Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Willow took off into the woods behind my house this morning.
She doesn’t do it often but when she does we can usually just walk around and find her calmly sniffing around a neighbors yard m.
We can’t find her this morning and both my wife and I had to go to work so I’m sitting in my office staring out of the window hoping to see her come walking up.
A few weeks ago our awesome bestest ever dog, Hazel, ended up with a ruptured bladder. Despite emergency surgery and her fighting her very hardest she unfortunately did not make it. We were devastated because she was the sweetest, kindest dog, who loved to snuggle and had the softest prettiest fur (yeah I know, way too many superlatives but I still miss her terribly).
After a couple of weeks my wife and I felt like our house was just too empty without a dog. We're both still grieving a bit for Hazel but decided that we wanted another pup in our lives. So we started looking around and ended up adopting this goofball. Say hello to Hugo!
He's, as far as we know, some kind of kelpie mix and because he was an owner surrender (family medical issues and they couldn't care for him anymore) back to the rescue group we know a bit about his litter and most of his littermates' owners are still active with the rescue group. He's one week younger than our daughter which is pretty cool and they are already bonding. He love playing fetch but has the worst coordination of any dog I've ever met. I love how his one ear flops over ever so slightly. His manners are generally pretty good but there's still a bit that we need to work on.
Ziggy does that, only instead of "takes off" it's "limbos under the fence like a triple jointed Houdini in a way that should not be possible for a dog that large" and instead of "the woods" it's "a busy street".
My brother in law keeps plugging the tiniest of fence gaps and she keeps transforming herself into a liquid and getting through them, it's a real problem.
I ZimbraWorst song, played on ugliest guitarRegistered Userregular
Rudy (nee Stick) is going home today! I'm generally pretty good about not getting attached to the shelter cats but I had to go see him to say goodbye last night since he's been such a sweet boy
he looks like he's doing so much better than before!
that tail
It's really night and day from when he came in. He's still scrawny but he's much more active and energetic and doesn't wheeze at all, just meows constantly when he feels he is not getting the scritches or food to which he feels he is entitled.
Also I'm pretty sure he has no proprioception with regard to his tail because he is an absolute menace at knocking stuff over with it.
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BlackDragon480Bluster KerfuffleMaster of Windy ImportRegistered Userregular
Reality must bend to the tail's will, not the other way around.
No matter where you go...there you are. ~ Buckaroo Banzai
Here's my gecko, named RIP, chilling in a tissue box.
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Zxerolfor the smaller pieces, my shovel wouldn't doso i took off my boot and used my shoeRegistered Userregular
Kitty has been real snuggly lately, which is notable because she is is not known for close affection, being super aloof even by cat standards. The other day she demanded to go on my lap several times for hours, which is a new world record, and she's been wanting to sleep on my body during the night.
It's probably because it's been cold and she's been leeching off my life forces, but fuck it, I'll take it. Most importantly though
is that I have a cat on my lap and you probably don't, quiver in envy
It should be dangerous, because there's a lot of weight and muscle at play, but (1) with three there they will never agree on a direction, and (2) what usually happens if they do decide to move is they tie themselves up in the leash and then lie there looking helpless until you fix it for them.
I ZimbraWorst song, played on ugliest guitarRegistered Userregular
Haha, shit, we have 13 cats coming in from an overcrowded humane society in rural Wisconsin to stay at the center. We typically have 3-4 adult cats at a time so this will be...interesting. At least I will have lots of cute kitties to share pictures of.
'Til then please enjoy this lil guy relaxing after getting some subcutaneous fluids:
Today at breakfast I met a Good Dog who really, really wanted our omelette
I can usually resist our dog's attempts at emotional food blackmail because I know they're full of shit, but it was very very hard not to feed this pupper. Her eyes told me allllll about how her cruel owners were starving her by not feeding her infinite ham and cheese omelettes.
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edited November 2020
Luna's interest in human food is very unusual. She's not exclusively a meat eater but she lacks any excitement at any scraps that aren't meat. My brother's dogs will vacuum up anything that is inadvertently dropped on the floor whether its a carrot or a popcorn kernel. Luna might get the popcorn kernel but not before licking it once and then staring at it for a minute.
But she won't touch the carrot. She couldn't care less about vegetables or fruit.
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She doesn’t do it often but when she does we can usually just walk around and find her calmly sniffing around a neighbors yard m.
We can’t find her this morning and both my wife and I had to go to work so I’m sitting in my office staring out of the window hoping to see her come walking up.
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What a turd.
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After a couple of weeks my wife and I felt like our house was just too empty without a dog. We're both still grieving a bit for Hazel but decided that we wanted another pup in our lives. So we started looking around and ended up adopting this goofball. Say hello to Hugo!
He's, as far as we know, some kind of kelpie mix and because he was an owner surrender (family medical issues and they couldn't care for him anymore) back to the rescue group we know a bit about his litter and most of his littermates' owners are still active with the rescue group. He's one week younger than our daughter which is pretty cool and they are already bonding. He love playing fetch but has the worst coordination of any dog I've ever met. I love how his one ear flops over ever so slightly. His manners are generally pretty good but there's still a bit that we need to work on.
My brother in law keeps plugging the tiniest of fence gaps and she keeps transforming herself into a liquid and getting through them, it's a real problem.
She’s sorry
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On my lunch I snuggled with her in bed...to teach her a lesson!
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I’m looking everywhere for her and we can’t find her! She was just here a few minutes ago.
Also, this weird cow showed up in my house.
I don’t think the two events are related
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Nice! Credenza fraternal twinsies
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So handsome!
that tail
It's really night and day from when he came in. He's still scrawny but he's much more active and energetic and doesn't wheeze at all, just meows constantly when he feels he is not getting the scritches or food to which he feels he is entitled.
Also I'm pretty sure he has no proprioception with regard to his tail because he is an absolute menace at knocking stuff over with it.
~ Buckaroo Banzai
Good news: He ran out to the car because DOG PARK. I WANT DOG PARK. So I just put him in the car and took him on an errand.
He was very disappointed.
dog...park?
Behold the face of disappointment!
Parker is such a goof.
He thinks he's shoes!
He's apparently settling in just fine, gets along with the incumbent dog and cat, and is trying to eat them out of house and home.
It's probably because it's been cold and she's been leeching off my life forces, but fuck it, I'll take it. Most importantly though
is that I have a cat on my lap and you probably don't, quiver in envy
That is a massive gecker. The biggest leopard geckos I've seen wild around here are maybe 2 inches from tip to tail.
How it started:
How it's going:
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'Til then please enjoy this lil guy relaxing after getting some subcutaneous fluids:
I can usually resist our dog's attempts at emotional food blackmail because I know they're full of shit, but it was very very hard not to feed this pupper. Her eyes told me allllll about how her cruel owners were starving her by not feeding her infinite ham and cheese omelettes.
But she won't touch the carrot. She couldn't care less about vegetables or fruit.