The Pet Thread

[Dleg]

Apparently. As soon as I got there, the hubby came out and called the dog off and apologized, saying he had been watching for me to arrive, but was busy cooking. Later when he said the same thing in front of his wife, she got a little pissed at him. I think the dog was not supposed to be on the giant tether at times they are expecting guests.

 

[MA_PE]

sounds like an expensive dinner.  I guess the dog was friendly just not trained to not jump all over people and cars.  Did they offer anything to cover the damage?

 

[Road Guy]

a German Sheppard / terrier?  how is the math on that possible?  Someone wanted to take one of the coolest dogs and breed it with one of the most annoying breeds?

 

[leggo PE]

The strangest dog I think I have ever seen was a dog that looked like a mix between a German Shepherd and a Corgi. It had the head and body of the German Shepherd, but the legs of a corgi. It looked rather disproportional.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

How about a basset hound? Low energy, low maintenance, smart as hell.  We had a Basset / Blue Heeler mix and was the best dog we ever had. He's living with my parents now...

 

[Dleg]

This thing is the size of a German Shepherd, but has this crazy wiry salt and pepper hair.  I could be wrong about the terrier - my best recollection of what they told me the other breed was.  It's a rescue, so I think they got it a little late for the training to stick as well as it should.  Big dog, though, just about knocked me down when I got out - it's paws were nearly to my chest. (The owner was rushing out at that time to pull it away).  

Nothing offered - I don't think they saw the scratch marks and I didn't mention it. I honestly didn't see it until I went home - but I was pretty sure it had happened from the awful claw sounds on the door panel.

 

[jeb6294]

Fortunately our three dogs don't usually jump up on cars.  As soon as you open the door they will probably try and climb in your car, but they won't jump on it.

 

[knight1fox3]

LadyFox and MiniFox were at her parents place this past Sat. And they came home with a new family member...

MiniFox named her Buster. LOL  MiniFox also came home with poison ivy. Thanks grandma & grandpa! :thumbs:

 

[tj_PE]

Cats [emoji171]

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[matt267 PE]

MiniFox also came home with poison ivy.

https://www.teclabsinc.com/products/poison-oak-ivy/tecnu-extreme

Wash poison ivy spots twice a day. It really helps with the itching. It's the only thing that allows me to sleep at night without waking up itching.  You can thank me later. 

 

[tj_PE]

My parents are putting the cat we got my freshman year of hs to rest today. I remember carrying him around in my cargo shorts pocket when he was so leetle.

 

[matt267 PE]

Sorry to hear that @thejulie_PE

 

[knight1fox3]

https://www.teclabsinc.com/products/poison-oak-ivy/tecnu-extreme

Wash poison ivy spots twice a day. It really helps with the itching. It's the only thing that allows me to sleep at night without waking up itching.  You can thank me later. 

Yep! That stuff works wonders. I had purchased some when I encountered some poison ivy a while back. Good to have on hand!

Sorry to hear that @thejulie_PE

x2! So sad...

 

[MA_PE]

Yep! That stuff works wonders. I had purchased some when I encountered some poison ivy a while back. Good to have on hand!

x2! So sad...

https://www.zanfel.com/help

This stuff is expensive but, based on my experience (and moreso my son's experience) it's almost a miracle cure.

X3 @thejulie_PE

 

[tj_PE]

thanks all. i got extra snuggle time with my local babies to attempt to offset the sad last night. he is almost 19 years old and up til a couple months ago ran around like a kitten and prowled the backyard. he's tired. 

 

[leggo PE]

@thejulie_PE aw, I'm sorry to hear that. It sounds like he has had a nice long life, which is at least the silver lining. I hope he rests well in kitty heaven!

 

[knight1fox3]

I hope he rests well in kitty heaven!

Kitties don't go to heaven. They are guardians of the underworld. :thumbs:

 

[leggo PE]

Maybe that's their idea of heaven!

 

[leggo PE]

@knight1fox3, any advice for keeping a kitty aware from horizontal blinds? Thinking of going with drapes, or trying this: https://www.amazon.com/PetSafe-PDT00-13914-SSSCAT-Spray-Deterrent/product-reviews/B000RIA95G/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews

We don't really want to just keep the blinds raised, because the window is just above the headboard of our bed in our bedroom. Of course, our bed and the nightstand both provide excellent perching spots for him to get access to the windowsill. We're not really trying to redecorate and move the furniture around in the bedroom, either.

 

[mudpuppy]

Switching to drapes may not help.  Our cats like to try to climb the curtain in our dining room (though not in the other rooms for some reason.)