Absolutely the most communicative dog or cat we've ever owned. A few years ago, I ran Henry through the on line Canine Cognition course by Duke's Brian Hare. He was off the chart in some of the empathy and communications tests. He pretty much did better than I did while I was at Duke.
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Quite the handsome guy too.
The Pandemic Year has sucked, to varying degrees, for all of us, but for pets it's been a banner year, lots of activity in the house, lots of long walks.
Friends have been looking to get a new dog, can't find anything, very few dogs available anywhere (from breeders, shelters, you name it).
The two latest additions to the Nrrrrvous household are...
Beaker and Bunson - Zebra Finches. My family got them for me for Christmas.
And before you even ask, it is really hard to get a good picture of caged birds.
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I'm a little concerned since they are a male and a female, that we may soon have little Finches...
"That young man has an extra step on his ladder the rest of us just don't have."
How 'about some of my fish? I have about 20 aquariums, although I'm thinking of cutting back a bit. (There are a couple of fishkeeping clubs in the DC area. In those circles, 20 aquariums is not a big number.) Here a Biotodoma cupido with a Biotodoma wavrini.
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Only 430 gallons. Biggest is 70 gallons. Most are in my basement, and the stairs are narrow, so I can't get a bigger tank down there. Like I said in my first post, 20 isn't that many. I have friends with 50 0r 80.
Anomalchromis thomasi (West African cichlid). Let me know if you want some. I've got way too many and without fish club meetings, nowhere to unload them.
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Corydoras pantanalensis (rare catfish from the Pantanal region of South America):
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Edit: I don't name them.
Last edited by MChambers; 01-06-2021 at 04:27 PM. Reason: To answer Wilson's question about names.
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My two vizslas. We lost our Weimaraner last year and then got the Vizsla puppy. I am literally too old for this breed! But we love them.
My guinea girls are my avatar. Cookie and Evie. Cookie is larger and lighter colored. We got Evie on New Year's Eve, 2018.
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Here they are in their Halloween costumes this year. My sons admonished me for buying them costumes but then begged me to take pictures, so. Cookie is a Jack-o-lantern and Evie is a bumblebee.
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Here are a couple more. One without the costumes. They were both surprisingly unperturbed by the costumes. Treats were involved.
Mighty cute critters, Bostondevil - even without the costumes! Funny that they don't mind.
And Tooold, such handsome Vizslas! They look like the archetype of the "good dog".
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We are not sure what Sadie is, though there is some back lab and whippet for sure. Love the whippet part though as she is so chill inside.
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Loving pet pics.
While its antithetical to the thread, said goodbye to our almost 13 year old golden retriever, Mogul, today.
He was a good boy. Hug your doggos tight.
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marvelous pictures...our home is littered with pictures of our dogs, past and present...they are the best.