Above is not “exclusive content” not with 23K views it isn’t 

Nervous Ex-Racing Greyhound Turns Into A Goofball | The Dodo

Re Socks’ head. Appears to be bigger than whippet/greyhound heads in proportion to body size.

Maybe this gives Socks more weight/volume of brain per kilo of bodyweight? It takes more than speed to grab the lure in full flight! Socks had nearly grabbed the lure several times before the last meet—her incredible speed accounts for some of that but I think her intelligence is a big part of that.

Next meet is this Saturday. See what happens.

They rented a pool for a whole day—the dog refused to come out 




Do people like these rescue videos? Each one records an animal’s life getting much better. I think that is better than “cute” videos. Do you?

How the hell can people abandon pets like this? Councils, animal shelters etc will take all unwanted animals. Thank goodness for people who rescue abandoned animals and those who adopt them.

Obviously, the Booby–level moron who abandoned mama dog and puppies never thought to desex his female dog.

Only two-legged critters in this vid, but, oh, doesn’t it bring tears of happiness?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xE0zNrCUc9o?feature=share

For good measure, a hilarious short:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WM5etEtSMvI?feature=share

And a bit of humor:

Pitbull wants makeup—then becomes Mud Monster 





Do members like these YouTubes or would you like to see other aspects of critters? More serious or more humorous?

Wow!

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Salamanders are:

1. Fish

2. Amphibians

3. Reptiles—lizards.

4. Mammals

Please post to indicate your choice.

The Emotional First Year With A Senior Rescue Dog

I prefer to adopt a rescue puppy, some people are braver than me:




Hope members like the rescue–themed Critter videos I present?

This shows how deep an attachment we can form to our furry friends.


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S_jlyzLQRI4?feature=share

Here you go a VERY rare cat video. Don’t say I don’t cover cats, sure I did a cat story 3 years ago!


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tmThej_34Jw

AHAHAHAHAHA

Meeting of opposites:

Pitty refuses to go back to shelter:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HCWyBR5zsvY


Awwwww 

Baby’s best guardian:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kkD0G_zU3vw

Again, a rather over sentimental video—but some may like it. Let me know if you do or what you would rather see.

LOL, cute 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SEo_1SuV3js

Another rescue.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B6L7D_NYb5E?feature=share

The patience of the rescuers is something else!

All four dogs adopted by myself or family were rescues but from the RSPCA etc, not a neglected dog we rescued from the streets.

(the feathered kind  )

So, you wake up and there is a pitbull sleeping on your outdoor furniture. . .

Socks, despite living here with me present except once when I needed to have the car checked for roadworthiness and the rego changed from SA to Tasmania and left her home for six hours still has some separation anxiety. If I had to put her in a boarding kennel or with friend or family for a week or more—oh boy, the whining would be horrific 

First time I took her on a trip to Tasmania I put her in a kennel on the ferry then started to leave the car deck she whined so loud it effortlessly cut through the roar of noise on the car deck.

On the way back I stopped in Nhill, Victoria. We stretched our six legs on the nice wide and long median strip, both relieved ourselves, Socks on the grass me in the nice brick public toilet, then crossed the other side of the road. I tied Socks to something and went into the bakery to order food for us, sandwich and drink for me, cold sausage roll for Socks.

Well, as soon as I entered the door of the bakery Socks started screaming! No other word I can give to the sound coming out of that dog! I went back and stood in the doorway where Socks could see me, still kept on screaming.

Everybody thought it was a huge joke. Ah well, placed my order, paid for the food when it was ready and sat down at the table on the pavement and gave Socks her emergency rations and ate my lunch.

These days I make it a point of walking Socks to the post office twice a week, tying her up and, first telling her “One minute!” go into the PO to check if there was any mail for me and return to the mutt. Same with the rather useless local and tiny supermarket.

Finally got her to be relaxed and comfortable while tied up outside a commercial premises with me inside. Even then I can’t remain inside for too long.

Can’t imagine the reaction if I had to leave her with family or a friend or boarding kennel for say a week. This might happen, need a corneal transplant and maybe an artificial cochlear insert “soon” and what to do with Socks meanwhile? Her reaction when I return? Oh boy!

Couple buys a house that just happens to come with a stray cow!

A pint sized prince charming 

Just for something completely different—and way too sweet for me—piglet meets calf and forms a lifelong friendship:

LOL!

Bull sees cows for the first time!

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3mcPh6ZdJaA?feature=share

Actually, I like this one better—one crazy dog owner 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UjGAgD3tv7Q?feature=share

Imprinting.

Talking about ducks, I was hoping to keep a couple to get a regular source of duck eggs.

Seems a bit complicated: https://www.betterpetsandgardens.com.au/pet-care/birds-and-poultry/keeping-ducks...

