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it is once again... binturong appreciation hour

#exquisite beast

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English added by me :)

#yeah sorry girl

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This weekend, I have been working on this freeform portrait of our oscar fish, Grumpus. Its my first real attempt at a full freehand, freeform piece and its turning out really big

#HELLO BEAUTIFUL GRUMPUS

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Why do so many in vet med 'hate' doodles?

Me: Ugh, doodles

askbox: *inundated* WHAT IS WRONG WITH DOODLES?????

Me: Mistakes were made! Mayday, Mayday!

But seriously, there's a lot of factors as to why so many people in vet med have an incredible dislike of doodles. I could probably write a 10 page essay but I'm going to try to keep this short.

1- They are 'trendy', and thus come with all the problems that come along with that. Backyard breeders, unethical breeders, any doodle breeder who calls their doodles either 'purebred', 'akc registered', or uses the phrase "you get the best of both breeds" is a goddamned lying liarface... these dogs are bred purely to make money. There's rarely any health testing, almost never temperament testing. It's 'make a fluffy puppy with a cutesy name' and people are DRAWN to cute. I watched many people adopt *huskies* from the shelter because "They're so cute!" NO. BAD.

2- People are rarely prepared to handle the traits of either/any of the breeds that go into doodles, especially those mixed with working-type dogs. The number of labra- and goldendoodle owners who don't understand why their dog is always eating things is aggravating. It's because they're labs/goldens! They eat shit! It's what those breeds just DO. Most doodle owners do no research into the parent breeds at all. This means they are also unprepared for the health problems that can crop up from the parent breeds.

3- People see breeders calling these "Great family pets" and then ... don't fucking socialize or train them so now, as vet staff, we are faced with sometimes 90+ pound dogs that can't sit on command, are jumping all over us, mouthing us, or pissing themselves in terror and wanting to bite our faces off because they're so afraid of strangers. This is not the dogs' faults but it doesn't make us like them either.

4- This seems to be a bit less of an issue now, or at least less of an issue where I am, but a lot of people don't... groom them? Some breeders even specifically say to not get them seen at the groomer before they're a year old???? And people hear "non-shedding" (potentially A LIE) and then... don't.... brush them? So then they turn into a solid felted mat and they become a groomer's behaviour-nightmare-shear-it-like-a-sheep-"What do you mean you couldn't leave the hair long?!?!?!?"

5- Oh gods, the ENDLESS EAR INFECTIONS AND ALLERGIES AND GI ISSUES

So yeah, that's the quick and dirty on why "ugh, doodles"... at least it's a little shorter than a why "UGH, frenchies" would be

#I'm giving you a million dollars for this post #it's so bad out here everyone and their uncle wants a doodle and the backyard breeders are happy to oblige #yesterday i passed someone walking my dogs and they unprompted were like 'ohhh my doodle just had puppies!! i lost one tho :/' #like HUH??? UNPROMPTED?????? #my personal beef is that i love a straight up poodle especially standards so I'm like why aren't they good enough for you..

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Hey everyone, please consider buying the 2024 itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle- it's 373 games, game-making assets, tabletop roleplaying games, zines, and comics for a minimum of just 8 USD! They have a goal of 100,000 USD, and as of the time I'm writing this post, they have 8 more days to reach it.

Link will be in the reblog!

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I...tried to make a meme and got carried away and made A Thing that is like partially unfinished because i spent like 3 hours on it and then got tired.

I think this is mostly scientifically accurate but truth be told, there seems to be relatively little research on succession in regards to lawns specifically (as opposed to like, pastures). I am not exaggerating how bad they are for biodiversity though—recent research has referred to them as "ecological deserts."

Feel free to repost, no need for credit

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Customer: THIS IS A NICKNAME THAT MY LATE GRANDFATHER USED TO CALL ME. IT HAS GREAT PERSONAL MEANING TO ME. DMV: POOP Verdict: DENIED

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mike’s hard past couple of months

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#balatro stream spotted

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paused game changer at the most distressing time

#POIN #m2a #game changer

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Don't talk to me or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son or my son ever again

#anaglyph deck supremacy #this shit got me my first billions run

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reblog to arouse a balatro player

#salivates

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Sudan still desperately needs aid--it needs a lot of things, but it is approaching a dangerous point with famine and mass death due to hunger imminent.

These are the kinds of headlines we're getting now:

Here's an ongoing fundraiser:

I linked it before, to help with Ramadan, but it's an ongoing initiative, the need has not stopped.

I picked this gofundme because it's been boosted by people I trust and you can see pictures online of the food they've provided, e.g.:

But I also picked this because you can see the amount of donations. It's 2pm ET on Saturday, April 20th right now? For the next week, whatever's donated, I'll match for a total up to $2,000 (we'll say 2,750 CAD, since the gofundme is in Canadian dollars).

You don't have to send me a receipt, I just ask that you donate and boost.

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hey I think you might be accidentally doxxing yourself with joanie's collar on that last photo you posted 😭 it's a nice photo tho!

OMG LMAO THAT IS SUCH A GOOD CATCH THANK YOU XD

#you're the best of fucking course I'd doxx myself #m2a #m2answers

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potty break

#i love this tree #m2a #my pets #dogs #goose #Joanie jett