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Huzzah!
Sep 15, 2007

Malnutrition is scarier than any beastie.
https://twitter.com/Bodegacats_/status/1166100742240952325

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Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

https://twitter.com/EmrgencyKittens/status/1166013686517026816

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


https://twitter.com/juliewbee/status/1165800561096253442

venus de lmao
Apr 30, 2007

Call me "pixeltits"

I walked into a local bar and met this handsome boy



him name DJ

dog nougat
Apr 8, 2009
In honor of international dog day Maybellene presents y'all with her hairball.

LifeSunDeath
Jan 4, 2007

still gay rights and smoke weed every day
My small dog keeps biting kids (mostly strangers), and my girlfriend is over the dog...any advice on what to do...I put my pup in another room if we need to have people over, but today I wasnt home and no-one here besides me seems to know how to help a dog not bite...what a frustrating day.

the muffin in question:

Dewgy
Nov 10, 2005

~🚚special delivery~📦

Bertrand Hustle posted:

I walked into a local bar and met this handsome boy



him name DJ

Nice yarmulke. :3:

Bobby Digital
Sep 4, 2009
Otter gets brain freeze


https://i.imgur.com/O1ftRYO.mp4

cohsae
Jun 19, 2015

LifeSunDeath posted:

My small dog keeps biting kids (mostly strangers), and my girlfriend is over the dog...any advice on what to do...I put my pup in another room if we need to have people over, but today I wasnt home and no-one here besides me seems to know how to help a dog not bite...what a frustrating day.

the muffin in question:


Can you afford any special training? We had friends who got a rescue who was a bit bitey, they got some training lessons from someone who specialises in difficult dogs and he's amazingly well behaved now. It was a lot of dedication and work though.
Not sure what you've tried but putting the dog into time out as soon as it does the wrong thing can be pretty effective. Definitely tests your patience though.

Advice we got was dogs tend to get bitey when they're scared or anxious which often comes from needing more socialisation. Try to get pup out of the house and seeing other people, other dogs, anything you can really.

Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

wiggle wiggle




LifeSunDeath posted:

My small dog keeps biting kids (mostly strangers), and my girlfriend is over the dog...any advice on what to do...I put my pup in another room if we need to have people over, but today I wasnt home and no-one here besides me seems to know how to help a dog not bite...what a frustrating day.

the muffin in question:


One of those soft muzzles that open enough to let a dog drink and pant but not bite, maybe? We had one for a while with an over exuberant lab puppy when in public, just to keep her from startling people by mouthing (not biting) them. Worked great, mostly because people are more careful about flailing their hands around a dog with a muzzle, lol.

Pet Island probably has some good ideas.

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

LifeSunDeath posted:

My small dog keeps biting kids (mostly strangers), and my girlfriend is over the dog...any advice on what to do...I put my pup in another room if we need to have people over, but today I wasnt home and no-one here besides me seems to know how to help a dog not bite...what a frustrating day.

the muffin in question:


The people coming to your house are rude and your dog doesn't have a enough time for the fight or flight reflex to kick in to choose flight. So fight or is. Have somebody teach the kids how to be dog-polite instead. It's an excellent skill to teach a kid.

Animals are not toys, regardless of if their breed is classified as a toy or not.

Or give your dog to me.

Just kidding I can't afford a dog and don't have time in my schedule to give a dog a happy life.

Edit: https://positively.com/contributors/why-dogs-bite-children-a-lesson-in-preventing-dog-bites-in-kids/

Basically, stop blaming the dog. Teach the kids manners and teach your girlfriend how to read your dog's body language for anxiety. It is smaller than everyone around it and nobody is listening when it says,"there are strangers in my personal space who are making me uncomfortable." It doesn't sound like there is anywhere for your pupper to retreat to, so its only option is fight.

I know someone here has the cute illustrated guide to making friends with dogs you don't know. The more positive interactions the dog has with strange people, the less nervous it will be with strangers.

Edit2: in the article I linked advice, scroll down to the bullet list of suggestions for dealing with your fear-snapping dog. Also, at the end, there are some decent links, including a link to a poster with cartoon representations of dog body language when anxious. Sounds like your girlfriend needs that.

Dogbites are very avoidable when the people around the nervous dog are capable of empathy for things that are smaller than them.

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LifeSunDeath
Jan 4, 2007

still gay rights and smoke weed every day

Bored posted:

The people coming to your house are rude and your dog doesn't have a enough time for the fight or flight reflex to kick in to choose flight. So fight or is. Have somebody teach the kids how to be dog-polite instead. It's an excellent skill to teach a kid.

Animals are not toys, regardless of if their breed is classified as a toy or not.

Or give your dog to me.

Just kidding I can't afford a dog and don't have time in my schedule to give a dog a happy life.

Edit: https://positively.com/contributors/why-dogs-bite-children-a-lesson-in-preventing-dog-bites-in-kids/

Basically, stop blaming the dog. Teach the kids manners and teach your girlfriend how to read your dog's body language for anxiety. It is smaller than everyone around it and nobody is listening when it says,"there are strangers in my personal space who are making me uncomfortable." It doesn't sound like there is anywhere for your pupper to retreat to, so its only option is fight.

