(March 4, 2023 at 10:23 pm)Tomato Wrote:

(March 4, 2023 at 7:04 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: That Harley can, and will, slither like a snake, through the mud, under the gate on the backyard and make a break for it.

Freedom!

She found out that cost her a bath.  She hates that.

(March 4, 2023 at 10:35 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:

(March 4, 2023 at 10:23 pm)Tomato Wrote: Freedom!

She found out that cost her a bath.  She hates that.

That way lies death under the wheels of vehicles, so I understand your concern. My wife went to talk to a neighbor and left the front door and the front gate open. Our brainless Maltese dogs ran out and thence across the street. I went over to get them back; they thought it was a great game, and ran back across the street. Some guy was driving a truck up the street, and didn't even slow down. Fortunately, those brainless little dogs didn't get caught up in those tires. My wife was standing there with a shocked look. I said that letting those little brainless dogs run around out front wasn't in any way "cute". Making points, I was, but they shouldn't have been out front to begin with. 

In the show Extraordinary, there's an episode where a spoiled little dog will only give out information if he has a non-dog day. One of the characters can communicate with animals. Anywho, at the end of the adventure, the dog doesn't want to return home, but to experience life as his ancestors did when they were free, and he gets run over by a car. It was funny.

(March 4, 2023 at 11:26 pm)Fireball Wrote:

(March 4, 2023 at 10:35 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: She found out that cost her a bath.  She hates that.

That way lies death under the wheels of vehicles, so I understand your concern. My wife went to talk to a neighbor and left the front door and the front gate open. Our brainless Maltese dogs ran out and thence across the street. I went over to get them back; they thought it was a great game, and ran back across the street. Some guy was driving a truck up the street, and didn't even slow down. Fortunately, those brainless little dogs didn't get caught up in those tires. My wife was standing there with a shocked look. I said that letting those little brainless dogs run around out front wasn't in any way "cute". Making points, I was, but they shouldn't have been out front to begin with. 

We have blocked the gate escape and the gate at the foot of the stairs blocks the front door...hopefully that helps.  Along with the danger of cars, we also have the danger of coyotes...and my dogs aren't exactly fighters.

Recently someone nearby had a small dog plucked out of the back yard by a hawk...so we stay pretty vigilant.  Husband will be more vigilant now, I hope.  sigh

(March 4, 2023 at 11:39 pm)arewethereyet Wrote:

(March 4, 2023 at 11:26 pm)Fireball Wrote: That way lies death under the wheels of vehicles, so I understand your concern. My wife went to talk to a neighbor and left the front door and the front gate open. Our brainless Maltese dogs ran out and thence across the street. I went over to get them back; they thought it was a great game, and ran back across the street. Some guy was driving a truck up the street, and didn't even slow down. Fortunately, those brainless little dogs didn't get caught up in those tires. My wife was standing there with a shocked look. I said that letting those little brainless dogs run around out front wasn't in any way "cute". Making points, I was, but they shouldn't have been out front to begin with. 

We have blocked the gate escape and the gate at the foot of the stairs blocks the front door...hopefully that helps.  Along with the danger of cars, we also have the danger of coyotes...and my dogs aren't exactly fighters.

Recently someone nearby had a small dog plucked out of the back yard by a hawk...so we stay pretty vigilant.  Husband will be more vigilant now, I hope.  sigh

Our Maltese dogs weighed less than 7 pounds, each. It would have been pretty creepy to see a hawk swoop in and take one. They've both been gone for years. I sure wish we could have cloned one of them; she was such a sweet gentle dog. Ever seen a dog in a box with a hamster, that (the hamster) was not afraid? Or how about a dog touching noses with a lizard, in the back yard? That was Daisy. She ate moths, and was deathly afraid of June bugs. 

The penis chandelier is a thing.

(March 5, 2023 at 4:31 am)Tomato Wrote: The penis chandelier is a thing.

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This just wouldn't work in my old rustic house.  A little too blingy.

(February 28, 2023 at 5:47 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 'Tiffany' would be a perfectly appropriate name for a character in historical or fantasy fiction. It is a nickname for 'Theophania' and dates from the 12th century.

Boru

Freud liked his cocaine.

Vice

(March 5, 2023 at 11:12 pm)Tomato Wrote: Freud liked his cocaine.

Vice

But that was only a 7% solution.