Pics of your Pets!

[Dave]

Sorry to hear Munkus

[MasterGoa]

Make sure the time he has left is a little parcel of doggy heaven

[huskylord]

Sheet Munkus....
My lab just stayed a week at the doggie spa (Grandpa's). He came back and now found another lump in his neck. Hoping it's just another fatty tissue deposit.

Munk...do the kids know?

[sittal]

Had to put down Happy because of a brain tumor. He suddenly attacked my other dog, we took him in and he became aggressive at the vet and we had him euthanized. CT scan revealed a brain tumor

[Munkus]

So sorry for your loss.

[Redeemed]

I don't like this thread anymore.

[Munkus]

Sheet Munkus....
My lab just stayed a week at the doggie spa (Grandpa's). He came back and now found another lump in his neck. Hoping it's just another fatty tissue deposit.

Munk...do the kids know?

Yeah definitely have that lump checked out. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

As for the kids...they know. No point in hiding it from them; it's just a fact of life. Most pets are only in our lives for a brief period of time.

[Lazy8s]

oh man sittal....

My wife and I were talking about what a hole it's going to leave when ours goes, and....

Nevermind - not talking about it now lol.

They're such a gift and not with us nearly long enough.

[Lazy8s]

Newest member of our family, our little rescue girl. Crappy cell phone pic, yeah..whenever I'm scratching her ears or whatever, when I try to get up out come the paw to hold me down.

Trip to the vet for the girl soon, see if we can get those nails clipped...

[Munkus]

Cute doggeh! How old?

[Lazy8s]

Cute doggeh! How old?

We think she's around 8 or so...

[bill dennison]

nice dog


here's Abby trying to smell and see at the same time it don't seem to work

[Munkus]

We think she's around 8 or so...

Rescues can be a challenge, but they're worth it. Props to you and the wifey.

[Redeemed]

Adorable doggeh Pcwood!

I'm always amazed at how well these critters can communicate with just simple body language. And sometimes, just the way they look at you, you know what they're thinking. Good or bad.

Rescues can be a challenge, but they're worth it. Props to you and the wifey.

Worth every ounce of trouble imo. I prefer mutts all the way, but I'm biased. Only purebred I want is a lab, mostly for perfected retrieving genes.

[Lazy8s]

She's come a long way in a short time. Amazing what love and attention and peanut butter treats can do for an abused animal lol.

Anyway, she's my new buddy. Plans for the King Corso are out the window, and that is quite ok.

[bill dennison]

She's come a long way in a short time. Amazing what love and attention and peanut butter treats can do for an abused animal lol.

Anyway, she's my new buddy. Plans for the King Corso are out the window, and that is quite ok.

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[Redeemed]

Damn fine video Bill.

Somebody rep that man for me.

[Munkus]

Damn fine video Bill.

Somebody rep that man for me.

BAM! Done.

[Lazy8s]

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Awesome

[OzzieBloke]

God only made dogs on the 9th day because he realised he royally ****ed up when he made cats on the 8th day.

[Silent-Runner]

God only made dogs on the 9th day because he realised he royally ****ed up when he made humans on the 8th day.

fix'ed it for ya.....

[Roxen]

Interesting experience at the dog park today.

100+lb dog decided it wanted to murder my dog. Scoped him from about 50 feet away and galloped towards him, managed to get his mouth around both his ears and the back of his neck. Death grip. My dog didn't even have time to react he was on the ground immediately.

I jumped in immediately, admittedly completely clueless about how to get this dog to realease, some pulling and pushing and hitting later it just wasn't happening. If I pulled any harder my dog's scalp would've been ripped off. This dog was in for the kill.

I didn't want to start wailing on this woman's dog but I was certain my dog was going to die so after a few seconds of screaming and pulling I started choking it.. while screaming oh god (I'm an atheist what a thing to say right?) when I realized this dog was not going to let go.

Then the owner..much slower to the scene than I grabbed its rear legs and "wheelbarrowed her dog" I guess that's what you do in this situation. Between the choking and its hind end being lifted up it decided to give up. Me turtling over my dog to protect him and the woman kneeling down on her dog to keep it from moving. All while 10+ people stood by proving the bystander effect like pros.

Long stare into eachother's eyes and I just say, **** happens and leave.

