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FOT Community => Hey New People! => Topic started by: mcphee from the forum on December 27, 2008, 05:30:27 AM
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Sort of. I had been thinking about it, and I was at the adoption place playing with this adorable dog with a broken pelvis, and I remembered Tom saying something about how people should adopt dogs, so I did it. Some off-handed comment he made was the straw in regard to that particular camel's back.
That is a true story.
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This is a complete and utter failure. I'm taking the dog back.
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??
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It's a Christmas miracle.
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He's a pretty great dog.
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Tom not only adopts dogs but he also donates to the ASPCA. Last year I did a fund drive and he was my biggest contributor!! (Ted Leo was a close second... my dad came in third :) )
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cats>dogs
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(I do agree with that one.)
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Each species has its virtues.
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I had both a cat and a dog until recently and I'd say they were pretty evenly matched.
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I'm a sucker for any animal but cats win by virtue of not stinking of low tide like dogs sometimes do.
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I'm a sucker for any animal but cats win by virtue of not stinking of low tide like dogs sometimes do.
Kitten breath is why there are far more photos of kittens than actual kittens.
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I'm a sucker for any animal but cats win by virtue of not stinking of low tide like dogs sometimes do.
Kitten breath is why there are far more photos of kittens than actual kittens.
I'm pretty sure that's because you can't just copy off more kittens from your laptop. If science ever finds a way to make that happen, they should burn the documents. There are too many homeless animals already!
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I'm a sucker for any animal but cats win by virtue of not stinking of low tide like dogs sometimes do.
Kitten breath is why there are far more photos of kittens than actual kittens.
I'm pretty sure that's because you can't just copy off more kittens from your laptop.
Kitten breath is also why there are laptops. They thought all of this through ahead of time.
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Cat people, get a room. (I wish there were a bored emoticon)
Mcphee, if you went down and adopted a dog, step up to the F'ing plate and put the work in, you will be rewarded.
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I left our cats for 5 days while we went to the in-laws. beat that, dog-queers.
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Drop dead, feline fiddler.
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I brought my dog with me for 9 days visiting my in-laws. They fussed, fawned, cooed and generally delighted in having her around. This may speak more highly of my in-laws than my dog, but she is damn charming.
Also, when the in-laws were driving me insane, I could take her out for as long a walk as necessary.
Dogs win. Again.
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I don't have to get up... um... EVER.... to walk my cats. And I never have to pick their steaming piles of crap up with a baggie.
Also, if given the chance, 90% of dogs will eat their own poop.
These are the reasons I don't own one, but I still like them. Especially in argyle.
(http://a543.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/28/l_e1e658975003adf5524a72e4afb510be.jpg)
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Also, high on The List of Everything -- Seeing a dog sitting in the drivers seat of a parked car and they look like they're driving.
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I'll concede that cats are considerably less work than dogs--the only real downside to cats is that they hate you.
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Yeah, less work isn't the same as better. One of the secrets of dog ownership is that walks are nearly always pleasurable. Like sex, even if you think you don't really feel like doing it, it usually improves your day.
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My cats adore me. I have one that would sit on my lap 24 hours a day if I let her. Not all of them are filled with hate. And, some of them play fetch if you play with them. Two of mine bring toys back to me. So like a dog but less work = excellence.
I have been on many dog walks that were quite unpleasant.
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One of the secrets of dog ownership is that walks are nearly always pleasurable. Like sex, even if you think you don't really feel like doing it, it usually improves your day.
bullshit.
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I don't walk my dogs. My backyard is fenced in, and for at least six months of the year I never close my back door, so dogs (and cats) go in and out at will, which is more freedom than many beasts get. (During colder months, I let them out whenever they ask.) Sure, the dogs would love walks through town; no doubt they're a bit bored. But I barely ever leave my yard, either, so I ask little more of them than I ask of myself.
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Cat people, get a room. (I wish there were a bored emoticon)
Mcphee, if you went down and adopted a dog, step up to the F'ing plate and put the work in, you will be rewarded.
whoa. let's all calm down.
