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i-am-church-the-cat · 7 months

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Logan Sargeant is a silly little guy

@vii-tto idk why but it wouldn't let me tag you. Hopefully you see this. also @spell-of-the-rain i added things if you want to check out 75-87

But here's the list of things i know/want to know about logan sargeant

Favorite Actor is Brad Pitt

Favorite Movie is Wolf of Wall Street

Favorite food is a hamburger

Has a boat and often goes deep sea fishing

Lived in London since he was 15

Lose Yourself by Eminem is his favorite hype up song

Is a Dolphins and Heat fan

Enjoyed “No Man, No Cry” by Jimmy Sax

Drinks iced lattes with oat milk

Pumpkin spice lattes?? Edit 12/16/23: No

Has been to Wimbledon

Knows what cricket is

Has a rescue dog named Coco

Also enjoys hockey Edit 11/1/23: Supports the Florida Panthers NHL team and has gone to at least 1 of their games with his friend Kyle Kirkwood

Does he follow college football?

What does he think of the new Miami head coach?

If not for motorsport, does he think he would have gone pro in a different sport, and if so which one?

Enjoys listening to 50 Cent (is also a big rap fan in general)

Can he speak any other languages with any degree of familiarity?

Cannot draw

Can make a sandwich (other foods?)

Rates all food from one bite and with weird decimals

Gritty-ed in his f1 car

Makes the Williams photographers look like they take good photos

Does he have an English or a Florida driver’s license? And does he still have US citizenship even though he lives in the UK? What kind of visa is he on?

Top three female athletes? (Serena Williams, Simone Biles, and Megan Rapinoe are all acceptable answers)

Collects Aussies and Kiwis for friends

Does he like the snow? Prefers the heat but does he like snow?

Does he like Missy Elliot? (Requirement)

“Basic Halloween Bitch”

Calls people “mate” but in an American accent which will never stop being funny

Eye Crinkles™️

Does not have a set eye color he’s just too mystical for that

Has never been to a concert (presumably too busy with racing)

He can swim, he can drive, but can he ride a bike? Edit 11/15/23: He can indeed ride a bike

American commercial cars or European ones?

Has an older brother but is like an older brother to Benny’s kid

Likes marshmallows

Does not like black beans

Did not think apple could be chips

Knows how to sail??

Knows how to golf

Can paddle (required for any F1 driver)

Lost the F3 championship in 2020 bc of a DNF in the last race

Can he sing??

Does he drink energy drinks? Red Bull or Monster?

He and Duracell are passionately making out

Blush is very pretty

Wears a lot of baseball hats

Somehow beat jet lag (expat king)

Mostly spends his nights in but he has some nights out (presumably very interesting ones)

Has an iPhone with a blue case

He looks very pretty in blue

His eyes are sometimes blue

Blue=fav color?? Edit 11/6/23: favorite color is Ocean blue (credit to @spell-of-the-rain)

Pretty insecure (armchair diagnosed anxiety)

Close with his brother and parents but maybe not his extended family?

Is Florida State his college team?? (Worst thing a man can be is a Florida St fan) Edit 12/16/23: believing that FSU got screwed over this year is acceptable

Did he graduate high school??

Did he ever consider going into NASCAR or did moving to Europe at a young age kind of set in stone his path towards open-wheel racing?

Hair is blond/dirty blond

Does he vote in American elections?? (If he supports RonD I cannot stan)

Burger Sauce™️

Logan Hunter Sargeant, certified Frat Bro, most American man ever

Has seen peaky blinder and presumably stranger things

Knows how to carve a pumpkin but has not celebrated Halloween at home in a bit

Possibly dating some instagram model

Caused $4 million in damages, gets payed $1 million a year, and supposedly brings in $30 million in sponsors

Key phrases: “Locked in”, “Bam/Boom”, “Done and dusted” Additions 11/1/23: "Oh hell yeah", "I think you're a little lost here, Chief". Additions 11/6/23: “Yeh” (gets quieter throughout the word (how it’s one syllable??)), “on the bounce” (credit to @spell-of-the-rain i believe)

Joined the Williams Driver Academy in 2021

Got stuck in F3 bc he didn’t have the money to move up

Driver for Carlin in 2022

Former teammates include Liam Lawson, Oscar Piastri, Frederick Vesti (Edit 11/6/23: Max Fewtrell possibly?)

DOB: December 31, 2000

5'11

Had a giveaway for gloves he used to win an F4 race on Twitter in 2017 and both Lando Norris and Max Fewtrell replied

Originally his number was 3 but he switched to 2 for F1 (to much fan consternation who thought he had so many better options)

Childhood best friends with Kyle Kirkwood, a current Indycar driver

Logan's older brother Dalton raced in NASCAR until 2018

Did a commercial for Sport23

Does not have cowboy boots as of COTA 2023

Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

lived in Switzerland from 14-15(?)

knows the conversion rate for a kilometer

is taller than a tuna fish

Podiumed at the Macau Grand Prix in 2019

Won the CIK-FIA championship when he was 14 Additions as of 11/1/23

Loves waffles but they are not his favorite dessert

Very patriotic (oh hell yeah)

is the first American F1 point scorer in 30 years and the first one to score on home soil since 1989

Went to see the Nets in NYC (but would have preferred to see the Knicks)

has a custom Miami Dolphins jersey with his last name on the back

Claims to know all the lyrics to "Ice Ice Baby" (credit to @formulaaone) (Edited 11/6/23)

Additions as of 11/6/23:

Under the same talent agency as Alex Albon

Has the same manager as George Russell

George Russell was his mentor coming up

Went to a catholic private school (credit to @wenevrknew)

Does not like fish? (Credit to @spell-of-the-rain)

He runs weird (in my opinion as he reminds me of my brother when he was 12 (he ran very strangely))

Karted in Las Vegas when he was a kid

Can he drive a stick shift? (Alex believes he cannot)

