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Like how my dog lies down?
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>>2053857
If that was my dog I'd keep telling him to stop that and train him to lie normally or he'll get fucked up joints. My dad had a Belgian shepherd who would lie with his back legs spread at the hips but his feet tucked together under his tail. The vet said his hips were fine but advised us to correct the dog's behavior or he might develop spinal trouble. We tried but we couldn't watch the dog 24/7 and he would sneak this madness into his life whenever he could. 7 years later the dog was paralyzed and incontinent.
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>>2053925
I took this picture a year ago and he doesn't have any problems with his joints.
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>>2053857
he looks comfy

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Enjoy this abomination.
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>>2053785
Nice thread.
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I really, really, like this image.

Do you mind if I save it OP?

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At which point do carbohydrates become a problem in a dog's diet?

Can one use something like corn flakes as treats?

Pic related - I don't own dogs (or even like them in general) but this fucker acts like a nobleman all the time, and as such I feel the need to care. However considering he is really tiny I get worried that even small starchy/sugary treats may cause him trouble.
(I'm not the one giving him treats btw)

Is this worry unfounded and / or exaggerated? What is the worst that could happen? Bad breath? Liver cancer?
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>>2053765
>At which point do carbohydrates become a problem in a dog's diet?
essentially never.

they can lead to obesity and diabetes, but a fair argument can be made that this is a problem of too much food, not just too much carbs.
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>>2053765
>>2053765

When they start fucking up your dogs teeth.

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I was looking for some funny pics about animals to launch a twitter account. I hope u could help me sharing some funny pictures
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>>2053764
Not your personal army
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>>2056107
Why the hell do you gotta be such a douche canoe, anon? OP is just asking for an image dump. Not for us to go doxx/raid/whatever the fuck it's called.

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Hey /an/, any experience with introducing a puppy to an older cat?

I have a 12 yo cat, and I'm getting a lab puppy in 2 weeks, he'll be 2 months old

I do have some idea on how to proceed, but do you have any experience or tips to share? Thanks
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>>2053745
Hopefully you mean two and a half months. If not, you could start by getting a puppy from somebody who cares about the dogs temperament and is in it for more than money.
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I'm sure your cat will be fine.
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>>2053752
Yeah I'm actually more worried about the cat hurting the puppy

She's quite lazy now, she probably won't like it too much, being bothered by a noisy stinky bouncy ball of fur

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So I've mentioned this little bugger before, and I'm in a bit of a bind with her. She adopted us after her owner died, but being students we aren't in the best position to keep her. Our current landlord has been kind enough to let us keep her, however we'll be moving later this year and taking her is out of the question. Our new landlord will not allow pets, plain and simple. We've been looking for shelters and rescues, but at 17 they have all so far turned her down due to her age, and have even been advised to put her down. Not even the RSPCA will take her. She's still very active and healthy, so putting her to sleep is out of the question, and is such a sweet animal I really feel she deserves a good home for the rest of her years. Dose anyone have any advice or experience with rehoming an older cat? I've advertised her online and will be printing out advertisements to post up around uni and town. Is there anything else I could do? Pic related of the poor old lass, Daisy.
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>>2053696
Ask your parents and close friends.
She doesn't have any health problems does she?
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What area do you live in OP?
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>>2053696
If you have Facebook type in "(your location) for sale". For sale in (location) results will pop up. Join any that are within a 0-50 mile radius from you and post her and a touching story. Guarantee someone will take her in within a few days. (Advice: scan their profiles first to judge if they'd even be good pet owners. Usually you can tell.)

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Why do people think it's okay to harass wild animals?

I used to enjoy this show called "Gator Boys". This crew of experienced alligator wranglers would go and remove alligators from peoples' backyards.

I thought that was a great thing, because otherwise the alligator could end up hurting someone. I'd imagine it might have to be shot to prevent that, but instead they catch and relocate them. What a great idea, I thought.

But then they had an episode where they have a crippled veteran wrestle an alligator.

I just have to ask--why? What is the point of fighting an alligator? I don't think he'd enjoy it.

I felt bad for the veteran (his injuries were severe), but I don't understand why he felt the urge to take any aggression out on a wild animal. He didn't kill it or maim it, but still, the principle of the thing seems kind of fucked up to me.
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It's considered "badass" by the average tv watcher.
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>>2053653

There was this recent one you probably heard about where the guy said he was going to get swallowed by a python or something.

Snakes in general get shit on in those shows.
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Human's are aggressive by nature and enjoy seeing that kind of thing.

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So, I take care of pets for other people. The owners are the ones who buy whatever food it is they think the animal needs. Any health issues are paid for and done by vets. Vet checkups are once a month.

So, one client has 3 dogs. He doesn't buy the canned dog food (Gravy Train brand only) regularly enough, so I call him and ask if I may feed her dogs some of the extra cans of cat food. He agrees. 3 days later, the dogs are still on the diet of canned cat food:

They have improved mobility. The want to play constantly. They run around like loons and bark at everything. This is a stark difference from before the food change. It should be noted that the dogs barely ate any of their original canned dog food. They licked the bowls clean when fed the cat food. Both types were mixed with dry dog food.

The owner bought more canned dog food. The dogs barely eat it and want to sleep all the time. I checked the ingredients of all the foods and only the canned dog food the client was buying had both garlic and onions in them.

So, I googled, "garlic onion pets". All properly cited resources say never to feed cats or dogs garlic or onions. All pro-garlic/onion information is all un-cited and mostly attributing human garlic/onion benefits to pets, which sounds like bollocks to me.

I informed the owner and he bought canned dog food that doesn't have garlic and onions in it and everything is fine now.

