No, no, no… Are they really gonna fuck up this one as well with their shitty alternate universe? Alternate version of Mewtwo from BW not enough for them?
I’m just hoping it isn’t as bad as last time, tbh. Not like that should be hard to avoid.
Do you know how many dogs I’ve met that get scared or anxious around men because in their previous home men hit them? A lot, and they are very protective of the women who have adopted them now.
Men who are violent towards women are often violent towards animals as well. They think we’re all chattel. If a man wants you to choose between your dog or cat or him, dump the guy. Those animals will love you for the rest of your life, loyal and true.
Actually, I have something to add.
The other day I saw a story where a woman was asking why her dogs had suddenly started growling at her boyfriend whenever he was in the same room as her son.
And my immediate thought was ‘that boyfriend has hurt the kid somehow.’
Spoilers: that was exactly the case.
Trust ur dogs when they say something is off.
The first time my sister came to visit, via plane, after I got my dog, pupper growled at her and wouldn’t go near her for the first day. Next visit was by car (two day drive)and pupper LOVED my sister. They snuggled and played and none of us could figure out why the change. We thought maybe the scent of my sisters cat had lingered on her clothes, making that first visit a rough one. Whereas when she came by car, the scent had had time to wear off. Well that was partially true…
Fast forward about six months when I went north to visit my family. My sister walked into my parents’ house and pupper ran to greet my sister. Stopped dead in her tracks and started growling and barking. Hackles raised, full protection mode. My sisters husband had just walked in behind her.
My precious puppy wanted NOTHING to do with him. She barked, growled, ran away, and sat between him and my sister. Y’all my dog had spent maybe a weekend a half around my sister but protected her like this was her flesh and blood.
Eventually, my sister filed for divorce on grounds of “Extreme and repeated mental, emotional, and sexual abuse.” Divorce was final in less than a month because her claims were substantiated.
Trust the dog, honey. They KNOW.
I’ve never owned dogs, but I used to work with horses (which are a lot like big dogs).
There was this one horse I worked with named Tonto. He was a doll. He followed me like a puppy, snuck treats out of my pocket, he was the sweetest thing. We were practically inseparable.
A guy I was considering dating came to visit me one day, and Tonto wanted NOTHING to do with him. Normally well behaved, he shoved himself between us and would NOT let this guy near me. He was stomping, acting really aggressive, and tried to bite the guy. This horse was practically dragging me back toward the barn. At that moment, despite being like, 17, I knew something was up, and ultimately things didn’t pan out for guy and me.
A year later I found out he had lied about his age (he said he was 18 but he was actually 27) he was arrested for sexually assaulting an 11 year old girl.
TRUST THE ANIMALS.
On of our old dogs was a saint bernard black lab cross so he was a big boy and loved sleeping outside in his doghouse. People would walk by late at night all the time and he could care less he was a love ball but on 3 occasions he went absolutely ballistic on some people hanging around our back alley scaring them away so I believe completely that dogs can just know these things
This is generally true, but I do want to add some things. I do agree that dogs are just really good at reading people’s intentions somehow.
Sometimes certain types of people just set a dog on edge for other reasons. I use ‘types’ loosely; it can be based on appearance, such as race or even clothing (hats are a common one that can make dogs uncomfortable), and in those cases it may not be that someone with x feature harmed that dog but rather because the dog hasn’t seen someone who looks like that before. It could also be based on things like smell (I believe Patricia McConnell brought up such a case in one of her books? The dog would get aggressive toward the pizza man and they eventually realized it was the pizza smell that was the problem.).
Long story short, if it’s the first time meeting someone and your dog acts funny around them, absolutely take note of it. It doesn’t always mean there’s anything wrong with that person, but it could still tell you important things about your dog and possibly point out problems.
If, however, your dog suddenly changes its behavior toward someone they know, and have never had a problem with before, then you should definitely discuss that with said person, because even if there was some sort of accident or misunderstanding between them and the dog, it needs to be addressed so one of them doesn’t get hurt. And so if that person is abusive, you can get them the hell out of your house.
Humans may lie, but dogs can’t. They put everything on the table in plain view. We just have to know how to interpret it all.
someones mad at me on discord for saying “you guys” instead of y’all because “it’s androcentric” but you guys is literally the equivalent to y’all where I live lkhdgjd. this is why logging off is necessary
update: this person seems to think y’all was like invented by queer people specifically to be progressive. fucking lol WHERE do people come up with this
Lol yeah sure, that’s why all the homophobic people in the south use y’all, okay. What a dingus.
Peta put up this Billboard next to Seafood place in Baltimore.
