Oh Rosie, Oh, Girl
Just a couple quick notes about Rosie, now that she has been around for a month and change. I’ve noticed that things are much more doggy than they were with just Lily. Some examples:
1.) Rosie may be the most freakishly efficient shit producing machine on the planet. Every single time we go out, some days up to eight or nine times, she has to shit. Sometimes I feed her dinner, she eats half, come paws me to go outside, I take her outside, she shits, and she goes back to the dinner bowl. Guess what she needs to do twenty minutes later? I know how much I am feeding her, and for the life of me, I can’t figure out where it is all coming from. By contrast, Lily shits maybe once or twice a day.
2.) Rosie has also decided that her one job in life besides shitting is to make sure that I keep my windows clean. If I leave her unattended for an hour, there will be dog snoodles on every piece of glass in the house. Leave her alone in the car for five minutes, and it looks like the car has been slimed on the inside ala Ghostbusters.
3.) She sheds more than any other dog I have known. I furminate her daily, yet she leaves large swaths of hair anywhere she plops her fat ass. If I am sitting watching tv with a beverage and she is on my lap, I have to wipe the hair off the lip of my glass before I can take a sip. I am no vacuuming every single day, because if I don’t, the HEPA filters start to gasp and wheeze and go on strike.
4.) She is also the hottest dog on the planet. I swear to ALLAH her internal temperature could melt coal. I wake up in the middle of the night and think there is a heating pad on my calf, and it is just Rosie- plus the two pounds of matted hair now stuck to my sweaty leg.
5.) She constantly must be the center of attention. Lily goes off and does her own thing from time to time (usually her own thing means sprawling out on the bed or in the sun on the floor), but Rosie is surgically attached to my lap.
Just weird how different these dogs are.
July 19, 2010 7:12 pm
Posted in: Dog Blogging
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Jared - July 19, 2010 | 7:17 pm · Link
“Snoodles?”
I LOLed.
Cat Lady - July 19, 2010 | 7:18 pm · Link
This is why I am a cat lady.
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 7:19 pm · Link
Rosie is just older and shit don’t work like it used to, so to speak. For example, I used to shit only once in the morning. Perfect tubular turds that filled the bowl. And that was it for the day. Every morning like clockwork.
Now it’s 4 or 5 times a day. Sometimes mushy, sometimes little stringy things, that get hung up requiring intestinal fortitude of a certain variety.
It’s all part of natures plan, though sometimes not the best one imho.
neill - July 19, 2010 | 7:19 pm · Link
to paraphrase a feminist truism,
“the more i learn about dogs, the more i love my cat…”
Something Fabulous - July 19, 2010 | 7:20 pm · Link
On the bright side, the shit n’ shed might be (at least at this vast amount) a temporary thing as she becomes acclimatized to her new surroundings, feed, etc. At the rescue where I volunteer, we find that the dumped animals always go through the longest “detox” period before everything calms down. Ones where we knew their previous routines and can make gradual changes are not quite so dramatic.
The window-schnurffling, on the other hand, I have no idea.
abo gato - July 19, 2010 | 7:22 pm · Link
Well, John, you did make me laugh out loud.
My husband (after I read him the post) said you just need two JRTs. Lily as the other dog is not like having two of these buggers.
I laughed again and thought that you would be completely bat shit if that were the case.
flukebucket - July 19, 2010 | 7:24 pm · Link
I thought about that dog this morning while listening to Jackson Browne. “Looks like it’s you and me again tonight, Rosie”
Led Zeppelin is fine also too.
CynDee - July 19, 2010 | 7:26 pm · Link
@John Cole: Um I take it all back what I said on the last thread.
We don’t really need pictures please tonight. No pictures. Thank you.
gypsy howell - July 19, 2010 | 7:28 pm · Link
@General Stuck:
This is way, way, way more than I needed to know about you.
Violet - July 19, 2010 | 7:29 pm · Link
That kind of poopage seems a little odd. Maybe like SF said, she’s just getting settled into her new routine and food. So long as she seems healthy, it’s probably okay.
