That Tawny Mane

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doberbutts

Anonymous asked:

trust your opinion on dogs. do you know how greyhounds as pets? kinda wanna greyhound. i live in condo complex with medium common area and park in walking distance. concerned that's not enough. also wonder about temperament.. only thing i know about greyhounds are "40mph couch potato" and they are racing rescues and usually not used to being pet dog. thank you for any response.

doberbutts answered:

I’ll leave this to @kangals since she has firsthand experience taking care of greyhounds as pets

beelzebufo

Not Kangals but I’ve done two retired racers now - both Flying Penske line (one with Flying P aa a sire, and one with Flying P as a grandsire).

Here’s what I can say:

- greyhound puppies are infamous for being terror tornados. Much like a kitten they just seem to have boundless energy and they want to spend it.

- greyhound adults are typically sedate though energy can vary. The adults are sprinters you’ll have a high energy dog for 30 seconds - 5 minutes a day. Generally the closer to puppy hood they are the more likely to bounce off the walls during that high energy period. I’ve heard the cutoff from ‘puppy’ to 'adult’ is about 2 years old.

- when folks say retired racers aren’t used to bring pets that doesn’t mean they’re used to constant exercise on the contrary- they’re used to napping in their kennels until turnout (which happens a few times a day). During turnout it is basically a greyhounds only dog park time where they can play and run zooming.

- two 20-30 minute walks a day have consistently wiped out my hounds (not owned concurrently - but language is weird). You can build their stamina for hiking or whatever but with my two dogs when they’re done walking they make it -super- clear when they are done.

- what retired racers struggle with in terms of being pets are things like: stairs, separation anxiety, not understanding glass, and/or feeling overwhelmed by constant human attention. It varies from dog to dog and their personalities often seem to morph slightly as they settle into being pets. Our current grey went from kind of a space case at the retirement org to letting his goofy weird side shine. He also became obsessed with our other dog (collie/coonhound mix) and goes nuts when separated from her (he doesn’t like any of us leaving but God help him if he can’t get to her). He also revealed that he’s got the kind of mind that lets him solve baby gates and open some doors 🫠

- in terms of the need to run. Ideally, you have a space - even just going to a tennis court - where they can occasionally do zoomies for like 2 minutes a couple times a week. That said, our backyard has been out of commission for a while, so we’ve just been leash walking, and Momo (current grey) seems content with that. He’s a very sedate boy aside from mastering the concept of lock mechanics and very occasional weird thievery (he’ll now and then just take stuff to take it - he gives it back the moment you bust him. Usually just something he is curious about he’s seen humans interact with).

- the important thing is to work with your breeder or retirement org. They’ll know which dogs have an energy level to match you. Breeders will hook you up with lines, retirement orgs with individual dogs.

- my two retired racers (racing names everttthegreat and easi modello) have been great dogs. Both of them were quieter greys and quirky (in diff ways). But you can see the familial personality resemblance.

We had one grey we took home for one night we had to return (during our search for grey #2) - wasn’t safe with our cats (specifically our big ex-tom. We think he might not have recognized him as a cat). He was a sweet boy - no personality complaints (he was very diff from Momo, who we ended up with. More adventurous and more confident). The org was super understanding about the situation. A good retirement org wants the right dog in the right house.

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Shared in a public post on FB three years ago, my FB memories just brought this up;

This guy was 67 years old when he started his transition. On the right he is pictured 3 years on T and just recently after his top surgery, so about 70 years old.

It is never, ever, too late for you. I suspect that's why he shared it the way he did, to show others not to be afraid, if he can do it as a senior citizen it's okay if you can't do it as a teen. Live. Survive. And whenever you're ready, chase your happiness. You deserve it.

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fatmasc

If ur like me and driving urself crazy trying to find a top surgeon but ur fat then look at transbmi. Its a short list of surgeons with high or no BMI limit (some surgeons are listed as having an unknown limit - be extra wary of them as they dont guarantee a high limit)

local-transan

I had a friend go thru KU Med, and he said they don't have a BMI requirement for top surgery. However, they do have a (flexible) one for bottom surgery, mostly because having hanging stomach fat on a brand new penis will not be good for said brand new penis. So, despite what their website says, BMI is not a factor for top surgery.

