#anonymasks

[sleiphros]

What is the best seasonal fruit and why

i'll admit, i am not knowledgeable on what fruits become ripe in which seasons, so i *did* look it up

i'm gonna go with lemons: they're used in a wide variety of recipes, the rind is great for both using it as lemon zest as well as garnish for a nice boozy beverage, lemonade is delicious... oranges would be close for similar reasons, but i think lemon is more versatile overall

citrus is just Good, y'know?

[huzzlemug-talk-a-line]

given the chance and opportunity, do you smooch humans!

"WHO'S ASKIN? Do You haves a Widdle LovesyDovesycrush on Huzzles, anonymasker~?

BUT HURMM..... I supposeythink A little Kissaroo from Huzzyme to HumanYou is a no-harmsie-fun, BUT you'd have to getuppy here first. Yous Humans are SOOO smalltiny, And I'm not bendsing over!"

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

I came for the absolutely amazing posts about the incredible tradition of the Mari Lwyd and I stayed for... well, the same thing but everything else as well!

Ha! Yeah, those posts have Picked Up in the last few days. The one of my time in Chepstow was on about 100 notes two weeks ago, and today has hit 8000+ somehow. I am in notifications hell.

Welcome! And thanks for the lovely message! I hope my scratty and poorly-thought-through corner of the internet delivers all you want.

[lost-your-memory]

that cinderella supercorp au was really fun, do u have any other aus for supercorp?

I have MANY AUs ideas for Supercorp, like it’s a whole LIST on a google doc somewhere, but I’m really hesitant about actually writing for this fandom. Hence the half-thought bullet-points fic you got for the Cinderella AU 

Thanks for asking though! 

[dragongirltitties]

So you admit now you're a scalie?

yes what part of “found legally scalie in discord furry court” is so complicated

[abelinajt]

you don't gotta be sad! you'll get there when you'll get there. And then it will be great! We're all still gonna be there when you update, whenever that is, because your writing is awesome! In the mean time you just take care of yourself :)

Thanks, Nonny

I don’t have much of a choice about being sad or not, but I wholeheartedly appreciate the kind words and vote of confidence. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to send me this little note because little notes can mean so much.

You’re beautiful and never let anyone tell you otherwise.

[the-forrest-for-the-trees]

You asked me a rather interesting question, so I ask one in return! What is Dan's -Fire-? What drives him? What is his passion? What fuels it? And what would he be without that spark of flame?- Amasheri

The fire caught its rhythm once true night fell, coaxed and cajoled from dry tinder and damp wood as dusk faded to a silver-dappled dark. Delayed by the afternoon’s drizzle, he’d not gotten their camp in order til well-past supper. Settling instead for a kettle over the flames, he sprinkled a few herbs and thistle into the pot to wait while it boiled, listening while his poor pooch rummaged beyond the shadows of clearing’s edge. Nosing around in a desultory search for trails that might lead to dinner, the beast was at least distracted from its rumbling belly by all the scents unleashed of sodden loam. Chances were, he’d have to settle for the last of their dried venison… not exactly a hardship for his canine companion, though a dog still growing into its paws deserved a better diet.

By now, Dan should have been gazing beyond the dance of amber hues on darkened trees, sipping his campfire-brewed tea on a full belly, reading tales other than his own writ upon stars above. Histories and tragedies, heroes and mythologies… stories to share, one day, with the children he’d lost. The family he’d never had.

He should’ve had a head in his lap half-again the size of his own, shaggy hound wrinkling its nose between snores whenever Dan’s absent strokes trailed off, nudging the man like a glutton while sleeping through it all.

But if what should have been -were-, he’d not be wandering the wilderness alone.

If what could have been, -had- been, he would never be so lost.

If what was, still -was-, he wouldn’t be yearning.

Searching, for that spark.

((Thanks for the anonymask, @laceandlongshots ! A little shorter on the answer this time, but it cost me a lot more thought. Putting me to work here!))

[power-of-barian]

Lifts anonymask away from her face, “Um, surprise! ...?"

“....”

“Knew..it was you...”

“Ah so the stranger was... Agena...” now he had the realization she said she like liked him.

[nightmare3614]

which brand has your toothbrush?