Enjoys video games

Refers to his car as “she”

Knew how to attach a visor to his helmet prior to February(? Could’ve been March but before the season) 2023

Additions as of 12/16/23

Broke his arm in a 2014 German Karting Championship when Marcus Armstrong took him out at T1 (credit to @spell-of-the-rain )

Has gotten his head eaten by the Golden Knights mascot

If he could have any superpower, he would like to teleport

Has never flown a drone

Favorite racing movie is Talladega Nights (sad Mater noises)

Does not trust other people to drive him

Would rather sleep in then get up early

Considers himself fairly organized

His mother makes a very good sweet potato casserole

Got his habit of worrying from his mom

“Santa’s Little Helper”

Driving for Williams Racing Formula 1 Team in 2024

Got out qualified by his teammate every race of 2023

#logan sargeant #formula 1 #only one other person asked for this and they dmed me #but i'll make a post anyway #this is also an in progress list #so feel free to add stuff #logan lore list

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haveihitanerve · 1 month

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so like i see people saying ares is a big fluffy marshmellow but in reality hes also a pissed off fucking demon god and gregor only sees the sweet pitt bull rescue side of him-

but need i fucking remind you one of gregor and ares first ever interactions as bonds ares FLIPS HIM OVER, PUNCTURES HIS JACKET WITH HIS CLAWS AND BRUISES GREGORS SIDES AND SNARLS IN HIS FACE??????

naw fam. Gregor is well aware his bond is psychotic, but he just vibes with that. he even says in the book 'maybe ares had some rager blood in him too' not direct quote but still.

gregor saw how fucked up and pissed off ares was from the moment they bonded, and accepted him anyway. do not take away such a vital part of their bonding experience, they adore and accept all parts of each other

(again, i reiterate, ares is kaz brekker and gregor is his jesper)

#gregor the overlander #ares the flier #besties #bonds #platonic soulmates #tuc #the underland chronicles #i love them so much

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zambianobserver · 1 year

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BOERBOELS AND ALL OTHER DOGS THAT KILL HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD BE BANNED IN ZAMBIA

By Namucana Musiwa BOERBOELS AND ALL OTHER DOGS THAT KILL HUMAN BEINGS SHOULD BE BANNED IN ZAMBIA On Saturday 21st January, 2023, my sister Kando Musiwa, our son Emmanuel, gardener Johnstone Phiri and I, watched in horror as three boerboels (or a mix between boerboel and Pitt-bull) mauled a woman and a girl in our neighborhood in Bedrock Chalala, Lusaka. The two were only rescued by four…

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black-diamond-cat · 3 years

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Titta på ”Pittie Puppy Is So Determined To Run | The Dodo Pittie Nation” på YouTube

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#cute animals #the dodo #animals #cuteness #wholesome #rescue #video #wholesome content #puppy #pitt bull #Youtube

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tomfooleryprime · 5 years

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Backyard breeder logic

Some hick on Craigslist: Looking to breed my red nose Pitt with another red nose female. I get to keep one of the puppies.

Me: There are lots of Pitties in shelters if you want a new dog.

Hick: Quit trying to make me feel guilty for wanting another generation of my beautiful dog. Why do you even have kids? When your precious kids die, why don’t you just go pick some up from foster care?

Me: The two situations aren’t even remotely the same, unless you had all of your kids by posting an ad on Craigslist seeking a random man with certain physical characteristics to impregnate you and you only kept the kids you liked and sold the others to total strangers.

#adopt don't shop #adopt don't buy #shelter pets #shelter pets rock #backyard breeders #rescue dogs #pitt bulls

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likesplatterpaint · 6 years

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Imagine discovering Soft Things after sleeping on concrete for a year with a skin condition 😢

#alpine saga #pibble rescue #Pitt bull #foster pup

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gayfrogs03 · 2 years

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Tim and Cass headcanons! Will get long!

Tim is actually the one that taught Cass sign language because he goes non verbal a lot (under my Neurodivergent Batfam headcanons)

Cass in return teaches Tim some dance moves

Tim skateboards, while Cass rollerblades, you can spot them at the skate park or just skating/rollerblading around town shopping

They go to the mall together once a month

While Cass was away she contacted Tim the most, usually just a series of emojis to let him know she's okay

Cass paints Tim's nails all the time and he proudly wears them, whatever color she chooses

While Tim doesn't paint her nail, his hands always get shaky when he tries, they both do each others hair, learning more and more styles

I know in canon Tim doesn't have his long hair when he gets together with Bernard, but my head he does

So when he goes on that second date with Bernard she does his hair up all pretty for him

When Bernard compliments it Tim grins wide and tells him, "Thanks, Cass did it!" while happy stimming

Cass and Tim swap fidget toys all the time, they'll just be sitting there fidgeting then silent trade whatever they're fidgeting with at the moment

A LOT of silent communication between them, like there is rarely a word said between them

Both Cass and Damian scared Bernard the most with their shovel talks

Cass sleeps more in Tim room than her own, it makes both of them feel safer

They share everything of each other's, like they don't even ask, to borrow whatever it is, neither of them care at all

That includes clothes, their the same size

Cass also chooses Tim outfits for him a lot, claiming he has a horrible fashion sense... He does.

Part of their morning routine is helping each other cover each others visible scars with concealer, like the one on Tim neck

In my last post I mentioned when people keep saying bad stuff about Cass and it gets to her she goes to Tim at night and let's him comfort her

Usually the day after those nights they are attached at the hip, in the morning kicking Alfred out of the kitchen while Cass makes pancakes and Tim watches and jokes.

