbor Freight and found a homeless woman with a puppy so she asked if she could pet it. The lady had just bought a 99 cent collar & leash for this stray she'd found. She didn't want it hit by a car - sweet lady. She told my sister she could barely afford to feed herself so she couldn't really afford a dog but she didn't want to give it to the shelter because it is a little mongrel and they'd kill it - UGH. She asked my sister if she'd be willing to "foster" it while looking for an owner? Mt sister had him scanned - no chip. Ran ads, no responses so of course she fell in love and kept him.
He's NOT small at all and is not quite yet one year old! Plus, this dog is about the strongest dog I've ever been around, like REALLY strong. e is playful, not aggressive at all, though he has chewed a coffee table, etc.
Today she sent me this picture of him. Like I said, a mongrel but a cute as hell one. Vet said some kind of Schnauzer mix. He is VERY affectionate with my pups because he wants to play. They growl at him for being "forward". She named him "Lovey" - the name of our childhood dog 60+ years ago that mostly she raised & cared for. He looks posed but that's just how he is. Like a little reincarnated person....we wonder who?!! Anyway, here's Lovey:
A few months ago she wandered over to a 99 Cent store while her husband was in Harbor Freight and found a homeless woman with a puppy so she asked if she could pet it. The lady had just bought a 99 cent collar & leash for this stray she'd found. She didn't want it hit by a car - sweet lady. She told my sister she could barely afford to feed herself so she couldn't really afford a dog but she didn't want to give it to the shelter because it is a little mongrel and they'd kill it - UGH. She asked my sister if she'd be willing to "foster" it while looking for an owner? Mt sister had him scanned - no chip. Ran ads, no responses so of course she fell in love and kept him.
He's NOT small at all and is not quite yet one year old! Plus, this dog is about the strongest dog I've ever been around, like REALLY strong. e is playful, not aggressive at all, though he has chewed a coffee table, etc.
Today she sent me this picture of him. Like I said, a mongrel but a cute as hell one. Vet said some kind of Schnauzer mix. He is VERY affectionate with my pups because he wants to play. They growl at him for being "forward". She named him "Lovey" - the name of our childhood dog 60+ years ago that mostly she raised & cared for. He looks posed but that's just how he is. Like a little reincarnated person....we wonder who?!! Anyway, here's Lovey:
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Burt Shaver
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Mongrels can be and usually are great dogs with less health issues. That looks like a professionally shot picturePages ago I posted after my older sister lost her 2 little girl dogs about a year ago she was going to look for one, "...that needs me." She specifically didn't want a puppy ONLY a female and preferably very small.
A few months ago she wandered over to a 99 Cent store while her husband was in Harbor Freight and found a homeless woman with a puppy so she asked if she could pet it. The lady had just bought a 99 cent collar & leash for this stray she'd found. She didn't want it hit by a car - sweet lady. She told my sister she could barely afford to feed herself so she couldn't really afford a dog but she didn't want to give it to the shelter because it is a little mongrel and they'd kill it - UGH. She asked my sister if she'd be willing to "foster" it while looking for an owner? Mt sister had him scanned - no chip. Ran ads, no responses so of course she fell in love and kept him.
He's NOT small at all and is not quite yet one year old! Plus, this dog is about the strongest dog I've ever been around, like REALLY strong. e is playful, not aggressive at all, though he has chewed a coffee table, etc.
Today she sent me this picture of him. Like I said, a mongrel but a cute as hell one. Vet said some kind of Schnauzer mix. He is VERY affectionate with my pups because he wants to play. They growl at him for being "forward". She named him "Lovey" - the name of our childhood dog 60+ years ago that mostly she raised & cared for. He looks posed but that's just how he is. Like a little reincarnated person....we wonder who?!! Anyway, here's Lovey:
Lovey:
That may just be the most photogenic Dog yet...
mrb1
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Eyes (and the whole image) look AI generated ^^^^^ Very common pose on Tiktok and ChatGPT using an actual image of your dog to generate the finished product.
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kaymccampbell
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Emma loves her Otto.
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Dan in Pasadena
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I said the exact same thing, "What did you do..hire a pro to take a picture of him?" She said no that the neighbor who does dog grooming from home snapped this pic with her phone. It's a one in a million I guess.
And yeah there's some science to mongrel's being healthier: they come from a much larger gene pool so the likelihood of them developing breed specific issues are much lower.
This little beast NEEDS more training. Not for anything really "bad" he's just puppy rambunctious! But he's cute as hell....his redeeming trait.
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He certainly is cute as hell. And the neighbour might want to look into a side hustle doing photography
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Dan in Pasadena
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Ha! I think it was just a lucky snapshot. Though I'll ask if she ever did/does photography.
I know she used to be a professional dog groomer, had her own shop but now just does it out of her house for friends and a few others. No overhead so she can do it cheaper and even at that it's more lucrative for her. I'd take my pups to her - and I may still - but my sister's house is a good 35-40 minutes drive one way. But grooming for my two doodles is getting damn expensive and because they're white they need it about every 6 week. Sheesh.
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We used to have a Toy poodle,,took me about 2 to 2.5 hours to do the whole wash, dry cut routine. We also have Daisy who is a black lab, lots of hours spent house cleaning. I think the house cleaning is more work, lol
mrb1
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Three lucky snapshots in five minutes. Used my image from a few posts up. And if ya think my boy would sit still long enough for this foolishness, you're nuts He'd be too busy chomping on the rubber ducky. Looks like my tub is leaking
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He'd be too busy chomping on the rubber ducky. Looks like my tub is leaking ....edit: That image ↑↑↑↑ bugs me. More his style
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Zebedeewesty
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Nice that the dishwasher has this double tongue pre wash setting.
Haha, we used to rile up my grandmother by telling her to use the canine dishwasher.Nice that the dishwasher has this double tongue pre wash setting.
Took these two for a walk this morning. I'm used to a 13-year-old Cocker who likes to stop ever two metres to sniff something. These two ladies are quite a bit stronger, they were dragging me along like a draft horse.
Outlawmws
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My 2 "junkyard German Shepard"/Alaskan timber wolf brother/sister pair were like that. I tried a harness, but had to change to a choke chain for them, but even one dog was tough to hold back. I only used the chain collar when we used the leashes, and I had to make my own using 2 big spring key rings. as they busted the "factory" made collars.
