The dog thread is better than the cat thread, because it features dogs.

[Dovydaitis]

Cfy

On the name...

Part of his racing name is Glasheen (Cork? He's got tatts in both ears so definitely Irish) and he'd been nicknamed Sheen at the rescue centre. I wasn't keen on that so favoured Barry. Obvs.

Wife & child nixed that so I went with Steve which sounds a bit like Sheen if you squint. I kind of did that unilaterally but could sense an undercurrent whenever I mentioned him. The day I picked him up, I asked outright about the name, neither of them liked it so I said 'Blue' & I think they were so relieved I didn't suggest Dave or Kev, they both agreed.

Also our next door neighbour's called Steve and although I found the idea of shouting 'don't shit on the lawn Steve' and 'stop licking your bollocks Steve' across the neighbourhood, Mrs FA thought it might lead to rancour.

Oh I knew he was Blue now, but he does look like a Steve

 

[Sweet FA]

Dave Bastard IMO.

 

[Orang Utan]

This disgusts me:

Owners offload dogs bought in lockdown by pretending they are strays

Rescue centres say they are increasingly seeing pets that their owners are now too busy to look after

www.theguardian.com

It's just as bad as abandoning a child cos they're too much bother
How can you love dogs enough to buy one but not enough to not abandon them?

 

[Saul Goodman]

This disgusts me:

Owners offload dogs bought in lockdown by pretending they are strays

Rescue centres say they are increasingly seeing pets that their owners are now too busy to look after

www.theguardian.com

It's just as bad as abandoning a child cos they're too much bother
How can you love dogs enough to buy one but not enough to not abandon them?

People will make excuses about changes in circumstances. They had to have a dog because they were bored during lock down, but now they're back at work, they can't look after the dog. You should have thought about that BEFORE getting the dog, not after.

 

[Orang Utan]

People will make excuses about changes in circumstances. They had to have a dog because they were bored during lock down, but now they're back at work, they can't look after the dog. You should have thought about that BEFORE getting the dog, not after.

precisely. This is one of the reasons I don't have a dog. or kids, for that matter

 

[Orang Utan]

Better follow that gloomy news with some pics of daft dogs and their dafter humans:

The 31st annual Tompkins Square Halloween dog parade

The Tompkins Square Halloween dog parade returns after it was cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic

www.theguardian.com

Love the Pinhead costume the most!

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

So the older dog is booked in for his second TPLO knee surgery on Monday week and then needs to go for follow up scans in 5/6 weeks as he has slightly enlarged lymph nodes in his abdomen but the sample sent to the lab was inconclusive.
The puppy has what seems to be an umbilical hernia.
The TPLO surgery means 2 months of complete rest which is going to be an interesting challenge with the 5 months old around but we're gonna have to make it work, and then another 2/3 months of slowly increasing exercise.

 

[weltweit]

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The TPLO surgery means 2 months of complete rest which is going to be an interesting challenge with the 5 months old around ..

Isn't that simply an impossibility .. will the dog have any idea that it is supposed complete rest?

 

[Saffy]

Her little white chin.
You can tell from the photo that her tail was windmilling very fast because she was wanting me to throw a stick.

 

[weltweit]

Larry has no concept of evidence.

When I make my bed the covering blanket is smooth and stretches from one side to the other.

When Larry has been on the bed, the blanket is runkled, there are dog sized impressions in it, and the evidence is quite clear, a Larry sized dog has been on the bed.

When confronted with this evidence Larry moans, but there must be another dog, it wasn't me, I was only on it for a moment, and you didn't see me on it so it can't be true!

Far from it being me to suggest that Larry is a bit of a simpleton, the evidence is clear! He isn't capable of a decent alibi and at lying he is a rank amateur.

What am I going to do with him?

 

[hegley]

When Larry has been on the bed, the blanket is runkled, there are dog sized impressions in it, and the evidence is quite clear, a Larry sized dog has been on the bed.

Is there something unusual about Larry's size or, as seems more likely, are there lots of dogs of a comparable size? It seems your evidence is highly circumstantial - wouldn't hold up in a court of law, and Larry would walk, a free dog! #JusticeForLarry

 

[Rebelda]

Catching some rays.

 

[two sheds]

Had friends' dog staying over Friday night. She's such a sweetie.

 

[weltweit]

Is there something unusual about Larry's size or, as seems more likely, are there lots of dogs of a comparable size? It seems your evidence is highly circumstantial - wouldn't hold up in a court of law, and Larry would walk, a free dog! #JusticeForLarry

There are many Larry sized dogs out there in the lampost territory but not here in my place, here there is just a Larry and a small cat.

Sometimes I catch him in the act, he spots me coming and slinks off the bed looking a little guilty as I start to berate him, but the berating doesn't work or last because an hour later he is back on my bed again.