The shedding might calm down a bit too. Could be a bit of extra shedding due to summer heat (a lot of dogs do that, and even some people do), plus some shedding from stress (being homeless, new home, etc.). She’ll probably always be more of a shedder than Lily, though.
Does she seem like a happy, content doggie? Sure sounds like it from what you’ve said.
ally - July 19, 2010 | 7:29 pm · Link
The syndicated veterinary column in our local paper, Michael Fox’s “Animal Doctor,” had a piece yesterday on excessive shedding by a dog recently adopted from a shelter. I couldn’t find it online just now, but I think he recommended a regular dose of fish oil as something that might help.
Josie - July 19, 2010 | 7:29 pm · Link
John – you make me laugh out loud when you write about Rosie. The best part is that you obviously love her in spite of all her … umm … wonderful qualities (which are probably the reason you found her in the middle of the road). She is lucky to have found you, and I suspect your sense of humor will save her life more than once. Many of us have had our Rosie’s at one time or another and can so appreciate your stories.
vuvuzela - July 19, 2010 | 7:33 pm · Link
She sounds annoying as fuck.
QuaintIrene - July 19, 2010 | 7:36 pm · Link
Wow, between the excessive poopage and what seems like evidance of high metabolism, I’m surprised she’s as chunky as she is.
Anton Sirius - July 19, 2010 | 7:36 pm · Link
@General Stuck:
Pfft. Amateur. You should try having Crohn’s disease. I’ve had shits that left me feeling so exhausted and overwhelmed with relief that things were moving again that I nearly passed out on the bowl.
Keith G - July 19, 2010 | 7:37 pm · Link
@General Stuck: Jesus H Christ.
No!
That was almost BOB-like.
eeeew
HumboldtBlue - July 19, 2010 | 7:38 pm · Link
Try some yogurt for li’l Rosie the pooper. It may be she has bad bacteria in her belly, then again, I’m no kind of goddamned veterinarian and really have no fucking clue as to what I’m talking about except that it worked on both a cat and a dog in my care who displayed overly-excited bowels.
ColleenSTL - July 19, 2010 | 7:39 pm · Link
Yes, your dog posts crack me up, too! I also have a shit machine and, since she is only four, it can’t be age. She’s a half-pit and I ‘rescued’ her from my son and daughter-in-law after she snapped at their toddler. They never noticed her shedding because they also have a pug whose hair is everywhere—but so is hers, it’s just not white! She is also a heat machine. A couple of nights ago I couldn’t take is anymore and pushed her away in the middle of the night: “Carmella! It’s too hot!” The look she gave me as she slunked away broke my heart—so now I just suffer… How is it that we give ourselves over to those eyes so quickly?!
blahblahgurgleblegblah - July 19, 2010 | 7:42 pm · Link
RE #1 about the #2… uhhh… TMI! TMI! TMI! TMI!
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 7:43 pm · Link
Just set up the live HummerCam. Don’t know if it will work, but here is link for anyone interested. It is cloudy today so view is a little dark.
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 7:43 pm · Link
This entire thread will not end well. The general has already assured that.
SiubhanDuinne - July 19, 2010 | 7:43 pm · Link
@Violet:
Umm . . . You’re talking about Rosie, right? And not about General Stuck?
lamh32 - July 19, 2010 | 7:44 pm · Link
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
!
This may just be the funniest thing I’ve read all day (next to a particularly funny recap of last night’s tru blood).
you are sure not endearing the joys of pet ownership to my pet-less soul.
This post is like birth control for non-pet owners everywhere.
HAHAHAHA
MattR - July 19, 2010 | 7:44 pm · Link
@General Stuck: After your first comment in this thread, there is no way I am clicking that link.
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 7:48 pm · Link
@General Stuck:
Page not found.
Cat Lady - July 19, 2010 | 7:48 pm · Link
@General Stuck:
I’m not getting out of the boat.
Athenae - July 19, 2010 | 7:49 pm · Link
You know, I’ve often thought that if animals could talk their owners would need to learn a lot less about shitting habits of various creatures so as to monitor their well-being.
A.
