#people mostly meaning my dogs

[perexcri]

happy one year to her and one of my better opening lines for a fic <3

now, because i'm curious:

#to hell and back again #i genuinely can't believe it's a year but i guess that's how time works huh :') #anyway umm gonna leave some retrospective thoughts in the tags: #1. i hold this fic near to my heart but also have a very complicated relationship with it now- #mostly bc i feel like my writing has improved so much and it's hard for me to reread parts of this lol #2. i honestly feel like it's a product of its time? like i think if i was publishing it now people wouldn't like it nearly as much #(especially with the opening line wHICH HAS A POINT AND COMES FULL CIRCLE AT THE END OK JUST TRUST ME) #3. on a sadder note this also means it's been a year since we had to put my family's eldest dog down #i remember i was gonna post this first chapter later when i had finished another fic up #but then our dog just like. straight up started dying on my mom's bedroom floor #and my mom was too distressed/upset to take her to the vet so i had to put her in my car and take her on my own #and then had to go to work right after that #so yeah i was upset and was like 'well dammit im gonna post this then bc it's silly and makes me laugh and i am sad' #so yeah!! some thoughts and behind the scenes info for anyone who's bothered to read this many tags #idk these things just feel like Tags thoughts not Post thoughts #anyway thanks for all the love this one has gotten!! i'm glad people are still enjoying it though *will voice* it's been a year mike #byler

[usareiis]

Lost my original post of this from the other day but I genuinely don't understand how Black Butler discourse ever shifted into the does Sebastian ~really~ like Ciel or is Ciel just dinner line of conversation that is pervasive as it is because Sebastian is the one that has absorbed his whole existence into Ciel's. Sebastian's face is what Ciel wants Sebastian's whole purpose is doing things for Ciel Sebastian's every hell of a butler yes my lord speech is about how he's Ciel's and Ciel is the one going around saying shit like whatever Sebastian is just my pawn 💅

#like sjdjdkdd?????? #it's not that i don't think ciel loves sebastian per se bc. well. i don't think he'd ever process it in terms like that no matter what... #...kind of relationship they have bc the most important thing to him is getting him to do tasks like a dog and proving he will over and over #which is why sebastian does it all so overkill #but the most acknowledgement you ever get that ciel likes sebastian is stuff like idk the fucking book of atlantic you did good today #or if we're feeling really crazy the you were the only demon there line #like the dynamic has gotten way skewed in fandom away from the actual text #and i know why but it's still annoying bc i am not even saying this in a shippy way bc i don't give a fuck about ships #but they're so crazy entwined and in completely incomparable inhuman situations that it literally has no merit on this story to sit and... #...definitely piece together how this relationship works with real life normie standards like it literally is going to fit into no box of... #...what we think of as friends or siblings or parents or partners bc no victorian guy on the face of the earth has a real pet demon. #it's so boring you're missing the bigger picture that they're everything to each other and completely stuck together forever #does x mean y mean z? (least problematic answer only) they're stuck together! forever! #and no one has demons in real life it's all comparable to real life nothing #other than the asthma that's real #anyway. it's like fandom has made up a version of this story in their heads that is so devoid of anything that makes the story the story #twitter is like another planet for this i am mostly talking about twitter where i have been looking for news about the anime and oh boy #i have said this before but sebastian doesn't have a grip on human relationships bc he's not one and ciel doesn't give a fuck #but like this post started with and strayed from. well. sebastian isn't even trying to act like he's indifferent. ciel actually is. #and we're all missing several funny bits from that just trying to fit everything into a box #we could have more interesting conversations if we got past the same three people have been having for 20 years #kuroshitsuji #my kuro posts

[starlingers]

i tried posting on tiktok for like 2 months, one acc w just slide shows and one acc with my face. concluded i hated doing both of them

