The problem with dogs is that they don't live long enough. Comiserations Phil

Condolences Phil. There's a story I heard once of how a young boy came to understand his dog's passing.

He asked the vet, "People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life — like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?"

The vet nodded.

He continued, "Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay for as long as we do."

Not sure if it really happened, but it's a nice sentiment none the less.

Sorry to read that, Phil. Best wishes.

@mmcv: Indeed. Has anyone ever noticed how, when dogs meet other dogs, they don't care what colour the other dog's coat is? And we're supposed to be more intelligent.

Quote from: Westmarcher on 29 January 2021, 01:34:32 PM
Sorry to read that, Phil. Best wishes.

@mmcv: Indeed. Has anyone ever noticed how, when dogs meet other dogs, they don't care what colour the other dog's coat is? And we're supposed to be more intelligent.

Animals will relentlessly persecute an albino, to the point of killing it. As for a dog that smells different....They're actually pretty close to us.

Thanks for the wishes, guys.

As far as colour is concerned....I think dogs have quite a limited 'colour vision'...so they'll see things quite differently to ourselves....Don't think they can see things at the red end of the visible spectrum.  ......dichromatic ??

Cheers - Phil

Quote from: FierceKitty on 29 January 2021, 02:55:21 PM
Animals will relentlessly persecute an albino, to the point of killing it. As for a dog that smells different....They're actually pretty close to us.

Of course, I'm not suggesting all dogs and animals are angels. We all know that sometimes dogs can take a dislike to other dogs and that animals can be savage to one another throughout the animal kingdom (just like many of us humans). But when I walk my daughter's dog and she meets another dog, they're usually quite eager to walk up to each other, tails wagging, and get acquainted regardless of the breed, colour or markings of the other dog. And, as you suggest, when you meet the odd cranky one, it's usually for another reason.

I always find it striking that when we get a new cat, the resident ones are all hissing and hatred for about four days, then we find them all asleep in each others' arms. It's a sort of feline When Harry met Sally... plot.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 29 January 2021, 04:12:58 PM
I always find it striking that when we get a new cat, the resident ones are all hissing and hatred for about four days, then we find them all asleep in each others' arms. It's a sort of feline When Harry met Sally... plot.

No such luck with out 2 resident moggies - mother & daughter - but daughter was re-homed when she was a kitten (along with her 4 brothers - to separate homes) but daughter was brought back to us by her new owner who had forgotten to get her landlords permission to have a cat.
But over the 4 month separation period, mother had completely forgotten her daughter and vice-versa now 5 years on they still walk around each other at a standard metre separation distance spitting and eyeing each other up with disgust - any closer and we have a massive noisy and very vicious cat fight to contend with.

All very strange. They wont sleep anywhere the other one has slept. Wont eat out of the others bowl and if we stroke one of them the other one is likely to attack us or leap on the other in a fit of peak!
With hindsight, I wish we'd never taken the daughter back in (& I am not a fan of 'my wife's cats' at the best of times anyway!)

Sorry to hear that Phil, you seem to have lost a lot of four legged friends in last 12 months

We certainly have, Mark.

But I'd have to say that they all had a 'decent innings'.
That's the main thing. 

Cheers - Phil.

Hugs Phil.

  Phil

Hilton Valentine, guitarist with 'The Animals'. Some absolute 'Classic' tracks.

That's a great shame.....One of the most recognisable opening 'riffs' from that era, on 'The house of the rising sun.'

Cheers - Phil 

BH just played out with "House of the rising sun" as a tribute - Good one Radio 4