I know someone here has the cute illustrated guide to making friends with dogs you don't know. The more positive interactions the dog has with strange people, the less nervous it will be with strangers.

Edit2: in the article I linked advice, scroll down to the bullet list of suggestions for dealing with your fear-snapping dog. Also, at the end, there are some decent links, including a link to a poster with cartoon representations of dog body language when anxious. Sounds like your girlfriend needs that.

Dogbites are very avoidable when the people around the nervous dog are capable of empathy for things that are smaller than them.

Believe me, I don't blame the dog, she's super sweet but protective, which I'm constantly trying to make my girlfriend understand...I'm a dog person, I wasnt told people were coming over then suddenly there's little kids in the house and my pup is going Cujo. The dog gets out often, I take her on trips, she's around at lest 2 other dogs regularly at other houses. She's very friendly and sweet to people she knows, but the humans in this house besides me don't seem to understand that she's like florida, stand your ground, and you gotta let her warm up to you first. We had a trainer come over once and was confused why we needed a trainer because she was being so sweet...but guess I need go go back down the training route otherwise I'm gonna have to move out :(

Sininu
Jan 8, 2014

https://i.imgur.com/KgMrE7T.gifv

BlackIronHeart
Aug 2, 2004

The Oath Breaker's about to hit warphead nine Kaptain!
But... Capybaras don't stand on things. Other things stand on Capybaras! That's how it works!

venus de lmao
Apr 30, 2007

Call me "pixeltits"

How are capybaras just friends with everything?

Elfface
Nov 14, 2010

Da-na-na-na-na-na-na
IRON JONAH
Incredibly thick skulls, so things that might eat them find it's too much effort.

BaronVonVaderham
Jul 31, 2011

All hail the queen!

Elias_Maluco
Aug 23, 2007
I need to sleep

Elfface posted:

Incredibly thick skulls, so things that might eat them find it's too much effort.

With the exception of jaguars

Rexxed
May 1, 2010

Dis is amazing!
I gotta try dis!

Small cheetah:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fZmFGpFwQU

venus de lmao
Apr 30, 2007

Call me "pixeltits"

I want to pet a cheetah before I die.

dog nougat
Apr 8, 2009
I imagine petting a cheetah is often followed by death. :v:



I know cheetahs aren't generally known for attacking humans

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



You'll still die, just from cuteness instead of maulings.

I would like to pet many big cattes, limb loss be damned.

Zanzibar Ham
Mar 17, 2009

You giving me the cold shoulder? How cruel.


Grimey Drawer

dog nougat posted:

I imagine petting a cheetah is often followed by death. :v:



I know cheetahs aren't generally known for attacking humans

You die of satisfaction overdose

Huzzah!
Sep 15, 2007

Malnutrition is scarier than any beastie.
https://twitter.com/wresnocontext/status/1166455345734213632
Thats one way to get people to not boo you.

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



https://twitter.com/luvsiege/status/1166054796463357958

Good cattes

Zanzibar Ham
Mar 17, 2009

You giving me the cold shoulder? How cruel.


Grimey Drawer

At least until you do a Frog Splash (yikes)

ACES CURE PLANES
Oct 21, 2010



https://twitter.com/PhyrexianThot/status/1165807553164599301

blight rhino
Feb 11, 2014

EXQUISITE LURKER RHINO


Nap Ghost

I am completely down with Snakes.


But my first vocalization was "Eff That!"

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://i.imgur.com/j0tBfx2.gifv

a kitten
Aug 5, 2006

Didn't even tag him in, where's the ref!

Huzzah!
Sep 15, 2007

Malnutrition is scarier than any beastie.
Its anything goes in the ECW, Extreme Cat Wrestling.

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001



https://i.imgur.com/D7GHbZQ.mp4

Bored
Jul 26, 2007

Dude, ix-nay on the oice-vay.

Bertrand Hustle posted:

I want to pet a cheetah before I die.

I want to pet and play with that little cheetah.


She's just the cutest freakin' thing I ever did see.

Blue Footed Booby
Oct 4, 2006

got those happy feet

https://i.imgur.com/QbVm3nF.mp4

Kwyndig
Sep 23, 2006

Heeeeeey



What are they feeding that raccoon?

Blue Footed Booby
Oct 4, 2006

got those happy feet

Kwyndig posted:

What are they feeding that raccoon?

Dogs.

StandardVC10
Feb 6, 2007

This avatar now 50% more dark mode compliant
In every picture I've seen of a raccoon kept as a pet, the raccoon is a megachonker. They probably eat from a bowl like a dog or cat until no one's watching, at which point they go through everything else in the house.

Chronojam
Feb 20, 2006

This is me on vacation in Amsterdam :)
Never be afraid of being yourself!



The story I've heard is that cat is actually mom, and was brought in to care for the then-baby.

Bobby Digital
Sep 4, 2009
https://twitter.com/daily_kitten_/status/1166594968506568706?s=21

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Zanzibar Ham
Mar 17, 2009

You giving me the cold shoulder? How cruel.


Grimey Drawer

Chronojam posted:

The story I've heard is that cat is actually mom, and was brought in to care for the then-baby.

Here's the true story (also very cute!)

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