YOUR DOGS, CATS & Other Domestic Fauna - Cute, sad, buff or silly

Stealth_81 said:
This is our new pup. This pic is from last week at 4 weeks old when we did our litter picks. We will be bringing her home at 10 weeks. We also have another male pup reserved from a different litter that is due in two weeks, so in about three months we will have them both home.

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Malinois?
Soooo cute. Puppy breath is addictive.

Nice “Reverse Wilson from ‘Home Improvement’ photo crop.”
 
Capt MJ said:
Malinois?
Soooo cute. Puppy breath is addictive.

Nice “Reverse Wilson from ‘Home Improvement’ photo crop.”
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Nope. It is a GSD puppy. After discussions with a couple of Belgian Malinois breeders we made the decision to stick with the GSD breed that we know and love. This one’s father is cream and black and the mother is all black so the adult coloring should be interesting. Neither parent is a show dog but rather they both have great temperament, which is why we chose this litter.

Of course I had to crop my face out. I don’t want to scare off any candidates or parents.

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Dogs really do love their owners—here’s the research to back it up.​

by Rae Paoletta


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You’re not just imagining it: There’s substantial research to support the claim that dogs truly adore their owners. Amy Shojai, an animal behaviorist, confirms that there are all sorts of chemical goodness going on in puppies’ brains when they’re around us. It’s even purer than you think. While we don’t know exactly how long ago humans started domesticating dogs, some scientists think our friendship could go as far back as 40,000 years. Dogs have continued to grow alongside humanity, from helping us hunt mammoths to chasing after sticks. We’ve loved them all along the way, and apparently, the feeling is mutual.
“Of course dogs love their people!” animal behavior consultant Amy Shojai tells us. “The hormone oxytocin is released (in both dogs and people) when they interact/have contact with someone they like. This ‘love hormone’ helps cement and increase the bond we share … it’s also the hormone that floods the system of new moms to amp up attachment to new babies.”

Just the scent of their person is enough to make a dog happy. A 2015 study published in the journal Behavioral Processes found that dogs connect their owner’s unique smell to pleasure. By utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans — which measure brain nerve cell levels — the researchers got an inside look at how dogs responded to their humans’ scent versus familiar dogs, unfamiliar dogs, and unfamiliar people. The team found that when the pups smelled their owners, it activated a reward center in their brain called the caudate nucleus. They didn’t react the same to any other scent.
We also know that dogs respond positively when we talk to them in that ridiculous high-pitched voice we all do. As Inverse previously reported, researchers at the University of York recently found that dogs respond more positively to dog-directed speech (DDS) than when we talk to them like people.
Scientists had 37 dogs listen to people talking to them in “dog-speak” — that high-pitched voice, coupled with “dog-relevant” phrases (e.g. “Who’s a good dog? You are!”). Participants would then talk to dogs in a flat done about ordinary things (e.g. “So, I went to the movies last night”). The dogs overwhelmingly preferred dog-speak, which the researchers compared to the way people talk to babies.
We may never understand all the mysteries swirling in our puppies’ minds. But we do know one thing for sure: Dogs are good, and we’re better humans because of them.

Here’s one more picture of a dog. You deserve it.
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Rae Paoletta is the Senior Editor at Inverse, overseeing the space science vertical. She previously worked at Gizmodo as a space writer and launched astronomy coverage at MTV News and Revelist. She unapologetically shills for Saturn and cats.
 
I put this pic of Bill in the humor thread last week and forgot about this thread. My 1st grade grandson got up from his laptop and Bill jumped up to take over. I'm not sure if the teacher noticed but they look like they are staring at each other. Bill is always around and has appeared in numerous photos of the boys for six years now.

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Puppy update since the thread is moving again. Here is our pup now approaching 16 weeks. She is 26 pounds of teeth and attitude, and the wife has named her Junie. This is not the same pup from my picture on the previous page, but is from the same litter. It was a breeder communication error which isn’t worth fighting over since we love this girl and her attitude. Our second pup is still 4 weeks away from coming home to us.
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Stealth_81 said:
Puppy update since the thread is moving again. Here is our pup now approaching 16 weeks. She is 26 pounds of teeth and attitude, and the wife has named her Junie. This is not the same pup from my picture on the previous page, but is from the same litter. It was a breeder communication error which isn’t worth fighting over since we love this girl and her attitude. Our second pup is still 4 weeks away from coming home to us.
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I'm sure she hears every package being opened. She's a pretty girl.
 
Capri120 said:
This is Jewel, our 21-year-old Morgan mare. We purchased her in 2010 to help our older Egyptian Arabian stallion (23 years old) get over mourning for his life-long companion, an Arabian mare who passed away due to an accident during a thunderstorm; she was 19 at the time. We had raised her from a baby since we had her mother as well before we moved to Missouri. He had given up and would only stand by the gate you see in this picture; he was quickly going down hill. As soon as he saw his new pasture-mate, it was love at first sight. He acted like a 2-year old colt. She kept him spry and alive until he was 30 1/2 years old. He had been with us since he was 6 months old. It was a hard loss.
She is pouting in this photo because she wants more grain. As you can tell, she doesn't really need it.
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Lost our beautiful mare last week. Her heart gave out. She spent the last hour or so of her life with her head in my lap.😭 She's with our stallion now. :angel:
 
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This was our golden. She epitomized all that is good about golden retrievers, a gentle soul without a mean bone in her body. She finally caught a squirrel and was unsure what to do with it.
She sadly passed away from liver cancer last year, but gave us 14 good years. Even while dying she was a good girl and would go outside to use the bathroom. She would then collapse and I would have to bring her in. We knew it was time. Fortunately, we were able to have her put down at home surrounded by family.
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Our puppy wouldn’t leave the Golden’s side when she was sick.
 
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