I have had two days when one thing after another has gone wrong. Unfortunately, that would mean I would have to wait until late this evening to write my post and I am having trouble staying up late due to my diagnosis. I hope this makes you smile as much as it did me putting it together.
Dog rescues baby deer from drowning.
Dogs are a gift from God.
Man teaches dog to whisper bark because people were complaining about him barking.
Why pug dogs make me laugh
I have been rescuing pug dogs since 2001. Unfortunately, they have become so popular that the rescue pool has diminished. Pugs are not the brightest bulbs on the block and they are definitely not athletic but they are clowns and there are thousands of videos on line proving the peculiar fun of pugs. Like this one…I have heard this video occurred when the owner was was filming her dogs walking.
Oscar *The Pug* picked himself and kept on going. Being a pug means maintaining one's dignity at all times.
His owner said:
His owner said: "No pugs were harmed in the making of this movie (only his pride)."
Dogs who are not thrilled with baths.
This video has been viewed over 110 million times. No humans were harmed in the process.
Dog Shaming
Some days when I need a laugh, this is the first site I visit. When my husband hears me laughing loudly, he always asks if I am on the phone with Deb or visiting that dog shaming site again. He's rught 99% of the time. Deb has the best belly laugh you have ever heard!
And for cat lovers, here is a nondiscriminatory website called Shame Your Pet.
For those who aren't into animals, here is where I go to laugh as I get insulted by Martin Luther at Ergo Fabulous
Here is one of many examples.
You have set out to rub your scabby, scurvy head against honor.
From Against Hanswurst, pg. 185 of Luther's Works, Vol. 41
Until the morrow! Blessings to you all. I hope I have made you smile today. We all need it. Feel free to link to your favorite upbeat or funny sites or videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgDGDuumqFk
@ JYJames:
I love Doug the Pug.
This video made me cry happy tears. I am doing so as I write this comment. When my daughter Abby was 3 and in the hospital struggling with her brain tumor, I used to wheel her around Children’s Hospital of Dallas in the red wagon. I guess it’s a children hospital thing. I was terribly afraid that she would not be with us for long because we had been given so little hope.
Years later, in middle school and doing unexpectedly well, she told me she wanted a pug because they are so “cute and funny.” I told her that I would consider it if we could find a rescue pug. At the time I didn’t realize how many such groups exist. Well, she was a girl on a mission and presented me with a phone number to call.
We had our house inspected by the Pug Rescue folks. I remember fearing we would flunk the inspection. How could I tell my friends I was deemed unfit to have a pug??? Two weeks later Pugsley arrived and we have had many pugs since then.
It was all due to a little girl who spent many days at a Children’s Hospital being wheeled around in a red wagon. We donated one in her name when we left Dallas.
Thank you for this video. I am going to show it to my husband when he gets home.
OH I got one!
Denver the guilty dog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ISzf2pryI
Also in cat news, I left for work this morning and my cat was happily carrying a dead juvenile rabbit. She was very proud.
Here’s a start on Lutheranisms:
You think like this, “As I am a crude ass, and do not read the books, so there is no one in the world who reads them; rather, when I let my braying heehaw, heehaw resound, or even let out a donkey’s fart, then everyone will have to consider it pure truth.”
From Against the Roman Papacy, an Institution of the Devil, pg. 300 of Luther’s Works, Vol. 41
And one more…
You are the head of all the worst scoundrels on earth, a vicar of the devil, an enemy of God, an adversary of Christ, a destroyer of Christ’s churches; a teacher of lies, blasphemies, and idolatries; an arch-thief and robber; a murderer of kings and inciter to all kinds of bloodshed; a brothel-keeper over all brothel-keepers and all vermin, even that which cannot be named; an Antichrist, a person of sin and child of perdition; a true werewolf.
From Against the Roman Papacy, an Institution of the Devil, pg. 357 of Luther’s Works, Vol. 41
drstevej wrote:
That needs to be my go to insult!
