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Post by Valerie on Oct 11, 2018 3:31:43 GMT 8
I meant to post this few days ago. She was so cute cuddling up next to me, and just snoring away.
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Post by Valerie on Oct 24, 2018 20:22:52 GMT 8
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Post by anzu2snow on Oct 31, 2018 7:25:24 GMT 8
I have 2 cats. Rosie's a tortoiseshell or tortie, and Tasha's a Turkish Van. They really don't get along. Rosie clings to me like glue and is extremely protective of me. Even if I'm 'paying attention' to humans, she gets jealous and wary of them. Tasha's terrified of Rosie and clings to someone else. She's polydactyl (has more toes than most cats), has rabbit like soft fur, barks like a dog when startled, and loves water. They're both odd. Here's a couple pics of Rosie: Here's a couple pics of Tasha (I don't take nearly as many pics of her):
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Post by Yuki on Nov 16, 2018 12:03:57 GMT 8
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Post by Valerie on Dec 7, 2018 19:28:09 GMT 8
My comfort & joy, Willow hasn’t left my side lately.
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Post by Valerie on Dec 16, 2018 7:26:57 GMT 8
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Post by Valerie on Dec 21, 2018 2:40:49 GMT 8
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Post by Yuki on Jan 9, 2019 8:07:01 GMT 8
I don't think I ever posted the dog I had when I was with my ex. He decided he wanted to keep the dog when I left, and I didn't argue because I didn't have anywhere for him or money to take care of him right away anyway. But he was a good dog. He learned most tricks pretty easily and he loved going hiking, climbing up the rocks on the trail, etc. But at the same time, he knew to calm down in the house so he was never destructive. We were told he was probably an Australian Shepherd mixed with a Chow, and that seemed pretty accurate. I love mixes of both breeds, now... even though a full blooded Australian Shepherd would probably be a little overwhelming for me. But mixed ones always seem to be very well behaved and know when to calm down. Anyway, I do miss how fun he was and how we could take him anywhere because he never chewed stuff or had accidents. We'd even take him to my ex's mom's house and he never touched any of the stuffed animals laying around, even when we had to leave him alone in there. He knew what toys were his and didn't touch anything else, he was like that since we brought him home. He did have some anxiety though, which my ex didn't help by yelling at him for no reason all the time... just because he was a jackass. But, this was him doing his favorite thing: Odin had a very similar personality, just lazier and more stranger-friendly... and more fragile by a long shot. He had trouble just going up and down stairs. lol. He wouldn't have been able to get to where Toby was in that pic. I miss both, though. Toby is the reason I wanted a dog in the first place, was because I missed having him around and how he meant I had to get out of bed. Odin just happened to have a lot of similarities, which I thought was cool... especially since I wanted one that was similar to Toby. Like, well mannered in the house, and everything.
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Post by Ativan Prescribed on Jan 9, 2019 8:41:59 GMT 8
The day will come when you can have another, maybe like this one with a little zodin mixed in...
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Post by Yuki on Jan 9, 2019 9:10:46 GMT 8
The day will come when you can have another, maybe like this one with a little zodin mixed in... A good mix of the two would be pretty cool. Odin was very similar to Toby. He could also be trusted to not be destructive, ever. The main difference was, Odin was friendlier with strangers... which I wanted. Toby would snap at strangers until he got to know them. It made me feel safe to be home alone but also I worried about him biting people that came over. Lol. One he got to know someone though, he was fine and playful with them. But he definitely tried to bite a couple people the first time meeting them. Kind of scary. He wanted to protect me a lot. But Toby was sturdier. Odin scraped himself a couple times on the stairs here, and slipped and fell a lot. So I was always worried about him getting really hurt. So... I guess sturdier than Odin but definitely friendlier than Toby would be nice, if I could create my own dog. And keep everything those two had in common the same. Lol. But we'll have to wait and see what we get.. I'll be looking for small, friendly, sturdy, and some energy for playing and hiking but not too much to handle.. not like the lab that's in this house that is constantly on the go and jumping in your face and I never see her sleep. That's too much. Fun sometimes, but too much to be around 24/7. I'd rather just play with a dog like that for a while and then give it back to it's owner. Hahaha. Teaching tricks to a dog like that is fun though, I'll admit that much. They're ready to do anything all the time...
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Post by Valerie on Feb 3, 2019 13:52:00 GMT 8
Precious daughters of mine
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Post by Yuki on Mar 9, 2019 12:12:32 GMT 8
Hubby got off of work early today, and the crate came in the mail, so we did a thing. Meet Jax:
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Post by Ativan Prescribed on Mar 9, 2019 12:27:22 GMT 8
Looks like the right size dog to have given how easy the situation can change, hopefully it just gets better, but things change and that is the right size to me, easy to take care of and teach tricks to, like jumping through a hoop and that is one step better than shaking hands/paws. First the gotta go out thing, that's pretty important. good looking dog, takes a good picture, looks like it knows when to do the cute pose, lol.
