I don't want any other animals. More cats sure. I have a dog with the cats now. It works.
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Thursdays Question of the Day 5.8.14
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We used to board the horses at a farm with a ton of goats! They were so funny, I would spend probably an hour each day watching them play King of the Mountain. The male alpha/ head goat (or whatever they are called) was named Pierre and he was a character.
I've always wanted to see some of those fainting goats.
I had goats! I loved watching the babies bounce sideways when excited. I remember one night, I was exhausted from working long hours with no days off for weeks and a kind person stopped and banged on my door. I answered it, "Your goat is out!" I said I knew as it ran past him and into my house. It had been screaming on my front porch for about 30 min. Silly thing saw me come home from work so it got out and got on my front porch, perched on the window, and then proceeded to scream. I was just too tired to deal with it, lol!
This same goat, when my cow guy would come check on his cows in my pastures, would get in his truck if the left the door open. Crazy goat.
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I love all animals. So this is a hard question. But, I would love to have a sugar glider, Servil, and a fox.
When I was younger we lived with my Aunt who had a couple nubian goats. Consequently, we had a steady supply of fresh goat's milk. I didn't realize at the time how really remarkable that was, considering all the ridiculous legislation surrounding raw milk. Anyway, those goats actually came from my other aunt's herd, her name was Pat. She would jokingly call her goats her alarm system, because they would call her name whenever something was up... Pa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-t!
I would love to have a couple goats, and a couple horses. Always wanted a horse since I was a kid. Every summer, I would go to horsemanship camp, only time I ever got to work with them. *sigh*
Guess I'd better invest in a few lotto tickets.
I would love to have a couple goats, and a couple horses. Always wanted a horse since I was a kid. Every summer, I would go to horsemanship camp, only time I ever got to work with them. *sigh*
Guess I'd better invest in a few lotto tickets.
Huh? Eyes wide open. Are they still legal in America?
What happened to mama cat?
Lovely video. Tku.
I live in an apartment and about 15 years ago my 2 cats were about for and we saved and abandoned puppy. When we finally let him free he ran to lotto and they rubbed noses and turned to gentle who gave a very unladylike spit. He and lotto adored each other. When he went to R.B I nearly lost my lotto.
I'd love another large mongrel. I hate yappy dogs. Give me a woofer.
I'd love another large mongrel. I hate yappy dogs. Give me a woofer.
This is off-topic, but it's about dogs. I love woofers. There's something that deep WOOF! that you get from a larger dog. And, as a rule, they don't bark madly over every little thing under the sun. Our malemute had this deep, growly WOOF! that scared people half to death. They didn't know what a teddy bear he really was, although he was always very protective of me. He went everywhere with me and it was rare that one saw me without him by my side.
One day, he and I were driving up the highway and I was over the speed limit (it was that lead foot of mine again). The state cop pulled me over and I started to put the window down. As the cop walked up to the car, Fonzie (yeah, our DS named him.....seriously; the dog's full name was Sir Barbarino Fonzerelli....Fonzie for short) came over to my side of the car and sat on my lap, all 100+ pounds of him. Then he put his head out the car window and started to growl. The cop looked at him, looked at me, and said, "Put your window up! Now!" I rolled the window up, leaving just enough space to push through my license, registration, etc. The cop took everything and checked it out. He looked at Fonzie, who was STILL on my lap and STILL muttering under his breath. The cop handed me my stuff back, looked at me and said, "You know what? Get outta here! Just slow down!" and walked away.
He was still with us when Hydrox came to us as a wee kitten. The two of them got along fairly well, once Hydrox showed him who the real boss was.
And that's why I'd rather have a large woofer.
One day, he and I were driving up the highway and I was over the speed limit (it was that lead foot of mine again). The state cop pulled me over and I started to put the window down. As the cop walked up to the car, Fonzie (yeah, our DS named him.....seriously; the dog's full name was Sir Barbarino Fonzerelli....Fonzie for short) came over to my side of the car and sat on my lap, all 100+ pounds of him. Then he put his head out the car window and started to growl. The cop looked at him, looked at me, and said, "Put your window up! Now!" I rolled the window up, leaving just enough space to push through my license, registration, etc. The cop took everything and checked it out. He looked at Fonzie, who was STILL on my lap and STILL muttering under his breath. The cop handed me my stuff back, looked at me and said, "You know what? Get outta here! Just slow down!" and walked away.
