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>>2001100
lol what the fuck

I've seen rodents do this before. Cannot confirm if he's ok though. Definitely not ok if he is stuck that way.

>>2001100
wut the hell is that

>hows it logical that im gonna grind your bones to make my bread?
that's the magic of fiction

Well in the case of dogs, you can and people do but in cats you can't. I think it is strange that you don't get this concept. Human attachment is hardly indiscriminate about anything from personal relationships, politics, entertainment and more. Dogs/cats/pets are companion animals and people love and care for them including their diet. Any animal can be a companion animal, there are people with pet cows and those people would probably rather eat a strange dog than their beloved cow. But cats and dogs specifically lend themselves well to domestic situations so they are more common companion animals. The discriminatory facto that separates a food animal from a companion animal is simply that they accompany humans. The cows and pigs ground up in that bag weren't the personal companions of anyone.

Everyone operates on this "hypocrisy" of feeling about various shit because life isn't fair or full of justice.

But some food producers do love and care for their animals as well. It isn't mutually exclusive. It is actually very natural and if you weren't separated from the source by supermarkets you'd not have an issue with it either. Animal husbandry is rewarding and a good source of nutrition.

Don't misuse the word logic to apply to this. What you are describing is emotion, not logic.

If you used logic, you would realize it is logical to feed animals that eat other animals food that is other animals. If you used stupid, hippy vegan emotional bullshit as a substitution for logic, however, you would try to force your feelings onto animals just to say you preserved your delicate sensibilities, but you don't actually care about your animal companion.

2/10 bait, but there are actually people who think this, and they are dipshits.

If he's not fixed getting him fixed would be a start
IRT chewing on wires, it's normal and doesn't have anything to do with it, they will fuck your shit up if you let them

are they really that fluffy or are they just fat.

>>2002631
Lots of fur. Look like big-eared rats without fur.

>>2002275
neoteny and gene plasticity combined with a lot of intentional inbreeding.

>>2002277
wat

>>2002288
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotypic_plasticity
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbreeding

Turn on the lights anon, bring your dog into your bed and snuggle, and have your gun in reach.

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>>2002260
I already am! I've got my dog, my gun and my lights on! Its basically fort fucking knox!

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>>2002263
You're in your home, an animal can't break in, and if it does just call the emergency number. Here's a cute doggie to calm you.

>>2002226
nice job.
you could try again but with water conditioner and the right temperature of water and maybe a cycled aquarium if you like.

read up, you'll do better next time!

>>2002227
I had conditioned and warmed up the water, but I didn't warm his cup water up, so I think the shock of the temperature change finally did him in.
I hadn't figure on him lasting terribly long anyway.

>>2002228
depends how warm the water was I suppose. They can handle small temperature changes, and the water shouldn't feel warm to your hand. The right temp feels neutral or a bit cold to most people.

but you might as well give it another try since you got him a tank and whatnot. They don't cost much, and they can live a few years usually.

No.

Man you are totally obsessed. Go Fuck such an ugly dog!

>>2001172
>>2001176
You two deserve to die in a fire. You must be literal clinical retards to not see the superior breed and the master race of any canine, full of love and loyalty to their owners. You sure like some meme breds as corgis or german shepperds as the autists you are.

Is it poor form to "get rid" of an entire school of fish if I'm bored of them? I'm not killing them or anything, one of the LFS's in town (the shittier one) will take back just about any fish. I wanna get rid of my school of 13 Neon Tetras. Why I'm bored of them should be obvious.

What should I replace them with? I have a school of 8 Gold Barbs in the tank + 3 Otos. I was thinking about throwing a GBR in as a centerpiece fish. Any suggestions? I want either one large-schooling fish like the tetras that are being replace, or at least two other species of schooling fish that can either school together or require less members to school.

Running a "tall" 60 Gallon dirted tank.

>>1998165
Anyone with experiences on keeping Lepomis?
They're an invasive species in Europe, so I could get some basically for free and they look really nice.

>>1998171
Those look like what I call Bluegill.
Used to be in just about every pond around when I was a kid.

>So my cat has gone missing yet again
>again
> He is an outdoor cat
only legit response you're going to get is it's dead and that's all you deserve as shit owner.

>>1997710

Yeah, it should be fine. Obviously the biggest issue is mental stimulation, so find toys he likes and play with him as much as you can. As a senior he should be slowing down more anyway, so it's for the best.

He won't like it to start with, but with any luyck he'll get over it. Take him outside sometimes, but watch him and don't let him run out of the yard and give him a stand near a window to look out of.

>>1997712
Bugguy, my cats go missing all the time, and always come back, stop being an ass on all these posts, kill yourself

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Ratties have the cutest yawns

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I've never been able to let my ratties outside, who here does it and how does it go?

I don't know how much you can really take away from this survey, given that one of the least favourite dogs is the Staffordshire bull terriers (I assume that's whatever the fuck a Bullboxer Staff is meant to be), yet they're one of the most popular breeds. And if you asked a bunch of people which dogs they like most, how many would really bring up their specific dislike of the Miniature Xoloitcuintl? There's probably like six in the entire UK.

>>2002364
(Collie > Lab) << Sheltie

>>2002364

I call bs, nearly every dog i see is a goddamn springer spaniel. Dunno why people like them so much.

That seems pretty depressingly short. They're social animals. Have you considered working with a trainer on the carpet issue? Or crate training him out of it? Or is there a non carpeted space? Or maybe you can do several play sessions?

What kind of outdoor enclosure does he have? If it is like a spacious yard or run that you can put enrichment item in then that might not be so bad. But if it's just chained up, to me that's borderline cruel.

>>2002051

Well he's 6 months old and a rat terrier. Got one class so far (knows sit, stand, stay, and come here) and also ALL his vaccinations even a microchip and lyme disease.

He has every part of the house that's not linoleum.

He's usually good at pissing on his pissing mat even though I walk him but he just peed right in front of me and he's locked up in the crate.

I do play tug of war or wrestle with him if I have to go to the kitchen or just sit down there an hour or two. He WAS ok with being in my room but he pisses instantly once he enters my room and fuck that..

He has a spacious yard but just sits by the door most of the time and just wastes his opportunities.He ate a bird once! It's like 1/4 of an acre and 30% is a pine tree area and the rest is grass backyard. We also have downstairs neighbors that spend time in the yard but he avoids the fuck out of them for some reason (prolly cuz they have 4 loud annoying tail yanking kids all under the age of 12)

>>2002056

He pissed in the crate? Take him to the vey and have the vet take a look because that sounds like it could be some kind of bladder infection/uti which aren't uncommon in puppies. Typically any dog will do anything they can to avoid eliminating where they sleep.

If not that, since he is so young I'm pretty sure some training might really help. Or if you're unwilling to do that you should find him a new home. But I really don't think the idea of keeping him outside all the time will make either of you happy.

Chose a breeder that does the necessary health testing; OFA and CERF. Ask the breeder for a copy of the paperwork on both parents.

>>2002019
Thanks! does this guarantee I'll have a healthy dog in future?

>>2002017
>I'd like to get a German Shepherd
nice meme-breed you chose

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and this is lea, she's funny too

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>>2001885
why?

Was she returned?

>>2001752

Why did you list your remaining valuable items?

>>2001772
It happened yesterday, so no.
>>2001786
I'm packing all that shit into my car right now. I'm thinking about moving out because of this. The letter was mostly a way to vent.