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/an/ opinion on bull terrier?
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>>4875786
>staffies are american
huh? i thought they were bred in britain
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>>4876510
>>4876193
This. And it's why the whole 'American Bully' craze over here (bongland) really pisses me off.
We actually have really amazing lines of one of the only breeds of pitbull type dog that aren't neurotic and aggressive, and yet retards still insist that no, they're too good and special for a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, they deserve something more 'exotic'. And now look where we are. People got hurt. Children got mauled. All because some stupid fucks thought they were too special to own a staffy.
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>>4877561
It's the same people who think they're special enough to own a wolfdog over just getting a husky.
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>>4876400
what a stupidly funny rare
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when I was a kid, I was legit scared of them and they still make me a little uncomfortable.
Also, they are very heavy for their size (at least it feels like it to me)

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what bird is this supposed to be?
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>>4878606
That's a piece of wood idiot.
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>>4879634
Pretty sure it's a rock.
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>>4879107
Bats and nightjars don't stand vertically like that. It's an owl, the vertical part in the middle of the face is its beak.
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>>4878606
Jew
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>>4879107
bats dont have this kind of wings
i also doubt theyre gonna pick a niche birb

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My dog is getting period blood all over my bed.

I've changed my sheets like 4 times this week already (3 days).

She just bled on one of my weighted blankets & pregnancy pillows that she usually sleeps on (like a half donut cozy place).

I have no idea how to wash this shit out.

I've also never had it this bad before--usually she just cleans herself a lot with her tongue or gets her p**y ate at the dog park.

How do I clean this up without throwing away everything she sits on? Pic ABSOLUTELY not related--this is a husky.
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>>4879272
Toxolasmosis does all of that by directly increasing testosterone and indirectly increasing wealth

Toxo = alpha wolf
No toxo = omega wolf
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It's not period blood. Menstrual cycles and being in heat are not the same thing despite how similar they are. I had a female dog and would put one of those diaper things in your pic with a pad inside it. Worked like a charm. Sounds like a skill issue. Also why the fuck are you letting your dog on your furniture? Absolutely disgusting.
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>>4879318
Dogs can go on furniture when they're not in heat.
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>>4878865
Any vet worth their salt can spay a large dog with only a small incision. Mine was their normal self again after only three days.
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>>4878865
she might have pyometra (uterus infection) if she keeps bleeding after the time of the period passed, I recommend taking her to the vet just to be sure. it happened to my dog, thankfully the surgery is no that invasing.

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The worst breed of dog is rescue.
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>>4876284
i apodted my dog from the indian reservation near my hometown, after we nursed him to health from giardia, he's quite the polite young man
>taught him to play dead
>taught him to bring us our shoes
>taught him to recycle my empty beer cans
>taught him to help carry in groceries
>taught him to hunt bugs he finds in the house
heya hoya heya hoya
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>>4878095
>taught him to recycle my empty beer cans
this is dangerous
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>>4876570
>i prefer slaves to friends
dogs are wasted on dogfags
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>>4878095
>indian reservation
SAAR
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Rescues > purebred 1v1 me in the dog park faggot

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/bay_delta/california_waterfix/exhibits/docs/COSJ%20et%20al/part2sur_rebuttal/SJC_530.pdf
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The clonal Chub hybrid with an extinct Minnowcarp.
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>>4879659
Here's a hybrid loach (in the middle).
I remember an experiment where goldfish sperm was used to fertilize loach eggs but I don't think it resulted in a hybrid, just the loach discarding all the goldfish genes and creating clones of itself.
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>>4879668
Bizarre since it would otherwise be an interfamilial hybrid, which is possible despite what some say. Who knows, maybe some Goldfish genes were preserved resulting in a Clonal Aneuploid. Here is the Sturddlefish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturddlefish
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>>4879668
Kek based loach
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>>4879680
The Squalius alburnoides is very based as it's half extinct, as in one of it's parents died out in the Pleistocene and the other is alive and well. It itself is alive and well and an example of a prehistoric relic.

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I'm thinking of purchasing a cow in the near future. I live by myself, so would I managed with just a mini, or are they not worth the hassle? I live in Utah by the way.
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>>4876814
I don't think they know useful things. A Holstein cow, for example will give over 30 litres of milk per day for 10 months out of the year. Dexters, being literally a third the size of a Holstein, give a third the milk.
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>>4876383
>Luckily, mini cattle can be safely herded with animals outside their own species (not horses or donkeys, both of which have a tendency to bully mini cattle).
What about mini horses?
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>>4876342
If you want 'mini' cows be very, very careful who you get them from. So many people try to sell calves or sometimes just smaller individuals as 'mini cows. Stick with known breeds, then it's at least easier to get calves from sale barns that you know are healthier, and often for much cheaper.
If you want easy companions get castrated males. Depending on the breed, steers are sweethearts.
And also everything that >>4876383 said.
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>>4878119
I don't know. The only mini horse I've ever seen in person was this one a blind Muslim woman used at a Middle Eastern supermarket I happened to be in at the time. Before her, I didn't know guide horses for the blind existed.
You're welcome to research it but i'd worry that mini horses would be far more expensive than a simple pair of wethers, like I suggested the other day.
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So what is he minimum herd of minicows or livestock combo needed to atomize conventional mass dairy farming?

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I'm tired of seeing fr*gs in every thread. Post toads.
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>>4879254
Its the uncanny frog valley. I only rationalize it after. Frog eyes more on top and to the side. Ugly, compared to toads.
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I prefer the type of toad that is part of a lineage that is SMASHED and SLAMMED
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>>4879299
Here's another fake toad
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>>4879414
Wet and gross.

