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Sophie Update!

by Adam L Silverman| July 1, 20207:47 pm| 75 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Furry Friends, Healthcare, Nature & Respite, Open Threads, Pet Blogging, Pet Rescue

AWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone know the hospital code for cuteness overload?

Thanks to everyone’s generosity, and then a last minute push from a donor who has a rescued Boston terrier from the local Boston terrier rescue to push the funding over the top, Sophie had her eye surgery yesterday. Her human sent this yesterday:

Surgery went well.She’s home but pretty groggy as they had to put her under general anesthesia.She ate a little, drank a little, and has been mostly sleeping on my lap – she’s like a little furnace!She still has an IV in her leg.I’ll take her back tomorrow for a 24 hr check and they’ll take it out then.

And today’s update:

Sacked out again after going under anesthesia today again to repair stitches in her left eye that were leaking. Poor little girl!

So that little complication aside, everything seems to have gone well and she’s at home resting comfortably.

Thank you all for your generosity and helping Sophie afford her surgery!

Open thread!

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Thursday Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Companion Animals

by Anne Laurie| June 17, 20206:36 pm| 80 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Dog Blogging, Open Threads

Social distancing support cat. pic.twitter.com/wTiwIX10ZR
— You Had One Job! (@_youhadonejob1) June 16, 2020

My dog does this every time we set the table and I cannot stress enough how much I respect her optimism pic.twitter.com/C3mym63pVK
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) June 14, 2020

Okay fine, obviously the dinner in the first picture already happened but your lobbying/cyberbullying resulted in her getting a belated scoop of ice cream, congrats folks, you did it pic.twitter.com/LOUjzWlznt
— Jay Willis (@jaywillis) June 15, 2020

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For Sophie! A Request For Some Pet Assistance

by Adam L Silverman| June 14, 20209:28 pm| 89 Comments

This post is in: Bleg, Dog Blogging, Nature, Open Threads, Pet Blogging, Pet Rescue

Allow me to introduce my next door neighbor Sophie!

As you can see, she’s thrilled to meet you…

Sophie moved in at the end of this past winter. She was originally a foster pup from the local Boston Terrier rescue. Her human’s yellow lab had passed away several months before after a long and good life. The great news is that next door is Sophie’s forever home! The bad news is that Sophie, who is two, has really bad canine cataracts and is blind. The good news is there is surgery that can correct this. The not so good news is that while it isn’t cost prohibitive, it isn’t cheap either. Back when Sophie’s human told me that the vet who specializes in doing these types of surgery examined her and said she’d be a good candidate, I told her that when they were ready to do it that I’d put a request for donations up here. Because you all are kind, big hearted folks. While the surgery had been delayed for several weeks because of Florida’s sort of safer at home orders, they are now ready to get it scheduled and done.

Here’s what Jeanne, Sophie’s human, sent over this morning:

HELP! Sophie Marie came into our rescue 5 months ago with little to no sight and needs surgery! Sophie hadn’t seen a vet since she was 4 months old, had not had shots/vaccinations, or had her cataracts diagnosed/treated. Sophie was only about 16 pounds and her ribs and spine were obvious. But despite this neglect, Sophie had the ability to trust and bond with a new human. She is a sweet and funny girl that likes nothing better than to be curled up on your lap or at least touching you. Sophie has gotten much more comfortable meeting new people over the months and it has been wonderful to see her gain more confidence. We can’t wait to see the dog she becomes with vision! As you can imagine, juvenile bilateral cataract surgery is a big deal, and a big expense. We hope that you will join us in our fight to save Sophie’s sight by donating any amount you can.
https://www.paypal.me/btrfl.
They can also use the email address with Paypal or Google Pay: [email protected]
If they would prefer to send a check, they can send it to our lockbox at:
Boston Terrier Rescue of Florida
4300 W. Lake Mary Blvd. #1010-358
Lake Mary, FL 32746
We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, EIN 80-0020296
A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF CH14503 MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY VISiTING www.FloridaConsumerHelp.com OR CALLING TOLL-FREE (800-435-7352) WITHIN THE STATE. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE. Any funds collected in excess of the amount needed to pay for the vet bills for Sophie Marie will be applied to the vet care of other foster dogs in BTRFL’s care.

