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"IANAL. You can write all you want into a contract, but do not spend more than a few hundred dollars (i.e. less than the cost of a vet check) on a horse without a thorough vet check including x-rays. I would also get a good farrier out to watch the..." [
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"You cannot, in good conscience, rehome a dog with known aggression issues and a bite history, this dog will not make a good farm dog, or a good pet, and no ethical rescue will accept such a dog (partly for liability issues, partly because there are..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by lemonwheel, marsha56, thejanna, nev, mygothlaundry, matteo, SteveInMaine
2 weeks ago
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"My best friend of over 25 years killed himself at the end of February, which I knew was always a bad month for him, I'd intended to call him a dozen times that month and just never did, and then he was gone. I'd talked him out of it at least once..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by librarina, zeph
2 weeks ago
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"The tone I hear from some breeders I've run into is that purebreds are for a certain group; mutts from the pound are for everyone else. Perhaps I'm hearing it wrong but that's what it sounds like to me.
Ethical breeders support rescue, and it is..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Ladysin, bettafish, hazel
2 weeks ago
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"It's not necessarily cruelty
Keeping animals isolated in cages with little human interaction, little to no exercise, breeding them on every single heat until they die, and in inappropriate living conditions is cruelty, especially when those..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by bettafish, AV, elpapacito, hazel
2 weeks ago
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"Compatible goals in life. Compatible needs from life. And everything trig said. Love and chemistry are very important, but marriages often succeed or fail based less on love and chemistry and more on bottom-line, dealbreaker compatibility issues...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
2 weeks ago
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"People don't care where their little yorkies come from, just like they don't care about where their steak comes from.
But they should. They aren't sharing their lives with a steak for a decade or more, and a dog's origins (bloodlines, early..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by Robin Kestrel, longdaysjourney, Optimus Chyme
3 weeks ago
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"Patricia McConnell, Jean Donaldson's "Perfect Paws in 5 Days" and/or Dr Ian Dunbar's "Before and After You Get Your Puppy". If you must do the Monks, get their newest book (in which they say "don't do that stuff we told you..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hazel
3 weeks ago
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"ACK! I missed the "outside dog" part, this breaks my heart as well. This is not an appropriate breed for being an outside dog, they have been bred for generations to want to be with and work with people, keeping such a dog isolated..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cass
3 weeks ago
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"Lab X Australian Shepherd is my guess, although it's entirely possible that dad and or mom were also mixes, but blue merle colouring like that is seen most commonly in Aussies (and Shelties, but they're likely too small, and Catahoula Leopard Dogs,..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by KAS
Last month
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"My husband has this, I don't think they itch. I like to write "help, let me out!" on his stomach. Also notes for him to read later. I thought he was allergic to me when we first met, now I just think of him as a walking Etch-A-Sketch..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by BrotherCaine
Last month
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"This sounds like a fearful dog. Fearful dogs cannot be made into confident dogs, but they can be given coping skills and be safe with proper management of their environment. This dog was basically set up to fail in this situation by allowing the..." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by oneirodynia, Arqa
Last month
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"Brushing teeth is not a substitute for proper cleaning (any more than it is for a human), and scaling should never be done by a lay person without an anaesthetic. Cats are prone to serious dental problems called FORLs which can be extremely painful...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by matteo
2 months ago
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"What do you call a man with 50 rabbits up his bum?
Warren. *click*
How many Freudian psychoanalysts does it take to screw in a light bulb?