I've had 2 friends go thru KU Med for top surgery, one thru Dr. Ponuru, and one thru Dr. Farmer. Both are fat, both are gnc but binary trans men, both had good results. From everything I've heard, the surgeons are very open/welcoming to nonbinary people as well.

fatmasc

I cannot stress enough: if you know of a surgeon who you think should be on this list PLEASE contact Elijah Castle, the trans man who runs transbmi. He has a google form linked at the bottom of the page for submissions. I do not run transbmi so i cant add the reccomendations i keep seeing in the notes!

beelzebufo
beelzebufo

Like I am way more of a Folk Music Liker than a modern country fan - and tbh if you aren't murder ballading what are you even DOING here but suggesting that list is remotely icons only while arbitrarily throwin out Jolene and then including no other Dolly songs... and then only including Big Iron and somehow having no Willie or Kenney Rogers...smh like if we're talking icons and tossing out songs that are The Only Country Song Zennial Gays Know then what even -is- that list.

beelzebufo

Still quietly losing my mind over that list. The commenter reminded me that Patsy Cline, The Chicks and Carrie Underwood were all missing and as i ranted about the inadequacy of the list I realized they’d fucking left off **Elvis** - like not all of his shit is country but some of it is definitely country rock wtttffff.

And then thinking about Elvis reminded me that Orville Peck exists and like. If you’re gonna include Old Town Road you gotta include Peck imo.

Like I am way more of a Folk Music Liker than a modern country fan - and tbh if you aren’t murder ballading what are you even DOING here but suggesting that list is remotely icons only while arbitrarily throwin out Jolene and then including no other Dolly songs… and then only including Big Iron and somehow having no Willie or Kenney Rogers…smh like if we’re talking icons and tossing out songs that are The Only Country Song Zennial Gays Know then what even -is- that list.

beelzebufo
lakemichiganbaby

fav iconic good country song???

big iron marty robbins

kiss an angel good morning charley pride

devil went down to georgia charlie daniels band

pancho and lefty townes van zandt

i walk the line johnny cash

old town road lil nas x

coal miner's daughter loretta lynn

ode to billie joe bobbie gentry

wagon wheel darius rucker

other (not a niche country song thats not on here.. this is a poll ab icons)

btw this does have a bit of bias obv as in lots of these i personally love but i DID try and make sure theyre all icons. real country girlies only please i dont wanna see jolene at 70% bc u guys havent listened to anythin else

vvitch--please

Ode to Billie Joe is a classic and deserves more votes!

beelzebufo

Seriously though if you’re gonna disqualify Dolly for BS reasons (she -is- Appalachian country and is basically venerated as a Saint in East TN )

How do you get more iconic than:

Or


You’ll notice I didn’t link the Willie Nelson or Cash’s versions because everyone has done the cowboy goth sing abt the cowboy wild hunt.

Like Marty Robin’s is fine and all BUT the only reason Big Iron is here as the cowboy ballad is because of New Vegas. And I say this as someone who loved Big Iron before it was used in a video game: there are more iconic cowboy songs. If you’re gonna throw out Dolly for being too popular (heathens) then like, come on.

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lakemichiganbaby

fav iconic good country song???

big iron marty robbins

kiss an angel good morning charley pride

devil went down to georgia charlie daniels band

pancho and lefty townes van zandt

i walk the line johnny cash

old town road lil nas x

coal miner's daughter loretta lynn

ode to billie joe bobbie gentry

wagon wheel darius rucker

other (not a niche country song thats not on here.. this is a poll ab icons)

btw this does have a bit of bias obv as in lots of these i personally love but i DID try and make sure theyre all icons. real country girlies only please i dont wanna see jolene at 70% bc u guys havent listened to anythin else

vvitch--please

Ode to Billie Joe is a classic and deserves more votes!

JOLENE u heathens or 9 to 5 how dare you forget Dolly and if i'm gonna do Johnny Cash it's gonna be Personal Jesus or God's Gonna Cut You Down or Ghost Riders In The Sky like if we want a top country song regardless of performer it's Ghost Riders In The Sky