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My mother-in-law owns a Toy poodle/lhasa apso mix and a Chihuahua/jack russel mix, and both little babies are terrified of thunder! We had a thunder/wind storm just a few days ago and our animals were all scared, too. But for her small dogs, they huddle close to her in bed or tend to curl up in a ball and kind of ‘hide’. 🙁
What a cool new addition! I can’t wait to see everyone’s animals. 🙂 Thanks for your continued hard work!
Haha. We’ve only had him strike the glass once, and it was when one of our cats accidentally got into the room and was, unbeknownst to us, pawing at the cage. We scooped her up when we realized and escorted her back to the living room, lol. Otherwise he’s very gentle, just curious. He seems to know when the tongs come out though that it means food is not far behind. 😉
My fiance had a dog when he was little named Cinnamon.
Not sure if you’d consider that weird, though. I just think it’s cute. 🙂
Well we don’t change the brand ever–we’ve used the same natural food for them since they were babies and just switched from the kitten to adult formulas–however, we do switch the flavors between bags. So salmon one time, then chicken the next, etc. If they did it primarily when we switched out their food, I’d think that maybe this was it. But it kind of just happens at random. Thinking hairballs might play a part since we have a long-haired cat.
I completely feel where you’re coming from, Aussie. I have two baby corn snakes, and when we brought the little girl home (a Blizzard morph!) she wouldn’t eat for a little over 3 weeks. The breeder had said they might not eat the first, or even the second time after bringing them home as they’d need to acclimate; but she was so small already, and she was starting to get worryingly thin (as you said, we could see her ribs and spine). Thankfully she finally accepted food, but she is still very particular about meal time. Sometimes she will strike when we feed her with tongs, and sometimes she prefers to have her food left in the cage for her to find at her leisure. Occasionally, she’ll still skip a meal and I’ll find the mouse sitting in her cage the next morning. It’s getting less and less frequent though, and she’s been doing well through these winter months, so I’m pleased. 😉
Our other corn, a little Black Motley morph, is a voracious eater! The tongs come out and he’s out of his hide quicker than a–well, a snake, lol–and following you eagerly as you remove the lid and slip the prey down inside. He even comes out sometimes and stares through the glass as we’re trying to feed our girl, haha. He’s a bit healthier looking, but I think he may be slightly older as well.
Thanks for the insight! I think this will actually help me quite a bit. 🙂
My mother-in-law has a Toy Poodle/Lhasa Apso mix, and he is so smart and adorable. He’s an older guy now, about 14, and pretty overweight, but still as sweet and gentle as he was in his youth. The thing about Poodles being vicious I’d say is a generalization, and a bad one at that. It’s the owner and the individual animal that determines temperament, not breed.
No dogs myself currently (apt. rules), but my immediate family and friends have tons!
My mother-in-law has a Jack Russel/Chihuahua mix and a Toy Poodle/Lhasa Apso. My aunt had a black lab that just recently passed, and a pure white Akita (so pretty!). My grandmother has a black lab mix. A couple-friend of ours have two Mini Aussie’s. My other aunt also just recently lost a dog (Great Dane), but a few months have passed now and she just announced she’s getting another Great Dane puppy.
I love dogs, but I’ve never actually owned one myself. If I could have any dog, I’d probably want one of the following: Cocker Spaniel, Welsh Corgi, Husky, Dalmatian, or Mini Aussie.
So decisive, I know. 😛
My Siamese will chase you around the house and try to trip you for attention. He also goes nuts for balled up paper (which he will fetch), or these fuzzy ball cat toys. If we bring those home, he’ll claim one immediately as his, hold it in his mouth and growl if the other kitty approaches. And my Domestic Long-hair Torte loves to play fetch as well! Small toy mice she can carry in her mouth are her favorites. She’ll also just stare at you and purr when she wants to be pet. She doesn’t seem to understand that she could rub up against you for loves.
…I just can’t get behind this as a proper training tool, even if used sparingly. I hate the thought of an animal in pain, and while I can understand that sometimes situations are dire and you might be at your wits end, I think there are always alternative ways to get through to an animal. That said, I’m sincerely glad it worked for you so well and that your dog is now safe. That’s the most important thing.
A close friend of mine had two ferrets a few years back, and they lived with her and her mother in a cramped, two bedroom apartment. They are pretty smelly, as Aussie mentioned, and they do need room to run around. I would advise against keeping one in a rental, like my friend. A house with a yard would be fantastic, as you can also take your ferret out on a leash like you would a cat or dog.
I wouldn’t say that they are ‘more difficult’, as every animal has its own temperament and individual needs; some dogs are very needy and require a lot of care. However, they are a handful, and they do like getting into things if you don’t supervise them. I’d suggest that if you are interested in getting such a creature that you really do your homework and think for a while on whether or not having a ferret would be best for you, as well as whether your time limitations and environment would be best for the animal. 🙂
Thanks! Glad to be here. 🙂
Haha. I wish I could just have a huge piece of land out in the country and take in all the sheltered and homeless animals I could find. It makes me glad to know there are wonderful people like you out there though rescuing them and giving them happy lives. 🙂
Thanks for the advice! We’re using a mechanical feeder set on a clock right now so it rotates the bowls every 6 hours or so. Anyways, it’s convenient if we’re gone for work or errands, but it means that it’s just sitting out – which isn’t really the issue. Even when we fed them <span style=”line-height: 1.5em;”> </span><span style=”line-height: 1.5em;”>a small bowl </span><span style=”line-height: 1.5em;”>at set times they would just inhale it like mad! Lol. :)</span>