We need to have a serious conversation

[Encia22]

This is a must view! It's about a very serious conversation.

Sorry it's a Youtube short that we can't embed yet. Click on it, trust me!

https://youtube.com/shorts/vorM0953R_w?s...3UwfMnD7Cy

 

[guyfriday]

So, is this about the comedy of it all, or about how videos like that one, are dropping the attention span of society as a whole?

If it's for the funny, then yea its ok. 

If it's for the short attention span, then yes this needs to be exposed. I think that these quick videos are being enforced as part of a brain washing program. Call me an alarmist if you will, but watch people that view these videos and those even worse ones on Tik-Tok and you will see a trend of those people having nearly no attention spans. 

This need to be addressed, not just here given how that last hack over at ATS was handled by the victims, but also by the loss of attention span means that the Conspiracy Theorist will be an endangered hobbyist/profession soon.

[schuyler]

So you took an inconsequential ATS post and repeated it here. Is that what "Deny Ignorance" is? A clone of ATS?

[Encia22]

No deep analysis; purely for enjoyment. My wife showed it to me last night and felt like sharing. 

A minute distraction from a really crappy 12 hour day. 

But, you've touched on some important issues, so I'm more than happy to see members engage your thoughts. 

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So you took an inconsequential ATS post and repeated it here. Is that what "Deny Ignorance" is? A clone of ATS?

Firstly, it was my post on ATS and wanted to share here. 

Secondly, I'm running a little experiment. 

Thirdly, see my other reply above. 

[FlyingClayDisk]

We had a Husky once.  Once.  They definitely do 'talk' about things.  They also blow their coats 2x per year, and from a volume perspective it's 3x-5x the volume of the dog each time!  I've never seen so much fur come off an animal.  I could fill up 3 entire garbage bags with fur, and they'd still have more to give.  It was unreal.  Dog would refuse to come inside when it was -37F outside for weeks on end.  He'd go lay in the coldest, windiest and shadiest spot.  He'd come inside for 5 seconds (just long enough to wolf down his food) and be back at the door "arguing" about wanting to go back outside.  My Mom took him for a 'walk' one winter day.  When she was gone for a long while we decided to go looking for her.  Finally found her, covered in snow, about a mile from the house, half frozen to death.  Words of wisdom...unless you have crampons on your boots, and are strong like bull, the chest harness on a Husky is pointless!  (she got dragged about anywhere he wanted to go).  They know one thing...pulling...and given the chance, they'll drag you into the next county (and beyond).

It's almost like it's a personal challenge.  This dog was well behaved otherwise, but if you put a harness and a lead on him, that meant "PULL!"...and you were now connected to an all-wheel-drive snow tractor with unlimited energy!

[Encia22]

Great anecdote, FCD. I'd love a husky, but as I live in a 4 season country with sweltering summers, I wouldn't want the poor creature to suffer.

I'll just keep watching them from afar. Eight Below is a great movie if you're into huskies, and based on a true story. 

[FlyingClayDisk]

Great anecdote, FCD. I'd love a husky, but as I live in a 4 season country with sweltering summers, I wouldn't want the poor creature to suffer.

I'll just keep watching them from afar. Eight Below is a great movie if you're into huskies, and based on a true story. 

Surprisingly, they don't seem to fair too badly in the heat of summer.  That said, I would never recommend a Husky to someone unless they knew exactly what they were getting into.  They make for some cute videos, but in reality they have a lot of other negative traits which aren't so cute.  The biggest challenge with them is they're about as bright as a fence post and they're strung like a banjo wire with infinite energy.  Oh, and I'm pretty sure their ancestors are Martians.

[Encia22]

Absolutely, I've known people who had huskies and they are very temperamental - keyword: mental, and the owners, too.

Really, my favourite dogs are Border Collies... that's an intelligent dog, if and when it stops running in circles, trying to herd whatever they find. 

[FlyingClayDisk]

Our current herd is an ACD and an Australian Shepard, though I raised and trained Labrador gun dogs for many years (x-trained for upland and waterfowl).  My last Lab passed a couple years back.

ACD's are one of the smartest breeds like the Border's.  Exquisitely smart and probably the fastest dog I've ever seen.  Never saw a dog literally run down a jackrabbit before until the ACD.  Ran right over the thing on a dead sprint; neither one of them knew what happened.  We joke though that the ACD only blows his coat twice per year...six months in the spring, and six months in the fall!

Both the ACD and the Shepard are herders, and that works for us with the cattle.  The ACD is a 'heeler' and the Shepard is a 'header', and they know how to work as a team.  They're getting up there now in age, so slowing down a little, but when they were younger rabbits were no match for them as a team.  The ACD would give chase from the rear, and the Shepard would vector across the circular distance on an angle and snag the rabbit on a crossing course.  Instant lunch!

[Encia22]

That's interesting that the two breeds collaborate as you described. I guess dogs aren't solitary animals, they thrive as a pack. What's fascinating is that they take on a certain role, whilst the others are subordinated to other tasks.

I love both those breeds, especially their typical two-tone eyes. You're never quite sure where they're looking.