Crazy animal lady thread - sperg about your pets here

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w1tchbastard said:
I can attest to this, though it depends on the gender of your dog and cat for how long it might take. If you do keep the kitten, you have to introduce them slowly and keep a close eye on them. You have to be calm and do not be anxious, especially if your dog hasn't seen a cat before. Definitely put a muzzle on your dog since it not only prevents biting, but protects their eyes. Let the dog sniff the cat, and make sure to do it at a pace that best works for the animals.
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My dog comes from a breeder that has a farm with various animals including cats. She loves cats. My main worry was how rough she likes to play. Thankfully, she's actually very gentle with the kitten. The kitten is somehow rougher than a hyperactive mastiff. The meetings between the two are generally about an hour long.

Little tip for anyone who has ended up with a kitten out of nowhere: Do not let the kitten run around for hours on end. They need a nap schedule. Had to put mine on the same one my dog had as a puppy. She's not as nippy now. Gets pissed when I put her back in her crate for naps, but whatever.
 
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Agent Abe Caprine said:
My dog comes from a breeder that has a farm with various animals including cats. She loves cats. My main worry was how rough she likes to play. Thankfully, she's actually very gentle with the kitten. The kitten is somehow rougher than a hyperactive mastiff. The meetings between the two are generally about an hour long.
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Honestly, it makes sense. Typically, female dogs are actually more likely to be able to cohabit with male cats, so you're in luck in that regard. Just make sure to keep an eye on them and everything should go relatively fine. If anything, dogs tend to be more scared of cats than cats are of them. All in all, I wish you good luck
 
w1tchbastard said:
Honestly, it makes sense. Typically, female dogs are actually more likely to be able to cohabit with male cats, so you're in luck in that regard. Just make sure to keep an eye on them and everything should go relatively fine. If anything, dogs tend to be more scared of cats than cats are of them. All in all, I wish you good luck
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The cat is female. She was called Little Guy because I didn't notice she was a calico at the time. Changed her name to Sasha because she's so sassy. Have a feeling these two are going to be partners in crime.
 
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This is my little buddy. I love her. First pet I've ever had as an adult. She is the sweetest and most loving little bug. She sleeps on the pillow next to me and wakes me up in the morning by poking me in the face with her paw. I honestly don't know how I would have made it through the past few years without her.

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I have a question I need to ask and I don't want to put it on other parts of the farms because I need serious replies. The dog died in June and my family recently adopted a new one without even telling me they were going. I was met with negativity when I criticized the decision. We live in a second floor apartment and the neighbors have blamed us multiple times for other owners not cleaning up after their dogs. I was confronted in a really aggressive manner by neighbors earlier in the year and was left crying it was so bad. So I'm not really up for walking a dog and having someone else's dog poop thrown on the porch by nasty neighbors.

We can't really use the yard because one of these nasty neighbors has three dogs that bark constantly if they so much as sense your presence. They started barking like mad because I dropped something when I was on the third floor. :roll:

Anyway, my main concern is that said dog is a pitbull. I've never known an aggressive one. But I live in Philly and dog fighting is a big problem here. Said dog is about two years old. She was picked up by the police and taken to ACCT. She was only on a hold for a few days. So she has not been fostered or tested with cats. I have no idea what this dog has been through. She could have been a child's pet that wandered off. She could have been dumped by a dog fighter or backyard breeder. ACCT is the only animal intake in the city and they are overcrowded. So they try to move animals out quickly. I just think that adopting a pitbull that has only been at ACCT for a few days and did not go through the foster program first is very risky. I wouldn't be so concerned if she had been tested in a foster home with cats.

My cats are one and two years old and run around a lot. So I'm concerned with prey drive. Lola can climb and jump like a jungle cat. She can get to the highest cabinets with no problem. But Charlie sucks at jumping and climbing. He's small for a male cat and his legs are kinda short. When he gets scared he just hides under things. There's a third, older cat that only coms in at night. I'm not as worried about him since he's mostly outdoors. But he's starting to show his age and staying in more when it's cold. I wasn't around when he was a baby so I'm not the one who let him roam until it was too late to make him an indoor cat.

My family says if I'm alone I can keep her in a crate. But that seems unfair. I don't want to coop a dog up like that. This apartment has a big attic that I use as a bedroom. It has a door and it closes securely. But it seems unfair for the cats to be up here all the time because I'm afraid. Although I have a feeling they may choose to stay up here themselves. I feel really weird feeling this way. I think it's because I have been through a lot of awful things and these cats have become my reason for trying to move forward. If anything happened to them I think I would break.

Should I be frightened or am I overblowing things? I'm told the dog is very docile. But aggression towards people is different than aggression towards other animals. And this dog has not been tested for compatibility with cats.
 
