#breed culture

[wyrddogs]

Sometimes breed communities are really great.

I recently posted in the Belgian grooming FB group asking for advice on how to make brushing the dried dirt out of Zaku's coat more comfortable for him. He enjoys being brushed but he doesn't like it when his coat is tugged on (understandable!). He will get up and leave a grooming session if there is too much tugging.

I received a lot of great advice-- I should be spritzing his coat with water instead of brushing it dry, brush recommendations, and more. I also received commiserations for my upcoming puppy coat blow and advice on how to deal with that.

Even when I mentioned that my puppy is workingline, all of these showline people were extremely supportive and encouraging.

This is how new people should be treated. There was no judgement, no one saying "your breeder should have taught you this", no one accusing me of ruining his coat. Just advice, encouragement, brand recs, and photos when I asked for clarification.

[chaosprincess404]

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Today I went shopping and got a new charging stand for my switch and a heated throw blanket!

Let the cozy gaming commence!

Also yes I’m a gamer no I don’t play Val or fortnight sorry. I actually like games more like Stardew, persona, stranded deep, cyberpunk and the forest.

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[canisalbus]

My auntie keeps Golden Guernsey goats on our island, like many of our local unique breeds of livestock they nearly went extinct in the starving during ww2 occupation surviving by only one smuggled flock. They're super friendly and energetic and their colouration might be of interest :eyes:

Oh OH these are very pretty

[barksbog]

weird horses fighting over the zuchini

[theartingace]

Ok, I heard you like Centaurs, and I was wondering: can we see a Shetland Pony Centaur OC? I’m just curious.

sure have 4(and a half!) OC's! but it's probably not going to be what you expected cause in my headworld the Shetland-approximate culture lives high in northern mountains and so it turned into more of a year round clothing exploration for their culture! They're also the folks in my world who interact with the Forest Giants so this gal is one!

and then just for fun I've got this doodle from a WHILE back and the lovely gal on the right there is shetland-based!

[bottlehawk]

the best thing about going through old posts from 2012 is remembering how people on tumblr and the internet in general back then spoke EVERY other WORD in CAPS LOCK while reacting to things they vaguely liked as if oh my god. OH MY GOD. IT WAS THE GREATEST THING EVER!!!!! while PUNCTUATING THEIR SENTENCES with EXCLAMATIONS!!! but never splitting apart sentences word by word with them as we do more often now and instead

using

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vigorously

for emphasis so that you end up reading everything very dramatically with lots of PAUSES and changes in caaaaaaadence~ and an. ti. ci. PATION!!!

with quirky visual references to accompany this fanciful theater kid julliard applicant text. 2012 was the year of the theater kids and everyone including the theater kids knew it. and nowadays online we're all just lowercase derailing train of thought no punctuation no excitement just mumbling quietly to ourselves snarky hipsters and even when we get exCITED@!!! like this it's intentionally bungled so it's less of you being genuinely enthusiastic and more of you putting on a voice so that you can have the copout of being satirical about being enthusiastic. and this is due to the post-2015 mass surgence of dave strider influenced transmascs being released to mingle with the rest of society coinciding with the great cringe culture epidemic of the mid-2010s. in this essay i will

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

MC Breed was born June 12, 1971

[beardless-bearded-vulture]

Golden tabby tiger (x)

[pacificremains]

Enormous rabbit squad. Average sized rabbit for scale. Flemish giant, giant angora, and English lop.

[canisalbus]

Feel free to ignore this if it doesn't spark your interest but worth a shot. Can I ask what breed of dog Jesus was in your dog world?

I think dog Jesus predates most of today's dog breeds. Realistically he'd probably be some kind of mutt, probably with vaguely Canaan dog looks. But European depictions of Jesus have always been very localized, and I tend to think that in Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque art he'd usually appear as a Spaniel of sorts, although it varies from piece to piece. Gun dogs more often than not.

[realbeefman]

it is so funny to me that chase cut his hair off after he killed that guy on purpose. samson ass mentality. "ohhh i killed someone and to represent my moral corruption i must chop away my luscious locks" shut up

[bonefall]

Question: Since the mutation that makes sphynx cats nakey (their hair is fragile and sucks) can just happen at random. How would a Clan treat a nakey cat born among them? Could they make them a coat?

I think, at first, there would be concern that it's some kind of sign. Hairlessness looks like mange, a very serious and contagious condition. This could be a terrible omen-- that mange will be brought down to us.

But it would become apparent the kitten isn't a fader, it isn't a StarClan warrior who came down to deliver the others, or a mere sign. It's pink and wrinkled, like a newborn rodent, but moves as the other kits do. Did StarClan... forget its fur?

There's another feared creature without any fur-- humans. It looks human.

I think the poor thing would have a lot of problems with the other cats its age and maybe the more superstitious members of the Clan, but a warrior of the Clan is a warrior of the Clan. Life would be harder for them, but there would still be love that exists.

They'd be capable of making them a coat, and they WOULD need it, but I can see that cat trying to go without it for fear of being made fun of. That's another thing humans do-- wear pelts all over themselves because they have no fur of their own.

Unfortunately they'd also be prone to a ton of really bad health problems. This poor guy would be in the Cleric's den a lot, and may need to retire early or focus on campbound activities.

Health problems;

Pelt is a LOT weaker; injuries from battle or even training would be a lot more severe, Cleric may recommend them not taking part in fights.

Skin becomes filthy, and needs special cleaning. There is no fur to absorb the oil that the skin naturally makes to keep the coat healthy, causing buildup.

Even with proper cleaning, the skin is super prone to rashes, lesions, and constant irritation. Wash TOO MUCH and the skin will become dry and chapped.

SUNBURN. Especially in WindClan, where the warrior might spend a lot of time on the open moor in daylight, and RiverClan, where light reflecting off the water could cause an intense burn. It would be recommended the warrior take night shifts, but this could be an issue because night is cold. (BB!Cats are crepuscular).

Additionally; such severe, uniquely-placed sunburns are something Clerics wouldn't see very often. Lack of medical experience with these sorts of injuries could prove dangerous.

Ear infections. Cats naturally have hair in their ears, which their earwax production accounts for.

Both heatstroke AND frostbite. Very bad temperature regulation leading to severe ailments. Fur helps stabilize body temperature.

So in conclusion...

Life would be very difficult for this individual. Fur isn't just full-body hair; it's almost as fundamental as a top layer of skin. This would be a serious disability for a Clan cat to have, and it may invoke the image of detested humans leading to social stigmatization.

But because they're clanborn, they are unambiguously a member of the Clan. It's likely that the Clan would make clothing for this warrior out of fur pelts, but in their struggle with internalized ableism, they might have conflicted feelings about wearing it.

The Cleric would recommend campbound activities, night shifts, and WEARING YOUR PELT, DAMN IT. They would need to take full baths every few days, not too much and not too little, plus frequent ear cleanings.

[elvhenfaer]

I give you a new project based on my recent research into the lore:

Dog Breeds of Thedas

These are the only two I’ve completed so far, and I admit that if there are any more to follow… they will be completely made up. But they will be based on lore from the DA universe and knowledge that I possess from my actual education in dog training. It’s unfortunate that the only one with real codex entries is the Mabari.

[always-amity]

Rereading Temeraire for the first time in AGES so I had to doodle the boy.

[kiawren]

Not only does shipping with Kiawe bring me so much comfort, it has me interested in different places, cultures and biodiversity. It makes me want to learn more to love more.

[the-reclawmation-studio]

Migratory locusts pinned in 3 different poses. Which is your favourite?

These are natural deaths from my breeding colony.