The announcement is also on the Boston Terrier Rescue of Florida website and Facebook page.

Anything you all can do will be greatly appreciated! And as part of thanking you all in advance, here’s a bonus picture of Sophie rocking one of her sweaters out in the side yard between our properties.

You all know what to do!

Open thread!

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Poor Charlie Has a Tummyache

by John Cole| June 6, 202011:32 pm| 33 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging

Look at those sad eyes:

Sam is in the grill:

They’re so cute.

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Monday Evening Respite Open Thread

by Anne Laurie| June 1, 20207:16 pm| 11 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Nature & Respite, Open Threads

In wholesome news, I’m teaching my dog to use recorded buttons to say “outside”, “play”, “eat”, & “love you”. The first three were easy to model (ie pressing the “outside” button & then going out) and she learned right away.
Today she learned “I love you.”
— Andrea N. Goldstein (She/her/hers) (@AN_Goldstein) May 30, 2020

pic.twitter.com/6kdkO5BXFC
— Andrea N. Goldstein (She/her/hers) (@AN_Goldstein) May 30, 2020

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Thursday Afternoon Open Thread

by John Cole| May 28, 202012:37 pm| 46 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging

Last night I had to get up to go to the bathroom, turned the light on in the hallway, and saw this:

In the decade plus of living with these guys as my roommates, I have learned that sometimes it is just best to not ask questions.

Also please note the litter in the top left, which means that one of the dogs was eating kitty roca again.

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Respite Open Thread: Dogs Are Good Quarantine Buddies

by Anne Laurie| May 5, 20209:21 pm| 54 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Nature & Respite

this dogs reaction to her new trampoline has made my day
(poskit16k via viralhog) pic.twitter.com/mH1SqvAPFV
— Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) May 1, 2020

this is the story behind this video pic.twitter.com/fJhOtyY7Ss
— Humor And Animals (@humorandanimals) May 2, 2020

A lurcher is a sighthound (greyhound, wolfhound, whippet, etc.) cross. Traditionally the other parent is either a terrier or a (border) collie, although I’ve only seen retrievers do the digging-in-the-waterbowl dance.

Precious innocence!!! In Russian there's an expression for extreme goofy happiness (in Ringlish) "Sobachije radosti", roughly translated "Dog's celebratory happiness" – this video is EXACTLY what is meant – complete joy wiith abandon.
— MoxleyLives (@VicReston) May 2, 2020

Happy birthday, Bailey! [sob]

This year, we learned Bailey really likes burritos. For his birthday today, we treated him to one with his name on it. Happy birthday, Bailey! pic.twitter.com/ysWKMtBdGQ
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) May 1, 2020

Obi Wan Kenobi: pic.twitter.com/bpahOmGudz
— Kafkaesque (@Kafkaesque_Blog) May 1, 2020

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Saturday Night Respite Open Thread: Good Grooming Is Always Important

by Anne Laurie| April 25, 20208:02 pm| 46 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Nature & Respite

For ten months we’ve had a neurotic but otherwise wonderful goldendoodle puppy named Matteo. When the lockdown started, Matteo was already pretty shaggy, but as the quarantine wore on, the situation got increasingly dire…
— robert p. baird (@bobbybaird) April 24, 2020

But good news! It turns out that Matteo’s groomer was still working, in a safe and socially distanced manner. We made an appointment. Yesterday I dropped him off for about three hours.
— robert p. baird (@bobbybaird) April 24, 2020

The photo on the left is the dog I left behind. The photo on the right is the dog I picked up. When I saw him, I said, “That’s not my dog.” The groomer assured me it was. (He was also wearing, inexplicably, a red-and-white striped tie, but I’m sparing him that indignity here.) pic.twitter.com/AAY1RDmH0C
— robert p. baird (@bobbybaird) April 24, 2020

My sympathies are with the groomer, and more importantly with poor Matteo. Poodle crosses mat really badly, and I suspect the dog had to be shaved down this completely because some of those mats were glued so tightly to the skin that anything less drastic would’ve looked like a bubblegum mishap.

