awwwwwwwwwwww! cute!

No cat will ever have shiat on this dog.

/not a poop joke

This is why I love dogs. Also, cats are evil and they make me sneeze. Also also, when I was little, I would play in the front yard and the only babysitter I needed was our German Shepherd. If anybody came near the yard, he would bark once. Then the person would cross to the other side of the street. Aaahh, memories.

Let's see a 5yr old kid ride on the back of a cat as though it was his own personal armored fightin' beast.

Stray dog walks 70 miles through warzone to be reunited with Marine companion


Yeah? And? Oh, no punchline. Not even a, "boy, was ___ ____ ____."

That's SUCH a long way to go for steak.

watching that dog try to keep up must have been unbearable

love the meta tags in the title bar

That dog has earned all the steak he can eat.

I'm not in the military, i'm sure there are health and safety concerns and all that that are legitimate...but wouldn't having a dog do a lot for morale?? Just let em keep the farking dog.

I read an article where the only way this one base could keep their dog was by saying it was a guard dog because it barked when people came to the base.

wtf its a dog. is it more dangerous than the bullets flying around?

Wait, wait, I got something in my eye.

ThatGuyOverThere: This is why I love dogs. Also, cats are evil and they make me sneeze. Also also, when I was little, I would play in the front yard and the only babysitter I needed was our German Shepherd. If anybody came near the yard, he would bark once. Then the person would cross to the other side of the street. Aaahh, memories.

Let's see a 5yr old kid ride on the back of a cat as though it was his own personal armored fightin' beast.



Dogs are weak individuals who require companionship.

Cats don't care if you live or die.

Go cats.

Awww thats awesome

Would you do it fooooorrrr....an iraqi snack???

/drtfa

Wow... that's freaking awesome. How do dogs do that?

You'd think the Marine unit would welcome a mascot...

/Devil dogs
//Your dog wants steak along with random mortar strikes inside your compound

we had a ton of dogs on our camp. our csm had them rounded up by animal control. we hid ours and kept him in our compound though. sorry short - on phone

Dogs have built-in GPS.....their nose

/intelligent design
//your dog has a cold

In every war movie I ever saw, pets/mascots always got killed. It's like God has it in for them. No wonder the military doesn't want them near the troops.

No cat will ever have shiat on this dog. do something that dumb

ftfy

Big deal, it's a DOG.

So, walking through a war zone is a matter of luck, not risking someone recognizing you are the enemy and shooting you.

Some starving Iraqi will probably eat it in a couple of weeks anyway.

Erik_Emune: Wait, wait, I got something in my eye.

Bit dusty in here, isn't it?

Good dog.

/sniff
//no, I'm not crying
///really
////I mean it

WHO'S OUR PRECIOUS LITTLE PUPPY?!? WHO'S OUR LITTLE SWEETIE-FACE?!? WHO'S OUR LITTLE SCHMOOPSIE-POOPSIE?!?

YOU ARE!! YES YOU ARE!!



/'the hell are you lookin' at?

That reminds me of a story about one of the Thai ridgeback dogs. They're some ancient breed that isn't really that great of a pet but they'll protect and serve you for life.

During the Vietnam war, a US marine in Thailand found a ridgeback puppy that had been abandoned by the mother. He nursed it like a baby until it was older, at which time he kept the dog outside and placed a tray of food for it each day.

Everywhere he went the dog followed him, out on patrols or wherever. It was never more than a few feet from his side. After a few years went by, the soldier was scheduled to go home. As he got on the plane, the dog wanted in, and anyone trying to stop the dog would get snapped at. The soldier finally told the dog he was leaving, and with a tear in his eye he closed the door.

Of course, the dog chased the plane down the runway and barked as it flew out of sight. He presumably roamed the countryside searching for the soldier for a few days then returned to the base. He went back to the barracks door where his food normally was and waited.

Other soldiers tried feeding the dog but he would not eat. He just kept on waiting. Eventually he died of starvation waiting for his master to come back. Sad but supposedly a true story.

sniff! There goes my ITG status!

/Love my puppy!

Swede: /'the hell are you lookin' at?

A soldier who's earned the right to baby-talk to a dog in public.

/my hat's off to you

That's an awsome story.
I'm gonna give smitty the benefit of the doubt that he doesn't understand what SAPPY means.

Why does the mention of a dog have to bring up dog v. cat. Foolishness pure foolishness.

Jafiwam-It must be so hard going through life bitter and unhappy. Have you considered therapy?

betsyjam: Jafiwam-It must be so hard going through life bitter and unhappy. Have you considered therapy?

Don't mind him. He's been rejected by all things with 2 legs or 4.

afrosheen: Other soldiers tried feeding the dog but he would not eat. He just kept on waiting. Eventually he died of starvation waiting for his master to come back. Sad but supposedly a true story.

That was an episode of Futurama silly.

Only episode that makes me cry. :(

PupperDay!! YAY!!!!!

/good boy!

I honestly dropped into this topic with a fiery determination to make a cynical comment.