@ drstevej:
From the same volume:
I would not dream of judging or punishing you, except to say that you were born from the behind of the devil, are full of devils, lies, blasphemy, and idolatry; are the instigator of these things, God’s enemy, Antichrist, desolater of Christendom, and steward of Sodom.
C’mon Marty, tell us how you REALLY feel…
@ dee:
Welcome, God bless, in tears, also, over your story. I love Doug visiting the kids in the hospital. Win-win.
@ Lea:
She was *not ashamed*
@ elastigirl:
Cute. Academy award winning dogs.
dee wrote:
She was not.
Happily blasting gender stereotypes! All day every day.
Oh my, I love those pet videos. And who could shy away from Martin Luther quotes? Here’s one: “You vulgar boor, blockhead, and lout, you ass to cap all asses, screaming your heehaws.” – From Against Hanswurst, pg. 212, Vol. 41.
And here is my pet video. I thoroughly enjoy watching dogs swimming in the water. Seems like one pup isn’t too fond of the pool in this video. Just look at that doggy face!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WPBzc4KvqQ
Ah….it seems my comment still n!eeds to go through customs. Me thinks it was that vulgar Luther quote. LoL!
I just gave our precious Missy pup a bath last night. She behaved like a charm.
Cats RULE!
Dogs drool.
Well, we have aquired another dog – at least temporarily. An old male beagle magically appeared in our carport around midnight Saturday night. He has minor injuries – looks like he was attacked by another, larger dog. We gave him a bath and we’re putting an antibiotic cream on his injuries. He’s very friendly and laid back. He’s house broken – wants to stay in the house most of the time. When I open my car door, he hops in like he thinks I’m his royal chauffeur. I hope someone out there is looking for him. I’ve been making calls and posting flyers.
@ Nancy2 (aka Kevlar):
Bless your heart.
Please pray for my dog, going to the vet in the morning. He has a growth appearing like a flesh marble or bubble on a front paw. Appeared after grooming. Looks painful. Thanks.
One of our cats finds the dog’s friendly overtures a test of disdainful endurance. Unless the stars align just so and the dog is too fascinating to ignore. That is, the wagging tail part of the dog is too fascinating. While Dog was getting a nice all over scratch tonight, her happy tail wagged uncontrollably in Cat’s face. Cat batted, swiped, caught it, even gave it a little nip. The game continued until Dog shifted to get a better angle for being scratched. Dog never even caught on that she was being used as a cat toy. Silly pooch.
Even if we were stones and wooden blocks, we could see by your works throughout all the world that you are lost, desperate children of the devil and also mad, crude asses in Scripture. Someone probably would like to curse you so that you might be struck down by lightning and thunder, burned by hellish fire, have the plague, syphilis, epilepsy, the plague of St. Anthony, leprosy, carbuncles, and all the plagues – but these are all caresses, and God has long ago punished you with greater plagues, just like God’s despisers and blasphemers should be punished.
From Against the Roman Papacy, an Institution of the Devil, pg. 288 of Luther’s Works, Vol. 41
You are like mouse-dropping in the pepper.
From On the Councils and the Church, pg. 56 of Luther’s Works, Vol. 41
If you are furious, you can do something in your pants and hang it around your necks – that would be a musk apple and pacem for such gentle saints.
From Against the Roman Papacy, an Institution of the Devil, pg. 280 of Luther’s Works, Vol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8
To Our Readers
Due to ongoing problems (we cannot believe that this stuff is happening) two people are banned from this blog until we all meet again on the other side at which point we will no longer need to deal with these sad topics. We will not name the individuals but regular readers will probably guess.
Dee has a tendency to hope beyond what reasonable people might consider prudent. Please keep us in your prayers. We are still dealing with things behind the scenes and it miffs me off that we have to waste precious time on what we consider nonsense. There are so many important things to discuss.
Please hang in there with us. I owe a number of you emails.
Also the blog changes are occurring and I cannot access my dashboard to write a post for a few hours. It may mean that the post will be delayed. That leaves more time for this fun interlude.
Now back to the fun stuff in this post.
@ Ted:
I was afraid that cat people would protest this post so I judiciously posted a cat picture!!!
