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[Karloff]

Bella

 

[Karloff]

Elsa

[CROWB8]

5 hours ago, Karloff said:

LOL, one of my all time favorite movies ...

Yea. Actually felt the need to watch it last night. Don Rickles kills me. And to think he could do a serious roll on the movie Casino....

[Karloff]

Just now, CROWB8 said:

Yea. Actually felt the need to watch it last night. Don Rickles kills me. And to think he could do a serious roll on the movie Casino....

Donald Sutherland was so great in Kelly's Heroes ...

"oh no can do. you see me and the boy's got something special planned for tonight"    lol

[Tman]

Bambo Nubian goat (looks like Bambi but a boy).

 

Bam Bam

 

Billie and Betsy Goats with Blossom the cat.

  

Finally the chicks (most of them)

 

 

[CROWB8]

15 minutes ago, Tman said:

Bambo Nubian goat (looks like Bambi but a boy).

 

Bam Bam

 

Billie and Betsy Goats with Blossom the cat.

  

Finally the chicks (most of them)

 

 

Was at the inlaws farm filling water troughs. Suprize to me to learn the hard way. Its true, do not bend over near a goat. I went head first into the trough.

[Tman]

37 minutes ago, CROWB8 said:

Was at the inlaws farm filling water troughs. Suprize to me to learn the hard way. Its true, do not bend over near a goat. I went head first into the trough.

Ours are so friendly and non aggressive. Like nice dogs honestly. 

[CROWB8]

30 minutes ago, Tman said:

Ours are so friendly and non aggressive. Like nice dogs honestly. 

So were theirs. Even go into house. Their dogs and goats play with each other. Even the horses.  But that didn't stop them from being what they are. Always finding high ground. And, the occasional head butting. They liked hopping onto the cab of our trucks. One, I think, saw it's reflection in the rear slider window on my 4x4. I'll leave the resulting action to your imagination. I didn't see it, but there was broken glass and a turd pie on my seat. Deffinately goat. 🙃

Cats stayed clear. Cows, like cows, were indifferent.

Edited February 6, 2023 by CROWB8

[Tman]

Our goats definitely like to climb on anything including cars. If you saw a turd pie it probably wasn't a goat. They produce milk duds. Thousands of them.

[saturn]

Busted...

 

[saturn]

Sansa with our son's dog Geri. Unfortunately, we had to put the cat down about 2 weeks ago not long after this photo.

Here were both cats helping me change strings

I know I've posted these photos in other threads before...

[Pinch]

9 hours ago, Tman said:

Bambo Nubian goat (looks like Bambi but a boy).

 

Bam Bam

 

Billie and Betsy Goats with Blossom the cat.

  

Finally the chicks (most of them)

 

 

Bambo has a killer burst! 

I like goats, me. 

[Tman]

12 hours ago, Pinch said:

Bambo has a killer burst! 

I like goats, me. 

That's funny! I told my wife it's like he is the goat equivalent of a figured wood guitar.

[Big Bill]

 

T-Bone and Ginger!

 

[stokes]

Just a couple of hounds. The bloodhound in front is my boy, Beauregard, the coonhound is my girl Mickey. Best dogs I ever had.

[stokes]

I almost forgot about these guys. Whenever we walk along this field, Beau sings and the cows come running. The first time he did it the herd was about 400 yds away. They came running across the field in full stampede mode. I really thought we were gonna get trampled. It looked like something outta some lone ranger episode. They pulled up right at that wire fence line.. its electric, Beau found that out the hard way

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[Karloff]

12 minutes ago, Farnsbarns said:

This has been the best thread for ages. Great to see all your pets. Particularly nice to see Tman's goats again. They really are like dogs. 

Karloff's Bella reminds me so much of my dog, May, who succumbed to cancer not long ago. 

Oh no. I'm sorry. I lost my 1st Boxer to cancer 7 years ago.  and a German Shepherd to it years back. it's incredibly tough losing pets. 

Bella is my shadow. follows me from room to room. doesn't go upstairs to bed till I go. 

