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[Carlos del Vaca]

Well, after a few months I decided he was 90% one of these and 10% straight fuck*ng monster.

Tangentially relevant, I now call one of our cats "Supreme Cat of Obnoxiousness."

[jaydub]

My dad had a mix with a good dose of Aussie Cattle Dog in him (dam was one - owned by a FoaF - who broke out of the backyard and got busy with half the dogs in the neighborhood (the half that weren't neutered)).  The litter was a comical assortment of mutts with coats and leg lengths and all.
He was a great dog, but as a young 'un he did "herd" people by nipping at the back of your ankle, and sideswiping you to give you a shove in the right direction.  We did manage to train the ankle biting out of him, but he kept on bodychecking his human pack all the days of his life. 40 pounds is a lot of weight to get knocked at your knees.  Good thing we're an agile bunch.

Spouse brought home the new puppy (now a 5 MO) and was told he was an Australian Shepherd.

Well, after a few months I decided he was 90% one of these and 10% straight fuck*ng monster.

I've noticed him trying to herd the hosss about so I'm going to go study on how to train his herd instincts some so I can get in front of that.

Also, I really like the idea of turning out the hosss and then instead of me going and getting them back just pointing and saying "DA-A-AWG" like John Wayne in Big Jake to the Cattle Dog and having him herd them back toward the pens.

I'ma work on this.

[AugustWest]

Gotta love the Tractor Supply.

[pmcd9]

Yeah, Tractor Supply is a magical place.

[Carlos del Vaca]

The Mayor should have his youngling try this with her next pony session. Kids would dig it.

Duly noted. I'll try to get video.

[pmcd9]

I'm looking forward to that video.

[ianmalcolm2]

Jelly Bean the ferret is a good house guest this week. For an animal that sleeps 22 hours a day, she goes hard. Those precious two hours of wakefulness were almost entirely spent chasing a plastic bag tied to a broomstick.

[pmcd9]

In a weird way doesn't it actually feel sorta good?

[jaydub]

The dogs were probably concerned, but I'll be the hosss were indeed laughing.

[pmcd9]

that lil' punk got devastated.

[wombat]

So we're a one pug family now. I swore I wouldn't leave it for too long, but I did. I didn't want to make a vet drive in an ice storm yesterday and I thought she could make it for one more day.  The vet was due to come at noon today and she started occasionally crying at about eleven. I hope I remember next time that a little too early is better than a little too late. But she had 16 great years and just two weeks of trying too hard that I regret in retrospect and two days that were really bad. I guess that's not too bad.

[Carlos del Vaca]

Saddest thing.

Good dog, Lilly.

[AugustWest]

I'm pouring out an especially tiny can of Dr. Pepper for Lilly.  Lyle, Martha and Pepper will get extra pats tonight in her honor.

[wombat]

I think it must be nearly impossible to feel like you did it at the right time. I'm trying to remember that. And at least the vet was already on the way when it started to get really bad.

Yeah, 16 years. When I first got her, I subscribed to a magazine called Pug Talk. It was mostly about show pugs, and nearly every issue had at least one full-page ad that a breeder had taken out in honor of a pug that had died at like 5 years old. I was always so worried about something happening to her, and my deal with the universe was, please let her live till at least 5 and I won't complain. I think I made out pretty good in the end.

[pmcd9]

Good bye Lilly!