# Just for @MSUAlexis **URL:** \ **Category:** george\ **Created:** [April 3, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455 "2018-04-03T07:05:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2018, 7:30am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/21 "2018-11-12T07:30:43Z")
And something extra 🙂 # [It’s Time To Lick And Make Up](https://notalwaysright.com/its-time-to-lick-and-make-up/128438/) [Alameda](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/alameda/), [California](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/california/), [Drug Store](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/drug-store/), [Language & Words](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/language-words/), [Rude & Risque](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/rude-risque/), [USA](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/usa/) | [Right](https://notalwaysright.com/right/) | November 11, 2018 _(I am going shopping before work, to get an iced tea. I am in my scrubs; I work at a veterinary hospital.)_ **Sales Clerk:** “Oh, we’re having a promotion; if you sign up, you can get discounts on makeup purchases.” **Me:** **tired** “Oh, no, thanks. I never wear makeup; it just gets licked off.” **Sales Clerk:** **pause** “I hope you work at a veterinary hospital.” **Me:** **pause, eyes widen** “Oh! Oh. _Yes_ . Sorry! That came out wrong!” _(She thanked me for making her laugh, but I still feel incredibly awkward!)_ ---
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/22 "2018-11-29T13:32:18Z")
# [Four Little Magical Paws](https://notalwaysright.com/four-little-magical-paws/130740/) [Animal Shelter](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/animal-shelter/), [Awesome](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/awesome/), [Non-Dialogue](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/non-dialogue/), [Pets & Animals](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/pets-animals/), [Poland](https://notalwaysright.com/tag/poland/) | [Hopeless](https://notalwaysright.com/hopeless/) | November 27, 2018 My husband and I decided to adopt a dog. We picked one out right before our wedding and took her home about a week or so after. She had been abused in the past — beaten, shot at, etc. — and had behavioral problems that came out once she got comfortable with us. While at the shelter, she’d been too scared to “show her true colors.” Our vet directed us to a behaviorist who helped us out, and literally changed my life, how I viewed dogs, and my relationship with them. Fast forward a year. We decided to go ahead and adopt a second dog. This time I was determined to pursue the passion that I’d acquired for training and helping needy rescues, and I knew I wanted a special dog. While I loved our dog, she had been my husband’s pick, and I wanted to choose this time. I set my sights on an 11-year-old mutt, who had been in the shelter for more than ten years. The shelter had a pretty awful past, where they’d basically abused their dogs and refused volunteers, and that had only changed within the past year or so — now it’s literally, hands down, one of the best in the country — but it meant that for about nine years he had no human contact and was severely neglected. Needless to say, he was a basket case. I spent four months dedicating almost every free minute and weekend I had either visiting him at the shelter or at a course I was taking to be able to offer him the therapy and help he needed. I was finally able to take him home, and shortly after, I passed my course and was certified to work with dogs. If I thought my life changed before, he was the final straw. My trainer and behaviorist both have called him one of their most difficult cases, and he isn’t one of those miraculous “changed overnight” dogs, but he is my absolute pride and joy and sunshine and everything good in this world. He sucks up every minute of my free time, but that’s all right. He has separation anxiety that prevents me from being able to leave the house without either finding a babysitter or arranging for him to be taken care of — no hopping out to the store to grab that one thing I need for dinner for me — and poses a huge problem to every aspect of my life, but I wouldn’t give him up for the world. It’s such a joy to see such a needy dog that doesn’t know how to function properly go from terrified to entire body wagging with joy when he greets me, and proudly walking by my side on walks instead of running around in terrified circles trying to drag me back to the shelter. Everybody who’s seen his progress keeps telling me that he’s an entirely different dog, and he just makes me so proud. I have crippling depression at times, and he’s the only thing that keeps me going on a really bad day. I might be able to convince myself that the world would be a better place without me, but then I remember those four little paws that panic and freak and forget all the things he’s learned when I’m not around. ---
**Author:** ![MSUAlexis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/msualexis/32/7_2.png) [@MSUAlexis](https://cog.discourse.group/u/MSUAlexis)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 1:12am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/23 "2019-03-12T01:12:37Z")
**Resurrect thread** Had a client call last week wanting a second opinion on their dog. Ok, bring records, come on in. Wait, the dog is dead? You found him hanging from the blinds cord? And the other vet pronounced him an hour ago? No, nothing we can do. No, there is not a shot or something we can give him. She seriously wanted a second opinion on whether there was anything that could be done for HER DEAD DOG because she didn’t think the other vet knew what he was doing. 🤦 Too bad I couldn’t resurrect him like I did this thread! 🥁_Bah-dum-ching!_ ---
**Author:** ![Force10](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/force10/32/1550_2.png) [@Force10](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Force10)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 3:33pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/24 "2019-03-12T15:33:19Z")
You mean you aren’t doggie Jesus bringing canine Lazarus back from the dead? ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/25 "2019-03-12T16:59:10Z")
