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Post by trailboss on Jan 4, 2021 20:11:41 GMT -5
The lifespan of dogs is God’s cruelest joke. Or it could be said the lifespan affords us the opportunity to provide homes for many over our life, and experience the individual blessings that each one brings into our orbit. Half empty/ half full glass. |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 4, 2021 20:41:14 GMT -5
I’ve heard that. They have much to teach us, and we’re too stupid to learn it quickly.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jan 4, 2021 20:50:13 GMT -5
The lifespan of dogs is God’s cruelest joke. Or it could be said the lifespan affords us the opportunity to provide homes for many over our life, and experience the individual blessings that each one brings into our orbit. Half empty/ half full glass. So true!! Each has their own personality and lil quirks...they are so full of love and blessings...each one is absolutely special. |
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Post by toshtego on Jan 4, 2021 23:59:13 GMT -5
That is a better way to look at the short life span issue. Thanks, Charlie.
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 5, 2021 9:55:24 GMT -5
That is a better way to look at the short life span issue. Thanks, Charlie. It may be a better way. The assumption being that having many dogs over a lifetime gives us the opportunity to really experience them and learn what they have to teach us— which is a very great deal! On the other hand I have had dogs that, if I had the choice, I could have spent a lifetime with. Jack, my 10YO GSP, is such a dog— but I know I have only a very few more years, at most, with him. Murphy, my last Rottie, was another— so kind and wise I suspected he was a boddhisatva. But it is what it is and we have to accept that. Maybe a bit grudgingly, but just glad to have what we do have. |
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Post by toshtego on Jan 5, 2021 10:47:40 GMT -5
That is a better way to look at the short life span issue. Thanks, Charlie. It may be a better way. The assumption being that having many dogs over a lifetime gives us the opportunity to really experience them and learn what they have to teach us— which is a very great deal! On the other hand I have had dogs that, if I had the choice, I could have spent a lifetime with. Jack, my 10YO GSP, is such a dog— but I know I have only a very few more years, at most, with him. Murphy, my last Rottie, was another— so kind and wise I suspected he was a boddhisatva. But it is what it is and we have to accept that. Maybe a bit grudgingly, but just glad to have what we do have. I have insight to your meaning here. My Lab, "Rio Shadow", was my guardian at a difficult time. She watched over me. She was two years old when she arrived and we bonded in minutes. |
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Post by lizardonarock on Jan 5, 2021 15:30:03 GMT -5
As we can all see by the two threads dogs are 300% more popular than cats, hell some folks just call cats cat cause they don't deserve a proper name.  |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 5, 2021 16:04:52 GMT -5
Since when has “Cat” not been a proper name?
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Post by simnettpratt on Jan 5, 2021 19:06:31 GMT -5
Most all of my cats are called Cat. There's Orange Cat, Scrawny Cat, Sweet Cat, Pale Cat, Loud Cat, White Cat, Fraidy Cat, Other Cat, Catidontpet, Grey Cat, New Cat and some others. I've called dogs Cat, too.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 5, 2021 23:34:35 GMT -5
Most all of my cats are called Cat. There's Orange Cat, Scrawny Cat, Sweet Cat, Pale Cat, Loud Cat, White Cat, Fraidy Cat, Other Cat, Catidontpet, Grey Cat, New Cat and some others. I've called dogs Cat, too.You must be a cat person.  |
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Post by simnettpratt on Jan 6, 2021 4:03:31 GMT -5
I'm actually not a cat person. Dogs are better. I just made the mistake of feeding one damn stray cat in the suburbs, and now I feed all the stray cats, and they figure out what the dog door does.
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 6, 2021 10:47:32 GMT -5
Blast from the past... came upon this y'day while looking thru some old files. My lad Jack when he was just two. Getting ready to cast thru some birdy grass...
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Post by haebar on Jan 6, 2021 16:53:12 GMT -5
Blast from the past... came upon this y'day while looking thru some old files. My lad Jack when he was just two. Getting ready to cast thru some birdy grass...
That is one handsome dog! |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 6, 2021 17:07:42 GMT -5
Thanks, Haebar. I’m partial that way, too.  |
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Post by bigwoolie on Jan 7, 2021 18:08:52 GMT -5
Looks like I’ve got a new smokin’ buddy. Casey is my son’s pup, and she likes to just hang out and visit with me when I’m smoking out on the porch.  |
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Post by toshtego on Jan 7, 2021 18:32:52 GMT -5
Looks like I’ve got a new smokin’ buddy. Casey is my son’s pup, and she likes to just hang out and visit with me when I’m smoking out on the porch. There is something about Labrador Retrievers that gets me every time. I believe they are the most human compatible dog breed on the planet and I have had many different dogs in my life. |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 7, 2021 18:37:23 GMT -5
That's a cutie for sure. You're lucky to have such a pal-in-the-making.