#unsurprising. i dont really like < why am i talking like this #IM NOT SURPRISED #i dont like showing off my face so i mean i was just like experimenting with what im comfortable with #my conclusion was i genuinely dont like most people on tiktok even when like kept to a really niche crowd #and also i cant be trusted to keep my fyp normal because im really conditioned to only hit like on posts that are like. super personal and #venty because of tumblr and then i end up making an echo chamber of delusion and its like AHHHHHHHHH AHHHHAHHHHHH #so it becomes a super nche community of ppl who all think the same thing and its like IF IM BEING PERSECUTED AND YOURE BEING PERSECUTED THE #WHOS FLYING THE PLANE?! #now i just look at ones my partner sends me. they know what i like #mostly small dogs #sorry my partner is so sick and usually theyre the one putting up with me talking their ear off and now ots all inside of me

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

Can’t believe I’m being Cancelled™️ on superb owl Sunday.

#This is also a joke #But the degree of upset people are that I don’t think dog food should be mostly corn is not what I expected #the comment I saw that was like ‘I always new owlvid was bad but THIS? Not liking proplan?? A new low’ was #so funny #I got to silly #ALSO CAN PEOPLE STOP CALLING THIS A BIG/POPULAR BLOG #I have 3k followers #not every gimmick blog is big #you recognizing my name does not mean I have any real sway on this site #it’s just a fairly easy to recognize gimmick

[moonstonediaz]

last year, i ordered pizza from dominos and the delivery guy got weirdly obsessed with my dog, kept saying how gorgeous he is and that he wanted to take him home. then he wouldn’t give me my pizza—HELD MY PIZZA HOSTAGE—until i let him pet him. the following weekend he “ran into us” 🧐 at petco and told his small daughter he was “gonna take that dog home.” at no point was he aggressive, but i haven’t ordered a pizza since

#saw a dominos commercial and was immediately assaulted with this memory #i mean leave it to a large man with a dahmer-like obsession with my dog to make me wary of all pizza delivery people #and like. he had my address so he could’ve stopped by whenever he felt like it 😵‍💫 #wild to think about #but it’s fine. i think he was mostly harmless #but what a weird thing to say to someone #t talks

[keeps-ache]

it's actually very mean that i can't have emojis of my ocs just on my computer. i just think it would be much more convenient for when i have to say the Guys are in my brain but i also have no words..

#just me hi #i'm thinkin #and i mean like standard emoji. mostly bc artstreet dms don't let you put up actual images so i have to resort to detailing actual thoughts #Hfbshfv #//anywho so whenever i'm outside by myself i always get the Strongest urge to just start walking and not stop forever hfvhs #i will just Go #no objective no location. but i will be Moving #i Would do that but in order to get a satisfying amount of distance between me and People i have to walk down the road and mm i am nervous #abt doin that fvhsbh #like country roads... i may not come home.... south virginiaaaa hfbvsfhbsv #plus everyone drives crazy out here. when we moved out here we almost got sideswiped by a funkin fedex truck over a little hill #and of Course it was a fedex truck man. we've Never had a near-accident with Any usps trucks hfbvshvs #oh and also the local mailman drives like a maniac too <3 almost had a head-on collision once which was. neat lmao #like maybe 20 feet from slamming into each other which Is Not Much when you're in a car bfh #/Also people just let their dogs run out wild n crazy and :( i don't think they're properly trained to be letting them do that Aha #rode my bike out once with my brother + two of the neighbor's dogs tried ta jump us it sucked #now we don't go past their driveway so we don't ride out very far #//also hey our driveway is Ridiculous ??? ik we've been living here for like 2 years i'm still not over it lmaoohvf #it's like a 40-45 degree angle this is just silly #and listen i'm barely figuring out how my legs even work again. do you think i'm having a good time up that hill because i'm nOT #though you know what it's fine ! not many people come up our drive bc geez why Would you lmao #except for that one lady that asked for directions and then miiight have gotten lost again immediately after leaving HH #//okay. yea anyway the p1nk space is really in my brain rn hbfhvs #really i don't think i've ever been so interested in a project before this is so cool lol :D #marveling at the fact that anything was able to keep my interest for longer than 5 months Hbsh #//anywhoodle do i'm gonna skedaddle #prolly gonna rerun a couple things in a seccy but ye :33

[darkwood-sleddog]

car stuff still majorly stressing me out, but we are debating trading in both our cars and getting a vehicle that serves both purposes for now.

