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At the moment Red Flower and I just have a couple of cats we inherited from the kids when they went off to college.
they look like they are stalking the plate of crabs!
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they look like they are stalking the plate of crabs!
Karda you have quite the menagerie as well, very cute "weiner dogs" and Spider Kitty looks like he runs the place.
Glad to see so many HI fans have room in their hearts for the special friendships only pets can bring.
Menagerie hell....i live in a mini zoo. I am but a hairless ape.
The wife and i both managed a pet store years ago. That was where i found Ren. The store owner took him in trade because the people didnt know what to do with him. I was told he was kept in a cupboard for the first years of his life because he was a biter....i wonder why
He is full of attitude and swears like a sailor, but he is also very loving. He bit me 4 times in the face the first few years i had him. Now he just nibbles and loves to get/give hugs, snuggles and kisses when he's not trying to torment something. he's a real prankster. Beau is my wifes bird and bites the crap out of me if he can. But i know he loves me even though he wont let me handle him. I dont try to anymore, it stresses him out and hurts me too much. I've been bit at least once by just about everything you can find in a pet store. I'm not so willing to do that anymore.Cricket was a castaway. Someone left her on the shelf at the last pet store my wife worked at. How they could do that to her is beyond me. Shes a sweetie. I suspect that they were as clueless as rens former owner. We get black cats when we add them to the zoo. Noone usually wants the bad luck black cats and they are harder for shelters to adopt. Spider is a "she" whom was supposed to be my wifes but fell in love with me the moment she saw me. Mento the quaker was a factory reject. The store was going to send him back and our daughter bought him to save him. He has deformity in his legs and one eye. He's kinda like a downs syndrome bird, but he's smart as a whip. We inherited him when our daughter moved outta state. Cassie was given to me all those years ago by my sons babysitter. She has been the sweetest soul i've ever met, with a snuggle to match. Humans could learn alot about love from her. The babysitters daughter didnt believe in spay/neuter, so her little girl had pups. I was always careful with cassie and didnt have her spayed either. Then one day, because my son didnt watch her close, we ended up with addie. I was astonished that a 10 year old dog would have pups and also survive a spay at the age. Lesson learned... all our dogs and cats get "fixed" now. We don't want to add to the six million canines and felines that get put down every year to make room for the never ending flow at the shelters. I also saw that firsthand, when i worked for our local shelter. I had to lead some to their demise and it eventually broke me, i've always been wholeheartedly against kill sanctuaries, but it was part of my job. Now the shelter i used to work for is no kill, but i still can't go there... it hurts to much even now. I want to say that having conversed with eric has given me the courage and inspiration to try again someday when i can muster it.
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No kidding. Good work BFH.
Well, I had the pleasure of having a silver shepherd and a shepherd/newfoundland when I was a little kid. They both pretty much adopted me. Heidi (the Newfoundland) was cool as all get out. She was coal black, and at the time, I could stand straight up and she was the same height as me. Very lovable dogs, and GREAT hunters.
Chopper is a real handful. I had to tell my 70+ year old father to stop trying to walk the dog after the dog layed him out flat and dragged him across the yard going to check something out. I'm a big guy, and if Chopper want to go somewhere, I have to try HARD to keep him in check. He may not look it in those pictures, but he's 120+ pounds of strength, a great hunter, fierce and extremely territorial. I'd have more dogs but for him.
BUT, those are traits I like. He still has his nuts because I want a dog to act like an adult dog, not a puppy. The tradeoff is I've had to be very hands-on at times and deal witht he fact that he'll challenge me from time to time.
He's very much a one man dog. I can pet him, pick him up and hold him like a baby, pinch his cheeks and say "Look at dose cheeks!". Anyone else so much as tries to pet him gets snarled at or bit.
Before the recriminations start, my yard is well fenced so he can't get out, others can't get in and No Tresspassing and Bad Dog signs are posted in accordance with the law, and he's a registered biter with the Sheriff's department. When people come near him, I tell them to stay away, as he WILL bite. Not that he may, or might, but WILL bite.
Only people I ever had a problem with are known criminals that were either trying to come in to sell themselves or break into the place. I'm not sure if they were more afraid of the dog or me, though.
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I could tell - he's a good Dog - and very Male -- ha ha -- I have signs up too most people worry about my Jake.He is very male and is vocal and his whole back stripe raises when he is pissed - but actually Little Princess is the timid one except at a cretin point and then the bark becomes half bark half growl and comes from down in the guts instead of the throat and i know she is serious.