He was still with us when Hydrox came to us as a wee kitten. The two of them got along fairly well, once Hydrox showed him who the real boss was.
And that's why I'd rather have a large woofer.
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In most places, yes. Breed bans are thankfully losing popularity. I have a Rottweiler.
Breed specific legislation is such crap. They're all just dogs, and dogs need training. Let's not forget - people bred dogs to do what they do in the first place. In Ontario (Canada), any bully-like breed that resembles a pit bull terrier closely enough is supposed to be put to sleep unless they were born before the BSL was put into place. Those born before need to wear muzzles wherever they go. I watch my local humane society's Facebook page, and whenever pit pups show up, there's a mad dash to get them to a rescue outside the province because it's a matter of days before they get put down.
There is getting to be more and more resistance to breed specific legislation. Unfortunately it only takes one instance where someone is maimed or worse by a bully breed dog that was made vicious by someone and it goes down the drain. People get scared and scared people are not reasonable people.
That is one thing that I really like about Cesar Milan, he has always used a pit bull as his main personal dog to help with other dogs. I know his training methods are controversial, I don't agree with some of his methods, but he has done a lot for getting people to see past their fear.
That is one thing that I really like about Cesar Milan, he has always used a pit bull as his main personal dog to help with other dogs. I know his training methods are controversial, I don't agree with some of his methods, but he has done a lot for getting people to see past their fear.
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I love pit bulls. They were originally bred to be nanny dogs. Stupid people just bred that nature out of them.
If you want a good pit bull, you need to go to a rep. breeder.
If you want a good pit bull, you need to go to a rep. breeder.
Do you have children? Pitbulls are known to attack family members very suddenly. Rotties as well.
Give me a mongrel.
That's going too far. Muzzled yes. I had an abandoned mongrel tied to a tree in a little wood. African 2-1/2 months. Such a lively fig who would hide under the coffee table if he was told hru was naughty and who loved the grandchildren and my cat Lotto. There was a Pitbull in the area not always muzzled and my dog was the only one he'd let near him and allowed me to stroke him. The first time he and candy met candy lay down in front of him like a puppy giving respect to an older dog.Breed specific legislation is such crap. They're all just dogs, and dogs need training. Let's not forget - people bred dogs to do what they do in the first place. In Ontario (Canada), any bully-like breed that resembles a pit bull terrier closely enough is supposed to be put to sleep unless they were born before the BSL was put into place. Those born before need to wear muzzles wherever they go. I watch my local humane society's Facebook page, and whenever pit pups show up, there's a mad dash to get them to a rescue outside the province because it's a matter of days before they get put down.
Woops. Aged 2-2/3 months. Don't know where African came from.
That's a fat lot of nonsense. You have been brainwashed by the media (which will identify just about any dog involved in an attack as a "pit bull" even when they very obviously aren't). They are no more likely to attack their family members than any breed.
Yes, Rotts are more likely to attack non-family-members, as they are bred to be guard dogs. That's why I have one
. A woman living alone needs to be careful. Pit bulls were bred to be fighting dogs, and aggression toward other animals is to be expected in the breed, but aggression toward humans is not supposed to happen. The problem is that they are very popular with thugs who will abuse them, neglect them, and not manage them properly. Which obviously leads to problems. In some urban areas, over 90% of the dog population are pit bull types, so of course over 90% of the dog problems in that area will be caused by pit bull types. But that is only a matter of population, not the breed.But, yes, I agree that mongrels are great! My other 2 dogs are mutts. One probably has some pit bull in him
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Sorry, but that's a load of BS. They are no more likely to attack people who usually turn out to be the ones provoking the animal first, than other breeds. It's easy to blame pit bulls who cannot defend themselves, when upon further grilling, we find out that they leave their children and the pets unsupervised, and the children did something to annoy the animal.
It doesn't help either that the media is quick to say, "oh, look, it's a pit bull, no wonder." That's really no different from saying, "Oh, s/he is black, that's why this crime was committed," as if other colors do not commit crime.
My shelter has 80% pitbulls and they're all super sweet creatures who just want to be loved. We adopt out many who go on to become loving family members for years.
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