Tim disassociates and when this happens Cass will but on Star Wars on Tim's laptop, lay on him like a weighted blanket (after already covering him with like three blankets) and trace shapes and patterns on him until he comes back to himself

Even then they stay like that for a few hours, usually end up taking a nap

Tim's deathly allergic to Strawberries, and Cass found this out when he ate something that had strawberry juices or something in it with out knowing at a gala, and nearly had a panic attack when he couldn't breathe thinking he'd been poisoned, screamed for help not knowing what to do

It's the loudest anyone's heard her be

Thankfully Bruce figured out the situation quickly and ran over with Tim's EpiPen

After that she always carries one of his EpiPen's on her

For Tim's birthday Cass gets Tim a rescue kitten, all black but for one white paw, and Hazel eyes, and no tail (making her very clumsy)

She is named Hades and follows Tim every where (I did not make a mistake when I said she)

This is because Tim got her a snake named Mia

It came as surprise to everyone that Hades and Mia actually get along

After Hades Bruce but his foot down on no more animals in the manor

Jason is a bit jealous that mostly everyone has a pet up him, so Cass and Tim help him get a grey Pitt bull puppy, with only one blue eye

Nearly cried when Jason named her Catherine after his mom

Tim, Cass, and Steph have sleepovers all the time, doing each other's hair and nails, and face mask, watching really bad movies and making fun of them

They try to do this at least twice a month

Sometimes they let everyone else in the family join them, but most of the time it's their thing

Bernard felt honored the first time he was invited to one of these sleepovers

Cass and Kon and the only ones that can just go through times stuff without asking and without him getting pissed, especially is phone and laptop. They know all his passwords

Tim for some reason is really good at putting eyeliner on, himself and others, and when Cass, Steph, Barbara, and once Kate, are too lazy to do it themselves they'll have Tim do it for them.

Cass has silent panic/anxiety attacks but Tim is really good at spotting them and figuring out why. He gently leads her to his room, buries her in the softest blanket they have, gets Hades and Mia to be with her too, plays music, and cuddles her while softly singing or humming along to the music, rocking a little.

This really helps her calm down

Everyone gets both under and over stimulated a lot, and their is actually a huge trampoline for all the kids to jump and fuck around on while blasting music for when their under stimulated

And a sound proof room with dull colors for them to sit in when their over stimulated

Cass peirces Tim ears for him and Bruce nearly has a heart attack about it.

Both Cass and Tim have an iron deficiency and will pass out sometimes, or get really fucking light headed if they get up to fast

Sometimes when this happens they try to just walk it off, Cass can do it, but Tim will walk right into a wall because everything is spinning

Both Cass and Tim will forget food is a thing but will remind each other to eat. Their screwed when they both forget food is a thing

Mostly, a lot of the time when the both forget Bruce will show up some point during the day, ask them if they'd eaten anything and if the answer is no will force them to get something to eat

Bruce keeps a lot of pictures of his kids on him and his favorite one of Cass and Tim is the both of them passed out on the couch in a tangle of limbs the seems impossible to get into, with some Netflix show playing in the background

The picture was actually taken by Selena who had shown up to "steal" food from the kitchen (she knows she's more than welcome to, but it's more fun to break in)

One time Cass was third wheeling on Tim and Bernard's date (she's their favorite third wheel) and some dude started harassing Cass. Bernard look at Tim, who is known to be protective over all his siblings, and ask if he was gonna do something

Tim just holds up a finger and says, "Wait." About three seconds later the dude goes to touch her and she floors him in less than a second leaving him groaning in pain on the floor, and skips back over to them, all without spilling the drink she had gotten up to get.

The siblings high five and Bernard is both very impressed and terrified.

Anyway, Cass and Tim are best siblings and would both kill and die for each other.

Feel free to add any you have!

#tim drake #cass wayne #bernard dowd #timber #red robin #black bat #batfam #siblings

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moonlight26posts-blog · 9 months

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In Baltimore County, MD: Senior Pup Seeking Rescue ASAP

Baltimore County Animal Services is urgently seeking rescue placement for Chuck. Chuck is a 10 year old, 82 pound pup that has lived and done well with chickens, pigs, dogs, and cats. Chuck was recently surrendered to another local shelter and transferred back to us, as he had been adopted from us in 2016. Chuck was surrendered to the other shelter for resource guarding food from young (toddler aged) children. Chuck was described by his previous owner as loving and calm, he likes to lounge on the couch, and knows lots of commands like sit, stay, down, shake, and roll over. Chuck is up to date on vaccines, tested negative for heartworm, and neutered. We are very over capacity are struggling to find places to find dogs that continue to come in. If you are interested in pulling Chuck, or have any questions, please let us know!

Thank you,

Megan Phillabaum

Rescue and Foster Coordinator

To see other animals in need of rescue, visit here: https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/animal-services/rescue-partners

Baltimore County Animal Services

13800 Manor Road

Baldwin, MD 21013

[email protected]

410-887-7297

#dog rescue maryland #dog rescue baltimore maryland #dog rescue #cute animals #pets #senior dog rescue baltimore maryland #cute senior pittie rescue pitties rescue dogs baltimore maryland senior dogs adorable dogs #senior dogs #homeless animals adopt a dog foster a dog love a dog pitties pit bulls senior dogs maryland dogs #pitt bull rescue

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cautionhorsey · 7 years

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Tom Hardy + Puppy. Boom! I’m in love.

Tom Hardy as Bob Saginowski in film The Drop.

#tom hardy #tom hardy + puppy #puppy #pitt bull #dogs #dog whisperer #film #the drop #bob saginowski #rescue dog #spca

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softcallofdutyimagines · 3 years

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What kind of pet(s) do you think the Cold War crew would have and what kind do you think they'd be allergic to? (I'm extremely allergic to cats 😔, but I still love them)

Sure! I feel that though, I'm allergic to hay but I love horses!!! It's ok though I suppose, I just turned into a car girl instead since I never got my pony growing up lmaooo

Anyway, I digress. Enjoy and thanks for the ask!! 💖

Adler

This feels kind of random, but I strongly headcannon that he'd have horses????

