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Trent was up early this morning and helped me walk the dogs before work.
Day 92 of my 365 project for 2015.
Cute dogs cuddle in comfy sheets in an apartment.
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A sign warning dogs aren't allowed on the premises.
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Real name: Fancy Ruffle Buttons. Thank Heavens she answers to Ruthie. Ruthie is a moose killer. Once while camping an errant cow moose wandered into camp and this little dog would have none of it. She ran that big ole moose right over the mountain. Ruthie is about 13 now but she hasn't slowed down at all.
Is there something on my back? Crash looks unhappy, but notice, he is not moving. Maya is the first pug Crash has decided to be friends with, and he takes a lot of abuse from her, but never hurts her.
She lived to the age of 20. In that long life she was attacked by two greyhounds out hare coursing, two rottweilers, and four bull-nosed terriers. The worst was the terrier attack - they had her by her throat and their owner had to strangle his dogs to get them off. Why would you want dogs like that?...
Prairie dogs (Cynomys) are burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. They are a type of ground squirrel. On average, these stout-bodied rodents will grow to be between 30–40 centimetres (12–16 in) long, including the short tail and weigh between 0.5–1.5 kilograms (1–3 lb). They are found in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In Mexico, prairie dogs are primarily found in the northern states which are the southern end of the great plains: northeastern Sonora, north and northeastern Chihuahua, northern Coahuila, northern Nuevo León, and northern Tamaulipas; in the U.S., they range primarily west of the Mississippi River, though they have also been introduced in a few eastern locales. They will eat all sorts of vegetables and fruits.Prairie dogs raise their heads from their burrows in response to disturbancesPrairie dogs are named for their habitat and warning call, which sounds similar to a dog's bark. Its genus, Cynomys, derives from the Greek for dog mouse.Highly social, prairie dogs live in large colonies or "towns" – collections of prairie dog families that can span hundreds of acres. Families usually consist of 1 male and 2 to 4 females living in a strict social hierarchy. Prairie dog pups reach sexual maturity at about 3 years of age, and after their third winter the dominant male in a given family will drive them away, forcing them to establish their own families on the edges of the colony. The dominant male will defend the family's borders against rival prairie dogs, and disputes are resolved by fighting. Prairie dogs are also aggressive against predators such as badgers and snakes. Prairie dogs are social animals, however, and often make social visits with each other, and greet each other with a sort of kiss.[5] Prairie dogs employ a complex form of communication that involves barks and rhythmic chirps.
Prairie dogs showing affectionPrairie dog tunnel systems help channel rainwater into the water table to prevent runoff and erosion, and can also serve to change the composition of the soil in a region by reversing soil compaction that can be a result of cattle grazing. The tunnels usually have several chambers. Tunnels can descend vertically as much as 5 metres (16 ft), and can extend laterally as much as 30 metres (98 ft). Prairie dogs line their burrows with grass to insulate them, and the earth excavated from the burrow is piled up in mounds around the burrow's entrance. The prairie dogs use these carefully maintained mounds as observation posts.The prairie dog is well adapted to predators. Using its dichromatic color vision, it can detect predators from a far distance and then alert other prairie dogs to the danger with a special, high-pitched call. Con Slobodchikoff and others assert that prairie dogs use a sophisticated system of vocal communication to describe specific predators. Prairie dogs also trim the vegetation around their colonies, perhaps to remove any cover for predators. Their burrows generally contain several routes of escape.The prairie dog is chiefly herbivorous, though it eats some insects. It feeds primarily on grasses and, in the fall, broadleaf forbs. Prairie dogs have 1-6 pups (babies) yearly, which are born blind and furless and need about 30 days of close nurturing from their mother.Sometimes two prairie dogs touch teeth with each other. Researchers think they do this as a way of recognizing each other.
I cani della prateria (Cynomys) sono un genere di mammiferi appartenenti all'ordine dei Roditori e alla famiglia Sciuridae, indigeno delle praterie americane.
Nonostante il nome, non sono dunque canidi, bensì roditori, della stessa famiglia delle marmotte. Devono il loro nome ad un suono, simile ad un latrato, che emettono in caso di pericolo. Diversamente dalle marmotte, non vanno in letargo.Pesano da 800 a 1500 gr per ca 30-35 cm di lunghezza.Sono animali estremamente socievoli e vivono in larghe colonie, formate da gruppi familiari di un maschio, 3-4 femmine e i piccoli dell'anno. La femmina, dopo una gestazione di 36 giorni, mette al mondo da 2 a 4 piccoli, che nascono molto immaturi e necessitano delle cure materne prima di poter uscire dal nido per almeno altri 30 giorni. Allo stato selvatico vivono per circa 5 anni, in cattività fino a 8 o 10.I cani della prateria sono animali dotati di elevata intelligenza e capaci di emettere più di 25 suoni diversi in base al tipo di pericolo che si avvicina (un uccello, un bovino, un uomo ecc.).
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A team of Greenlandic dogs take a break on a frigid (-15 deg C) but sunny afternoon in the mountains behind Ilulissat.
Grenland, 2016
One day I spent some exciting time watching and photoraphing some dogs playing with a ball in an off leash park. From good natured fun, the play changed when another dog joined the play, and the fun gave way to something more serious.