Saoirse had a great time herding
I’ve gone a bit insane and now have schapendoes x2
The little one is Munin and is such a sweet boy! He’s all the way from Norway!
Cassie mostly ignores him although he loves following her around and CC loves having a little puppy brother to play with
So... I haven’t posted in a hella long time.
So surprise! I’ve gotten the dream breed I’ve been wanting for the past 7 years!! My puppy is now 7 months old and her name is Saoirse (seer-sha) and she’s a schapendoes! She has her CGC and TKN! This weekend we have a barn hunt trial and hope to Q in novice!
she knows she’s not allowed to bark at the cat, so her loophole is just to make a bunch of noises that are not barking instead.
Fb person 1: “Here’s a photo of my Japanese spitz!” Fb person 2: “Oh, they look so similar to my Japanese spitz, here’s a photo!” THEY ALL LOOK LIKE THAT, SHARON. ALL OF THEM.
In case you’re wondering how smart rats can be, and if Ratatouille is real, then allow me to share this story: I once had two rats, River and Chell, both rescued from a laboratory as babies. Chell was whip-smart and liked to ride around on my shoulders as I walked around the apartment. She would recognize places she wanted to go, such as her cage or the sofa, and I would raise my arm up to let her run across to her objective. She quickly cottoned on to this and, in an entirely self-taught behavior, would run to one of my shoulders or another and tug on my sleeve, to signal me to raise my arm in the direction she wanted. In this manner she was able to steer me around the apartment and would frequently use me as a taxi instead of walking herself. She then taught her sister how to do it too.
My poor puppy got a crusty eye so we had to go get meds for him. He was so good though and usually they want to take the dogs to the back to do everything but after I asked if they could do it in the room they agreed. So I was able to reward all his good behavior 🥰
Now for some random ramblings
I finally graduated, so now I’m done with school woop and have to find an adult job. I’ve decided to get a puppy and there’s a litter due in a week that I’m waiting on. I only want a bitch so fingers crossed she has some. The last I was waiting on fell through because she didn’t have enough bitches. I also have a litter of rats due next week and some of those will be placed in homes that do barn hunt. I’m looking forward to little beans being born 🥰
Something that really breaks my heart is the cruel indifference that some people have towards pets or animals that they personally don’t enjoy. Like I hear so many stories about someone losing a beloved pet snake or rat or tarantula, only for their friends to say something like “good riddance”.
My best friend does not like my gerbils at all. She jokingly calls them vermin and teases me for being the only 25 year old woman that still has pet gerbils. She came to visit me one weekend when one of my sweet babies was really sick, and unfortunately called me at work to solemnly let me know my gerbil had passed. The entire drive home I was trying not to cry because we had plans and I didn’t want to ruin the weekend with my ridiculous grief over a rodent. When I got home, my best friend was sitting in the driveway, hand painting a little coffin with my gerbil’s name on it. I immediately started sobbing. She went and got me a glass of wine, and played a Stevie Nicks song on her phone while she dug a grave. After the somber funeral in my backyard, she cancelled our evening plans and we walked to a bar, where my best friend completely un-ironically held up a glass and toasted my dead gerbil, thanking her for the joy she’d brought me.
The point of this story is, you don’t have to share or even understand your friend’s interests to show them respect and empathy in a time of loss. It’s alright if you don’t like a friend’s unconventional pet, you certainly don’t have to! However, pet loss can be incredibly painful, and I think it is always best to err on the side of kindness.
There are people who have emotional support animals. You, on the other hand, have an emotional support eldritch abomination.
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This describes both the Venom and Lilo and Stitch movies
I love this picture of her
Dogblr Questions
1) How many dogs do you have?
2) What is your dogs name?
3) How old are they?
4) Do you have plans to add another dog to the family?
5) Do you or have you ever had a heart dog?
6) Did you grow up with dogs?
7) What was your first dogs name?
8) Do you have any “saved” names for future dogs?
9) Your favorite breed?
10) Your least favorite breed?
11) A breed you love, but can never see yourself having?
12) A breed you used to hate, but now love?
13) A breed you used to love, but now hate?
14) Your favorite breed group?
15) Your least favorite breed group?
16) Do your dogs compete in any sports?
17) Do your dogs compete in confirmation?
18) Your favorite trick your dog knows?
19) A trick you’d love to teach your dog?
20) What’s the first trick that you taught your dog?
21) A useless trick that you love?
22) In your opinion, what’s the most important thing to teach your dog?
23) What do you usually teach first?
24) What’s your dogs favorite toy?
25) Does your dog have a toy that they hate?
26) What’s your dogs favorite game to play inside?
27) What’s your dogs favorite game to play outside?
28) Something your dog did recently that made you smile?
29) What’s your dogs favorite treat?
30) What’s your dogs least favorite treat?
31) Is your dog really food motivated, play motivated, praise motivated, or something else?
32) Where does your dog usually sleep at night?
33) If your dog sleeps in your bed, where do they usually prefer to sleep at in your bed?
34) What’s your favorite coat color?
35) What’s your least favorite coat color?
36) What’s your favorite coat pattern?
37) What’s your least favorite coat pattern?
38) What’s your favorite ear style?
39) What’s your dogs favorite thing to chew on?
40) What’s the worst thing your dog has ever eaten?
41) Nail clippers, Dremels, files, or something else?
42) How often do you give your dogs a bath?
43) How often (if necessary) do you brush your dogs fur?
44) What’s your preferred brush?
45) Do you brush your dogs teeth?
46) How often does your dog visit the groomer?
47) Does your dog have any bad habits?
48) Boys or girls?
49) What’s your doggy dream team?
50) What’s the silliest thing your dog has ever done?
51) What’s something that you wanted to accomplish with your dog and did?
52) What are some goals you have for your dog?
53) Is your dog usually quiet or loud?
54) What is/are your favorite dogblr(s)?
55) Who is your favorite dogblr dog?
56) Do you use dog cologne on your pup?
57) Single coat or double coat?
58) Does your dog like car rides?
59) Have you ever painted your dogs toenails?
60) Do you dress your dog up for Halloween?
61) What was the first night home with your dog like?
62) Do you take your dog to the dog park?
63) What’s your favorite piece of dog gear you own?
64) Does you dog wear sweaters?
65) If they do, which is your favorite sweater you own?
66) Does your dog have a high or low (or something in between) prey drive?
67) Would you describe your dog as high, low, or medium energy?
68) Does your dog have any weird habits?
69) Does your dog like to play in the snow?
70) Does your dog like to swim?
71) Does your dog bark at TV doorbells?
72) Where’s your favorite place to spend time with your dog?
73) Is there anything you look forward to doing everyday with your dog?
74) Share the first picture you saw/took of your dog
75) Share your favorite picture of your dog
Anyone want to distract me from work saltiness?