#driving dogs

[zaryathelaika]

The inflammatory tags on that blog post about the auction prices on working Kelpies is funny considering it's difficult to find traditional driving stock-dogs in North America.

When I was looking into adopting a Kelpie or a Heeler as a thru-hiking companion, the farmers just straight up told me the driving lines are being phased out in favour of chute-dogs because trucking cattle is easier (and cheaper) than driving livestock over long distances on horseback or with quads. In large part because the lands are fragmented and one requires permissions to cross locked off parcels of land. Especially with absentee landlords sitting in big cities (eg. New York City, Toronto) and notorious for not answering emails or phone calls. And becoming more difficult every year.

Trying to tie farm-dogs into labour politics of farmhands is nonsensical here.

If you really want to critique agricultural animals being commodified by capitalism, could at least brush up a bit on David Nibert or read any of the eco-Marxist, green anarchist and social ecologist critiques of consumerist animal liberation groups being incomplete in their analyses of animal exploitations.

Better yet bring up how the enclosure of the commons and industrialization of livestock created the modern Border Collie, at the detriment of tenant farmers (eg. the crofters) and the British landrace collies (eg. Welsh collie, Old-Time Scotch Collie, Patagonian Sheepdog) and abroad (in the case of the Swedish Vallhunds and other herding breeds after WW2); or the development of gundogs, leisure class and the landed gentry.

Or even touch on settler-colonialism, displacements of Indigenous people (and Indigenous dogs), loss of knowledge in land stewardships, as well as the effects of cattle and sheep on prairie ecosystems. Or even just the landlordism aspect of big agriculture or the petite bourgeois politics of the small landowners.

Sorry, even working dogs are losing their jobs. There are just so much better anti-capitalist critiques of animal exploitation, landownership, industrial agriculture and privatization of farming operations.

#working dogs #farm dogs #herding dogs #stock dogs #driving dogs

[refugeed-kim]

YES YES I NEED THIS SIGN IN EVERY SINGLE PARK PLEASE

This is my daily struggle, I had so many arguments with people with off-leash dogs (in a mandatory leash area!!!). Thanks to this behavior I'm struggling with Kim being anxious/aggressive with other females as she often gets involved in unpleased interactions with free females while on leash. And every single time that I ask for the dog to be at least recalled, I'm being called names and insulted of course.

Also 9 out of 10 their dog isn't really that friendly at all.

#dogblr #dog #dog training #petblr #the most unpleasant part of owning a dog is having to deal with awful dog owners... #the richer the neighbourhood the worst are the owners #but of course the only park that isn't a hour-long drive from home it's full of this kind of people #I want to live in a city where there is enough space to actually walk without meeting anyone if we don't feel like it

[whathorselegs]

Imagine you're Dazai and you're 15.

You've just met this kid(also 15), who is loud and annoying and won't do a single thing you tell him to. Not only has he got a ridiculously strong ability but he has crazy control over it and he can handle himself in a fight. He's the leader of gang. The Port Mafia views him as a serious threat.

And you're forming your opinions as you're being made to team up with this brash annoying kid who keeps trampling on all your good plans with his own ideas. Clearly, he's used to doing what he wants when he wants and it grates on you.

The sooner this is over the better.

But then, it's not all bad. You don't really get to hang out with kids your age. Or kids in general, most of the people you know are adults (who also happen to be criminals). As annoying as he is, it's fun messing with each other. You go to an arcade together and make a silly bet.

He places his stakes, so you have to think of your own. Obviously, you come up with an ingenious idea. If he loses, this kid who does whatever he wants, he has to be your dog for life. It's the kind of dumb bet kids your age would make, right? You've heard that before.

You'll make him carry about some stuff with his ability and lord it over him for a while and it will be funny.

Only then his friends- members of his gang, The Sheep- walk in and he hides from them. Because of you. You are, after all, from a rival gang. You call them over just to mess with him.

And you watch the kid you got to know start to shrink. All his noise goes quiet. All his confidence dissipates. That annoyingly loud kid you've gotten used to, the one who won't do as you say, who argued back all the time, just stands there as his so-called friends chip away at him. You watch as they treat him like-

Like a dog.

