canine clown show

Rae, she/her. 🇨🇦 // dogs: Haley - 14 year old Everything Beagle // Arthur - 3 year old English Cocker Spaniel // Bree - Bug Dog, May 2010-Jan 2026 // dog sports: agility, rally, hoopers, scent, ratting, dock diving, confo  (sideblog of rainright)

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All they ever do is win 🏆🏆🏆

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😋

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Who remembers when Haley had a horrible lump on her left shoulder that she scratched open and it kept getting infected? And then we finally had it removed days before Arthur came home. Well, now she has a horrible lump on the right side of her neck that is definitely trending on the same path. So we are hopefully gonna get that removed. I talked to her vet today. She's going to get some quotes for me, to do that and possibly some dental work. Her specific medication combo has caused her gums to overgrow and she has a back tooth that's fully encased in gums and the area is tender, so hoping to sort that out since the tooth could be rotting. We will have to do some bloodwork and possibly a chest x-ray to see if it's safe to put her under. She's 14 now so I really don't want to risk losing her just from that. I'd obviously rather us just have to live with and keep treating the gross lump, if there's any doubts about the anesthetic. She's my special angel bagel. It'd just be nice to be able to pet both sides of her head.

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I know this isn't Cool anymore, but damn I want a baby. Why do life events keep happening that are making me wait longer and longer? Boooooo.

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Happy pride! Census time

Is your pet queer?

My pet is gay

My pet is trans

My pet is gay & trans

My pet is aro and/or ace

My pet uses microlabels

My pet is cisgender and heterosexual

My pet has something else going on

No pet/other nuanced take/my pet won't tell me/I'm homophobic

Remaining time: 5 days 13 hours

Pick whichever identity your pet most strongly identifies with if there's multiple.

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do you have any opinions on the shampoo/conditioner they sell at petsmart? my sibling recently got a lab/golden mix and shes wondering what to bath him with, but theres not a lot of pet stores in my area with variety

Tbh most shampoos and conditioners sold at pet stores are not amazing. But there's usually something okay for regular pet baths.

I'd suggest avoiding oatmeal based shampoos, which are very common.

2-in-1 products that are shampoo + conditioner are pointless. You should always use a separate conditioner after shampoo.

Of the brands I commonly see at PetSmart, I like TropiClean. It smells good and does a decent clean. I use it sometimes. I use the Deodorizing shampoo at work for really stinky dogs and it does a nice job. The shed control shampoo is pretty decent for deshedding. The conditioners are pretty basic but fine. This would probably be my #1 PetSmart brand.

Earthbath and Burt's Bees are pretty common pet store brands. I find they do a poor job of cleaning. SOOS is another brand I've seen at PetSmart, and that one's okay. I use the SOOS Mineral Rich Mud shampoo or whatever it's called at work for really dirty dogs.

If she ever considers ordering shampoo and conditioner online from a grooming distributor, I recommend Nature's Specialties EZ Out and EZ Shed. These are deshedding products that do a good job for Lab/Golden type coats. There's also a whole wide world of shampoos to address specific needs like sensitive skin, moisturizing, building volume, maintaining correct coat texture, or even softening the coat if preferred. I find the Labs, Goldens, and mixes of those that I bathe at work tend to need a lot of degreasing, moisturizing, as well as a lot of help to release the built up dead hair, so I often end up using a degreasing shampoo, then a deshedding shampoo, and then a deep moisturizing conditioner left on for 5-10 minutes.

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My ploy to get her to stop lying on the floor with no cushioning is working hehehe

Floor is cold? Well cooling mat is colder!

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help help he's being abused

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She.

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I've been browsing for cute toys for Arthur's puppies. Because of course I will be giving them gifts. But honestly the pet stores are just filled with such overpriced crap these days. My go-to for discounted toys is HomeSense or Marshalls, but it's all just such garbage there too. No durability, unsafe bits for puppies. I definitely was able to get nicer stuff when Arthur was a puppy. But everything the last few years has been so cheaply made, I swear. Can't even trust Kong or Chuckit anymore.

I need to find somewhere with nicer dog toys that won't break the bank. Whatever I get I need 5 of everything. I want to ideally get some nice soft toys, like little teddy bears, and then maybe a puzzle toy or something. Hmmmm.

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Doing crimes but looking cute

(she's not supposed to be on the table)

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Decorated my walker for the Ren Faire.

It was so fun but I'm exhausted. Full contact jousting was definitely a highlight. My husband humoured me and we did pony rides on the giant Percheron jousting horses afterwards. Mine was called Orion and he was black. I was incredibly embarrassed when I had a lot of trouble mounting and dismounting because omg I literally rode giant draft crosses for years! Though these horses were even bigger than anything I've ridden, and I haven't ridden in a few years now and not since my accident. Percherons are my favourite though, mostly because my fave lesson horse I rode for many years was a Perch cross.

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We had a good session at the agility field tonight. My dogs and Leia really reminded me to #StaySilly

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Pretending to be civil to the cat as if she wasn't literally just chasing her

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Not some lady in one of the Cocker groups having a meltdown over a video of a clippered Cocker groom. 💀

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Say what you will about dogs with a little more jowl, but it is so much easier to brush their teeth. When I'm doing my dogs' daily teeth brushing, Arthur is so easy because I can just fully stretch the lip out of the way so I can see the back teeth. Haley is way harder, and I basically just blindly brush her backs.

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One thing about Arthur is if you are trying to get him do something he doesn't really want to do (like move from a spot), he will go belly up and flail his teeth. It is jokes though. It's just clowning. Very unserious. The teeth are not a threat they're just out. He basically just wiggles around being a silly guy for a minute, and then he does get up and do whatever you wanted. He's just worming around.