As for cats, are there any posts out there showing a cat rescuing a baby deer? Huh? To be fair there are no posts out there showing a pug rescuing a baby deer either.
@ drstevej:
I love these quotes.
Our first dog together hated to be left behind and used to try to sit in my husband’s suitcase when he was packing for a trip. We still laugh at “Sunny stories” like her running off with socks with the hope of being chased (took us a while to catch on to that one, we were a little slow on the uptake and reinforced the behavior really well)…
dee wrote:
I can send you a picture of my cat and her kill yesterday! does that help 😉
Cats are wilder than dogs. I think that makes them very interesting creatures, but dog deer rescues are pretty cute. I did find this: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/so-heartwarming-baby-deer-and-cat-adopt-each-other
Sorry for you behind the scenes troubles! I’ve been on vacation so I may have missed some updates, but I know you guys are doing your best. Happy animal posts are just fine.
Dee, there is a video of a cat defending a young boy in his driveway against a stray dog who attacked. I’d have to look it up, but I’ve seen it.
NJ wrote:
I have a cute link on standby, but my favorite cat thing was the article I read one time that was accompanied by a picture of a black bear was up a tree, and a cat standing at the bottom. Hee.
There is also one of a cat attacking an alligator.
Having both cats and dogs, it’s a toss up for me which I enjoy more.
My God Gus wouldn’t leave my side before I was diagnosed with cancer. I am convinced he knew it before anyone.
Our cats rule, intimidate our dog. He will back off from them over table scraps…. pathetic.
@ roebuck:
That sounds like some of the Boyz surrounding the Calvinists big dogs.
I object to using the term *big dogs* to refer to Calvinista celebrities. Dogs are just too nice. I looked up the term Man Eaters on Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-eater The reason why I used the term * man eaters* should be obvious to readers at TWW. 🙂
I think Komodo dragons might work. However, I have never seen the term *crocodilians* which is in the Wiki link and I am liking it! Calvinista crocodilians has a ring to it. Thoughts?
@ NJ:
Defend the honor of cats and find it!!!
@ readingalong:
We feel stories about our precious dogs all the time. God gave us a precious gift. Have you read the story The Cat that Walked by Himself in Just So stories by Rudyard Kipling? I used to read those stories to my children but they are even more meaningful for adults.
This portion of that story made me cry when I first read it to my kids. I have always loved dogs since I’ve been a little kid.
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/79/just-so-stories/1296/the-cat-that-walked-by-himself/
“Wild Dog crawled into the Cave and laid his head on the Woman’s lap, and said, ‘O my Friend and Wife of my Friend, I will help Your Man to hunt through the day, and at night I will guard your Cave.’
‘Ah!’ said the Cat, listening. ‘That is a very foolish Dog.’ And he went back through the Wet Wild Woods waving his wild tail, and walking by his wild lone. But he never told anybody.
When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting.”
I often call my puggies my very best forever first friends.
dee wrote:
Komodo dragon bites are nasty, even long after the victim has gotten away. So that fits.
@ dee:
Yeah…saw the comment left yesterday over at Istoria. *shaking head*
Okay…cat vids….
Cat saving toddler from stray dog…
https://youtu.be/EEa6jZv-Khc
Cat rescuing puppy…
https://youtu.be/2JUUDkJpU8o
Jeannette Altes wrote:
Put a few beers into Martin, wind him up, and let him go…
dee wrote:
Check here: http://ergofabulous.org/luther/
It is the Luther insult generator.
“Your home, once the holiest of all, has become the most licentious den of thieves, the most shameless of all brothels, the kingdom of sin, death, and hell. It is so bad that even Antichrist himself, if he should come, could think of nothing to add to its wickedness.”
From The Freedom of a Christian, pg. 336 of Luther’s Works, Vol. 31
Love the vid in which Storm rescues the fawn!
To me this is the good news of Jesus Christ.
Acted out with real deeds of real righteousness in a real here and now.
Not the speculative theological ethereals of old powdery dead men from ages past.
Jeannette Altes wrote:
I love that one! That cat is fierce.
@ Lea:
Whoops! I meant the other one, the cat is fierce.
