GM GM Had my dandelion salad. Not awful. Kinda just tasteless. But it was free so 👌

I swear I do more research responding to posts than I do when I actually set time aside to research

An angelfish at Denver Zoo getting a CT scan Tfw a fuckin fish has better healthcare than you :crying:

Good morning My first day off in a couple of weeks. Took some time to enjoy the flowers. I'm seeing these yellow flowers everywhere this time of year. The grow tall as fuck, as you can tell from the last pic. Or maybe I'm only 3ft tall. Your call.

Mismark Monday Mismark Monday Afghan hounds are a really ancient working breed, and as such the breed clubs allow most colors and variations, and colors that aren't accepted were bred out ages ago. But there are some exceptions. Small white spotting may be permissible, but large areas of white like in pic 1 is highly undesirable. This is the only ACTUAL fault for color in kennel clubs. Afghan hounds never had merle coloration in their breed - as such, a merle afghan hound is assumed to be a mix. Dilute, like in pic 2 with the dilute black (blue) coloration, was lost long ago in the breed (hence the old shitty pic). Liver, tan saddle, and white spotting were also lost in these these guys. Although not technically mismarks, if you see it today, it was likely outcrossed somewhere down the line. Regardless of color or pattern, these dogs should have a black nose, black eye rims, black lips, and black paw pads. Pic 3 shows a white/cream with a light colored nose. Unsure if pic 3 is simply faded (cell damage, sun exposure, aging) or is actually pink but i'll take it. Eye color should also be dark, ranging from a dark brown to black. Pic 4 *maaaay* be an amberish color, or maybe just a trick of the lighting. Another undesirable outcome are shorthair dogs - while rare, it can happen in purebred afghans and it is unknown why (Pic 5).

So I get that nature plays a part in dog behavior. However I genuinely do believe nurture plays a fucking huge part. Case in point, the Papillion. The Papillion was literally bred for fuck all. They were meant to sit on people's laps and warm their hands. Check this Papillion doing better than border collies at agility trials youtu.be/qKAkkpM-xO0?t=19 Here's a Pap beating a bunch of terriers at ratting youtube.com/watch?v=qdv48rRqwDo Here is a pappillion jumping 16ft7in into a pool - for the record that would be like a labrador being able to dive about 30ft into water youtube.com/watch?v=jpzERntdM-8 Were pappillions bred as ratters, herders, or retrievers? No, they were never bred for these and are still not bred for them today. But look at them excel at these sports, outcompeting dogs that have been bred for centuries to do this shit.

NGL listening to 40's music makes me feel uneasy.... Not sure why....

Blog time. ever since we got this house, whenever there was a big storm this one tree in particular always lost a good size limb. Other trees may occasionally lose limbs too, but this one ALWAYS lost one. Well, we had a pretty pathetic storm that I slept through, and guess which tree still lost a sizable limb? I am very worried about this tree. How many more limbs does it have left to loose? (this is the same tree btw that had a major limb chocked out by a rope swing, so that limb is likely fucked too. Pic semi related, not my tree)

Good morning be glad you aren't a paraplegic feline