10 minutes later talking with the old ladies in the little dog park I realize my lower calf hurts, turns out I have some nice deep gouges from one of the dogs' canine teeth. Holes in my jeans even.

5 minutes after all little Voldemort wanted to do was play fetch. While I was completely full of adrenaline for at least the next 30 minutes. Tough little asshole, somehow he's 100% okay and wasn't bleeding at all. Told my girlfriend and instead of worry or concern I got a lecture about how awful dog parks are for dogs and how shitty an owner I am for bringing him there. Awesome.

[lazyx]

[Roxen]

Daww, what's its name and how old is it?.

Ozzie I pm'd you for advice. Please respond buddy.

[lazyx]

1 year and 3 months. His name is Kikko after Kikkoman soy sauce LOL.

[Roxen]

What kind? Better than my dog's name. Half the idiots I meet can't say a three syllable name, the other half look at me like a ****ing weirdo. Are three syllable words so hard? Am I some sort of genius? Lol.

[lazyx]

West pomeranian chiwawa mix

[Ozilon]

I was taking care of my brothers Alaskan Malamute for a month, wacky personality for sure.

[Redeemed]

WoW!

Roxen you are a lot cooler under pressure than I. Maybe I should take note.

You're a big dude, I'm not sure if this is even possible physically but I imagine I"d have tried to rip the other dog's lower jaw off. F*** him and his owner. Your dog could have died. And if that failed I'd have started breaking ribs.

Or at least that would have been my intent. Whether I succeed or not is another matter. A+ for composure dude, handled it much better than I would have. And if there's no bleeding from your pup he's likely fine. Maybe have a vet give him a quick once over for peace of mind.

Glad it all ended well.

[compunoob]

WoW!

Roxen you are a lot cooler under pressure than I. Maybe I should take note.

You're a big dude, I'm not sure if this is even possible physically but I imagine I"d have tried to rip the other dog's lower jaw off. F*** him and his owner. Your dog could have died. And if that failed I'd have started breaking ribs.

Or at least that would have been my intent. Whether I succeed or not is another matter. A+ for composure dude, handled it much better than I would have. And if there's no bleeding from your pup he's likely fine. Maybe have a vet give him a quick once over for peace of mind.

Glad it all ended well.

I agree.
I am very protective of my dog. I have had dogs run out of there yards after my dog and they are met by me first. My dog I am sure can handle herself as she is 90lbs of nothing but muscle but thats not the point. Its my job to protect my animals. I would hate for another dog to lay tooth on my dog. If my dog doesnt beat the hell out of them I sure will. I would have def gone apeshit and probably hurt that dog bad. I would feel horrible after but I have to do what I have to do. I am glad I haven't been pushed into a situation like that. You handled the situation very well. I have allot to learn from you.

[IamHere]

Some dogs like to fight, others just are not in to it. My dog, a 80 lbs chocolate lab, was attacked by a pit mix that was about 40 lbs. He did not react to the attack, other then just swinging the dog on his neck. He has always been too nice to want to fight. I am just glad that the other dog was so much smaller or my boy could have been really hurt.

[General Lee]

Wow, good job Roxen.

My little 11 month old Daschund has been chasing the squirrels out in the yard for months. He finally got one the other morning. It was a young squirrel, and wasn't paying attention to its surroundings. My dog went out the door after spotting it through the patio door, and nailed it. They went rolling, and my dog jumped up and yelped like he'd been bit.

He let go, and chased it to a tree. While my dog was up against the tree jumping at the squirrel over and over again, the squirrel stayed just out of reach. He kept on taunting my dog by moving closer and closer, and finally grabbed onto a sapling that wasn't very sturdy.

My dog shook the sapling, the squirrel fell lower, and my dog got him. He tore that squirrel up. That thing was squeaking and hollering. When I finally got it from him, he'd done took the head off. I think the squirrel thought my dog was playing. He thought wrong.

EDIT: I'll put a video of it up in a bit.

[GanjaStar]

5 minutes after all little Voldemort wanted to do was play fetch. While I was completely full of adrenaline for at least the next 30 minutes. Tough little asshole, somehow he's 100% okay and wasn't bleeding at all. Told my girlfriend and instead of worry or concern I got a lecture about how awful dog parks are for dogs and how shitty an owner I am for bringing him there. Awesome.

Glad everything ended up well.