(Incidentally, this is a visual example of why the -doodle crosses are so popular; that fluff disguises a lot. )

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Friday Morning Open Thread: One More Week, Almost Over

by Anne Laurie| April 24, 20206:44 am| 112 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Dog Blogging, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat, Show Us on the Doll Where the Invisible Hand Touched You, Trumpery, Assholes, I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own

We’ve officially lost it pic.twitter.com/Sm6dcDFE5G
— Lizzie O'Leary (@lizzieohreally) April 23, 2020

Muslims across the Middle East are preparing for the month of Ramadan amid #coronavirus lockdowns. pic.twitter.com/pl2Q62BtGB
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 23, 2020

Progress:

The U.S. House passed a $484 billion coronavirus relief bill to fund small businesses and hospitals, pushing the total spending to address the crisis to an unprecedented near $3 trillion https://t.co/V8mhvE0bug
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 24, 2020

I hate doing this to you guys, first thing in the morning, but it’s kinda an important (unavoidable) topic [Oval Office Occupant warning]…

show full post on front page

President Trump appears to be openly mulling coronavirus treatments that could cause people to poison themselves, and has a record of deflecting from the reality of the virus to peddle optimism that may not be matched by facts | Analysis by @stcollinson https://t.co/hdfbdj6uAg
— CNN (@CNN) April 24, 2020

… In an eye-popping moment, Trump doubled down on his claim that sunlight and the festering humidity of high summer could purge the virus in his latest grab for a game-changer therapy.
Then, he asked aides on camera whether zapping patients with light or injecting disinfectant into the lungs to clean sick patients from inside could cure them of the disease.
“Maybe you can, maybe you can’t. Again I say maybe you can, maybe you can’t. I’m not a doctor. I’m like a person who has a good you-know-what,” Trump said, pointing to his head…
The President spent little time at his daily briefing explaining his thinking on how he might safely pilot the nation out of this crisis, instead reaching for a new narrative more hopeful than the grim reality in his latest example of “miracle” thinking on how to beat the pandemic.
He called upon William Bryan, acting director of the Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology directorate, to unveil research into the coronavirus’s susceptibility to heat and light.
Bryan presented data showing that in some circumstances sunlight can reduce the half-life of the virus on a surface or in the air from 18 hours to less than two minutes.
“That’s how much of an impact U.V. rays has on the virus,” Bryan said. He also spoke about how effective bleach and other disinfectants could be at eradicating the pathogen in areas that were not exposed to sunlight in interesting research that could help Americans understand how to clean surfaces.
But Trump, who appeared fascinated by the possibilities, posed a question of entirely different magnitude: “Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous, whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light … supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do, either through the skin or in some other way?” Trump asked, possibly thinking of an analogy to radiation treatment, which can be used to treat cancers…

Seeing a lot of people suggesting that Trump is going to get people killed by talking about bleach.
No need for the future tense!
The president is getting Americans killed right now — and yesterday, and tomorrow — by not dealing with the crisis.
— Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) April 23, 2020

Furthermore:

"I'm the president and you're fake news" — Trump to @PhilipRucker after he asks him if it's responsible to make all sorts of wacky and unproven suggestions about possible coronavirus treatments pic.twitter.com/8ag4izDrGj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 23, 2020

"I am the president and you are fake news!"
This is an almost verbatim translation of the famous Russian saying, "I am the boss, you are an idiot."
Trump may put a lot of stock in where a person was born, but he himself was definitely born in a wrong country.
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) April 23, 2020

Interestingly enough, only one person had "Inject Clorox and eat Tide Pods" on their Donald Trump #coronavirus Bingo card. pic.twitter.com/hj0gv9m0xW
— George Weighton (@GeorgeWeighton) April 24, 2020

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Saturday Evening Open Thread: Stay Fit Indoors

by Anne Laurie| April 11, 20206:34 pm| 17 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Dog Blogging, Open Threads, Sports

Hands down, Gigi the cat ?? is the best stay-at-home Goalkeeper in #Italy at moment.
Blocked 9/10 shots: pic.twitter.com/vePkjGgDL2
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) April 4, 2020

With better Audio #cats pic.twitter.com/8LIMAF5qZI
— Max Graham (@MaxGraham) April 4, 2020

Well done kitty ???? pic.twitter.com/pmq5NQ64rq
— Buitengebieden (@BuitengebiedenB) April 5, 2020

Or you could just… do laps!

