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Originally posted by WhooDahn:
I think Kaylee would have a Persian cat or some sort of large long haired cat.

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Also it'd be cool to see some kind of vermin sneak onto Serenity for an episode. Hmmm...

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Also it'd be cool to see some kind of vermin sneak onto Serenity for an episode. Hmmm...

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I think it would be cool for a fox to sneak on board. They would only see the crap it leaves laying around. Jayne could spend the whole episode hunting it down and they could all take turns cussing that "Damn Fox"

"I ain't crazy and I've got papers to prove it"

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Inara is, without question, a cat person. Something very regal and elegant, like a Persian.

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Originally posted by Hero:
Simon is a white mouse man.

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Originally posted by Hero:
River would adopt a pet rock. (Why a rock? Because the one she would pick wouldn't know its a rock.)

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Originally posted by Cybersnark:

Bulldogs & pitbulls don't really seem Mal's style. Maybe a beagle ( ), or a terrier or somethng. Yeah, a terrier; small, relatively weak, but willing to take on enemies several times its size, and absolutely will not let go if it thinks it has any chance at all. That's Mal right there.
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MAL: (reaching into his pocket and giving the handler coins) See, we both made out. (reaching down to pick up the dog)

HANDLER: How so?

MAL: (standing back up as the dog whines at being moved) Easy there. I got me a busted up dog. You saved a bullet.

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MAL: (reaching into his pocket and giving the handler coins) See, we both made out. (reaching down to pick up the dog)

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Kids, don't try this at home. Picking up a badly wounded animal, that's a trained killer and is unfamiliar with you is a great way to get yourself some really neat scars to show your grandkids.

And, of course -- since a pit bull's jaw locks -- once he's got hold of your arm and is applying roughly 1000lbs of pressure per square inch of jawline (think ViseGrips), you'll have plenty of time to rethink your humanitarian stance while seeking medical assistance...

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Using the finest granite from his own Vermont quarry, Caterson created a majestic ten-foot-high monument, which is topped with a bronze statue of a handsome shepherd dog, wearing a Red Cross blanket. At the shepherd's feet are a bronze helmet and a canteen. A huge American flag waves proudly above. A simple inscription graces the memorial:

Dedicated to the memory of the war dog. Erected by public contributions by dog lovers to man's faithful friend for the valiant services rendered in world war, 1914 - 1918.

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Originally posted by zoid:

Hardware:

Glad to know you love your dogs, regardless of breed.

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The highest-decorated US Army war dog was Chips, a part-shepherd, part-collie father and a northern sled-dog mother. The types of dogs accepted into the US Army K-9 Corps, instituted during WWII, was restrticted to German Shepherds, Belgian Sheep Dogs, Doberman Pinschers, Farm Collies and Giant Schnauzers. If you like war dog stories, try http://tinyurl.com/2j4vd . I like my GSDs, mostly for their thunderous bark (best security alarm you could ever buy) and their uncanny sense of who needs biting, rather than just being a senseless brawler; you can have whatever 'house wolf' you prefer.

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Pit bull's jaws do lock. My kids brought home a mixed breed puppy from one of the neighboring farms that turned out to have a lot of pit in it. I first got worried when playing with it as a puppy. It would latch onto a rag and hang suspended from it without even trying, for as long as you could hold the dog in the air.

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It eventually ripped one of our kittens to shreds, and I had it destroyed. It's the only time I've ever had an otherwise healthy dog put down. We have other small pets and grandbabies underfoot, and I'm not taking that risk, regardless that others might consider it 'urban legend'. Once a dog kills, except at my command, that dog is not long for the heavenly choir.

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And I'll restate: never approach an unfamiliar animal, especially if it's injured. Cautiously approach a wounded animal, even if it's one of your own. As a child, I remember my father removing a wounded and dying dog from the road by holding a section of wooden planking near its muzzle. The dog immediately bit the plank and held fast while my dad dragged its broken body to the roadside and delivered the coup de grace.

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Respectfully,

zoid
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"River and me was best friends, back then. I named my first-born daughter after her. 'Course, you can't swing a dead cat 'round here on I-Day without hittin' a River..."

- Kaywinnit Tam, wife and mother of 6, A Child Shall Lead Them: A History of the Second War of Independence Wilkins, Richard

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Originally posted by zoid:



Pit bull's jaws do lock. My kids brought home a mixed breed puppy from one of the neighboring farms that turned out to have a lot of pit in it. I first got worried when playing with it as a puppy. It would latch onto a rag and hang suspended from it without even trying, for as long as you could hold the dog in the air.

It eventually ripped one of our kittens to shreds, and I had it destroyed. It's the only time I've ever had an otherwise healthy dog put down. We have other small pets and grandbabies underfoot, and I'm not taking that risk, regardless that others might consider it 'urban legend'. Once a dog kills, except at my command, that dog is not long for the heavenly choir.

On the one hand, there's the urban legend aspect of the issue; on the other, there's my first-hand experience with it.

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Originally posted by zoid:
SevenPercent and Hardware:

I've got kind of old fashioned ideas about dogs. By 'old fashioned', I mean as in why did cave men first invite wolves to live by their hearths? For protection against predators.

Dogs and men have been in a symbiotic relationship ever since. I'd venture that the 'house wolf' was the first such human-animal partnership. Since then, Mankind has been playing an active role in Darwin's game, as it applies to the characteristics of the 'dog'.


I train my own dogs. I do this by not training them. I tell them what's right and what's wrong.

Take a firm hand with the dog, praise it when it does well, feed/water/bathe/curry them and keep it indoors with you (no 'yard dog' abandonment), and the dog trains itself.

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(similar to Hardware's tagline).

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I have one dog (Jayne) and one mouser (Little Cat, not very imaginative I know). My wife on the other hand has got a number of 'baby substitute' miniature this-and-thats. My dog plays with them: he holds his mouth open and they climb inside. "Now, does that seem right to you?"

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Originally posted by zoid:
By 'old fashioned', I mean as in why did cave men first invite wolves to live by their hearths? For protection against predators.

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Dogs may have accompanied early man on the hunt, but it was cats who insisted that he discover fire and build temples.

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I wish I had one that was a threat to criminals everywhere- Oh, Victor Hugo is a huge dog, but if the crook gets past the loud bark and the size, at worst he might possibly be licked to death- I can see the look on Hugo's face now:
-What are you stealing? Can I help? I'll help if you pet me. Have you seen my treat ball? Lets play tug-

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That's right, they wanted to train their DOG to stop SNIFFING. What the heck?

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Originally posted by WhooDahn:


I think River would have a Chihuahua. Smallish, large eyes, a little neurotic.

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I think River would have a Chihuahua. Smallish, large eyes, a little neurotic.

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I felt like reviving an old thread! Sue me! LOL

What's wierd..Summer actually owns a long haired Chihuahua named Duga. Odd... Very odd..

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Originally posted by dc4bs:

Jaynes Hamster:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/jwz/543178.html

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Originally posted by engineangel:
Do i have permission to use your scene hardware??? i'll include you in the thanks for the scene!!

keep Flyin'
EngineAngel

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