I think Walter is an Evil-Death-Robot-Dog

giulio · Apr 18, 2007

What do you think? Is this little itty bitty witto puppy gonna turn on me?

Normally his eyes are deep brown/black. But using Sony's evil-death-robot-dog-detector-flash we can see this dog is really a machine. Look at those robot eyes!!

When the glow goes past the pupils, its just too darn funny. Check out the 2nd and last pics haha!

Brown Study · Apr 18, 2007

Aww, da sweet witto death machine gotta eat, too.

skye · Apr 18, 2007

arf arf.

you should post this pics in the post for m-f pets too! im sure your little death machine would be welcome there.

:ninja: edit: http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48498

johntalin · Apr 18, 2007

giulio said:
What do you think? Is this little itty bitty witto puppy gonna turn on me?

Normally his eyes are deep brown/black. But using Sony's evil-death-robot-dog-detector-flash we can see this dog is really a machine. Look at those robot eyes!!

When the glow goes past the pupils, its just too darn funny. Check out the 2nd and last pics haha!

These are really funny.

NanoBite · Apr 18, 2007

giulio said:
What do you think? Is this little itty bitty witto puppy gonna turn on me?

Normally his eyes are deep brown/black. But using Sony's evil-death-robot-dog-detector-flash we can see this dog is really a machine. Look at those robot eyes!!

When the glow goes past the pupils, its just too darn funny. Check out the 2nd and last pics haha!

lol ...

boneheadz · Apr 19, 2007

My god walter has the same face a Kuma. This picture doesn't show to great, but man they could almost be related.

johntalin · Apr 19, 2007

boneheadz said:
My god walter has the same face a Kuma. This picture doesn't show to great, but man they could almost be related.

twins? lol

fluffer · Apr 19, 2007

It is funny!
From the chest down she looks like my old dog, from the jaw up she looks like my old dog, as for that neck!!! Is he part giraffe?

Flic · Apr 19, 2007

What a cute dog! He looks like a right little character, bet he is loads of fun!

giulio · Apr 19, 2007

Looks like Kuma is a purebread. Walter is from the North Shore Animal League (kill shelter). So we don't know what the other bread in him is, but think it's some kind of terrior. Aside from that he is very much a lab. Swimming, loving, temperment, everything.

He does have a long neck, but he is just large in general. At least 90 lbs. I'm trying to find the video of him playing with the garden hose...

Brown Study · Apr 19, 2007

giulio said:
Walter is from the North Shore Animal League (kill shelter).

Tell me you meant no-kill shelter.

fluffer · Apr 19, 2007

giulio said:
Looks like Kuma is a purebread. Walter is from the North Shore Animal League (kill shelter). So we don't know what the other bread in him is, but think it's some kind of terrior. Aside from that he is very much a lab. Swimming, loving, temperment, everything.

He does have a long neck, but he is just large in general. At least 90 lbs. I'm trying to find the video of him playing with the garden hose...

I'll have to find some pictures of my old dog, Inka, to upload. She was half lab and half Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Same chest markings, great nature. She was 17 when she went

giulio · Apr 19, 2007

Yeah, oops.

Brown Study said:
Tell me you meant no-kill shelter.

haha... i was confused about the term. So I figured "kill shelter" meaning "sheltered from killing". Like a 'rain umbrella'.
It's a place that 'rescues dogs and cats from pounds where they would eventually be killed'. So I guess that does make NSAL a no-kill shelter.

Fluffer, its almost odd but, mose lab mixes have a white chest. Kinda weird huh?

johntalin · Apr 19, 2007

Brown Study said:
Tell me you meant no-kill shelter.

There are very few no-kill shelters around here.
When it is not mentioned as no-kill or low-kill, they will keep the animals for a few weeks. A low-kill would be a few months and no-kill would be when animals will remain forever even if they are not adoptable.
I adopted one of our dogs from a low-kill shelter, so he was still there after a couple of months of stay, before we got him.
We adopted our other dog from the Internet, but she was kept at a lady's house, whom did not want the dog, but kept it until she found a home.
I like to suggest to go online and search for animals to adopt.
We adopted both of our dogs that way. And, for people who would only like pure breeds, there are so many pure breed dogs available that you would not believe. Just type for e.g. "male boxer" and you will have hours of reading and photos to sort out.

