cleanhands posted:i trained my dog by making like i was going to throw the stick, but then holding on at the last moment, until dog stopped running forward expecting to chase a stick. from there it was easy to incorporate noisily rustling the food bag at meal times then sitting back down, tying him to the car for walkies, etc
last week he bought his own laptop and got a rhizzone account, im so proud
Searching a bunker for a woman, Vic is angry and disappointed to find her severely mutilated and raped. Unwilling to have sex with such a disheveled corpse, they move on, only to find slavers excavating another bunker. Vic steals several cans from them, using them to barter for goods in a nearby settlement. Blood claims to smell a woman, and the pair track her to a large underground warehouse. There, they meet Quilla June Holmes (Susanne Benton), the scheming and seductive daughter of a large underground vault. Her father, Lou Craddock (Jason Robards), sent her aboveground to recruit surface dwellers. Blood takes an instant disliking to her, but Vic ignores him. After Vic saves Quilla from raiders and mutants, they have sex, though she flees back underground. Vic, enticed by the thought of women and sex, follows her, despite Blood's warnings.
Downunder has an artificial biosphere, complete with forests and underground cities, one of which, named Topeka, after the ruins of the city it lies beneath, is fashioned in a surreal mockery of 1950s rural innocence. Topeka meets its need for exogamous reproduction by electroejaculation and artificial insemination, yet needs more donors. Anybody who refuses to comply or otherwise defies the committee is sent off to "the farm" and never seen again. Vic is initially elated to learn of his value, but this initial enthusiasm quickly turns to horror. Vic is told that when his sperm has impregnated 35 women, he will be sent to "the farm." In the novella, Vic is indeed expected to impregnate the female population normally. Vic uses the fact that Quilla's father secretly desires sex with her as a distraction, incapacitating him, so that they can escape.
Quilla, however, wants Vic to kill the committee members and their android enforcer, Michael (Hal Baylor), so she can usurp power, though Vic has no interest in politics or remaining underground. Nevertheless, the rebellion is quashed by Michael, who crushes the heads of Quilla June's co-conspirators, before Vic can disable him. Overhearing her father order her death, Quilla proclaims her love for Vic and decides to escape to the surface with him. On the surface, Vic and Quilla discover Blood is starving and near death. Knowing he will never survive without Blood's guidance, Vic faces a difficult situation, and it is implied that he kills his new love and cooks her to save Blood. The novella ends with Vic remembering her question as Blood eats: "Do you know what love is?" and he concludes, "Sure I know. A boy loves his dog." In the film, Blood compliments her judgment, while making a pun about her having poor taste, causing both to laugh.
tpaine posted:i just start crying whenever my dog jumps or barks
its a little funny that you think this is a joke when well-socialized dogs, like well-socialized humans, will in fact back off if you make a noise of distress or pain
daddyholes posted:tpaine posted:
i just start crying whenever my dog jumps or barks
its a little funny that you think this is a joke when well-socialized dogs, like well-socialized humans, will in fact back off if you make a noise of distress or pain
Its true animals process environmental information pretty much instantly so a sudden loud noise, like when dogs yelp, followed by the norm is much more effective than a prolonged yelling which will create confusion, intimidation, and resentment. Dogs and cats to an extent judge every behavior by this reaction, so when they stop doing the bad thing, punishment should stop at the same time. Otherwise you are punishing them for sitting there taking it.
Lysenko posted:cleanhands posted:i trained my dog by making like i was going to throw the stick, but then holding on at the last moment, until dog stopped running forward expecting to chase a stick. from there it was easy to incorporate noisily rustling the food bag at meal times then sitting back down, tying him to the car for walkies, etc
last week he bought his own laptop and got a rhizzone account, im so proud
thats cool, thanks
tpaine posted:tpaine posted:i just start crying whenever my dog jumps or barks
you know, i'm a weird guy. i thought of this post at work and couldn't stop giggling about a dude breaks down every time his dog barks at him. picture it
he's pulling into his driveway gripping the wheel saying "oh god. oh my god. oh my god I'm having a panic attack. please do not let him bark at me today. oh my god i can't handle this right now"
tpaine posted:i'll take 20 pounds of your finest canines! also, throw in a squeaky kitty if it's on special. oh no, i left my debit card at home! i guess you'll have to cancel this order--and the animals! *minimum wage clerk loads puppy and kot into thresher out back while listening to staind on his ipod earplugs*
get a Great Dane. dogs are cheaper if you buy in bulk
swampman posted:one of these dogs is farting and i can't tell which
sever
tpaine posted:he clearly stomped it to the ground in that pic and the dog is resignedly waiting for its next beating, by now clearly suffering from the dog version of stockholm syndrome
swamphome syndrome
this is Petey "Lil Pete" Peterdog, a 15 year old mystery mutt i inherited from my recently deceased grand dad. like all dogs, he is good. he is sweet and kisses u alll over ur face and he has arthritis so he walks funny it is adorable but also sad
here's my question: petey no longer possesses the ability to walk up stairs so we have to take him out to go potty during the course of the day. problem is, lil pete sometimes goes crazy when you attempt to pick him up and snarls and bites and makes all kinds of crazy ass sounds. i know it's b/c he's old, cranky and probably p uncomfortable a good deal of the time, esp if he's been lying down.
we're always super gentle when we pick him up and once he gets outside he's frolicking around smelling flowers like shit didnt just happen like he wasnt snarling and hissing and shit
anyways, is there a way to make him stop freaking out???? his bites hurt
if he's biting because you're causing him pain, you have to find out a way to carry him that doesn't hurt him... but if he's biting because he hates to be carried, you might try a cage muzzle.