IMO your gf is right. dog parks are places where idiots with non socialized dogs go so they have an excuse for letting them off the leash, at least here that's what happens.

You handled yourself pretty well. i would have ripped apart the dog attacking mine, with teeth and nails.

[Munkus]

Dog parks suck. I can't tell you how many times I've had to deal with idiot dog owners who have no clue about normal dog behavior.

I don't even go to the one in my neighborhood anymore. Too many Mexicans* bring their unsocialized pit bulls or rotts there and then laugh when a fight starts. The police have been called numerous times but of course they're gone before the cops arrive.

*Most of my family is Mexican, so no I'm not being racist.

[stormy13]

Heidi, 5 1/2,

[Roxen]

You're a big dude, I'm not sure if this is even possible physically but I imagine I"d have tried to rip the other dog's lower jaw off. F*** him and his owner. Your dog could have died. And if that failed I'd have started breaking ribs.

Much like I didn't notice my bite until afterwards, I'm not sure the dog would've noticed/cared if I had started beating it. This dog was in a primal state of kill or be killed it seemed. Ozzie suggested pepper spray, choking out, or as in typical ozzie fashion a nice firm thumb up the anus. Thanks Oz.

Glad everything ended up well.

IMO your gf is right. dog parks are places where idiots with non socialized dogs go so they have an excuse for letting them off the leash, at least here that's what happens.

You handled yourself pretty well. i would have ripped apart the dog attacking mine, with teeth and nails.

A lot of the people who bring their dogs are oblivious anthropomorphizing folks who have no idea how to control their dog. It's also awful for training, so I don't necessarily disagree. But I go there almost every day and nothing this aggressive has ever happened, people with aggressive dogs get shamed out of the park pretty quickly.

It's more for the people than it is the dogs. My dog is pretty well trained and very well behaved already though, so ethically I don't feel like I'm doing my dog a disservice...besides putting him in harms way unnecessarily like yesterday.

Still, some compassion from my GIRLFRIEND would've been nice. Meh.

[Roxen]

Heidi, 5 1/2,

Heidi looks wasted out of her god damned mind.

[Munkus]

Heidi looks wasted out of her god damned mind.

She's probably pissed off because she's being sat on.

[stormy13]

She has a tendency to squint any time you point the camera at her.

This is the day that we got her,

[Redeemed]

Much like I didn't notice my bite until afterwards, I'm not sure the dog would've noticed/cared if I had started beating it. This dog was in a primal state of kill or be killed it seemed. Ozzie suggested pepper spray, choking out, or as in typical ozzie fashion a nice firm thumb up the anus. Thanks Oz.



A lot of the people who bring their dogs are oblivious anthropomorphizing folks who have no idea how to control their dog. It's also awful for training, so I don't necessarily disagree. But I go there almost every day and nothing this aggressive has ever happened, people with aggressive dogs get shamed out of the park pretty quickly.

It's more for the people than it is the dogs. My dog is pretty well trained and very well behaved already though, so ethically I don't feel like I'm doing my dog a disservice...besides putting him in harms way unnecessarily like yesterday.

Still, some compassion from my GIRLFRIEND would've been nice. Meh.

Why stop at the thumb? Put the whole damn arm up there. That'll make the dog stop.

Was doing some research as your post got me curious- would it be possible to get your fingers in there and break the dog's jaw? Obviously no real answers, but I really think that'd be my first reaction. Why? If I succeed then I win. Dog cannot bit, my dog is safe and the other dog is out of commission. And I imagine if it is realistically doable it'd happen pretty quickly so it'd bring the whole situation to an abrupt end before any other damage could happen.

One suggest was to get a stick and wedge it into the aggressive dogs mouth, as close to the hinge of its jaw as you can. Didn't really say what to do after that though. Another suggestion, and Oz may like this one as well, grab the dog's balls. I'm 100% certain this one would work. It's effectiveness increases the harder you squeeze 'em. I don't think I could do this though.

I dunno' man you're probably right about the dog not noticing if you started beating it. Then again I have to believe survival instinct would have to kick in at some point- convince the dog that you WILL kill it and I think it'd have to turn its attention towards you or attempt to run from you. That would be what I'd try and get it to do- fear for it's very freaking life.

But I'm being an armchair quarterback. I hope I'm never in that position man, and again props for handling it so level headed.

Heidi looks wasted out of her god damned mind.

I literally lol'd.