Eurodont

After comparing all the toothbrushes in the store I came to the conclusion that the eurodont has the best price-performance ratio, so it was obviously the best choice.

…

Okay not really, it was the cheapest one I could find.

[coulromancy]

whomstEVER the fuck is throwing shade at my bunfriend is boutta catch a 20 piece mcfuckin hands with a side of knuckle fries. you coward. ye tepid slug. thou noxious rampallian. you are signing yourself UP for a season pass to Trash Clown Smack Down™ brought to you by Scrubway®, you pungent yellow-kettled toadstool. drop the anonymask and meet me in the ring, luchaDORK (ง •̀_•́)ง

[farmersmarkethawaii]

ANONYMASK SOLD OUT ONLINE. The only place that still has it in stock is Hilo @brokenhardened art gallery. #outlawifgotta #manaroad #justlaunch #letumfly #farmersmarkethawaii #maskon #brokenhardened #hypebeast #hypebeastjp (at Oahu)

[huzzlemug-talk-a-line]

sniffs you with a comically long snout . snfsnfsnfsnfsnfsnf

"A Sniffsmell withusing a long snoutnose back to You, Anonymasker!"

SNNNNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF.....

".....You Stink!"

[becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys]

From personal experience, do you think spaniels would be a good idea for a first time dog owner? What are their temperaments and needs?

Ohhhh buddy I am SO HERE for that question you have no idea okay

So there are lots of different breeds under the spaniel umbrella, which means this won’t be a yes or no question BUT HEY it means I get to ramble on about spaniels for a while. The thing to immediately understand, too, is that spaniels actually crop up in more than one group; so while they mostly fall into the Gundogs, there are two in the Toy group and one (that I can think of) in the Utility group, and this has a corresponding impact on what their characteristics are likely to be.

But, the Toys and Utilities all started as Gundogs, so they do retain the basic spaniel temperament and that for the most part ANYWAY let’s get into that.

Temperament

Intelligent-yet-dumb; the thing with gun dogs is that they were bred to be able to perform a lot of sophisticated tasks while in the field with a hunter, initially while they worked with a falcon or a bow and arrow, and later with guns. And of course, you don’t want your prize spaniel to be so stupid that it runs in front of the bullets, so they were selected for intelligence. The more tasks a spaniel was bred for, the cleverer they are (e.g. if a breed needed to hunt, point and retrieve, they’ll be cleverer than a breed only designed for retrieval.)

But, they aren’t Pastoral Dogs like collies or shepherds, so what “intelligence” means is curious and inquisitive, and highly trainable. What it does not mean is actually intelligent. These guys are gorgeous idiots. I have watched mine fall off too many sofas, walk into too many doors… Our old Brittany, Kite, fell into a canal lock chamber four times in his life. Robber, before him, once ran full tilt at the canal because he thought the algae on top was more grass. Kite once tried to snap at a fly and face-planted a bog. He looked like he was in blackface. It was awful. I had to put him in a headlock and dunk him bodily in a lake.

(This is a Welsh Springer. They are Very Interested.)

Affectionate and loyal! Boy howdy yes. This is the main cornerstone of why I love me a good spaniel - they are SO affectionate and loving. If you want a dog that will love you unconditionally, you just can’t do better. They’re something else. And they’re very good with children, too; gentle and loving.

ENERGETIIIIC lordy but this is not a greyhound. This is an animal trained to be at work all day, and they are Enthusiastic and Filled With Simple Zest For Life. This often translates to clownish. It is very entertaining.

(This is not the kind of ‘springing’ the name comes from but you see a lot of it anyway.)

But of course, I would be remiss not to mention the odd drawback. Some breeds (looking at you, springers and cockers) can sometimes bond with one family member more than others. Not a problem if you don’t care. Also mix up who feeds the dog and that sorts it out.

And, incredibly rarely, there’s a weird thing called Rage Syndrome that affects a tiny number of springers and cockers, but it really is a tiny number. It’s a result of shitty breeding, obviously. I’ve yet to meet a dog with it.

And the other thing… isn’t so much temperament as evidence that they’ve been badly or inappropriately raised, so I’ll come back to it in a bit.

