Yeah, I think it looks like a herding mix too and they are notorious for this kind of thing.

Not particularly clenched, just know how to read canine body language. ;) It's a cute video, I laughed, but I do this for a living and see this stuff misrepresented extremely often so I figured I'd say something in case someone else has a dog exhibiting that kind of behavior. It's hardly uncommon.

Yes, I'll allow it. :)

Sorry to be a killjoy, but that looks like obsessive shadow chasing which can be a symptom of OCD-like behavior. It's at best mildly annoying and at worst can present significant training problems because the dog ignores normal reinforcement (attention, treats) because the drive to chase shadows/reflections is so…

I guess it depends on whether you're sure the person is a genuine better fit, or you're suffering from "grass is greener" syndrome. I've never ended a serious relationship because I felt someone else was a better fit (it never came up), but that was part of my ex-husband's motivation for ending our marriage. We were…

I just want to say that I do completely agree, but I do also think women face unique problems in the penal system so it does make sense to focus on them in a way. The point about routine prison functioning being triggering for sexual assault survivors (which, for a first-time inmate at least, is more likely for women…

Thirteen pedestrian cows, maybe. Those of us with taste in cows know that $13,000 doesn't even come close to the price of a prize cow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missy_(co…

Exactly. I wish more teens were politically active but that doesn't mean running for office.

All I'm going to say is that as a woman well into her 30s who also contemplated running for office in her teens, I am eternally grateful I decided against it.

Despite it not being my first vote, I remember that well. Colbert played it off well to avoid breaking character but his emotion showed through. That's when I really started being a fan.

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Yeah, and even if she set up some barriers so she was giving him money but not having a personal relationship with him, there are ways to hurt her. Since she's famous, it could be spreading rumors to the press or things like that.

And at some point, throwing money at the person is enabling and hurts more than it helps. I had to cut off a relative for similar reasons and I still worry about him often but at some point you just have to stop. And what people don't realize is it's never just money, either. People who are that far in the depths of…

I think that's ideal, but I also think I wouldn't adopt out half the dogs I had if monthly pet insurance was a requirement. Both options suck, but if it comes to that I'd rather they be euthanized after some time with a loving family than euthanized after a terrifying stay in a shitty bleak kennel where maybe if…

I do have mixed views on it, tbh. This is likely to get some flack, but my start in crazy dog territory was doing rescue in incredibly high-volume municipal shelters, so I do understand not wanting to spend a ton to save a dog. I think as long as you are actually willing and able to provide either treatment at your…

No kidding. Pet health insurance is a really good thing. It has its flaws and you need to do a lot of research to make sure you're choosing an appropriate plan for your pet (especially if you have an older pet or a breed with known health problems), but it really is a good thing. eta: to be clear, I didn't have it…

$1000 isn't that much for dog surgery. This is probably a discounted price because of the circumstances, even. I had a dog who broke his leg after getting it caught in wire; we opted for pins and wire rather than amputation but even amputation would have been about $900 (the surgery to repair the leg—which was…

Uh maybe I am wrong here but wouldn't frequent travel actually make you more likely to catch nasty bugs like ebola because it forces contact with a ton of strangers from widely disparate backgrounds? Especially if they're travelling internationally or doing things like staying in large comfortable hotels that tend to…

My sister and I used to take road trips together a lot, and at one point we were driving up I-25 in northern New Mexico just south of Wagon Mound. Anyone who has driven that stretch (well, or pretty much any rural stretches of I-25) knows that there are a bunch of abandoned farmhouses sprinkled along it here and there.

If it makes you feel any better for one aspect at least, foxes are notorious for sounding like screaming women but it's also surprisingly rare to hear them given how ubiquitous they are. I lived for years seeing foxes almost nightly and when I finally heard them, it freaked the hell out of me even knowing what it was.