He’s a crazy bastard, but I love him
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My most favorite baby dog Ollie...

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You took his balls, it's only fair that he takes your heart.

New foster puppies! We are calling them JD and Turk (as in Scrubs).

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Louie is intrigued...
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Suzy approves...

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Louie never did grow into his ears did he?:D

Not even remotely. LOLOL

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He can hear the past AND the future.

Mr. Tony the Cat hanging out with me in the bat cave, paying bills this AM:

He’s cute. Right up until the point that he buries his claws in your arm and shits on your keyboard just because he felt like it. o:-)

Fortunately we have the means to take care of them. We’ve had several dumped over the years. A lot of them don’t stay even after they are fixed. :(

We’ve got 16 cats and 4 dogs currently but at one point had 21 cats. We were providing overflow of sorts for the ARL, which is unfortunately now closed.

We also ended up with a couple of turtles and some birds from that deal too.

I certainly wouldn't put it past him...

Louie is cool
Those are some big ****in ears
Rock on Louie
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Good on ya :thumb:

Gotta take Dodger to the vet in the morning. He's got a aural hematoma the vet's going to operate on. His ear flap is blown up like a little balloon (with blood) instead of being flat.

I've had dogs my entire life and have never run across this before. Anyone else had this happen? If so what did you have to do to get it fixed?

Oh yea, wish Dodger some good luck. The vet said this could be fixed with this surgery or it could turn into a continual problem.


Oh yea, it's the "flap down" left ear in his pic.:D

Dude... that sucks. I'm sure Dodger will pull through this with no issues. Has he ever had surgery? Is he sensitive to anesthesia?

None of my dogs have had it before but I went and looked it up. Looks painful for him. :(

Apparently they are gonna do quilt style stitching on his ear to keep it from filling up like a balloon again.

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Yea, it's pretty sensitive and he's just not his usual self. I found a few options online but I think the surgery is the way to go. Vet said sometimes that's all it takes but there's a chance he made additional surgery.
No, he's never had any anesthesia but he's only 8 yrs old and healthy so hopefully it won't be a problem.
I feel sorry for him. Not only does he have to have surgery but he's gotta wear "The Cone of Shame" for a month or so.:D I'm hoping it's not that long. He's a pretty smart dog and I tell him not to do something like scratch his ear he listens to me.

I sure hope Louie doesn't ever get this. He'd look like he had an apple for an ear.ROFL

I'm guessing that it is more uncomfortable than it is painful for him, yes?

Unless you are swimming in dough... pass on the expensive cone of shame and go this route instead.

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LMFAO

When they bite too hard, stop playing immediately. That's how they learn bite inhibition. I bite too hard and it's game over? Oh well, I guess I better not bite too hard.

I give off a loud yelp like their litter mates would. Makes my puppies stop in their tracks.

Keep the firearms locked though until you can teach the pup how to properly handle them.

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This is one of my babies. Her name is Frankie Jo (but we usually call her JoJo) she's 8 years old Pug. Her older sister passed away late last year, she was also a Pug named Daisy May (who we called May May). We also have a 15 year old long haired Chihuahua named Bear (who we of course call Bear Bear) & a almost year old Golden Doodle named Bella, but we call her Roo Roo because of the sound she makes when I get home from work at night, it sounds like she's yelling Roo Roo!! Sorry I have no pics of the other 3 available.

We did have a ton of cats too before my wife got sick, we had to find them other homes after that. But I can tell you all their names if you want.

You best be posting up 3 photos when you get home. :D

LOL

I have an Australian Cattle Dog too.

Any idea what he is mixed with?

I'm no longer convinced on the ACD aspect of him. I believe he may be a Kelpie crossed with Bluetick Coonhound.

My reasoning for this is that at 6 months he is 22 inches tall and now weight nearly 50lbs. That is a huge full grown male heeler as the males get up to 20 inches and 50lbs.

