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Hate cats. Like pussy though.Cats are devious little bastards
Hate cats. Like pussy though.Cats are devious little bastards
You might have your hands full with a hybrid in the mix..
They go thru some strange stages..not like dogs a all..
The first 8 to 12 months they are scared of everything..
Then one day..like a light switch...the want to Kill everything..thats a huge challenge..
But around yr 3 they start to calm and find themselves..
Get ready to be totally blow away..Once you get a Wolf-hybrid..nothing else compares..
Too damn smart..for one..trained mine at yr 2 with a shock collar..best thing if you need Jim off-leash..
I had a racoon as a teenager. Was super cool until it wasn’t. Got vicious at about 8 months.
When I was single I bred snakes and lizards. Had between 300-400 animals at one time. A year prior to moving to Mexico I had a trio of albino Western Diamondbacks and a Cyclura iguana, all of which I gave up because I thought I couldn’t take them down with me.
I also gave up my Red Fronted Macaw for the same reason and that I seriously regret. I put a lot of time into him from a chick, teaching him to free fly and return, not be mean and tolerate strangers. He was never destructive and aside from being LOUD, he was a perfect bird.
Over about a 12 year period I collected unwanted parrots and found homes for them. Some came to me as real sad stories so I feel blessed to have been able to help them.
We have had as many as five dogs at a time but all got old (a 20 y/o Jack Russell!) and we are down to one now.
I rescued a crocodile from certain death at the hands of a local teenager who bought him on a whim. Unfortunately he died of an infection a couple years later…before he gotto big to handle.
We now just have an 18 y/o Italian Greyhound and a Sonoran Desert Tortoise our vet gave me. She was the size of a ping pong ball when we got her. Now she’s about 8” across.
Most current guy here... Have had other breeds over the years but pits and bulldogs are my #1 go-to. They get a negative view by most in the general public but it's all in how you raise them. If you neglect them and fight them, ECT...then yes they are going to be vicious and out of control. Raise and treat them right, great dogs and very loving. Just don't break into my house..once he grabs on you will have to shoot him or stab him in the eye lol.
I have never owned any unusual pets. The crocodile is cool, but it must be difficult to care for him and, besides, replies can’t be tamed.
I understand your father, as I am an arachnophobe. For me, a spider is not a pet, but a nightmareI didn't choose the unusual pets; I had the opportunity in 5th grade to look after a Rosy Red Tarrantula for spring break. My dad went ape shit. So I had nothing but reptiles and amphibians and the family dog until I was 17. Exotics are easier to care than you'd think.
I never heard about this before, I could not even think that a turtle can be tamed and it is social to people. Plus, do cobras really stop hooding because they feel you are the part of their family?Reptiles, namely lizards, crocodilians and tortoises can definitely be trained and tamed. Snakes can become conditioned but some times this is bad. Like when cobras get used to you and stop hooding. Hooding is when they are the most predictable and easiest to handle.
Tortoises can be as tame as a dog, coming when called and wanting to be part of the family.
I understand your father, as I am an arachnophobe. For me, a spider is not a pet, but a nightmare
I have never owned any unusual pets. The crocodile is cool, but it must be difficult to care for him and, besides, replies can’t be tamed.
@ ready on deck; bro that is one of the most beautiful dogs I’ve ever seen… the husky or Belgian mix there. That’s right up my alley. I love my gsd/husky mix. You ever check out the NAID breed? I love smart and loving dogs and my boy is both. He’s 3 now and I miss him everyday I’m at work can’t imagine losing him. He waits for me at the end of the drive and literally walks my truck to where I park it and patiently waits for me to exit the vehicle and give him some luvins.
@ coach; my dad had a pet raccoon when I was really young. He had to let it back out in the wild after it bit the tip of his index finger in two. His finger never healed and there’s a gap missing and his finger nail doesn’t grow on that finger. They are related to the bear family but definitely get aggressive. And there penis bone (bacalum) was/is used as a “lucky charm” and/or a toothpick by them good ol boys in the Appalachian and south. Lol
A tortoise, certainly. Not sure about a turtle. In Spanish they are the same word, “tortuga” but far from the same type of animal.I never heard about this before, I could not even think that a turtle can be tamed and it is social to people. Plus, do cobras really stop hooding because they feel you are the part of their family?
Haha. I got you Bro. However, I wasn't aware at the time that he hates anything living that has no legs! After that it was Boas, Pythons, and the likes there of. I think the 10ft Columbian Boa did him in. And he's definitely a hard ass.
Thanks for more details, I’m a little ignorant if it comes to snakes. But what about snake charmers? Can’t this be called training?A tortoise, certainly. Not sure about a turtle. In Spanish they are the same word, “tortuga” but far from the same type of animal.
Perhaps you misread me but I said snakes can be conditioned, meaning to responses of handlers and keepers. I have never seen a “trained” snake. They certainly don’t ever become part of the family. Anyone who thinks so is delusional.
Cobras hood as a first defense. When they have been around handlers some don’t bother hooding, they will go right to striking and biting. My first exposure to these snakes was with a massive Egyptian Banded cobra that never hooded. Vicious.
You might have your hands full with a hybrid in the mix..
They go thru some strange stages..not like dogs a all..
The first 8 to 12 months they are scared of everything..
Then one day..like a light switch...the want to Kill everything..thats a huge challenge..
But around yr 3 they start to calm and find themselves..
Get ready to be totally blow away..Once you get a Wolf-hybrid..nothing else compares..
Too damn smart..for one..trained mine at yr 2 with a shock collar..best thing if you need Jim off-leash..
Zion
I have a 2 1/2 old mid content hybrid and as much as we have had hands on with him when he was a puppy he has really bad resource guarding & has bad mood swings. Yes he has been neutered back in the first week of July. He is incredibly smart can absolutely understand what you are saying in a sentence, stubborn as a mule. Would a shock collar work? Like you said he's scare of everything LOL
I love him to death.
I did have a seal point Himalayan cat and he was the love of my life. He was like a little puppy, affectionate, loving, knew when I was upset. My God I miss him.
Touchy subject.Thanks for more details, I’m a little ignorant if it comes to snakes. But what about snake charmers? Can’t this be called training?