New Puppy.

[Fabricated]

Named him Milo since I couldn't come up with a better name. Dogs rock.

[Telemediocrity]

Insert joke about the Koreans here!

Cute dog.

[schild]

Should have named him Red XIII.

[squirrel]

woot puppy thread!11!!

my puppy, who's not so much a puppy anymore...

[Xerapis]

Cats are better.

I have one on order, since my ex-boyfriend catnapped the last one on his way out a while back.

Oh, and that's not the right type of dog for eating.

[Nija]

Insert joke about the Koreans here!

I have a Korean dog.

That line alone tells you how badass he is.

[Nebu]

Great dog. Congrats on the new family member!

This line wins the thread though.  I laughed.

I have a Korean dog.

That line alone tells you how badass he is.

[Engels]

My kitty looks down on all your pooches!

[Teleku]

Nice, my mom had an abyssinian cat for a long time.  It was one of the coolest and most laid back cats I've ever seen.  It just died earlier this year though :(.

[Ironwood]

Well, that's about as laid back as you get.

Not to mention cool.

[schild]

Well, that's about as laid back as you get.

Not to mention cool.

Wow. That's a bad joke.

[Ironwood]

Possibly.  More of a pun or play on words.

I hate pets.

All pets.

The idea of a domesticated animal in the house bothers the absolute fuckery out of me.  I understand the whole 'puppy/dog will love you for ever and be a constant companion' thing, but it's still something I would never do.

What annoys me more is people who post pics of their cute puppies/cats as if to say to the world 'look at widdicums, isn't he just the oochies woochiest woo ?'

Get a fucking grip.  You've taken in an animal.  And, surprise, it'll probably fucking shit on my fucking lawn or on the fucking pavement where I walk because YOU are too much of a fucking scumbag to be responsible.

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Wow.  That really turned psychological, didn't it ?

I don't understand cat people at all.  We've got four cat people in the work with screensavers, pictures, desktops, calendars, mousemats;  all covered in pictures of fucking cats.  I don't get it.  The average cat is the most independent and deeply disdainful animal you're ever likely to meet.  It's honestly like putting me in your house as a permenant house guest.  Fucking stupid.

I don't get you people.  Is it because real people are broken and fucked and you don't like them ?  Sure, I sympathise, but that's no reason to anthropomorphise animals.  They'd just as quickly eat your fucking intenstines if you dropped down dead of a heart attack and didn't feed them for a couple of days.  After all, they're goddamn animals.

And Snake People.  You people need shot.  Really, really killed.  It's bad enough that there are actually countries where dangerous and venomous and scary snakes exist, you import them and keep them in fucking cages.  You do KNOW that when superflu wipes us out, or zombies roam the earth, or the next ice age comes that those little darlings of yours are going to break out of their fucking cages and breed and then come after ME because I'm one of the lucky survivors ?  I mean, it's bad enough that I'm going to have to fight my way through hordes of the undead to rescue the Hawt Nurse and screw her senseless to repopulate the earth;  no, that's not good enough for you shitkickers - you'll want me to fight off motherfucking snakes too.  And probably spiders.  And Scorpions.

Be Smart.  Kill your pets.

This has been a loony-tunes public service announcement.  We know return you to your regularly schedules 'iddle-widdle-cums coochie coo-coo' thread already in progress.

[Fabricated]

I think Ironwood somehow got molested by the neighbor's dog or something as a kid.

BUT OMG MY DOGGIE IS KEEEE-UUUUUUT.

[schild]

I can't wait to post the wallpaper I'm using at work tomorrow. I'm not even going to resize it.

[Ironwood]

No, it can't be that.  I have no real childhood experiences of pets at all.  My brother kept rabbits (and I thought it was senseless then, especially as they just kept dying on him) and my younger brother had a Jack Russell which he adored (and it was insane and went on the buses round Paisley on its own).

I don't have any fears (apart from the snakes one) of animals, but I do have a deep resentment to bad pet owners - you know, the ones that let the 100 pound Alsation crap in the kiddies playground.

