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>>2080900
How much money do you have? Bulldogs cost 8 grand out the gate because they are delivered via c section, and structurally unhealthy. Pugs are even worse because there are more shitty breeders. They are one of the very few breeds that get genetic health issues under a year old and it's not rare. Both are physically incapable of a lot of activity, and usually friendly and goofy dogs

It's the retired racers that are good apartment dogs, otherwise greyhounds are just as good as other dogs in apts. They are notorious for having a high prey drive (chasing and killing small animals) and may need some basic training when you get them. They can also be aloof.

>>2080900

I'd recommend maybe an older dog that doesn't need a lot of exercise and isn't too noisy. Have you thought about adopting from a rescue? They tend to be familiar with the temperament of the dog.

>>2080991
I live in Norway, and there's not a single shelter or anything close by
>>2080974
money isnt really a problem, also I doubt any greyhounds here have ever been racers

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>>2069701

Food.

>>2079421
china pls leave

>>2079421

>3mm
>food

Unless you can farm a lot of them to eat them as rice or something you are fucked.

>>2075980
Hahaha! Why yes, I do agree. Absolutely. Golly

Why the fuck wouldn't the rex win? Tyrannosaurus somehow managed to hunt fucking triceratops, which was way more dangerous and armored than elephants are.

Is the elephant horny?

Serious question - male elephants in heat are fucking juggernauts.

Catswell.

cumfart

her name is cumfart.

I take them to the vet.

Actually take time to learn about them, namely behavior/psychology.
The number of dog owners that have zero understanding of how a dog ticks is sad.

My dog is graduating from training class next week. I want to buy him a very special treat, but I'm not sure what. He loves to chew things though.

That is vague. What do you mean by shit?

>>2080975

Yappy lapdogs.

>>2080977
That has to do more with care, training and socialization than the size of the dog. If you are concerned though, I'd suggest adopting an adult dog that's quieter. Keep in mind to keep up with training, don't let the dog get away with things like growling and barking because it's just a small dog (main reason of yappy dogs) and if possible make sure you keep the dog socialized with strangers and other dogs. Another reason for yappy dogs is lack of stimulus, either mental or physical. Again, when people see toy breeds they literally think they can be treated like toys and the dog goes mad from boredom.

Good luck

Looks to be a mix of pupper, doggo, and maybe a little bit of pooch.

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>>2079909
Comment made me laugh but I gotta get to the bottom of this

>>2079907
My guess is GSD/BMD/rottie.

>>2079681
everything

Jesus that needs put down

>>2079681
Take it to the vet

>>2078557
Don't. They're social animals. Feed a flock instead and over time they'll become very friendly.

>>2078565
This. Look into attracting a flock. You can even name them if you're good at telling which is which. As a bonus, they'll be much livelier and happier than they'd ever be in a cage AND you don't have to deal with all their random noise all hours of the day. I'd imagine they'd be easier to train when they're surrounded by stimuli. That's an uneducated guess, though.

>>2078593

Yep. You make friends with crow you have crow friends forever unless you stop the gravy train of food.

Put dried mealworms in dishes around your yard. You will have crows and likely magpies too. You will have corvid army.

>>2078664
This thread isn't going to last long... Like really? A dead, rotting fish?

>>2078667
circle of life bro.
beauteous Papilio feasting on the fetid carcass of the invader.

>>2078667
Yum!

>>2081754
>the clincher is the only people who try to harm squirrels are the exact same people who are abducted and anally probed.
You're onto something.

Maybe humans are alien scouts too, they fit all those criteria.

>>2081781
Why would we scout ourselves, squirrel?

why would you buy one, they're easy to make.

>>2081562
Actually the plan is to buy one and attach it to the one I already have by sawing down one of the walls. But I still need I for on how big it should be, depth (so the tortoise and burrow) and so on.

>>2081564
1.5x their height is usually alright, but T. hermanni isn't known for burrowing much in captivity so you should be able to get away with less.

provide it with some leaf litter it can crawl under, that's about as much burrowing as they do.

The only two other alternatives are testing it on people or not testing it at all.
I wholeheartedly support animal testing.
If you don't, then you really should refuse all medical treatment since all of it relies on animal testing at one point or another.

Animals are used as models throughout science.

Most the protests against it focus on the use of animal testing for cosmetics, which I myself don't agree with.

For medical research, I understand the use of animals. They will be used until technology is good enough to substitute, but that will take a while. Experiments that use animals strive to minimise the amount of animals used to that necessary, and the welfare of the animals is generally taken into account before, during, and after the experiment.

I may not be happy with the use of them, but I understand the need. Without using animals, we would not have advanced medically as far as we have now.

Seems silly to care so long as we eat them.

Do your own homework

As you said, there are pros and cons. Zoos can also are also great for children, but you could say that it might be smarter to take your kids to birdwatch or something if you want spark their interest in nature.

>>2079723
>>animal rights
surely you mean animal welfare? the animal rights groups are usually idiots who anthropomorphise too hard. animal welfare would make more sense as it can be hard to ensure freedom to express natural behaviours is followed, especially with captive wild animals.

>>been in captivity for too long to be released back into the wild
it's usually the offspring of zoo stock who are rehabbed for release in the wild