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>>2448464
Is gonna die, just leave it be

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>>2448474
RIP in peace

What was wrong with it?

>>2447726
Why is that cat outside?

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I got this little girl a couple of days ago, she was a stray hanging out at a bar. She's amazingly friendly and calm considering I basically tricked her into a box and kidnapped her, I never expected her to be so clingy and affectionate so soon. She's doing really well with litter-training too. Thankfully she's free of fleas.

She seems to have been in the wars a bit though, while you can't really see it here one of her ears is somewhat crushed, and I can feel that her tail's been broken at some point. She's very bright, clean and alert though and doesn't seem to be in any pain. I'll be taking her to the vet on Sunday.

>>2447733
>going to school
you have to be over 18 to post here

They totally smile. There is a fair amount of "it's just how their head is shaped" but there are dog smiles too.

Forever ago my sister moved back in with the parents and had a dog. I went over early one day to visit. Sister kicked the dog out of her room to sleep in. The dog comes sleepy waddling up the stairs on her way outside and saw me sitting in the living room. Once she recognised me she straight up smiled. The corners of her mouth scrunched up in the biggest smile ever and started wagging and came over for pets. It was the cutest fucking thing ever.

Still, not all dogs smile with their mouths closed. Google "dog laughing". It's that pant/chuff noise they do when playing. If they are doing that, look at their face. Five bucks says their cheeks are more scrunched up than they are when they are just panting because it's hot.

>>2458377
It's both. You can tell from this pic. This dog has clearly just spotted the neighbor's 3-year old in the back yard and is about to strike.

>>2458408
A BREED OF PEACE

Brown anole

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>>2458368
Thanks. Here's another picture. I don't think it's the same lizard, but definitely an anole.

>>2458378
That's definitely a crested anole. The browns don't have the nuchal crest.

>>2458293
Check google for the side effects and health hazards of inhaling Raid bug spray fumes. If it's anything like that, chances are it'll have similar effects.

It was really stupid of you to use HALF a can of roach spray on one fat roach, though.

You are going to die, just like the COCKroach

>>2458293
>Side effects
From the symptoms you describe, it's a pyrethroid based insecticide. You basically gassed yourself with neurotoxin. You'll probably develop Parkinson's disease later in life.

I don't know but you sound like a really sweet significant other.

don't beetles only live for like 2 weeks once they morph into beetle form?

genuinely curious

>>2458086
I've heard they can live up to 6 months

>>2458084
thanks

>>2457826
you can teach him to do it if you're not stupid too

>>2457826
My dog can, but he likes to be invited in first.

Have you tired inviting him in or saying something along the lines of "no, after you!"
Maybe he doesn't open doors because he expects you to be civil and open doors for him.

Probably not an intelligence issue, might just be the dog thinks its a border they shouldnt cross without permission

>>2457689
>overdubbed sound effects for EVERYTHING

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9hvHSCzlWw
My favorite
>That screeching at 3:50 and 7:00
>minutes of overdramatisation
>"experts" talking about the brutal weaponry of the beasts

Anything older.
I personally like mutual of Omaha wild kingdom.
Still not as good as anything with David Attenborough however.

self bump i need halp

I don't know, anon. I'm not sure if it's good for them to be alone. I have one fantail pigeon because he was really sick when he was younger. He usually doesn't seem too affected, but I think he just tries to play it off. His social skills are shit, he tries to fuck my chicken, and there's a chance your dove still won't bond with you.
And even if it does, do you know what kind of shit you'll have to go through? Some doves peck people's hands and attack after being left alone too long as punishment. They can draw blood. Then you have them throwing up on your hand to try and kiss you, humping your hand, pecking you for no reason, and the cooing. The constant "u want sum fuk" cooing.

I wouldn't do it personally, but depending on when you work and how good you are at understanding the signs of a lonely depressed dove, you might be able to pull it off.
Keep in mind every single dove and pigeon website will advise you not to. It's not natural for them.

>>2457585
Birds need pretty much constant care and attention or they can get depressed. A person who works full time should NOT get a bird. Those 8 hours you are gone will stress the bird out.

>>2457508
No, in fact every dog shit that is found in public should be DNA tested and traced back to the dog/owner who should then:

1. Pay a (now trebled) fine
2. Do public service cleaning up local parks (1 hour for every gram of shit they didn't originally clean up)
3. Have their garden designated as a community dog toilet for the duration of their service
4. Be put on the sex offenders register

Dog shit kills grass mang

No. People don't want to step in piles of dog shit or have to constantly worry about dodging it. Nor do they want their dogs stepping in piles of poop, potentially rolling in it, etc. It's disgusting and unpleasant for everyone.

Also, dog poop doesn't degrade THAT quickly so places where lots of dogs frequent would be covered in an unreasonably amount of waste if (most) people did not pick it up.

Yes, plastic baggies add waste to landfills, but rather than just not picking up after our dogs, perhaps we should instead try to find a better solution to this problem, like creating cleanup bags made of biodegradable material.

Also...
>It is canine nature to want to sniff waste. By removing these valuable scent markers, we are curtailing their instinctual habits.
By your own claim in your point #5, there is still residue left behind so obviously dogs can still smell it. Cleaning up piles of poop doesn't prevent them from being able to sniff and explore those spots.

I get that it's gross and inconvenient to pick up after your dog, but that's just part of your responsibility as a dog owner. Even if you're ok navigating a minefield of dog poop, most people are not (especially not people who don't own dogs in the first place.) I own a dog and I don't like cleaning up her poop, but I do it as a consideration to other people and their pets, and to keep our favorite parks pleasant places for us to return to.

Plus, you can bet your ass if dog waste cleanup was not legally mandatory, WAY more places would become off-limits to dogs entirely because of complaints about the waste and not wanting to deal with it. That's already an issue despite waste pickup being mandatory, because many jackasses don't follow the rule. Not picking up after your dog ruins it for the rest of us because the general public does not want their parks and beaches covered in dog shit. If everyone did their part in cleaning up after their dog, dogs would be allowed more places.

>>2457413
i'm thinking female baby eastern box turtle. plastron is flat and markings, while dull, match box turtle. does she have a lil hinge in front of the shell?

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>>2457436
It kind of looks like she does, but I can't tell because she doesn't really go back in her shell, here is a pic.

>>2457395
Stop bothering her.

>>2457411
what do you mean? Im wondering if theres any medicine I can give her or anything but Im letting her have her space in the mean time

>>2457395
Any medicine you would want to use is probably something the vet you're going to see tomorrow is going to prescribe

Stop letting the cats outside

it's a gift to you. they think you are a dumb cat, so they hunted for you to sustain you. a sign of caring.

>>2457402

You forgot the one that stretches out over everything and tries to push you off.

I prefer the one that I can spoon and dryhump as we doze off together

The one that sleeps on the ground like a dog shit is so nasty to have a dog sleep in your bed

>>2457152
front paws that grab and swing
Canids kill large prey by chipping at them untill they die of shock or bleed to death.

We do, they're called bears.

Dipshit.

>>2457156
>bears are canids
>bears are carnivores
>bears regularly and competently hunt large game
>>2457155
Why wouldn't that be an effective strategy if they weighted 250lb and hunted alone? Felines are clearly the more efficient killers, but canids get the job done all the same.