And, please do not buy animals from petshops. We did our first dog, and it was a traumatic experience.

iRye · Apr 20, 2007

Woof. Woof. Woof.

giulio · Apr 20, 2007

Walter was two hours away from being taken on a mobile adoption unit! Got him just in time, just by chance. aawww it was meant to be... PUKE! haha
=)

fluffer · Apr 20, 2007

Awww, my Inka was a rescue dog. She was dumped into a dustbin at 12 weeks old with her brother and sister because she wasn't a fully Staffie I suppose. The Staffordshire Bull Terrer rescue society took her in and I 'adopted' her from then at 13 weeks. My little pup now is a Jack Russell and was bought from a local farm, proper farm not puppy farm! She has short legs, is brindle and still has her full tail so wouldn't be recognised by the Kennel Club, stumpy little thing she is!

You can't buy puppies/kittens from pet shops over here johntalin but there are a lot of dodgy breeders who run puppy farms etc. Awful practise. If you're after a pedigree then you ALWAYS ask to see the mother or both parents if possible. But animal shelters/rescue societies are the way to go, I had 17 years with the best dog you could ever imagine.

johntalin · Apr 20, 2007

fluffer said:
Awww, my Inka was a rescue dog. She was dumped into a dustbin at 12 weeks old with her brother and sister because she wasn't a fully Staffie I suppose. The Staffordshire Bull Terrer rescue society took her in and I 'adopted' her from then at 13 weeks. My little pup now is a Jack Russell and was bought from a local farm, proper farm not puppy farm! She has short legs, is brindle and still has her full tail so wouldn't be recognised by the Kennel Club, stumpy little thing she is!

You can't buy puppies/kittens from pet shops over here johntalin but there are a lot of dodgy breeders who run puppy farms etc. Awful practise. If you're after a pedigree then you ALWAYS ask to see the mother or both parents if possible. But animal shelters/rescue societies are the way to go, I had 17 years with the best dog you could ever imagine.

We had a dog named Lady (I posted her on Let's See Your Pets) and we had her from a pup to 17 years and 3 mos. We bought her from a pet store and she got sick within the first week. If we did not buy her that week, they would have put her to sleep, because she cost $350 in vet bills to get better. The best part was, because of the warranty you get with any purchase, the pet shop had to reimburse us for all the expenses.
So, she was meant to be with us. I hate it when they told us that it was OK, they would replace the puppy for us if she died. That was a very long and teary week until she started to get better.

fluffer · Apr 20, 2007

Wow johntalin, she was lucky to have you

I actually read a story last week about a Pets At Home store here in the UK. A small girl had set her heart on a rabbit in the shop. An assistant overheard and told her that this particular rabbit had bad teeth which would need clipping every 6 weeks or total removal. The girl was adamant that she wanted THIS rabbit so the assistant said she'd have a word with the manager about vet's fees. They bought it, took it to the vet for a tooth extraction, went back to Pets At Home who fully paid the £70 vet bill. It's nice to know that some stores love the animals they work with.

Sorry for hijacking the thread!

eric · Apr 20, 2007

johntalin said:
And, please do not buy animals from petshops. We did our first dog, and it was a traumatic experience.

that's not a hard and fast rule anymore. while a lot of little mall pet shops and such do use questionable means of breeding/distributing their animals, there are some places like petsmart who work with local no-kill shelters to "showcase" some of the animals (mostly cats as far as i've seen) to a broader audience than they would have at a shelter. they also host adoption days where the shelter people come and sit with a few more adoptables and information, etc.

from what i've seen it is very easy to see if a pet shop is hosting for a shelter vs buying mill animals.