Edited February 8, 2023 by Karloff

[Karloff]

21 minutes ago, Farnsbarns said:

Happens a lot, sadly.

She was presumed boxer x mastiff (a rescue) and both breeds are very prone to it (all bull breads really). It's sad but it's how old age usually goes for them. She had 11 to 12 good years by my side. My best friend. I still struggle with losing her. 

 

yep. they are predisposed to it. Boris lasted till he was 13. was diagnosed a year prior to his death.  

[CROWB8]

2 hours ago, Karloff said:

This has been the best thread for ages. Great to see all your pets

I come thru and see all the critters. It's like, I gotta hit the "like" or "ty" button on every reply. Good diversity.

Here's our basset, Bubba with Meana, that passed away during the heat wave last summer. Miss him. Kept the possum and coons at bay while feeding outdoor cats. Atta boy Bubba.

  

And one fav outdoor cat that thinks the dogwood tree is a catwood. Well, thats her story and shes stickin to it.

[CROWB8]

Long time ago felt sorry for seeing sickly feral cats when I was in the city. I'd trap 'em, have 'em checked out and taylored, clip ear tip and release. Working with local shelter and city, didnt cost me anything. I never liked having strickly "indoor" cats. But the odd injured ferals had to be somewhere safe.

Now outa the city and in the country side with no one for miles, the ferals (15) can stay out w/o having ears clipped. They'er safe as their only preditor are cyote. And cyotes, last time I checked, cant climb trees. They nose kiss with the deer and chase wild turkey. Miffed at the erant turtle that comes around. It's no fun.

The three indoor ferals I picked up from town near by. All were torn up with broken bones. Likely town dogs. They can't run or climb very good. So, indoor they stay.

Cool thing about ferals is they only bond with one or two ppl. Even in the city, never had to worry bout bad ppl. They'd never let anyone close.

Edited February 8, 2023 by CROWB8

[SteveFord]

We lost our Boxer to cancer, it was a terrible thing to watch.

My wife's dog and she waited way too long to have her euthanized.  

On a brighter note, that Water Python had never seen a fedora before - gotta check your head out, what the hell?

[fortyearspickn]

We lost our German Shepherd Dog to cancer (spleen) 2 years ago. Very hard -  she was only 10.   Vet said cancer of the spleen was very common cause of death in GSDs.  Makes me wonder, not only if there is a pre-disposition for the breed (and other breeds too?!?)   - but if there's something in the food, or the heart worm, flea tick meds.  I'd be pixxed if I found out some 'industry' was aware of the dangers of some ingredient, but was too lazy / greedy to spend research $ of fix it.  

 We currently have two GSDs.   I do 'scent training' with them.   Lock them in the back bedroom,  hide a 1'' scrap of wood with a little orange or vanilla or rosemary scent on it  somewhere (on a mantel, in an open bin, under a pillow - and then have them sniff my hand, tell them  "Find Hoffa"  and they'll find it -usually in less than a minute.    "Find Hoffa"  is  the command they use for the Cadaver Dogs.  They can find a body in a lake - from the bubbles floating to the surface from the decomposing body.   Amazes our grandkids.  They think it's a trick, like when I pull a quarter out of their ear. 

Edited February 10, 2023 by fortyearspickn

[Karloff]

16 minutes ago, fortyearspickn said:

We lost our German Shepherd Dog to cancer (spleen) 2 years ago. Very hard -  she was only 10.   Vet said cancer of the spine was very common cause of death in GSDs.  Makes me wonder, not only if there is a pre-disposition for the breed (and other breeds too?!?)   - but if there's something in the food, or the heart worm, flea tick meds.  I'd be pixxed if I found out some 'industry' was aware of the dangers of some ingredient, but was too lazy / greedy to spend research $ of fix it.  

