fjordfolk

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I love troj to death but thank heck i only have one of her, because if both my dogs were this slow i think id have seizures

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sillier than even a lizard?

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I use dry food on walks as a midrange reward (reinforcement but not snout glue) and sometimes its cheap cat food sometimes its someones kibble but i had a bag of barking heads golden years for spart to try and it was the closest to the door llast time i refilled the pouch. And theyre both MAD abt this food. I haven't had response like this since sausages??

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Have you been bitten by a dog?

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And maybe I'm pessimistic about it because your typical toy/companion nonshedding coat (your maltese, poodle, bichons etc) require a type of grooming I personally do not enjoy which makes it a dealbreaker for me. But i think there is a notable difference between what i expect my shelties to put up with for a full groom vs what the neighbourhood bichoodle was expected to be okay with. Especially considering his owners hadn't laid the proper foundation in handling, and he was in fact not comfortable with buzzers around his ears, eyes, or testicles.

i get the allure of nonshedding breeds but i feel like a large section of the people coming into pet ownership looking for nonshedders do so because they think its lower maintenance and maybe don't fully realise that even if you plan on sending that dog to a groomer every few weeks or whatever you still have to put in the time and training for that dog to be comfortable with the process, because a nonshedding groom tends to be more extensive than that of a shedding coat, and because a nonshedder with fear reactions to handling becomes a welfare concern so fast.

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COMMISSIONS : OPEN!

Being financially unstable is fucking scary, so i'm taking on some commissions to make sure things don't suddenly go tits up.

Terms and conditions are as follows:

Can do:

-Pet portraits.

-Animal OCs.

-Your blorbos as animals.

-Memorial pieces.

-Can be any species, real or not.

Won't do:

-Humans or human OCs (Not yet at least)

-Anthros (Not confident in my ability)

Order process and more info under the cut:

-To order, send me a DM here on my main blog on Tumblr.

-Send me as much information about what you have in mind as possible, (if you do have something specific in mind that is) as well as reference pictures of the animal/character/object you'd like me to draw.

-Prices are as stated above. If you want to add another character to a fullbody fully rendered piece it's an additional 30USD on top of the original cost.

-If i agree to take the commission i'll ask for half the price up front before i start as a non-refundable deposit. The rest you'll pay before i email you the full resolution finished product. This is to make sure i get paid even if my client changes their mind after i've put time into the piece.

-Payments made via Paypal.

-I reserve the right to cancel any order for any reason. If this happens i will obviously transfer your full deposit back to you ASAP.

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what they don't tell u is you can also just hit em with a shoe, which works by the same principle and is a lot cheaper

[fjordfolk]

i get the allure of nonshedding breeds but i feel like a large section of the people coming into pet ownership looking for nonshedders do so because they think its lower maintenance and maybe don't fully realise that even if you plan on sending that dog to a groomer every few weeks or whatever you still have to put in the time and training for that dog to be comfortable with the process, because a nonshedding groom tends to be more extensive than that of a shedding coat, and because a nonshedder with fear reactions to handling becomes a welfare concern so fast.

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it never stops being funny to me when akc breeders will shout up and down abt preservation of foreign breeds but country of origin breeders will look at their stock like

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troj's main source of income is to sit very still. luckily, troj is good at that

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she looks so elegant and poised until you realise shes sitting with her back leg raised because hew widdle paw is cowld

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Out on our evening walk with the dogs off leash and someone set off what i can only assume was a battery of fireworks left over from new years.

Girls didnt bat an eye but it gave me a fckn start

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the people who write "...OH this is about actual dogs😂" on a post by a blog they've followed for 5 years who's never posted anything other than actual dog content are the problem with democracy

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Its ok i dont think we'll be needing it

When its bedtime but u bring ur stinkiest toy just in case

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When its bedtime but u bring ur stinkiest toy just in case

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when i got a dog i thought the most annoying thing would be either the barking or the whining but i was wrong. its when she stares at me intently and shuffles her feet.

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They each have their own separate bed in here.