She is usually so sweet, she is Half Boxer Half Pit and has been traumatized from abuse so she is usually a shy friendly wiggle butt -- BUT when she reaches a certain point i tell people "dont pet the dog" - "she doesn't want to make friends right now" HA HA
Eric
She is usually so sweet, she is Half Boxer Half Pit and has been traumatized from abuse so she is usually a shy friendly wiggle butt -- BUT when she reaches a certain point i tell people "dont pet the dog" - "she doesn't want to make friends right now" HA HA
Eric
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Talking of Military Dogs, or War Dogs, the USMC's
"... interest in using dogs by the U. S. Marine Corps began in 1935 when Central American guerrilla soldiers used dogs as sentries to alert the soldiers. Additionally, the Germans utilized canine troops in World War I. This lead to the use of dogs in combat duringWorld War II as scouts, couriers, and infantry dogs, where the dogs were ideally suited to the dense tropical vegetation of the Pacific islands.
"Camp LeJuene, North Carolina was the home of the war Dog Training School, where dogs began their training with the rank of private; war dogs actually could out-rank their handlers. Seven War Dog Platoons were trained at Camp LeJeune.
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During WWII, approximately 75% of dogs used during combat were Doberman pinschers, with 25% German Shepherds. Through a non-profit organization, Dogs for Defense, the public could loan their family dogs to the Marine Corps. The Doberman Pinscher Club of America also supplied many of the war dogs.
Each dog went through a rigorous course of obedience for a period of six weeks. After basic training, the dogs were divided into groups for specialized training: scout, messenger or infantry. Scout dogs were sent first with the handler to detect mines or enemy troops. Messenger dogs would follow their handler's trail and carry correspondence or supplies. Infantry dogs alerted the troops of the enemy's presence.
The dogs used signals to alert the soldiers of Japanese presence as they were trained not to bark. The dogs could detect a human scent up to one-half mile away. During the war, the Japanese ambushed none of the War Dog platoons. Each of the seven War Dog platoons fought in various locations in the Pacific during WWII, including Guam, Okinawa, and Guadalcanal.
In August 1945, the war Dog Platoons were disbanded. Many of the dogs were retrained for civilian life and sent back to their families, while several remained with their handlers. There were 1,047 dogs enlisted during the war, with 465 serving in combat. Twenty-five dogs died during service in the Pacific during the war.
Through of the efforts of Dr. William W. Putney, a WWII veteran and member of a War Dog platoon, the first War Dog Memorial, a life-size bronze of a Doberman pinscher, was unveiled on the U. S. Naval Base on Guam during the 50th anniversary of the liberation of that island." --Dana Prince
For a more detailed information on the topic I recommend James A. Kearns Dobermans of World War II
which includes this:
"The Devildogs became history and for the most part forgotten history.
A few years ago, Captain William W. Putney, DVM USMC Retired started a campaign to have the Dobes that were buried on Guam moved to the National War Cemetery on Guam. The United Doberman Club and its members with the help of many Dobe owners supported Putney in his efforts. When it appeared that the cemetery was going to be moved. The Navy stepped forward and made arrangements for the cemetery to be moved to U.S. Naval Base at Orote Point. There with the first war dog statue - a statue of a Doberman Pinscher - is the National War Dog Cemetery with twenty-five of dogs that died on Guam. The twenty-five are representative of the over 800 dogs that served the country during World War II."
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This just blew my mind, so I apologize about the off topic nature of this post but, Meanwhile in Iran:
The latest enemies of Iran: Dogs and their owners
By Azadeh Moaveni, TIME
For much of the past decade, the Iranian government has tolerated what it considers a particularly depraved and un-Islamic vice: the keeping of pet dogs.
During periodic crackdowns, police have confiscated dogs from their owners right off the street; and state media has lectured Iranians on the diseases spread by canines. The cleric Gholamreza Hassani, from the city of Urmia, has been satirized for his sermons railing against "short-legged" and "holdable" dogs. But as with the policing of many other practices (like imbibing alcoholic drinks) that are deemed impure by the mullahs but perfectly fine to many Iranians, the state has eventually relaxed and let dog lovers be.
Those days of tacit acceptance may soon be over, however.
