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A bird dog? oooo.... do they have magnificent plumage like a Norwegian Blue? Regardless of whether they do or not, do you ever find them pining for the fjords? (Labrador does have fjords, doesn't it?)
Everybody expects greyhounds to be high-energy but they are anything but. It's not for nothing they are known as 60 kmh couch potatoes.
My Rufus would be happy if he never ran again. Just a couple of long walks a day and he sleeps or lounges about the rest of the time.
I had a beagle, miss it terribly. Nowadays the german shepherd across the road visits every day, and usually joins me for a walk in the evening (dogs are not tied up here). Great companion - if I was getting another dog, it'd be a shepherd for sure. The beagle was fun, but stubborn as a mule.
Actually, I'd like a Border Collie.
You'll frequently find the Labrador pining for a fjord, but a slough will do.
And Luna actually does have gorgeous "plumage" - she has a lovely plumey tail, and "ruffles" on her hind legs and ears. She's white with black ticking and a black patch on one eye. She knows she's gorgeous, too.
So your joke does, indeed, fly.
We have a dog and a cat, both of which are no doubt sleeping on my half of the bed right now, my dog is a wonderful pet, a lab/german sheperd and maybe something else cross, as much as we love him, he's just so damn big at 160lbs he makes a poor lap dog, though he tries hard. We got him from the animal shelter there were 5 dogs in the dog run, he immediately came over to see us and we were sold, just a puppy then, I should have known from the size of his paws what we were in for, his size can be a bit of a pain, but overall i don't think you could get a better dog. The cat, is, well, a cat.
You have a 160-lb. lab/german shepherd?
What is he, two 80-lb. dogs glued together?
This just in: Babble is going to the dogs.
From what I read, Spanish newts are good for about 12 years (as long as some dogs), and can get up to 12 inches in length.
Do Spanish newts eat Spanish fly?
I have been sharing my life with a ten-yr old purebred Siamese cat, who is a dropout from potty training... (no lie! some people actually train cats not only to use the toilet but to flush it afterwards, using a special platform; their sales pitch involves actuarial litter cost tables!). My Coucoune made it halfway through the course but never could be convinced to flush, so her "trainer" gave her away as a "failure"...
Nah, my greys have prey drives from some sort of primal past and will take after anything they can fit in their mouths. They've managed to clear our backyard of squirrels and rabbits. And the seagulls at the park across the street kind of are more skittish then ever.
My cousin has a 140 lb boxer, thing is fit as a whistle. Just pure muscle and a massive chest. The damned thing only comes up half way past my knee. Broad. Looks like a bull, not a dog.
OK, here's mine:
Thank you. They're both beautiful. M. Spector's looks like she(?)'s plotting something.
Rufus is a "he" - and he's just doing what he does best - chilling and staring into space.
Mine is a very similar build, very broad and deep chested, I suspect hey may have something larger in the genes but lab/sheperd was the best guess from the shelter, and he does resemble both.
Male is on the left, female is on the right. They're pretty adorable
Strangest pussycats I've ever seen...
When we first got the female I caught her trying to jump up on top of counter and struggling to pull all the way up. I'd say that they are indeed strang puddycats.
This thread suddenly just got a whole lot classier!
Lost BC Toddler gets to keep guardian angel dog
"He just wanted some juice. He was pretty dehydrated there. I guess this dog took pretty good care of him."
Police say it's likely the boy survived by cuddling up with the dog, Koda, to keep warm through the night.
Koda's owner, Kim Dolan, said it's amazing the two made it out safe and sound.
"From what the parents have said, they're just total outdoors people and he was in his element, the little guy ... with a guardian angel of course."
Dolan said she was happy to let the boy keep the dog.
"We gave Koda to them because he, obviously, helped play a big part in making sure the baby survived."
Dolan said her own kids weren't immediately keen on the idea of giving their dog away.
"I have two children, two boys of my own, that were kind of upset about my decision [to give the dog away] until they met the family ... and understood the situation a little better," she said.
That was so touching.
This, less so.Things are too quiet in this thread. So I want to hear from dog owners:
How do you dispose of your dog's excrement?
[_] 1. My dog poops only on my property. I mostly leave it to biodegrade eventually.
[_] 2. I never bother to pick up after my dog.
[_] 3. I use biodegradable plastic poop bags and bury or compost (bag and all) on my own property.
[_] 4. Same as 3, only I don't use plastic. I use paper or other biodegradable material.
[_] 5. I use biodegradable plastic poop bags and dispose of them in the municipal garbage.
[_] 6. Same as 5, only I use regular plastic poop bags.
[_] 7. Same as 5, only I don't use plastic. I use paper or other biodegradable material.
[_] 8. I use biodegradable plastic poop bags and dispose of them in the municipal green bin compostable waste collected at curbside.
[_] 9. Same as 8, only I use regular plastic poop bags.
[_] 10. Same as 8, only I don't use plastic. I use paper or other biodegradable material.
[_] 11. I use regular plastic poop bags, but dump the contents in the toilet before putting the soiled bag in the garbage or green bin.
[_] 12. I refuse to buy poop bags, but I re-use plastic grocery store bags for the purpose.
[_] 13. My dog is trained to use a litter box, toilet, or other special-purpose facility.
[_] 14. I don't know. My staff looks after those things.
You forgot #15 & 16:
[_] 15. I take my dog to the 'off-leash' park, where he does what he wants, where he wants, and I don't have to deal with it. (It's not officially an off-leash park, but all of us dog owners use it as such.)
[_] 16. I walk my dog to LTJ's house, for a dump on his front lawn. Then it's his problem.
I use a shovel to pick up the poop that the neighborhood dogs leave on my property, and throw the stuff over the edge of the cliff at the back.
#1 Mostly.
I don't walk the dogs off property very often but when I do I usually used plastic grocery bags or some other bag and stick it in the trash. It's not often necessary because I usually hang around my yard until they poop and then leave. It's a pain to carry baggies and I hate picking the stuff up if I don't have too. They're both pretty regular so it's not a difficult thing to time. I don't have very many bags around anymore, so not sure what I'll use. I was bagless once when visiting a park but did have some empty plastic containers in the car. I used that, stuck the lid on it, brought it home, dumped it in the corner of the field and washed the container.
I do have a place designated for a specific poop composter but haven't made it yet. I'm not sure if I'll even bother as right now just leaving it to go away on it's own doesn't seem to be causing any issues.
Those are just variations on #2.
[_] 5. I use biodegradable plastic poop bags and dispose of them in the municipal garbage.
At home, we have a honey bucket that finds its way into the trash.
I've rarely ever met a dog I did not like. We had a Colly when I was a kid, Followed me everywhere I went in the neighborhood. Butchy was the perfect dog in my mind. He was poisoned by a crabby neighbor and died in agony. My parents never told me what happened to him until years later. I've never owned a dog since but have admired them just the same. I've always liked horror and sci-fi movies since I was a kid, because in those types of stories, anything's possible, even your long lost bosom friend coming back to life in a story like Pet Sematary. bwbwah! It is the month for scary stories afterall. "I saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand" - Warron Zevon