TuiMel - July 19, 2010 | 7:51 pm · Link
Re shedding:
I have had two JRT’s and I swear that both had a “Total Coat Ejection and Replenishment” button that they regularly pushed. Whoosh! One coat is shed and another takes its place all in the same instant – usually just after I have finished vacuuming in anticipation of the arrival of guests.
The pooping may become more “regulated” as she settles in. I think the shedding may become less of an issue, but it will always be an issue.
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 7:52 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts:
I closed the window from being an idiot. Try again.
Lolis - July 19, 2010 | 7:52 pm · Link
ew.
HumboldtBlue - July 19, 2010 | 7:52 pm · Link
@Athenae: Ferret Face.
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 7:53 pm · Link
@MattR: Just trying to stay on topic:-)
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 7:54 pm · Link
@General Stuck:
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 7:55 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts:
dern, this always happens till I figure out what’s wrong. sorry
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 7:55 pm · Link
20 years, the entire BJ community will be talking bowel movements and arthritis. sigh.
Politically Lost - July 19, 2010 | 7:56 pm · Link
My dog Rex:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9...../67328938/
Edit: I can’t figure out this linky thing.
I got him on Christmas eve because: a.) I was drunk and in a weakened condition. and b.) He was the cutest thing I’d ever seen. My in laws’ neighbor brought him over to show my father in law to try and adopt him out. I of course wouldn’t let him go once I got hold of him.
The only thing I know about his heritage is that his mother was a Jack Russel.
He is a shit machine. However, his ability to hold until he deems it the appropriate time is unmatched. Only when we go on our daily walk and usually its about four times in twenty minutes. If we don’t walk him that day, it appears that he just squenches and refuses to go until the next walk.
Hair… we recently replaced our carpeting with bamboo flooring. (I highly recommend it by the way and very eco friendly.) Each day, my wife and I pick up big swirls and vortices of his hair that collect in odd places through out the house. Prior to that the carpet just went from an off white to a dark black until we vacuumed.
The STARE: His stare is relentless and transmits feelings of doom and hopelessness if he doesn’t get what he wants. I have visible wounds on my soul because I didn’t walk him for a couple weeks after knee surgery.
The Barnacle: There’s at least two to three times a night where I wake to find and obstinate sack of fur (like a twenty pound heafty bag full of meat) attached to various parts of my body. Trying to move him becomes near impossible without literally shoving him away, only to find him repositioned for maximum attachment within minutes.
Best drunken decision I’ve ever made.
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 7:56 pm · Link
I fixed it , I think
Corner Stone - July 19, 2010 | 7:57 pm · Link
Sounds like she’s a natural fit at the Cole Compound. Just like her owner, full of shit and can’t wait to get it out.
Steeplejack - July 19, 2010 | 7:57 pm · Link
@Jared:
I remember that one of my favorite sniglets* was the term for this: “pupkiss.” Example: “We were only the store for a few minutes, but Sparky got pupkiss all over the windows.”
—
* Man, haven’t thought of Sniglets in a while. Whoa, ‘80s flashback. Apparently all the books are out of print now. Anyway, a sniglet (invented/popularized by comedian Rich Hall) is a word that isn’t in the dictionary but should be.
Bonus sniglet:
Garbpaction: the act of cramming just one more item into a garbage can to avoid emptying it.
SiubhanDuinne - July 19, 2010 | 7:58 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts:
Why are you making us wait so long?
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 7:59 pm · Link
@Politically Lost: linky no worky.
Okay, fixed.
ETA: Above the comment box there is a “Link” button. highlight the text you want to link. Click the button and you’ll get a pop-up. paste the link into the pop-up. Cute dog.
Corner Stone - July 19, 2010 | 7:59 pm · Link
@Politically Lost:
Sure there wasn’t one where maybe a strategically placed thong was involved? Hmmm? Maybe one night as you patroned the local cantina?
If not then I feel sorry for you. Everybody should have one of those before they lapse into discussing their pets’ bowel movements.
Cat Lady - July 19, 2010 | 8:00 pm · Link
Shorter Cole and Stuck: Doo doo doo is all I want to say to you.
