Dogs

[BrewMan13]

Here's our new guy! Say hi to Korby Nelson:

 

[passedpawn]

I'm not bitter. I just don't enjoy watching pets die so often.

Nobody does, but the continuous joy of living with a dog greatly outweighs the brief but intense sting when they leave.

 

[Knightshade]

I don't know about the sting being brief..but the amount of joy that dogs have given me in my life...often at times when I didn't realize I needed it has been immense. I still get occasional stabs when a memory of my first dog (as an adult vs. kid) hits me really hard and she died over 6 years ago at the age of 16.

This one makes me laugh so often, it is ridiculous. Mind of a 2 y/o puppy in a 10 y/o dog. He had surgery to remove a melanoma a couple of weeks ago, so that was a stark reminder that he is getting up there in age. He lives life to the fullest everyday, so I just try and hang on and enjoy the ride.

 

[An Ankoù]

This one's 7 now, but still thinks he's a puppy. Generally quite contented with his lot except when birds fly away from him and he can't go after them. Told me on several occasions that it's not so bad being a dog, but he wishes he'd been a dragon. Nanouk.

 

[JoeSpartaNJ]

Bayou is a great pooch in many ways, but the little bugger pulled the leash right out of my hand and ran away last week. It was a miracle that we actually found him two days later. And he's no worse for wear. I'm not sure he's ever going to get over the fear of large male humans with deep voices and he's probably always going to be a flight risk, so we're hoping that he gets adopted by some woman with a lot of land and a really good fence.

edit - and in the meantime, from now on he gets two leashes on all walks; one in my hand and one attached to my belt.

Photo of my dog Lionel from 2016. He was 10 at the time

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Sure, it's always about dogs . . . . I love dogs too but here's my buddy Roxy. Got her as a baby, she's 22 now. Will probably outlive me.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

Dogs are fantastic. If I could get 20 good years out of a dog, I would already have one. They exude love. They are self-sacrificing. They are extremely brave. Some of them, anyway.

Parrots, on the other hand, are incredibly underrated. The grey in the last post is much, much smarter than any dog. Greys generally learn to talk, and when they do, they will use words in ways that have meaning, so while they don't really speak English, they can converse with you to a certain extent. They are extremely affectionate. They're unbelievably funny.

They also seem to be able to read minds, or at least mine does. When I laugh, he laughs. When I think I might laugh, he laughs first. This even happens when I'm in another room, which doesn't make sense to me. He can't see me, but somehow he will know I think something is funny, and then he starts laughing.

If you yell at a dog, he will think you're angry. If you scream your lungs out at a grey, he won't pay any attention, because he can tell how you really feel. It's bizarre.

The cockatoo I had was wonderful, but he was too smart and loving to be a pet. He needed constant socializing, and no human being can provide that.

The big problem with parrots is that they can be tamed but not domesticated. They remain wild animals, driven by weird instincts. They have zero desire to obey or please. As soon as they get out of their cages, they look for things to destroy, and many of them can eat wood like it was styrofoam. You can train them to DO things, but training them NOT to do things is just about impossible, because they just don't care.

 

[mac_1103]

I love dogs too but here's my buddy Roxy. Got her as a baby, she's 22 now. Will probably outlive me.

And who will give her homebrew then?

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Well, she's going to a friend when I'm gone. The same friend that gets all of my brewing equipment, beer and a sizable chunk of money.

Roxy will be well taken care of.

 

[GrogNerd]

Get home from dinner out, the unopened 13 lb bag of Gemma Chow had fallen off the washer & there was a Gemma's head sized hole in the bag. Don't know how much she ate, but thought I would feed her 1/2 a cup in case she didn't have any.

When I set the bowl in front of her, she just looked up like "do I have to?"

First time she's ever even hesitated to eat

last night, poor girl had a poop bigger than herself. woke me up at 1:15 to have more poops. & again at 3:40 to eat grass, she waited until we got back inside before she puked.

After that, she was her normal "oh my god Gemma, calm the **** down" lovable self

 

[GrogNerd]

a dear friend of the family said goodbye to his precious Sunny dog yesterday

here, Sunny plays with our beagle, Goombah.

today, they are reunited & waiting for us all at the Rainbow Bridge

 

[passedpawn]

3 yrs old today. I took her for a walk to visit friends.

 

[jcav]

Beautiful dog Andrew!

John

 

[Kharnynb]

2 more days and hilma gets a little friend!

 

[kurds_2408]

Here is my 160lb lap dog.

 

[pshankstar]

Not the best picture but Clara our golden doodle meeting the new kitten earlier today. She’s so gentle and calm, hopefully our one year old cat likes the kitten.

 

[Kharnynb]

I forgot how hyper puppies are, also they don't sleep all night like a 12 year old dog does.....

 

[fourfarthing]

So this guy left us around three months ago for rainbow pastures

Now we kindly introduce you to Miles who is … three months old. We can pretend his spirit carried over.

 

[El Whedo]

I'm so sorry for yer loss!

But, OMG, Miles is in the range of uncountable cuteness, and deserves WHATEVER he wants!

 

[fourfarthing]

I'm so sorry for yer loss!

But, OMG, Miles is in the range of uncountable cuteness, and deserves WHATEVER he wants!

He agrees. His brother and sister that needed another dog think we should share.

 

[GrogNerd]

Her Ladyship is pleased to meet you

 

[Wrendelar]

Otis - Chocolate lab - official floor cleaner, liker of grains

Keoki - Healer mix - Chief Security Officer

 

[Kharnynb]

Hati and hilma guarding the waterside of our cottage

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I'll be getting a new puppy this weekend, and I don't know what I'm gonna name him yet. I have a list that I'm mulling over, but decided to ask y'alls opinion.

Bomber
Growler
Saison
Marzen
Plato
Fuggles

I have a dog named Dunkel (pictures in this thread somewhere). I was thinking Marzen or Saison to keep the beer style theme with Dunkel.

Here's his latest picture:

 

[Rish]

Porter? Hefe?

 

[BongoYodeler]

I like Fuggles.

 

[sweetcell]

i like your last 3:

Marzen
Plato
Fuggles

 

[fourfarthing]

I vote Bomber or Bombur if a Tolkien fan.

Just leaving this here.

 

[IslandLizard]

I'll be getting a new puppy this weekend, and I don't know what I'm gonna name him yet. I have a list that I'm mulling over, but decided to ask y'alls opinion.

Once you've spent a few days with your new puppy, his name will become more apparent.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I had planned to brew a roggenbier a couple months ago, and bought the ingredients I needed. I didn’t get to brew it until today. While weighing out the grains, I thought, rye is grey. The pup is grey. Suddenly, I had a name. Roggen.