For those of you with "medium" children.... beware the leftover pets
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"medium" - they are about fully cooked but not quite there... Curious if this just happens to me. beware of their animals. Somehow I have become the care taker of 3 canines. Due to unforeseen circumstances the children's new lives do not permit them to take their critters. If I don't do the dad thing, I'm the most evil SOB that ever walked the planet. This is the final batch for me. The vet bills are stupid ridiculous - take one dog in, lose $500+. Oh, I don't identify with this furbaby crap. It's a dog or a cat, we plant them in the backyard. I have a .40 and a shovel - this vet thing is sheer bs.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
charlieg wrote:
I have a .40 and a shovel - this vet thing retirement home is sheer bs.
FTFY
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charlieg wrote:
I have a .40 and a shovel - this vet thing retirement home is sheer bs.
FTFY
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
In that case, why would he need a shovel? :confused:
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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"medium" - they are about fully cooked but not quite there... Curious if this just happens to me. beware of their animals. Somehow I have become the care taker of 3 canines. Due to unforeseen circumstances the children's new lives do not permit them to take their critters. If I don't do the dad thing, I'm the most evil SOB that ever walked the planet. This is the final batch for me. The vet bills are stupid ridiculous - take one dog in, lose $500+. Oh, I don't identify with this furbaby crap. It's a dog or a cat, we plant them in the backyard. I have a .40 and a shovel - this vet thing is sheer bs.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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"medium" - they are about fully cooked but not quite there... Curious if this just happens to me. beware of their animals. Somehow I have become the care taker of 3 canines. Due to unforeseen circumstances the children's new lives do not permit them to take their critters. If I don't do the dad thing, I'm the most evil SOB that ever walked the planet. This is the final batch for me. The vet bills are stupid ridiculous - take one dog in, lose $500+. Oh, I don't identify with this furbaby crap. It's a dog or a cat, we plant them in the backyard. I have a .40 and a shovel - this vet thing is sheer bs.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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"medium" - they are about fully cooked but not quite there... Curious if this just happens to me. beware of their animals. Somehow I have become the care taker of 3 canines. Due to unforeseen circumstances the children's new lives do not permit them to take their critters. If I don't do the dad thing, I'm the most evil SOB that ever walked the planet. This is the final batch for me. The vet bills are stupid ridiculous - take one dog in, lose $500+. Oh, I don't identify with this furbaby crap. It's a dog or a cat, we plant them in the backyard. I have a .40 and a shovel - this vet thing is sheer bs.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
You are lucky that you are only dealing with cats and dogs. My family raises goats, along with a small pack of dogs who protect them. Technically, they are all livestock and should be available for sale, :sigh: but my wife and my children have made pets out of some of the goats and two of the dogs. My wife, who is disabled, has trained one of the dogs as her service animal. Farms and ranches attract rodents and, as a result, we have attracted an unknown number of feral and quasi-feral cats. Although we do not feed the cats, there seem to be about 25 or 30 that we see frequently. Oh, :omg: I forgot about the chickens! For us, the vet bills are not bad. Even having the vet come out and check the herd is not too expensive. With the ongoing drought here in Texas the feed bills are the real expense. Last summer, baled weeds were selling for $10 :mad: per small square bale. Add to that, the price for bags of goat feed, alfalfa pellets, sweet feed, and dog chow is way up also. :sigh: For 2023, we will record a loss, instead of a profit. With the ongoing drought and the population pressure of new non-agricultural :( residents from more urban states, we are looking to buy land elsewhere, move the whole operation, and sell out here. To that end, my family is scouting for land in other agriculture-friendly states without :-D a state income tax. Thus, I am left caring for the dogs, chickens, and goats on a daily basis on my own. And you think you have it bad???? :laugh: :laugh:
__________________ Lord, grant me the serenity to accept that there are some things I just can’t keep up with, the determination to keep up with the things I must keep up with, and the wisdom to find a good RSS feed from someone who keeps up with what I’d like to, but just don’t have the damn bandwidth to handle right now. © 2009, Rex Hammock
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When "you" got those pets, were the ground rules not along the lines of "your pet, your responsibility"?
yes, but I have this thing called a wife... I lose everytime. FWIW, I'm not biased against cats or dogs - I just want them to be mine.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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You are lucky that you are only dealing with cats and dogs. My family raises goats, along with a small pack of dogs who protect them. Technically, they are all livestock and should be available for sale, :sigh: but my wife and my children have made pets out of some of the goats and two of the dogs. My wife, who is disabled, has trained one of the dogs as her service animal. Farms and ranches attract rodents and, as a result, we have attracted an unknown number of feral and quasi-feral cats. Although we do not feed the cats, there seem to be about 25 or 30 that we see frequently. Oh, :omg: I forgot about the chickens! For us, the vet bills are not bad. Even having the vet come out and check the herd is not too expensive. With the ongoing drought here in Texas the feed bills are the real expense. Last summer, baled weeds were selling for $10 :mad: per small square bale. Add to that, the price for bags of goat feed, alfalfa pellets, sweet feed, and dog chow is way up also. :sigh: For 2023, we will record a loss, instead of a profit. With the ongoing drought and the population pressure of new non-agricultural :( residents from more urban states, we are looking to buy land elsewhere, move the whole operation, and sell out here. To that end, my family is scouting for land in other agriculture-friendly states without :-D a state income tax. Thus, I am left caring for the dogs, chickens, and goats on a daily basis on my own. And you think you have it bad???? :laugh: :laugh:
__________________ Lord, grant me the serenity to accept that there are some things I just can’t keep up with, the determination to keep up with the things I must keep up with, and the wisdom to find a good RSS feed from someone who keeps up with what I’d like to, but just don’t have the damn bandwidth to handle right now. © 2009, Rex Hammock
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yes, but I have this thing called a wife... I lose everytime. FWIW, I'm not biased against cats or dogs - I just want them to be mine.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
charlieg wrote:
I'm not biased against cats or dogs - I just want them to be mine.
When we got a dog, I made it quite clear from day one: Walking the dog is my responsibility. I'm really happy if you come along, or walk him alone, but if you don't, I will do it without blaming you. I am the one feeding the dog - including deciding what he is not to be given. If the dog is misbehaving, I will straighten him up. You can pet him when he behaves properly, not when he is misbehaving. So the little girl had no negative feelings about the dog. She was never scolded for not taking him out, for feeding him sweets, for excusing him improperly. The girl loved the dog, and loved to walk him, every day, even though noone demanded that of her. If I asked if she would come along when I were going out with him, she unconditionally brightened up and found her shoes and coat. I had seen too many cases of parents scolding their kids for not living up to their promises about taking care of the pet. I didn't want that to happen. And I had wanted my own dog since I was a small boy :-)
Religious freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make five.
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I stand one upd. I'm actually looking at 50 acres in eastern KY
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Are you planning to farm your land in Kentucky?
__________________ Lord, grant me the serenity to accept that there are some things I just can’t keep up with, the determination to keep up with the things I must keep up with, and the wisdom to find a good RSS feed from someone who keeps up with what I’d like to, but just don’t have the damn bandwidth to handle right now. © 2009, Rex Hammock
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Are you planning to farm your land in Kentucky?
__________________ Lord, grant me the serenity to accept that there are some things I just can’t keep up with, the determination to keep up with the things I must keep up with, and the wisdom to find a good RSS feed from someone who keeps up with what I’d like to, but just don’t have the damn bandwidth to handle right now. © 2009, Rex Hammock