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Pets MEGA Cats VS Dogs - POLL!

The Big Question - Cat v's Dog

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If you get tank bred seahorses from a breeder and use a tall tank with low flow it's actually pretty easy to keep them. A lot of wild seahorses only accept live food, which makes it really hard to keep them. If you can get ones that will eat frozen mysis they're not a big problem. They are more sensitive to stress than many type of fish but not ridiculously so. The biggest issue with seahorse tanks is that you can't have high flow, which means lots of detritus can accumulate which is what happened to my tank. I was lazy with my waterchanges for about a month and it built up on me without realizing it, then my levels spiked and I had algae everywhere. I think there was a dormant infection in the seahorses that killed them when they got stressed.

Next time I do a tank (not anywhere in the forseeable future sadly) I'm going to do it properly. Saltwater animals have so much personality it just kills me to lose them. RO water only, new tanks (no secondhand stuff), and proper quarentine. You can get away with half assing a tank sometimes, but it's not worth the risk and I can't allow myself to risk doing it wrong again.
 
Coming from a Dog Trainer here is my advice.

First of all
i realize the puppy is going to shit and piss all over the kitchen floor while i'm at work
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is not all that will happen. The puppy may turn to chewing the cabinets and even pulling up the flooring if left there long enough to become bored.

If you want to get a puppy and you are not home crate training is the BEST and SAFEST thing for the dog. Dogs have an inate instinct to den and it teaches them hierarchy in territory. If you can not take a vacation or cut your hours then may I reccomend that you find a reputable dog walker to come in and walk your puppy in the middle of the day.

If you can't then you are setting your self up for disaster and creating a miserable start to a puppy's life.

I too was working 11-12 hr days and wanted a puppy. I ended up having to go on disability and was able to at that point get my new puppy since I was home all day. I am back at work now but she still spends the time that I am away in her crate.

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Also keep in mind the breed you get. You have had a lab which require little to no grooming. Spaniels require more attention to grooming. They have a higher tendancy to get ear infections if not properly maintained.
 
TINK said:
I am back at work now but she still spends the time that I am away in her crate.

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She spends 10 hours of the day in her crate? :( As a previous dog-owner I really do not understand the need to keep a dog pinned up in a small area when you have a whole house for them to explore. My dogs never 'tore up' anything more valuable than a toilet paper roll. This is coming from someone who owned a male English Bulldog who are known for their antics. I'd rather have a couple things destroyed rather than them feel cooped all day.
 
ChickenScratch said:
yea, he's a hawt mess of floppy. i fucking lub him so much that it's stupid.

that dog has probably been to more places and climbed more mountains than most people.

i haz a sad watching him slow down, but he is sweeter than ever.

i got him when he was a puppy.

i'd be totally down with rescuing a dog, and actually plan on rescuing a bunch at some point.

once my dream of moving to the mountains comes true, i'll start rescuing dogs.
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both of my dogs narrowly avoided euthanasia (adoptees on death row) and they are two of the most gorgeous and lovable/loyal companions evah.

simply because an animal/pet is small mindedly treat like someone elses trash; does not mean they won't be your absolute treasure. <3

...kytnism...:|
 
so, i've recently recieved some bad news about my lab. he's either got cancer or a deginerative nerve disease, both of which, aren't good.

anyhoo....dogs are such an important part of my life. i gravitate towards dog people and feel that they increase your quality of life 10 fold. also, i have a 3 year old son, and want him to grow up with a dog always around.

i don't think i'm going to get a dog until he's gone. as, i believe it was alasdair mentioned, a puppy would probably just drive my boy crazy and i want him to be as comfortable as possible.

however, when he does go, i'm getting a dog. not sure if i'm going to rescue or get a pure bread puppy, or what. but my mind is made up. i found a dog walking service in my area, and will also think about possibly crate training him. hopefully, my boy has a decent amount of time left, but time isn't on his side.

thanks for all of the advice, friends.
 
I'm so sorry to hear about your dog, CS :( I think that waiting to get a pup is a good idea - your dog will remain settled and calm during this time and you can also focus all of your energy on spending time with him. Whoever said what you've quoted is correct, IMHO <3
 
thanks samadhi, still waiting on some tests to figure out exactlywhat's going on. he's not in any pain and is happy as he's ever been, so i'm hoping for the best. but i'm pretty down about the whole thing either way. he's truely my best friend.
 
ChickenScratch said:
having a baby requires having sex. and sex gives you aidz.
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No. Picking up used hair ties gives you teh aidz.

/lounge.




Seriously consider crate training your puppy. I've crated trained two dogs now, and they both love their crates. Took in my brother's neglected seven-year-old (ish. No one, not even my brother, is really sure how old she is) dog, and she needed to be kept away from our one dog (whose crate doesn't have a door :P) while we were away, so we got her a crate, and she adapted to it beautifully. Anyways, I highly suggest crate-training. As tink said, it'll prevent your house from getting destroyed.

Amor, I cannot speak for everyone, but when I'm away from the house, my dog is in her crate not because she would tear things up (which she might), but because she'd bark. Her being in the crate at the back of the house controls her barking. Not ideal, but yeah.
 
thanks, PI.

addictive, my parents have a lab that was crate trained and she loves that damn thing as well. i guess you could compare it to loving your own bed.
 
^ If my dog was going to be in the crate for 8+ hours a day, 5+ days a week, I'd probably have someone come over for at least a half hour to let her out. Thankfully I live with someone else and our schedules work out so the dogs are rarely in the crate for more than a few hours.
 
We attempted crate training with our 6 month old dog when we got him.
I failed. I would let him out and bring him to bed.
He never chewed up stuff around the house.
 
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