Dog Days of August - Now 100% Cat-Free - Page 4

Not Afraid · 08-11-2007, 12:00 PM

I don 't know what they dream about, but animals do dream/ Charles was just chasing a mousie in his sleep.

€uroMeinke · 08-11-2007, 12:20 PM

What I wonder is if animals know they are dreaming - that is distinguish dream life from waking life, and if not how that dream life shapes their waking life personality.

blueerica · 08-11-2007, 12:32 PM

Hmmm... Good question €... (I think I'm just going to directly respond to you on purpose because of my fancy € key...)

I've wondered that, too. As I think that dreaming is always an extension of the waking world (even if through symbolic imagery), I'd imagine it's much the same for animals, though perhaps with less introspection. I've always wondered if and to what degrees animals are introspective. I know they can be angry and upset, depressed, happy... but to what degree do they consider this, or are they just in a state of "being" -- I should look into this.

blueerica · 08-11-2007, 12:33 PM

After I clicked to send the post, I realized that I should be more dog-like in my nature. Just be. Stop all this silly worrying and just be glad that it's a sunny day.

€uroMeinke · 08-11-2007, 12:42 PM

Have a treat!

madmonkeygirl · 08-11-2007, 01:49 PM

Lucy lets me trim her nails but Ethel puts up a fuss about it yet when i take them into my store (PetSmart) it is the other way around. Lucy is the fussy one and Ethel is the cooperative one. So after i trimmed one of Ethel's toes after about 5 minutes of struggling and then she got a treat she is now resting in my lap and her head on my arm. Lucy on the other side of me.

Not Afraid · 08-11-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

After I clicked to send the post, I realized that I should be more dog-like in my nature. Just be. Stop all this silly worrying and just be glad that it's a sunny day.

Blah blah blah blah Erica. Blah blah blah blah Erica.

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Matterhorn Fan · 08-12-2007, 01:40 PM

This thread needs more pictures of everyone's cute doggies. Far Side cartoons don't count (but that's a good one).

blueerica · 08-12-2007, 02:04 PM

Well, if I could have a doggie right now, these would be awfully nice...

As for a dog I will really have, it's hard to say. Once I'm out in Utah, we're going to start thinking about different breeds in light of some allergy issues (not mine). I'm still leaning toward the wire-haired dogs, since they seem to cause less allergy problems. Of course, I'm kind of into mutts; maybe we can find a wiry mutt.

Or a doxie. I still love little dachshunds...

3894 · 08-13-2007, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

This thread needs more pictures of everyone's cute doggies.

Here's Suze rockin' the red handknit long, hard, and steady.

Do you think she agrees?

08-11-2007, 12:00 PM	#31
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Hmmm... Good question €... (I think I'm just going to directly respond to you on purpose because of my fancy € key...) I've wondered that, too. As I think that dreaming is always an extension of the waking world (even if through symbolic imagery), I'd imagine it's much the same for animals, though perhaps with less introspection. I've always wondered if and to what degrees animals are introspective. I know they can be angry and upset, depressed, happy... but to what degree do they consider this, or are they just in a state of "being" -- I should look into this. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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08-11-2007, 12:33 PM	#34
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	After I clicked to send the post, I realized that I should be more dog-like in my nature. Just be. Stop all this silly worrying and just be glad that it's a sunny day. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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08-11-2007, 12:42 PM	#35
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Have a treat! __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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08-11-2007, 01:49 PM	#36
madmonkeygirl Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 764	Dog Days of August - Now 100% Cat-Free Lucy lets me trim her nails but Ethel puts up a fuss about it yet when i take them into my store (PetSmart) it is the other way around. Lucy is the fussy one and Ethel is the cooperative one. So after i trimmed one of Ethel's toes after about 5 minutes of struggling and then she got a treat she is now resting in my lap and her head on my arm. Lucy on the other side of me.
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08-12-2007, 01:40 PM	#38
Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	This thread needs more pictures of everyone's cute doggies. Far Side cartoons don't count (but that's a good one).
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08-12-2007, 02:04 PM	#39
blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Well, if I could have a doggie right now, these would be awfully nice... As for a dog I will really have, it's hard to say. Once I'm out in Utah, we're going to start thinking about different breeds in light of some allergy issues (not mine). I'm still leaning toward the wire-haired dogs, since they seem to cause less allergy problems. Of course, I'm kind of into mutts; maybe we can find a wiry mutt. Or a doxie. I still love little dachshunds... __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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