Lawmakers in Tehran have recently proposed a bill in parliament that would criminalize dog ownership, formally enshrining its punishment within the country's Islamic penal code. The bill warns that that in addition to posing public health hazards, the popularity of dog ownership "also poses a cultural problem, a blind imitation of the vulgar culture of the West."
The proposed legislation for the first time outlines specific punishments for "the walking and keeping" of "impure and dangerous animals," a definition that could feasibly include cats but for the time being seems targeted at dogs. The law would see the offending animal confiscated, the leveling of a $100-to-$500 fine on the owner, but leaves the fate of confiscated dogs uncertain. "Considering the several thousand dogs [that are kept] in Tehran alone, the problem arises as to what is going to happen to these animals," Hooman Malekpour, a veterinarian in Tehran, said to the BBC's Persian service. If passed, the law would ultimately energize police and volunteer militias to enforce the ban systematically.
In past years, animal-rights activists in Iran have persuasively argued that sporadic campaigns against dog ownership are politically motivated and unlawful, since the prohibition surfaces in neither the country's civil laws nor its Islamic criminal codes. But if Iran's laws were silent for decades on the question of dogs, that is because the animals — in the capacity of pet — were as irrelevant to daily life as dinosaurs.
Islam, by custom, considers dogs najes, or unclean, and for the past century cultural mores kept dog ownership down to minuscule numbers. In rural areas, dogs have traditionally aided shepherds and farmers, but as Iranians got urbanized in the past century, their dogs did not come along. In cities, aristocrats kept dogs for hunting and French-speaking dowagers kept lap dogs for company, but the vast majority of traditional Iranians, following the advice of the clergy, were leery of dogs and considered them best avoided.
That has changed in the past 15 years with the rise of an urban middle class plugged into and eager to mimic Western culture. Satellite television and Western movies opened up a world where happy children frolicked with dogs in parks and affluent families treated them like adorable children. These days, lap dogs rival designer sunglasses as the upper-middle-class Iranian's accessory of choice. "Global norms and values capture the heart of people all around the world, and Iran is no exception," says Omid Memarian, a prominent Iranian journalist specializing in human rights. "This is very frightening for Iranian officials, who find themselves in a cultural war with the West and see what they're offering as an 'Islamic lifestyle' failing measurably."
Read more at TIME.
:barf:
:thumbdn::grumpy:
This should be a dog's life:
Not this:
I hope the dog owners in Iran will fight to keep their pets, I know that I sure would. "Canine Revolution" in Iraq !!
The latest enemies of Iran: Dogs and their owners
By Azadeh Moaveni, TIME
For much of the past decade, the Iranian government has tolerated what it considers a particularly depraved and un-Islamic vice: the keeping of pet dogs.
During periodic crackdowns, police have confiscated dogs from their owners right off the street; and state media has lectured Iranians on the diseases spread by canines. The cleric Gholamreza Hassani, from the city of Urmia, has been satirized for his sermons railing against "short-legged" and "holdable" dogs. But as with the policing of many other practices (like imbibing alcoholic drinks) that are deemed impure by the mullahs but perfectly fine to many Iranians, the state has eventually relaxed and let dog lovers be.
Those days of tacit acceptance may soon be over, however.
Lawmakers in Tehran have recently proposed a bill in parliament that would criminalize dog ownership, formally enshrining its punishment within the country's Islamic penal code. The bill warns that that in addition to posing public health hazards, the popularity of dog ownership "also poses a cultural problem, a blind imitation of the vulgar culture of the West."
The proposed legislation for the first time outlines specific punishments for "the walking and keeping" of "impure and dangerous animals," a definition that could feasibly include cats but for the time being seems targeted at dogs. The law would see the offending animal confiscated, the leveling of a $100-to-$500 fine on the owner, but leaves the fate of confiscated dogs uncertain. "Considering the several thousand dogs [that are kept] in Tehran alone, the problem arises as to what is going to happen to these animals," Hooman Malekpour, a veterinarian in Tehran, said to the BBC's Persian service. If passed, the law would ultimately energize police and volunteer militias to enforce the ban systematically.
In past years, animal-rights activists in Iran have persuasively argued that sporadic campaigns against dog ownership are politically motivated and unlawful, since the prohibition surfaces in neither the country's civil laws nor its Islamic criminal codes. But if Iran's laws were silent for decades on the question of dogs, that is because the animals — in the capacity of pet — were as irrelevant to daily life as dinosaurs.