Now I have to say that it is a particularly inviting bed, the very top blanket is Alpaca and warm and comfortable, but there is a possession issue there, because this is my bed, Larry has his own bed!

 

[two sheds]

Have you thought of taking Larry's bed for a few nights? That'll teach him.

 

[Elpenor]

Catching some rays.

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Our family dog used to lie on the stairs as they caught the sun in the morning and it was toasty warm. He wouldn’t move so you had to carefully step over him.

 

[a_chap]

Have you thought of taking Larry's bed for a few nights? That'll teach him.

There are very good reason for doing precisely that.

A pack leader sleeps where the hell they like.

"Larry's bed?" says the pack leader, "Not a chance. I'll lie in it to teach Larry who's boss".

 

[two sheds]

There are very good reason for doing precisely that.

A pack leader sleeps where the hell they like.

"Larry's bed?" says the pack leader, "Not a chance. I'll lie in it to teach Larry who's boss".

Listen to this weltweit , there's someone who understands dog psychology.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

A pack leader sleeps where the hell they like.

 

[kabbes]

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[Epona]

People will make excuses about changes in circumstances. They had to have a dog because they were bored during lock down, but now they're back at work, they can't look after the dog. You should have thought about that BEFORE getting the dog, not after.

There are horrible situations where people may have to give up their animals, that are very genuine and heartbreaking - people who become severely ill and have to go into hospice care or a care home, people who through some twist of fate find themselves in a situation where they cannot afford to care for animals or are evicted and have nowhere suitable for their pets to live - having to go back to work after lockdown is NOT one of those situations, when you take on a dog or cat you need to be considering its needs for the rest of its life, not just until lockdown is over.

Sorry, I know I am preaching to the choir here, but I saw that news story and although I could see it coming it just makes my blood boil.

 

[two sheds]

Saw a reddit video that I can't find now, but was of a dog showing pure delight at being adopted by someone I think in the US. It was heartbreaking though - the dog was taken skipping out past rows of cages with other dogs waiting for adoption.

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

Isn't that simply an impossibility .. will the dog have any idea that it is supposed complete rest?

The dog has no idea and so his humans have to enforce the rest.
We did last year, but there wasn't a 5 months old puppy which will have to be kept segregated from him this time around, off to pick up a pet gate later today.

 

[BillRiver]

There are very good reason for doing precisely that.

A pack leader sleeps where the hell they like.

"Larry's bed?" says the pack leader, "Not a chance. I'll lie in it to teach Larry who's boss".

Except, as I understand it, that pack theory with the alpha sleeping separately etc was largely discredited some years ago when they realised it was based entirely on observing packs of wolves in captivity.

In the wild the pack does all sleep together, if I've understood it correctly.

Dog Behavior and Training - Dominance, Alpha, and Pack Leadership - What Does It Really Mean?

Alpha Dog Myth Exposed

 

[two sheds]

Unless Larry roams freely across the wilds he is indeed in captivity .

There's only one way to test it, though, with randomized trials over say 3 months of weltweit sleeping in Larry's bed/Larry's adopted bed.

Come back when you've got some results, weltweit

 

[weltweit]

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There's only one way to test it, though, with randomized trials over say 3 months of weltweit sleeping in Larry's bed/Larry's adopted bed.

Weltweit has his own bed, very snug it is.

 

[BillRiver]

Weltweit has his own bed, very snug it is.

Could you just shut your bedroom door when you're not in there? Where is his bed?

 

[Saunders]

Weltweit has his own bed, very snug it is.

Wouldn’t it be just a little bit snugger with a snoozy dog at the foot end though....

 

[Saunders]

Having said that, I do admire you for asserting bed boundaries with Larry. I’m a bit of a soft touch, and like having the dog snuggled up in a convenient place on the bed. I don’t so much like the times in the morning when he runs back in from post-breakfast or post-first pee and makes a cosy nest in the warm bit while I’m making the tea I want to get back into bed with.

 

[weltweit]

Wouldn’t it be just a little bit snugger with a snoozy dog at the foot end though....

Don't get me wrong it could be lovely but Larry moults all year round, you should see the state of my hairy carpets and there is no real way to get his hairs out of my blankets that I can see so on a wholly practical note he is ousted from the bed.

Having said that, I do admire you for asserting bed boundaries with Larry. I’m a bit of a soft touch, and like having the dog snuggled up in a convenient place on the bed. I don’t so much like the times in the morning when he runs back in from post-breakfast or post-first pee and makes a cosy nest in the warm bit while I’m making the tea I want to get back into bed with.

I grew up with short haired and broken coated Jack Russels who were launched at my bed first thing in the morning to help get me up. They soon realised how snug a duvet was and installed themselves in it with me, which hadn't been the purpose at all.

I add this just to emphasise that I am a doggy person, it is just Larry's masses of hair that has caused me to back off at the moment.