#not dogs #car stuff #we were already debating this #mostly bc mr d's sports style impreza does shit on our road #and can't be driven in winter #so like we are a 1 car household most of the year #but if we have one vehicle it must: fit dogs and 2: drive on our road in all seasons #which would also mean i'd actually be able to fit a car in my garage #*inset owen wilson wow here #i also found out that the company i get my dog barriers from #travall #makes a 'tailgate' that locks and prevents your dogs from jumping from the cargo area (or people you don't know going up to your dogs' #so i am also seriously considering this #any second vehicle will come later and will probably be dog specific like a van or box truck

[mokutone]

@pax-thuban left these tags on a post:

#well. first of all. this is so. bittersweet #like screaming and crying and throwing up on the floor etc #second of all. maybe i'm looking too much into this but. #it's interesting to see that there's blood splatters on tenzo's face /and/ his mask #if i recall correctly. the mask covers his happuri as well #the implication that tenzo lost his mask during battle. put it back on presumably /still/ in battle. continued killing #idk. just hurts #like something something anbu work forces him to feel more comfortable wearing a mask and conforming to a nameless org and set of ideals#and forgoing individuality #or like. something something maybe he feels worse that his face got 'stained' because it's basically a reminder that 'cat' and 'tenzo' #are one and the same and not two distinct entities no matter how much he wants to separate his identity and his anbu lifestyle #and the fact that the happuri is blank and doesn't have a konoha leaf on it.... he doesn't feel connected to the community even as he kills #for it... #i feel like it's kind of obvious that it's significant that the comic shows tenzo taking off his mask as he shows his weariness/depression #regarding anbu work and then how he thinks about kakashi as a jonin sensei. like representing himself as tenzo the individual rather than#'cat' a faceless tool of konoha in the shadows #i also feel like it's kind of noteworthy that the perspective(? is that what it's called for images?) zooms in on tenzo's face #first panel is mostly black and tenzo's body is off-center(?). like his face is centered but his body's not. and that leaves more room for #the black background. but the second panel fills it up with the kakashi thought bubble and tenzo's body comes into the center to fill up #the bottom half. and then the third panel makes tenzo himself fill up more space. there's less 'darkness' now #not sure how to say it other than. his sole saving grace in anbu at the moment is preserving his self and bond with kakashi ig #i also like how the black background isn't pure black. there's a tinge of red(? idk it could also be orange? but i'm taking it as red) #like one hand. maybe a reference to the whole blood thing. a reflection of how he feels surrounded by that reminder of murder instead #of just it being select patches on his skin #on the other hand (and this might be looking too deep 😔) maybe how allusion to the sharingan. how even though he left root #anbu still feels very similar to it that he feels reminded of how he was watched by danzo? #sorry for rambling. i am in an analysing mood today #but i'm also not that great at analysing visual art lmao

nooo no sorries! this is really useful and EXTREMELY flattering to receive such detailed thoughts, i feel like im back in a School Crit Circle or something, which is really fun and helpful. Critique like this rlly helps me understand what people are bringing to my art when I make it and how it's getting interpreted, which as somebody who wants to tell understandable stories via images, is useful to me beyond what words can describe!