He doesn't have the floppy ears but his ears are huge like the coonhound and perky like the Kelpie. He has bawl-mouth in that he doesn't bark at things as much as he screams at them.

Lastly... he has cow patches all over his body like the coonhound.

I'm gonna have to get a doggie DNA kit for him because he has me thoroughly perplexed as to his heritage.

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This.

Meet my 1yr old Saint: Emmy

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He's a Chiefs Fan
 

Here is LB. To the wife that's for Little Boy, to me it's for Line Backer

LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO THAT FACE LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO

Mini Schnauzer, yes? I love them!!! I love beardy dogs in general... but I especially love Schnauzers.

How old?

It’s gotta be ACD. ACDs can be bigger. Mine is almost 50, but he’s fat and old. Neighbor has a feedyard and he uses them to work cows. He had a big mother****er. Looked at least twice as big as mine, but probably weighed 75ish I’m guessing. Other neighbor has one that’s lanky like that. It’s probably as tall as yours. It’s maybe a couple inches shorter than my sisters German shepherd. Idk what it weighs. It’s a lot skinnier than mine.

There is a lot of genetic variability in the line because they were made to work, not made to be pretty or whatthe****ever.

Everything but the face looks ACD. But I’m also an idiot.

I had a Heeler years ago... she was 28-32 pounds an 16 inches tall. ****ing amazing at flyball. That said... her ears look normal compared to his. LOL

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This is his momma... no clue what daddy is as he was a rescue and she was a stray.

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I found a site powered by Microsoft where you can plug in a photo of your dog and it uses AI to tell you what the dog is. It said that momma is a Kelpie.

https://www.what-dog.net/

When I plug Louie in... it tells me Bluetick Coonhound which is what first lead me to looking up that breed.

/Louie as in Louie Prima. My first Heeler was Keely... as in Louie's wife Keely Smith.

Cool link, MJ. It confirmed my suspicions about Dodger.

Tried a few different photos and they came back as Karelian Bear Dog three times and Border Collie twice. Which is exactly what I thought he was.

I'm glad!

I've never heard of a Karelian Bear Dog before... that is crazy a dog that size going after bear! Also cool to know is that they are apparently an ancient breed of dog that have been found to have been buried with Vikings back in the day.

I ****ing love dogs!

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Ok, one last post about Louie and the fosters... until the next one.

Louie is only 6 months old, thus still a puppy himself. It cracks me up to see him watching the two 6 week old foster pups playfighting and he lumbers over to join in the revelry like:

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But my dude is so gentle with them...

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ROFL

I could watch dogs play all day long.

About a year and a half. Got him at 13 weeks. Had a Golden before LB but wife wanted smaller and non shedding this time

Beware the incrementalism. Before long you'll own a Chinese Crested like me.

ROFL

He is just a baby!!! You gonna do the cool long beard and stache on him or keeping it simple with him?

I kid I know but honestly, these guys are about the most interesting and lovable dogs I've ever had. They're crazy as all get out but in a good way.

You'll have to forgive the diapers - two of them we got when they were 9 and 11 respectively and they had never been house trained. Can't teach an old dog new tricks.

#2 looks like it should be fronting an 80's cover band. LOL

They are adorable! What lead you to taking on, mostly, hairless dogs?

We bought one with hair - it's the dominant, but least desirable, coat trait. They call them "powder puffs" and most CC breeders cull them because people will pay a lot more money for a hairless dog so they don't want them to remain in the bloodline.

We had him for a couple of years when the ARL got in the two pictured. The truly hairless ones require a great deal of care - they sunburn, they freeze, etc. You have to clothe them. You have to lotion them so their skin doesn't get too dry because they don't have the same oil glands that a regular dog has. Plus these two were geriatric, not house trained, in need of a monthly prescription bill that would make your grandma blush, and so on.