Dysnomia said:
We can't really use the yard because one of these nasty neighbors has three dogs that bark constantly if they so much as sense your presence. They started barking like mad because I dropped something when I was on the third floor. :roll:

Anyway, my main concern is that said dog is a pitbull. I've never known an aggressive one. But I live in Philly and dog fighting is a big problem here. Said dog is about two years old. She was picked up by the police and taken to ACCT.
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I'm just quoting this part but I'm replying to what you wrote. I have experience living with a few bully breeds and some close relatives used to have pitbulls and have had cats for as long as I can remember. I gave some advice here that I think would be useful here.
w1tchbastard said:
I can attest to this, though it depends on the gender of your dog and cat for how long it might take. If you do keep the kitten, you have to introduce them slowly and keep a close eye on them. You have to be calm and do not be anxious, especially if your dog hasn't seen a cat before. Definitely put a muzzle on your dog since it not only prevents biting, but protects their eyes. Let the dog sniff the cat, and make sure to do it at a pace that best works for the animals.
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You absolutely have valid concerns. You'll need to walk your dog a lot as well, so I'd recommend finding a harness, a leash that works best for you, and even one of those choke collars (it prevents them from lunging as much when attached to a leash.) I'd also recommend walking her to get her used to the neighborhood, preferably when there aren't as many dogs out. Also get toys that she can get her energy out on.
With your other circumstances, I'd recommend getting evidence about what's happening in regards to the dog shit problem. Hell, even compare shit size if that's what it takes.
 
Dysnomia said:
Should I be frightened or am I overblowing things? I'm told the dog is very docile. But aggression towards people is different than aggression towards other animals. And this dog has not been tested for compatibility with cats.
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I've had large dog breeds that get a bad rap, Dobermans, Rotties my last big doggie was a bull arab who loved people and hated dogs (he was a rescue) I didn't trust him around small kids or stranger animals.

So if that dog hasn't been tested i don't care how nice and docile it is, it only takes one trigger for it to snap and hurt your kitties or someone else. Taking on another dog so soon without consultation was a poor (if not misguided attempt to heal) idea. Close relative adopted a poor abused pure breed (show dog) chihuahua he's the sweetest little guy you'd ever meet, but the original owners tormented and beat him i'm talking they used him like a football and broke the little guys ribs. He's 4kg soaking wet he's usually fine with me but if i approach him suddenly or startle him he'll bite because he gets frightened and he's gotten me good a few times.

I would not trust him around small children or strangers due to the aggression, that's a tiny dog with very few teeth. I'd definitely not trust a large dog breed with a history of known aggression and you don't have a history or check on it's temperament.

So no i don't think you're overacting especially if your in an area with known dog fighting and dog baiting with niggos and beaners.


In other news my doofus of a terrier decided he would rip his dew claw out playing ball, and tore the inside of his foot pad. 1 emergency consultation later he has to go in to surgery to have the torn part of the dew claw removed and now has a bandage on his foot that he hates. Luckily it's before christmas and isn't an emergency vet pricing.
 
I just scared my dog half to death tuning an acoustic guitar I got someone for Christmas. Now I'm spending Christmas eve eve trying to let her know guitars are good by clicking the clicker everytime she looks at it. You'd think a dog that falls asleep to metal would enjoy guitars.

Just made sure nothing suddenly changed by putting on some Slayer. No fucks given.
 

It sounds like crazy dog lady shit but I do wonder if dog-hair mittens and dog-hair hats would repel the rain and snow better than other fibers. That article from NYT says that Great Pyrs- my breed of dog - are the best for this kind of project, and I believe it, cause the shed hair is wooly in nature, sticks to itself better than it sticks to fabric or other things, and is decently long (like, 2.5-3 inches per strand.) Another advantage of Pyr hair is that it's white or offwhite and potentially dyes well. I was figuring a drop spindle and a set of carding combs is not that much overhead cost to get me started. I can easily crochet a beanie cap and with a little practice I bet mittens are probably doable too. What do you think? Crazy shit or interesting idea?

Agent Abe Caprine said:
I just scared my dog half to death tuning an acoustic guitar I got someone for Christmas. Now I'm spending Christmas eve eve trying to let her know guitars are good by clicking the clicker everytime she looks at it. You'd think a dog that falls asleep to metal would enjoy guitars.

Just made sure nothing suddenly changed by putting on some Slayer. No fucks given.
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recorded music sounds much different to dogs than an instrument playing IRL. I imagine it's like the difference to us between hearing someone's voice over a landline phone vs. in person.
 
So, due to very sudden, and very upsetting problems, I have to find a new dog. I've never adopted a dog before, but we need another guard dog. How do I go about seeing if the dogs at the shelter are going to be good with my chickens?

The strays that've broken into my yard are still around, and I feel so unsafe without a guard dog...
 
Premium Gonzo said:
I hate seeing our native lizards being treated so poorly in Muricans hands. They are sweeties though, blue tongues are my favourites though they are fat sass factories.
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That bit breaks my heart. But the first 15 seconds of the video where the guy zooms in on a well kept beardie and asks "do you like my youtube videos?!" and yells at you to subscribe why don'cha gave me a 1Up.
 
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