like—there's no "right" or "wrong" when it comes to interpreting art, there is my intention, but my intention isn't necessarily what comes out (like how kishimoto somehow accidentally wrote two teenagers who he meant for us to perceive as straight, in the pains and throes of love for each other. like he wrote that, whether or not he intended to. i dont even actually ship s/n bc it doesn't have The One Ingredient for me, but its...also something thats hard to ignore about the text)

and similarly, since theres no way to objectively read a text, when you read it you're putting it in your own context, finishing the painting yourself with whatever colors you've got in your palette to use

that said! I can answer for my intentions in some of these

The blood and the mask: Practically, you're 100% right! Mask needs to be off to get at the happuri. That he's got blood on both his mask, and his happuri, means that at some point in the battle, he lost his mask and then put it on. In terms of art, I did this because the juxaposition contrast between the blood and the small amount of joy he's taking in thinking about a scarecrow, felt really important, and I didn't want to lose that with the removal of the mask. I also put the blood splatter in the same place, coming in from Tenzō's left, and splattering upward across his forehead area. Practically, this would mean that he was in the same position by a spatter of blood twice, but symbolically this implies that he is or feels like the same with or without the mask—like u talk about them being the same entity. I didn't really do that intentionally though—like I didn't think about it. I just kinda was like "yea that feels right. anyway moving on."

No leaf on the happuri: I AGREE WITH YOU ABT THE SYMBOLISM...he doesnt feel connected to konoha in a Real way until he's co-captaining, I think. He needs to be allowed to LIVE in Konoha to be a part of it... That said, if I'm not drawing Captain Yamato Post-Sunlight-Exposure I straight up forget that he had the leaf at all–I know it's supposed to be a Danzō thing, but I keep thinking it's an anbu thing. Honestly, since I agree with the symbolism, whether or not I forget or make an intentional choice not to depict it really doesn't matter I suppose

The Zoom In: Kind of the same as the last! i felt in my heart that we had to zoom in...I didn't think about it in terms of ''lessening darkness'' although now that I've read you write that I like THAT reading much more—esp since so much of yamato's themes in canon seem to be about sunlight and darkness...there's an interesting reading of darkness lessening (because he takes up more space) without light gaining any footing (he's still, as always, situated in the dark) about like, the little things that one can do to manage their depression or a dark situation, even when they still aren't able to be fully FREE of it quite yet (if ever). I think, when I was thinking abt it, I was thinking about making Tenzō seem very small and alone in the first panel, and then even after thinking about Kakashi, he's not quite so small in the panel, even though he still remains alone. This being said, the darkness reading is much stronger than the loneliness reading, even though they go hand in hand, I much prefer your interpretation.

the red in the black: This is interesting!!!! I like your interpretations a lot...in terms of materials this is only black india ink, so there's no red actually in it, but in the photo I can see what you mean—the ink I'm using is shiny because the "matte" ink is twice the price of it and I'm a cheapskate, and it inevitably creates shines of color when scanned or photographed. Obviously though, the lack of intention or the material contrast doesn't mean you're wrong—I saw the colorful patches in the image and decided it was fine enough to post anyway, they're a piece of the art as it exists digitally! Open for critique and interpretation. I like the idea that the darkness is connected to the blood very much especially, because it is for Tenzō, isn't it?

anyway, ty v much for your analysis, i was incredibly flattered to receive it, and i think you're actually super good at it, in my opinion!

