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>>2003885
>facebook girls using 4chan
this is so weird.

>>2003895
Is it? Always assumed posts like these were bots that made it past captcha

>>2003930
Actually going to agree with you on this one buggy, people here still assume 4chan is still some secret underground thing. It never really has been, its more like a bunch of underage teenagers drinking white lightning on a park bench. Most people avoid it, but at the same time pity it for how much of a badass it thinks it is.

>>2003601
>i would also like to train the dog to be protective of me and my house

this is a slippery slope. teaching human-aggression (which is basically what you mean when you say "protective") in a creature whose decision making processes are much narrower than our own can be dangerous, to say the least. and there is always a trade-off. when you teach a dog to be a "guard dog," it doesn't understand well in which situations it needs to go by what you have taught it, and in which situations you're just bringing over your new girlfriend, or whatever.

if you're attached to the idea of a protective dog, you're better off just going with a breed that's more innately attentive and making very sure you're drilling in the discipline.

there are a bunch of really good resources out there, but just stay away from cesar milan. and if you see the phrase "alpha roll" stay away from anyone who recommends that as well.

>>2003606
thanks for the input. i will read up on naturally protective breeds. one of my family is expecting a litter of english mastiff/great dane puppies, i was thinking about grabbing one of them.

>>2003611

it's a little scary at first, but just realize that it's not rocket science. take everything you read with a grain of salt and recognize you always just have to be smarter than the dog. they have literally evolved alongside us to serve us as companions and tools. producing a well-trained dog is time-consuming, but the malleability is there, ingrained in his genetics. that said, puppies are lovable little retards and will do their best to prove everything i said wrong. shitting in the house, pissing in your shoes, chewing on your power cords, etc. but it all goes away with time and firm discipline.

good luck, anon

You have a lot of research ahead of you. You're going to need to carefully calculate the appropriate amount and composition of the food she needs. Because, for example, muscle meat is low in the way of vitamins so you'll need to add a supplement or organ meat too. And raw, meaty bones. You want larger bones for this, chicken wings aren't good for that. To be sure you're doing that all right you're going to need to contact an animal nutritionist or at the very least experts on raw feeding.

The only way to bypass a complicated process of acquiring the proper ratios and what not is to buy a prepackaged raw meat dog food blend. They're expensive but foolproof.

But really it's actually perfectly fine, even better maybe because it's so easy to fuck up raw diets, to just but good quality meat only/mostly meat canned food or even kibble. And just give her some raw meaty bones sometimes for the fun of it.

Bird bones are a no-no. They will splinter and injure the dog's intestine. If you want to give her bones, give big ones.

Feed your dog offal, especially green tripe if you can get it. I don't think proper ratios are that important as long as you feed the dog a variety of meats and offal.

There should be tables online giving info how much protein/carbs/fats a dog of specific age/weight/breed needs. Look them up.

If you're on Facebook there are actually a number of Facebook groups with lots of good information compiled for beginners. I would recommend joining a few of these groups, just so you have people you can reach out to for questions. Unfortunately there are only a few people on /an/ with experience formulating and feeding a raw diet.

BTW, where do you live?

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3rd

>>2003140

Looks like a GSD/Rottie mix. You'd need to take it to the vet for a real aging. From the first pic it looks around 1 year, but the second pic he could be 1-5ish.

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May have some typos in there in using the mobile version and it's kind of wonky.

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That's a dream a lot of us animal lovers want. To work with animals, especially exotics. Most jobs relating to animal care don't pay well, but if you love the work you do, you should do it regardless.

You can work in an exotic vet office. I've heard even being a veterinarian doesn't pay well (any vets here feel free to say I'm wrong), but again, it's something they love and put their whole heart into. No better way to get close to animals besides your own. I'm sure everyone who works as a vet worries about putting down animals and having to tell their owners. I doubt you get entirely used to it. But also imagine all the things you can do to save a bunch of animals. They go to you because they need you. If you have to put them down, you're still helping by not letting them suffer. If you never had to put down an animal as a vet, it would be the perfect job. But no job is perfect. I'd rather deal with that than working retail and dealing with cunty customers all day.