I know this is all anecdotal, but what does /an/ think about this supposed controversy over feeding cats/dogs food with garlic/onion in it?
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>>2053635
>feed his dogs

fixed

I need sleep apparently.
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There is a list of foods you should not feed your cat or dog due to the way their bodies handle certain chemicals in said food. If you can just as easily not feed your animals those foods, there's no point in making a fuss over it and just not feed those foods.
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Dude anything tats spicy should never ever be fed to dogs. Their gastrointestinal tract is very sensitive, and they can develop gastritis or enteritis very easily. And fixing that is a major problem.

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>Be me
>In Australia
>Getting ready to brush my teeth and go to bed
>Go to bathroom
>Leave bedroom door open
>Brush teeth in bathroom
>Come back to bedroom to find a moth chillin' on the wall
>AlrightCool.jpg
>Don't want to kill the moth
>Turn off bedroom lights
>Turn on the hallway lights so the moth can go towards the light and leave the room
>Moth decides to stay in the darkness
>OhFuck.gif
>Grab a broomstick and hit the wall hoping the moth will get scared and fly off
>Moth isn't fazed at all
>Moth has my respect
>Call him Gareth mainly because it has '-th' at the end of it just like the word 'moth'
>Gareth the moth
>Realize it's 2am and I have to sleep
>Don't feel comfortable with Gareth the moth staying on my bedroom wall
>Go downstairs to get a can of Mortein (Insect spray)
>Stand a solid 2 meters away from Gareth so I don't hurt him too much
>Spray the Mortein for half a second allowing only the tiniest of molecules to hit him, hoping he will be irritated enough to leave
>Doesn't work
>Gareth is still chillin' like a villian on the wall
>Step closer to Gareth
>Spray at him once more
>He flutters off the wall and under the bed
>ShitFuck.tif
>Spray under the bed to lure him out
>"C'mon dude, neither of us want this"
>Accidentally spray him directly as he flies out from under the bed
>Flies out the door
>TheBattleHasEnded.mov
>Go to close the door when I see Gareth struggle to fly down the stairs
>He is falling down the stairs
>He is injured
>What have I done?
>Gareth is twitching as he struggles to fly away
>Come to the realization that I have to put him out of his misery
>I go to Gareth at the bottom of the stair case and spray the Mortein at him for about 10 seconds
>He is in a better place now
>Go to garage to get the broom and the little sweeper collector thing
>Come back and find Gareth is still alive, but still twitching
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>Realize he is in more agony than ever after being sprayed
>Check the label on the can to ensure it is effective on moths
>It is
>"What went wrong?"
>I spray him for another 10 seconds to ensure he is dead
>Nope, Gareth is one tough son of a bitch
>I decide there is no other course of action but to squish him
>I have to make it quick as he has suffered too much
>Grab a really heavy phone book
>Drop the phone book from shoulder height (around 6 feet)
>Squish Gareth
>Buried his remains in the front yard
>That day I lost a friend

RIP Gareth the Moth
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You treat your moth friends like shit
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Why couldn't you leave the moth alone or take it outside? It's not like they bite.

After about 3 weeks of tinkering in my vivarium,
finally ready for frogs...
Thinking of getting 3 or so Limnodynastes dumerilii (pobblebonks) to christen the tank
anyone have any experience in keeping them?
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what is that bubbling sludge in the bottom left?
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>>2053576
oh wait, nevermind. i thought your water had a layer of cream coloured something on the top. i see now the water is clear and that is just the floor of the tank. :p
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>>2053554
I've kept lots of different species of frog over the years and I have to say that whites tree frogs are by far my favourite, Very easy to care for, long lifespan and hilarious too.

Share some original insect/gastropod/reptile/amphibian terrariums.
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Is there a such thing as a mushroom terrarium
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>>2053657
yes, but it's a waste of space and can potentially become problematic with spores and residue. That and certain species are finicky as fuck in captivity compared to nature.

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im looking to get a per chameleon and was wondering if a 24” x 18” x 24” terrarium tank will be enough for one
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>>2053541
You need an all screen enclosure for chams. They need the airflow and glass freaks them out (they're scared of their reflections).
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>>2053575
thanks atleast i know before i rush out and get one and made a mistake.
also are there any other friendly easy to take care of reptiles that would be sutable in a 24” x 18” x 24” tank? a reptile thats good to handle
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>>2053584
Chameleons are not easy to care for. You should not get one unless you already have experience in reptile care and have the time to properly care for them.

https://pegwar.com/poll/?link=if-a-dog-wore-pants-they-would-wear-them-like-1
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>>2053427
the second one, because how would a dog wear a shirt with those pants?
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>>2054407
It's the first one you faggot. Dogs have 4 legs
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>>2054456
The first one doesn't even cover the dogs asshole what's the point?

Great Apes are great.
They're great because that includes us.

I mean, come on. Gorillas, Chimpanzees (Bili Apes?), Bonobos, Humans, Orangutans.

The coolest.

But why the fuck do we forget about Gibbons so much?

So far Gibbons are totally forgotten and dismissed as "lesser apes," just because they're smaller. They haven't even attempted to do sign language studies with Gibbons yet.
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>>2053179
There's are good reasons why nobody discusses gibbons.
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>>2053195
Gibbons stand upright.
They're cool.
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Gibbons you can't leave the desk like that man

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So recently I saw this video about saving this abandoned dog's life and it really touched my heart...

Anyone got some good videos of animals being saved or any channels I should look for?

This is the video I watched:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0xb2FpVMwc
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I sub to Hope For Paws. The music and comments are usually syrupy and gross but the dogs are sweet and the rescuer is a good dude.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=B366lt4N7z0
This broke my heart
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>>2053163
>when you try your best but you don't succeed
>Fuck
>They show how bad the dog is
>FUCK

I can't watch that man, I would die

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