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[the-delta-42]

My #custom Eighth Doctor Sonic Screwdriver with interchangeable heads. It made from a #customised #eigthdoctor #sonicscrewdriver #8thdoctor #doctorwho #doctor_who #sonic_screwdriver #paulmcgann https://www.instagram.com/p/CeYGqUqIKaB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[lidoctorwhocon]

This would usually be L.I. Who weekend.

Let’s think positive and hope that we are only a year away from the next one!

What are your favourite Long Island Doctor Who memories?

#doctorwho #doctorwhoconvention #liwho #liwhoauc #drwho

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[theangelictennants]

eighthdoctor

Er, gonna have to disagree with you on that. I've done some digging and only HSUS (which is very biased) claims "millions" of dogs are killed in shelters--a shelter survey from 2016(?) found it's more like a couple hundred thousand, which is still horrible don't get me wrong. But what if I don't want a 2 year old with behavior issues? What if I want a service dog who doesn't have a 99 in 100 chance of needing to be washed? What if I want to support a rare breed?

The breeders I'm eyeing breed for work first, temperament second, and appearance third (if at all). All of their dogs go to loving homes and are under contract never to end up in a rescue or shelter.

I will end up with rescue dogs. But I will also get dogs from breeders, because I intend to work my dogs and that means I need the reliability that comes with a responsibly bred dog.

Service dogs are another conversation, though there are plenty of service dogs (and working dogs, by which I mean bomb sniffing, police dogs, etc(well and like herding I guess)) that are found in shelters. but yes obviously that would be an acceptable circumstance. 

I don’t really see why it is necessary to support a rare breed? It’s not like a wild species that is part of an ecosystem going extinct, it is a dog that humans bred to serve a specific purpose, a purpose that it likely is no longer needed for. I dunno. 

There are a multitude of puppies in shelters, and the breed/breeds is known for many of them. but I will make the argument I have made many a time to my sister, who randomly decided to get an obscure breed from a breeder when she used to advocate so strongly for adopt don’t shop, that it takes just as much (if not more) work to raise a puppy than to train what are most often fairly minor behavioral issues out of an adult dog. also getting even a specific puppy of a specific breed with specific heritage is in no way a guarantee that it won’t have weird quirks or behavior problems that you’ll have to work with. 

In short, if you need a working dog or a service dog than yes by all means get whatever specific breed you need, so long it is from a reputable breeder who works only to better the behavior, health, longevity, etc of that breed (and arguably those who breed dog types with health issues related to their appearance should be trying to breed that out of them, ie: brachycephalic dog and those with back problems like corgis and dachshunds)(not that those breeds are used for working or service these days anyway)(but ya the breeders you’re looking at sound great)

also, even if *only* hundreds of thousands are killed in shelters, the rest end up living in a concrete pen for possibly years on end. sometimes I check back in to see what dogs are at the greyhound rescue where I volunteered over three years ago now, and some of the same dogs are still there. the shelters do the best they can but it is still no life to live for a dog. 

[lidoctorwhocon]

Our Doctor is probably the one you’ve been expecting!

Paul McGann returns to Long Island to see some friends.

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[lidoctorwhocon]

So we’ve decided to do another event this November. There are good reasons to choose doing another L.I. Geek and there are good reasons for doing another L.I. Who. What concerns me about doing another full out Who is the difficulties we’ve seen across the U.S. Doctor Who convention scene. Many cons have ceased operations, some temporarily and some for good. Some cons have crashed and burned, hurting fandom in the process. There are only two major fan run Doctor Who conventions remaining in the states. Both of those are long-established events ongoing for twenty years or more. Doing another full sized con on Long Island is a huge risk. On a whim I put the choice to a vote on social media. The result was a two to one margin towards doing another Doctor Who event even if it was smaller than an L.I. Who. I feel confident in moving forward. With that Gallifreyan Events is pleased to announce that we will be holding a Doctor Who event on Long Island the weekend of November 23rd - 24th, 2019. The location will still be a hotel, but a smaller space. The event is limited to only 500 attendees. The room prices are affordable and includes breakfast! All of the details of this very up close and personal show will be released shortly, including the smaller convention’s new name. It’s a busy time for conventions in our area. There are several events happening on the same weekend in November. There’s Farscape, Star Trek, and a variety of sci-fi options. Focusing on Doctor Who is our strength. L.I. Geek will return sometime in the future. I want to thank everyone who participated in the survey and I want to thank you all for supporting our events over the last six years. I look forward to seeing you in November! Ken Deep Showrunner

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[the-delta-42]

My #custom Seventh Doctor Sonic Screwdriver. Made from a #customised #fourthdoctor and #eigthdoctor #sonicscrewdriver #seventhdoctor #7thdoctor #sylvestermccoy #doctorwho #doctor_who #sonic_screwdriver https://www.instagram.com/p/CeLUwryolTJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-delta-42]

The Delta's Second Sonic Screwdriver a #customised Eighth Doctor Sonic Screwdriver. I'll probably make some changes to it to make it a bit more different to the original #doctorwho #sonicscrewdriver #eigthdoctor #8thdoctor #thedelta #oc #custom https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd0QjoKofdy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-delta-42]

My first #custom that I made back in 2014. It's a #customised Eighth Doctor Sonic Screwdriver that I cut the emitter of of. I usually refer to it at the Delta's, my OC, first Sonic Screwdriver. #doctorwho #eigthdoctor #8thdoctor #sonicscrewdriver #oc https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdx05OuIFl2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=