Maybe I'll mellow out.  But I doubt it.  I understand domesticated pets for country folks (my sisters father in law wins awards for Sheepdog trials in Scotland) but I just don't get the Urban Pet thing.

Not going to apologise either.  I will numbly and stupidly defend my anti-pet stance as fervently as Bruce will defend his pro one.

[schild]

Ah, see. There's the rub. Urban pets. I fucking despite people that have pets in New York and shit. Los Angeles. Miami. Etc. If you don't have a proper yard or area where pets can run around and be, ya know, animals - well, you need to get rid of you're goddamn "pet."

I used to have an outdoor cat. We lived in suburbia, but the cat would come and go as he pleased. God I loved that cat. One day he disappeared for 2 weeks and came back on Christmas day. By the way I'm Jewish. I really loved that cat. :(

[Sky]

Cats are great pest control. Dogs are great security. It's also pretty cool to have a little buddy around that you don't have to put through college and buy clothes and stuff for.

But yeah, I'm a country guy (even if I live in a ghetto right now...but I don't have any pets).

[Signe]

My sister has a very sweet dog and I like her very much.  She shits over at my sister's house.  I don't much care about cats and they don't much care about me, I'm sure.  I don't have pets and don't plan on getting any.  I'd rather have a yard I can walk around in and have no real desire to replace my nice, fresh, cigarette smoke free smelling house with the odour of cat piss or wet dog.  Not that I don't love animals or children... I do.  Really.  I'm a sensitive sort and think it's very important that we treat all of God's critters with kindness and respect.

If any of your pets or kids wander into my yard for a dump, I'll shoot them.   

[HaemishM]

I don't get you people.  Is it because real people are broken and fucked and you don't like them ? 

Yes.

As a result, I bring you dog #2, FLUFFY, THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

[Kenrick]

germans and scots CAN get along:



(Heidi has since gotten a major haircut and you can now actually see her eyes  .)

[Engels]

Ironwood, you have some seriously outdate prejudices against cats man. The 'independent and don't care about you' stereotype is so badly wrong it makes ya look a bit like some sort of Archie Bunker about pets. To give you but one poignant example, my first cat, who we had for 19 years, stood sentry at my father's bedroom while my father was dying from cancer. For 3 weeks. She would not leave.

There's also the hollow arguement that the only reasons cats are affectionate is because they're just waiting on food. To show you that a cat's attention span's a bit longer than that, I eventually left for college and was away from said cat for 4 years. When I came back, I brought her with me to Seattle and we picked up where we left off without a hitch. She remembered me just fine, with all her old affectionat habits still intact after 4 years of separation.

That's just one of the cats. All of them that I've had the pleasure of knowing over the years would match that level of devotion. All it takes is an owner who treats them well for them to feel affection towards you. Sure, there is a small percentage of cats that may be 'bad characters', but its a far smaller percentage than human arseholes out there.

You also seem to be operating under the misimpression that cats are pets. Humans are pets. The fact that a cat hasn't adopted you yet is very worrysome. Is it perhaps that you're independent and deeply disdainful?

[Llava]

I've been considering getting a cat for a while now.  I don't think I'm quite ready for it, but I have a name in mind for when I do.

Anathema sounds like a female name, right?

[Signe]

I've been considering getting a cat for a while now.  I don't think I'm quite ready for it, but I have a name in mind for when I do.

Anathema sounds like a female name, right?

Yes, but only for an outside cat.

[dusematic]

Ironwood, you have some seriously outdate prejudices against cats man. The 'independent and don't care about you' stereotype is so badly wrong it makes ya look a bit like some sort of Archie Bunker about pets. To give you but one poignant example, my first cat, who we had for 19 years, stood sentry at my father's bedroom while my father was dying from cancer. For 3 weeks. She would not leave.

There's also the hollow arguement that the only reasons cats are affectionate is because they're just waiting on food. To show you that a cat's attention span's a bit longer than that, I eventually left for college and was away from said cat for 4 years. When I came back, I brought her with me to Seattle and we picked up where we left off without a hitch. She remembered me just fine, with all her old affectionat habits still intact after 4 years of separation.