Day 23: Breezy and the morsel of chicken pic.twitter.com/jREuWrB3Sz
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) April 4, 2020

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Semi-Respite Open Thread: Saturday Sports Talk (for the Incredibly Bored)

by Anne Laurie| March 28, 20204:52 pm| 76 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads

I was bored. pic.twitter.com/bVoC0hyNzC
— Andrew Cotter (@MrAndrewCotter) March 27, 2020

“Focused, relentless, tasting nothing”
— Laurie Canter (@LaurieCanter) March 27, 2020

It was the 'get on with it' that did it for me. Insistent with an edge of anger.
— Tony Hooper (@Anthoop) March 27, 2020

I’d need to have more on their biographies and current form for my commentary notes.
— Andrew Cotter (@MrAndrewCotter) March 27, 2020

Only sporting event for next three months – I was grateful for the work.
— Andrew Cotter (@MrAndrewCotter) March 27, 2020

pic.twitter.com/OdUr36yToW
— Dandy Dan (@DandyDanDan) March 27, 2020

My sister in Ireland brought her dog to the beach and introduced him to sea foam for the first time. pic.twitter.com/iFn0RVzMaa
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) March 27, 2020

A year ago Mabel couldn't use her back legs at all, and used a little wheelchair to get around.
She's been making amazing progress, but still hasn't been able to tackle stairs.
Until today! pic.twitter.com/PjzPVXD18i
— Linda Bloomfield (@LindaBxx) March 27, 2020

For the yoga enthusiasts:

@darth Is this how all dogs lounge while watching Netflix? pic.twitter.com/JsVk9mPONq
— Charles LaCalle (@charleslacalle) March 27, 2020

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Late Night Open Thread: Life’s Little Tragicomedies

by Anne Laurie| March 26, 20201:10 am| 33 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Nature & Respite

Didn’t expect this happen??, for those asking, he is currently on pain relief and the vet said he should be healed within a week, this is him on the 2nd day. He is super happy and there is now movement from side to side but he is struggling to lift it up in the air. pic.twitter.com/dY0o96HOpj
— Emma smith (@Emmasmith77xx) March 21, 2020

i am a vet assistant and i can confirm that we have dogs come in for happy tail fairly often. usually they hit it against something too hard which causes the injury
— boo guy ?? (@vsbuzzell) March 21, 2020

Hi, sausage dogs are prone to spinal disorders and sadly my last one died from it. When his tail wasn’t wagging we thought he had slipped a disc and trapped a nerve in his tail which can lead to paralysis. He is part of our family and therefore his health is also a priority??
— Emma smith (@Emmasmith77xx) March 22, 2020

When I was a vet tech, we treated a friendly great dane (Zeus) who would repeatedly sprain his tail. We put a sign on his kennel that said, “Please try to avoid making Zeus happy.”
— Midlife Crisis Actor (@ScottAtHomeToo1) March 21, 2020

Thanks for everyone’s concern, im sure he will be back wagging like this in no time ?? pic.twitter.com/xyt3qR9KjI
— Emma smith (@Emmasmith77xx) March 21, 2020

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Bailey Eats a Burrito

by Adam L Silverman| March 5, 20206:07 pm| 131 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Election Year, Food, Food & Recipes, Humorous, Open Threads, Pet Blogging, Warren for President 2020

We can use an open thread, so here’s a video clip of very good boy Bailey swiping and eating someone’s burrito at Warren campaign headquarters earlier today.

