#puppy-raising

[zooophagous]

I'm gonna be contrarian here for a minute and rant about "cats aren't even good pest control."

Which, one study that found cats don't do well against rats is not the be all end all of reality. A cat may not go after Norway rats, which are large and aggressive, no. An adult male wild Norway rat is large enough to give almost any cat a run for its money.

But Norway rats aren't the only thing that exist and get into houses and barns. It is very cold where I live, and while I see mice and packrats and voles, I have never once seen a wild RAT. Wild RATS don't get into my garage. Deer mice do. Bushy tailed pack rats do.

And you know what fixed it?

My cat. He's not even an outdoor cat. He's 100% indoors, or in the garage but only with the door closed so he can't leave.

He single handedly removed my packrat problem. I didn't need to resort to poisons and while I did set traps, none of them had even half of his success rate. Cats were domesticated primarily because of how good they are at catching small rodents. Their success knocked other animals such as trained ferrets off the popular spot for the task. Claiming a cat is useless as pest control is just plain not true.

Cats are decent pest control WITHIN CERTAIN PARAMETERS. They're good for certain types of small pest, and cats need ro be CONTAINED. Much like poisons, you can't just throw cats around willy nilly because they'll kill a shitload of non target animals.

A barn or shop cat is a good option for long term mouse control *if* it is actually confined to that barn or shop and not free to just leave. A semi feral cat that lives in a large warehouse and is vaccinated and desexed and vetted and kills whatever tiny pests get in to chew on stuff is the best case scenario for an adopted feral.

What I do NOT get however, is the insistence that terriers are better and you should just get one of those.

A dog is not an easy animal to keep and nor is it one you should go purchase because you want long term pest control in your barn. If you want a pest control solution call an externinator. If you want a dog that's intelligent and driven and needs dedicated training and care and you're happy to put in the energy to actually focus its chaotic energy into something useful then go get a ratting terrier.

These little dogs do not fill the same niche as a barn cat and their care is quite a bit more intense in general especially if the dog is going to be a house pet as well as a worker. They're intense and destructive and can and will pick fights, often fatal fights, with other animals. Stop telling people to go get one when all they need is to get some squirrels out of a shed. Buying a dog and buying pest control are not the same thing.

You could *hire* a ratter to do a sweep, but unless you're also removing the conditions that made your property popular with rats to begin with you're going to have to keep bringing them back.

The kind of people who leave feral cats outside to roam and breed freely are the last fucking people who have any business keeping a working line terrier.

[demaparbat-hp]

Oh, Aang, you're really in it now...

This is Zu—I mean, Jian Li and Katara's second meeting in the Kyoshi Warriors AU. The first proper one, anyway.

Once they get through a minor difference of opinion or two (“I can carry my own basket!” “Never said you—” “I'm not weak!” “I didn't—” “Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean—” “Would you listen for once, woman?!” ) they'll become nearly inseparable.

For now Jian Li will carry Katara's basket all the way to the Kyoshi Warriors' dojo and, once there, they'll mercilessly tease Sokka when they see him in uniform.

[petnews2day]

New hybrid puppy-raising program from Guide Dogs for the Blind

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/R3wNf

New hybrid puppy-raising program from Guide Dogs for the Blind

Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) aims to expand its pool of volunteer puppy raisers with a hybrid puppy-raising initiative in Northern California. GDB’s “Hybrid Puppy Raising Project” accept interest forms until March 15, 2023, from people who live within 50 miles of its headquarters campus in San Rafael, California. GDB’s traditional puppy-raising program was […]

See full article at https://petn.ws/R3wNf #DogNews #Dvm360, #GuideDogs, #GuideDogsForTheBlind, #HybridProgram, #NorthernCalifornia, #PuppyRaising, #SanRafael, #SeeingEyeDogs, #VolunteerPuppyRaisers

[shortkingenjoyer]

i was late to the cursed cat alastor party, hope this will suffice

bonus:

[hehearse]

all the princess carry art will make sense in like. a month. or a few weeks. i swear.

[faunandfloraas]

[bookrat]

Sale post! Very sorry for the photo quality on some of these, I can attempt to take more if you're interested in a piece and ask for different angles/lighting.

Deinonychus is $350, hangs out from the wall 21 inches and is 19 inches tall

Yi qi is $180, 11 inches long and 8 tall

Catfish is $350, 15 inches long and 17 tall

Tianyulong is $200, 29 inches long and 11 tall, the tail is poseable

Fur-bearing golden trout is $130, 12 inches long

[hoofpeet]

Creature moment

[intriga-hounds]

i’ve said it a hundred times already in the past 24 hours, but happy birthday, ponzu. you’re the dog i needed 3 years ago and you’re still the dog i need today. thank you for all the fulfilled dreams you’ve given me, and for all the fulfilled dreams you’ve yet to give. i promise to cherish you for as long as you’ll walk this earth with me.

[iwasbored777]

Remember how softly they were looking at each other when they wanted to kiss I swear I wanna cry they're so soft

Bonus:

Gwen's puppy eyes here 🥺

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

+1 friendship with Jin Ling: He warns you now.

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[fjordfolk]

i think one of the biggest challenges with advising new dog people on how to find responsible breeders is teaching them norms. I've spoken to so many people who've started a sentence with "i don't know much about dog breeding so maybe this is normal, but-" and then say the absolute wildest shit I've ever heard in my life. no, it's not normal for a dog breeder to want to talk to your mom because you're 25 and female. no, it's not normal for breeder's dogs to not have been vaccinated because of 'herd immunity'. no, it's not normal for breeders to have 7 litters at a time, expecting 5 more next month.

and what all of these people tend to have in common is that they're just looking for a companion, and they probably did feel bad about the situation. but they didn't have the context to realize just how abnormal it was, so they doubted their own reaction, and really really wanted a dog.

[kangals]

sleepy boy after his first trip to Home Depot! this was his first time I’ve let him walk around in a store as opposed to carried, and he did way better than I expected! We just spent about 20 minutes wandering around and letting him see stuff like carts, dolleys, other people etc while getting lots of rewards and he did great, good mix of engaged and curious but not overwhelmed and still willing to check in with me. and now he’s passed tf out, as an extra bonus.

[pingvin-king]

Deruth: That’s my son 🤧🥹 That’s the boy I raised

Ron:

[creekfiend]

anyway here's the puppies I met today. in order of appearance: BETTY PORK N BEAN, Alexander, Angel, Blue Shoes, Mister Wiggles, Holly Green, and Cider.

[silversailormoan]

Once again I'm procrastinating by making sctir text posts but hey it gives me an excuse to reread the manhwa

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