Pets of the expanse!

pigfarmer

pigfarmer

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We have one cat on phenobarbitol and he's OK if a bit logey and voraciously hungry, a known side effect. Over the last several months I actually managed to get the two of them on a feeding schedule just like dogs. Try that why don'tcha ! That's next level puss wrangling.

Our dog decided to join the fun by spraying poop and vomit so she's been on Flagyl which acts like a chemical cork, stopped that right away. She'll be fine but it's time to rent the carpet cleaning machine again.
 
pigfarmer

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
We took the cat off phenobarbitol. We understand there is an adjustment period and it takes time to act but not to put too fine a point on it the 'cure' was worse than the problem.

Like human doctors you have to be your own informed advocate. The two we've dealt with are too goddamned quick with that prescription pad, again like human doctors. We are going to try homeopathic alternatives. Those worked out well with an old dog we had.
 
pigfarmer

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
We have one of our cats in the vet today for a minor surgery. About a month ago we had a benign growth removed and they suggested they dig deeper and get all of it. OK. Problem is when we went there this morning they can't find it. If we didn't trust them we would be there but we smell bullshit and are impatiently waiting for the phone to ring.
 
pigfarmer

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Yeah, long story but yesterday was a Class A shitshow. Long story but four strikes and you're out, we'll be finding another vet in the area presently. Like a bad relationship you look back and say 'should've seen that ......'
 
pigfarmer

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
If a dog vomits it generally just opens the bomb bay doors wherever it is. Blam, there you go.

Cats are fiendishly clever and go to great lengths to maximize their effort. A couple of weeks ago one of them blasted inside one of my slippers, just because. Yesterday a funk overcame my den and I removed my gym bag & shoes because it smelled like cheesy feet. Well, my shoes and feet aren't stinky and those weren't the culprit.

Thank God I keep a dust cover on my old Royal typewriter or it would have been all in it. As it was it got into numerous other cracks and crannies and I just spent some time on a search and remove mission. I fear for what could possibly be next on the list ......... :)
 
nivek

nivek

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Here's a recent pic of Aven, 7 1/2 months old and big enough to take up half the couch lol...

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pigfarmer

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Again, good video about something currently on my mind.

I walk my dog(s) every day around the same two mile loop in the neighborhood I've been in for twenty eight years. In that time I've been attacked at least a half dozen times. No matter how careful you are sometimes a dog just gets out.

Even when on leashes people mistakenly assume it's OK to let dogs sniff at one another. That's the #1 mistake. 'He's friendly' doesn't mean ****. Sure, It might start out that way and there may not be a problem but I just saw this mistake demonstrated right in front of me at last weekend's car show. Some idiot let his toy dog run to the end of it's retractable lead right up to another pair of toy dogs on short leashes. Wag wag wag snap. Fortunately no one got hurt - lost an eye, that kind of thing.

The neighborhood is changing and there seem to be a number of people who want dogs but fail to secure them. A few years ago one about 60lbs came charging out of a driveway like a torpedo and clamped onto my dogs throat. It happened in a blink. I tried the high/tight collar, even twisted to choke it out, the wheelbarrow and none of it worked. In the end I simply beat and kicked the living crap out of it. My right hand is already broken and I know better than to punch it's skull but several solid kicks to the dog's genitals took the interest right out of Fido. My reward was to be bitten rather badly in hand and arm several times - the owner paid the $400 medical bill and had to produce the vaccination records for me and the town dog catcher. Had I demanded the dog be destroyed they probably would have had to.

Thing is, I like dogs and don't want to hurt them and consider that to be the owner's fault.

Just a few months later same thing - three smaller dogs came out and clamped onto my dog's neck. That time I had an 18" section of radiator hose in my pocket and beat the bejeezus out of all of them and sent the running away yipping. FAFO I say. Naturally the owner was angry and we had a confrontation later but that's all squared away. Now he has two enormous bulldogs he literally can't control so we just avoid that area entirely.

I wouldn't doubt the guy in the video can do it but from experience am not getting my groin, the 'ol meat and potatoes anywhere near an attacking dog if I can help it. I carry pepper spray now. Billion power noses don't like that at all. If I were in serious danger I'd pull out my pocket knife and end it. Again, I don't want to hurt anyone or anything but if attacked all bets are off.
 