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let's push this bitch into overdrive:
dog people- if we ever happen to meet in person and you're still talking all this shit about cats, I'm going to bite your neck fat.
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I have an orange cat named Spike. He is not my favorite.
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cats are essentially moving plants
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let's push this bitch into overdrive:
dog people- if we ever happen to meet in person and you're still talking all this shit about cats, I'm going to bite your neck fat.
I don't know why I bother talking to you people if you won't just agree with everything I say.
Land sakes!
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http://video.yahoo.com/network/100024552?v=3826982&l=100055
Let him sleep, heathen!
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Maybe I'll burn to 50 just by posting pictures of my dog.
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Cats are dicks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PIAYaxOkWU
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My pet clams kick all your pets' asses.
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Cats are dicks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PIAYaxOkWU
My cat who looks just like that one used to play fetch with those types of bottle caps. You'd throw them and she'd bring them back and either drop them on my shoe or come behind me on the couch and drop it right into my lap. Aw.
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Cat interrupts German guy trying to do the weather:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/akdobbins/cat-interrupts-weather-broadcast
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my love for the best show was cemented when I learned that tom scharpling had a rescued pitbull. my pal ace is a pitbull/american bulldog mix who was found after a tornado destroyed a town in SE missouri and he is awesome and is in the business of changing my family and neighbors' perception of pitbulls or bulldogs generally. he is very jealous of this little girl pitbull that was found roaming the streets we are now fostering until she gets adopted: http://muttsandstuff.com/detail.php?aid=393 this dog is seriously cute and nice
this is me "burning posts"
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my dog is a bulldog mix as well!
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are a pitbull and a bulldog the same thing? I never thought so, but I'm no expert.
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Damn you, Andy. I was looking up American Bulldogs and came across this picture:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Americanbulldog_cali.jpg)
The dog looks remarkably like Zach, the boxer I briefly adopted in 2007 who almost killed my dog Bandit and about whom I still feel very guilty and sad.
Be that as it may, here's is what Wikipedia says on the subject:
"Pit Bull is a term commonly used to describe several breeds of dog in the Molosser family that are commonly used for dog fighting. The breeds most often placed in this category are the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
"In the media the term is vague and may include other breeds with similar physical characteristics, such as the Perro de Presa Canario, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Alano Espanol, Japanese Tosa, Dogue de Bordeaux, Cordoba Fighting Dog, Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, American Bulldog, Boxer, Valley Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge, Renascence Bulldogge, and Banter Bulldogge. These breeds are rarely listed by name in breed-specific legislation, but they are sometimes included when the term is defined broadly and based on physical appearance."
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ive owned both cats and dogs and dont prefer one over the other. i dont like scooping a cat box any better than having a thin shield of plastic between me and a hot pile of dog poop. dogs need to be walked but cats need to be let inside, and both can be expensive to feed.
however, i love cats and dogs equally despite costs or loss of sleep. they both know when im down, licking my face to cheer me up despite their own disposition, they watch awful television/movies with me, tolerate my loud music, and still sleep with me when i come home late after leaving them home alone all day.
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ive owned both cats and dogs and dont prefer one over the other. i dont like scooping a cat box any better than having a thin shield of plastic between me and a hot pile of dog poop. dogs need to be walked but cats need to be let inside, and both can be expensive to feed.
however, i love cats and dogs equally despite costs or loss of sleep. they both know when im down, licking my face to cheer me up despite their own disposition, they watch awful television/movies with me, tolerate my loud music, and still sleep with me when i come home late after leaving them home alone all day.
you've contributed nothing to this argument. you can't fight for both sides and expect to make an impact.
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ive owned both cats and dogs and dont prefer one over the other. i dont like scooping a cat box any better than having a thin shield of plastic between me and a hot pile of dog poop. dogs need to be walked but cats need to be let inside, and both can be expensive to feed.
however, i love cats and dogs equally despite costs or loss of sleep. they both know when im down, licking my face to cheer me up despite their own disposition, they watch awful television/movies with me, tolerate my loud music, and still sleep with me when i come home late after leaving them home alone all day.
you've contributed nothing to this argument. you can't fight for both sides and expect to make an impact.
on the contrary, ive now created a third neutral camp. im sweden: dog+cat lovers may come in peace while the rest of you duke it out.