#bungou stray dogs #bsd dazai #bsd chuuya #bsd skk #soukoku #bsd sheep #It drives me insane that these two things happen right after each other

[snarky-art]

@cryptotheism your shitpost about Father John Yogurt has been heavy on mind ever since I read it and I had an Urge

#shitpost #illustration #procreate #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #I’ve been working you gotta have that dog in you into my everyday vocab for weeks and it’s driving my friends and coworkers insane #asexual

[canisalbus]

✦ Hound mode ✦

#meat! food for the pack! we're eating well tonight! #for context I mentioned earlier that in their setting normal four-legged dogs don't exist #which is a bummer since in canon timeline Vasco likes to hunt and in that era hunting usually involved a lot of hounds #and they just have to do without #own art #own characters #CanisAlbus #art #artists on tumblr #Machete #Vasco #anthro #sighthound #dogs #canine #animals #modern au #comics #typically sighthounds are also known for their high prey drive but I think Machete's reaction time and fitness leave a lot to be desired

[pleucas]

most feared duo in yokohama

#pleuart #pleucas #bsd #bungo stray dogs #dazai osamu #chuuya #chuuya nakahara #dazai #skk #soukoku #chuuyas bike is so underrated and absurd #i know that it’s a very heartfelt and important gift but i see it as support for his descent into hedonism #if dazai can’t drive a car he sure as fuck can’t ride a bike or motorcycle #sorry for the inaccurate motorcycle anatomy #i had to make it so that a racing bike would fit two people :c #and apologies for the lack of horrific bright magenta #it just didn’t fit the color scheme 😔

[shevr]

#ok. I kept trying but didn't rly pull this one off idk #but the driving original idea was 100% the dumb joke so hey as long as that's in there #shevr #my lines #shen #unnamed dog girl....not properly designed dog girl.... bwarf

[walmart-miku]

I'm sorry just. The absolute anguish in Fukuzawa's eyes. And the joy that Aya expresses. THE JUXTAPOSITION. Fukuzawa might not have killed Fukuchi himself, but he definitely was the reason that he died. Look at the guilt in his eyes.

#fukufuku doomed by the narrative toxic old man yaoi REAL #THE EXPRESSIONS HERE ARE DRIVING ME INSANE #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #bsd #bsd fukuzawa #bsd fukuchi #bsd aya #bsd 113 #bsd spoilers

[flamie-42]

DONT WORRY YALL

He is on his way

#i refuse to belive that ranpo can drive #bsd shitpost #bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd ranpo #ranpo edogawa

[wispscribbles]

❄️ Remember to bring blankets for your recon mission ❄️

#ghostsoap #soapghost #ghoap #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #cod fanart #my art #soap x ghost #ghostsoap fanart #fic fanart #gun tw #call of duty #this drawing has an explanation that I’ll put in a reblog 🫡 #me writing ‘dogs of the military’: hahah what if ghost brought knitted blankets?? heheh that’s funny and cute I’m adding that #me now having to learn how to draw a fucking knitted blanket: I will travel back in time and beat yo ass. how dare I do this to me #also drew rifles despite having no experience drawing guns because I hate having fun :) #this drawing was cursed fr #the program crashed FIVE TIMES #and then my computer started acting super funky and my backup stopped working #I had to save my stuff on a flash drive and it took a whole dang day #on the plus side I might post a bunch of old sketches soon since I’m rediscovering them all and there’s a lot

[zegalba]

Aya Takano: Drive with a Night Dog (2006)

#Aya Takano #Drive with a Night Dog #art #illustrations #japan #2006

[chloecherrysip]

Head empty, only thinking about Ultra Protective Big Brother Mario at all times and how ever since he was a literal baby who just learned to walk, his first, strongest instinct, as unthinking and instantaneous as a reflex, as breathing, has been to position himself in between Luigi and the slightest hint of danger with absolutely ZERO hesitation

(Their expressions are EXACTLY the same in the 1st and 3rd image!!!! Some things never change!!!! LOOK HOW HARD I CAN CRY!!!!!)

#mario movie #mario movie spoilers #super mario bros movie #super mario bros movie spoilers #cherrysip edits #other people: what was the point of the dog scene #me: HOW DARE YOU I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH MORE PROTECTIVE MARIO #one thing i noticed when i saw it on saturday night is that mario and luigi don't dive away when the dog first pounces #mario purposefully SHOVES luigi out of harm's way and only stumbles back because of the force of the push #HE IS JUST SO WHOLEHEARTEDLY FOCUSED ON LUIGI'S SAFETY AND I WEEP AND WEEP #no joke when i was first driving to the movie theater i thought #'i really need there to be a moment where mario holds his arm out in front of luigi protectively. that would prove to me #that the movie is doing them RIGHT' #AND I WAS PLEASED

[one-time-i-dreamt]

I was driving home from the ER with my dad and he decided to take the back route, which was very dark and in a forest. We kept bumping into creepypastas like first it was Slenderman, then it was the rake, then smile dog. It was a normal inconvenience. Slenderman also sold us human meat for a great deal before we could continue driving home.