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My cat at some point pissed in my toaster. I ran the toaster for a few minutes and walked away, my kitchen is now filled with foul smelling pee-smoke

When does having a cat become worth it?
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>>4879355
Ok, serious reply. They can start peeing outside the litter box for reasons like stress factors around the house, or when they develop urinary tract problems. And if the latter is caused by struvite crystals forming stones in the bladder you will want to find that out as soon as possible, because in males the debris can fully block the urethra and you'll be looking at an emergency vet bill of around $1.000+ to save his life.
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>>4879332
so, the cat somehow pissed in the toaster, AND you couldn't smell pee until you turned it on?
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>>4879332
>When does having a cat become worth it?
anon, i...
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>>4879332
Is your toaster a litter box?
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>>4879454
it is now

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Aight, /an/, could you help me ID my friend's piranhas? He's claiming they are juvenile red-bellied ones, but I'm not sure... also, is this tank big enough for those two specimens for now (and 3 goldfish)

Gonna post more photos and some Piranha-related music, mostly from movies
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>>4877975
You want 6+ of them in a tank 4x bigger. Fish are hierarchical and small groups end up with the top dog killing the bottom bitch, having 2 of these fish in a "group" is going to end up with 1 in short order.

Your friend is really gay and retarded and is below the level of a standard retard that's watched 2 hours worth of YouTube.
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>>4877979
Duh, you're right, but
>the species you're keeping
you see I even have a problem with this part, thus the ID request in OP

>>4877989
Thanks, noted.
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>>4878135
It's almost certainly Pygocentrus nattereri, the most common piranha in the aquarium trade and one of the most docile. As for the goldfish you should just give them away, they're not suitable for tropical aquariums and grow absolutely massive.
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>>4878140
Thanks anon, like I said, it's not my tank and animals, I can only pass over suggestions.

>Pygocentrus nattereri
He bought them as such, but the coloration doesn't seem to match, so I'm unsure. Upon googling around P. palometa seems to be a close match, but it's not always recognized as a real species, might just be a rb subspecies of color type.
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>>4877730
>Tripping Daisy
Gosh, haven't thought of them in a while and I was even listening to Polyphonic Spree the other day during my run (Mental Cabaret came on my music).

What is this thing? It smells like shit when I smash it. I find only individuals. About 1 or maybe 2 per day in my room. Started happening recently. Looks like some kind of wasp. Doesnt bite doesnt sting. 2mm long. Its just annoying. Situated in central Europe.

Posting the best picture I have of it as its super hard to capture... will post some more.
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Trapped one
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>the second smartest creature on Earth
>is an evil rape torpedo
What did God mean by this?
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>>4877971
Orcas are smarter
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>>4879102
A better example of an overactive sense of empathy would be keeping mentally retarded children/people alive. Any other animal that senses somethings not normal with their offspring will kill them or let them die since they cannot function properly or contribute nothing and are a waste of resources to a social group.
>Inb4 Hitler
No, I'm just looking at things from a evolutionary perspective
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>>4878232
We dont know and we wont until someone builds them an under water car.
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>>4877971
>the smartest creature on earth
>is an evil rape mecha
God is clearly with the rapists
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>>4879468
than you for sure

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I used to kiss the top of my cat's head and she would nibble on my nose while purring. She would remember when I came home from work and wait at the door for me. I miss her.
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>>4879511
Thanks, her name was Sushi.
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>>4879523
I'd like to kiss her right on the lips
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>>4879535
I'm going to stop posting pictures of her now
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>>4879536
Keep 'em coming I love looking at her nose and lips
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>>4879536
I would like to pet her nonsexually, please resume posting pictures of Sushi.

It's always been fascinating to me, in a morbid sort of way, how much a pet's death can affect someone. I've lost family members both before and after that I were distraught by, but it was manageable. But when I lost my childhood cat I was destroyed. If I lost the family cat now I anticipate I'd feel the same way. Them always being there just profoundly affects the psyche. Sorry Uncle Anon, but you weren't there when I had that horrible day at work, but kitty was. It's beautiful we can bond so closely with something that in many ways is very alien to us; even though the emotional cost when the ride is over is very high.

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Post dogs like this
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>>4877127
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>>4877434
This is amazing
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>>4877808
Hahahahaha
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y_vXBESoEw

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Did you know that the pheromones that cats produce contain dangerous acids like caproic acid, propionic acid and azelaic acid?
That's right! When your cat is rubbing its face on you, it is actually trying to dissolve you!!! YIKES!!!!
Cats are evil!!! They produce dangerous acids!!! They will dissolve you!!! Cats will dissolve humans!!!
Immediately throw away all your cats or they will dissolve you with their dangerous acids!!!!!!!!
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>>4879035
cool but how can I turned this into dogfucking?
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>>4879035
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i dont care
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>>4879035
A cat busted out my chest

My favorite animal, the bobber
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>>4871697
popscience told me that beavers can't stand the sound of running water
https://auduboncnc.org/beavers-and-beaver-deceivers-by-jeff-tome/
https://www.elachee.org/2022/04/22/beaver-behaviors/
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Guys a beaver from the local family that I follow just passed away :(
Went to pick him/her up yesterday from a family member who found it dead in their pond and today the government came to pick it up for research
Picrel is its tail
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I love varmints. Beavers, groundhogs, squirrels, opossums... seeing them in my suburban backyard makes me feel like a step away from a mountain man.
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>>4870604
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>>4871076
weird duck


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