How do you guys deal....

[GuitarBilly]

yeah one of my dogs is a coonhound

Racist

well, she's a redbone coonhound.

Sweetest dog ever though

[Dave]

Man I hate cats.

[Noah]

My cats were awesome. They both died within the last three years.

I always kept the volume down for them and if they'd wander in the room I'd turn it down even more if they walked in front of the amp.

The male had this real chirpy kind of meow his whole life, with a whole vocabulary of different sounds. Little dude understood me better than most humans. I wouldn't risk screwing up his ears.

[ovid9]

You know that flaky neurotic guy? The one who you can TELL really wants to be in a band, but just sorta flakes out and can't make it work?

That'd be this guy.

Yeah fuck you. We post-poned that jam for like 3 straight weeks and you're still jerking me around

You know you like it.

Man I hate cats.

Fak you Dave! Cats are awesome AND smarter than your pug! Ok, that's not fair, I'm pretty sure my couch is smarter than a pug...

My cats were awesome. They both died within the last three years.

I always kept the volume down for them and if they'd wander in the room I'd turn it down even more if they walked in front of the amp.

The male had this real chirpy kind of meow his whole life, with a whole vocabulary of different sounds. Little dude understood me better than most humans. I wouldn't risk screwing up his ears.

Awww, that's so sad. I don't know how I'm gonna console wifey when our kitties die.

This is how I am about my kitties. I love them so much. They all 3 have such distinct personalities and its great. If they wouldn't shred me apart I'd cuddle them all at once. That would end in horrible pain and bleeding though.

This thread was partially in jest, partially in hopes the collective ass-raep would get my rear in gear to DO something with my playing and gear.

It pretty much has worked. Thanks bros!

[gb74]

Chinchillas ftw.

[ovid9]

Chinchillas ftw.

They are so cute and soft! My only experience with them is at pet stores where they've always hid in abject terror from me. I swear, I thought the lil guys were going to have heart attacks just because I wanted to pet their soft soft fur.

My kitties would love a chinchilla. Right up until the point they ganged up on it and ate it.

[gb74]

Chinchillas ftw.

They are so cute and soft! My only experience with them is at pet stores where they've always hid in abject terror from me. I swear, I thought the lil guys were going to have heart attacks just because I wanted to pet their soft soft fur.

My kitties would love a chinchilla. Right up until the point they ganged up on it and ate it.

Yeah they have to get to know you before they let you pet them. My chinchillas would hide at first but once they realized I was not going to harm them, they are ok with me grabbing and petting them, they actually jump in my hand as soon as I open their cage. They are really smart animals and know their owners voice and touch.

We used to have a cat in the house (died last year) and he was totally fine with the chinchillas, never tried to harm them, even when they were out playing.

[ovid9]

Yeah they have to get to know you before they let you pet them. My chinchillas would hide at first but once they realized I was not going to harm them, they are ok with me grabbing and petting them, they actually jump in my hand as soon as I open their cage. They are really smart animals and know their owners voice and touch.

We used to have a cat in the house (died last year) and he was totally fine with the chinchillas, never tried to harm them, even when they were out playing.

That's cool. They seem like pretty cool lil animals, I just always felt bad they were so scared.

I think a couple of my cats would be cool, but one of our kittehs, she's a hunter extraordinaire. Sure, its mostly crickets and the rare mouse, but she's a killer. And its funny cause she's the cutest and littlest of the bunch.

[BrendanO]

Fuck y'all, I support Ovid not being a dick to his cats. Y'all would lose your mind if someone punched your pet in the ear, but you'll do with a Marshall fullstack and tell me they love it. They'll lay down at your feet if you hit 'em with a two-by-four, too.

[theAntihero]

Fuck y'all, I support Ovid not being a dick to his cats. Y'all would lose your mind if someone punched your pet in the ear, but you'll do with a Marshall fullstack and tell me they love it. They'll lay down at your feet if you hit 'em with a two-by-four, too.

For the record im in supposrt as well but i dont think its a major concern. Id just put them in a room farthest away from your amp and not point it at them if you are worried.

[Noah]

Chinchillas have massive tympanic bullas.

[Cirrus]

The male had this real chirpy kind of meow his whole life, with a whole vocabulary of different sounds. Little dude understood me better than most humans. I wouldn't risk screwing up his ears.

I love that. My cat Sage, when she's in a talky mood will just sit and chatter away at us, I've got no idea what she's saying but she loves to tell us whatever it is!

And I'm always amazed by how much they actually understand. Yesterday I called through to my g/f that I was gonna give Sage one of those meat stick treats. Sage heard the word "stick" and ran into the kitchen+ looked up at the shelf the treats are on with obvious delight. She knows "Downstairs" too, and always respects "No". Unlike me when the g/f says it...

I think if they had the right kind of voice box to talk like a human they'd surprise us by how much they pick up. I mean, a pea brained Parrot can learn English words...

Chinchillas ftw.

I only once met a Chinchilla in a pet store. Wasn't scared of me at all. It said hello then got to work, turning the numbers on the combination lock to its cage. They aren't dumb, those little buggers!

[theAntihero]

The male had this real chirpy kind of meow his whole life, with a whole vocabulary of different sounds. Little dude understood me better than most humans. I wouldn't risk screwing up his ears.

I love that. My cat Sage, when she's in a talky mood will just sit and chatter away at us, I've got no idea what she's saying but she loves to tell us whatever it is!

