Pets - Discussion and Pics

Tu_triky wrote:

I'll make sure to wear padded clothing & head gear if I visit any stables anytime soon.

A helmet/brains bucket is always a sound idea. ;)

Eve wrote:

A helmet/brains bucket is always a sound idea. ;)

:hehe: :hehe:

Geezer wrote:I love my dog. I like my cats. They ain't my children.

Right on.

I think it disrespects animals to dress them up like people...

Love them for what they are, not what they aren't.

bmwracer wrote:
Right on.

I think it disrespects animals to dress them up like people...

Love them for what they are, not what they aren't.

Aaah I think some of them look so cute in their little outfits. :good: To each his own. The only thing I wonder about is.....Don't dogs sweat through their skin so aren't those full outfits on little dogs keeping them too warm? :sweat:

Enna wrote:

Aaah I think some of them look so cute in their little outfits. :good: To each his own. The only thing I wonder about is.....Don't dogs sweat through their skin so aren't those full outfits on little dogs keeping them too warm? :sweat:

Actually dogs don't have sweat glands on their skin - they use their tongue to dissipate heat which is why on a hot day, dogs always hang out their tongues.

Like thtl said, dogs and similar don't sweat, they pant to dissipate heat. :)

thtl wrote:
Actually dogs don't have sweat glands on their skin - they use their tongue to dissipate heat which is why on a hot day, dogs always hang out their tongues.

bmwracer wrote:Like thtl said, dogs and similar don't sweat, they pant to dissipate heat. :)

Thanks for your answers guys. I never had a dog for a pet so I wasn't sure. :)

Enna wrote:Thanks for your answers guys. I never had a dog for a pet so I wasn't sure. :)

Don't cats pant as well?

At the zoo you always see lions and tigers panting... It looks like they're saying :bleh:


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bmwracer wrote:
Don't cats pant as well?

At the zoo you always see lions and tigers panting... It looks like they're saying :bleh:


:hehe:

Good one bmw! :hehe: Yeah they do, but unlike dogs, you very rarely see cats all dressed up like children, by their owners. :bleh: :P

Enna wrote:

Good one bmw! :hehe: Yeah they do, but unlike dogs, you very rarely see cats all dressed up like children, by their owners. :bleh: :P

That's true. Most cats wouldn't take too kindly to being dressed up :P

My Baby~Lucky~
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Stevie wrote:My Baby~Lucky~
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[fangirl mode] Soo cute!!! :smitten:

Thankyou very much! shes very cute :D

@Stevie: Lucky is sooo beautiful! Her coloring is so luscious.

bmwracer wrote:Love them for what they are, not what they aren't.

@b-kun: You sound exactly like the Dog Whisperer Have you watched the TV show "The Dog Whisperer" on the National Geographic Channel? Cesar Milan is amazing with dogs. He re-trains dogs who have serious behavior problems. He keeps trying to teach the owners that first they have to be the pack leaders and treat their dogs as dogs, and secondly treat them as little cute pets in order to get them to behave. I don't even own a dog and I have learned so much from watching that show.

Enna wrote:@b-kun: You sound exactly like the Dog Whisperer Have you watched the TV show "The Dog Whisperer" on the National Geographic Channel?

I don't have cable/satellite/etc.

bmwracer wrote:
I don't have cable/satellite/etc.

I forgot. Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) has been on Oprah's show and other non-cable TV shows. If you ever get a chance to watch him in action with dogs he is absolutley amazing. First thing he tells the owners is that their energy has to be calm and in command of their dogs. That same pack leader mentality doesn't work on my cats. They ain't having none of that stuff. :shakehead: :hehe:

Enna wrote:I forgot. Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) has been on Oprah's show and other non-cable TV shows. If you ever get a chance to watch him in action with dogs he is absolutley amazing. First thing he tells the owners is that their energy has to be calm and in command of their dogs. That same pack leader mentality doesn't work on my cats. They ain't having none of that stuff. :shakehead: :hehe:

I should recommend that show to my two neighbors: their dogs seem to bark incessantly and nothing short of a brick will stop them. :shakehead:

bmwracer wrote:
I should recommend that show to my two neighbors: their dogs seem to bark incessantly and nothing short of a brick will stop them. :shakehead:

I think he also has a book out called "The Dog Whisperer." Maybe you should buy it for them and leave it as a secret gift on their front steps. ;) All of your neighbors will thank you.

Enna wrote:

I forgot. Cesar Milan (aka the Dog Whisperer) has been on Oprah's show and other non-cable TV shows. If you ever get a chance to watch him in action with dogs he is absolutley amazing. First thing he tells the owners is that their energy has to be calm and in command of their dogs. That same pack leader mentality doesn't work on my cats. They ain't having none of that stuff. :shakehead: :hehe:

Yea, I've seen him on Oprah. He gets right into the psyche of the dogs. He's pretty amazing.

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@Eve: I hope you don't mind that I posted the pic of your beautiful new (half Corgi, 3year old) dog Darley in this thread. Congrats! :applaud: She is so beautiful! Enjoy! :woot: :D