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get ready to catch some stray bullets.
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lately when my dog does his business, I've taken to singing "we did it again! we did it again!" and he seems to like it. And then whenever I start singing that I end up singing The Mummies' "Stronger than Dirt" which makes me feel invincible.
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I don't like cleaning up my cats' vomit. What's with the grass eating? Why do they have to eat grass?
(http://divisibleby0.com/cat_kill/png/grass.png)
Oh... shit. I'm a goner. (http://www.catswhothrowupgrass.com/kill.php)
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surprisingly, ive never had a cat who ate grass or a dog who ate his vomit. maybe i wasnt aware of this activity.
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Every dog I know will eat not only its own vomit but anyone else's. The same goes for shit.* Yet I love 'em.
*Cats' grass eating and subsequent vomiting is innocuous in comparison. And the dogs take care of the cleanup anyway.
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I flipped out when I discovered that Dogmo is a pit-mix, as my girlfriend and I have an adopted pit ourselves:
(http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/4834/couchin5.th.jpg) (http://img301.imageshack.us/my.php?image=couchin5.jpg)
(Everybody loves Blake, but often when we say "pit bull", they drop the smile and instantly get a look of complete horror on their faces. That's right, they just contracted a deadly disease from petting the bloodthirsty beast... In such situations we like to use him as physical evidence in relating that the breed gets an undeservedly bad rap from the general public and the mainstream media)
NOW, to know that Tom encourages listeners to adopt instead of going to some shit-for-brains dog breeder hobgoblin... AWESOME! Why can't more people with a similar influence on the public at large be as intelligent as Kid Jersey?
Now all we need is for Tom to devote a topic to preferred methods of torture for those Michael Vick and Cesar Milan dirtbags.
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what's wrong with ceasar milan?
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His methods are antiquated and cruel... and you can tell as soon as you see how stressed out and scared some of the pets he has on the show are. And it's not just how he suggests a jab in the neck or a kick behind the ribs... the worst thing you can do with a dog-aggressive dog is to put them in a pen with a bunch of OTHER dogs.
He's even admitted to not being a certified dog trainer, he's just some dude who provides half-assed easy fixes for lazy celebrities, so of course somebody had to give him TV show.
PS, I'm not some PETA nutbag... the American Humane Association deemed his methods "inhumane".
This page has some more info on the Cesar Milan debate and why trainers don't like him: http://www.urbandawgs.com/divided_profession.html
what's wrong with ceasar milan?
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My neighbor has a pit bull. He looks like a total sweetheart and he always just whines at me, but my neighbor (who is a big of a dirt bag) showed me the scars on his hands where the dog attacked him.
Also, the pit isn't fixed. And neighbor has no intention of breeding him. I just don't see the point... get the fucking dog fixed. If he had the motivation to escape, the fence they have around their yard wouldn't hold him for even a second.
And his cojones are huge. HUGE.
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My neighbor has a pit bull. He looks like a total sweetheart and he always just whines at me, but my neighbor (who is a big of a dirt bag) showed me the scars on his hands where the dog attacked him.
Also, the pit isn't fixed. And neighbor has no intention of breeding him. I just don't see the point... get the fucking dog fixed. If he had the motivation to escape, the fence they have around their yard wouldn't hold him for even a second.
And his cojones are huge. HUGE.
That guy sounds like a real dope.
Does he realize that by not getting the dog fixed, he's just contributing to a lower quality of life for any puppies his dog might sire? It will also ease his dog's aggression by a factor of a babillion... still though, pit bulls typically are not human-aggressive unless they feel threatened or have been taught to behave that way.
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His methods are antiquated and cruel... and you can tell as soon as you see how stressed out and scared some of the pets he has on the show are. And it's not just how he suggests a jab in the neck or a kick behind the ribs... the worst thing you can do with a dog-aggressive dog is to put them in a pen with a bunch of OTHER dogs.
