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Cute as heck

malnutritions

i hate cats

>>2383635
No

No. It is, however, weird to get your picture taken with your cat.

>>2383635
Not unless you give the cat a human woman's name, like Sarah or Jennifer.

Fuck /b/ was more helpful than you guys... how does that feel?

Both you and your dog can go fuck itself......how does that feel now?

>>2383487
I mean you're still placed under /b/ so your opinion isnt reaching very high here.

>>2383473
If your dog's breed is in the top ten, it's accurate, if it isn't, it's not accurate.
Personally, it's accurate. My golden's smart and learns fast. She's lazy though, if she doesn't manage something she'll quickly look at me for help.

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I am somewhat biased but a dog following instructions like a robot isnt nessacerily intelligent as it is biddable.

Mastiffs are handler sensitive but will take over if they sense a threat, obeying you is not as important as your safety to them. If you own a working line Mastiff it is important you do not set the dog up for failure in these situations be it an unwarranted bite or its own self sacrifice.

If a Mastiff is asleep in your childs bedroom and somebody attempts to gain entry through the window with malice on their mind I dont think you would be left with the impression the dog was stupid by any stretch.

>>2383582
>Coren defines three aspects of dog intelligence in the book: instinctive intelligence, adaptive intelligence, and working and obedience intelligence.[6] Instinctive intelligence refers to a dog's ability to perform the tasks it was bred for, such as herding, pointing, fetching, guarding, or supplying companionship.[6] Adaptive intelligence refers to a dog's ability to solve problems on its own.[6] Working and obedience intelligence refers to a dog's ability to learn from humans.[6]

>>2383374
>I assume that's because they view the animal as plentiful, expendable, and easily discarded
It's because both dogs and rooster are smart enough to be trained easily to do anything, including fucking up another dog/rooster.

>>2383686
>dogs
>smart

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Why not more interspecies fights? I want to see a mma fighter get mauled by a pit bull. Isn't that legal in Mexico and Louisiana?

Goats.
>Meat
>Milk
>Fur
>Eat anything
>Fast breeders and often twins/triplets

For meat, fur and milk depends on the breed but you can still eat or milk a non-dairy or meat goat. Cashmere/angora goat fur can fetch a nice penny.

Chickens
>Cheap to feed
>Easy to house
>Meat
>Eggs

Cattle require much more in terms of feed and space. Not worth it unless you rather them as pets or have the space and market for commerical farming.

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>>2383232

Throw in rabbits and you have the best bang-for-your-buck/acreage animals, though I'd suggest looking at ducks over chickens.

Ducks:
>More weather tolerant
>More disease-resistant
>Less aggressive and broody
>Good pest control while being easier on a lawn
>Generally quieter
>Produce good meat and eggs
>Are adorable

Just be very sure about containment. Goats are notorious for testing the limits of their pens, rabbits obviously jump and burrow, and basically every local predator will come after your poultry in one way or another.

>>2383242
Yeah, rabbits are good too. Breed fast, cheap to house and feed. Rabbit meat isn't good for you unless you're supplementing it with other food too due to how lean it is but rex or angora rabbit fur can fetch a nice price too. Especially angora but you actually have to brush and maintain their coats.

hellgrammites (dobsonfly larvae)

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Kill them they grow up to be this.

Careful, they bite.

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How long does this faggot have to live?

>>2383201
Could be a glossy snake but I'm not sure.

Either way it doesn't look like any of the venomous snakes in Colorado. Your dog should be fine.

looks like a bad dog, I wish it wasn't a gopher snake

>>2383039
Jew cricket?

>>2383039
Something in Cyphoderris, I think.

>>2383039
Mormon cricket.

>>2382958
weak bait

>>2382961
What's bait about this?
Sorry man, not bait.

There's an aquarium thread somewhere on here, and they're a lot more helpful about this kinda stuff if you're serious. I wasn't into fish at all until I read through the thread and saw other people's set ups. Good luck

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>>2382946

christ almighty it is a cockroach

how do you not know a cocokroach

We have a birdhouse. Also we provide our local birds with food in the winter and fresh water in the summer.

>>2382801
I put out fruit and water for the local mockingbirds, and the local house finch pair loves to come and steal their shit while they aren't looking.

I've also got a big fucking bush that attracts butterflies of all types.

>>2382801
I do at a park near my house. I've gotten really depressed lately and have sort of given up on expecting any value to come from it though. I still keep introducing native plants and stuff though.

too young to be taken from its mom. enjoy your hysterical dog in the future

Too young to be away from its mom and siblings/byb so probably full of health issues

hip dysplasia 10/10

>it's alone for 8 hours

Then get 2-3 dogs, problem solved.

>>2382528
crate the animal. just don't use the crate as a punishment. when a dog is alone it sleeps most of the time anyway, so what difference does it make if its in a crate or not?

You would hardly be the first person to get a dog with a full time job.

Or get a cat. Cats don't give a shit, they're just happy to be there

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MFW take the dog to work.
Life's good.

How about you just stop keeping your pets in autistic man-child doll houses?

>>2382429
3d print whatever looks cool to you?

>>2382447
that's half the fun you boring faggot.