Characteristics

Specific characteristics are breed-dependent, of course, since it’s down to what they were designed to do. All are Very Interested in small birds and that, and sometimes strange cats (although they can very easily be socialised to live with specific cats. We kept both for years.)

Most are retrievers! This means they will show you love when they see you by bringing you a random object. Good morning! Have socks. You’re back from work! Here’s a cushion. Someone has come to visit! Here’s my bed.

(This can be very useful)

In my experience, they will also do this if they sense you’re feeling down. Suddenly there’s a sock on your lap. (That middle shot, by the way, is a clumber spaniel - they’re famous for pathologically carrying things around, taking it to the max. Most spaniels will just bring you a thing. Not clumbers.)

THEY WILL POINT!!!

(Squirrel!)

Depending on breed, they’ll behave differently off-lead. I’ve always found springers and cockers are more likely to stay in your eyeline and relatively near to you, although certainly not to heel. But the Brittany will not. Brittanies will fucking peg it as far and as fast as they can, and then periodically check back in with you to make sure you’re still around and walking. If you stop walking, like to talk to someone or sit down, they come back in to you and sit down next to you, something Kite did beautifully patiently but used to make Robber whine like a little bitch because WHY AREN’T WE WALKING and we’d be like WALK YOURSELF IT’S NOT LIKE WE’RE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS WHEN YOU RUN SO FAR YOU’VE LEFT THE COUNTRY and he’d be like IT’S NOT THE SAME

Water! They Like The Water. You show a spaniel a river and that’s an hour right there. Kite used to like it if we skimmed stones for him to chase. Lotty, one of the springers I knew in work, was a biiiig fan of the ponds. The Irish Water Spaniel is basically aquatic. However, I cannot in good faith say that this extends to baths or showers, although weirdly, my Mam reports that River actually does like the shower, which just goes to show it would be a funny old world if we were all alike.

(This is the Tightest Shit)

Needs

So! Now that we’ve set aaaall of that up…

They need exercise, and more importantly, it needs to be the right kind. How much depends on breed, as I say, but it’s usually more than pet owners realise, and this is what has led to a lot of misunderstandings about spaniels as a group. When I tell the people I work with that I like spaniels, they always react with some sort of “Rather you than me”, or “But they’re complete lunatics, how could - ?”

And that’s because they only ever see rescue ones (we are, after all, a shelter) and therefore they’re seeing spaniels that have never had the mental or physical stimulation needed. Remember - they’re designed for all day work, and they’re curious. This is not a once-round-the-block dog. This is not an oh-but-it’s-raining dog. Two good length walks a day, off lead, is what they need.

And there’s a bit of leeway in this; with Kite, if I was working that day I’d give him a quick ten minutes around the local park when I first got up so he’d stretched his legs, and then leave him; but, once I then got home, he’d get an hour going up the mountain, along the river, through the woods… wherever meant I could give him a really sensory-rich environment. And that worked perfectly. On non-working days, he’d get between an hour and a half to two hours over the day - either one big walk, or split over two. We never had any hyperactivity from him. We did a little bit from Robber, but he was a rescue from a home that had never let him off the lead, and he had a lot of mental issues from that that never quite went away.

Also, you have to vary your walks, or they get bored of the same places and that makes them destructive. For your main walk you can’t go to the same place two days in a row. Most dog parks are no good, because it’s just a field - there’s no stimulation, nothing for them to explore. They need exploration. They also, for that reason, adapt beautifully well to agility or flyball.

(Nyoom)

The exceptions to this, though, are the Toy Dog breeds - the King Charles, the Cavalier, the Papillon and the Phalène. As Toys, they’ve been bred to have waaaaay lower energy needs than the rest; 20 minutes to half an hour a day is perfectly acceptable, though they do really enjoy more. My friends with Cavs do about that on weekdays, and then do an hour a day on weekends. Dougie and Normal thrive on it; Etta loves it, but is perfectly happy with the half hour if that’s all she gets. Just remember to vary the walks still, because the poor fuckers live very boring lives if you only ever let them see the same house and walking route day in, day out. Cavs may be Toys now, but they’re Guns in spirit.