There's just something about the idea of Adler doing some of that good old "honest work" back home that feels right

His day job is just so messed up and crazy in general, so it feels good to come home to a completely different life

Besides, horses require a strong but gentle hand to train and care for and I'd say that's right up his alley

Not to mention horses are quite therapeutic, especially when you're out for a ride

He takes rides often, just to truly escape for a little while

Adler is allergic dogs

This works out fine though, considering dogs scare his horses

Bell

Bell definitely owns something exotic

Or maybe more like "exotic" idk haha

Anyway, Bell owns a snake

A big one

Other people are really freaked out, but Bell's snake is actually a sweetie

You will hardly ever find the snake kept in it's habit, as Bell likes to let the big guy explore and slither around

This includes letting the snake crawl on and around Bell

Honestly, I'm not sure there's any super deep connection though

Bell would just be that person to own something that most people would be too scared to even go near lol

Coincidentally, Bell would also be that person to have a weird allergy

They are allergic to anything with fur, so cats, dogs, horses, ect

Hudson

If Hudson were to own any pet at all, it would be something like ULTRA low maintenance

So probably either fish or a lizard, as long as it's not a creepy crawly one lol

If it's fish, he has exactly one goldfish chilling out in a tank in his bedroom

If it's a lizard, it's something big like a komodo dragon

I could see him bonding better with the lizard though

In a strange and perhaps not exactly flattering way, they're more similar then you'd think

Chill, unbothered, tough skin, cold blooded

Also hairless, as Woods and Mason like to remind him

Hudson would ALSO have a weird allergy lmao

He's allergic to birds

Lazar

Oh you KNOW Lazar owns cats

He's basically just a big cat himself, so it makes sense

Have you ever taken a nap in a patch of sunlight?

If not, you totally should bc it's awesome

Usually his cats will sleep on top of him to get their slice of sunlight too

Lazar owns at least one piece of merch that says something along the lines of #1 Cat Dad

He is highly allergic to dogs

It's almost funny, as it just adds more to the theory that he is actually just a cat in human form

Mason

Mason, very specifically, owns a pair of malamutes

They may look scary, and if you threaten their owners/property they can be!!

BUT!! 99% of the time they're just two big floofy boys who love playing and being petted

Alex takes them sledding once in a while, just because otherwise the dogs get antsy for something high energy

Mason is allergic to horses, which sucks for him because he'd love to ride

Park

Much to the annoyance of her neighbors, Helen owns some budgies

They're a bit loud, but she doesn't mind at all

She lets them out fairly often, even though they have a very spacious cage, and they love her lots

While she's at home, she is almost never without a bird on her shoulder

They also know how to do some basic tricks!

It was sort of an accident, as she was just trying to play with them, but it's pretty cool nonetheless

She loves to sing to them too and it's extra special when they twitter along back

Helen is allergic to rabbits

This is an absolute tragedy to her, considering she'd 1000% own at least two if she wasn't

Sims

Sims also owns a dog, but his is far more scrappy looking then Mason's

It's some sort of mutt, maybe a pitt bull mix

But she is the sweetest thing

He rescued her from a junkyard while he was out salvaging supplies for the team and they've been inseparable since

Due to her previous abandonment, she gets depressed quickly when she's alone, so Sims brings her to the bunker often

Despite her rather intimidating appearance, she has a cute name: Dolly

Plus, she's even learned how to fetch certain tools for him, so despite Adler and Hudson's protests, there's really no reason for her to not stay

He is allergic to cats

It's ok though, considering Dolly gets nervous around them

Woods

Frank also has a rescue dog!

Are any of you familiar with the pixie and brutus comic series by pet_foolery on instagram?

Because I could only see Woods owning a dog like brutus lol

A roughed up, retired military dog

He still has plenty of spirit left in him, but that doesn't mean he's all that hyper or anything

Woods loves him because they're just so similar in personality

Also, although he'd never say this... It sort of feels like he and the dog have a connection of sorts, you know?

Like even though they can't really speak to each other, he feels like the dog understands him completely

It's very soothing for when he has to unload some baggage he's seen out in the field

Particularly to have the old guy around once Woods himself retires

Frank is also allergic to cats

This doesn't really impact him too much, considering he doesn't have the patience to own one

#black ops cold war #call of duty #frank woods #russell adler #helen park #jason hudson #eleazar azoulay #alex mason #lawrence sims #cold war bell #call of duty headcannons

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meerkatpunk · 2 years

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actually yes this would be very helpful:

she is a 43 lb year old pit mix with a very sweet temperament, I saw a video of her playing and she doesn’t even play bite, she just noses gently and cheekily, she had to give up her last foster situation because the bigger older dog kept attacking her, she’s apparently “leash aggressive” and loathes being on a leash which we intend to work on, in my experience with my last pit it took until he was three to develop proper leash manners, any tips

yeah of course! i have no idea whether this is enough information to be helpful - by length alone it is too much information - but i could keep going Forever. so based on that description what stands out to me is : -she’s an adolescent dog. ( 1 month -> 1 human developmental year, very loosely, until at least 25 months, when like humans they’re cognitively mature. ) so she hasn’t fully grown into her personality yet and like all teenagers she’s going to be prone to periods of risk-taking and possibly of anxiety, higher sensitivity about social concerns, and rapid shifts in preferences; she’ll also need a secure attachment base more than an adult dog would and will flourish more dramatically when one is provided. -like in humans, dogs develop trauma symptoms after being in bare concrete cages with minimal enrichment while surrounded by other stressed dogs who are all yelling; if she’s been in a kennel/shelter environment before, she may have issues with other dogs, the sound of other dogs barking, fences, stereotypies she developed in there, et cetera. this could easily be related to the leash thing. -with rehoming there is a weekish-long shocked period, followed by getting to know the home, followed by feeling at home there and possibly very safe; this is obvs generic but the big thing is that like in humans, when a dog comes into a safe place after a period of trauma they feel ( act ) worse than they seemed while shut down and dissociatey. so often rescue dogs will suddenly start to display anxiety-related behaviors after coming into a home, sometimes pretty dramatic ones. this is normal!