However, hopefully, the lady that told me she could supply a couple can help me with advice on keeping them. The above source is not as detailed as one I found showing ducks are more work than chickens.

Dogs being idiots:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DU0w1hp3UvI?feature=share

Again, how brave, how persistent are the rescuers!

Can’t say I remember my dogs being idiots.

I remember walking Tiffany to the vet, opening the door to the surgery—and Tiffany turning around to go back home 

Just because you are tiny (Tiffy weighed just 2.5kg) does not mean you can’t be feisty. One year the vet, not asking me to hold Tiffany, not injecting into a loose bit of skin between her shoulders just stuck the needle into her side. He got a handful of sharp teeth.

The next year the vet we saw was a young guy built like a refrigerator, looked like a rugby player. While I jeered openly this guy wrapped yards of cloth around Tiffy’s head as a muzzle. While Tiffy could break skin if she really bit that was about it.

No further attempts to muzzle Tiffany occurred.

Demi had some epic battles at the vet. The thing is: the vaccination for heartworm stings as it is injected.

As I stated before, one time they muzzled Demi—her bite could break skin and then some! Wasn’t enough so treats were provided and Demi ate these through the muzzle not giving a hoot as to what the vet was doing.

The next year, the last injection, the vet wrapped Demi so she couldn’t offer a defence.

As to a diet for cats—who gives a toss?

Two legged critters behind the wheel or why is my car insurance so high?

Plenty stupidity

Plenty entitlement

FFS, slow down in heavy rains/wet roads etc etc. Don’t run red lights, don’t drive on the wrong side of the road. Huge trucks/semis have huge blind spots, give them plenty of space.

More dogs being idiots

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yTiK18LOnLY?feature=share

Infants and dogs:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k6kEQ4CGbVY?feature=share

Sweet—but better have someone very near supervising.

I think Socks—19 weeks old on arrival in the pound so possibly had two homes, two owners before me—had her tail pulled unmercifully by a toddler. Possibly the toddler’s parents watching proudly.

There was an incident involving Socks and a toddler here. I think her secure home here, the boundaries I enforce and especially the walking and running I let her do, the lure coursing runs, the running in the dog park the long walks 2-3 times a week etc has washed all that out of her mind.

I am still VERY careful when toddlers are around but think Socks is fine now. She does have a very sweet nature generally.

Was a family around the corner had a couple toddlers. I explained to the mother what happened earlier and said I would be on my guard and careful if her kiddies and Socks were near each other, urged her to keep an eye on her kiddies if Socks and I approached.

OK, this isn’t a short but who cares?

Rescued road runner gives his “Mum” presents every day

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ESA2EbqZCZo

Ahahaha


Ducks Ask Woman To Help Their Friend Who Isn't Moving

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cHFZ7b1-WNE?feature=share

Rescue of a skinny pitty:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ve0PCigEMOc

Thought about making this todays short, nah:

[url]When your mom says no...[/url]

WAY too staged and therefor not funny at all.

So. . .

Going back to the short I rejected, I do not like people calling dog owners the Mum of Dad of the dog. I did nothing to Socks’ Mum to bring Socks into the world. Dunno what else you would call a dog owner:

Dog owner or owner

Handler—a term used in trials and events, may not be the dog’s owner tho that is rare.

Pack leader—that is what the person in charge should be but isn’t always resulting in an unhappy dog.

So traumatised!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9JDKEHtH6g&ab_channel=TheDodo

And, again, the commitment and patience of these rescuers!

(Dog was protecting the critter)

I said yesterday that friendship can cross species (and genus/family/Order. . .) boundaries. One of these is horse and cat friendships—whopping size boundary too! But horse–cat friendships are quite common apparently. Couldn’t find the YouTube I saw yesterday but this one will do:



Second cat video this month! Who says I hate cats?

Hehehehe I have a video. In the dog park I am standing filming Socks ripping into a stick. I take a step towards her—and she picks up the stick and moves away. “MY stick!” she is clearly conveying 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CSEPoexeHyU?feature=share

Continuing the theme of falling cats, this time a fully grown leopard!


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WvL-3C6jH9c

Wow!

The Tree-Climbing Bearcat


https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ja_vKo-IpKI?feature=share

EEEEKKK!



{Shudder}

Don’t dump animals you no longer want or can’t keep any more: the RSPCA will accept them no questions asked, also local councils.

Wow, crossing some biological boundaries here!

I thought Tiffany had big ears!

Not my cuppa tea. . .







Snakes just like us for our body warmth.

Dogs the new children?






Weird as!

Then released back to the wild.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLYhtcuesMk&ab_channel=TheDodo

Another cat video!

This video involves a zonkey.

Zonkey??? WTSF?

OK:

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Sounds interesting!




Hunters, pffft!