I rescued a puppy from the Human Society last week. He's 5 months old and according to them, he's a "shepherd mix". He's an awesome dog and I love him so much already. His name is Gus and I can't wait to live a long happy life with him.
My roommate took Xia to the park the other day... That's how she feels when the fun is being cleaned off.
"We think you fail to realize that it is 8:00, and hence dinnertime." Note the big brother paw on the back.
I got home from hunting today and had a couple of pheasants to clean so I went to the backyard and the dog was leashed up out there, but out of reach of the porch (where I was gonna do the dirty work). He's never been around wild birds so set a couple down in the snow by him to check out (for the sake of both of our curiosity). He surprised me by sniffing them for a second, and then shoveling snow onto them with his nose like he was gonna leave them for later. There was no biting or nibbling, which is the opposite of what I thought he might do. It was pretty funny to watch because he did it like it was something he did every other day. Spoiler (Photo spoilered for those that don't like dead things). Has anyone elses dogs done something like this? Is it instinct or is Hobie just goofier than I thought?
Thanks to helpful reps (which I appreciate, btw), I've determined that the dog has stronger instincts than I thought. I would take him for a walk on some public land to run around a field and some woods but don't want to deal with combing that many burrs and other assorted prickly shit out of his fur.
My sister and her family got a new puppy yesterday. The poor thing is severely underweight at 18 lbs, has terrible worms as well as other problems I am sure. However, she's a sweetheart all around. I'm so glad she made it into a good family.
Anybody ever moved across the country with cats? My cats hate car rides (they sound like they're being torn apart limb by limb based on their meows) and I'm moving to Colorado from Michigan next month, which is a long car ride. Any tips? We're going to the vet next week and we'll ask there too, but anything will help I expect.
My sister actually adopted that doggie above from a pound in South Carolina and used a pet carrier to ship her here to Alabama. You might look into one of those.
Tonight, my new pal who has been staying with us for a few weeks and I created a Catmansion (TM). It looks silly, but Miro fucking loves it. It has two levels and two entrances and it is awesome.
My vet gave me sedatives for the trip. Unfortunately, the dosage was insufficient, and I listened to this cat wail on and on the entire trip. He spent the car ride crying and trying like hell to get out of his pet carrier. For a minute, I thought he was going to break it and go ape-shit inside the car. So, if your vet gives you drugs, maybe make sure it's enough to make your cat actually chill the fuck out instead of make a godawful racket/go crazy. Maybe your vet could give you some extra pills just in case? Also, when I stopped overnight I kind of left him the fuck alone. He didn't want to be around people, and it took a while to get him back into his carrier because he was unhinged. It would've been a little easier with another person to help.
The vet is hooking me up with some Xanax for the cats, so hopefully they'll be chill enough. They were going crazy on the way to and from the vets though. We'll be stopping for a night at a pet friendly hotel. Hopefully it's not too bad for them. Also, Audrey? You call that a cat mansion? Check out what my friend made for his cat. She has a sword. And a gargoyle.
I just made a 2,400 mile drive from Cleveland to Seattle with two 9 year old female cats in a giant cage in the back. The trip took 4 days, stopping at a hotel every night. The first and second morning about an hour before I hit the road I gave them both this(below) GNC product I purchased from Petsmart for 5 dollars. The next two days I skipped it and they seemed adjusted enough to the car. I also covered the cage with a blanket so the cats could not see any of the passengers. (when they could see us, they whined.) With a litter box in the cage we could drive 10 hours a day and never have to stop for them. It was a very easy drive.
Thought I'd share. Best dog ever (I realize everyone's dog is awesome but this one was mine for 11 years so he's clearly the best). He died two and a half years ago but Bewildered's pic reminded me of him (doberman/shepard mix) so I thought I'd share. huh? What's that?
At first glance, Abraham looks like the picture of nobility in this shot. In reality, he's up above us on the shore because he's afraid to walk on the ice paths at the park. Have to break him of this fear.