“leash aggressive” could be anything from lacking manners to some amount of actual aggression ( as in a bite risk ); i’m guessing it’s reactivity ( barking and lunging on leash, usually at other dogs ), which is also a very generic term but can be googled for resources. “leash aggressive and loathes being on a leash” sounds like barrier frustration, another word mostly useful because it can be looked up, meaning dogs that have a particularly strong anger response to being physically restricted by an object ( leashes, tethers, crates, sometimes fences ).

regardless of which of those things it is i would look at fundamental wellness stuff before anything else: enough exercise, time freely moving her body under the sky and on top of the dirt, environmental enrichment ( any combination of stuff to destroy and dissect, stuff to chase and bite, puzzles to solve, things to learn, explorable novelty ), enough food to satisfy hunger & the secure sense that there will always be enough, secure attachment to and communication with another person, safety from things she finds deeply scary to traumatic. getting ALL of those things in place solves a lot of behavior concerns and it is much harder to do learning or training or targeted rehabilitation without them.

with high-energy breeds like pitt bull terriers they often have trouble walking on a loose leash until they’ve had at least one to two hours of exercise per day, minimum; this exercise can be sprinting around a field, or chasing a flirt pole or tugging on a spring pole in the backyard, and in tight spaces like city apartments there are things like scent-based puzzles - the training conservation dogs do - that can drastically cut down that need for exercise as well as the time investment. ( i’m unsure why this works; most dogs just find scent-based training incredibly engrossing and tiring, and a lot of dogs bred for GOGOGO will actually pass out for a few hours after doing it. ) i know this is incredibly difficult for most nonrural people that aren’t rich; i can give you more detailed workarounds for it if you’d like.

with actual leash manners you can definitely get them down before age 3, but all manners are difficult & touch-and-go for teenage dogs. this is normal. ( age 3 is 36 months; like humans, dogs settle down emotionally in their thirties and everything becomes easier. ) you can teach them wholly without pressure/aversives/special collars but i also won’t shame you about any tool choice you do because a.) the history of what gets called abusive vs nonabusive in dog training is largely class-centric, and b.) relatedly, a lot of stuff in “force free” training uses the exact same principles, but in a more expensive and aesthetically pleasing and white way. use what tools you’re comfortable with. it is very hard to give you a specific method because there are a lot, and all dogs are different, and teenage dogs in particular often need different things at different times, but i can list the methods if you’d like and you can look into them.

my only favored generalist training book right now is When Pigs Fly by Jane Killion; her other work is not great, and i don’t like her as a human being or her mindset, but she has a unique clicker training system which gives a lot of agency and clear communication to the dog. it was originally developed for bully breeds because they act particularly self-possessed in comparison to the border collies and german shepherds that professional dog trainers usually have ( which is why professional dog trainers usually do not have them ). i can give you other recs but that would be my top choice for something that isn’t leash- or reactivity-specific. i’ve also heard a lot of good things about Coercion And Its Fallout, which i’ve been trying to get my hands on to read for the first time; it’s not intended to be a dog behavior book, but i’m mentioning it because it’s both highly recommended as one & overlaps with your other book hauls.

you can send me any questions at any time & i’ll do my best to answer them! good luck!

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theseprezelsaremakingmethirsty · 7 years

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Today, Jon Bernthal rescued a pit puppy and named him Bam Bam; just knowing this happened makes me so happy

#jon bernthal #pitt bull #dog rescue

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mattzerella-sticks · 5 years

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Reflection, a Buddie fic, jealous!Eddie, 3.8k

Eddie Diaz knew a few things. His wife, Shannon, was no longer with them. While he will always love her, it was time for him to move on. Surprisingly, his heart already did without his notice. It set up camp in the hands of his best friend, Buck. And he was too late to do anything about it.

Because Buck has a personal trainer. Buck has a crush on his personal trainer.

If Eddie ever meets the man, he might dip back into his 'phase'. But knowing how that might hurt Buck, he hopes they never run into each other. At a party in Buck's apartment, there's a high chance their paths will cross. Only what happens when Eddie meets Buck's personal trainer?

Eddie stands in a corner, scanning the crowd for a particular face. Shoulders tense, expression smooth like the marble of Buck’s kitchen counters, he broadcasts a very clear message - stay away. Appropriate behavior if Eddie were back at his station overseas and not at a party. A party celebrating a very important person in his life.

He catches Buck’s eyes in the crowd, the other man in the middle of a conversation. Buck lights up, waving him over. Eddie declines, darting away to sip at his beer. Too slow to miss him deflate at the snub.

His heart stutters over itself. A low growl rumbles through his mind, sharp teeth chewing him out for causing Buck’s smile to dim by ten percent. Barks at him to push off from the wall and join him, even at the risk. Slide in close and interrupt Buck while he works through his fifth tangent. Because Eddie knows his friend loses the plot easier than a loose contact and everyone around him looks antsier than soldiers during a surprise mine sweep. Eddie would then reel him towards an ending, helping lighten the social traffic.

It’s exactly what he wants to do. But a phantom hold keeps him from following through on the fantasy. The fear that, if he were to go over and enjoy himself, the very person he wasted already too much time searching for would surprise him and ruin his fun.

If there’s no fun had there’s none to ruin.

“You doing okay there Eddie?”

Hen and Chimney double team him, fencing him in and blocking his view of the entire party from his post. Any chance of escape stolen by Hen bracing her arm against the wall and Chimney spreading his legs in an awkward way that he finds comfortable. “So I’m not shifting around all the time.”

“But it’s a tripping hazard!”

Chimney smirked, “Too bad.”

Eddie frowns, carefully constructed mask slipping to expose his raw nerves. It rights itself in the next moment. Only the damage was done.

