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I know some people who have them. My thoughts are based purely on those specific dogs.

They go absolutely batshit when they see people coming up the walk to the house. Once you're inside and they check you out they are very friendly and happy dogs. They love playing and bring toys over all the time.

Seems like you are really interested in their functional coat. Imo it's their worst feature by far. It's coarse and wiry, almost sticky to the touch. It's a shame because the dogs are friendly but I try to avoid touching them. Sitting on the couch with them is like snuggling a wet dog scented trash can lid.

>inb4 the owners don't groom right

The owners groom them frequently, but almost any outdoor exposure in our humid area turns them into stink factories.

I guess you could groom frequently enough to mitigate this, but with the coarse hair they will never feel soft or inviting to the touch. It's certainly up to your personal preference but not my cup of tea breedwise.

If only there were some MAGICAL website that you could enter questions and topics into and it'd give you dozens of existing articles. If only there were dozens of dog websites dedicated to describing different breeds. And we can only PRAY that breed-specific websites with information on the dog you want will exist in the distant future.
It's just a fantasy though; there's no way any of those things exist.

It is a good dog. I think you should get it.

trees qualify as plants AFAIK

>>2114435
I don't think trees are gonna work as a replacement for grass.

you have to rotate the areas they have access to so they can destroy one while another recovers

>>2114298
You bastard

I'm sorry. I felt so bad going off to college without my cats or my horse. When I finally could afford an apartment and moved out of the dorms, the first thing I did, I got my cats. Couldn't take the horse with me which I regretted every day until the poor old guy had to be put down (wasn't holding his weight no matter how many calories we fed him).

They forgive you, it's okay.

any clinical psychologist can tell you the easiest way to kill grass is by not being such a fucking nutjob and toxic worker you piece of shit

>>2114199
>i want to fuck up the hard labor of numerous blue-collar workers just so I can go "um, technically i'm stepping on the weeds"
Try making your own synthetic weeds in the garage.
Just get a fistful of dandelion seeds and put them in ten gallons of bleach. Then wait ten minutes and pour in ten gallons of ammonia. This will supercharge the weeds and make them wreck any pesky grass. Good luck!

>someone hired OP despite his crippling mental disabilities
God damn equal opportunity laws.

>>2114186
Well your roommate is doing the right thing by getting her fixed so that should help and a good cleaning should fix. Your other roommate needs to either see a doctor or leave because he is clearly dangerous to not only the cat but possibly you or the cat owner.

>>2114201
>our other roommate needs to either see a doctor or leave because he is clearly dangerous to not only the cat but possibly you or the cat owner.
This. I'd kick out the other roommate in a heartbeat. Anger issues are absolutely not something worth dealing with if the person won't get help.

If he won't leave, take a video and call the cops/landlord next time he really blows up and say you fear for your and your animals safety.

>>2114186
A blacklight will help you pinpoint the exact location of any cat urine. Works great. Wait till dark, shut off the light, use blacklight. Cat urine will fluoresce under blacklight. You'll need an extension cord probably, to search everywhere. Buy some Nature's Miracle. Get the spray bottle and get the jug refill. Saturate any cat urine with Nature's Miracle and allow it to air dry completely. Works great on cat pee. When I first met my now-husband, fifteen years ago, he had a Siamese cat who hated me on sight. Took her a couple of years to warm up to me (jealousy issues) and in those couple of years she did pee on my leather coat, my shoes, my backpack, my pillow, "my" side of the bed... Nature's Miracle was a lifesaver.

How does the price drop when you reduce the available ivory?

You are right at some point, but this shows the governments good will to protect the flora & fauna at all costs. Rest assure that it was made a good financial damage to those criminals trading the ivory.

>>2113898
>You are right at some point, but this shows the governments good will to protect the flora & fauna at all costs. Rest assure that it was made a good financial damage to those criminals trading the ivory.

>>2113784
obviously the cdc is correct

pull your head out of your ass

I've never met a bad rottie or rottie mix.

Anyone claiming rotties are bad is the highest degree of a scare-mongering cunt.

the CDC study you're referring to is full of holes, and I'm pretty sure they even stated on there that BSL would be inefficient to stop or even significantly reduce dog bites, and that a dog of any breed can exhibit aggressive behavior

>>2113684

Finding the animal.

I always have a sense of sadness at killing a large game animal but thats out of respect and any hunter thats not a psycho will tell you the same thing.

>>2113828
>I always have a sense of sadness at killing a large game animal but thats out of respect and any hunter thats not a psycho will tell you the same thing.
So any hunter who is not delusional must be a psycho?

>>2113828
Why do people think it's bad to have a sense of satisfaction from a successful hunt?

leave him outside

Teach him how to use a litter box

Get a dog. You can actually teach them stuff.

>>2113568
(con't)
Did I overreact? Did I not do enough? I desperately wanted to help the injured dog, but if ANIMAL
CONTROL would have been considered trespassers on the property then I sure as hell would have. The officer also explained that dogs are considered property in my county. So if I were to whisk the dog away to get him medical treatment, I would be a theif as well as a trespasser. I highly doubt the neighbor will care that his dog is injured, might not even notice. I don't want the pooch to be in pain, get an infection, lose an eye, on top of his already obvious loneliness (the aforementioned crying for weeks). I doubt the neighbor will be home when animal control swings by there tomorrow, and they already told me they can't go into the yard without permission. The fuck do I do, /an/?

You didn't over react and unfortunately you can't really do anything further. Even if you were to steal the dogs, they would just get more.

Call animal control and say the yard next to you has pitbulls that are fighting constantly and you're worried for your own safety.

>>2113504
Cats, duh

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>>2113505
cats are a spook

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>>2113504

I'd advise against getting one if you live in an apartment. They bay constantly.

>>2113494
>do you hunt?
>do you live in the country?

>If no then no

>>2113516
Nah I have a house with a yard, and since there's a basset rescue in my area I can judge on personality too.
Do they bay less or more than bloodhounds? I know they do what's called grumping when they're upset, do bloodhounds do that too?

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Hahah there he is. Im plan on getting a background, some vines, maybe a hammock or some sort. I want to swap out for some live plants as well once i get a steady water and substrate bacteria. Anndd hide that filter a little better once i scavenge for some more sandstone

I want to set up a nice snek terrarium some day, they are so pretty.

>>2113449
Is that your little sneks head peeking out? He is so cute

I've got a border collie/kelpie mix. Training helped a lot but she will still do her own thing on occasion. Great dog, otherwise. Not super affectionate but a great friend nonetheless. Wish we had a farm so she could do her herding thing, when shes bored she digs and destroys stuff.

you got a farm, nigga?

otherwise you should just adopt some poor bastard who needs a good home for like 20$ at the local shithole shelter.

>>2113000
I don't really consider them dominant. Smart and energetic yeah, a dominant one would probably depend on the individual and where they were in the litter. I have a girl and she's more headstrong then her brother which is normal with bitches.

In general, don't be a pussy or a push over. Train it to stay before coming for food. Train it to let go of a toy during tug of war and get them to sit to get it back. Teach it to heel.

Definitely get it desexed, for a myriad of other reasons as well. Especially if it's a male.

Hardest with my kelpie was solid recall at the park. You'll never outrun one so getting it to listen to you is a must. Also reconsider a different breed or a kelpie X from the pound if you don't have time to spend on a working line kelpie because it will destroy your garden, furniture, jump the 6ft fence and fuck off if bored if left outside alone a lot. Yeah they're nice looking dogs but they were bred to herd all day.

>>2112669
That poor bird is so fucking confused, he has no idea wtf is going on.

>>2112669
CAW CAW

Omg that's cute