#dream #creepypasta #er #driving #slenderman #smile dog #the rake #cannibalism tw

[ohworm-writes]

Thinking about Firefighter!Price.

Imagine him coming home after a long, exhausting day of working, keys jingling as he unlocks the door at some ungodly hour of the night, footsteps falling heavy against the floor as he walks inside, exhaustion and fatigue lingering along his form.

He's still dressed in his station wear - a fitted, navy blue t-shirt with Station 141's logo printed onto the front of it, small, right on the right side of his chest, and a pair of trousers in the same color to match, hanging loosely onto him.

He should take a shower, he knows he should. He smells of sweat and sulfur, the scents clinging to his clothes and skin like a second skin, and he know that the two of you'll have to wash the bedding come morning.

But god, the sight of you in bed, dressed in a loose pair of your own shorts and one of his spare shirts, face smushed against one of the pillows as your breathing comes slow, in and out, steady - it's far too enticing to pass up so easily.

So he unbuckles his belt in a daze, stripping off his shirt, undershirt and trouser, tossing the articles haphazardly onto the floor (he tries to toss them towards the hamper, but he knows he misses, given the way his belt buckle clanks loudly against the hardwood floor of the bedroom, but, honestly, he could care less).

And he gets right into bed beside you, fingers grazing lightly over the exposed skin of your thighs, traversing upwards, fingers splayed as his palm travels over the fabric of your shorts, sneaking their way under the loose shirt of his that you wear, hand pressing against your tummy as he pulls you close.

He presses his nose into your shoulder, eyes fluttering closed as he deeply inhales the scent of your body wash, softly shushing you as you start to rouse, the way your body gently begins to shuffle as you let out the softest, sleepiest yawn, listening as he grumbles softly against your skin.

"Didn't mean to wake you, love. Go back to sleep."

His voice is so hoarse, so strained and rough from the events of the day - yelling and barking out commands to the firefighters within the ladder and engine crews that he guides - but, at the same time, it's runs smooth like honey, settling just right in your sleepy, hazy mind.

He hugs you tighter, pressing your back flush against his chest as he curls his body around you in a subtly protective manner, littering tender kisses against your neck, trying to coax you back to sleep as he lets out a soft sigh, infatuated with the way your body molds perfectly into his.

"Mmm... s'fine, John. Wha... what time s'it?"

"None of your business, that's what time. Go back to sleep. I'll be here in the mornin'... promise you that. Okay?"

He doesn't let you ask your questions. If you try to think, he knows you'll wake up, and he already feels guilty about waking you up in the first place, so he doesn't even entertain your sleepy question, giving you a promise - two, technically. That he's here now and that it'll stay that way until the two of you wake up in the dawn.

"Stubborn..."

"Always. We c'n talk in the mornin'. Sleep."

"Mmm... glad you're back home safe. Love you."

"Love you, too."

But by the time he says the words, you've already fallen back asleep, and a deep, rumbling chuckle erupts from within his chest, amused, pressing one last kiss to the corner of your jaw before letting himself fall asleep behind you, his breaths, his heartbeat falling into sync with your own.

#There was a firetruck driving outside my place with it's sirens blaring at like 9 o'clock at night and it inspired me to write this #I'm playing with the dog tags I bought as I write this - half asleep in the middle of playing the MW3 beta while listening to Italian music #I don't even know Italian #Call this multitasking #price x reader #john price x reader #captain price x reader #captain john price x reader #call of duty x reader #cod x reader #firefighter price #firefighter!price

[originalartblog]

1 year and 4 months later: ANIME EDITION (x)

#i was too lazy to make a different background but you get the idea #bsd #bsd s5 #bsd season 5 #bsd anime spoilers #bsd 101 #bungo stray dogs #bungou stray dogs #bsd fanart #bsd dazai #bsd dazai osamu #nawy's doodles #tribute to one of my most popular posts ever (top 5 for sure but has since been beaten a few times including by its companion piece) #half the reason i did it again is because the original is old and non-representative of my current style #the other half is because there was a typo in the original and it was driving me crazy

[pleucas]

irresponsible illegal getaway drive

#pleuart #pleucas #bsd #bungo stray dogs #illustration #dazai osamu #chuuya #chuuya nakahara #dazai #skk #soukoku #dazai can’t drive #skk being badass and scary as children #<<< #skk being badass and scary by accident when in reality #one of them cannot drive despite being a super genius (he can’t ride a bike either) #the other can level a building but has a well worn step stool to reach the top shelf #they were teenagers together despite never knowing what it meant and that is :c peak mafia skk dynamic idc