There’s nothing like a resident snake to eliminate the rodent problems. I live in a small town that wants lawns and no snakes. Feral cats have to take up the slack.
]]>also, fbd a couple of times tried to invite the neighborhood rabbits in, and all the geckos and anoles invited themselves in, which fbd loved and the cats were all afraid of.
and there weren’t any more mice or rats to invite in once snake moved in under the house.
]]>People shouldn’t have dogs designed to live in the Arctic or sub-Arctic in Florida, but they buy them and discover they require a walk in cooler.
If you want a little dog, get a Bichon Frise. They were bred to be a lapdog and don’t require much space or exercise.
]]>oh heavens no. he was the scardiest of scaredy cats. he only invited in birds, squirrels, mice , possums, cats, and a few select dog friends. but yes, he was the sweetiest of sweetie pies.
https://www.hillspet.com/dog-care/dog-breeds/chiweenie
have to agree with you on the lh dachshund, and i would add the chi-weenie dog, though i do approve of those breeders wanting to rescue the pet dachshund from the uselessly deep chest and overly short legs and return it to the working dog it still believes itself to be.
]]>Yeah, BFD would have taken the attackers home and shared his kibble with them 🙂
]]>ha! that would explain a few things. but yeah, red dog had all the brains, energy, athletic ability, and fight of any four other dogs put together, and the will to use them all, all the time. he was definitely my einstein dog.
fbd had all the athletic ability and was pretty brainy too, but fight was not his thing at all; he would definitely have fit in with the welsh on honoring poetry and singing. fbd needed for me to be the defender in any situation, but since he was large (ish), black, and drooled huge sheets of foam (instead of strings of slobber) in a stressful situation, nobody ever wanted to come near us anyway.
life lesson learned — if ever you need to walk through the bowels of hell, take a cute fluffy dog with you 🙂
]]>If the herding genes are there, they will show themselves. It’s very old wisdom that it isn’t the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog. It’s always nice to walk with a friend who will but up a decent defense.
]]>If you you own a shepherd you to provide some sheep, because they want to herd something.
The Alaska husky is a cross breed. The Sibs may not be as fast, but they are definitely good looking puppies. I always enjoyed rooting for Zoe and her R3 crew and Penny in lead bossing dogs that weighed twice as much. Now I want to see at least three women in the top 10.
]]>and who couldn’t love the “rescues, rejects, and runts” (which is what most of my menagerie has been over the years) 🙂
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