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>>2215923
Lowwwwwww Energyyyyy

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>>2215930
This is now a please clap pets you miss thread

>>2215433
Because they are neurotic, raging balls of health issues with exploding hips.

>>2215433
Well, you haven't really said anything about your lifestyle so we have no way of answering that question. How often can you exercise it? How long are you out of the house daily?

>>2215440
Yep, OP didn't provided enough informatio.

Eskimo

nigger

>>2215398
Pest

No tf

Only when my parents aren't home >:)

>>2215361
No but kicking cats is fun as fuck

>>2215330
>if there are some good toys that will wear him out
Nope. You gotta walk and play with him to wear him out. He's not gonna wear himself out, you stupid mobilefag.


Get a low-energy dog like a pug or something. But even then you have to exercise them a decent bit to prevent obesity, among other things like washing their face daily.

>>2215335
I can exercise him plenty, just not EVERY day.

Plus, I'm totally an iPad fag, which is in a whole other league faggot.

>>2215349
Training is a great way to exhaust your dog. A really good, 10 minute training session can go a long way exhausting him. Start with basic obedience, then work up to tricks. After that, you can play Simon Says, and challenge him to do as many back to back commands as possible.

Flirt poles are amazing too. They are basically a giant cat toy. You make your dog sit/down, and then give him the take it command and let him chase it. It is important you let him get the toy after a bit becausw that is a reward for him. After that, give him the drop it command and repeat. They are awesome for intense exercise in a small amount of time, and reinforcing obidence.

Puzzle toys are also super effective. Kongs are a life saver. Learn different ways to stuff one to give your dog challenges, but remember to work up. There are also tons of puzzle feeders too. These are things like wobble bowls and shaggy mats that force your dog to work for his meal. Most dogs love working for their meals, and find puzzle feeders a blast.

As a general rule, if you cannot exercise him, stimulating his mind is the next best thing.

And one last thing: you should aim to walk your dog every day, preferably twice a day. Walks are mental stimulation as much as they are exercise, so do your best to anticipate always one walk a day.

Fucking put that little shit down and get a cat, Get a fucking proper pet

try to spend more time with it and start training it.

>>2215665
>Change an animal that will love you no matter what and be trustworthy for a shitcan that gives no fuck about you and only see you as food provider.

Nice advice man.

OP : Play with him once your home, give him attention.

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The second one has it worse

Sorry to hear that dude I wish I could help, good luck though

I guess some more information would be that they are both still very active. Almost unbothered by they're condition that they're tail fins have gotten significantly smaller

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>>2215171
Here's another pic.

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>>2215171
tried a few other avenues, still no dice.

>>2215171
Bump. I've now counted 6 of them outside on my immediate treeline.

it'll live
ones with less hair. asking about breed means you know nothing about cats, this is a bad idea
you'll live

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>>2215081
Studio is fine. They like climbing so get a cat tree.

get a shorthaired, dark cat- no white long fur no matter how cute it is. My girl barely sheds.

The litter box isn't bad but you have to clean it everyday. I recommend the tidycats breeze, that's what i have

>>2215095

>everyday

What the hell? I want a low maintenance animal not a fucking second job.

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So this other story was shared here some years ago. I don't remember particulars, but it was about an elderly woman suffering dementia, and was living with her adult daughter in the country.

Anyways, there were magpies, I think it was, that romped the trees around the house. The elderly mother, having dementia, would often throw open the window and call for her sister, Susie. Except Susie had been dead for many years. This apparently happened often, the mother calling for her dead sister, "Suuuuuuusie,.... Suuuuuuusie....."

In later years, the mother passed, but the daughter stayed in the home. Eventually she noticed voices outside, specifically, her mother's.

And for a long time after, from the trees where the magpies perched, she would still hear her mother's voice still calling-

"Suuuuusie........ Suuuuuusie........"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4crSp-h3U7Q

>>2215063
/x/ is a better spot for this

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This story starts like all ghost stories with "I DONT BELIEVE IN GHOSTS BUUUUT"

>Dont believe in ghosts, buuuuut
>Two friends and myself go out to the Bisti Badlands. Pic related.
>Its an ancient and dead land. Sacred to native americans
>Like no life. Too harsh. A couple dead bushes and maybe a crow and a couple lizards. About a two hour drive from any civilization
>We go camping, bring a backpack full of sticks for a fire because there's nothing out there to burn
>We make camp, start our pathetic little fire when it gets dark, and start sipping on our flasks, talking and having a good time
>After a bit someone says 'You hear that?' and we all go quiet
>Faint, distant chattering noise
>Huh.. weird
>We forget about it for a few minutes
>It gets louder
>Listen again
>Say "Oh! I know what that is! It's coyote chatter!"
>We shrug it off
>Until it gets damn close
>Like holy shit what ever it is is right there around the hoodoos
>We all freeze, shut up, and look that direction
>Three coyotes come out of the dark, chattering and warbling constantly to each other
>With no regards to the three petrified guys or the little fire, weave their way between us and the fire without breaking their stride or their conversation
>Like you can reach out and pet them without moving
>Not that we did
>Watch them move back out of the fire light
>Hear them scramble down into the arroyos
>Their warbling gradually fades into the distance
>"What the fuck? Did that just happen?"
>"Dude, coyotes are terrified of people.."
>"And fire!"
>Quietly buzz about it before going to bed

It was so fucking bizarre. It's a strange, spiritual land. They were probably skin walkers letting us know we were being watched and making sure we were respecting the land. Or just weird coyotes but holy shit man. Holy shit.

>>2215020
From what I understood they wait for a command to attack.

That video actually really impressed me, besides the music. So cute the way they look so expectantly at the owner.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKRP3wIFXYA
I swear this guy's entire channel is about having his dog aggressive dog meet stranger's dogs.
>introduce dogs on GSD's property
>proclaimed 'guard' gsd
>Don't have a leash for GSD
>the guy has to keep yelling 'no fighting'
>he puts his hand in-between while the dogs are still unsure of each other
>dogs are at a stand-off, no one notices/cares
>he disciplines his dog for giving the other dog a warning
>guy hits his dog in mid fight
>neither owner had control over their dog

I don't know if his dog actually starts the fight, or only instigates it and makes the situation more tense. But the guy keeps telling everyone this dog is fine with other dogs, when in at least half of his videos the end result was unfavorable or he couldn't even let his dog off the leash. He's got a few more where the dog gets into fights or attacks/is attacked by other dogs.

>>2214962
*octopi

>>2215082

rlly makes u thnk

>>2214962
Cool as fuck I must say.

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shitty wikihow pictures are the best meme

>>2214933
>half n half cost you extra, baby

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Can I add that we should ignore or report anything Bugguy says? Also, my mudskipper says hi to you all. Does anyone know where I can find a color other than Blues and Blacks for aquarium backgrounds? I'm kind of tire of seeing my wall behind my mudskipper tank.

>>2214917
Most of the chain pet stores have a good selection or Amazon or eBay has precuts for your size tanks. Walmart also has some in tubes in there pet section.

>>2214917
Oh my god he's so cute!

I spray paint the back of my tanks. Can't do that when it's already set up though.

>>2214848
fuck off

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You hear of all those animal rescue services, I wish there were more that took strays from high-cat areas and shipped them to areas with high vermin problems, instead of the government just poisoning the cats.