Also, I think you can work as just a receptionist at a vet clinic without a license. That way you could get a taste of the veterinarian life before you go to school for it.

>>2002868
>Actually interacting and carrying for them is preferred
Uh oh...

>>2002858
Yes

>>2002858
brock lesnar

>>2002858
The bear.In a single swipe. The bear is bigger,stronger,more durable,more skilled at fighting and has claws.

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>>2002692
What are you asking for here, do you want to see pics of people's pets? If so you should lurk the catalog. You will find threads where people ask to post your cats, dogs, snakes, rats, and pretty much anything else you can think of. Happy hunting.

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This my best friend/sidekick, Jackson.

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My bub and his squeaky bat

You got a rabbit. Give it stuff to chew. Their teeth constantly grow. Maybe that will prevent it from biting you.
As a pet owner, when you get a pet, you take on responsibility for it's well being.
Neutering a rabbit isn't expensive.
Save some money & stop being selfish.
Even after the neuter, he could and probably will continue to bite.
Some rabbits are just dicks.

>>2002544
He has plenty of things to chew in his cage.

Well now you've just given me another reason not to get him neutered, if it probably won't change jack shit why even do it? I don't see how I'm being "selfish" by not wanting to chop an animal's nuts off unnecessarily.

>>2002550
> I don't have money for unnessiary vet bills.

THEY SLEEPIN

>>2002053
Oh
Never actually though about that for some reason
But why aren't they sleeping in or near they're web instead of on a curtain where a big pink thing keeps looking at them?

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Imma bite that butthole tonight

cumfart

>>2001003
Mr snufflepuff roundbottom

cumfart is good but what else can you guys come up with?

>No dialogue or humanised personalities, just animals being animals but in a dramatised manner.

No. Why bother? Even if you were an amazing animator with a unique or well developed style, really there's no point in doing this when we can just watch real animals. Your animation isn't going to truly capture everything about them.

You don't need dialog but have an interesting story to go along with it. You want people to keep interested. Also animation is basically dead if you're a free lancer, btw.

>>1999319
This is true but i remain hopeful in my endeavors. If I can still enjoynanimating then Ibcall it a victory.

Also yes there would definitely be story lines andntwiwts etc.

It would just follow one individual animal from one individual species and the things it must go through

>>1999319
What if they were dinosaurs

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Black one
>Nevermore
>Nev
>Catniss Neverdeen
>Catniss EverBean
>Beans
>Beany

Black and white one
>Patches
>Rough Patches
>Bunny (because he's soft and fluffy)
>Bunbun
>Bumbumb
>bumber
>Bumper
>Bump in the Night (He's a psycho)
>Bumby

I have a Lab/Beagle mix
>Isabelle
>Izzy
>Gizzy
>Bizzy
>Bizzy-Boo
>Silly girl
>Gizzy girl
>Guhzizizizizi

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Bigby

In order of most use:
>Bud
>Buddy
>Bubby
>Baby
>Guy
>Bigby Wolf
>Snug
>Sir
>Snickerdoodle
>Hot feet
>Faggot
>Sneaky
>Sneaker
>Squeaker

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Fast babby is best babby.

>>1985480
they look like middleschool scene-fags probably listens to marlyin manson tbh

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2/3

tailfeathers the small

looks like a juniper

maybe a snek

haha idk lol :DDD

no I'm pretty happy with cats as a pet. a pet fox could be useful for catching mice inside and pissing on everything.

>>2001422
They're domesticiated, but that doesn't make them good pets, so no.

>>2001422
Hell no. Just about everything a fox can do (besides appearance) a dog breed exists for it and will be better at it. I'd never get a fox.