And I'm always amazed by how much they actually understand. Yesterday I called through to my g/f that I was gonna give Sage one of those meat stick treats. Sage heard the word "stick" and ran into the kitchen+ looked up at the shelf the treats are on with obvious delight. She knows "Downstairs" too, and always respects "No". Unlike me when the g/f says it...

I think if they had the right kind of voice box to talk like a human they'd surprise us by how much they pick up. I mean, a pea brained Parrot can learn English words...

Chinchillas ftw.

I only once met a Chinchilla in a pet store. Wasn't scared of me at all. It said hello then got to work, turning the numbers on the combination lock to its cage. They aren't dumb, those little buggers!

Supposedly cats are about as intelligent as the average 1 and a half year old baby if i remember correctly.

[GuitarBilly]

The male had this real chirpy kind of meow his whole life, with a whole vocabulary of different sounds. Little dude understood me better than most humans. I wouldn't risk screwing up his ears.

I love that. My cat Sage, when she's in a talky mood will just sit and chatter away at us, I've got no idea what she's saying but she loves to tell us whatever it is!

And I'm always amazed by how much they actually understand. Yesterday I called through to my g/f that I was gonna give Sage one of those meat stick treats. Sage heard the word "stick" and ran into the kitchen+ looked up at the shelf the treats are on with obvious delight. She knows "Downstairs" too, and always respects "No". Unlike me when the g/f says it...

I think if they had the right kind of voice box to talk like a human they'd surprise us by how much they pick up. I mean, a pea brained Parrot can learn English words...

Chinchillas ftw.

I only once met a Chinchilla in a pet store. Wasn't scared of me at all. It said hello then got to work, turning the numbers on the combination lock to its cage. They aren't dumb, those little buggers!

Not only they are smart as hell, but they have really refined motor skills with their hands. One of my Chinchillas learned how to open the clip that keeps their playpen door closed, which is not an easy thing to do. To make it even funnier, while she is doing that, the other Chinchilla acts as the lookout and squeaks if she sees me coming. They know EXACTLY what they're doing and they know it's wrong

['63-Strat]

Ovid you live in a HOUSE correct? And it's Illinois so I would assume a basement probably too? Just play your amp as far away from the cats as possible and they'll be FINE. I doubt you'd be fully cranking your stuff constantly anyways. That said, yeah playing in a band is way more fun than playing by yourself but even then, if you're actually trying to have your band mix sound good it's extremely rare you'll be cranking your big amps outright then too.

I have a cat and live in an apartment so I certainly don't get to crank my amps at home ever but while he's learned to tolerate guitar, he's not a fan. He likes my voice though

[hardvalve]

Fuck cats play loud....

....not joking....

Yup. Fuck those pussies.

[theAntihero]

Not only they are smart as hell, but they have really refined motor skills with their hands. One of my Chinchillas learned how to open the clip that keeps their playpen door closed, which is not an easy thing to do. To make it even funnier, while she is doing that, the other Chinchilla acts as the lookout and squeaks if she sees me coming. They know EXACTLY what they're doing and they know it's wrong

This is the type of learned behavior I see in animals that makes me wanna run a camera constantly to rub in people's faces when they say they all run on pure instinct. There were two cats on the farm that knew how to open shed doors. So we put stronger latches on them. The two ganged up and used BOTH of their weights against the new latches, to open the doors so they could sleep inside on cold nights. If only they coulda learned to close the door behind them we wouldn't have cared.

What's really funny is when the geckos and the dogs gang up on a problem. One of my geckos will intentionally throw herself off my shoulder onto the dogs' backs when they're headed out the door because she wants to get outside. And the dogs have learned that if they just speed up right at the critical moment I can't catch them. Little fuckers.

This type of crap is funny when it's smaller animals, but aggravating with bigger ones. We had a cow that figured out how to grab the electric fence handles to open the gaps. About three nights a week for a while we'd go out to get the cows in the morning and they'd all be sleeping in their usual spots, but everything outside their lot would be trampled to shit, and there'd be cow tracks all over around the road and the gap would be open and down. Took us taking turns staying up to watch until we caught the culprit. Imagine trying to scold a cow, at 2:00 AM, while she stands there holding the handle of an electric fence gap in her mouth looking at you like, "I'm not doing anything."

We ended up having to install a fence in place of that wired area.

I have a dog that is a super protective breed and once when i was fairly sick i left him in the house for whatever reason and being the protective kinda dog he is he opened the door and followed me. Now i should mention that i have the standard round door knobs, there is literally no way for him to grasp a door knob and the door swings in.

So i thought that i had just screwed up and not shut the door or whatever, so when i went out again i made sure i closed it tight and locked the door.

3 minutes later he came out anyway and looked at me like "Yeah im still gonna go outside, locks cannot defeat me"

[Adrian]

Man I hate cats.

I can't agree with this enough. No other animal has shit that smells so bad that you can actually taste it when you catch a whiff of it. Ugh!

[VTM]

No other animal has shit that smells so bad that you can actually taste it when you catch a whiff of it. Ugh!

I respectfully disagree. Woman shit is worser.

[Keebz]

I haz no cats. So I plays loud.

[Dave]

Just a reminder, I hate cats.


They'd just as soon eat you for dinner so beat them to the punch. I encourage all cat owners to barbecue their felines before they wake up to the cat gnawing on their leg like a human drumstick.

[Dave]

['63-Strat]

Both cats AND dogs have been known to eat their deceased owners. Just saying.

[Rampage]

Both cats AND dogs have been known to eat their deceased owners. Just saying.

Layne Staley'd

[DNW]