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leggo PE
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I can only imagine that my kitty would have eaten all of my PE notes and pieces of paper, as he already is on top of finding within ten minutes and subsequently chewing on any loose piece of paper (envelopes included) that happen to find themselves on any surface whatsoever in my apartment.
Road Guy
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We discovered that the weekend after they close the rec center pool they allow it open to dogs to play before they flush the pool for winter - needless to say our dog had a blast..
(I stole this pic from the daughters FB page)
(I stole this pic from the daughters FB page)
In/PE/Out
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The one in my picture has tried eating the coloured tabs I put in my books...and part of the NCEES practice exam.
Unless NCEES changes its calculator policies at the 0th hour, it should be
I've thought about getting this 'lil guy registered as a service animal so I can take him to the exam with me. He's already blessed my study materials; it only seems right for him to bless everyone in the exam room. The most he'd do is chirp for a little while and then find a comfy pile of books to sleep on.
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jeb6294
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W?!T?!F?! Wife stopped to get more bird food and filters for the aquarium last night AND ENDED UP COMING HOME WITH TWO MORE PARAKEETS!!!
leggo PE
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Haha, one of every color?
jeb6294
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You laugh, but yes, that is why we now have 6 parakeets...green, white, blue, teal (because that's not blue? SMH), and now yellow and light blue (still not blue?). But, if you've got parakeets, you almost have to have a yellow one don't you?
leggo PE
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I was being semi-serious, looks like I was right!
I will preface this by saying that I have two adopted retired racing greyhounds, have fostered another before being adopted by my father, and have never spent a single cent on wagering on racing greyhounds, nor do I have a vested interest in the industry beyond having two outstanding furry family members because of it.
A very, very sad day and infuriating day. Florida voted to pass Amendment 13, which ends all dog racing in the state. This was a ballot pushed hard by several organizations including PETA, HSUS, and Grey2K, with financial backing by casino owners. It was done under the guise of "protecting dogs", in a campaign filled with fictitious ads featuring photos of dogs in China, false allegations of drug use by dogs, mistreatment, etc.
If one uses a little common sense even before seeing what goes on in a kennel - if you made money by producing star track athletes, would you starve them, beat them, or keep them sedentary? Of course not, and neither did their kennel owners and trainers! I have seen what goes on in the kennels, and it's impressive. Pre and post-race physicals for signs of even minor injury or soreness. Hours of turnout time for the dogs to dig, play, and socialize. Cooldown baths, massages, and TONS of human interaction. Ever meet an abused dog before? They cower from people. Retired racers are one of the most affectionate, people-loving breeds you'll ever encounter. Running is what these dogs love to do. Even at 8 years old, my girls still do their "zoomies" around the back yard, and play chase to anything that resembles a bunny, rodent, bug, bird, you name it - and they come in with big goofy grins on their faces every time.
As for the people in the industry? This is how they made their living. One of my two girls had a very short racing career. Her trainer remembered her vividly, and even years later, still talks and asks how she's doing. Her breeder was so concerned about her dogs going to a good home, she went out of her way to contact us when she heard that her sister/litter mate was retiring, and we adopted her as well. Because the NGA so closely controlled the registration and lineage of these dogs dating back many, many generations, trainers, breeders, and adopters regularly provided feedback of other racers, brood moms, and studs, greatly assisting in identifying and troubleshooting any medical issues or disorders. During threat of bad weather, I saw trainers, kennel workers, and track workers on Facebook sleeping on the kennel floors, off the clock, offering up anything and everything to keep the dogs safes during hurricanes. A great group of people who genuinely cared for these dogs.
8000 dogs at 11 tracks in FL. 8 of the 11 tracks slated to cease racing on 1/1/19. The adoption groups cannot handle the influx. For the groups campaigning to shut them down, there is no money and no plan to rehome these dogs. Many happy, healthy dogs will likely end up euthanized as a result. The reason? Not because they're "protecting dogs" or "ending animal cruelty". It's because of money. In FL, gambling was coupled with racing. All the money poured into these groups was from backing by casino lobbyists, who by decoupling gambling from racing, now have free reign to doze the tracks down and add more slots and poker rooms. And sadly, all of this could have been avoided if most of the Floridian voters would have taken 10 minutes to research what they were voting on. Based on the fact that all but 1 amendment in FL passed, with nearly identical "yes" percentages, it's safe to assume that the typical Floridian didn't bother, though in fairness to Florida, I think the same can be said for most voters nation-wide.
A very, very sad day and infuriating day. Florida voted to pass Amendment 13, which ends all dog racing in the state. This was a ballot pushed hard by several organizations including PETA, HSUS, and Grey2K, with financial backing by casino owners. It was done under the guise of "protecting dogs", in a campaign filled with fictitious ads featuring photos of dogs in China, false allegations of drug use by dogs, mistreatment, etc.
