How spoiled are your pets?

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 01 Sep 2023, 12:27

Earlier in the week I installed a three-speed fan and a travel watering system into Boop's car seat/enclosure in my truck. I also upgraded the mat to memory foam.

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 01 Sep 2023, 12:49

This popped up on my memories page today. Jax chillin' in Grape Creek last year. I didn't drive two and a half hours just so he could beat the heat. But I would have. It was our first solo camping trip and we both enjoyed it.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 02 Sep 2023, 18:24

My bride's terrier is old. She has advancd Cushing's disease and has't been able to go on walks for a year. Sometimes she does a face lant trying to hop up the step to the porch.S
he's spoiled rotten

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 07 Sep 2023, 08:49

This was in my memories feed on FB today. Gracie Lu Puddlemaker was a persistent personal space invader and this was one of her more clever moments.

We really miss this ornery little stinker.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 24 Sep 2023, 16:42

Boop, when presented with multiple bites of steak at varying levels of doneness, will always go to the med rare bite first.

I like to think that reflects excellent parenting.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 30 Oct 2023, 14:17

It's cold here, by Houston standards. A brisk 48f and Boop is sporting her leopard print fleece pullover for both fashion and comfort. Rita just commanded a trip to Petco to expand the dog's wardrobe. Apparently having to wear the same sweaters and jacket as last year is potentially damaging to the dog baby's self esteem.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 25 Feb 2024, 13:45

I just read about a guy that bought a matching recliner for his dog so the dog would quit stealing his.

It gave me something to aspire to.

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 25 Feb 2024, 15:19

The only pet I personally had that didn't work for a living was a mini rabbit.
Too small to fricassee.
He used to sit with me while I puffed on my pipe.
He was spoiled. I put a mister in his cage in the summer, and fed him the alfalfa that grew in the lawn
because I fertilized with horse manure.
He liked fresh alfalfa.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 17 Mar 2024, 14:57

Hovannes wrote: 25 Feb 2024, 15:19 The only pet I personally had that didn't work for a living was a mini rabbit.
Too small to fricassee.
He used to sit with me while I puffed on my pipe.
He was spoiled. I put a mister in his cage in the summer, and fed him the alfalfa that grew in the lawn
because I fertilized with horse manure.
He liked fresh alfalfa.

Great post. I had a trio of Netherland Dwarfs throughout high school. They were sweet, but not sit with me while I smoke sweet.

Going the other direction, I will one day have (really, it's a goal) a Flemish Giant like the one this friendly looking fellow I don't know from the internet has. They are huge and have a gentle reputation.

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 26 Feb 2025, 12:52

I realized today that I regularly modify recipes to accommodate the dog, not myself. If I’m cooking something I know she won’t or can’t have and want mine original I make a modified second portion for her. I seem to have transitioned without notice.

She’s trained me well.