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nivek

nivek

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Dejan Corovic said:
I know pets of expanse are well behaved
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(cough)(cough)(cough) Yeah sure lol...My previous dog, yes, without a doubt, but he was a senior dog too...Now we have this 8 month old beast of a Great Pyrenees lol, he's still under my training, getting more obedient in some areas, but as with that breed he is sometimes extremely stubborn and wants to do things on his terms...He's a sweet gentle dog, even at 8 months, but he has his days when it has to go his way or no way lol...We love him to death and we are sure we picked a good dog to grow up around our son when he's born, but we are also going to get some assistance in some of this young dog's training...We are talking to some people that's in the business of training dogs and they seem to know this breed and its quirks well enough that I'm satisfied they will be very helpful in his upcoming training....Of course their services come with a fee, but the cost is reasonable enough and I'm willing to pay...We will be doing a meet and greet in a couple weeks...There's three major behaviour issues our dog Aven is doing that I have not been able to work out...The biggest and most irritating behaviour he has and seems this breed has is that no matter where we go or what we are doing, when he is ready to sit down and not get back up until he's ready to, he will do just that...Plop his butt down wherever and will sit or lay right there until he is good and ready to get up, could be 5 minutes, could be 30 minutes, and he will put up a huge major fuss if you try to get him up...A recent example, we were walking him in the park, not 10 minutes into our walk he finds a nice tree to park his butt and refused to get back up for 20 minutes no matter what we do...The other behaviour issues we have with him are basically minor in comparison lol...

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Dejan Corovic

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nivek said:
(cough)(cough)(cough) Yeah sure lol...My previous dog, yes, without a doubt, but he was a senior dog too...Now we have this 8 month old beast of a Great Pyrenees lol, he's still under my training, getting more obedient in some areas, but as with that breed he is sometimes extremely stubborn and wants to do things on his terms...He's a sweet gentle dog, even at 8 months, but he has his days when it has to go his way or no way lol...We love him to death and we are sure we picked a good dog to grow up around our son when he's born, but we are also going to get some assistance in some of this young dog's training...We are talking to some people that's in the business of training dogs and they seem to know this breed and its quirks well enough that I'm satisfied they will be very helpful in his upcoming training....Of course their services come with a fee, but the cost is reasonable enough and I'm willing to pay...We will be doing a meet and greet in a couple weeks...There's three major behaviour issues our dog Aven is doing that I have not been able to work out...The biggest and most irritating behaviour he has and seems this breed has is that no matter where we go or what we are doing, when he is ready to sit down and not get back up until he's ready to, he will do just that...Plop his butt down wherever and will sit or lay right there until he is good and ready to get up, could be 5 minutes, could be 30 minutes, and he will put up a huge major fuss if you try to get him up...A recent example, we were walking him in the park, not 10 minutes into our walk he finds a nice tree to park his butt and refused to get back up for 20 minutes no matter what we do...The other behaviour issues we have with him are basically minor in comparison lol...

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Maybe it is in a pain of some kind?
 
pigfarmer

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
My previous dog of 17 years really WAS dangerous. He came from the SPCA with a file with a red border and stars and that followed him the rest of his life. He was a biter. Hard luck case.

Ironically he turned out to be the sweetest, gentlest boy ever. Good with cats and children even. I didn’t need to even leash him on our property as he literally knew the borders to the inch and never crossed them. He was the most loyal dog I’ve ever had.

He nailed a trespasser taking the wrong shortcut to a tree one day though. Didn’t bite him but probably would have had I not been nearby. Just doing his job.
 
nivek

nivek

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Dejan Corovic said:
Maybe it is in a pain of some kind?
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Nope not at all...This is not a high energy adventurous type of breed...Someone once said to me that they’re basically living rugs most of the time lol...When he feels he's walked enough he will plop his butt down and chill out until he's good and ready to get up...We take him only on short walks now, that helps some but some days he wants to start walking but then changes his mind and will turn around and head back to the car or home if we're walking near the house or drops his butt down until his time to get up...He is intelligent but stubborn and will assert his independence at any given time lol...

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nivek

nivek

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He's also a bit nocturnal which is also natural for his breed, he will roam the house and stake out for hours listening and watching in certain areas of the house, we've reviewed our indoor cameras to see what he does at night lol...He sleeps a lot during the day, especially when I'm at work and he's also a fake sleeper, listening and watching through his squinting eyes whilst laying down...He has a great temperament, and developing a great personality as he matures, he was a good choice when we picked him from a litter of seven...We just have to work out 2 or 3 behavioral quirks this breed is known for and this training we're setting up should do the trick...He is still very young though, so I'm not trying to push too much on him all at once...Its also said that this breed also matures slower than other breeds and that is also evident by his behavior lol...

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nivek

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