“What’s wrong?” Hen asks, “This is supposed to be a party! Why are you the treating it like a funeral?”

“I’m not -”

“Eddie’s not imagining himself at a funeral, Hen,” Chim interrupts, “no, no, it’s like he’s surveying a fire for any stragglers.” They snicker into their drinks, Eddie rolling his eyes at their antics.

“Real funny, you two,” he sighs, “Look, sorry if I’m being a little bit of a buzzkill but I’m not in the mood to party.” “Then why’d you come?”

He answers with a soft gaze towards the apartment’s entertainment section, Christopher sitting wedged between Denny and Harry playing with Denny’s Switch. Two more controllers added since his birthday, so they can all play Mario Party. Christopher shakes the controller madly to win whatever mini-game randomly chosen, laughing when Harry knocks into him.

“Hurry up dad!” Christopher urged Eddie. He waited by the front door, bouncing with excitement. Eddie shrugged on his jacket, telling him to be patient. “But I want to see Buck!” he said, grinning, “Don’t… don’t you want to?”

Eddie did, but he wasn’t alone. There’s another person here that probably feels the same flutter in his stomach whenever Buck’s form crosses their gaze. Except they can act on it, whereas Eddie has to wait for his stomach acid to digest those damned butterflies.

“That’s sweet,” Hen says, cup over her heart. “But that’s not explaining the stiff upper lip thing your face is doing.”

Chimney nods, “You’re no Brad Pitt but you have a better poker face than this, man.”

His lips thin further, and Eddie wishes a tornado would sweep through the room and suck him out of the apartment. It’s the only natural disaster he feels his family aren’t equipped to handle, meaning they’re less likely to rescue him from death. Although Eddie believes, even if a tornado found a way to travel across the Midwest and to Los Angeles without dissipating, his Texan blood would keep him alive for the fallout. “Maybe I would perk up a little if people stopped harassing me about why I’m not the life of the party?”

“Hey, don’t make us out to be the bad guys,” Chimney says, “we’re first responders.”

“We’re just doing our jobs,” Hen adds. Her finger pokes his chest three times, on the fourth Eddie waving it away.

Chimney steps closer, voice lowering to a whisper. “Really though,” he says, Eddie straining to hear him over the background chatter, “are you okay? You can tell us?”

“Was it therapy?” Hen asks, “I saw you leaving in a huff. Completely ignored me by the way…”

Eddie winces, unaware Hen saw him storm out of their therapist’s office. “My bad,” he winces, scratching his neck, “I would’ve said ‘hi’ if I saw you.”

“I know,” she says, “I could tell you weren’t paying attention. You had this intense glare in your eye like you had before we showed up.”

“Is that what it is?” Chimney arches a brow, “Something your therapist said that rubbed you the wrong way? A breakthrough you weren’t ready to hear?”

Chimney throws darts blindly and lands one close to the bull’s-eye without thought. Eddie bristles at how closely his friend’s guesses were. Although there are a few facts he has wrong.

Like the breakthrough Chimney thinks Eddie wasn’t ready to hear? Not true. Eddie understood his newfound feelings for Buck almost immediately. Already experienced the blinding, gasping fear that came with the development. Scared how things might change, to be around Buck, and what would happen if his affection went unanswered. Especially since he couldn’t hide his heart as easily as he thought. Frank sniffed them out at their session after Eddie’s revelation.

“Why did you shut down just then?” he asked, leaning forward in his wheelchair, “When you were talking about Buck.”

“I didn’t shut down,” Eddie said, crossing his arms. “I finished with the story… not much else to talk about.” Frank chuckled, rubbing at his eye. “What’s so funny?”

“Usually when it comes to the topic of your… friend , Buck, I have trouble getting you to move off the topic.” Shifting, he brings his pen to the notepad and scribbles a few words. “Has there been another rough patch in your relationship?”

Eddie scowled. “I wouldn’t say that. We’re fine.”

“Fine?”

“ Dandy. ” If falling in love with your best friend and coworker could be boiled down to a word, it wouldn’t be that. But did Frank expect Eddie to tell him the truth?

He did. They spent half the session verbally sparring about Buck, Eddie drawing his line in the sand and making sure Frank wouldn’t wheel across it.

“I thought you didn’t like talking about Buck?” Eddie growled. Squeezed the arms of the chair in an effort to keep his cool. “Why are you making this such a big deal?”

“Because you’re making it one.” Frank lost any pretense of entertaining Eddie’s efforts then, laying into the other man. “You think I’m being annoying with this? Imagine what might happen after you leave this room. How are you going to react when your mood shifts when talking to friends or family - or Buck? When you spend time with Buck will you shut down like you did earlier? I assure you that will only draw more suspicion your way.”

Eddie sunk into his seat. “I can handle myself…”

“Or,” Frank continued, “why don’t you let me help you through whatever you’re working through in this safe space. Where, I promise, there is no judgement.”

He mulled it over for a minute, giving Frank the benefit of actually considering his offer. A scene played through his mind, Eddie in the same room with Buck. Neither doing anything important than existing next to each other. In the sequence Buck turned to him and grinned, little birthmark rising slightly and eyes squinting like he stared up at the sun.

Eddie hoped his cheeks didn’t burn like they were in his head, in that room with Buck.

“Okay,” he started, thumb brushing back and forth across his knee, “if you want the truth…” It spilled forth rapidly, Eddie accidentally twisting the knob on his faucet off and unable to stop it. Went over how, after Shannon, Eddie didn’t know if the hole in his chest would ever be filled. That the pain from losing her once hurt so long, and this time her exit was more permanent.