(Also, Spike the Cavalier was a dog who lived with a German Shepherd and a lab, and he used to go on the big dog walks with them. He fucking loved it, and had no trouble keeping up at all. So just remember, while the minimum requirement is way lower for the Toy breeds, the maximum is about the same.)

Also, the flip side with the Cavs (and other Toys) is that these are lapdogs. These are designed to be UBER AFFECTIONATE and to crave physical contact with you. They need that time.

(Love me I’m a Cav)

BUT, while the risk with Gun Spaniels is that you don’t stimulate them enough so they have too much energy, with the Toy Spaniels it’s that you give them Small Dog Syndrome, thus turning them into yappy, aggressive little shits. You see that innocent little Cav face there? You see how cute she is? SHE’S STILL A WOLF. Treat her like one. Have boundaries. Enforce them. For the love of all that’s holy, don’t just leave her in the house like a hamster; exercise and SOCIALISE her

And that brings me nicely to the next point - socialising.

Spaniels are hyper-affectionate and great with both people and dogs by nature - but, they are not brave. Bad experiences - or, worse, lack of experience - scars them, and that leads to another part of the bad rep they can get among dog people: the belief that they’re snappy with other dogs, or aggressive with strangers. That is 100% a thing that does not happen as long as they are socialised correctly with strangers and dogs. Take your spaniel to crowded places, people! Take your spaniel to dog parks - not to exercise, but to socialise. Take them to train stations, to funfairs, to walk along busy roads! Let them get used to the world containing loud noises and things that move and children who will stroke them! Honestly, it’s something you should do with any dog anyway, and not just when they’re puppies, either. But spaniels really do need it, because they do tend towards cowardice if you aren’t a bit careful.

Training! Obviously. Good news is, spaniels are biddable and trainable; this isn’t a Hound, it’s a Gun Dog. But, breed-dependent, they can be a little bit wilful and headstrong in the field. Springers in particular like to go deaf to commands if it means they can keep investigating the Interesting Thing they have discovered, though there are training techniques you can use to help with that. Others don’t have that problem though; Cavs, Brittanies, Field spaniels, etc. They’re pretty good, as long as you yourself do actually train them.

Conclusion

This is, obviously, an overview - if you want more specific details, you need to start looking at individual breeds, because they do vary. Some spaniels are still far more working breeds than pet breeds, and so don’t adapt well to life in a house and certainly wouldn’t be great for a first time owner; some are more prone to separation anxiety than others.

And of course, to a large extent it depends on what sort of lifestyle you can offer. My family and I have always been active, outdoorsy people, plus we’re Welsh and Wales is mostly countryside and green space; so we’ve always had Brittanies because we were drawn to the combination of hyper affectionate and Gives Us An Excuse To Dog Walk (the Brittany, incidentally, is one of the most affectionate spaniels. And breeds in general.) 

If you’re after something that will get you out and about, Brittanies and cockers are great; very high energy yield. Fields, springers etc are a little less energy-intensive, though still need an hour or so a day. The Toy breeds need the least (though as I say, remember you still need to walk them, or you’ll get a yappy snappy bastard.)

Overall… the automatic one I think of when people talk about a first time dog is the Cavalier, probably. Certainly I’d wholeheartedly recommend them to first-time owners - Etta was a first-time dog for my friend, and she got her on my recommendation. And she’s great, if probably a little over-pampered (though she’s a sweetie regardless.) But, the Guns can work out well for people too, I think, as long as you pick the right one for you and meet its needs.

In conclusion, here’s a final shot of a Brittany because they are the best:

[lost-your-memory]

Hi! ive been going through your ao3 page and i recently read Safe and Sound. I just want to say how much I love it. It's beautifully written and you are so talented. I really hope you upload part 2 soon.

Hey there! Thank you so much for this kind message, I had completely forgotten about that little fic! I’ve read it again yesterday and I think I found some inspiration for part 2, stay tuned! I’m so glad to know people still go through my works! I know I’m not the most active writer out there but I’ll try and do better.Kudos, dear anon! 

[dragongirltitties]

scalie on main

we’ve gone over this @deadram brought me before furry court and found me guilty of scalie its the law now

[joenobody-blog1]

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