Poets, priests and politicians
Have words to thank for their positions
Words that scream for their submission
And no one’s jamming their transmission
‘Cuz when their eloquence escapes you
Their logic ties you up and rapes you
UnkyT - July 19, 2010 | 8:01 pm · Link
Our dog Kaya (Boston Terrier in the mop bucket going galt) is the same way so far as the shitting goes.
I got Kaya at 8 weeks old, and at about 10 weeks she fell off the side of a staircase about 6 feet onto a hardwood floor and broke her jaw.
I took her to the vet to get her fixed up, and as part of the admission process the vet tested her for parvo. Turns out she had it. I had thought the diarrhea she had was just part of being in a new home and eating a new brand of dog food.
Kaya shits constantly, and I have been told that the parvo she had very well did irreversible damage to her digestive track, causing her to need large amounts of food to get the necessary nutrients she needs, and also causing the ridiculous amount of potty breaks.
I have also been told that dogs this small just shit a lot, however at my office we have 4 bostons running around, and none shit like she does.
Anyway, point being, maybe she had parvo when she was a pup.
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 8:05 pm · Link
I have to reinstall windows live.
freelancer - July 19, 2010 | 8:08 pm · Link
@General Stuck:
I’m guessing it took a big, nasty, gut-churning shit?
Politically Lost - July 19, 2010 | 8:10 pm · Link
@Corner Stone:
I tended to make really, really bad decisions while drunk. Maybe that’s why I haven’t imbibed for the last 8 or so years. Also too, my wife might see any sort of retort to your prodding and being able to claim innocence in this instance would be an example of making a good decision while sober.
UnkyT - July 19, 2010 | 8:11 pm · Link
Also, don’t know if this is the case with Rosie, but Kaya doesn’t even bother sniffing around for a spot most of the time. She is outside, shitting, and back inside within 30 seconds. The receptionist at my work and his 13 year old pug are in awe every time.
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 8:12 pm · Link
@freelancer:
Cheap pleasure, but take what I can get.
Southern Beale - July 19, 2010 | 8:12 pm · Link
Rosie may be the most freakishly efficient shit producing machine on the planet.
My dog Zelda was like that. We called her “pooterific.” She did pooter no matter what, and they were always beautiful, hard shiny little turds. Meanwhile my dog Cleo might do pooter just once a day, which is odd.
I’m sorry is this TMI?
The shedding might be from nerves. Our dog Chaka shed like a machine for about two months after we adopted her. And when we had houseguests she started up again. Just a nervous thing.
QuaintIrene - July 19, 2010 | 8:13 pm · Link
Whaddya mean, ‘20 years from now?’
General Stuck - July 19, 2010 | 8:16 pm · Link
@Anton Sirius: Don’t have Crohn’s but another autoimmune ailment where I take a Crohn’s med called Sulfasalazine that wreaks some havoc with my bowel movements.
Origuy - July 19, 2010 | 8:25 pm · Link
A poster over at Sadly No! has requested names for his dog-to-be. One of the submissions was Sir Poopsalot.
WereBear - July 19, 2010 | 8:26 pm · Link
@Steeplejack: I loved sniglets! Sorry to hear the books are out of print. WTF is up with that? I thought publishers were in the business of selling books.
Oh brave new world… that has nothing in it.
Lactomangulation: wrestling open the carton of milk and tearing up the spout so it spurts instead of pouring smoothly. “The lactomangulation was so bad I just poured it in a jar.”
Flen: the dried ketchup around the spout. “Dude! Wipe off the flen before you hand it to me.”
Yinkle: The swatch of hair combed over a bald spot. “That was a prize-winning yinkle.”
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 8:28 pm · Link
Lady Smudge update. she’s home, and master of her domain.
scav - July 19, 2010 | 8:28 pm · Link
mmm. another seepage thread.
Johnny's mom - July 19, 2010 | 8:31 pm · Link
When we asked the vet if 6-8 poos a day was normal, she asked us how we fed Johnny. As the vet’s suggested, we stopped “free-feeding” her (sorta, we share a little of our food with her), and feed her one meal a day. Now, she goes 3-4 times. That rescue/detox thing makes a lot of sense. Hair falling out can be from shedding, stress, hormones… and probably a lot of other reasons.