Islam, by custom, considers dogs najes, or unclean, and for the past century cultural mores kept dog ownership down to minuscule numbers. In rural areas, dogs have traditionally aided shepherds and farmers, but as Iranians got urbanized in the past century, their dogs did not come along. In cities, aristocrats kept dogs for hunting and French-speaking dowagers kept lap dogs for company, but the vast majority of traditional Iranians, following the advice of the clergy, were leery of dogs and considered them best avoided.
That has changed in the past 15 years with the rise of an urban middle class plugged into and eager to mimic Western culture. Satellite television and Western movies opened up a world where happy children frolicked with dogs in parks and affluent families treated them like adorable children. These days, lap dogs rival designer sunglasses as the upper-middle-class Iranian's accessory of choice. "Global norms and values capture the heart of people all around the world, and Iran is no exception," says Omid Memarian, a prominent Iranian journalist specializing in human rights. "This is very frightening for Iranian officials, who find themselves in a cultural war with the West and see what they're offering as an 'Islamic lifestyle' failing measurably."
Read more at TIME.
:barf::thumbdn::grumpy: This should be a dog's life:
Not this:
I hope the dog owners in Iran will fight to keep their pets, I know that I sure would. "Canine Revolution" in Iraq !!
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My smaller one, she's now roughly 7 lbs, but she's in the 6 lb range during the warmer months (she tends to get heavier during the winter due to rains, she doesn't head out to the backyard and run around when it's wet). Purebred AKC Yorkshire Terrier:
Silkies FTW! Here's mine, Chewbacca the Silky. He's my co pilot, he's got my back.
Australian Silky Terrier. My best friend of last 13 years.
He doesn't mind my khuk at all.Still alive and kickin.
Silkies FTW! Here's mine, Chewbacca the Silky. He's my co pilot, he's got my back.
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My smaller one, she's now roughly 7 lbs, but she's in the 6 lb range during the warmer months (she tends to get heavier during the winter due to rains, she doesn't head out to the backyard and run around when it's wet). Purebred AKC Yorkshire Terrier:
Silkies FTW! Here's mine, Chewbacca the Silky. He's my co pilot, he's got my back.
Those are the coolest pics yet !! Chewbacca rules, he needs an HI Mini Khuk to add to his commando attire though IMHO.
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Hehe, thanks. I have a 12" AK and 12" Pen knife, but no secure way to have him hold it for the photo op. The belt system might just drag on the floor.
I'll try something later, but I think he snubs knives for his superpowers.
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Chewbacca is awesome, even on a slightly smaller scale. I always felt he should have had a melee weapon besides his killer strength. Nice photographs, by the by, is that a BK7 Combat Bowie attached to him? I can't judge knives very well, but I have always been surprised at how big the BK line has been both in physical size and popularity, and it looks similar to the BK7 in everything but the handle wrap.... I don't know. Thanks for sharing Qeth. Peace.
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Here's "Bat-faced Monkey Boy"
(my wife calls him that)
(my wife calls him that)
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From left to right: Bingo, the foxterrorist; Ralph, doorkeeper and guardian of the porch; King Kenny, one cat to rule them all; and Bubba, the Amazon Assassin - safely behind bars where she belongs. (Yes, "Bubba" is a she; parrotsexing is tricky business, but eggs don't lie).
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Thanks Gorog. He has a BK-9 strapped to him. The BK-9 is the bigger brother of the 7, good eye
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Thank ya kindly, sir! :thumbup: She's a bit of a glutton, and is prone to sneezing on people.... but she's an eccentric lil' sweetie.
Now THIS fella on the other hand....
Pure trouble. In this shot he was keeping me from my Bura villager Tarwar!
Booboo's mom:
A classy lady... SOME of the time.
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I love that look i know a cat here with the same look in her eyes
Is it the look of love, or a glint of evil? Cat people can't help themselves, either way.
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This just blew my mind, so I apologize about the off topic nature of this post but, Meanwhile in Iran:
The latest enemies of Iran: Dogs and their owners
This should be a dog's life:
Not this:
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Once upon a time i thought this was MY bed -- sometimes they even let me sleep in it
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Once upon a time i thought this was MY bed -- sometimes they even let me sleep in it
Looks to me like they are all waiting for daddy to come to bed for a dog pile.
Candace, Noni and I have a dogpile every morning, it's the best way to start the day, basking in unconditional love from family.
nice looking troop you have there.
-John