$Wife has been nominated the Penis Expert for the front desk at her office as she apparently is always the one that has to field questions about’em. ---
**Author:** ![MSUAlexis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/msualexis/32/7_2.png) [@MSUAlexis](https://cog.discourse.group/u/MSUAlexis)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/26 "2019-03-12T20:42:36Z")
I actually told the receptionist that I didn’t have enough manna to cast a Lazarus spell. No joke. We all game so many laughs were had 😁 ---
**Author:** ![MSUAlexis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/msualexis/32/7_2.png) [@MSUAlexis](https://cog.discourse.group/u/MSUAlexis)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/27 "2019-03-12T20:43:13Z")
Some days I see so many anal gland problems I ask everyone to call me Rear Admiral. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/28 "2019-03-12T21:07:18Z")
I am art challenged, so I’m guessing there has to be some art involved in anal gland maintenance. When my ShihTzus were young (years before they passed away), I tried doing the squeezy/cleany thing, but never seemed to have much luck. At one point, when he was around 6 years old, Chip got an infection in one, and it broke through the side of his leg. He healed up just fine, but the trip to the emergency vet was no fun, and expensive. So now, I have groomers do it 3 or 4 times a year. ---
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/29 "2019-03-13T12:07:56Z")
Seriously? /inserts facepalm meme ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/30 "2019-03-13T13:54:50Z")
My Shih Tzu does his own glands, which has good and bad sides… My wife has said that she’s had doctors _aim_ them near her, which is not exactly pleasant. ---
**Author:** ![RoadRunner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/roadrunner/32/63_2.png) [@RoadRunner](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RoadRunner)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 4:20pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/31 "2019-03-13T16:20:31Z")
> [@balance](#): > > My Shih Tzu does his own glands Hmmm, not sure how that would work. ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/32 "2019-03-13T17:56:36Z")
Lots of licking. And bad smells. He’s very flexible. ---
**Author:** ![RRabbit42](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/rrabbit42/32/79_2.png) [@RRabbit42](https://cog.discourse.group/u/RRabbit42)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/33 "2019-05-11T00:50:55Z")
Update: found the story about how the cats were adopted, so I’m putting it first: > **[We Are Siamese, And We’re Pleased - Funny Quotes & True Stories](https://notalwaysright.com/we-are-siamese-and-were-pleased/141411/)** > > Fifteen years ago, I finally had a flat to myself again and, full of excitement, I had a friend drive me to a local shelter to adopt me a cat. To be specific, two cats. Indoor cats. Female. For the days when you’re feeling down: > **[Cuddles Cure All - Funny Quotes & True Stories](https://notalwaysright.com/cuddles-cure-all/149191/)** > > After years of work, they have become what I can only describe as... cats. The bolder sister, Sif, has become an unabashed tyrant, demanding tribute -- cuddles -- from any mortal foolish enough to enter my flat. ---
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/34 "2019-05-11T10:06:39Z")
Thanks for taking the time to link these two! ---
**Author:** ![Ook](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/ook/32/72_2.png) [@Ook](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Ook)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 7:32am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/35 "2019-09-10T07:32:36Z")
Saw this on Twatter and decided to post it here. What sort of doggo is this? St Bernard? ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 9:59am UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/36 "2019-09-10T09:59:26Z")
Some sort of very large Chow, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![DocDubious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/docdubious/32/995_2.png) [@DocDubious](https://cog.discourse.group/u/DocDubious)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/37 "2019-09-10T12:59:26Z")
A Very Fluffy Bunny. ---
**Author:** ![MSUAlexis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/msualexis/32/7_2.png) [@MSUAlexis](https://cog.discourse.group/u/MSUAlexis)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/38 "2019-09-10T18:01:58Z")
I’m going with a cream/fawn colored Tibetan Mastiff. Pretty much a supersized chow chow. Also, something I hope I never encounter in my lifetime. I’d rather spend time in a small pasture with a crazed steer than deal with these large guard breeds.🤷🏼‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![balance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/balance/32/1888_2.png) [@balance](https://cog.discourse.group/u/balance)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:36pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/39 "2019-09-10T20:36:21Z")
I’ll accept that. I’m regularly nearly kicked out of bed by a 19 pound shih tzu, so not really interested in something that can roll over and kill me. ---
**Author:** ![Nabiki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/cog.discourse.group/nabiki/32/935_2.png) [@Nabiki](https://cog.discourse.group/u/Nabiki)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455/40 "2019-09-10T20:41:21Z")
Not just that, but chows, at least, tend to be one person dogs. They are very loyal and protective of their person, and at best aloof towards anyone else, at worst, vicious to anyone else. I grew up with a chow. [Previous page](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455.md?page=1) [Next page](https://cog.discourse.group/t/just-for-msualexis/1455.md?page=3)