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Are Farm Dogs Happier Than Lap Dogs?
Modern Farmer ^
| June 10, 2014
| Monica Kim
Posted on 06/13/2014 3:40:47 PM PDT by jmcenanly
It's a tale of two dogs. One, a puggle lounges peacefully on his owners lap. The other, a border collie, bounds freely across a grassy knoll.
Although the love between man and dog is indeed powerful, you might wonder whether the active, outdoors pup is enjoying a more enriching existence than his indoors counterpart. By keeping dogs as inside companions, are we asking them to lead less satisfying lives?
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TOPICS: Agriculture; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: dogs
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To: trisham
Bogart, the Pug who thinks he is a rat terrier.
To: jmcenanly
Our farm dog is retired now. She got kicked in teh gut by one of the horses and almost died from internal injuries.
She got to stay inside as a house dog the past couple of winters and loved every minute of it.
Now after paying all the vet bill$ from her injuries she is strictly forbidden from any work with the horses or cows. She can ride along in the truck but can’t be out there with them.
As long as she can ride along and be with us, she’s happy.
To: Cold Heart
That is so sad. I bet that was really hard for your grandson to see.
To: jmcenanly; Slings and Arrows
Lap dogs are more likely to be neurotic.
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posted on
06/13/2014 10:40:37 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: trisham
A bored dog is a crazy, miserable dog.
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posted on
06/13/2014 11:54:38 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
To: trisham
My dogs must be ecstatic, then.
:D
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posted on
06/13/2014 11:55:33 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
To: RegulatorCountry
You never know....
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posted on
06/13/2014 11:58:27 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
To: Cold Heart
Oh no!
Wanna borrow two coon-hatin’ Dobes for a week?
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posted on
06/14/2014 12:00:21 AM PDT
by
Salamander
(He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
To: beaversmom
Yeah, I saw that. It was pretty good. This is the good thing about our culture’s increased sensitivity to animals. would they have accommodated the goat 40 or even 30 years ago?
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posted on
06/14/2014 1:29:20 AM PDT
by
Captainpaintball
(Immigration without assimilation is the death of a nation)
To: atomic_dog
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posted on
06/14/2014 1:50:18 AM PDT
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Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: cripplecreek
That was a good episode OLD MAN!
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posted on
06/14/2014 1:05:23 PM PDT
by
chicagolady
(Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty and Let the the Stupid AmericanTaxpayer foot the bill !)
To: chicagolady
The twilight zone wasn’t always horror or mystery and The Hunt was among the very best upbeat episodes.
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posted on
06/14/2014 1:09:20 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin.)
To: Salamander
Absolutely. Btw, this pic was taken of Joey and Frankie this morning. Frankie is facing the camera. :)
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06/14/2014 7:40:58 PM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: atomic_dog
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posted on
06/14/2014 7:41:23 PM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Terrifying, soulless killers, the both of ‘em.
I should report you to the mods.
;D
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06/15/2014 12:46:20 AM PDT
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Salamander
(He ain't heavy, he's my Boa.)
To: Salamander
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posted on
06/15/2014 10:16:07 AM PDT
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trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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