But, without his notice, someone grabbed a shovel and set to work. Slowly Buck stepped into a new role. Went above and beyond what a friend normally did. Especially given his own condition, dealing with the possibility that his career and life were forever over. At first Eddie thought Buck used his time with him and Christopher as a distraction. To numb the terror of not being able to return to the firehouse. Except the cast came off, and Buck stuck by their side. Became even bigger parts of their lives. Sometimes he picked up Christopher from friend’s houses when Eddie or Carla was busy. Or joined them in grocery shopping. Stayed late into the night, helping Christopher to bed and chatting with Eddie until it was one in the morning. No matter how hard Eddie begged, though, Buck would return to his apartment. Eddie watching him hop into his Uber and waiting until he received a text from Buck to go to sleep.

“God,” Eddie scrubbed his face, “I had it bad for him this whole time and I didn’t notice?”

“You wouldn’t be the first,” Frank comforted him, smiling, “When we go through trauma, it’s easy for things to fade into the background while you heal. Things change, around you and inside, that you might not notice for awhile because the immediate pain takes up all your attention.”

“I guess you’re right,” he sighed, “I spent so long being glad that I had Buck… I didn’t examine those feelings too closely because I was just happy that the pain from missing Shannon wasn’t there.”

“And when Buck abandoned you, as you mentioned in a previous session…” Eddie shifted in his seat at Frank’s choice of words. “How did you feel? Really feel? Looking back on it with the clarity you have now?”

“I… I don’t know,” Eddie said, “I guess it… pushed me over the edge. Two people I loved choosing to walk out on me and there was nothing I could do to stop it. Felt like I was letting Christopher down because I couldn’t give him a stable home… was more like a hotel with one of those revolving doors. It made me mad. And I wanted to hurt people, because maybe then I wouldn’t be hurting inside... God,” he wiped his eyes, laughing, “Buck was right. He was part of the reason I had my… phase . If he found out… his ego was insufferable before.”

“Your confession is safe with me,” Frank told him, “I’m glad we could work through this in today’s time. If you held out a bit longer I was afraid we’d be cut off in the middle and it’d be forever to get you to where we’re ending today.”

“Thanks, Frank,” Eddie said, standing, “I… I needed this.”

He scheduled another session the following week, proactively dealing with his issues. While they covered many things in the hour there were still more to discuss. When his next appointment arrived Eddie wasted no time dumping the remaining worries at Frank’s feet. Like a man dangling off the edge of a skyscraper begging for someone to help him away from the edge.

Frank hauled him onto solid ground with sound logic. “If Buck is all that you say he is,” he explained, “than in the possibility where he didn’t return your feelings occurred, he wouldn’t call it quits like that. You need to have a little faith that things can turn out good.”

“It’s hard, though. When every time I have that faith it all goes sour on my end.”

“Well maybe this time things will turn out differently.”

Eddie took Frank’s advice, deciding that the next moment alone with Buck he would hand him his heart and pray he kept it.

However he could never be alone with Buck.

In the following weeks, any chance where they were the only two in the room was spoiled by a third party joining almost immediately. From fellow firefighters to random strangers. Christopher, when Eddie tried sneaking out to meet Buck. Caught and forced to bring him along since he cannot say no to his son. While at the park, watching his son play, he thought about telling him there. But then Athena walked in, apparently on patrol. So desperate Eddie considered faking an emergency so he could claim the ambulance for him and Buck and confessing on the way.

Eddie was desperate.

Instead of risking a felony, Eddie went with an even riskier option.

“Buck,” he sidled up to his friend, swinging an arm over his shoulders, “You good to join me in the gym for a little one-on-one?” Not the safest place given how accessible their gym was in the open floor plan. If he timed the barbell lifts right, Eddie could give them some protection.

Buck deflated, stepping away from Eddie’s hug. “Sorry, Eddie… no can do.”

“What? Why?”

He frowned, tilting his head in confusion. “Really? You know why…” At Eddie’s silence, Buck continued. “Ever since the accident I… I can’t work out like I used to. I had to switch up how I do things and… find new ways.”

“Oh,” Eddie mirrored his expression, “How, uh… how have you been exercising then? Because - I mean - you’re still looking fit and everything and you had to keep up your strength when going through training of course…”

Buck smiled, ducking his gaze to hide a blush. The sight of flushed skin sent chills racing down Eddie’s spine. “Been doing some classes, got a personal trainer… who I really like. He’s - uh, he’s cool. Derek, I… it’s been different, but uh - uh new. In a good way.”

A good way. Said to the floor yet Eddie still bears the brunt of the blow. Repeatedly suffering with each mention of ‘Derek’. Especially since, after first finding out about him, he becomes a recurrence in his life.

“There’s this really cool trick Derek showed me that’ll cut cramp recovery in half the time.”

“Derek, he had this really funny story he was telling in the middle of our planks…”

“I didn’t think yoga was that effective, but after one class with Derek I can see why people do it.”

Derek. Derek. Derek. He took his place in Buck’s life as his exercise partner without him knowing. The longer he waits the better chance he has of graduating from ‘trainer’ to ‘boyfriend’.

But Derek keeps him at bay. The specter of him shadows every conversation they have. Eddie imagining telling Buck his feelings only to be shot down because some random guy swooped in and struck the scalding iron while Eddie didn’t even know the metal was hot. As more time passed, Eddie sparingly saw his friend.

“It could be nothing,” Frank said. Eddie ignored him, pacing the room. “If you talked to him -”

“I mean it’s perfect,” Eddie spiraled, “being a trainer means that he can get close without there being any questions. Touch Buck’s muscles or - or press his chest to Buck’s back while showing him how to do a move or whatever.”

“If he does then that’s harassment, Eddie. Buck pays him to be his trainer and nothing more.”

“But it could be something,” Eddie turned to him, “The way he talks about Derek… there’s this stupid smile on his face that he gets when he has it bad for someone. Had it when he told me about Abby, when he was with Ally... “

“Did he ever have it when he was with you?” Eddie stayed firm in his silence, refusing to answer him. Frank continued, undeterred. “You’re jumping to conclusions without all the facts. If you talked to him -”

“It wouldn’t make a difference! He’s already gone on some other lucky jerk.”

“And is that so bad?”