And so it began….
Was wondering why they were going at it with PETA, now we know.
Also fuck PETA.
Absolute fucking SLAUGHTER
God damn, Jimmy must have pissed of some vegans.
Jimmy is my hero
I agree about not boiling animals alive, but flat out telling people to stop eating them isn’t gonna work. And advertising that over a seafood restaurant seems like a bad choice.
Also, fuck PETA. They don’t actually give a shit about actual welfare. Good job, Jimmy’s.
look, if you cannot be in public barefaced without being self-conscious & feeling like shit, then your decision to wear makeup is not a choice freely made
You’re being controlled by your own insecurity though, not another person or society.
I’m just a self conscious piece of shit. That’s no one else’s fault. People can tell me I’m pretty when I don’t feel it all they want, but it’s not going to change what I wish I looked like.
i think it’s a shame that so many people speak perfect english just from the internet/tv and get no real recognition for it. there’s this horrible assumption that being fluent in english is just a given (propaganda from americans in cargo shorts i believe) and english is brushed off as an “easy” language. that isn’t the case at all and if you’ve learned english that’s amazing and im honestly in awe. i hate that people achieve so much to reach the minimum expectation, and then english speakers will pat themselves on the back for being able to count to 10 in french
It’s always sad to see things like “Sorry for my bad English, it’s my second language” because 9 times out of 10 there’s not even anything wrong with their English. If you can get your point across, I don’t think most people will judge you for a few mistakes here and there. You know two (or more!) languages, and anyone rude enough to mock you for imperfections probably doesn’t.
good morning don’t fucking use essential oils around your pets especially birds and reptiles and cats spraying your pet with diluted lavender isn’t going to antioxidize them or whatever stupid bullshit you pulled off a holistic website
There are SOME essential oils that are safe for pets but many that can and WILL injure or kill your pet. Do your damn research just like you would for yourself
There are NO essential oils safe for your pets.
I did my research. I am a biochemist.
Essential oils are concentrated extracts, which are highly volatile. Their fumes are full of phenols, monoterpene hydrocarbons, phenylpropanes, and ketones. These compounds are toxic and can cause serious illness and death through extended exposure.
Let’s take a popular one: lavender oil. The active ingredient in essential lavender oil is linaool. Linaool is a cytotoxin, it destroys cell membranes. Inhaled and placed on skin, it can cause permanent damage.
“but what if you dilute it?”
Dilution won’t work. Long time exposure of a diluted toxin will result in the same damage as short term exposure of a concentrated one. Ingesting small amounts of radioactive material over time will give me the same cancer a gamma burst would. And if you dilute it extensively, you’re basically removing any effect you desired of the oil.
There’s no reason to use essential oils around pets. They make calming supplements that aren’t volatile and toxic. They make calming pheramone diffusers. If your animal is destructive (like a plucking parrot) then they’re understimulated and bored. Spritzing your pet with dangerous oils aren’t a substitute for reassessing and changing husbandry.
I’ve used lavender countless times on my cats Sebastian. He has huge paws and lots of fur so he’s susceptible to yeast infections between his little toe beans, and lavender helps speed up the healing process and ease the swelling a bit. I’ve also used lavender for burns on my dogs paw pads.
first of all, if you have a problem with me @ me next time instead of hiding in your tags
Second of all, did you like… actually read what I wrote? Because I literally stated that lavender oil has a toxic component that can cause cell damage over time. Did you conveniently skip over that part?
I have seen MULTIPLE internet sites listing essential oils that are studied and known to be toxic to cats and dogs as “safe”. There are many, many bad sources out there. If you do your research, make sure you’re actually basing your information on scientifically verified, peer-reviewed information, not tertiary sources and anecdotal information.
Do not use essential oils on your pets or around your pets.
If your pet has chronic paw infections, take it to the vet. Your vet can address the root cause (lots of fur and big paws shouldn’t inherently cause yeast infections and I’d really suggest looking at the cat’s diet and other lifestyle issues) and provide more effective, safer treatments.
Essential oils are incredibly toxic for reptiles, birds, and small animals as well. Reptiles and birds are especially susceptible to the fumes (VOCs). This includes essential oil diffusers, which I’ve often seen touted as “safer” than candles. They are not safer and still release dangerous VOCs.
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Scented oils are fine for some animals, such as rabbits, we use scented oils to calm them, but these oils are not strong, and not essential oils as they are known to be.
Wait, so does this mean those things that diffuse the oils in the air? My mom uses one of those at her house and my parents have two dogs. Does that mean I should find her an alternative? This is the first I’ve heard of this.
PiraticOctopus 