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The lights are all blinking red.

75% of people clapping liked the show!

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Reality always lies in wait for … Democrats.

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Fuck these fucking interesting times.

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Museums are not America’s attic for its racist shit.

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She burned that motherfucker down, and I am so here for it. Thank you, Caroline Kennedy.

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Sweet Baby Whimsy (Open Thread)

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JoyceH tells us about her new pup, Whimsy.

Monday I drove five hours up to PA, spent the night in a hotel, and the next day drove home with my new pup. I went back to Jazzy’s breeder because I like her Samoyeds.

I fretted SO much about this trip before it was over.

I haven’t driven that far for years and worried it would be crippling and exhausting, I worried that Jazzy would feel supplanted and neglected – and turns out the drive was easily doable (I’ve been working out and am in better shape than I’ve been in years) and Jazzy is just utterly thrilled with her new puppy. They chase one another around the yard and have a wonderful time. (This is the first time I’ve had more than one dog at a time.)

For the next week or so I’m just going to be a Puppy Minder, we’re working on doing her business outside, and what are toys and what aren’t.

Whimsy is a very bright and curious and energetic little thing. Those beautiful Sammy eyes and soft soft fur! But I’ve just accepted that the living room will look like a play pen for the next few months, and I am NOT putting up a tree this year!

Look at that face!

Jazzy and Whimsy

Jazzy & Whimsy playing together  (click to watch)

Open thread.

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  5. 5.

    trollhattan

    Sammys are smart and cute as all getout. Is there a floofier breed? I think not.

    Friends in spring would take theirs to the front yard and begin her annual brushing–brushing that would yield dozens of Samoyed tumbleweeds rolling down the street. When she’d emerge from swimming, there was a LOT less dog than when she entered–you can’t tell petting one where the fur ends and the dog begins.

    Enjoy that puppeh!

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    TaMara

    That ear! OMG, I remember when Scout’s ears went every which way, before the cartridge firmed up. I hope you have lots of fun…she’s adorable.

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    CarolPW

    The wayward ear is adorable. Bisket has the toy in the first picture, and grabs it by the tail and swings it around. You do not want to be hit in the head by the knotted end.

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    JoyceH

    Whimsy is my fourth Samoyed! I’m relearning puppy stuff. She wolfs her food like a little piglet! And she hasn’t yet accepted that the cats want to ignore her.

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    Dan B

    Years ago we had a White Shepherd, Honky, that we bred with a Samoyed.  It was great to have the two of them in the house – sleek and fluffy.  The pups were incredibly gorgeous and smart!

  23. 23.

    Harrison Wesley

    @Baud: Eye-watering stupidity.  They should hire me – I can be dumb as a stump (and offensive, too!) for a fraction of what they pay this bozo and his ilk.

  29. 29.

    schrodingers_cat

    @Baud: Some purity progressive will agree and tell us how drinking from a straw makes him look old.  Then a self appointed representative of “young”people will inform us that drinking from straw is corporatist. Real Communists only drink your milkshake, they don’t buy their own milkshake.

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    Quiltingfool

    What a beautiful puppy!  So glad your Jazzy is enjoying playing with Whimsy.  Perhaps she can teach Whimsy proper dog etiquette?  Or they might be partners in crime, lol?

    So, what does your cat think about the new baby?

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    stinger

    O   M   G

    What an adorable puppy! So glad the trip went well, and that the long drive and overnight stay were worth it!

  38. 38.

    Mike in Pasadena

    Whimsy looks like a beautiful pup.

    If you have not already read Kagan’s piece in the Washington Post, please make time to do so. It’s overly long, but if you cannot spare the time necessary, read the second half. Although somebody already posted the free link, here it is again.

    https://wapo.st/47QyFY1

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    Ian R

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a picture of a real dog that looked as much like an (adorable) plush toy as that one.

  43. 43.

    Barbara

    What a sweetie.  I had a Samoyed in college but my boyfriend took her when we broke up.  What I remember most about her personality is that she was very independent. I don’t know if that is common for the breed.

  45. 45.

    Miss Bianca

    @trollhattan: Finnish Lapphunds are pretty floofy – in fact, my Lappie Susi looks an awful lot like a Sammi – she is a dilute sable (I think) and kind of cream-colored with ashy highlights.

  52. 52.

    JoyceH

    Yay! A pee AND a poop in the yard! So I can somewhat relax the hyper-vigilance for a little while.

  53. 53.

    eclare

    What a great name!  I remember you second guessing a second pup til the last minute, I’m so happy it all worked out.  May they be BFF’s, forever!

  54. 54.

    SiubhanDuinne

    @Harrison Wesley:

    Maybe the blog needs a separate post on gender markers in fluid consumption.

    I’m pretty sure when we had that explosion of tags a week or two ago, one of them was “John Cole Presents These Old Gender Markers in Fluid Consumption.”

  67. 67.

    geg6

    @Josie:

    When I saw the first blurb about this, I thought it was some sort of parody, like The Onion.  But no, just your typical FL GQP man and his psycho wife.  Has Betty commented on this?  I’m dying to hear her take.

  69. 69.

    WaterGirl

    @geg6: I think there has been a link about this in the comments of virtually every thread today.  If Betty commented, it would have been in one of the early threads.

    edit:oops, got that wrong, just one thread down.

  74. 74.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @Baud: I just got back from having a wisdom tooth extracted and the big no-no for my post-op instructions is: no sucking through a straw.  So I’m especially triggered by this.

  76. 76.

    UncleEbeneezer

    @Alison Rose: Having spent some time recently in some kink-related subreddits, it really is astounding (and sad) how common statements like these still are in 2023.

  77. 77.

    pieceofpeace

    What an adorable addition to your home.  And at the perfect time of year for a snow shot with a “Find the puppy!” caption.

  78. 78.

    Mai Naem mobile

    I love sammys. I knew a lady who had had several sammys. They’re beautiful dogs. I wouldn’t want to be doing the daily brushing but they’re adorable.

  79. 79.

    JoyceH

    When Whimsy grows up, if I can manage to walk her and Jazzy together, I’ll feel like a Grand Duchess!

  81. 81.

    Mark Arnest

    Congratulations, JoyceH! My mother owned – and was owned by – a string of eight Samoyeds from 1971 until her death in 2017. One was a best-in-show dog who got invited to Westminster one year; showing Puckett there was one of the highlights of my mother’s life. Genrikh earned a CDX obedience degree, which is actually more impressive, because as sweet as Samoyeds are, they are somewhat impervious to training. All were sweet-tempered, attention-loving dogs, and aside from the fact that they need a lot of brushing, I’ve never understood why the breed isn’t more popular.

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