Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[ShrekDawg]

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Yup all dogged up here.

Adorable.

 

[BullChick]

He wouldn’t let me in the bed last week.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I'm good here as well, x3.

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Though mine would totally trip me while we're fleeing the zombie apocalypse, just so the zombies would eat me first (ah, but then who would fill the dog bowls with kibble?)

So cute!!!

And I see you have a Shepherd to fill the apocalypse quota.

 

[ShrekDawg]

He wouldn’t let me in the bed last week.
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I love beagles

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yeah The Star is some sort of shepherd, lab, hound, malamute mix. She's got a thick double coat, heterochromia, built like a lab, colored like a shepherd, bays like a hound. She's smart and steady with a mind of her own. She's 12 and she has bad hips half the time and wrestles like a puppy the other half. She's SUPER gentle with puppies and small animals and VERY particular about adult dogs and people. I've had her for her whole life - we've been through a lot together.

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(That's a lop bunny under her. They were good buds back when I lived in an apartment.)

The Killer is an 8yr old AKC husky. She's got the happiest shiniest eyes. She also used to have a running kill count. I stopped counting. She's killed cats, rats, groundhogs, squirrels, chipmunks, mice, wild birds.... She tried to fight a hawk through a fence once. Its talons got stuck in her mouth and as soon as she got free of it she went back to trying to attack it. She doesn't like to play with toys but likes learning/following commands, barking at other dogs playing, and polite cuddles.

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(Doing a "wave" for a snack.)
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(Happy to murder)

The Boy is new. He's an aussie/bc mix. He's a coward but smart as a whip and catches on to new tasks instantly. He worries a lot and his focus is bad. He thinks the chickens belong in the coop and not the pen. Strangers are scary but he finally trusts trash cans. Keys on a keyring are unacceptable. He likes to chase the bunnies through the cage wire, and to then climb into the cages with them and groom them. His favorite thing in the world is fetch, his second favorite is climbing into your lap and putting his paws on your shoulders like a hug for attention. He's the only dog I've ever had that wants to chase cars. He's got a long way to go. He's also the first boy dog in the local family in my whole lifetime.

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Each one of them has a role to play here, though The Star is mostly retired and does whatever she wants at this point. We used to do a LOT with her, agility, scent tracking, obedience, trick training, rat hunting, you name it. Now she sleeps a lot. The Killer keeps critters out of the lawn and chicken pen. She will fight things that threaten our plants and flock no matter how big. We're working on The Boy with herding. He doesn't have the focus for it yet but it's been getting better.

(Not to mention they're great to quarantine with and for my mental health.)

They sound amazing. wonder if she maybe has Husky or Aussie cause of the blue eye?

BCs are prone to anxiety, right? Seems like I’ve heard of quite a few anxious ones. But they are nice dogs. Aussies too!! That seems like a good mix. Maybe he will outgrow it.

And I’m jealous you’ve done so much with them.

I LOVE training and have always wanted to do agility or nose work haha

Of course done tricks and obedience with every dog I’ve interacted with.

Franklin loveeeeeeessssss wave lol sometimes he does it with two paws at once he just gets so excited lol

 

[rosemarythyme]

And I see you have a Shepherd to fill the apocalypse quota.

Yup, though we've still never gotten an actual German Shepherd yet (which hubby is dying to have). I keep trying, but "shepherd mix" and "Anatolian shepherd" is as close as we've gotten.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

They sound amazing. wonder if she maybe has Husky or Aussie cause of the blue eye?

BCs are prone to anxiety, right? Seems like I’ve heard of quite a few anxious ones. But they are nice dogs. Aussies too!! That seems like a good mix. Maybe he will outgrow it.

And I’m jealous you’ve done so much with them.

I LOVE training and have always wanted to do agility or nose work haha

Of course done tricks and obedience with every dog I’ve interacted with.

Franklin loveeeeeeessssss wave lol sometimes he does it with two paws at once he just gets so excited lol

We think it's from malamute. Lady we got her from was selling oopsie puppies from a dog that escaped off her farm and got preggo before coming back, for alarmingly cheap (like, these dogs might get picked up by some really bad people cheap) and said mom was a malamute but we never saw the mom. Honestly, we don't know, I was a teenager at the time and didn't think to check, and we don't care. We've gotten some inklings from behavior/appearance, like her "howl" is an unmistakable hound baying. But what matters is that she's great.

We've worked hard with them all. Agility is surprisingly easy to set up and train for a dog that likes moving around. We've set up agility jumps and items in our yard with bales of straw, old plywood, sticks and folding chairs. Nose work for us meant working with a friend, teaching them to follow where she went to hide. Can't do that right now - no pals allowed. I do a little competitive heeling training with The Killer sometimes. She loves it and focuses great.

It's really nice to have such joy and enthusiasm right now. It's also nice having their needs dragging me up and outdoors right now. it's always great to take a long break and go fetch with The Boy or do some trick training with all three. Then they settle down and cuddle with me at the end of the day. I don't think I could have asked for better quarantine buddies.

 

[hispoptart]

Sounds amazing!!!

Also is everyone doing pork tonight or!? Saw someone else doing pork tonight too. We did pork last night but I didn’t eat any because I hate pork ended up just having some toast and celery with PB lol

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No pork here, we don't eat it. Had Hebrew National hot dogs with Ranch Style beans (chili dogs) with grated cheese and onions. No bread for me. Someone asked if we are eating more healthfully a few pages back. DH and I always do, but there are things The Kid won't eat, so we eat "less healthy" a couple nights a week (like the chili dogs) to avoid an insurrection. Like we may have pizza occasionally.* It's working, he eats more healthy now than he used to! I guess because he knows he doesn't have to, ALL the time.

* ours has black olives, onions and green chilis on it; The Kid will eat onion on his now, which makes me happy because at least it's a veggie!

 

[hispoptart]

Sounds amazing!!!

Also is everyone doing pork tonight or!? Saw someone else doing pork tonight too. We did pork last night but I didn’t eat any because I hate pork ended up just having some toast and celery with PB lol

Not us I have a chuck roast with potatoes in the instant pot, and sweet carrots simmering.