Picture of the dog.
Want a good example of a vicious cycle? When Max eats something unusual, like table scraps, his digestive system freaks out and he farts. He mostly eats table scraps only when people come over. Our friends’ kids think this is hilarious, plus they have no resistance to sad puppy eyes, so they go out of their way to sneak food under the table. Max knows this of course and he has them trained like a pro.
The next time people come over I’m serving kibble.
Paul in KY
I thought dog farts were one of the joys of dog ownership.
My cats never fart ;-)
eastriver
Perhaps the Congressional cafeteria should be serving only Freedom Kibble for the next week. Less gas, more pass (ing of legislation).
::sideways ironic smirking and eyebrow waggle while drinking a glass of water and singing Moneygrabber by Fitz and the Tantrums::
PurpleGirl
Maaaaaaaaaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Tim F. Pictures of Max are very muchly appreciated.
jeffreyw
Here’s a picture of
thea cat.Poopyman
Oh, Max is such a good boy! Yes he is! Who’s a good boy? Max! Good boy! Lie down in that poison ivy! Attaboy!
a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)
Max is handsome. Thanks.
PeakVT
@Tim F. – have you checked out the new E-P3 yet? I might get a new (to me, or both) camera and it’s one that I’m considering.
WereBear
Actually, when improperly fed, or during growth spurts, cats do fart.
The Windy Kitty
Don’t let it happen to you, or your cats.
shortstop
Poopyman, bwa. I think that’s may apple, though.
Tim, you have an uncanny way of gauging when the patented idiocy of the GOP has me in near-freakout mode and rushing in to post a calming photo of a charming member of a superior species. Thanks for that.
ETA: Not that I think Tim or anyone else spends a lot of time thinking, “How can I soothe shortstop?” But I assume that if my political nerves are on edge, lots of others’ are, too.
shortstop
P.S. A tablespoon of plain yogurt stops horrifying canine farts in their tracks.
JCT
Max looks like a good doggie and so handsome.
We have a handsome cat who ACTS like a doggie, but he is BAD.
Case in point. Last evening was finally nice enough to sleep with the windows open again with a nice fan blowing in. Ahhhh. Our room is in the front of the house and everyone is sleeping SO NICELY, teenaged son in the other room, husband and I hosting the 2 beagles in our bed. The cat? Probably off hunting.
At about 1 AM a mind-blowing stench of skunk hits the room — so close and so strong we could taste the fucking oil. OMG! It was like general quarters in the Navy with the three humans staggering into the hallway sputtering and gagging and the beagles going apeshit.
Took awhile to calm everyone but we were very worried about one thing. Chances were that the dumbass cat triggered this whole episode by “hunting”/attacking the skunk. Just the thought that we would have to de-skunk the CAT kept us up….
Still waiting for old Mango to surface — we shall see. Sigh.
Poopyman
@shortstop:
Not May Apple, but not PI either. Prolly some young laurel.
@shortstop again:
Farts have tracks? (Realizing that pursuing this point can only lead downhill. Rapidly.)
Paul in KY
werebear, thanks for the link!
Josie
@jeffreyw: Looks to me like he is watching a bird and making a plan.
Tim: Max looks beautiful, as always. He is so zen. But then, I don’t have to endure his farts.
maye
My dear departed Dobie had a very finicky G.I. system. Could not tolerate any table scraps of any kind. Plus, we always had to buy the most expensive dog food. But she was worth it! Best dog I ever had.
shortstop
OT, here (second photo) is what happens when someone leaves a gate open and beagle meets Dobie. The ears lead us to believe that some terrier was also employed in the making of this canine.
gogol's wife
Thanks for picture of Max, the noble beast. Even his flatulence probably smells good.
jeffreyw
@Josie: You nailed that in one. lol Just off camera is a hummingbird feeder.
Roger Moore
I have a friend with a similar problem, but hers is with a parrot and a dog. The dog comes in to the room with the parrot cage, and the parrot freaks out. Parrot throws seeds from his food bowl at the dog to make him go away. Dog gets the pistachios and runs off to eat them. The parrot thinks throwing food at the dog makes it go away, so he keeps doing it. The dog thinks the parrot is her friend who likes to share food with her, so she keeps going back. Vicious circle.
JCT
@ Roger Moore — that is an awesome story.
WereBear
@ Roger Moore—adorable story, but I just found out common nuts like walnuts & pistachios can be neuro-toxic to dogs.
LanceThruster
Come on. You *know* how good the food was that was being snuck to him. If all you had to deal with was some good honest backpressure, you’d have paid the price gladly. Throw the dog a bone. Life’s too short (unless it’s indoors and then you can just cork that puppy).
shortstop
Whew, I needed the huge laugh that Roger Moore’s story provided.
Tonal Crow
Well, the results from the free market are in, and moviegoers have Gone Galt (sm) on Palin’s movie.
It’s grossed a total of $101,382.00, and is now heading to pay-per-view.
In a typical Republican-style up-is-down, black-is-white, submission-to-Sauron-is-freedom statement, the film’s producer and distributor said, “[We] will continue to expand the limited engagement theatrical release nationwide throughout August and September as demand across the country remains high.”
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
ETA: How long before Flugelhorn shows up to gripe that I’m shortchanging Palin?
Bruce S
If anyone was wondering, “America’s Pastor” Rick Warren continues to be a dick, pandering to the worst instincts and pushing Big Lies…
http://titanicsailsatdawn.blogspot.com/2011/07/hullabaloo-jesus-breaking-up-rick.html