The Official Dog/Puppy thread

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Are dogs better than cats?

Poll ended at Thu Apr 22, 2004 2:28 pm

Yes
3
23%
Yes, my insecure person prefers the overwhelmingly obvious affection displayed by a dog versus the cooler, more subtle true love displayed by a cat.
5
38%
Yes, cats are evil.
5
38%
 
Total votes: 13

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The Official Dog/Puppy thread

Post by wisefool » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:28 pm

Candy is a fatty pomeranian. She is a very simple, naive dog that does not understand why squirrels and cats do not want to be her friends. She's a little snobby thought because she ignores other dogs. I think she thinks she's human.

PS I don't have photoshop on this computer so I could not shrink these pictures. They are ~500kb so I leave them as external links.

Close Up

Candy is a little hungry now

Spawn of the Devil.
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Post by wumpus » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:40 pm

Dogs and cats are both great!

I'm incredibly fucking lazy, so cats work better for me; they're more self-sufficient. Dogs are WORK. Now if I can just litterbox train my children once they're born..

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Post by Ralf Hutter » Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:17 pm

You left out the "no" option.......

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Post by wussboy » Fri Apr 16, 2004 8:21 am

I had no trouble with that omission, Ralf. :)

I used to just not like cats, but my new girlfriend has one. Now I really REALLY dislike them. This cat completely ignores both her and me unless it's hungry. Then it's all 'Purrrrrr' and rubbing up against your legs. So basically it only gives you love when it blatantly wants something. I wouldn't treat my friends like that, and wouldn't let my friends treat me like that. Why is it okay with cats?

Just me venting, because the girlfriend doesn't read this site! :)

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Post by loren_brothers » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:28 am

I say: burn 'em at the stake along with MS's 'clippy'! Evil creatures! Familiars to the Devil!


... cats, that is! :wink:

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Post by Ralf Hutter » Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:24 pm

loren_brothers wrote:I say: burn 'em at the stake along with MS's 'clippy'! Evil creatures! Familiars to the Devil!


... cats, that is! :wink:
hmmpf, first thing I do to a fresh install of Win XP is get rid of that worthless "search dog". Too bad it not as eay to get rid of all dogs by just clicking a button.....;)

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Post by wumpus » Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:37 pm

With regards to cats vs. dogs, here at SILENT PC REVIEW, the more relevant question is: which is quieter?

I think the answer is fairly obvious :D

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Post by wisefool » Sat Apr 17, 2004 4:32 pm

My doggie is quiet as long as she is sleeping and not snoring.

Her dog tags tend to make a bit of metallic noise. I was able to muffle them with some rubber padding. The bit I can't handle is getting her to be quiet when she's begging for food. Definitely an annoying high-pitched yelping.

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Post by JimK » Sat Apr 17, 2004 4:53 pm

We have a pair of Norwegian Elkhounds and I find the sound of their 16/32 tiny toenails on the slate and wood floors to be a way to follow where they are going. The bitch snores, cannot fix that. Both are real loud when they are protecting their (our) property.

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Post by DonP » Sun Apr 18, 2004 4:22 am

I believe everything I see on TV (good thing I don't get US TV) so I think that cats are always trying to take over the world and that dogs are trying to save us!.
I voted "Yes, cats are evil."

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get IrfanView!

Post by NeilBlanchard » Sun Apr 18, 2004 5:53 pm

Hello:
wisefool wrote:PS I don't have photoshop on this computer so I could not shrink these pictures. They are ~500kb so I leave them as external links.
You can always get IrfanView. It's *free* and does what most people need in a photo editor, just fine, thank you! :) It also makes a great image browser, too.

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Post by loren_brothers » Sun Apr 18, 2004 5:59 pm

IrfanView is an excellent program... free or not! I have almost all of those types of proggies and my preferred apps are IfranView and Thumbsplus. Why? I guess that they are just well trained and easy to work with (just like a good dog! :lol: ), something Photoshop isn't.

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Post by isp » Mon Apr 26, 2004 7:31 pm

Here's some pics of my pup! :D

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Post by Wedge » Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:03 pm

wussboy wrote: So basically it only gives you love when it blatantly wants something. I wouldn't treat my friends like that, and wouldn't let my friends treat me like that.
Right on wussboy, you tell'em. *pats you on the back and offers you a candy bar*


Say man, can I borrow a dollar?

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Post by shathal » Sun Sep 05, 2004 5:18 am

Image

Samson (-ite).

A Leonberger. German breed that's a cross between a St. Bernhard, a NYUF (New Foundland) and a Pyrenean Mountain Dog.

Nicknamed "Lean-To-Bergers", as you have 50-60 Kg of dog leaning against you asking for cuddles. Verry affectionate and intelligent breed :).

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Post by De Sjelle » Sun Sep 05, 2004 1:29 pm

http://users.pandora.be/leen.booten1/HU ... 02/a31.htm


These are my dogs, well, 1 of them is mine and the other 2 are from my wife. :lol:
The left one is a mud and my dog, the midlle one is a Parson Russel Terrier and the right one is a Leonberger, already 9 years old. :)

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Post by shathal » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:13 am

Nothing quite like a Leo :D.

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Post by De Sjelle » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:57 am

Indeed, Oska the Leo is a 60 kg bitch, 9 years old and sometimes stil acting like a puppy. :D Very cudly and very much in convincing to cudle her.
And she can talk to. :D

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Post by shathal » Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:48 am

The above is true for pretty much every Leo I've encountered. Thus my love for the breed :).

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