#yamswers #pax-thuban #my jutsu #plz dont take offense to me explaining critique in basic terms ahghdhghds i do it mostly bc i know theres people who follow me who #will be less familiar with what critique is...and tumblr is often a less than ideal teacher for the art of art critique #I think the best thing one can do when critiquing art is to actually engage as much as they can with what they see in front of them #the ''how does this make Me feel'' part of it i think is EXTREMELY helpful—but mostly as a jumping off point #you want to use that feeling like a scent hound i think...it can lead u to the area you need to look at and it can follow the scent so well #but the feeling itself isnt going to be able to explain why you feel that way or what about the art is working or isnt working— #—which is the point of Critique #and you are extremely good at looking at specific factors in the art and both elaborating on the feeling its giving you and why #i've definitely given people critiques where I get stuck with the dog—only saying how I'm feeling but nothing more substantial #''i smell something in this area. not sure what. definitely here tho'' #ive also given crit where i just do not engage at all with the feelings and crit solely on analysis—which is good for like anatomy help #but limited in terms of an overall piece #ive definitely gotten feedback on my art which is 100% wholly based on the viewers own personal history + doesnt rlly engage with the #meaning or practical elements of the art in front of them #and in that case its just kind of ''okay! cool! im flattered that you have such a strong + personal connection to this piece!'' #but in terms of crit i can't do much with that bc their crit was so personal to them—not less valid + not less important...but also #not something meant for me at all #like um. um. um. the song Man on the Moon by REM is really important to me...but not for anything in the song itself. just where i heard it #and who i heard it with. it doesnt make my connection to the song less meaningful...but its not something that would b useful 2 the band #SDGJDSHGKDSJGH SORRY NOW *I'M* RAMBLING #it was just exciting to see such a thorough critique. it reminded of college back when id get to pin my art to the wall and get absolutely #blasted to smithereens by my teachers and classmates. VERY fun. i miss that energy #i wholly recommend it to anyone who would be okay getting told their art came out wrong (bc it sometimes will) #idk. anyway this is an art blog but more than that its a blog about art #so its fun to talk about the mechanics and decision making sometimes

[toytulini]

honestly sounds like an unwise choice of dog(young high energy likely due to breed temperament and lineage to to have a higher reactivity and distrust of strangers?) have in that environment and im glad hes apparently living with family friends now, hope that helps w the behavioral issues

#toy txt post #im shocked hes gotten 11 bites in tbh thats insane? if nothing else. it sounds like that environment was not great for him stresswise if hes #biting that often #i dont buy into that dogs always have good character judgement thing but i do think there is probably some overlap with #commanders vibe checking and the general temperament of your average secret service agent being a disasterous combo of #commander not digging their vibe and the energy they bring to interactions with him. ESPECIALLY now that he has such an extensive history of #bad interactions w agents that like. for sure affects how they approach interacting w him #and like. probably some overlap w the agents hes biting and the agents who might have some unhinged politics of their own #that doesnt mean hes Aware or that his general Judge Of Character should be taken at face value #hes just a breed that is gonna be be pretty distrustful of strangers who is constantly having strangers in his space #that are probably asserting themselves in his space and close to his ppl in ways he doesnt like but that is basically part of their job #which he doesnt understand that. all he sees is Some Random Guy with annoying vibes thats probably giving him sideeye and #exuding vibes of 'god i hope this stupid fucking dog that bites secret service agents doesnt bite me' and the dog that bites secret service #agents is like hey bro whats with the attitude. why are you so close to my ppl. why are you tensing up when im near you? are you gonna #go after me bro? not if i get you first. and the cycle continues. fuckin oof #11 times is insane but honestly. honestly. if i had a bunch of assholes following me around with a tense aggro energy and shit #i feel like moxie might start biting. shes not bitten anyone yet so far despite her high level of distrust towards strangers but like. #i think if their was someone with fuckin. Cop Vibes getting all up in the space of her people she might give it a go. idk #maybe not. shes mostly more confrontational towards other animals than to ppl. w ppl she cowers and trembles. but idk sometimes when we're #trying to convince her she doesnt need to have an anxiety attack about every new person she'll sometimes like sit on one of us and then get #a little growly when someone comes close not just cos shes scared but also cos shes being protective. but also its funny bc she is also like #trying to hide between our legs like a baby penguin. she is simultaneously trying to Protecc and Be Proteccted

[thatcharmingjerk]

I need more dog people friends 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 please let's not stay indoors playing weird tabletop games with too many rules please come out with me to look at frogs and and other stuff we might stumble on in the shrubberies!!!!!!!! Let's GO!!!!! INSPECT!!!!!!! MAYBE PLAY!!!!!!! LETS GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Sniffs...... Stupid introverted cat people.........

