NotoriousScrat
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Civil rights are basically just statutory rights (often based on constitutional rights) that are meant to protect people from governments and organizations. If there is a statute that such lists and pictures are in violation of, then yes, their civi…
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Normal enough. There was an unneutered dog at the dog park the other day who did this to Zim a couple of times. Zim didn't care so neither did I. It's his junk after all. ;)
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Can't speak to real gunshots, but I can say that constant exposure to violent video games and movies piped through surround sound seems to have left Zim with nothing more than a bit of a start (woke him up) at fireworks and firecrackers going off ri…
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Here's a question I have for people, how much does diversity of the population really matter if it's a diversity of unhealthiness rather than health? While I agree that hyperselecting for only one good health test could have some major unintended co…
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One of the real problems, I think, with the medium size breeds is that no one outside Japan knows about them. I think there would be great demand for them if people did and I think that would really help their numbers but I can't say that I really w…
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@poeticdragon So, I can understand why asking for health testing might be considered insulting from someone looking to import--it's saying you suspect the dog isn't actually a good one---but do you have any insight to offer about why they haven't em…
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I agree with Lisa. One thing I looked at with Shiba breeders was how they seemed to run their dogs together. The more of them that they could just let mingle no problem, the better I liked the program. So far (knock on wood), it's worked out. Zim is…
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My Shiba used to scare the crap out of little dogs when he was a puppy. And some of those little dogs were still bigger than him (we're talking about a 5 lb puppy here). The problem sounds similar to that of your JA---he wanted to play and he would …
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I think @poeticdragon is pretty on the money here. A reasonable standard is a very good thing. If we're going to be entrusting law enforcement with the power we do, then we need to have recourses to make sure it's used responsibly. That is going to …
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@poeticdragon Can I get a link to the city website talking about this? It's only somewhat related, but 4th Amendment law is one of my "things" and I'm sort of curious to see an official statement about how the program works and whatnot and…
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The reason they don't taze the dogs is because they only work while the dog is being tazed. Departments are going to be worried that once they stop tazing, you're just going to have a mad dog trying to get to your officer (besides, aren't actual Tas…
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I think that the designer names are cute on rescue dogs but awful on breeder dogs. I feel like the context makes the message way different. Like, I have no problem with the word "mutt" but some people do (they feel like people are somehow …
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If you're afraid of him slipping a collar, martingales are very good for that. Harnesses are also good for that but they are more trouble to put on and off.
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He has that weird small dog head/eye thing going on. It kind of creeps me out.
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So, I get the idea that Shikoku can be too pushy in terms wanting a Shiba's attention (too hardheaded dogs wanting opposite things does seem like a problem), but I'm confused about the play style thing. Is there something that I'm missing? I would (…
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I definitely always thought the "just a dog" rationale was silly, because I've honestly never understood why people think that we're so special as a species. I feel like people who think dogs are so different, belong outside, etc, kind of …
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Well, I'd say you have two options. Either stop her when she pulls (tree method) and Toki gets to keep going or you walk them separately and stop whenever she pulls. I personally don't think that giving a verbal correction would do much for pulling.…
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We spent plenty of time away from Zim from the beginning and he still got separation anxiety. He did get way better, though, once we weren't away with him being in daycare 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, so I do feel like how much time a dog has with…
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I would question whether or not they can actually enforce something like that if it's not in your lease or a written addendum to your lease, since otherwise it's basically just them unilaterally changing the lease agreement without notice or consent…
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What I think is really interesting is when they define early neuter. Other studies have found the risk of cruciate ligament tear, etc, in dogs neutered before about 5-5.5 months as opposed to after, so I'm wondering if these are actually results of …
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It does seem like it could be great fun for a dog, but I definitely don't think I'd let Zim try. So far, he seems to have decided that small animals inside containers are entirely uninteresting and I'd like to keep him that way. I don't want to acci…