He's even admitted to not being a certified dog trainer, he's just some dude who provides half-assed easy fixes for lazy celebrities, so of course somebody had to give him TV show.
PS, I'm not some PETA nutbag... the American Humane Association deemed his methods "inhumane".
This page has some more info on the Cesar Milan debate and why trainers don't like him: http://www.urbandawgs.com/divided_profession.html
what's wrong with ceasar milan?
ill take your word on this, my dog was naturally awesome with little to no effort on my part. at least the guy is pro-pitbull to an audience that was otherwise probably pretty prejudiced towards them
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pitbulls<cats
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pitbulls<cats
"Pitbulls eat cats"
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man some dude stole my thunder last night.
I'm going to go ahead and say that my dog will destroy that guy's dog.
Destroy him with adorableness.
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I saw some talk of Pit Bulls here and I thought I'd share a picture of a pit that I am close friends with. Her name is Marge.
(http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/62/l_3aa74a1b097f9c3234d97efe8925bfb7.jpg)
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She is beautiful.
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Marge is a great name.
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Even-though dog is a useful and necessary animal it should be kept in a separate place and should not be mingle with us inside home and sleeping in our bed.
We must cut the dog's hair and keep injection regularly. Otherwise it will affect our body. Please be hygienic.
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Even-though dog is a useful and necessary animal it should be kept in a separate place and should not be mingle with us inside home and sleeping in our bed.
We must cut the dog's hair and keep injection regularly. Otherwise it will affect our body. Please be hygienic.
couldn't have said it better myself. please be hygienic, folks
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Otherwise it will affect our body, be hygienic.
Right-Oh
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uh, no - i didn't adopt a dog. but i love 'em. but i am fostering a cat, via a group that i volunteer for. her name is NATALIE LEWINSKY, and you can go to www.nypeticare.petfinder.com & click on "pet list". you'll see natalie there. she's a darling, does anyone want to take her? (thanks) -take care, herb
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What the hell is going on here?
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What the hell is going on here?
Dog-Goned if I know!
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Damn, this makes me wish I still had a dog. In college, my roommate adopted a dog (he found it on craigslist of all places) and christened it Miss Cleo. Sadly, he wasn't quite ready for the responsibility and ended up giving her to a family. Fantastic dog though.
I'd love to get a new dog, but I can barely take care of myself. I also travel quite a bit and I just wouldn't feel right getting a puppy when I know I'm going to be on the road.
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This makes me want to get a goat.
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This makes me want to get a goat.
Bah!
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I figured I would post this here, rather than start a new thread but I am volunteering at a radio station today because of Tom. It's called Central Kentucky Radio Eye and I will be reading either the news or a magazine to be broadcast for people who are blind or have vision problems.
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I figured I would post this here, rather than start a new thread but I am volunteering at a radio station today because of Tom. It's called Central Kentucky Radio Eye and I will be reading either the news or a magazine to be broadcast for people who are blind or have vision problems.
Good for you. How do we listen?
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I figured I would post this here, rather than start a new thread but I am volunteering at a radio station today because of Tom. It's called Central Kentucky Radio Eye and I will be reading either the news or a magazine to be broadcast for people who are blind or have vision problems.
Good for you. How do we listen?
Thanks, fonpr! I'm not sure. I know that the state gives the vision impaired boxes that transmit the radio and they get it for free. There is supposed to be some sort of live feed but that's been down recently. I'll try to find out. I read a business newspaper today but I'm not reading live on their air yet. I just recorded it in the booth. :)
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I don't think I ever posted a picture of our rescue dog, so how about this picture?
(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee183/gaughin/Pippinnotreally.jpg)
PS That's not really her, but they all look exactly alike. The only way EFK knew that wasn't her was that it's not the right collar.
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This makes me want to get a goat.
You already got my goat.
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This makes me want to get a goat.
You already got my goat.
It's what I do, future Dave from Asheville.
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English Mastiffs are lovely, gentle giants :)
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My dog Tidbit!!
(https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&ik=9cf646d44a&view=att&th=128f475f49dc0265&attid=0.1&disp=thd&zw)
He's a Pomeranian/Schnauzer mix.