Bailey legit just swiped someone’s burrito. pic.twitter.com/MWr6ZeiJa2
— Gabrielle Farrell 💫 President Warren 2020 (her/s) (@FarrellGabriell) March 5, 2020

Current defense attorney, former Federal prosecutor, burrito aficionado, and Michael Avenatti bête noire Ken White has taken the case!

The evidence is circumstantial at best, my client has no statement, is my client free to leavehttps://t.co/LKzSDVryT8
— WorkThroughItHat (@Popehat) March 5, 2020

Also, everyone, for the love of someone’s, anyone’s, and/or no one’s (for the atheists) Deity or Deities (for the polytheists), please use horizontal mode for pictures and videos!!!!

Whose a good boy, with very bad gas? Bailey is!!!!

Open thread!

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Friday Night Open Thread

by John Cole| February 28, 202010:22 pm| 42 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging

My friend Clark threw a birthday party for his dogs Biscuits and Luna:

The world is so shitty, this just makes me very happy.

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Sunday Evening Open Thread

by Betty Cracker| February 23, 202010:24 pm| 74 Comments

This post is in: Birdwatching, Dog Blogging, Open Threads

Here are a couple of birds I saw today. First, a kingfisher perched on a channel marker early this morning:

The kingfishers are entertaining this time of year. Well, they are fun to watch all year, but when the highly territorial little birbs are in courting mode, they’re especially fascinating to watch. I’ve seen some amazing aerial combat maneuvers.

Right around sunset, we spotted this big old wood stork perched in the top of a large cypress tree:

Wood storks are fairly common around here, but I can’t remember ever seeing one land in the top of a tree. Usually they’re on the ground near a body of water or flying somewhere.

Anyone watching anything good on TV? My husband is watching “Hunters” on Prime. I’m not a fan. Maybe I’m just not in the mood for that type of show right now.

Earlier, we were watching the Westminster Dog Show, which was a lot more pleasant, IMO. It was on last week, but we missed it, so we watched it on YouTube today. Wilma the boxer won the working group!

I’m a frequent TV sporting event watcher, and it occurred to me that dog show announcer chatter most resembles golf tournament broadcasts. There’s not a TON of action to provide a play-by-play narrative, so they delve into all sorts background information.

The blurbs they recite about the different dog breeds strike me as somewhat suspect. For example, they claimed that French bulldogs got their start as the favorites of lace-makers at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. That seems too specific to be true. Also, virtually every dog breed that originated in Asia was allegedly bred to guard monasteries, which also strains credulity.

Anyhoo. Open thread.

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I personally stopped the public option…

Saul Alinsky is my co-pilot

Not all heroes wear capes.

Where tasty lettuce and good mustard aren’t elitist.

Our job is not to persuade Republicans but to defeat them.

Usually wrong but never in doubt.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

This blog will pay for itself.

Good luck with your asparagus.

Yes we did.

Today in our ongoing national embarrassment…

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity.

The house always wins.

Militantly superior in their own minds…

Consistently wrong since 2002

An almost top 10,000 blog!

We still have time to mess this up!

An army of rabid, anonymous commenters

The revolution will be supervised.

Lighten up, Francis.

Technically true, but collectively nonsense.

Is it irresponsible to speculate? It is irresponsible not to.

This Blog Goes to 11…

Screw the Judean People’s Front. Splitters.

Sophie Update!

Thursday Wednesday Evening Open Thread: Companion Animals

For Sophie! A Request For Some Pet Assistance

Poor Charlie Has a Tummyache

Monday Evening Respite Open Thread

Thursday Afternoon Open Thread

Respite Open Thread: Dogs Are Good Quarantine Buddies

Saturday Night Respite Open Thread: Good Grooming Is Always Important

Friday Morning Open Thread: One More Week, Almost Over

Saturday Evening Open Thread: Stay Fit Indoors

Semi-Respite Open Thread: Saturday Sports Talk (for the Incredibly Bored)

Late Night Open Thread: Life’s Little Tragicomedies

Bailey Eats a Burrito

Friday Night Open Thread

Sunday Evening Open Thread