That's just one of the cats. All of them that I've had the pleasure of knowing over the years would match that level of devotion. All it takes is an owner who treats them well for them to feel affection towards you. Sure, there is a small percentage of cats that may be 'bad characters', but its a far smaller percentage than human arseholes out there.

You also seem to be operating under the misimpression that cats are pets. Humans are pets. The fact that a cat hasn't adopted you yet is very worrysome. Is it perhaps that you're independent and deeply disdainful?

Nothing like a few anecdotes to prove someone wrong.  I don't trust dudes who own cats.  Actually I had one cool cat when I was seven named "Tiger."  He actually came when you called him, unlike every other cat I've ever seen, and he would run and leap into your arms.  He was a badass, but that was because he was more like a dog than a cat.  Who wants to work for the affection of a pet?  I mean, they're cute and all. Girls who own cats are almost as bad, it's a sickness.

[bhodi]

I'd own a cat, but they are simply too much work.

[Kenrick]

I am definitely not a cat person but I try not to hold anything against people (male or female) who are.

Keyword:  try

[dusematic]

You also seem to be operating under the misimpression that cats are pets. Humans are pets. The fact that a cat hasn't adopted you yet is very worrysome.

Only a cat person would ever say something like that.  No offense.

[Yegolev]

I dont care for pets, yet I have eight.  Seven stay outdoors, thankfully.  My son is exponentially more fun and interesting that a dog or cat.

[dusematic]

Shit.  Is it the wife?

[Merusk]

I'd own a cat, but they are simply too much work.

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Cats are less work than Dogs.  Thus why we have cats and not dogs.  Cleaning up a litter box > Dad going out to scoop dog shit when he wants to mow the lawn or be outside. Animal that poops in a box, and returns after a few hours exploring outside > animal that needs to be on a leash and walked AND poops all over your yard.

"Why not pick it up when they poop?"  It's not my pet, I'm not a big pet person.  I'm not walking it, and I know the wife won't and the kids can't.  So hey there's a fence to be installed now, too, so Sparky doesn't run into traffic.

So now there's dog poop all over the yard.  Kids pick it up?  You've seen how kids clean, right?  Wife pick it up? Ahahahahah.  So it falls to dad, who said "No dogs."

[stray]

I was going to respond with the same thing, but I figured he must have been joking...Or something.

Anyhow, I have/had all kinds of pets over the years. I'm a cat person, dog person, fish person, rabbit person, rodent person, bird person, whatever... Doesn't have to be an either/or thing.

[Yegolev]

Shit.  Is it the wife?

You must pick your battles, my friend.

Both cats and dogs produce shit and hair at a minimum.  On a bad day, other noxious things come out of them... even other pets at times.  End of story.

[Engels]

Children produce shit and hair at a minimum.  On a bad day, other noxious things come out of them... even other children at times.  End of story.

Small edit  :-D

[bhodi]

I wasn't joking.

Cats are less work than dogs, absoloutely, but they are still work. Even indoor cats you have to feed them, do the 5000 mi lube/tire change at the vet, and clean out the litter box (yuck!). Add to that having to worry about sitting if you're going on vacation, and I think it's entirely too much of a pain in the ass. They get hair on everything, occasionally get sick on your favorite stuff, and wake you up early in the mornings on the weekends.

No fucking way I'd have a dog, those things are like mini yapping children on a leash. Always wanting to be taken out, 3 times a day, having to run home becuase they have small bladders, having to clean up poop, no thanks.

I think that more than anything shows how lazy I really am :)

I like other people's pets though, just like I like other people's children. Except at movies. or restaraunts. Or the food store.

[stray]

Cleaning out the litter box (especially with the odor killing, clumping litters available these days) is not even as bad than picking up shit with a shovel and trying to manuever it into a bag.

Also, and this is just my experience, but cats are far less picky about food than dogs. They'll just eat regular, hard cat food. In one of those dishes with the attached container that dispenses new cat food everytime the dish goes empty. Other than refilling the main container or shaking it around from time to time, it's less work than dogfood. My dogs have either 1) wanted their food softened down with hot water 2) mixed with beef or chicken or some other meat 3) wanted that expensive, soft canned stuff with gravy.