The puppy rescuing cat was maternal.
My cat is a hunter.
Headless Unicorn Guy wrote:
For that period from Medieval into Renaissance, there was an art to insults.
A Ren Faire my BIL used to work had a character called Seamus the Insulter, who who a kilt and spoke in a nice Scottish brogue. For a donation, he would go up to the target of your choice and, if female, get on one knee and take her by the hand and proceed to insult in the most flowery renaissance terms. The bigger the donation, the longer and more flowery the insult. 😉
@ Lea:
Most of our cats have been more hunter than maternal, too.
Headless Unicorn Guy wrote:
Very similar to a Calvary Chapel pastor. But since beer is a big no-no for them, just plug em’ into CNN or Al-Jazeera and they’ll go like an energizer bunny with the rapture due any moment…
@ dee:
The day there are hypo-allergenic cats, I will be a cat person. But frankly, I am scared they might be smarter than me. They always seem like they are plotting a coup. 🙂
Muff Potter wrote:
With Papa Chuck in the late Seventies/early Eighties, it was “just say the words ‘Star Wars’ in front of him”.
Lydia wrote:
I understand there are.
Genetically engineered, $10,000+ per cat, always delivered completely neutered with a multi-page legal contract putting all the liability on you.
Lydia wrote:
Haha….they are!
Headless Unicorn Guy wrote:
I think those hairless cats are only a grand.
But they look like evil, Egyptian alien monsters.
Three elephants walked into a bar.
It was badly damaged, but no-one was hurt.
@ Nick Bulbeck:
*groan* 😉
A man went to visit his friend in a mental hospital. As he entered the room he saw his friend kneeling on the floor making a sawing motion; he also noticed another man hanging by his knees from a pipe on the ceiling.
The man asked his friend what he was doing. “Sawing firewood,” he said. He then asked about the guy hanging from the ceiling. “Oh, he’s the light bulb.” was the reply.
The man suggested they help the man down from the ceiling so he wouldn’t get hurt. His friend replied, “What, and saw wood in the dark?”
This is one of my favourites for making me laugh, We Rate Dogs on Twitter & fb: https://twitter.com/dog_rates?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
All time best post there:http://imgur.com/gallery/m9pHH
Makes me laugh every single time, as does this classic of all classics dog video: http://imgur.com/gallery/m9pHH
I know that these are all dogs , but in reality I am an animal person, not a cat or dog, pig or horse, bunny or chicken person. They’re all magical.
Aaargh, misprint misprint. Last link should read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw
Don’t miss this one.
drstevej wrote:
This is the worst one. I once accidentally ate some mouse droppings (don’t ask) very chalky. 11/10 would not eat again.
@ drstevej:
LOVE IT.
I AM SO SORRY. NO POST UNTIL TOMORROW.
Lea wrote:
No, these are NOT sphinx cats.
They’re engineered so their fur has NONE of the allergens of natural cat fur.
Nick Bulbeck wrote:
Hey Nick, is this a Luther quote without the punchline where he insults the pope using scatalogical prose? 🙂
Beakerj wrote:
I’ve seen this oe~ before. Absolutely HILARIOUS!
@ dee:
No need to be sorry. Take good care of yourself.
@ Beakerj:
Aw!
Did you see this one:
https://mobile.twitter.com/luvrlys/status/886464711650418688/photo/3
dee wrote:
That’s okay. I’m lovin’ these pet videos and Luther quotes! Anyway, I got to thinkin’ if Luther owned any pets or made any comments about them – which would connect our two subjects, pets and Luther. Sure enough, I found an interesting article about Luther, stating that he had a pet dog named Tolpel (umlaut over the o). And he had some rather charming things to say about dogs, whom I’m sure he preferred over popes. 😉
Here are some of Luther’s quotes about dogs:
“The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.”
“Be thou comforted, little dog, thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.”
It seems Marty had a softer side when the pope was the topic of conversation. 😉
Here’s the link: Luther on Dogs.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2013/03/luther-on-dogs/
dee wrote:
For Dee and everyone else who agrees dogs are a gift from God, you’ll love this animated song about that very idea. This song always touches my heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H17edn_RZoY
This has been very true in my life. My dog helped me get a deeper understanding that God is love.