The ARL listed them and instantly had more interested than any dogs in the history of the shelter and they panicked. They didn't want to send special needs dogs home to just anyone, let along dogs that most people only want for the "novelty". They knew we had experience with the breed, so they asked us if we would take them.

Here's a pic of all 3 of them together - the powder puff, Kuku, is on the left. Yes, all three of them are the same breed. :)

I almost forgot. As far as interesante pets, I also have this little lady...

Axolotl!!!! Wifey has had a couple in her classroom over the years. Neat little critters!

You have quite the menagerie! A parrot as well IIRC, right? Dude... your budget must be stacked towards the care of animals!

I think I mentioned either in this thread or the other one recently that we've always had a relationship with our local ARL, so we've taken in many animals.

Right now, we have 4 dogs, 16 or 17 cats (hard to keep track of, we did have 21 but lost a couple of the outdoor kittens over the summer), 2 cockatiels, a Russian tortoise, a red-eared slider (turtle), the axolotl, a 15G indoor fish tank, 11 layer chickens, and 4 ducks.

The real tragedy is that I had a 1500G show-quality koi pond with several fish two decades old and over 25 pounds that died during the extended power outage after the derecho. They were kind of family heirlooms, purchased by my late father-in-law and we were crushed to lose them. 12 fish, close to 300 pounds total, and will cost us over $10K to replace like for like (obviously not ever going to happen).

As far as budget, the 2 elderly hairless dogs have monthly meds totaling more than me, my wife, and my 2 kids combined. :)

That's a helluva collection of critters, htismaqe.:thumb:


Got the mutt home from the vet. He's not very happy. lol

Could be. I’d think if it had ANY hound in it you’d be able to tell from the behavior.

My buddy has a beagle and it is all nose all the time.


:( poor guy.

The girls. Starting to bond very well. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...369a1fe8da.jpg

Is that armrest her favorite spot in the house?

A couple of my dogs love to sit on the back of the couch too. :thumb:

Indeed it is. And New-Dog (Scarlett) loves the top. Perhaps she thinks she's a cat..

RoboVac vs cat

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Sasha

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Nice.

Pets of Chiefs Planet
 

This is Teddy. We have another animal in our house because my wife is weak and I am weaker. At least cats are 10x easier than dogs. Look how cute this little ****er is though.

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He looks a lot like my kitty Meesh Meesh did. What a cutie. Congrats, Teddy is a keeper.

Mama Cat Tina loves getting up in an open window and watching the birds and squirrels in the yard. She makes a little chattering sound when she sees a squirrel. She's such a good girl.

Wade Davis got bit by something in his nether region. Antibiotics and cone of shame for 2 weeks. Should go over smashingly.

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That sucks, poor kitty.

Kind of looks like he's wearing a sport jacket with a bolo tie as he schemes a plot to slaughter our ass as we sleep

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But those eyes still say "I'm totally shitting in your shoe."

Otis and Tony will be seven months old tomorrow. They're growing like weeds. Pic from the cat condo in the living room tonight.

I see a ton of dogs and cats.

Does anyone keep exotic pets of any kind??? :hmmm:

He out of cat jail under strict supervised probation

Expecting terror in the night

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Used to have a small kitten, too.

Is this exotic?

I'll Rep you later. Awesome.

zeke

He’s a meathead. Nice lookin hound.

wierd appetite though:mad:
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LOVE the eyes...

Boone is all growed up

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I used to have full bred German Shepherds, which are amazing animals, but we went with the rescue route and got these two mutts, and I have to say they are pretty awesome dogs.

My kittens Tony and Otis saw snow for the first time yesterday. They sat up in the kitty window in the kitchen and watched it come down for hours mesmerized.

My dogs lose their shit with the first snow. They play in it for hours

Dude, that middle one is not a dog. They passed a kid off on you.

If he likes dog food, who's complaining?

The smell of death is permiating from underneith my desk. Is it a mouse? Is it a bunny? Or is it a bird?

Stay tuned, going under.