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Post by simnettpratt on Jan 10, 2021 22:30:21 GMT -5
I'd say the results are in, DOGS thread: 4780 views; 316 comments CATS thread: 483 views; 31 comments and dogs are officially ten times more popular than cats.  |
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Post by lizardonarock on Jan 11, 2021 21:01:02 GMT -5
Its ok a cat is still better than pet rock or a frog or anything ls that needs a heat lamp.  |
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Post by simnettpratt on Jan 11, 2021 21:19:36 GMT -5
My sister had the worst pets ever. Scorpions. Black scorpions. What, pray tell, is the point??
Fetch the ball Stingy, fetch the ball! Ow!
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Post by toshtego on Jan 11, 2021 21:22:05 GMT -5
Its ok a cat is still better than pet rock or a frog or anything ls that needs a heat lamp. Are you kidding me?!?! Cats are great. Mine are affectionate. On my every time I sit. I cannot imagine a life without cats. |
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Post by lizardonarock on Jan 12, 2021 15:01:58 GMT -5
I think that was a Beatles song.! The wife is allergic so for thirty years no cats and a lot more birds and what not. The average cat kills two things a week so they are serial killers the Smithsonian says over 14 billion animals every year. If a dog exhibits this trait it is not a dog for very long.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 12, 2021 17:32:46 GMT -5
I think that was a Beatles song.! The wife is allergic so for thirty years no cats and a lot more birds and what not. The average cat kills two things a week so they are serial killers the Smithsonian says over 14 billion animals every year. If a dog exhibits this trait it is not a dog for very long. Cats are destroying the song bird population and cat lovers don't care. They have destroyed the entire ecosystems of many islands all over the world, causing more extinctions than any other human activity. |
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Post by toshtego on Jan 12, 2021 17:39:57 GMT -5
I think that was a Beatles song.! The wife is allergic so for thirty years no cats and a lot more birds and what not. The average cat kills two things a week so they are serial killers the Smithsonian says over 14 billion animals every year. If a dog exhibits this trait it is not a dog for very long. Cats are destroying the song bird population and cat lovers don't care. They have destroyed the entire ecosystems of many islands all over the world, causing more extinctions than any other human activity. Our song birds much of the year are Magpies and they do not give a hoot about cats. In the Spring, Meadowlarks return and they are vulnerable to predation. I feed my cats well. They seldom prowl the fields as they are mostly waiting for another handout from the Democrat-In-Chief here. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 12, 2021 17:41:07 GMT -5
Cats are destroying the song bird population and cat lovers don't care. They have destroyed the entire ecosystems of many islands all over the world, causing more extinctions than any other human activity. Our song birds much of the year are Magpies and they do not give a hoot about cats. In the Spring, Meadowlarks return and they are vulnerable to predation. I feed my cats well. They seldom prowl the fields as they are mostly waiting for another handout from the Democrat-In-Chief here. Everyone's cats are the exception. Of course we're talking about feral cats. |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 12, 2021 17:57:58 GMT -5
Our song birds much of the year are Magpies and they do not give a hoot about cats. In the Spring, Meadowlarks return and they are vulnerable to predation. I feed my cats well. They seldom prowl the fields as they are mostly waiting for another handout from the Democrat-In-Chief here. Everyone's cats are the exception. Of course we're talking about feral cats. I assume your post is tongue in cheek. We are NOT talking about just ferals. Sweet Puss-puss is also a murderer. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 12, 2021 18:31:11 GMT -5
Everyone's cats are the exception. Of course we're talking about feral cats. I assume your post is tongue in cheek. We are NOT talking about just ferals. Sweet Puss-puss is also a murderer. Of course not. But feral cats are a huge problem. They are just following their instincts. But seek to destroy a few hundred of them, even suggest it and you get locked up. Nobody's pit bull could ever hurt anyone, except for the thousands that do every year. I am not trying to piss anyone off. I have known the sweetest pit bull that would follow me around and lick my hand. He just wanted his ears scratched. I have spent hours with a kitten on my lap, and I have had less pleasant interactions with them too. |
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Post by toshtego on Jan 12, 2021 19:22:49 GMT -5
I have many semi-feral cats. They are well fed and lazy.
I am worried about the Meadowlarks this spring!!
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 12, 2021 19:28:11 GMT -5
Unpleasant for cat folk, but all farmers and ranchers (less them) know that from time to time a search-and-destroy is necessary. Ranchers less than farmers since they usually live where redtails, owls, coyotes, and ‘coons do most of the control work. I would hate for my little barn cat, Cat, to fall victim but it’s just part of the environment she lives in.
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Post by toshtego on Jan 12, 2021 19:30:03 GMT -5
Unpleasant for cat folk, but all farmers and ranchers (less them) know that from time to time a search-and-destroy is necessary. Ranchers less than farmers since they usually live where redtails, owls, coyotes, and ‘coons do most of the control work. I would hate for my little barn cat, Cat, to fall victim but it’s just part of the environment she lives in. True enough. Predators have picked off many of my favorites over the years. It is part of the cycle of life here. |
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