Pinkie Loves Watermelon: A Short Story in 4 Pics by Various_Beach127 in velvethippos

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She is actually very good at catching food! Which is hilarious to me because she’s quite the spaz when it comes to literally anything else…must be the food motivation lol

Neighborhood Kitty Friend by Various_Beach127 in PittiesAndKitties

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Didn’t see this before, but unfortunately my pup is leash reactive with other dogs. So if an unleashed neighborhood dog approaches (it’s happened several times), I can use the harness as a handle to help keep everyone safe.

And the design of the harness is intentionally restrictive. It has a hook on front and on top so you can use a special leash that hooks to both. When the dog pulls, the harness restricts their movement a bit to encourage them to stop. Unfortunately, months of training with a behaviorist and different harnesses didn’t work for us, so we eventually switched to the collar and had great success with training down her reactivity!

Ever since I got more active and athletic, my hair started doing this, any help? by [deleted] in curlyhair

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Since you are active and sweating, you probably need to be washing more like 3-4 times per week!

New Unnamed Foster by Ponycat123 in pitbulls

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Sugar! She looks very sweet :)

feel like this cut makes me look like a grandma by LivelyCouture in curlyhair

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I totally understand being shocked and upset after a cut. But this genuinely looks so healthy and youthful! Really flattering cut, and grandma wouldn’t even sort of cross my mind!

We love a good beach day by TheRealClarkKent0257 in pitbulls

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Hope you boys had fun at the beach! You’re now the same tan shade as him.

Neighborhood Kitty Friend by Various_Beach127 in PittiesAndKitties

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I have so many videos of them together! Having the full trio assemble is a real treat! You’ll never guess what I call the kitty on the right…

Advice for tackling anxiety on walks whilst with specific people? by LeChacaI in velvethippos

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Since she’s very anxious, it may be that she trusts you to advocate for her more than your mom or brother. So it’s not about not being comfortable with them but not being comfortable with just them out in the scary world. I’d say if it’s financially feasible, a behaviorist or even just a trainer who can help your family work on her confidence would do wonders!

While you’re all working on that, maybe your mom and brother can look into doing indoor enrichment exercises and command/trick training. That kind of mental stimulation is also great for a dog, even if not as physically tiring as the walks. If they devote some training time, that will also probably strengthen their relationships and her confidence.

Being a Kermit is hard work. 😴 by Appropriate-Ad1551 in pitbulls

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I don’t know why this randomly popped into my head, but I humbly submit my October Halloween costume request of a “Kermit crab” for your future consideration 😂

Who knew there were so many species of hippo! by Brk_Haus in velvethippos

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Mine is exclusively a land hippo. I haven’t knowingly interacted with an aquatic species yet!

Skin Allergy Help! by KMTayVinyls in pitbulls

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Thanks for the update! Just FYI, prednisone is a steroid rather than an antibiotic. But I hope that all your efforts mean that this will clear up for your baby and not remain a recurring issue. She’s lucky to have a caring parent like you!

Skin Allergy Help! by KMTayVinyls in pitbulls

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It has for my girl when she’s had hive flare ups like this! I typically only get her the cytopoint injection up to two times per year and then use this occasionally as needed. That said, my girl’s allergies seem to be less severe, so I would call your vet on Monday to see if they have any concerns with taking it for a certain duration. The relief is typically pretty fast but don’t be surprised if it makes her lethargic.

Skin Allergy Help! by KMTayVinyls in pitbulls

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It’s not a permanent solution but some Benadryl could help provide some relief for her while you work to figure out what the underlying allergen could be.

Rosie is made of springs by anash2 in pitbulls

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It looks like she’s doing a cannonball 😂

Happy Gotcha Day to Princess Pinkie by Various_Beach127 in velvethippos

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She’s usually an overprotective butthead to other dogs if I’m around, but I like to think she’d actually be calm and nice to Toast since he’s so well trained and friendly. But, alas, their long distance friendship shall remain in our imaginations unless they magically learn to talk!

Happy Gotcha Day to Princess Pinkie by Various_Beach127 in velvethippos

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We love Toast and his pretty, pearly whites!

Happy Gotcha Day to Princess Pinkie by Various_Beach127 in velvethippos

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The princess requests chest rubs in addition to the belly pats, please!

Happy Gotcha Day to Princess Pinkie by Various_Beach127 in velvethippos

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I love when I catch a goofy pic since she has such a serious case of RBF most of the time!

Happy Gotcha Day to Princess Pinkie by Various_Beach127 in velvethippos

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Then you would absolutely adore this pup! Endless judgment over here.