Posted on 06/10/2004 10:41:32 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Well, some cats and dogs cost more to maintain than others.
Daz and Shep being two dogs specifically that I know of.
*shudder*
Hearing a dog burp because it just ate the dustcover of a cushion is pretty horrible.
And hearing Daz mash his empty head on the underside of the table in excitement just because I looked at him was amusing and horrific at the same time.
I'd think the echo in his head would kill him.
Yes, it's likely that Daz is off somewhere slobbering on some poor sap at this moment.
I know that they say a dog's mouth actually has less bacteria than a human's, but I'm not exactly jumping on that bandwagon.
Even if there are more germs in my mouth than in a German Shepherd's, I still think that the Shep's breath is slightly more funky, if you catch my drift.
I wished several times for my protective mask from the armory when our dog huffed at me.
If given the choice, I'd rather not have to get blasted with dog breath.
*lol!*
There are 'breath mints' for dogs but I don't know where to find them.
I've only seen them available online.
Then again, who ever smells a dog's breath except for the bitch he's humping?
Hey, that's the technically correct term, don't turn up your nose at me.
LOL!
Dunno, as a dog owner I ended up getting blasts of dog breath often.
I've had my share of whiffs of stank dog halitosis, though I'm pretty sure that they weren't built to smell pleasant to human beings.
Stank Dog Halitosis, good band name.
Dogs seem to think anything that's horrific in odor is great stuff.
Case in point, had a pair of sneakers that'd curl hair and peel paint.
The dog would roll on them as if they were Chanel No5.
Roll her eyes up in her head, snort, and flop like a fish on them, and growl at me when I tried ot put them on!
Exactly. The only thing missing in that cartoon is the sonic boom.
I know that they say a dog's mouth actually has less bacteria than a human's
It's true that dogs don't get cavities sooooooo
if you gargle with dog saliva, YOU won't get cavities either.
Now as to wether dogs can understand words, lets just try
an experiment with my dog digger (World's smartest blue heeler tm.).
Digger! Digger!
Hey! Jimmy Carter, Jimmy Carter!
Oh I forgot! No No, not in the house!
You have a beautiful family. And you are quite a looker. You remind me of my own Solitare.
I am waiting for my daughters to grow up. At 7 and 8 months I'm beginning to think they may be a little on the dumb side.
This is rather difficult since my previous baby, Brittany was a wonder dog. She had an incredible vocabulary. You could practically have conversations with her. She did talk to my husband although her voice was rather growley.
Kind of reminded me of Kathleen Turner.
She had the grasp of about 300 words. It was heartbreaking as she grew elderly and her hearing went. Fortunately she was bright enough so that she put together all the usual gestures that goes with speech for those that talk with our hands like me. I didn't teach them. She knew come, wait, sit, go to bed, kiss, hug, etc.
I haven't been right since I lost her.
Dogs associate the sounds(or body movements) with reward NOT the meaning of the word. Example, when I tell my dog "Cookie" pronounced in a certain fashion she goes to the back door and waits. If I say "Boodie" in the same tone then off to the back door and she waits. There are many many variables in a situation that must be controlled before one can pin point the understanding of the meaning of words and terms.
I'm so sorry for you're loss. Rocket looks like a mighty good friend. I am still nursing the loss of my Brittany.
Loosing my baby actually hurt more than loosing some of my relations.
I suppose it was because she was the first face I saw in the morning and the last I saw at night. She was always happy to see me. She was with me everything I did except go to work. I was a stranger in my own house without her.
I can't tell you that time will heal this wound because after 8 months it still hurts.
Only a real dog lover would understand this , but I am starting to believe in an afterlife for dogs. I can't think heaven could be all that splendid without them. Maybe you give dogs so much of your own soul to them that God makes room for them too.
Like when he jumps on your chest first thing early in the morning to wake you up for breakfast?
Many times I’ve awoke to stare at a set of teeth and an over size tongue only a couple inches from my eye - and nose.
If you raise a child using “"Cookie" or “"Boodie" - in the same tone - as meaning “back door” it will learn that they both mean “back door”.
That’s one of the reasons I hate to hear parents using baby talk with their infants. I’ve seen a case where the poor kid was starting preschool and thought “foo-foo” meant vacuum cleaner, “din-din” was the only word it knew for breakfast, lunch or dinner and “go-go” was a car.
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