I come here for your pet stories. Thanks- literally lol.
Mnemosyne - July 19, 2010 | 8:32 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts:
Whatever breed mix Lady Smudge is, I think Charlotte is the same one. Every picture of Smudge reminds me of Charlotte.
TaMara (BHF) - July 19, 2010 | 8:35 pm · Link
I am so bailing on this thread after the first 10 comments, so forgive if this has been said.
Her bowels will probably settle down – 1 month is not long for new food to be assimilated. And adding some acidophilus to her food, she may need her bacteria balanced.
As far as the shedding, if it’s not a JRT thing – again food and stress could be the culprit – if she has a food allergy, it would manifest in food, licking (see window snoodling), pooping and shedding. Also throwing up excessively. If there is corn in your dog food, that’s the most likely culprit.
FWIW.
Something Fabulous - July 19, 2010 | 8:36 pm · Link
@UnkyT: Bukkit dog is your dog?! Really!?? It’s like meeting a celebrity!
@arguingwithsignposts: Golly, she’s BEE-you-ti-ful!
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 8:38 pm · Link
@Mnemosyne: It’s because of the eyes, right? Those yellow eyes are killers.
QuaintIrene - July 19, 2010 | 8:38 pm · Link
Two situations I remember, (tho I can’t remember the sniglet for it) was the drift the top sheet makes when you’re trying to make the bed. The other is when you turn your pillow over to get the cooler side.
I think he had a sniglet for the little plastic do-dads at the end of shoe laces. But I thought there already was a name for those.
Steeplejack - July 19, 2010 | 8:41 pm · Link
@WereBear:
Fenderberg: The large glacial deposit that forms on the inside of a car’s fender and wheel wells after heavy snow.
I was kind of suprised to see that the Sniglets books are out of print. They weren’t particularly topical, so they wouldn’t get old, and I would think they would have a long afterlife among
budding wordsmithssmart tweens. Maybe they just moved to the Intertubes.Mnemosyne - July 19, 2010 | 8:44 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts:
It’s partly that, but they also have the same stocky body type and very similar ears.
Though I suspect their mutual breed is “domestic shorthair.”
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 8:47 pm · Link
@Mnemosyne:
Interesting, although Lady Smudge doesn’t seem to be a shorthair (I am not aware of all cat breeding traditions, fwiw). She sheds like all get out, and it’s long-ish hair to me. The ear thing seems right.
I’m curious to see how big she gets. she has huge paws for a kitten (less than a year old).
TuiMel - July 19, 2010 | 8:49 pm · Link
@TaMara (BHF):
I agree that an allergy could part of the problem. My guy has allergies to airborne stuff from “trees and grasses” – things with which he is in nearly constant contact. But, I carefully watch his food in-take as well. No corn. He will sometimes get a piece of pop corn, and I notice an up-tick in his itchiness. His food is chicken and oats.
jl - July 19, 2010 | 8:50 pm · Link
Thanks for the TMI expose of Rosie’s habits.
Regarding Rosie, and other dogs mentioned in the comments, I conclude that some dogs are slobs, and that others are not.
I will wait, very patiently, for the pets’ comments on Cole’s habits.
arguingwithsignposts - July 19, 2010 | 8:54 pm · Link
@jl:
It’s Tunch’s world. We’re just commenting in it.
Corner Stone - July 19, 2010 | 8:59 pm · Link
@Politically Lost: Hmmm, yes. The intertubes are forever. Marriage, less so.
Mnemosyne - July 19, 2010 | 9:00 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts:
Our late great cat Boris was part Persian. He didn’t have long hair (the vet declared him a “medium-hair”) but he was a world-class shedder with two separate coats (blue-gray with a silver-gray undercoat). We took him to the groomer to be Furminated one time and she actually had to give up after half an hour or so because he just. kept. shedding.
Charlotte’s coat is very sleek but her hair length is closer to medium-length. She sheds pretty good, though nothing like Boris did.
WaterGirl - July 19, 2010 | 9:06 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts: I hadn’t seen a picture of Smudge in ages. (Well, except the walking the line” photo I keep on my desktop.)
