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mike_field said:
I'm hoping tonight finds you a little better Trek, but I also hope this makes you giggle.

Our youngest for some reason doesn't like the dark, so we use pads in our dog house for her in winter (a built extension on the kitchen in effect where they can lie and be cooler during the winter when we have the rads on).

She's started to get brave and go fully out even though she's reticent. Took 5 attempts tonight because fireworks were going off all night and she hid under my old man's feet for most of it, even though I knew she needed to go, but she finally stuck her head out the fly netting - and then boom.

Some arsewipe set off a loud firework, she pissed on the spot and in the process jumped 180 degrees and pegged it back into the house, covering my foot in the process.

She then promptly hid under the missus' legs and a blanket for 2 hours. When she finally moved she took the blanket with her, so she looked liked a black ghost trying to quietly lurk across the living room as if nobody could see her (spider like).

But I got the giggles. That 180 had me for about 10 minutes even though I was sat on the floor fussing and trying to calm her down. I then got the giggles on the ghost routine.

And to top it off, when she finally went out properly much later in the night, I stayed with her outside for obvious reasons, but she sauntered back in like she didn't have a care in the world and looked at me like 'why are you here?'.

She then walked to and sat in front of the missus for a fucking treat for being brave enough to have a shit.

Eldest clocked this, not missing a trick when it comes to her belly and sat right next to her, offering her paw as if to sweeten the deal.

I was giggling again, and obviously the missus caved.

That might sound normal until you factor in both of them wouldn't shut up for about 4 hours tonight (the longest yet), and our eldest has now either worked out how to (or remembered) how to howl when she wants to be cute. Eldest did it that much tonight she started squeaking and losing her voice until she took a break.

The kids are now telling the dogs to be quiet because they are making 'too much noise'. The fucking irony!

I half think the dogs are actually telling my kids to shut up given the noise they make on nights like this.

What I did like, is when I went 'woo, woo' as a pathetic howl, the eldest responded with the same, and the youngest did it like she was on stage looking for an Oscar as she fell to the ground and threw her head back like Helen Mirren on coke.

Looking back, I might have been to blame for the four hours?
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The bit I really like about the above post is that it was last edited at 5.15. Do you get any sleep, are you fuckin Dracula. 😅🥱 🦇Oh and a happy new Year to your dogs from our dog.🐶
 
The actual fireworks weren't bad here, they woke me but mostly to check him and he was out like a light on the couch. Later on the pack of firecrackers let off outside changed that and it was my room for the night, poor sod had nightmares.

@Trekker, stay strong, you aren't alone. Also it's very early and Drake was one of a kind I believe so just throwing this out there in the wind as it were. Is it a thought to rehome a rescue dog, maybe give another a life as it were? I apologise in advance if this thought is too sensitive at the moment.
 
Melon Donkey said:
It does make me chuckle when I see a dog sneeze.
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Proper sneezes are hysterical, especially when they have an attack of them and look so confused because they don't know what's going on. Especially on the very rare occasions they are asleep (or extremely semi conscious) and it wakes them - Rox used to bounce around and bite at the air as if she was under attack from all sides, and I know it's cruel but I used to giggle like shit.

Until these two, I also didn't know a solitary sneeze was a sign of calm and play when they get excited and they do it to put you at ease - but even that looks stupid and makes me laugh.

In other words, I think I'm easily amused.
 
I’m up and surfing the web as I believe it’s called as my mind is just full of thoughts about Drake,re living the drive to the vets in Bridgenorth because I had to go back yesterday to get his ashes. They spelled his name wrong on his casket so that will have to be redone.
I can’t block out the horrible thoughts.
 
Trekker said:
I’m up and surfing the web as I believe it’s called as my mind is just full of thoughts about Drake,re living the drive to the vets in Bridgenorth because I had to go back yesterday to get his ashes. They spelled his name wrong on his casket so that will have to be redone.
I can’t block out the horrible thoughts.
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They do go mate, bit by bit until only the good ones remain. Hang in there.
 
mike_field said:
Proper sneezes are hysterical, especially when they have an attack of them and look so confused because they don't know what's going on. Especially on the very rare occasions they are asleep (or extremely semi conscious) and it wakes them - Rox used to bounce around and bite at the air as if she was under attack from all sides, and I know it's cruel but I used to giggle like shit.

Until these two, I also didn't know a solitary sneeze was a sign of calm and play when they get excited and they do it to put you at ease - but even that looks stupid and makes me laugh.

In other words, I think I'm easily amused.
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All the Shelties in our household sneeze to command. Hilarious to watch.
 
I wish my mine would piss on command in winter without wanting to lie out there lol

Stephen Fry has called for an end to the use of real fur in the bearskin caps worn by the King's Guard on duties such as guarding Buckingham Palace.
The actor has backed an animal welfare campaign calling for fake fur to be used rather than real bear fur.
www.bbc.co.uk

Stephen Fry wants King's Guard to ditch bear fur

The actor says it is unnecessarily cruel to use real bear fur in soldiers' bearskin caps.
www.bbc.co.uk

I have my own thoughts about PETA BUT:

But a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman says that its bear pelts are sourced from authorised hunts and a regulated Canadian fur market: "To date and to the department's knowledge, an alternative has yet to meet the standards required to provide an effective replacement for the bearskin ceremonial caps."

Oh do fuck off, isn't there a minister with a contact that can help? South Korea have just agreed new laws to stop eating dogs, how about you use fake fur as advised? Or make them wear caps, and do away with this shit and spending?

We don't send these blokes into war looking like that do we?

Andy has a debt, it might help #justsaying. Or would it be acceptable to skin MP's and civil servants as long as it was an authorised hunt? #justasking.
 
mike_field said:
I wish my mine would piss on command in winter without wanting to lie out there lol

Stephen Fry has called for an end to the use of real fur in the bearskin caps worn by the King's Guard on duties such as guarding Buckingham Palace.
The actor has backed an animal welfare campaign calling for fake fur to be used rather than real bear fur.
www.bbc.co.uk

Stephen Fry wants King's Guard to ditch bear fur

The actor says it is unnecessarily cruel to use real bear fur in soldiers' bearskin caps.
www.bbc.co.uk

I have my own thoughts about PETA BUT:

But a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman says that its bear pelts are sourced from authorised hunts and a regulated Canadian fur market: "To date and to the department's knowledge, an alternative has yet to meet the standards required to provide an effective replacement for the bearskin ceremonial caps."

Oh do fuck off, isn't there a minister with a contact that can help? South Korea have just agreed new laws to stop eating dogs, how about you use fake fur as advised? Or make them wear caps, and do away with this shit and spending?

We don't send these blokes into war looking like that do we?

Andy has a debt, it might help #justsaying. Or would it be acceptable to skin MP's and civil servants as long as it was an authorised hunt? #justasking.
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My first thought was I actually thought they were all now fake anyway ffs.

2024 and they can't produce an identical fake fur one. Bullshit.

I'm disgusted they still use real bear fur.
 
To be honest I thought the change had been made years back, so the whole story slightly threw me anyway. I can't say fur is a specialist subject of mine, but like you I fail to believe a fake one isn't already an option.
 
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