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So cute.

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He's also very big!

>>2109964
my rottweiler would destroy your hamster 1v1

Move out.

Alternatively, when I was a kid/teenager all we had a dog but I figured out if I 'found' a stray dog, kitten, or suddenly had some animal dumped on me then my parents would feel too bad to make me get rid of it. In my defense, people really did just leave animals in my yard or doorstep sometimes and I did find other homes for plenty of kittens I raised, returned lost dogs, didn't have tons of animals/wasnt a hoarder, I kept shit clean and paid for their stuff, etc.
Alternatively if your mother doesn't go in your room often, you could probably get away with a small animal.

>>2109729
I should also say that if it is your mom who was taking care of the animals and paying for everything, then you're shit out of luck and shouldn't bother getting any.

Also go volunteer at a shelter. You could possibly convince your mother to foster a cat or dog because it's temporary.

>>2109715
Well I'd take on some responsibility. Why can't you help your mother out?

She can deal with the medical things since I'm assuming she has the money/insurance. While you can feed, walk, play with, clean up after, and so on.

I know when I was younger and my parents threatened to get rid of my cat. I decided to step up and take over his feeding and cleaning.

It was only until later that I learned my parents are good pet bros and had no intentions of ever getting rid of an animal they took responsibility over. They just used it as a threat to get me to help out since the cat was for me.

I wasn't even mad when I found out.

Its just a thing cats do. Mine likes to eat rubber bands, qtips and tinsel so I can't have either in the house anymore. Her litterbox was really in the christmas spirit one day.

She likes to lick plastic bags but doesn't eat them. Just make sure you don't leave that shit out.

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Oral fixation? Was she taken from her mother too young? Anyway, don't use bare hands for playing for a while or she will be bitey.

>>2109757
dunno, i got her from the humane society when she was like 3 months old. she's almost 9 months old now, always has been pretty bitey, doesn't really bother me all that much

>>2109707
kot blini

>>2109707
How can one cat eat so much food without getting fat?

>>2109662
Smash it with a brick.

>>2109664
>come to the amimal board
>get a /b board response

Thanks faggot.

>>2109662

I hope you're just doing it for the photo, but put the fucking blanket on top of the poor thing. Put it in a shoebox and loosely drape the blanket over the top so it's not exposed to the cold air.

Fair warning...it's probably not in great shape and is obviously starving.

>>2109652
Chiton? Do you have a pic of the top

>>2109663
Ok OP after some searching I would guess it's a gumboot chiton, idk why all the dying though, if you really want to you can look up a recent tide chart for your area and maybe there have been some extreme tides that left the chitons deserted or washed them away. That's my best guess
-marine biologist (mammals, not molluscs)

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>>2109663
Gumboot chiton it is
>>2109668
I haven't noticed any strange tidal activity but I am new to the monterey area and it is storm season.

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Here is my floof.

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boop the snoot

>doesn't make noise
>doesn't make a mess
>only have to feed every two weeks
>you can feed it rats that you kill in your garage
>doesn't judge
>doesn't bite
>free neck massages
>is your bro for 40+ years

she can't be topped

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OP, that fuckin rabbit sleeps with eyes open like my guinea pigs?

is he fixed? I heard cat's stop liking affection when they're fixed, i'd stop wanting to be affectionate if my balls were snipped too

>>2109600
Having no testicles makes you more like a girl and girls like affection when it benefits them.
OP, offer you cat a free meal or something so he thinks he's taking advantage of you when you're hugging him, that's how females work

did you ever forced him to hold him or pet him? if they feel uncomfortable they won't forget that soon and dislike it. especially when they are small u have to let them if they don't want.

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>>2109515
and here's the shepherd

>>2109515
You're going to have to get rid of either the dog or the puppy.

>>2109522
thats not really an issue, i can just NOT bring the puppy to the old house, she can stay at my inlaws, or at home with wife's sister.

or i can just keep swapping them inside/outside

no, their population in western europe is declining for some reason so you'll probably get into trouble.

