My new puppy! (And a Cat Cannon) [Image Heavy]

[NiX]

I can't remember the last time someone here got a new puppy/kitten/young animal, so here I am with my new addition to the family. ENJOY!

But first...

CAT CANNON!



And now some insanely adorable pictures of my new puppy:

[Signe]

Aww.  He looks like a sleepy little bear! 

[SnakeCharmer]

Puppies are awesome.

Cats?  Not so much.

[HaemishM]

Awesome cute puppy.

Here's 2 of my 3, including the new we found with a broken leg (now fixed).



The one on the left is my pug terrier Fluffy, the Destroyer of Worlds (also known as the All-Humper) and the one on the right is a smooth fox terrier we call Spud (or Spuds, or Spudley). That little motherfucker has the energy and the running style of a jackrabbit.

[NiX]

Cut dogs. I love the names you give them. I used to have a Jack Russell and that fucker would RUN. You would never consider the notion of even passing off the leash cause he would run the minute it went to switch hands.

How's Snow Beast?

[Signe]

Cats are too awesome.  I never had any before but I'll never not have any from now on.  Maybe just YOUR cats are unawesome!  I've only ever had dogs before and they're awesome, too, but my kitties are awesomer.  - AND -  Once I had a horse and he was totally unawesome!  My sister's parrot is unawesome, as is her big lizardy thingy.  There are tons of unawesome pets but cats are not one of them.

Dammit.

[SnakeCharmer]

There is a distinct lack of splendid in your post.

[Signe]

YOURFACEASSISSPLENDID! 

[Soukyan]

Cats are too awesome.  I never had any before but I'll never not have any from now on.  Maybe just YOUR cats are unawesome!  I've only ever had dogs before and they're awesome, too, but my kitties are awesomer.  - AND -  Once I had a horse and he was totally unawesome!  My sister's parrot is unawesome, as is her big lizardy thingy.  There are tons of unawesome pets but cats are not one of them.

Dammit.

I will second this. Cats are the awesome. I still love dogs and all other animals really, but cats never cease to amaze me.


Very cute puppy and nice cat. The cat looks like one that I used to have.

[HaemishM]

How's Snow Beast?

Still pulling me around like I'm the fucking sled at the Idiotrod. And as cute as ever. Now she has to fend off two little fuckers that want to either hump her (Fluffy) or just ride around on her back (Spud).

[voodoolily]

Those are cuteness, Nix! But yeah, cats rule. Sorries!

[Samwise]

The only problem with puppies is that they grow into dogs.  My mother got a Newfoundland a couple of years ago.  Awfully cute when he was puppy-sized, but now he's the size of a small car.  And still thinks he's a puppy.   

[murdoc]

Funny, I was just thinking that the only problem with kittens is that they grow up to be cats.

[Signe]

Funny, I was just thinking that the only problem with kittens is that they grow up to be cats.

I haven't got to this stage yet.  We have months to go!  I was worried that Lister's personality would change when he was altered but, I'm happy to say, it hasn't.  He's just as cute and cuddly and affectionate as ever.  Of course, I've always heard that cats can be aloof but I seem to have two that are extremely un-aloof.  Not an aloof bone in their fluffy bodies.  And I never get tired of watching them.  They do something adorable at least five times a day.  Between them and my hubby, I am constantly entertained.

[SnakeCharmer]

The only problem with puppies is that they grow into dogs.  My mother got a Newfoundland a couple of years ago.  Awfully cute when he was puppy-sized, but now he's the size of a small car.  And still thinks he's a puppy.   

Very cool dog.

If I didn't live where it was 90+ degrees the majority of the year, I would love have one.

[NiX]

My dad used to have an Alaskan Malamute. If you don't know what that is, well, they can get as big or bigger than a Great Dane in size with more muscular bodies. Playful as hell and they'll crush you. I remember the day I was standing in the backyard and looked over to see the dog. I couldn't figure out why it seemed odd that he was back there until I realized his dog house was in the front yard where we would tie him up so he wouldn't run off. He ripped the support off the porch.