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Post by Yuki on Mar 9, 2019 13:01:04 GMT 8
Looks like the right size dog to have given how easy the situation can change, hopefully it just gets better, but things change and that is the right size to me, easy to take care of and teach tricks to, like jumping through a hoop and that is one step better than shaking hands/paws. First the gotta go out thing, that's pretty important. good looking dog, takes a good picture, looks like it knows when to do the cute pose, lol. If, by the "gotta go out thing", you mean house training, then yeah he definitely needs that. I don't think he has the slightest clue what that is. I doubt anyone taught him. So he doesn't have the "Oh I'm outside, guess I'll pee" understanding. He's more like, "outside is scary, I'm going to wait until I'm safe to pee," which is inside. Lol. He hasn't had an accident yet.. we keep stopping him. But no pee outside yet, either. He'll get it eventually. But he is 4 so it might take some time, if he never learned to associate outside with bathroom. Besides that, he seems like a good dog so far. It's only been a few hours... but he's been pretty quiet. Might have some very slight separation anxiety, but that could also be because he doesn't feel safe here yet. He's also a bundle of nerves. But at the shelter he wasn't so nervous, so I'm sure he'll get better. Also he loves treats, so training tricks will probably be relatively easy. And he loves laps and hubby wanted a lap dog. It's almost like having a cat that you can take places with you. He's 10lbs so he's about the size of a cat, too. And that fits under literally every weight limit I've seen on a rental... the smallest weight limit I ever saw was 15. So, no trouble there. If somewhere allows dogs, they'll allow him no problem. The only concern was, his previous owners had him for a week apparently before deciding they didn't have time for him. When they gave him to the shelter, they checked every box seemingly carelessly because they checked off things that contradicted each other. Such as, "loves treats" and "does not like treats". They also told them he bit someone. Not sure how true that is, since no one has seen so much as a growl from him even when he's being scared. But he was put on bite quarantine for 10 days. But since we hung out in the play area with him for a while and we talked to a few of the staff about him who all said he was always sweet to them, and he seemed to like all of them, we just assumed it was either a lie, or someone was harassing him to the point where he felt the need to bite... which isn't his fault. So we took the chance on him because he was definitely very sweet to us, if you can't tell by the fact that he keeps climbing into hubby's lap lol. Anyway, he's shy and nervous, but after reading his history I feel like he'll get over that and be just fine. He was apparently shy an nervous when he first got to the shelter too, and then was fine.
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Post by Ativan Prescribed on Mar 10, 2019 12:20:57 GMT 8
I've had to take care of so many lost and scared animals, there is a blend of them all in my head. Dogs if they are scared and nervous, just need to be taken with and spend time with whatever is causing it. Outside is a big one, but as soon as they realize they can run and play in the backyard, they go nuts for it. Taking them for walks is the way to get them used to you and outside stuff that is scary, cars and other people, other dogs even. Use a leash and always hold it straight up as much as you can. When they are next to you, you just tug it up slightly, very slightly a little goes a long ways when you do it that way. Then you take that step forward and if you want, use a command word, but really that's a simple thing and they catch on quick enough and don't need that. What it does is to teach them to stay next to you, you move, they move, and they will not need that gentle tug. The reason it works that way is because pulling forward makes them instinctively pull back, you'd do the same thing, its the wait a minute, hold on here what are you doing to me thing. The straight up tiny tug works because it is right on that choke point on their neck more or less, it gets their attention and fast. So just getting them to step when you do is the first one and then the of course tug to stop, and if you can get them to sit, then fine. This works in its own way for damn near every animal I have used it or an abbreviated way, horses, llama, goats learn it fast, cats get the entire thing and if they want, they will go along with it. Horses are a little different because it's hard to pull up when walking with them, riding is a different thing and they want to work with you, it is in their nature to do that. For some reason, they are always trying to please if things are going right, they are always talking to you and giving you the horse sign language they use, it's complicated but easy enough to learn. They expect you to just know it for some reason, and when you do, they kinda give you this happy to be with you reward as best they can, even turning to look you in the eye is one of those, it's a good sign. Dogs are the same way but they react to things differently, they are the other animal that wants to be your buddy partner what can they do to make you happy. Just using that with them and talking, always talking to them in a way they know you are and not just talking goes a long ways for them, and they do the same reward as best they can, a look in the eye is an always with them. But use a leash lightly and done right, you get to a point that using one isn't needed, they stay and obey word commands in the way you talk to them, it doesn't have to be a command word. Lotta stuff in there that I've used and it works for me, I get really pissed when I see people pulling their dogs with a leash and then bitching at them because they have to and that scares a dog and they pull back harder because they know you are pissed at them and would you walk up to you if you were poissed at you? If a goat can be leashed trained, and they can very easily, then it pretty much tells you that the technique works, because how many goats on a leash do you see everyday?
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