#my life #aughhh #i do mean dog and cat people here mostly like cat and dog minded instead of pet preference #but well........... i mean it also applies pet wise..........

[wild-houseplant]

Ok I'd love to see 15 for those writing prompts thing :3 (trembling hands) love u have fun!

HELLOOOOOOOO HI I'm sorry I'm late with this one! Also it's uhhhhh too long. It was supposed to be short-- and started that way-- but then a bunch of other words just came along for the ride and wouldn't take no for an answer x)

I'll put it under the cut ok! Thank you for the ask ^_^ you spoil me with this one! Guarantee it won't be what you expect :D I love you 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

The Pearl attracts odd visitors, when all is said and done. Owlish adults sprawl at tables and the bar, nursing a drink with one hand and their neighbour’s rump with the other. Not a skerrick of interest in the main attraction. Rhodri wonders why they even bothered coming. 

Even as they get up in twos and threes and sway off down the corridors, they don’t seem excited about what awaits them.

She’ll make up for it, though. When this job’s out of the way, her own reward is somewhere back there, too, longing for appreciative eyes to feast and feast and feast.

The excitement’s almost got her laughing. She forces stillness in her quivering hands and scans the room. The skellums Sergeant Kylon asked her to disband are easily spotted, huddled together by the fireplace. They spit and snarl over the tops of their beer mugs, occasionally follow up with something more physical. When she strides over and issues their marching orders, the fun really starts.

A flung fist from the leader narrowly misses Rhodri’s jaw, and the man is trapped in an ice block for his trouble. That’s enough for the others to point and scream and leave their goodies (and their captain) behind as they bolt for the door. 

With the room’s gaze returning to drinks and cleavage, the Warden falls back into obscurity. 

The handsome, well-dressed proprietor who welcomed her appears at her side.

“I appreciate the help, Grey Warden,” Sanga smiles warmly. “Tell Kylon I owe him one.”

Rhodri blinks. “Owe him one what?”

For a moment, this person’s face is caught in a frenzy of blinking until it smooths out again. “Oh, just a favour, you know?”

She nods. The Denerim dialect is practically its own language. A couple rise from their table and saunter away down the hall, and the enthusiasm rekindles with vigour. 

“I’m so excited to be here, you know, Madam Sanga,” she gushes, tapping her thighs. “I’ve been looking forward to it since Kylon gave me the job.” 

Sanga’s eyes widen. “Oh-ho! I didn’t think this would be your cup of tea!”

“Oh, it definitely is,” Rhodri nods fervently. “Now, which way to the lobsters?”

“Mmm.” She breathes a sultry laugh. “Got none of them, honey, but I can definitely find you a nip.”

“Well, no crabs,” Rhodri says resolutely. “I’ve had enough of them.”

Sanga squints at her. “You got crabs?”

“At my estate in Tevinter I probably do, but I haven’t got any with me right now.”

She opens her mouth, closes it, then lays a hand on Rhodri’s shoulder. “Where do you think you are, honey?” 

“The Pearl.”

“No, no. What kind of establishment do you think The Pearl is?”

Rhodri frowns. “An aquarium, of course. Though I must say, this is the strangest– gracious me, are you well?”

The proprietor’s face is in her hands. Low, wheezy sobs make her shoulders heave and shake with the gusto of a paid funeral attendant, and her knees slew violently from the effort.

“Oh, Madam Sanga!” Rhodri quickly puts a hand on the woman’s shoulder, half in apology and half to keep her off the floor. “Oh, I was unkind. I’m sorry, it– it must be a cultural difference– it’s really very nice here… lovely, friendly atmosphere–”

“‘Pearl’ is a euphemism, love,” Sanga creaks through her fingers. She straightens up and moves her hands off her– smiling?-- face. “Look around you.”