Two, one to screw in the light bulb and the other to hold the penis...I mean LADDER!..." [
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favorited 12 times, recently by rux, Deathalicious, turgid dahlia, perilous, scrump, Doohickie, ObscureReferenceMan, crunch buttsteak, runincircles, RokkitNite, Richard Daly, naoko
2 months ago
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"Please contact a vet skilled in animal pain management to ensure that your cat is receiving adequate pain management. Most vets do not have anything like decent knowledge about this area of veterinary medicine, because it's a relatively new and..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by echolalia67
2 months ago
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"Classes are an excellent suggestion (and frankly, not something that I feel should ever be considered optional), but there is a danger in thinking that if you go to class once a week you don't have to do anything else. I try to get a new puppy out..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by ceri richard
2 months ago
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"second ditto deCadmus. Just don't allow your puppy to walk on ground which may have been soiled with urine and feces of unvaccinated dogs, carry the puppy in areas where a lot of dogs may have been. But get that puppy out. More dogs die from..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by freshwater_pr0n
2 months ago
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"Financially, look into CareCredit. Most vets are not equipped to do payment plans." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by watercarrier
2 months ago
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"This is not a training issue, it's an exercise issue. This is a mix of two high-energy breeds intended to run around and work all day. Pennies in a can and obedience classes and being assertive will not and cannot change the fact that this dog is..." [
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favorited 6 times, recently by sondrialiac, clarahamster, wyzewoman, AV, Felicity Rilke, Phalene
3 months ago
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"Well, Science Diet isn't a good food any more than 9Lives is (both are full of corn and by-products). If the puking was from the food, it's more likely to be a specific ingredient/texture/something rather than the quality of the food, since neither..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by chicainthecity
3 months ago
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"we had a very happy relationship with no real issues
Except for that whole "him breaking up with you" thing, when you got stressed or depressed or whatever it was really happened. It's one thing not to want to be with someone who's..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by MiffyCLB, palomar, The Gooch, sarahmelah
3 months ago
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"I asked my mum why we Canadians stood on God in our national anthem (didn't it hurt him?).
And when my father told me he had to talk to me about my first cat (to tell me she'd been killed by a car, as it turned out), I clearly remember wondering..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Salamandrous
3 months ago
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"Keep in mind that even with brands like Nutro, there's a wide range of quality. Nutro Max is pretty crappy, Nutro Natural Choice is mid-range and Nutro Ultra is fairly high end (Ultra is the only Nutro food I'd feed my dog, too much crap in the..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cloudgazer
3 months ago
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"While focusing on the national shame of the uninsured, the bigger problem, IMHO, is the growing part of the population being driven to the poorhouse by expensive coverage that falls short in terms of coverage.
Precisely. A single mother I work..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by marble
3 months ago
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"As P.J. O'Rourke says "...if I can't subtract from the world's sum of misery, do I have to add to it personally?"." [
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favorited 2 times, recently by gursky, jesirose
5 months ago
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"Repo Man II will probably not be intense. He will probably pay for his sushi." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by cazoo
5 months ago
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"I've aced a couple, and one of my previous jobs involved hiring/firing, so I've also been on the other side of the table from people both acing and failing miserably. Aside from the obvious (well-groomed, prepared to answer questions, having at..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by sweetkid
5 months ago
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"If this is a new behaviour, it warrants a trip to the vet to rule out a medical issue (urinary tract, vision, etc.). Trying to treat a medical problem like a behavioural problem is pointless...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Arqa
5 months ago
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"The Last Temptation of Christ affected me very deeply when I saw it in a theater being picketed by religious types, and oddly enough, it affected me precisely because it made me at least get a glimpse of what that whole "faith in a higher..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by quadog
5 months ago
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"Oh, and please use modern, scientific, motivational dog training methods like those discussed by Jean Donaldson, Ian Dunbar and Patricia McConnell, rather than the outdated, often discredited, sometimes dangerous, intimidation-based (and..." [
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favorited 4 times, recently by hazel
5 months ago