@ Darlene:
It seems Marty had a softer side when the pope was *NOT* the topic of discussion.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=juujzSqFaDE
@ Lea:
I did see that one – someone posted it to ‘Accidental Renaissance’ on Reddit due to its likeness to the Adoration of the Magi type pictures.
Beakerj wrote:
That’s too cute!
Headless Unicorn Guy wrote:
Smith was a strict fundamentalist. In their world it is not possible to appreciate art for art’s sake. If it cannot be shoe-horned into a tightly knit space which can then be given a ‘Biblical” seal of approval, at best it has no redeeming social value, and at worst it’s an actual attack from the ‘enemy’
Is anyone else a college football fan? Looks like another neo Cal creep is being exposed in Ole Miss’s head coach Hugh Freeze. Thanks and gig ’em.
Headless Unicorn Guy wrote:
We had one of those. Looked like a regular long-haired cat. Apparently only people allergic to horses would have been allergic to him.
Bah. You don’t have to be allergic to cats to hate them.
You’re all rubbish.
Up Yours,
Roger Bombast
Lauara The Chameleon Popping Soap Bubbles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-JYmH5tkB0
The weirdest thing about that video is not that it’s a chameleon popping bubbles. It’s that some guy named his pet chameleon “Laura” (according to another You Tube channel with the same video, anyway)
But it’s a really cute video, so enjoy. 🙂
dee wrote:
So sorry about these difficulties in addition to your medical trials. We appreciate what you are doing and pray that there will be a resolution so that all can move forward.
@ Daisy:
Is there some way to email you at your blog site Daisy?
Bridget wrote:
I don’t believe my Daisy blog has an e-mail contact form, no. And I just checked the admin tool/widget area and don’t see a way of adding one.
If you are on Twitter, you can follow me, I can follow you back, and that way we could DM each other (private message) if you wanted to say something privately.
May I ask what this is in regards to?
@ Daisy:
The main reason was to find out how to comment on your blog. It seems complicated.
@ Daisy:
PS – I don’t Twitter.
Bridget wrote:
On the right hand side of my Daisy blog, about mid-way down the page, is a section with the word “META” in big letters.
Under that META section should be a link that says “Register” and one that says “Log In.”
Once you register for Word Press blogs and log to that blog, you will be able to post there.
Please note: all posts by first-comers on the Daisy blog are placed on moderated status by the blog, so I have to manually approve it before it will appear. After your first or second post is approved to appear on the blog, all future posts by you will automatically appear.
Link to the blog’s home page:
https://missdaisyflower.wordpress.com/
@ dee:
No, no cat saving a baby deer. How about one saving a small human from a pitbull?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEa6jZv-Khc
Or saving a baby human
http://nypost.com/2015/01/15/hero-cat-saves-baby-from-freezing-to-death/
@ Daisy:
I’m not signing up and don’t do Twitter but I appreciate hearing people’s thoughts and agree with many of them. Thanks for providing a spot to discuss the topic!
@ Daisy:
Thanks, Daisy. I started down that road to sign up but I didn’t know where it was going to lead, so I backed out. It was a bit much to do so I comment on a blog. Thanks for what your doing over there though.
Bridget wrote:
. . . should be
“to comment on a”
I know this thread has ended, but this is super cute!
http://happycatsonline.com/this-photographer-shoots-pet-brothers-from-other-mothers-and-its-too-adorable/
“I like pigs. Cats look down at you. Dogs look up at you. But pigs—they look you right in the eye.”
W.S. Churchill
dee wrote:
I remember, years ago, reading a story about a baby that was literally thrown away, in an alley, by her parents. She was found flourishing…in that same alley, being nursed by a mother cat, who had treated her as one of her litter of kittens…..
I read the story out to my mother, who said, that animals can be better mothers than human beings.
The baby was adopted out. So was the cat & kittens. There are, after all, some of us left with the image of God still visible in us.