The bouncer by the door raises an eyebrow at Rhodri as he straightens the heavy velvet drapes on the nearby window. At the bar, a human dons a whisperthin linen shirt and a lascivious smirk. He eyes her like food and hooks a finger in his collar, dragging it back to show off the pale, freckled flesh underneath.

“My stars,” she breathes. “I think this might be a brothel.”

Sanga gives a triumphant laugh. “Now we’re on the same page. Well then, is there anything– or anyone– I can get you?”

Rhodri’s coin pouch suddenly weighs double what it did moments ago, and the encroaching blush burns her cheeks like a fresh slap. 

Her request for a price list is stifled by a shout from the corner to her left. Five, six drunken louts against one very sober, very exquisitely bejewelled someone. Rhodri excuses herself, face searing, and jogs over, staff and blush at the ready.

#Pour one out for Rhodri 'everybody is feeling each other up I thought this was an aquarium?' Amell #the HC if needed: Tevinters don't do cats and dogs. They like reptiles and fish and maybe other exotic war animals. But mostly tank animals #Most altus households have an aquarium that is well-stocked with many types of fancy fish and undersea friends #and every city has its own public aquarium for people to go and admire #I mean why would you call it 'the pearl' if there's no pearls in it?? madam where are the clams? #Also say g'day to Isabela! ^_^ #Who in fact ends up with Cousin Tank! #Rhodri Amell #(my complete dickhead) #Isabela #Dragon Age Origins #Thanks again for the ask my love! I had a wicked time with this one x)

[girlhorse]

fr id be so sad if i had to cut enzos hair down but if i cant get my shit together soon that might be what has to happen until im in a better/more stable position. part of it is that it keeps getting Longer and so i have to groom more frequently and for longer sessions. this is also the most harrowing time in a havanese dogs life (around 9-18 months) when theyre 1) dealing with adolescence and 2) have a chance of having a very difficult coat change (blowing puppy coat and developing the undercoat, which in non-shedding breeds can cause some messy, easily matted hair!)

as a result enzo has been losing a lot of confidence on the grooming table and is less tolerant of it. He's not getting pissy or biting at all, just wiggly and low key stressed, which sucks bc he needs to be up there for me to deal with his crazy teen hair =_= The crazy hair is making him even Worse because sometimes theres a bit of a mat i need to get out (at this point i have been clipping them out to avoid causing him discomfort)

it's also spring, which means theres a ton of burrs and seeds everywhere, and the grass is growing tall. so every time we go outside he gets so many little things in his hair. it's a nightmare sometimes LMAO

#gab gabs #literally got a little reel mower so i can at least cut down the grass in my yard #i hate grass but i have a landlord #pray for me #we are working on some cooperative care techniques and handling exercises #but no one ever talks about how youre supposed to keep up with hair maintenance consistently when training isnt finished but your dog has #urgent and ever present grooming needs #this is probably why so many havanese breeders and showdog people use a more balanced and non R+ approach #no ones out here punishing their dogs its more like #they do NOT go cooperative care route #they use very light force #its not cruel but it can be hard for some dogs and owners (me) to adjust to #but i do think cooperative care is pssible im just not a great trainer #also fwiw all the breeders i know do praise and treat their dogs and will not push a dog that is having a major panic attack. they just #set expectations for the dog to hold still and be mostly passive and not interfere with the groom #and usually dogs are rewarded after! #also most of them consistently groom from puppyhood onward which means theyre more likely to be accepting of the process as they age #my dog has always been a little uncomfortable with it but he was getting better #just a bit of a teenage regression #SORRY FOR RANT LMAO

[mildswearingat4am]

Hi hey hello!! Having some thoughts about pets, and I'm curious what other ppl think.