If one uses a little common sense even before seeing what goes on in a kennel - if you made money by producing star track athletes, would you starve them, beat them, or keep them sedentary? Of course not, and neither did their kennel owners and trainers! I have seen what goes on in the kennels, and it's impressive. Pre and post-race physicals for signs of even minor injury or soreness. Hours of turnout time for the dogs to dig, play, and socialize. Cooldown baths, massages, and TONS of human interaction. Ever meet an abused dog before? They cower from people. Retired racers are one of the most affectionate, people-loving breeds you'll ever encounter. Running is what these dogs love to do. Even at 8 years old, my girls still do their "zoomies" around the back yard, and play chase to anything that resembles a bunny, rodent, bug, bird, you name it - and they come in with big goofy grins on their faces every time.
As for the people in the industry? This is how they made their living. One of my two girls had a very short racing career. Her trainer remembered her vividly, and even years later, still talks and asks how she's doing. Her breeder was so concerned about her dogs going to a good home, she went out of her way to contact us when she heard that her sister/litter mate was retiring, and we adopted her as well. Because the NGA so closely controlled the registration and lineage of these dogs dating back many, many generations, trainers, breeders, and adopters regularly provided feedback of other racers, brood moms, and studs, greatly assisting in identifying and troubleshooting any medical issues or disorders. During threat of bad weather, I saw trainers, kennel workers, and track workers on Facebook sleeping on the kennel floors, off the clock, offering up anything and everything to keep the dogs safes during hurricanes. A great group of people who genuinely cared for these dogs.
8000 dogs at 11 tracks in FL. 8 of the 11 tracks slated to cease racing on 1/1/19. The adoption groups cannot handle the influx. For the groups campaigning to shut them down, there is no money and no plan to rehome these dogs. Many happy, healthy dogs will likely end up euthanized as a result. The reason? Not because they're "protecting dogs" or "ending animal cruelty". It's because of money. In FL, gambling was coupled with racing. All the money poured into these groups was from backing by casino lobbyists, who by decoupling gambling from racing, now have free reign to doze the tracks down and add more slots and poker rooms. And sadly, all of this could have been avoided if most of the Floridian voters would have taken 10 minutes to research what they were voting on. Based on the fact that all but 1 amendment in FL passed, with nearly identical "yes" percentages, it's safe to assume that the typical Floridian didn't bother, though in fairness to Florida, I think the same can be said for most voters nation-wide.
Road Guy
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ah yes but somewhere some wealthy person with political motives doesn't like dogs running so they made it their little side mission to end this - pretty much the mantra of most things on the ballot yesterday!
Also shortly you will see an "undercover" video of employees throwing around turkeys at a turkey plant right before thanksgiving, usually those are PETA libtartds who plant themselves in such plants to stage videos to make you have some tofurkey - same logic, create some false videos that make it look bad and maybe the 99% of the country that eats meat will stop..
Also shortly you will see an "undercover" video of employees throwing around turkeys at a turkey plant right before thanksgiving, usually those are PETA libtartds who plant themselves in such plants to stage videos to make you have some tofurkey - same logic, create some false videos that make it look bad and maybe the 99% of the country that eats meat will stop..
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We picked up four more chicks last week. Biggest hurdle is getting them accustomed to being picked up. Once held, they're calm.
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Annie gave me a scare last week! I had noticed her favoring one leg for about a week, but just barely. On Monday night, it turned into a very severe limp. She's at that age where osteosarcoma becomes a real threat for greyhounds, so I was practically in tears all night/day. Mrs. Supe took her to the vet, they x-rayed both legs/shoulders, and thankfully it's just arthritis. He thinks the cold snap that came through really aggravated it, but said he can feel it in the joints as he manipulates them. Huge sigh of relief! We're going to try CBD drops for the two of them along with a glucosamine supplement.
Dexman PE PMP
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Gotta love pets...
Early 2017 we discovered a stray cat living under the house we were renting. She was friendly enough for a stray, and me being a cat person, decided to start putting food out for her at night. Over the next couple of years, this routine of putting food out in the morning and at night continued to the point that she became very friendly. We could pick her up, pet her, etc, but she was still not allowed in the house. Mrs Dex was concerned about fleas, so we started treating her for that. Not a big deal.
At the end of September, our lease expired and the owners didn't want to renew (they wanted to move back in, but cancelled those plans...that's another story). Because we had built a bit of a relationship with the cat, we decided to bring her with us. A couple days after we moved, she disappears. Put her food out per usual but we never saw her for about a week. She eventually reappears and had lost quite a bit of weight. Looked like it had been a rough week abroad. As she gets back into her routine of stopping by for breakfast and dinner, we start letting her into the house a bit. She would explore for 5-10 min then retreat back outside and we'd see her the next mealtime.
By the end of November, she is basically an indoor cat. Sleeps on the couch while we're watching TV, jumps up on the bed for snuggles in the morning. Typical indoor cat stuff, but we would still put her outside at night and when we're out of the house.