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"It's hard to say, but same-sex, similar age dogs (and I consider anything closer than 5 years "similar") are your worst possible bet. Your major concern is that the dogs decide they hate each other (and females are FAR worse than males in..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mikeo2
5 months ago
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"Set up an appointment with the practice manager/hospital director/owner of local vet clinics. Present what makes you special (extra-good puppy classes, reactive rover classes, remedial socialization classes, modern science-based methods, whatever)...." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by freshwater_pr0n
5 months ago
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"Metafilter was the kind of website where people complain about precedents, and if you try and argue with them, they Metatalk you. There I was, drinking my coffee and minding my own business, so I sashayed over to my web browser to kill some time and..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by malaprohibita, olya, dog food sugar, jjwiseman, regicide is good for you, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, ShawnStruck
6 months ago
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"In the single excerpt I have seen from this show, one of the dough-headed male contenders says "I've never dated an Asian chick, but I like Chinese food". After I stopped laughing, I lost the will to live...." [
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favorited 47 times, recently by roll truck roll, jba, tickingclock, graventy, stagewhisper, inqb8tr, retronic, Locative, blueberry, perilous, ZakDaddy, supercrayon, typewriter, olya, gen, RedEmma, Senor Cardgage, scrump, zippity, jjwiseman, twins named Lugubrious and Salubrious, spec80, bookwo3107, sarelicar, Hot Like Your 12V Wire, lattiboy, koeselitz, nooneyouknow, doctor_negative, ekstasis23, bugbread, griphus, violette, arcticwoman, tommasz, fearfulsymmetry, cazoo, uncleozzy, dabitch, unixrat, nasreddin, ageispolis, kittens for breakfast, chara, gman, juiceCake, the dief
6 months ago
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"Definitely call the vet, it might be something to worry about, it might not, but your vet is the only one who will be able to help you. Please do not start supplementing the dog with anything without talking to your vet first, a scary-large number..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Solomon
6 months ago
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"IANAV but cats don't need the carbs that dogs do.
Dogs don't need those carbs either. The fact that manufacturers add them doesn't mean dogs need them.
That said, a couple of treats a day likely won't hurt (I use dry cat kibble as a portable..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by freshwater_pr0n
6 months ago
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"Some nurses at the blood donor clinic recently told me that nothing rehydrates except for water
Nonsense, these nurses should be ashamed of themselves for perpetuating old wives' tales like that. Anything that contains water will rehydrate you,..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by ch1x0r, pamccf, peacheater
6 months ago
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"In an active dog, IMO TPLO is really the only way to go. To my knowledge this surgery has the best long-term success rate and results in a very stable joint. I would not consider anything else if this were my dog (unless the ortho vet has a..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by shinyblackdog
6 months ago
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"I went through this at about the same age, it went away after a while. I wouldn't take it as a "sign" of anything other than your hormones doing what natural selection has programmed them to do. If you're not in a place where you're..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by hecho de la basura
7 months ago
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"Find another vet, preferably one who specializes in cats. There are a number of different things this could be, and just throwing antibiotics at it to no effect is not what I would consider good medicine (if the cat isn't coughing/sneezing up mucous..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by Arqa
7 months ago
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"Incidentally, biscotti, can you list the WDJ top ten?
Well, they don't actually do a top 10 anymore, because there are so many foods which meet their criteria for approval on the market now.
Here's what made this year's list which are also..." [
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favorited 7 times, recently by lost_cause, shr1n1
7 months ago
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"What's the worst that can happen? If you love him then say it back, and mean it, because then no matter what happens, you were honest and stayed true to yourself. And if you aren't ready to say it back and mean it, then don't. No amount of..." [
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favorited 3 times, recently by yeahme2, oneirodynia, sockpup
7 months ago
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"human health question get a mix of answers and experiences but pet questions have an heightened sense of urgency and appeal to professionals.
Humans can generally decide to take responsibility for their own health issues, can describe how they..." [
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favorited 1 time, recently by mediareport
7 months ago
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"My first year of marriage wasn't like some, but I know that many people find the upheaval involved in trying to synchronize goals and finding out that you're not necessarily on ALL the same pages extremely stressful. And it can be all too easy to..." [
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7 months ago
