Cats and Dogs, Dogs and cats

[Loricybin]

Why do cats and dogs insist on drinking water from the swimming pool and toilet when there is plenty of fresh water in their bowls? Do they like the additional bacteria and chemicals? ;)

 

it's gotta be that "grass is greener" syndrome.

 

i have a litter of kittens being raised by their mother in one room seperate from the other cats, and whenever the mom sneaks out of the room, what's the first thing she does?

 

why, go for the other cats' food dish of course!

not to mention their water dish and their cat box.

 

and the more i think about it, the more funny it is, because even I do this. . .

 

often, when i'm at a friend's house, i get hungrier because its not MY food.;)

 

i think it could also be to conserve their own personal stash of water or food, on top of the fact that it's different.

[Racoon]

Bruiser the Pit Bull is still doing well.

He's a real Handful..

Man can he play Tug!

 

Just had all his shots and he's neutered.

The people who were gonna' adopt him lost their jobs.. :hyper: :singer:

 

He has to go to a good home. He won't be euthanized.. :confused:

He's so full of VIM and VINEGAR!

 

Teaching and entertaining him is a lot of work!So's scooping all that extra Skat..

It's like having a kid.

[Racoon]

My younger brother took Bruiser for at least a few days...

He likes "Bruise" but I don't think he realizes how much work the lil' rascal is. (sheeesh)

 

The place is so quiet all of a sudden.

The cat can finally relax :)

 

Am seriously considering a trip to the pet store

Another Tarantula in my life ;) :)

 

creepy-crawly,

[Drip Curl Magic]

I've been wanting a ferret for so long.

 

Anyone know where I can start looking?

[Racoon]

Its Official!

 

My Brother is not going to give-up Bruiser.

He was over there for a trial run.

They love him, and he really likes it there! :love: :dog:

 

I just talked to him. Seems Bruiser had an altercation w/ a neighbor dog. Bruiser was a nice gentledog about it, although he could have killed that mut.

I put A LOT of work into that little pit! Since I found him abandoned at the park on a cold, wet, winter day.... :rain: :rain: :umbrella:

I wasn't a big fan of Pits to begin with.

But, like kids, Its HOW you raise them that determines how they behave.

If you hear an awfull Pit story.... Its probably the *BLEEPin'* owners! :evil:

 

Score another 1 for the Good Guys! :singer:

[Racoon]

He's BAaaaaaaaaaaack! :wave:

 

My brothers LandLord told him that even though they allow dogs, he had to get rid of Bruiser because of "Breed Discrimination".

 

I was enjoying a nice relaxing time with just Tinkerbell the Cat and Clancy the goofy Golden...

 

Pitbulls have a bad rep. And I didn't really like them at first.

But they CAN be great dogs when properly raised. :girl_hug: :boy_hug:

 

Everything is Tug again,

Racoon

[Cedars]

He's BAaaaaaaaaaaack! :wave:

 

My brothers LandLord told him that even though they allow dogs, he had to get rid of Bruiser because of "Breed Discrimination".

 

I was enjoying a nice relaxing time with just Tinkerbell the Cat and Clancy the goofy Golden...

 

Pitbulls have a bad rep. And I didn't really like them at first.

But they CAN be great dogs when properly raised. :girl_hug: :boy_hug:

 

Everything is Tug again,

Racoon

 

Pits do have a bad rap. But like all terriers they were bred to kill/disable something. People do forget this with the terriers. Whatever you teach a pit to do, it will do with all its heart and energy. They are an amazing dog.

 

But like all dog breeds you will encounter alpha's. So there are pits who can not be alone/trusted with other animals or children. Just as there are rotties/shepards/labs/etc who cannot be trusted with other animals or children. There are people capable of keeping and controling an alpha but most people are not trained enough to do so. Most people cannot control an alpha cocker spaniel. And most cannot spot an alpha in a whirling mass of puppies hopping around playing with everything moving, when deciding on which puppy they are going to take home that day.

[Racoon]

Bruiser update:

 

He is what you would call a "pocket pit" he's smaller and "red" in color. He is So Full of Piss and Vim!!!

 

I almost don't know what to do?

I try and run it out of him, but he is endless in his energy! :confused:

 

Help Me please!??

[Cedars]

Bruiser update:

 

He is what you would call a "pocket pit" he's smaller and "red" in color. He is So Full of Piss and Vim!!!

 

I almost don't know what to do?

I try and run it out of him, but he is endless in his energy! :confused:

 

Help Me please!??

 

How old is the dog?

Have you begun obedience training yet?

Have you ever trained a dog before?

What do you do with the dog now in play and exercise?

How much time do you have each day?

[ingannilo]

I had a dog that lived to be 22.

I had 13 cats that all died.

 

I don't know if I can bring myself to domesticate any more animals. With perhaps the exception of a wife eventually.

[Racoon]

How old is the dog?

Have you begun obedience training yet?

Have you ever trained a dog before?

What do you do with the dog now in play and exercise?

How much time do you have each day?

 

 

Hes about 2 1/2 years old..

No obedience training. I found him abandoned in a park on a cold winter day a couple months ago. (see earlier posts)

But seems he has had some training. He sits, goes right into a cage when ordered ,and lets you know if he needs to go potty. :)

He's well mannered, except that he gets so excited.

 

I took him for runs; Bruiser on a leash, and me on a Mtn. Bike. Right?

I can run the piss outta' him that way.

But last time some dude had his Lab outside off a leash, and Bruiser DARTED towards it. he yanked me hard, I flipped on my bike and it just about broke my Arm and Elbow! :hyper: (OUCHEE!!) plus I can't afford a broken arm...

Cars almost ran me over when I lay helpless in the street! :doh:

 

When he was with my brother he was more mellow, because he didn't have competition from other dogs and cats.