Then out of the blue a couple weeks ago she comes home and her right eye is closed. She's obviously uncomfortable, and there is some "gunk" building up around it. Maybe she poked it and we just need to give it some time. A week later the gunk is gone and her eye is open again, except it's now very hazy with a film over it. Obviously something is wrong, so we take her to the vet for a checkup.
Vet spends about 15 min doing an evaluation and determines that she has a "melting corneal ulcer" that has ruptured and become infected. Prescribes 4 different meds, gives me the contact info for an emergency vet in case the eye pops during treatment, and hands me a $300 bill with a followup visit scheduled in 2-3 days. Followup visit a couple days ago says that the eye is getting better, but needs more meds. A $100 bill and another followup visit Friday. I have since postponed this visit for next week, but anticipate another $100-150 bill.
The good news is that we seem to have the infection under control, but the bad news is that we have no idea if she'll regain sight in that eye. There may be additional treatments necessary for that...
All that for a kitty we found under our house a couple years ago.
Early 2017 we discovered a stray cat living under the house we were renting. She was friendly enough for a stray, and me being a cat person, decided to start putting food out for her at night. Over the next couple of years, this routine of putting food out in the morning and at night continued to the point that she became very friendly. We could pick her up, pet her, etc, but she was still not allowed in the house. Mrs Dex was concerned about fleas, so we started treating her for that. Not a big deal.
At the end of September, our lease expired and the owners didn't want to renew (they wanted to move back in, but cancelled those plans...that's another story). Because we had built a bit of a relationship with the cat, we decided to bring her with us. A couple days after we moved, she disappears. Put her food out per usual but we never saw her for about a week. She eventually reappears and had lost quite a bit of weight. Looked like it had been a rough week abroad. As she gets back into her routine of stopping by for breakfast and dinner, we start letting her into the house a bit. She would explore for 5-10 min then retreat back outside and we'd see her the next mealtime.
By the end of November, she is basically an indoor cat. Sleeps on the couch while we're watching TV, jumps up on the bed for snuggles in the morning. Typical indoor cat stuff, but we would still put her outside at night and when we're out of the house.
Then out of the blue a couple weeks ago she comes home and her right eye is closed. She's obviously uncomfortable, and there is some "gunk" building up around it. Maybe she poked it and we just need to give it some time. A week later the gunk is gone and her eye is open again, except it's now very hazy with a film over it. Obviously something is wrong, so we take her to the vet for a checkup.
Vet spends about 15 min doing an evaluation and determines that she has a "melting corneal ulcer" that has ruptured and become infected. Prescribes 4 different meds, gives me the contact info for an emergency vet in case the eye pops during treatment, and hands me a $300 bill with a followup visit scheduled in 2-3 days. Followup visit a couple days ago says that the eye is getting better, but needs more meds. A $100 bill and another followup visit Friday. I have since postponed this visit for next week, but anticipate another $100-150 bill.
The good news is that we seem to have the infection under control, but the bad news is that we have no idea if she'll regain sight in that eye. There may be additional treatments necessary for that...
All that for a kitty we found under our house a couple years ago.
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Welp... one of our latest batch of chickens is a rooster... :brickwall: When you here a "cock a doodle doo" under your house, something just ain't right with your hen. When that "cock a doodle doo" is heard, again, the next morning from the coop, you have yourself a rooster. Dammit
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^^Does that mean eggs? I know nothing about chickens, except that they eat grit to help digest food, so I don't know if you need a rooster to make eggs.
And since you have a rooster...does this now mean chicken is on the menu sooner rather than later?
And since you have a rooster...does this now mean chicken is on the menu sooner rather than later?
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Road Guy
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just eat the rooster and then you can still have eggs!
I have a friend who lives in an older part of Tampa, his neighbor is the OL Coach at The University of Tennessee (doesn't live at the house currently ) and the guy rents it out to Air BNB parties every weekend since they are less than .05 mile from the beach, but anyways he is building a chicken coop along his fence line in hopes that the roosters will just be an annoyance to all the renters that come and go every weekend.. well see how that works out for him Cotton..
I have a friend who lives in an older part of Tampa, his neighbor is the OL Coach at The University of Tennessee (doesn't live at the house currently ) and the guy rents it out to Air BNB parties every weekend since they are less than .05 mile from the beach, but anyways he is building a chicken coop along his fence line in hopes that the roosters will just be an annoyance to all the renters that come and go every weekend.. well see how that works out for him Cotton..
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Chickens will lay eggs regardless and we were hoping to have a solid six layers. We'd get 2 - 3 eggs per day. Boy did that plan ever go bust. The funny thing is that he's challenging the current top chicken, hackles up and everything. He hasn't gotten anywhere yet, but he's making his presence known.
Which is fine since our boys would be ALL OVER THAT! They've wanted to have chicks popping out of eggs for years - at least since they first saw hatchings and what not at the last 4H day. I'll tell ya, chickens are awesome as pets. We just need to keep track of the harem and segregate fertilized eggs from non.
It means fertilized eggs.
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