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Post by OziRiS on Feb 13, 2014 21:48:51 GMT
I know we have a lot of dog lovers on this site, so I thought we could all share some pics of our best furry buddies, both past and present and maybe some fun stories or advice on dogs as well. I'll start with my own. His name is Bobby, he's 8 years old and he's a mix of Danish Swedish Farmdog and something we're not quite sure what is. We've narrowed it down to possibly being Shetland Sheepdog or Koikerhoonje.  If anyone has a better idea of what might be mixed in there, feel free to fire away. It's not really important though. All that matters is that he's a great dog and we love him. It would just be fun to know. Here's a picture from when he was about 6 months old:  @cyber: I originally intended to put this on the Picture Board, but I couldn't create a new thread there, so that's why it ended up here. Even though I intend this thread to be a general one about dogs and not limited to pictures only, I still think that's where it belongs, but it's ultimately your call. If it stays in the Water Cooler, I'm good with that too. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Feb 13, 2014 22:39:52 GMT
{The Picture board is intended to be specifically for the funny pictures and Caption Competition. Originally it was a sub-board in the Water Cooler, but it was hard to figure out when people had posted new material so I decided to give it its own board. The board was set so that only mods can start new threads there.
This particular thread might be better suited to the 'hobbies' board than the water cooler, as it is less likely to get buried under a stream of new threads. But I'll only move it if you think that would be a better place for it. Cyber}
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Post by the light works on Feb 14, 2014 2:22:08 GMT
Well, you have all seen Lion. actually, Kismet Lioness She's a purebred Leonberger and my official first dog - being a cat person by nature. Attachment Deletedwe very specifically raised her not to be aggressive - and it is funny to see her laying on the floor to play with a dog she could eat as a snack. we also recently lost Bonnie, who I made a special exception to my "only two dogs - and only two when one is getting old" rule, because she really wanted a sheltie - and the customer who gave her to us really wanted to have us adopt her. Attachment Deletedand then there's Bear - who Mrs TLW had when we got married. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 14, 2014 9:22:50 GMT
{The Picture board is intended to be specifically for the funny pictures and Caption Competition. Originally it was a sub-board in the Water Cooler, but it was hard to figure out when people had posted new material so I decided to give it its own board. The board was set so that only mods can start new threads there.
This particular thread might be better suited to the 'hobbies' board than the water cooler, as it is less likely to get buried under a stream of new threads. But I'll only move it if you think that would be a better place for it. Cyber} Sounds good to me  |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 14, 2014 9:29:04 GMT
@ TLW:
After seeing your sheltie I'm pretty sure that's not part of my dog's mix. I'm more inclined to think it actually is kooikerhondje.
What breed is Bear? I don't recognize it from just seeing his head? He's a fairly large dog, isn't he?
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Post by the light works on Feb 14, 2014 12:05:36 GMT
@ TLW: After seeing your sheltie I'm pretty sure that's not part of my dog's mix. I'm more inclined to think it actually is kooikerhondje. What breed is Bear? I don't recognize it from just seeing his head? He's a fairly large dog, isn't he? no, no signs of Sheltie in your dog. we actually had Kooiker on the short list when we selected Leonberger. Bear was a shepherd mix. we suspect there was some percentage of chow in the mix, too - but he had the markings and weak hips of an American bred German Shepherd; and who knows what else there was. |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 16, 2014 21:58:46 GMT
@ TLW: After seeing your sheltie I'm pretty sure that's not part of my dog's mix. I'm more inclined to think it actually is kooikerhondje. What breed is Bear? I don't recognize it from just seeing his head? He's a fairly large dog, isn't he? no, no signs of Sheltie in your dog. we actually had Kooiker on the short list when we selected Leonberger. Bear was a shepherd mix. we suspect there was some percentage of chow in the mix, too - but he had the markings and weak hips of an American bred German Shepherd; and who knows what else there was. How do you figure there's chow in there? I don't see it. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 16, 2014 22:14:08 GMT
no, no signs of Sheltie in your dog. we actually had Kooiker on the short list when we selected Leonberger. Bear was a shepherd mix. we suspect there was some percentage of chow in the mix, too - but he had the markings and weak hips of an American bred German Shepherd; and who knows what else there was. How do you figure there's chow in there? I don't see it. he had a darker mouth. also a bit more curl to the tail and a tendency to do his own thing. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 18, 2014 23:03:23 GMT
yes, I know she's not a dog. she does play catch and she does like chewing bones, though. Attachment Deletedfor those who want details, she is about 22 years old, a catalina hybrid, and when I got her - as the 4th owner or more - I was told she had been sexed by a veterinarian and was definitely male. she was also already in the habit of overpreening and pulling feathers. from talking to various behaviorists, I have come to the conclusion that I will probably never break her of the habit. and when I want to give kids a warning about sticking their fingers in her cage, I give her a whole walnut. |
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 23, 2014 19:48:12 GMT
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 27, 2014 11:56:09 GMT
@ kharnynb: My first thought: AAAWWW!!! Fluffball!!! CUTE!!!  That's right. I'm man enough to admit that I get a little girly around puppies I generally react to puppies just an inch or two shy of how women with clapping ovaries react to babies |
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Post by OziRiS on Feb 27, 2014 12:02:33 GMT
yes, I know she's not a dog. she does play catch and she does like chewing bones, though. View Attachmentfor those who want details, she is about 22 years old, a catalina hybrid, and when I got her - as the 4th owner or more - I was told she had been sexed by a veterinarian and was definitely male. she was also already in the habit of overpreening and pulling feathers. from talking to various behaviorists, I have come to the conclusion that I will probably never break her of the habit. and when I want to give kids a warning about sticking their fingers in her cage, I give her a whole walnut. Fair enough. I'm not against making this a thread about pets in general. That being said: Come one, come all! Share your cat, your gerbil, your horse or even that weird fluffy thing you found under your bed and decided to name, because your mom wouldn't let you have any real pets |
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Post by wvengineer on Mar 3, 2014 1:22:45 GMT
Attached is our dog, Buddy. He is a Golden Retriever/Cocker Spaniel mix, we think.
