cat grampa (dogs & birds allowed too) @oldbearal-catdogbird - Tumblr Blog

My Russian Blue Margo. Does she trust me yet?

2023: "I don't want to be thrown in a dumpster again like I was just before I was rescued. I sure do like sunbeams & blankets, but people still suck.

2025 update: "My male-servant is A-OK and gives great tummy-rubs. Just don't try to pick me up. I still have memories of that going very wrong. Boxes are a bad memory too. These is not one box that I will trust. All boxes are evil."

#russian blue cat #cats of tumblr #oldbearal

rbeeme

beautifulbitch-3

Omg those markings! 🤍🖤

blignick

unbfacts

Ruby was an Asian elephant at the Phoenix Zoo who became famous for painting. Her keepers noticed her making lines and designs in the dirt with a stick, so they gave her brushes and paint. Ruby began creating colorful abstract paintings, sometimes choosing her own colors. Her artwork became popular, and the paintings eventually raised more than $50,000 for the zoo’s endangered animal fund.

futileexercise

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futileexercise

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ryan-sometimes

I think it's so funny how we bred JOBS into dogs. I have two shih tzus and they were bred to be lap dogs. All they care about is looking cute and cuddling with people. Meanwhile my grandma has a border collie and that dog needs to feel so useful all the time, he acts like he will pass away if he doesn't have a job to do constantly

halomancer

On one hand this is extremely fucking funny, but on the other hand, it really boggles my mind how many people punish their dogs for just… doing the thing they were bred to do.

Your husky isn’t “hyperactive”, it’s bred to pull sleds for 8 hours straight and you have it in a 400 sq ft yard.

Your English sheepdog isn’t “pushy”, it’s bred to herd sheep, and you have neither to space nor the herd to allow it.

Your terrier isn’t “nippy”, it’s bred to kill rats and your hamster looks a hell of a lot like one.

Your Catahoula isn’t “mean to animals”, it’s bred to hunt any and all animals smaller than it, and you didn’t acclimate it to your cat.

Your Lhasa Apso isn’t “yappy”, it’s bred to bark at any tiny noise and alert watchmen to intruders

Like Jesus Christ, if you can’t provide an environment where your dog can’t fulfill its literal life purpose, maybe?? Don’t get that dog??? And if you do, maybe know the breed characteristics so you can redirect those traits into more constructive outlets????

lemonsharks

Both your most common doodle's parts (labra and golden) want to hunt and retrieve water birds so the best suggestion I can give y'all is congratulations on your new duck hunting hobby.

safetytank

#people will overlook the perfect breeds to suit their needs based on just their looks#and get a work dog because it looks cool

queerb

tags from @gnarlystarships because YEAH

maggiedeshiboux

@gallusrostromegalus

gallusrostromegalus

Any time someone sees Herschel and says "AWWW I want a Corgi <3" (because he is Very Cute (TM)), I immediately reply: "Do not get a Corgi unless you have a job for it to do. They were bred to bully livestock across the hills of Wales. This is basically a Border Collie that knows he is cute enough to get away with murder. If you get one and it doesn't have a job, it will apply its livestock-bullying instincts to YOU. Herschel's job specifically is to help manage my crippling ADHD, because I don't have a bull for him to micromanage." This gets me odd looks at the home depot but it does get the point across.

oracleofclaros

My aunt had a collie. We dogsat for a week while my daughter was a toddler. This dog herded my daughter when we walked her. It was so fucking cute to have a dog apply the working instincts to what it could. Probably among the most relaxed walks I've taken because of an extra set of eyes. Normally I found myself on high alert, but this dog knew the environment and steered my daughter away from things that might have presented danger. And she obeyed.