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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    Cool Halloween idea!

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,918
    saw this on ASR - found it amusing.

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,451
    Keiko wrote: »
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    Genuinely curious here - can someone explain the pug pic craze to me, please? I thought it was just @Viking64 who was weird, but no, he started a trend.

    And now, bake shops are joining in.
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    Why do people love and breed these dogs into narrower and narrower breathing passages? It's not cute, they're suffocating. If someone were next to you, breathing like this, you'd give them a bag of Halls, or a bucket of Vaporub, if not trach them on the spot with a knife and McDonald's straw.

    Scott, one of our Poms passed due to a collapsed trachea a few months ago and nothing we could do about it. Had some friends that got 2 pups from us and they lost one of their's also due to this condition. Broke my heart and their's since not a lot can be done to fix this condition. Weight management can help, but from what I understand it's pretty common in breeds like Pomeranians, Pugs, French Bulldogs and other small dogs.

    Oh wow, clearly a very bad joke on my part. I read some this morning on the pug craze, and breathing was mentioned as a problem, as was narrowing airways and a related disease, iirc. I didn't realize it was particularly serious, and thought just "something on the horizon" if things (irresponsible/overbreeding as I took the meaning) were to continue.

    Truly very sorry to hear that, Mike.

    Most of the pugs I've seen are also overweight, which, as you allude, did seem like it would worsen their breathing difficulties. The "pugs I've seen" has only been limited to three families, fwiw.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,918
    We had our first real (killing) frost this morning*. 28 degrees F at 7 am. brrrr.
    s'posed to be chillier tomorrow morning.

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    I harvested the rest of our carrots today, resisting the temptation to take photos. It was a good year for carrots. :) Took down the electric fence on the main garden today, too. Summer's pretty much over. :/

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    * We had a minor frost back on 13Oct, but it didn't do much damage.


  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    Hahaha oops did I say that out loud. I'm in fla.
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  • engie490
    engie490 Posts: 438
    Since Halloween is in the rearview mirror and we're heading into the Holiday Season...

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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,871
    Aussie surf dogs
  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    NotaSuv wrote: »
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    I bet not one of these could run down and catch a fleeing felon.
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  • Keiko
    Keiko Posts: 789
    msg wrote: »
    Keiko wrote: »
    msg wrote: »
    Genuinely curious here - can someone explain the pug pic craze to me, please? I thought it was just @Viking64 who was weird, but no, he started a trend.

    And now, bake shops are joining in.
    3j4bnqu4f9ec.jpg

    Why do people love and breed these dogs into narrower and narrower breathing passages? It's not cute, they're suffocating. If someone were next to you, breathing like this, you'd give them a bag of Halls, or a bucket of Vaporub, if not trach them on the spot with a knife and McDonald's straw.

    Scott, one of our Poms passed due to a collapsed trachea a few months ago and nothing we could do about it. Had some friends that got 2 pups from us and they lost one of their's also due to this condition. Broke my heart and their's since not a lot can be done to fix this condition. Weight management can help, but from what I understand it's pretty common in breeds like Pomeranians, Pugs, French Bulldogs and other small dogs.

    Oh wow, clearly a very bad joke on my part. I read some this morning on the pug craze, and breathing was mentioned as a problem, as was narrowing airways and a related disease, iirc. I didn't realize it was particularly serious, and thought just "something on the horizon" if things (irresponsible/overbreeding as I took the meaning) were to continue.

    Truly very sorry to hear that, Mike.

    Most of the pugs I've seen are also overweight, which, as you allude, did seem like it would worsen their breathing difficulties. The "pugs I've seen" has only been limited to three families, fwiw.

    Little tragedies waiting to happen and actually you're not too far off Scott. My brother had 2 pugs, One of them was a little psycho and used to literally bounce himself off the walls. He had a little female also that mysteriously died. One morning she just got really sick. He took her to the vet & they gave her a shot of some antibiotics. He took her home and she passed away a couple hours later. Best he could figure was that she must've got into something outside that poisoned her, but we don't know for sure. Janey and I have decided not to have anymore pets. It's just too hard on us when they pass away. We never had any kids of our own, so our critters kinda became our children. I think there are a few more polkies here that can relate to that. Thank you for your condolences my friend.

  • Keiko
    Keiko Posts: 789
    NotaSuv wrote: »
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    Yep! I used to work at a full service station. It was one of them little dirty, but fun jobs. Think of the comedy movie, Car Wash.
  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,985
    BOO-ty call. Yes I am aware Halloween is over..

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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,985
    Viking64 wrote: »
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    Reminded me of this for some reason.

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,945
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