 We currently have two GSDs.   I do 'scent training' with them.   Lock them in the back bedroom,  hide a 1'' scrap of wood with a little orange or vanilla or rosemary scent on it  somewhere (on a mantel, in an open bin, under a pillow - and then have them sniff my hand, tell them  "Find Hoffa"  and they'll find it -usually in less than a minute.    "Find Hoffa"  is  the command they use for the Cadaver Dogs.  They can find a body in a lake - from the bubbles floating to the surface from the decomposing body.   Amazes our grandkids.  They think it's a trick, like when I pull a quarter out of their ear. 

I've had 4 German Shepherds in my life. amazing dogs. my last one, Ozark was one of the best dogs ever. when my daughter started crawling, she would crawl all over him, grab his ears, his gums, face ... all he ever did was patiently wait for her to let go, give her a lick & wag his tail. he never let her out of his sight. 

while it seems certain breeds are predisposed to particular health issues I agree with you, questioning the foods & the flee / tick meds. especially the flea/tick meds they are supposed to ingest. that just doesn't make sense to me. killing the fleas from the inside out ????

ever since my 1st boxer died of cancer, I cook for my two boxers every chance I get.

ground turkey, chicken, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, string beans, brown rice ...they get home cooked meals 20 to 25 days out of the month. and only bottled water.  they've got a good gig ...

Edited February 9, 2023 by Karloff

[stokes]

1 hour ago, Karloff said:

I've had 4 German Shepherds in my life. amazing dogs. my last one, Ozark was one of the best dogs ever. when my daughter started crawling, she would crawl all over him, grab his ears, his gums, face ... all he ever did was patiently wait for her to let go, give her a lick & wag his tail. he never let her out of his sight. 

Dogs have an amazing natural sense when it comes to kids and handicapped. Beauregard was a rescue, came from a good situation, but wasn "kid tested" before I got him. He has, since I got him 3 yrs ago, gone over to the fence in the back where my neighbors 3 yr old would reach thru the fence and grab an ear and pull it thru so she could stroke it. Not a flinch out of him and he still goes back whenever he sees her. When we walk we often run into a group of handicapped kids walking the trail, I use "kid" loosely, they are not all very young at all. There is one autistic boy, probably about 20 yrs old Beau absolutely loves. Now Beau has a strong urge to follow his nose and pulls a lot on lead. I give this kid the lead and he turns into a lamb, walking at ease alongside the kid for a mile or more. When their cars are at the parking area, Beau circles it a couple of times and if he scents Ryan, he's off, and will run until he catches up to them. When I get back to the parking area behind them, Beau and the boy are sitting on the ground side by side and he wont leave the kids side till one of the counselors makes the boy get in the car.

[Karloff]

39 minutes ago, stokes said:

Dogs have an amazing natural sense when it comes to kids and handicapped. Beauregard was a rescue, came from a good situation, but wasn "kid tested" before I got him. He has, since I got him 3 yrs ago, gone over to the fence in the back where my neighbors 3 yr old would reach thru the fence and grab an ear and pull it thru so she could stroke it. Not a flinch out of him and he still goes back whenever he sees her. When we walk we often run into a group of handicapped kids walking the trail, I use "kid" loosely, they are not all very young at all. There is one autistic boy, probably about 20 yrs old Beau absolutely loves. Now Beau has a strong urge to follow his nose and pulls a lot on lead. I give this kid the lead and he turns into a lamb, walking at ease alongside the kid for a mile or more. When their cars are at the parking area, Beau circles it a couple of times and if he scents Ryan, he's off, and will run until he catches up to them. When I get back to the parking area behind them, Beau and the boy are sitting on the ground side by side and he wont leave the kids side till one of the counselors makes the boy get in the car.

I love hearing stories like this. I agree with you. dogs just have a way of knowing. my youngest daughter has 5 dogs. one of which is the biggest, strongest boxer I've ever seen. he plows through rooms like a bull in a china shop. he'll literally move furniture if it's in his way. our daughter gave birth to a son a year ago. from day one, her boxer stayed by Lanes crib, when he started crawling Harley would crawl along with him and lay down next to him. the same dog that would push sofas & dressers out of the way uses exaggerated care when he touches Lane with his paw. it's something to see ...