20 January 2013 @ 08:29 pm
clifty_man s over in dog_lovers bringing the WTF. 

After recommending someone with a bitch-bitch fighting problem look at an article on introducing a new dog to a multidog home, this happens:
"I suppose I'll catch a lot of flak for this, but I have two female dogs in my household (plus three males). One of the females used to jump the older female periodically. I think I've pretty much stopped this by giving the jumper more love and attention, but I still catch her stalking the jumpee every once in a while. I just say her name, and she stops. However, I'm disabled and can't get to a dog fight too quick. So I bought a .38 revolver and a box of blanks. I believe the shock when I fire that (not at them) will stop any hostilities." http://dog-lovers.livejournal.com/3546114.html?thread=37030402#t37030402

I'm also disabled. Having lived with two dogs with a mutual hate-on, I have found these wonderful things called "crates", "kiddie gates" and "doors" to be very useful in stopping all hostilities by keeping the dogs out of contact. It was a relief when one of the combatants finally passed on from health problems and we could open the house up again, but apparently I was far too proactive. All I needed was a hand gun, blanks, and to sit back and relax.
 
 
 
03 May 2012 @ 06:28 pm
So, I have a friend...

She's a really awesome person. She is. Which is why this boggles my mind and makes it so hard to talk to her about this, not to mention the fact that we've been friends since fifth grade.

She recently moved into what she affectionately calls 'The Hovel' which is putting it quite literally. It is the smallest rental place I have ever seen, and I've lived in a bachelor pad. It's about the size of my entire living room, with a 'loft' which is about half the size of most average bedrooms, and no yard whatsoever. And...a month after she moves in, she gets a Lab puppy.

She admitted that she knew it was "kind of stupid" and that her place is "pretty small" (pretty small? really?) but that she "just can't live without a dog." That I get. My dogs are my LIFE, and I can't even imagine it without them. There hasn't been a time since I was born where I haven't had a dog, but that doesn't mean that it's OK to have a dog living in a situation like this just because you "can't live without one" because yes, as much as it would suck, you can. Not owning a pet isn't going to kill you or ruin your life.

It isn't just the size of her place, it's the fact that she works part time and he is kept in there, in such a tiny area. She asks friends all the time if they can "come over and walk him" or if she can "drop him off, just for a while". Then she gets pissed off and yells at him when she comes home and he's wrecked things. Well, F*CKIN' DUH. He's a PUPPY, and he's in a freakin' TINY TINY TINY HOUSE, ALONE.

This is all bad enough, but the other day is what blew my mind. Her boy isn't neutered yet, and he was furiously humping my dog Sarge (which is awkward enough since Sarge is a tripod so he was constantly being knocked over) and she says; "Man, I need to get him neutered," (YA THINK) "but I am waiting to see what the Northwest animal Shelter says to my application for help." Meaning, she CAN'T AFFORD IT, so she's applying to their program for less-than-wealthy people who they help out for spaying/neutering and basic vet costs. It doesn't end here though. After she says that, she looks at me and says; "I didn't tell you yet! In a few months I'm looking at another litter!"

...

I just...I don't even. She's moving out to a trailer park, where she will have a double-wide and a yard, but still. If you can't afford pets, PLEASE DON'T OWN THEM. Pets are EXPENSIVE. I just don't even know how to bring this all up to her. How irresponsible it is.
 
 
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23 April 2012 @ 10:08 pm
So, do YOU have a high prey-drive dog who's aggressive towards cats?

clifty_man has just the answer! I suppose this will get me a ton of hate mail, but I'd like to help. When Jaycee gets in the prey drive position, just whack her while yelling at her. It won't hurt her, but the shock might change her mood. I suppose I'm not the best dog daddy, but my dogs are all happy and get plenty of love.

Ta-da! None of that fancy-schmancy training stuff; just give your dogs a good whack when they misbehave.
 
 
 
06 March 2011 @ 04:46 pm
Did you know that with proper conditioning, a 1000 lb flight animal will not consider a carriage a monster when it spooks? TRUFAX!!

Also, hashing up a months old post is never, ever showing that you have a grudge. More truths!

Have a little drama to end your weekend. And be sure to thank one of the mods here for the entertainment!
 