>>2109479
Yes you can, but check your local laws regarding when they are in season, bird limit, non lead shot, and make sure you have all license and tags.
A hunter education and gun safety course should be your first priority. You also need to learn how to prepare your kill. When all of this is sad and done you can sit down to a wonderful meal of gamey, greasy chicken. You can make wild duck taste pretty good, but that also takes experience.
Basically anon, have somebody teach you how to hunt. Google can't tell you everything.

>>2109569
i don't want to 'hunt', though. i don't want to shoot a gun (i don't even own one, and i've never shot a real one).

i understand i need a bunch of licenses and shit if i want to shoot these things. but i don't want to shoot them. i can pretty much just walk up to one and grab it by the throat, then kill it in whatever the most humane way is.

my question is, would this be legal? or do i still need all these hunting licenses and gun licenses even if i don't have a gun and won't use one?

>>2109419
Yes and put the woman down. Or just make her watch as they put the dog down so she dies of loneliness or heart attack.

after a first offense? No. If it's a repeated offense and the owner has PDD code violations? yeah

>ordered to go to obedience training
>ordered to be muzzled in public

Why wasn't this ordered before? I'm kind of salty because I feel if this was any other dog that was over 30lbs it would have long been put down. Are they just going easy on her because she's old?

>>2109387
Is it rare? I've been seeing quite a few of them around where I live. Maybe it's gonna be the new corgi.

because breeders know idiots will pay through the ass for an inbred husky mix just because it's cute and trendy online

>rare
not really

they'll do anything possible to escape, you cannot leave them unattended in a yard ever. humping. more likely to be aggressive with other dogs. costs more to license them. some places won't let you rent if they aren't fixed. some dog parks won't allow entry. can never let them off leash unattended/around other dogs

and stop anthropomorphizing your pets, it's retarded. they don't know, only you do

>>2109303
there's literally no reason to feel bad for them. They have no concept of masculinity or femininity, anything that you might see in them like that is purely you projecting your own ways of thinking on to an animal. Unless you're a registered breeder, you should always spay/neuter your dogs and cats. It drastically improves their behavior in almost every case, and eliminates any chance of them developing genital cancer or other diseases related to the reproductive organs.

They're animals, they can't reason in the same way we can. They don't care if they have balls or ovaries as long as you take good care of them. And neutering/spaying early on (not too early, though) can prevent a lot of behavioral issue later in life. Intact male dogs usually aren't as calm, tend to be more aggressive, are more prone to annoying behaviors including leg humping and such, and can be territorial, as well as being prone to roam. Females will go into heat and will also be prone to wandering, and can draw in other intact dogs into your property. On top of that, you could wind up with puppies if you're not really careful. Nobody needs more unwanted puppies around.

Again, other than you projecting your own masculine insecurity, there is literally no reason not to spay or neuter your dog, unless you have gone and gotten your purebred dog registered and plan to breed for profit or other means. If you're just looking for a pet, get it fixed.

I got my dog fixed at 18 months. The only problems we had were that other dogs didn't like him. he got jumped a couple of times (no damage thankfully). also, humping. not other dogs, but his bed and the legs of the women in our house, especially if they were menstrusting - he would be relentless. he got neutered about 2 months ago and both of those issues have been fixed. He plays well with other dogs now with no fear and he doesn't hump unless I'm playing and he gets overstimulated, though it's easy to redirect him.

I understand it's a choice but the pros of neutering greatly outweigh the cons. if you're not planning on breeding your pup there's no reason to keep him intact

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It can jump and was on my cat, but it's also about 6 times longer than any flea i've seen before (i normally get the small black round-ish ones)

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So, what is it?

>>2109294
Looks kind of like a thrips. Harmless

biker mice from mars

A crudely made bird.

Brown recluse.