#babbling moth #this has been an interesting few months!! #im realizing my entire template for 'what dogs do' is wildly miscalibrated #because our childhood dog was such a weirdo(affectionate) who didn't bark or fetch or want walks or do most of the dog things #my interactions with dogs now are... mostly me going ''wait what r u doing'' and being confused #what do you MEAN you want to bark when people walk past or when u want attention dogs don't do that??? #except they do #so like. do i actually want a dog or do i want the *specific* dog i had. who was arguably more like a cat in a dog body #anyway i thought i'd crowdsource people's dog/cat stories and experience while i think about it #secret third choice is for whatever u want but also feel free to talk up other pets who are cool #i m still rotating small birds or rabbits or rodents or another gecko around in my mind. as i often do

[seal-berry]

i hate you wia i hate you wia I HATE YOU WIA SO FUCKING MUCH WHY ARE YOU THE ONLY ORG THAT DOES ANYTHING DECENT IN ANIM AND UR STILL SUCH SHIT

#tee hee cutesy tone fuck you #so infantalizing #wia is women in animation #and by that i mean second wave feminism in animation #10 years behind the conversation on trans issues #i know WHY theyre the successful ones is the thing because like. im sure the cutesy nonthreatening liberal act plays GREAT in LA #dog yells at cloud #again they really do help people with placement u just have to. endure them #which makes things both better and worse #this is mostly my personal bitterness but this message is so tone deaf considering the state of the industry rn

[bisquid]

Wait wait you can't just drop that off and not elaborate. What do you mean is there a mafia presence in Wales?? Please spill, what things did you notice??

Okay so bearing in mind that I have ADHD and Chronic Terrible Observational Skills:

I am in Cardiff

For a concert I am attending solo

Doors open at 5

4:15 ish I go 'hmm I should eat something'

Cardiff is - unsurprisingly, being tiny and yet home to FOUR concert venues - Very Busy

Find McDonald's

McDonald's is very full. I recall my last concert related McDick's experience, and promptly bounce

Directly across the street

Is an Italian restaurant

It looks closed but fuckit maybe I can beg for like. Bread or some shit

Go over

Am immediately pounced upon by the hitherto unnoticed chain-smoking woman hanging out by the door mostly hidden by a potted ficus(?)

"I was wondering if you were open and if-" "yes yes we are open what would you like?" (strongish Italian accent)

Inside restaurant is Deserted

Explain that I'm sort of in a rush, am assured it's fine

Order chicken milanese which is generally a pasta dish with a breaded chicken component

Am led to seat nearish the front and promptly provided with a pint of coke in a glass tankard

Am then provided with a front row seat to an absolutely incomprehensible series of people entering and exiting (and in one case walking directly into) the door to what I can only presume is the kitchen

Starting with the guy who had been sitting at a table chain-smoking over a pile of papers

I counted at least three people exiting at least twice without actually entering in between

Am finally brought food

It is a breaded, butterflied chicken breast approximately the size of my face and a small pile of pasta approximately the size of my fist

It is all delicious

Chain-smoking papers man reappears, now wearing a chef's apron labcoat thing

Go up to pay, chain-smoking ficus lady is now having a very loud argument in a language I did not recognise but was not Italian Welsh English French russian Gaelic or Spanish

She sees me, says, and I quote 'ah little girl lost, one moment' and promptly hangs up

I am 27 and only nominally female

I am not remotely lost

She charges me for the pint of coke but not the food

I try to point out that she hasn't charged me for the food

'do you want to pay for the food?'

'.... Not if I don't have to?'

'good'

I leave. The door is now full of half a dozen very tall very Italian men and one absolutely adorable cocker spaniel

I ask if I can pet the dog (I have my priorities straight okay)

I am allowed to pet the dog. The dog and I are now best friends

The dog lead holder asks me in extremely accented but impeccably correct English if I had enjoyed the food

'yeah it was great!'

Everyone laughs a bit

I smile and pet the dog and realise I'm now late for the concert and hurry off

I see a post on Tumblr about mob fronts and several connections are made in my brain all at once

#i have impeccable observational skills #but only in hindsight #or if it's wildlife