Shouldn't he be reading The Math of Hold'em?

lol touche, though he may of memorized it from hours of sitting on my lap as I edit it!

Anyone out their own a Newfoundland? Seriously considering buying a female puppy from this breeder: http://www.strawberrymtnnewfoundland...LitterNews.asp

Don't those dogs have lots of health problems and short life expectancies because they are bred to be so large?

disclaimer: I'm always in favor of adopting a rescue pet, so I'm extremely biased against breeders.

I support expert breeders because I place a high value on having a dog that's parents I know for a fact were healthy and screened to not be carriers for things like genetic hip problems. I seek breeders who breed primarily for temperament and health (as apposed to mainly conformation breeders with which there is more concern for in-breeding).

Of course some people will call this selfish, but I see it as "voting" with my $ for animals that are well-treated their entire life, and a greater insurance that I will get to enjoy having a healthy dog for as long as possible. Having a relationship with the breeder is also nice in case any problems do arise down the road. I do respect the idea of getting rescue animals (my cat was homeless) though.

Giant breeds do have shorter life expectancies, but we can offer a great environment, and I don't see that as a reason not to own them...

Koopa the tortoise


He called me with K high!!!


OMG a dandelion


Ugh I hate it when this happens

awwww Koopa how ive missed you

Zomg I Koopa

Cute turtles up in the thread.




Whatcho lookin' at?

No WAY!!!!!!!!!
I turtles...have always wanted one. A long time ago I went to a friend's house specifically to see his backyard that he had transformed into a turtle paradise for his 6 turtles. He had little ponds and rocks and everything miniature for them.
I def see turtle ownership in my future! Gonna hit you up for recommendations, Rupert!!!!

I just died of teh cute. I love how their faces look like old men.

haha! this is so true!
I think we need to know more about Koopa.
Rupert, how long have you had him? Did you raise him from baby? What kind of turtle is he? DETAILS PLZ!!!

Recent pic my little Scottish bundle of joy...

Well we don't know his exact birthday but I got him for my 21st and he was ~1 year old so he is now 4 and a half. We have actually only just found out that he is a he when my mum was looking after him she saw something weird came out of his tail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH31UcmhBIs (not very elegant). They are pretty much babies at 1. The photo of Koopa on the laptop was when he was very young! I think he is a marginated tortoise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginated_tortoise


That's what she said!


No sneakers sir

I've got some bad news about turtles.

http://www.dorkly.com/video/17646/do...with-his-agent

I hearby nominate Koopa as the TWSS mascot.