possumoftheday

[surreality51]

Tell me where you’re from without telling me where you’re from.

[panic-flavored]

robotnik taking merman stone for a walk (or rather, flop) on a leash lmao

this is the dumbest thing I have ever spent time on anon I hope you're happy

[jarognieva]

When random lady during a walk says you're the prettiest dog in the world and you have "wise eyes"

[hyperlexichypatia]

I almost asked someone whether her human child was a service dog. How's your day going?

[erasabledinosaur]

Happy Birthday!

thank you! feeling this whole being 38 things so far

(the only face pics im ever posting.)

[elpsycongruent]

once again finding myself deeply tempted to hurl dog shit at cars that ignore stop signs

[teethburger]

floyd and teeth raising animal together reminds me of that one john mulaney skit about taking his pug out in a stroller

[comicdiaries]

I wish I'd bought the stroller sooner because we only used it twice before she decided she'd rather walk on her own feet again. But it was worth it if it got her back out of the house!

[mabelsguidetolife]

my lil buddy is already learning all sorts of things and showing us how energetic he is……. we have some soft pet stairs that we put in front of the couch and he’s become really good at using them already

he’s really polite — he likes all the other pets already even though the cats are still warming up to him because he doesn’t push their boundaries but they’ve never seen a puppy before, and lucy dotes on him like she’s his nanny — but he plays a lot, too; we got him some toys today because we knew he’d start chewing on things left and right and he loves every single one

[muffinapologist]

shoutout to the border agent who thought I was smuggling a baby from Canada into the US when actually i'm just weird about my dog

[possumtailpark]

parallel play with the friends over vc this evening. my favorite! peace and love on planet earth

[messy-does-cosmology]

Hey dog owners! Here's a fun tip. Don't bring your dog over to look inside a cat carrier and point out the cat to them when they're off the leash! Most people learn this as very small children, because dogs chase cats and will bite them if they're not trained to be cool around them!

[fayeandknight]

Took Forte to train outside the Ren Faire today.

He was a little overwhelmed coming right out of the car. Even though we got there a half hour before it opens there were still a ton of people in the lot and half of them were changing into costumes. So I alternated between letting him just take it and rewarding for check ins and simple obedience (I use sit, down, sit, spin, treat a lot) to gauge his readiness to work.

We stayed in the parking lot for about 10 minutes before he was ready. He kept pace with me nicely on the walk from the lot to the actual fair grounds. I was pleased with him ignoring the crowds around us given that we had to pass really close to others at times.

We saw some really cool costumes including a person with a big mushroom hat, someone carrying a prop sword that was bigger than me, and a stroller decked out in bells to look like a fairy wagon.

He alerted to a hr spike and did DPT across the street from the entrance. There was a huge crowd waiting at the entrance and there was a lively opening speech complete with loud cheering. And while he was interested/clearly watching he didn't stop tasking.

At one point a pair of character actors dressed as royal guards, each holding a spear, saw on the ground and approached. They stopped a respectful distance away and asked if I was okay. I thanked them and told them my service dog had it covered.

When I was ready we wandered around the area, went over a wooden bridge that squeaked, and did more simple obedience. Then we went back down the path to the car for a water break. It was more crowded now and we were going against the flow of foot traffic, but he still kept in a loose heel and paid no mind to the people.

After getting water we went back up towards the entrance. I stopped by the trail end and put him in a relaxed down so he could practice being settled near heavy foot traffic. He checked in consistently and was paid for it.

As I was debating going all the way to the entrance or calling it a day, he did get startled. Two people, each pushing a stroller, came down the hill towards us while squealing at the top of their lungs. I don't think they even noticed Forte until he popped up and barked once. They were most likely trying to entertain the kids in said stroller.

He recovered quickly and laid back down on his own but I took that as a sign he about done with the outing. We'd already been out for an hour and a half and it was starting to get too hot out. So we went back to the car. I had another internal debate about putting his cooling vest on and heading back up or just leaving. Part of me didn't want to end on our only bad note and wanted to go back for some pictures.

But ultimately I decided against it. He'd stayed at a calm pace on the walk back and didn't balk at any of the other strollers we passed. So I'm counting it as ending on a good note actually.

Picture of the good boy who is now tired.

[aidenwaites]

Anyway. Post walk ice cream snack :)

[fjordfolk]

On the topic of "don't tell anyone your future dog's name" here's a thing:

My oldest sister is named Tanja. Tanja turns out (surprisingly) (we have all now since learned) to be far more common as a dog name than a person name in Norway.

[obsidiannebula]

I cannot believe it is only 1230 in the afternoon. I feel like I've been busting my ass all day