She is so grown up!
Comrade Mary - July 19, 2010 | 9:11 pm · Link
Yay for Lady Smudge! She is so lovely.
Just found this: Porcupine who thinks he’s a puppy.
Anne - July 19, 2010 | 9:15 pm · Link
Just for the record, “Sir Poopsalot” has lived with me for the past ten years. That has been one of my (many) nicknames for him – his name is Sam (and, yes, Samalamadingdong has made the cut for nicknames. Last week he shit a massive quantity in the back seat of the car while I was driving down he road toward home, then walked in it. I couldn’t believe it. He’s 90 pounds and the size of his output is ridiculous. It might be big diaper time for trips; although he’s never done that before he’s always in the car with me.
I’ve been referring to him as the Barnacle lately. He doesn’t glom on to
Svensker - July 19, 2010 | 9:18 pm · Link
@General Stuck:
OK, General Sir, that was TMI.
Anne - July 19, 2010 | 9:26 pm · Link
Didn’t finish the last sentence of previous post…I call him Barnacle because even though he doesn’t glom on to me, he can’t be alone so I feel like he is permanently attached. Blind people probably have less time with their guide dogs. My husband used to refer to Sam as my “traveling companion” in the house.
He’s a character (aren’t they all) and just so everyone knows, he IS the sweetest and most beloved dog on the planet.
WereBear - July 19, 2010 | 9:28 pm · Link
Tummy and shedding issues can definitely be nervous symptoms. For a dog to be abandoned is like leaving a toddler in the mall after all the store close; they don’t get over that overnight.
Probiotics will help all issues; just get the human capsules and dump the tasteless powder in her food. (I split one cap between three cats.) It has made a big difference to my old guy, James Bond. He’s all bright eyed and bushy tailed for a cat of 70 (human years).
The laser eyes basically come with the JRT personality. Busy, busy, busy.
I was hysterical over the dog snoodles. But yes, it’s not quite perpetual motion, since there is (ahem) input and output. But you have terrier energy that was bred to MAX out.
wes g - July 19, 2010 | 9:28 pm · Link
lol john, you made me laugh from #1 and on.
SiubhanDuinne - July 19, 2010 | 9:29 pm · Link
@arguingwithsignposts #55: She is an Empress.
@quaintirene #62: Aglets.
UnkyT - July 19, 2010 | 9:44 pm · Link
@Something Fabulous: Yes, one and the same. I have a bunch of pics from that bath that some day I will post. Also, don’t let her hear you call her a celebrity. She is already known as princess, don’t want to give her an ego.
Corner Stone - July 19, 2010 | 10:05 pm · Link
@UnkyT: How can a pup that pretty not have a lil bit of a tude?
UnkyT - July 19, 2010 | 10:37 pm · Link
@Corner Stone: We’re talking about the same dog right? I mean I think she is georgeous, but third parties rarely think so.
Kat - July 19, 2010 | 10:50 pm · Link
Too much poo, high temp, excessive shedding?
I’d take her to the vet.
You never know… It could be the wrong kind of bacteria in her intestines, or something like hyperthyroidism.
Mnemosyne - July 19, 2010 | 11:39 pm · Link
@WereBear:
Would they help with a puking cat? Keaton pukes at least once a week and we’ve done everything we can think of, including completely removing grains from his diet.
He’s very fuzzy and insists on grooming both of the other cats, so it’s probably hairball issues, but he refuses any of the paste-like hairball remedies (like Petromalt).
Martin - July 20, 2010 | 12:46 am · Link
All dogs are like that to some degree – some breeds more than others. Their digestive tracts are very direct – you push food in the front and it’s got to push something out the back.
Calming Influence - July 20, 2010 | 1:51 am · Link
I’m always struck by how pet owners comment on how different the personalities of their various dogs/cats/ferrets/etc. are. If you adopted two random kids, would you expect then to behave the same? Even two children in the same family are most often very different in personality; why would we expect completely unrelated cats or dogs to act the same?
asiangrrlMN - July 20, 2010 | 1:54 am · Link
@UnkyT: Bucket Dog going Galt is soooo cute!