Instead, I'm gonna go pet my dog:

FreeCrime: Cats don't care if you live or die.

Which is exactly why I feel the same way about them.

/prissy malcontents - all of 'em

oldhag: Why does the mention of a dog have to bring up dog v. cat. Foolishness pure foolishness.

Are you new? How's the Caturday thread going over there?

This is an awesome story. A little bit of hope amongnst so much despair and strife.

That is one BAD ASS dog.

Good dog.

/Your dog wants less shrapnel

Once my dad had a dog, got hit by a truck and he took him to the vet, when Xrayed the vet saw that the dog had been shot by buckshot. Twice, years before my dad got him.

Used to run alongside his horse carriage into town with him. 25 miles there, 25 miles back, everyday.

/Rip Trapper and other Bad ass dogs.

afrosheen: That reminds me of a story about one of the Thai ridgeback dogs. They're some ancient breed that isn't really that great of a pet but they'll protect and serve you for life.

During the Vietnam war, a US marine in Thailand found a ridgeback puppy that had been abandoned by the mother. He nursed it like a baby until it was older, at which time he kept the dog outside and placed a tray of food for it each day.

Everywhere he went the dog followed him, out on patrols or wherever. It was never more than a few feet from his side. After a few years went by, the soldier was scheduled to go home. As he got on the plane, the dog wanted in, and anyone trying to stop the dog would get snapped at. The soldier finally told the dog he was leaving, and with a tear in his eye he closed the door.

Of course, the dog chased the plane down the runway and barked as it flew out of sight. He presumably roamed the countryside searching for the soldier for a few days then returned to the base. He went back to the barracks door where his food normally was and waited.

Other soldiers tried feeding the dog but he would not eat. He just kept on waiting. Eventually he died of starvation waiting for his master to come back. Sad but supposedly a true story.

I don't know about that story, but here are some (new window) (new window) (and some history to war dogs).

I like to go down to the dog pound and pretend that I've found my dog. Then I tell them to kill it anyway because I already gave away all of his stuff.

log_jammin: Would you do it fooooorrrr....an iraqi snack???

Ran Rriraqi Rrrack? Roh roy!

/zoinks!

Zed X: I honestly dropped into this topic with a fiery determination to make a cynical comment.

Instead, I'm gonna go pet my dog:

That's why we like dogs. They have that effect on people. And they actually like you.

fanbladesaresharp: oldhag: Why does the mention of a dog have to bring up dog v. cat. Foolishness pure foolishness.

Are you new? How's the Caturday thread going over there?

No I'm not new to Fark and also I am probably old enough to be your mother so with age doth come wisdom. Pipe down and get off my lawn.

afrosheen:

Other soldiers tried feeding the dog but he would not eat. He just kept on waiting. Eventually he died of starvation waiting for his master to come back. Sad but supposedly a true story.

Wasn't this (minus soldiers, plus pizza man) an episode of futurama?

I'm not really a dog person..I've had cats all my life. But I have a cocker spaniel laying at my feet right now. He follows me to every room and just waits. He only barks if someone is near the house. Loves playing with little kids, even when they dress him up as a turtle.

Amazingly good companion. I'm quite the convert.

oldhag: fanbladesaresharp: oldhag: Why does the mention of a dog have to bring up dog v. cat. Foolishness pure foolishness.

Are you new? How's the Caturday thread going over there?

No I'm not new to Fark and also I am probably old enough to be your mother so with age doth come wisdom. Pipe down and get off my lawn.

Shut up you old hag. Florida and wisdom aren't 2 things I'd put together at your age. If you were my mother that'd make you...about 70. Who's feeling old and decrepit now, baby? And I'm going to spin doughnuts on your lawn at 3 am now. Come catch me.

/i keed
//maybe

Zed X:

Who's a pretty puppy? You are! Yes you are!

Lucky dog.

fanbladesaresharp: oldhag: fanbladesaresharp: oldhag: Why does the mention of a dog have to bring up dog v. cat. Foolishness pure foolishness.

Are you new? How's the Caturday thread going over there?

No I'm not new to Fark and also I am probably old enough to be your mother so with age doth come wisdom. Pipe down and get off my lawn.

Shut up you old hag. Florida and wisdom aren't 2 things I'd put together at your age. If you were my mother that'd make you...about 70. Who's feeling old and decrepit now, baby? And I'm going to spin doughnuts on your lawn at 3 am now. Come catch me.

/i keed
//maybe

Hoo-boy... This should be good!

/heats up some corn dogs, gets some chocolate milk

fanbladesaresharp: Zed X: I honestly dropped into this topic with a fiery determination to make a cynical comment.

Instead, I'm gonna go pet my dog:

That's why we like dogs. They have that effect on people. And they actually like you.

Except the ones that don't.
Of course, cats like you too.
Except the ones that don't.
Cat vs. Dog is the dumb.

//loves cats and dogs

That is one badass dog. I'm glad he'll have a comfortable new home in San Diego.

Fibber McLiarson:
/prissy malcontents - all of 'em

Wait. Do you mean cats or Farkers?