 
 
10 September 2010 @ 05:01 pm
True story. And anyway life shouldn't be all rainbows and flowers for dogs, cause it isn't for humans either! Who cares if the dog in question is blind, the invisible fence works for everyone!

(sorry, I'm having a bad day and feeling snarky! It's not the post, it's the comments that kill me.)

http://community.livejournal.com/stupidpetowners/3959937.html
 
 
 
02 September 2010 @ 10:45 pm

Hey guys,

    I was going to post something relevant, but then I didn't, so now I won't.  Kthxbye.

P.S. Of course this was necessary.  How dare you suggest otherwise?  Let me introduce you to my FLOUNCE.

Love,
     Sugarbutt

 
 
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Current Music: Florence and The Machine - Cosmic Love
 
 
 
22 May 2010 @ 10:13 am
I don't know if anyone else caught Cesar Millan on the morning news. I wouldn't have, as I planned to sleep in this lovely Saturday morning. However, the puppy is not yet with the program. She does not feel sleeping in is a good thing, and holding it more than a few minutes after she wakes up is beyond her capabilities, but at least she will cry to be let out. Better than cleaning the crate, but I hope she gets the whole "weekend sleep pattern" soon.

Since I wasn't really awake or aware, I flipped on the TV to a local channel, hoping to catch the weather forecast. Nope, there's Cesar with an adorable puppy in his lap, talking with a TV hostess, also with a puppy in her lap. They started off with small dog syndrome, I guess, because he made a comment about treating the toy breeds like dogs, not cutting them slack because it's "cute" or "harmless" and for a moment my half asleep brain was enthralled that he was making sense. He did his little *finger snap* Tzzt! and the puppy completely ignored him. I giggled. He went on to explain you have to mean it, not do the "Mommy is very disappointed!" nagging. So far, equal parts amusing and sensible. I settled in to watch. (Did I mention that I had planned on 1 or 2 more hours of sleep?)

Video connection to a woman with an apricot mini poodle(?). He's peeing in the house once a day, and he's been to the vet, no health problems. Thinks I- "He'll certainly tell her to potty walk more or hire a dog walker." Actual reply- Domination! Territory! Show him who's in charge!
Oh, Cesar, no. I foresee one very confused, potty issue poodle, and one very angry owner. (Why won't you listen? STOP PEEING, I MEAN IT! >.< Tzzt!) I think maybe it's a fluke, maybe he heard wrong.

Next caller has a really cute bully, I was too busy watching the dog to remember exactly what the problem was, but it's right back to "calm assertive insanity" and "macho, macho man. I want to be, a macho maaan..." I realized all four dogs were staring at me with worry because I was muttering insults at the TV. Since I'm the only one awake, they thought I was talking to them. I did the smart thing, shut off the TV and made them breakfast.

Sometimes, just sometimes, he says something that makes complete sense, then it's right back to Tzzt! crazyland.
 
 
 
28 April 2010 @ 08:31 pm
In the dog training field, specifically Sit Means Sit, remote dog training collars are used as a tool to provide a remote controlled cue. The cue is designed to neither cause pain nor to disrupt the dog’s emotional state, but rather to function as an adjustable “tap”. The approach used by Sit Means Sit trainers is to treat the “tap” from the collar as a cue for the dog to pay attention. This is no different than tapping a person on the shoulder to gain their attention. The goal of tapping them on the shoulder is not to hurt them or cause emotional distress, but rather to let them know that you want to communicate something to them.

Didn't you know? Shocking someone via remote-control is the same as tapping them on the shoulder! I think I'll just ask my husband and children to wear these big new necklaces, so I can get their attention from a distance!
 
 
 
24 April 2010 @ 01:39 am
Dear lady at the dog park:

I appreciate that you rescued your adorable Jack Russell after he was dumped from a moving car. He obviously is a smarty pants, and loves to fetch. And fetch. And fetch. AND FETCH. But. A shock collar? And you shock him every time he growls at anything? Do you have any clue how he must feel when he tries to express his discomfort with something and gets jolted with electricity? All he did was tell my obnoxious ill-mannered puppy to back off (and to her credit, she did), and he gets shocked for it. I think it's awesome that you are trying to socialize him, but making him MORE afraid of dogs isn't going to help you as much as you seem to think. 

Not much love,
Me