Science Hound

Science nerd. Dog person. Lover of all things living. Advocate of applying science to animal husbandry, medicine, and life in general. Chronically ill. Working in a research lab. Gray asexual/demisexual; panromantic. Ebon, Labrador retriever: 14January2005 - 25October2018 🖤🧡🖤 Cypress, silken windhound: 17September2017 - present 💜🌲💜 

[falseknees]

“and I’ll start with you, sidewalk”

[scoretheearth]

Feelin' them fall vibes today.

[tea-time-terrier]

Naked

[kieljamespatrick]

[dogsaremypatronus]

When People Compete in a Race You’re Not Running

I think every dog owner has run into “that” dog owner at least once in their life. You know who I’m talking about. Their hair is perfect, their outfit is on point, they are in perfect shape, and they’ve been blessed with their heart dog, who is impeccably trained. 

It doesn’t seem to matter how much you grow as a dog owner, because you will always run into someone who is further along, more experienced, and better equipped. 

Honestly, the more you grow as a dog owner, the easier it is to ignore the people ahead of you. The people who are hard to ignore are the people who jog by you with their dog by their side in perfect sync, and smirk at you as you struggle to keep your dog from chasing theirs. 

It’s embarrassing. You can’t help it. It’s hard to shake it off, even though you know you are doing everything right and that your dog just isn’t there yet. People like that are so detrimental toward your relationship with your dog, because they make you feel like dog training is a race, and that they’re winning. 

For the average pet owner, dog training is not a race. You are not competing, and you are not losing. Dog training should always be a journey you take with your dog, where you both gain knowledge and experience as you grow closer together. 

Let people compete. Let them run their race. There is nothing wrong with taking the scenic route. 

[findmomo]

[despazito]

drew my friends cat

[iratusmagus]

Please, I beg of you, may we see a photo of the cat? I am a simple man, I see a smiling cat and I love them.

[despazito]

she

[jo-does-things]

It is actually kind of hilarious that peta and such are like ”FARMERS AND RANCHERS WONT TELL US THE TRUTH”

when farmers and ranchers are QUITE LITERALLY TRYING TO DO EXACTLY THAT

There are Large animal Vets on YouTube and Farmers on Instagram and they are TRYING to tell people what happens in agriculture.

Like maybe if you listen for 10 minutes you’d know what the actual problems with the industry are instead of the one's you keep making up.

[memewhore]

[pepprs]

[losech]

[darkwood-sleddog]

What My Sled Dogs Taught Me About Planning for the Unknown

Working with them in the wilderness means negotiating countless shifting variables. Sounds a lot like the world we’re living in.

This article was so good guys (kinda dog related, but more about being human).

[studentlifeproblems]

[whitepeopletwitter]

I think I see it

[abstractlyrapacious]

in the spirit of Halloween, here’s an appreciation post for wolves with pumpkins

[followthebluebell]

Roomba is helping raise the babies this year. She's a really good mom.

[finchwingart]

Keeshond for doggust 21 ! Really wanted to emulate the style of the Shelter games with this one

[sidetongue]

he prances and it makes me smile