 

My Mom put him on an adoption site at her/their Animal rescue site. I should post the Web-site...But Pit-bulls rarely get adopted out. :(

Meanwhile he's great! Just plays Tug and chews evreything up in sight!

Has to go potty like 8 times a day 'cuz his bladder is the size of a Walnut.:)

 

But it was nice without him too though!

 

like I said, he's a "pocket-pit". kinda' small, But he IS strong and muscular for a little dog.

He sleeps next to me. He's a little "Cuddle-Bun" :)

he weighs 54 pounds when I took him to the vet last for his shots., although I thought he only weighed about 35 when I picked him up...

 

He has changed my mind about pits as dogs.

I love the lil' sucker. Thats why I need to set him Free!!

to a good home of course.

The Pound would only put him to sleep, cuz he is a pit...

I've put far too much effort into that little poop to give up now! ;)

 

Thanks for the inquiry Cedars,

Maybe you can advise me some on what I told you in this post?:)

[Queso]

 

I don't know if I can bring myself to domesticate any more animals. With perhaps the exception of a wife eventually.

 

LAUGH OUT LOUD JOHN

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:) :) ;) :( :) :hyper: :doh: :) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Cedars]

Hes about 2 1/2 years old..

No obedience training. I found him abandoned in a park on a cold winter day a couple months ago. (see earlier posts)

But seems he has had some training. He sits, goes right into a cage when ordered ,and lets you know if he needs to go potty. :shocked:

He's well mannered, except that he gets so excited.

 

I took him for runs; Bruiser on a leash, and me on a Mtn. Bike. Right?

I can run the piss outta' him that way.

But last time some dude had his Lab outside off a leash, and Bruiser DARTED towards it. he yanked me hard, I flipped on my bike and it just about broke my Arm and Elbow! :rolleyes: (OUCHEE!!) plus I can't afford a broken arm...

Cars almost ran me over when I lay helpless in the street! :surprise:

 

Thanks for the inquiry Cedars,

Maybe you can advise me some on what I told you in this post?:confused:

 

 

I was going to suggest the bike thing. This is where obedience training comes in to play. You have to be able to control the dog. Stay is important.

 

You may still be able to use this method, if you spend around 20 minutes a day with the obedience training. One of the things I have found disapointing with obedience classes is they do not teach "pull".

 

I had dogs who I could untangle with voice and hand commands from the house. It blew people away when they were over visiting and the dog had wrapped the chain between the tree and the bird feeder.

 

Pull pull pull...

Stay.

Get that way (pointing right)

Pull pull pull

Stay.

Go on Get. Go on Get..

stay.

Get This way (pointing left)

pull pull pull

Stay.

you get the idea.

 

The dogs would hop around soo happy when they had the full length again.

 

I would also suggest Get Right, Get Left instead. My get this way/that way was harder for the dogs to learn.

 

One question. How long was the lead you used on the bike? Mine was 25 feet long to give the dog some lead and me some stopping time.

 

Having a dog trained to Stay on command. Down on command etc is so vital. This may allow you to use swiming / fetch later, off leash.

 

Hope this helped some!

 

Forgot to tell you. One of the dogs I had trained to do this was a deaf pit bull who could only do this via hand signals.

[jaye]

quote <like I said, he's a "pocket-pit". kinda' small, But he IS strong and muscular for a little dog.

He sleeps next to me. He's a little "Cuddle-Bun"

he weighs 54 pounds when I took him to the vet last for his shots., although I thought he only weighed about 35 when I picked him up...> end quote

 

54 pounds is not small at all for a pit bull, 35 pounds is quite normal. he is in no way a pocket pit. pocket pits are teeny miniature dogs.

[Racoon]

Bruiser update:

 

He is what you would call a "pocket pit" he's smaller and "red" in color. He is So Full of Piss and Vim!!!

 

I almost don't know what to do?

I try and run it out of him, but he is endless in his energy! :lol:

 

Help Me please!??

 

 

This is "who" I was talking about :lol:

 

[TheBigDog]

Charlie has been a bad dog. He was outside on his chain, as he spends most of his days. #1 was out front talking on the phone when Charlie came walking up to him, off the chain. He had no collar on. Apprantly he had managed to slip off his collar and take a run around the neighbor hood.

 

About an hour later the police showed up to let me know that he had killed one of the neighbor's cats while he was out. No citations are going to be filed because when the police came he was in the house, and the cat he killed was also running loose when it was killed. But those technicalities don't change the sad facts of what happened. Now I have to go make peace with a neighbor who belives I have a vicious dog, and is scared for their kids. Not the way I thought this peaceful Sunday would end up.

 

I don't know exactly how I should handle this. I take very good precautions with Charlie to keep him in. He has not gotten loose in over a year. But all the precautions don't change his nature. While he is kind to humans and dogs, he is dangerous to virtually all other animals. He has now killed 2 cats, 2 rabbits (domestic), 2 chickens, a raccoon, at least one squirrel, and several snakes. And the story at the pound when we picked him up was that he was born on a farm, but had killed a goat so the farmer had brought him to the pound. We have had Charlie for 8 years, and I am not prepared to put him down, or give him up for these actions. But I am at a loss as to how much more I can do to protect other animals from him on the chance that he in fact gets loose again. :(

 

Bill

[Racoon]

Wow BigDog..

 

Just try and 'think' of it from Charlie's view.. he does what comes natural.. Kill! :(

You have a fine specimen of a canine. Do the best you can to minimize collateral damage.

You can't punish some domesticated Alpha pets to your liking. I had a cat who was similar in homocidal potential.

You accept it as a sign of strength and survival evolution...

 

Killed a Raccoon?? :bwa: Uh-Oh! :(