Give you an idea of how big they are:



Truly amazing dog. There are far too many stories of how that dog saved my stupid ass...

[voodoolily]

He haz a bukkit.

[Endie]

Here is my one, Seleighe, when I fell for her at first meeting:



and



And here she is now, a year on and with her full sister (owned by a friend):



They are border collies so you can persuade them to do just about anything with time.  Except to just take a day off...

Edit: holy crap those are huge how do I make them display smaller on here?

edit by your friendly neighborhood green superfriend: FIFY

[Signe]

OMGTHEYAREHUGEANDTHEYARECOMINGRIGHTATME!!!   

[IainC]

The only problem with puppies is that they grow into dogs.  My mother got a Newfoundland a couple of years ago.  Awfully cute when he was puppy-sized, but now he's the size of a small car.  And still thinks he's a puppy.   

Very cool dog.

If I didn't live where it was 90+ degrees the majority of the year, I would love have one.

I used to have a Newfie. Great dogs, I'd have one again in a heartbeat if I didn't live in a tiny apartment and spend 13 hours of each day out of the house.

[Samwise]

The only problem with puppies is that they grow into dogs.  My mother got a Newfoundland a couple of years ago.  Awfully cute when he was puppy-sized, but now he's the size of a small car.  And still thinks he's a puppy.   

Very cool dog.

If I didn't live where it was 90+ degrees the majority of the year, I would love have one.

I used to have a Newfie. Great dogs, I'd have one again in a heartbeat if I didn't live in a tiny apartment and spend 13 hours of each day out of the house.

I think a Newfie would be great for someone living in the Canadian wilderness, or anywhere else with lots of open space and snow.  Freezing temperatures keep them from drooling on you.



Note the loogie icicles.

[cmlancas]

I see tons of bigger long-coated dogs (namely bearded collies) at my local dog park here at Tampa. They just need a good shave!

[Sky]

He haz a bukkit.

HAI WERE MAH BUKKIT?

[HaemishM]

The way that harness is stretched reminds me of Snow Beast when she's on a tear.

[MrHat]

Pssssh.  You can keep all your big dags.

My tiny neurotic dog won't go poop if there's snow outside.  I have to scrap off some snow and then he goes in the patch.

[LC]

My new puppy taken just before xmas.

[Signe]

I don't even know why we bother with the cute picture threads when everyone seems to have so much cute at home!

[Margalis]

I have nothing cute at home. The best I can do is visit my friends with cats.

[NiX]

I think a Newfie would be great for someone living in the Canadian wilderness

Right now that dog would suffer greatly. I'm right off a lake in Central Ontario and it was +13 a couple days ago. This is FREAK weather for us. It snows, melts, rains, warms up and repeats. We've never had weather like this and to be honest I miss the -20 weather, it's not the same without it. Not to mention you can't play pond hockey on water.

[Sky]

Yeah, it was in the 60s here last week. In Janurary. What the fuck.

Crime spiked, yahoos all over town causing mayhem. I wish my state would go into a deep freeze and never recover. My hopes are that science and government over-react to global warming and throw us into another mini-ice age. That would rock!

[Bandit]

Talking of Newfies, Canadian winters and dogs....gives me a chance to show off "Sampson" aka "Chick-Magnet".  Don't have any puppy pics handy, but this is a good one....now standing at 180 pounds of pure St. Bernard drooling power.

[Ookii]

Dogs aren't cute, post more cat pictures.

If only I had one of mine...

[rattran]

My cats, the kitten pic is a few years old. The kittens are cats now, but still act like kittens. And yes, I should have cropped the picture.



Random - Oscar - Dagmar.  Rnadom and Dagmar are normal sized 12lb cats. Oscar is HUGE.

[SnakeCharmer]

Bandit - AWESOME dog.  Priceless look on his face.

[Soukyan]

@rattran: Wow! I had a cat named Dagmar. I didn't think it was too terribly common. Cat people must think alike. Hive mind and taking over the world and whatnot.