He stiffened. “What do you mean? Of course it’s bad!”

“I don’t believe you think that,” Frank said, “To me, it sounds like you’re using this Derek as an excuse to back out of confessing your feelings to Buck. You’re afraid Buck might say no. Having Derek there is the perfect option because if he’s in Buck’s life than you don’t have to tell him.”

Eddie imploded. Glared at Frank, biting down every bit of bile he wanted to spew at his therapist. Swallowed it all and stormed from the room before he did something he regretted. Carried that dark cloud with him from the parking lot to Buck’s apartment where they surprised him with another party. Celebrating him being off blood thinners and hopefully not have it end like last time.

“What happens in therapy stays in therapy,” Eddie mumbles, pushing off the wall, “now if you’ll excuse me.” He escapes them, squeezing through the sewing needle loop between Hen and Chimney.

They follow, matching his hurried pace. Trying to carry the conversation even though Eddie keeps dropping it.

Luckily he sees a distraction by the mirror. Christopher stares at himself, smiling. Eddie walks over and crouches down next to him. “Hey, buddie, what are you looking at?”

“Denny said I had a piece of spinach stuck in my teeth,” Christopher says, “but I… can’t see it.”

Eddie studies his son’s teeth, aware of the figures standing behind him. “I don’t see it either.”

“Denny probably did that so he could cheat,” Hen sighs, “boy is the sorest of losers.”

“You should get back to your game, then, before you end up in last place.” Eddie squeezes Christopher’s shoulders, resigned to losing his shield against the circling vultures. He reaches forward and places a hand on the mirror’s frame, using it to steady his ascent.

At full height, Eddie notices his reflection fading somewhat. Suddenly a figure pops up, smiling and sweating, frozen in mid stretch.

“Whoa, whoa, hey,” Buck rushes over, smile twitching with nerves, “what, uh… what’s everybody doing?”

Chimney jerks his thumb at the scene. “Wondering why there’s a man trapped in your mirror?”

“There is?” Buck feigns surprise, eyebrows disappearing into his hairline. “I don’t - I don’t know how he got there?”

“What? Of course you do, Buck,” Maddie says, joining the conversation, “I helped you set him up and everything.”

“Maddie -”

“Maddie,” Chimney cuts Buck off, “you know what’s going on?”

She nods, pointing to the man in the mirror with her cup. “Being Buck’s sister I was the only one who was forced to listen to him complain about how he was going to lose everything he worked so hard for. Just because he couldn’t work out like he used to because of the accident. One day while listening to him go on and on about it this ad popped up for mirrors that double as personal trainers.” A string snaps in Eddie’s mind, the sound echoing madly. He looks over to Buck, the other man watching his feet while his ears burn. “Anyway I said I would personally buy this mirror for him if it would get him to shut up. He agreed, but only if he liked it. Day after it arrived Buck wasn’t complaining anymore. Best paycheck I ever spent…”

“Wait,” Hen glances between Maddie and the mirror, “so this is a personal trainer?”

“Yeah,” Maddie leans over to tap the glass, despite Buck’s attempts to stop her. The screen shifts and an array of faces smile at them. Derek’s larger than the rest, head enlarged and name clearly labeled below it.

There he was. Derek .

“You can pick from a whole array of trainers depending on what classes you want. It’s really interesting, and Buck seems to like it.”

“Maddie -”

“I figured you all knew about it since he’s replaced complaining with praising his trainer Derek,” she chuckles, elbowing her brother. “Little teacher’s pet.”

“ Maddie .”

Their small crowd thins after that. Christopher returns to his game, and Chimney leads Maddie towards the kitchen to steal some more food. Eddie stares at Derek, a mixture of confusion and relief churning in his stomach.

Hen sidles up to him. “You wanna know something?”

“What?”

“That Derek guy kind of looks like you.”

Eddie whips around in shock, ready to fire a denial. She dips before he can pull the trigger, safe by her wife’s side. Loaded and nowhere to go, Eddie looks at Derek. Sees how, in a certain light, they could be reflections of each other. However Derek’s hair is much longer than his, pulled tight in a bun, And there’s a mole under his nose that draws the eye to it without trying.

Derek disappears, the mirror returning to normal. It’s his face gazing back at him now, Eddie’s a few inches to his side.

“So,” he says, “you’ve met Derek.”

“Yeah. I did.” Eddie turns to him, “Why didn’t you tell me he was in your mirror? I’ve been here how many times, used this mirror, and it had a double life?”

“I… I guess I was embarrassed,” Buck tells him, wringing his hands, “of…”

He guesses, “Of him being in a mirror.”

“Well, that,” Buck says, eyes bouncing around the room, unable to meet Eddie’s stare, “and, because…” His words dissolve into dust.

Eddie understands. Finally sees what he needs. An emotion reflected in his own eyes, not distorted by doubt or fear.

“Y’know,” he starts, running a hand across the mirror’s surface, “this is pretty cool.”

“...It is.”

“Yeah,” Eddie says, smiling at Buck’s face in the mirror, “think you could invite me over the next time you use this?”

Buck frowns, “Why? You already got a good routine going.”

“I’ve been in the mood to shake things up,” Eddie tells him, “and besides… I missed working out with you.”

“You did?” Mood shifting rapidly, Eddie swoons at the dizzying grin lighting up Buck’s face.

“Of course…” Eddie’s hand runs across Buck’s reflection, petting his chest, “there’s a lot of time I have to make up for. We can start with exercise and… go from there.”

Buck nods enthusiastically. “I’d like that.”

The party goes on without them, both men are lost in their own world. Eddie feels the darkness that ate at his heart fade, replaced by the warm embrace of understanding. In lieu of talking Eddie prepares for his exercise date. Stretches the words in his mind so they’ll be ready for the day. Imagines how it will go. And, when successful, Eddie kisses Buck. Derek long gone from the mirror. Only them captured inside it.

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