@Calming Influence: My boys are littermates and very different. Raven is high-strung, moody, very affectionate, and needs to be near me or on me all the time. Shadow is more aloof and a scaredy cat (except for when it comes to food and ‘prey’ like insects). He can be near me or not, but when he wants to be pet, he WANTS to be pet. Raven loves having his belly stroked whereas Shadow only tolerates it. They are very bonded with each other, though, which makes me happy.
And, thanks to all the BJers who post animal pics. I really really really needed the cute fluffiness tonight.
Cole, you crack me the fuck up. Seriously. Your political commentary is great, but this is the shit (literally) right here.
JenJen - July 20, 2010 | 3:38 am · Link
Late to the party, haven’t read all the posts yet, but the Dog Person in me immediately thinks, less dry, more canned. Not that you’re doing canned at all, but really, it solves the shitting problem rather rapidly.
You’re feeding Merrick, right? Great stuff, and exactly what I feed my two boys. With a mixture of dry. Because I adore them and spoil them. But when I got off the Hill’s and switched to Merrick, the poop-problem was essentially solved. Even moreso once I introduced the canned.
Still, Cole, that’s a lot of poop. Wow.
R-Jud - July 20, 2010 | 4:05 am · Link
@vuvuzela:
Speak for yourself.
Yutsano - July 20, 2010 | 4:13 am · Link
@R-Jud: I think he just did. But with a handle like that wouldn’t expect much out of that one.
Mary - July 20, 2010 | 7:10 am · Link
John, you shouldn’t be furminating Rosie that often. Using it more than once a week will strip her coat and damage her skin. Use a regularly brush on a day to day basis and only furminate sparingly.
harlana peppper - July 20, 2010 | 7:31 am · Link
I’m with Cat Lady, there are advantages to having a cat, namely: no walkies necessarly and nice, hard Tootsie Roll turds.
sam - July 20, 2010 | 7:44 am · Link
@John
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She’s probably still suffering from separation anxiety. When we got our little cur from the shelter, he was glued to us for about the first two months. BTW, I was talking to my wife about Rosie, and she said it sounded like the dog had been abandoned by people who moved and didn’t want to take her along. And couldn’t be bothered to take the dog to a shelter.
R. Porrofatto - July 20, 2010 | 8:38 am · Link
Kat’s #82 – hyperthyroidism sounds like a real possibility from the symptoms described – but the dog is supposedly fat, which doesn’t jibe necessarily with that. But it’s a simple blood test – worth checking out.
snarkypsice - July 20, 2010 | 9:04 am · Link
I just love that you love Rosie as much as you do.
Barbara - July 20, 2010 | 9:14 am · Link
Change in diet is probably responsible for her prodigious output. If it keeps up, talk to a vet or just go on-line and find dog foods that are supposed to produce lower output (we did this for one of our dogs).
I don’t know about the shedding, but some diseases can cause a dog to blow their coat—as well as to become fat and thirsty. So I would just make sure she gets a visit with the vet to check for levels of corticosteroids (which causes thirst, thinning of muscle tone and shedding and is associated with diseases of the adrenal and pituitary glands).
Some dogs just need a lot of people attention. I hope her behavioral issues are working themselves out.
Dog is My Co-Pilot - July 20, 2010 | 10:10 am · Link
We used to have a golden retriever who would crap at least 3 times on every walk. I was always amazed that Buster could have that much in him, and I was never sure where it all came from. He was not a fat dog, by any means, and picked at his food.
BC - July 20, 2010 | 10:21 am · Link
I think she poops to please you, Cole. My son’s JRT is the same way – poops every time you take her for a walk. She thinks that’s the reason for the walk and does it to please us.
jeff - July 20, 2010 | 12:31 pm · Link
What do you feed her? Once I took my dog off of the regular stuff and started him on Blue Buffalo, his poop frequency and volume decreased dramatically. No fillers in Blue Buffalo. Costs a lot but worth it.
goatchowder - July 20, 2010 | 2:04 pm · Link
Yay obscure Led Zeppelin reference!
Actually, is any Zep reference obscure after radio stations playing it on constant repeat for 40 damn years? Maybe not.