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Post by the light works on Mar 3, 2014 5:39:50 GMT
Attached is our dog, Buddy. He is a Golden Retriever/Cocker Spaniel mix, we think. and quite conveniently, he is also wrinkle and fade resistant. |
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Post by kharnynb on Mar 3, 2014 8:17:49 GMT
I know oziris, dogs do the same to me, especially fluffy ones ;D
Buddy definately has goldie in him, and a lot of cute as well ;D
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Post by wvengineer on Mar 3, 2014 22:41:03 GMT
and quite conveniently, he is also wrinkle and fade resistant. If only he was matting resistant... |
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Post by OziRiS on Mar 3, 2014 23:04:33 GMT
Here's just something I love about English speakers. You name the sex of animals (if you know) when talking about them. Instead of calling a male dog "it", you say he and him, giving the animal identity other than just naming its species and verbally treating him/her like a dead object.
I don't know about other countries/languages, but for the longest time I've cringed every time someone calls my dog "it". My mother-in-law does it even though she's known him for 6 years now and I keep trying to tell her he has a personality and he has a penis, which makes him a "he", not an "it". He's a living, breathing creature, not a kitchen appliance or a piece of furniture.
But I'm outnumbered. Most people here call their animals "it" instead of he or she and it just rubs me the wrong way somehow. It robs the animal of an identity and unfortunately that attitude shows in our animal welfare laws. It's virtually impossible to get someone convicted and actually punished for cruelty to animals with anything worse than a fine and believe it or not, but bestiality is actually legal in Denmark "as long as the animal isn't harmed". I'm sorry, but that's just f***ing sick!!! They're living, breathing, feeling creatures and we're supposedly the superior species, so why in the name of everything and anything holy and decent do we allow this?!
Sorry for going off topic there, but I just saw a truly disturbing image posted by someone trying to make bestiality illegal in Denmark and decided that I needed to focus on something positive. So to all you people out there from countries where you've decided that animals deserve to be treated with dignity, I commend you and hope that our lawmakers will follow in your footsteps.
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Post by the light works on Mar 4, 2014 1:15:40 GMT
Here's just something I love about English speakers. You name the sex of animals (if you know) when talking about them. Instead of calling a male dog "it", you say he and him, giving the animal identity other than just naming its species and verbally treating him/her like a dead object. I don't know about other countries/languages, but for the longest time I've cringed every time someone calls my dog "it". My mother-in-law does it even though she's known him for 6 years now and I keep trying to tell her he has a personality and he has a penis, which makes him a "he", not an "it". He's a living, breathing creature, not a kitchen appliance or a piece of furniture. But I'm outnumbered. Most people here call their animals "it" instead of he or she and it just rubs me the wrong way somehow. It robs the animal of an identity and unfortunately that attitude shows in our animal welfare laws. It's virtually impossible to get someone convicted and actually punished for cruelty to animals with anything worse than a fine and believe it or not, but bestiality is actually legal in Denmark "as long as the animal isn't harmed". I'm sorry, but that's just f***ing sick!!! They're living, breathing, feeling creatures and we're supposedly the superior species, so why in the name of everything and anything holy and decent do we allow this?! Sorry for going off topic there, but I just saw a truly disturbing image posted by someone trying to make bestiality illegal in Denmark and decided that I needed to focus on something positive. So to all you people out there from countries where you've decided that animals deserve to be treated with dignity, I commend you and hope that our lawmakers will follow in your footsteps. unfortunately, it seems that about 75% of the time people apply the wrong gender specific pronouns to animals. not entirely sure whether it is simple ignorance or prejudice - those who are wrong are frequently wrong on both genders. |
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Post by OziRiS on Mar 4, 2014 7:10:40 GMT
At least they try to assign the animal some kind of identity beyond "it". They may be wrong, but at least it says something about their willingness to personalize the creature instead of declaring him/her an inanimate object that doesn't really matter.
Here in Denmark, even when you can see the udder, a cow is named "it" instead of "her" or "she". It's blatantly obvious that the animal is female, but people insist on that "it", robbing the animal of any form of identity beyond just being "a cow". This often results in children not seeing the animal as a living creature, which seems to make it easier for them to mistreat or harm the animal for fun. Kids who learn early on that a cow is a female and whose parents refer to her as "she" seem to have a higher likelihood of treating the animal with dignity and respect. I've observed this at so many petting zoos, open farm days, pet stores and zoos that I'm fairly sure there's a correlation.
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Post by kharnynb on Mar 4, 2014 9:37:52 GMT
Fins tend to use "hän" for pets, which is third person "person", since there is no difference between he or she in finnish.(linguistically ;D)
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