Deaf Dog Training Log: Part 2

Deaf dog training log: part 1

I’m petsitting/housesitting for my aunt and her dog has gone entirely deaf in her old age so I’m gonna try teach her sign commands

First I am establishing a reward signal, and I have picked “shine on shine on” from watching Ms Frazzled videos on Facebook (I wiggle my fingers). She is not a dog trainer btw she does satire videos about gentle-parenting entitled adults. Anyway every time I give Sandor scritches I smile and do Shine at her to establish the hand signal as a reward because she can’t hear clicker noises. Once she catches on I will teach her commands.

Also here’s your dog tax

Brown mink rosetted charcoal bengal mask (feat. my tiniest cousin modelling it)

Tried making the nose entirely out of hot glue and it still sucks a bit. Also used alcohol markers for the first time, I love them so much they’re so much more precise than finger painting with dye lmao

Reference cats sourced from @felinefractious' page

So, something I learnt the other day. So, you know how dinosaurs supposedly can't see you if you stand still? Well that myth is based on real-life lizards/etc and how eyes in general work. So, once my dad starts infodumping, here comes some other cool information. We, humans, can in fact, also not see something unless it's moving. We fixed this by having our eyes constantly shake. And then our brain compensates for us, so we don't have to have shaky vision.

What if aliens don't have this? Like. What if they find out when one of us was looking at something in the distance, and they walk around this thing that's in front of them, and the alien is confused so they bob their head and oh, there's a thing there, but how did the human know that, and then we explain and they're like, horrified.

Humans are apex predators. They can hunt in packs. They can hunt in pairs. They can hunt on their own. They're persistance predators, which is unheard of. They get stronger when they're mad or scared. They have this thing called 'body language' which acts like a type of hivemind, even if they'll claim it isn't. And. They can see you. When you're not moving. They can still see you. If you ever find yourself in a fight against a human, for whatever reason? Run. Run as fast as you can. And hope, pray if you have a religion, that they won't follow.

He’s so silly I love him

Another part of a comic that is not a comic anymore it will be a silent movie bc I cannot voice act for shit

Again this is an apple keynote ppt that I turned into a gif. help

but did you go to taco bell?

Of course I did I’m not a monster

Prototype fully enclosed paw gloves, haven’t finished the final version yet but when I do I’ll rb again w a pattern.

Crocheted on a 6.5mm hook btw

hi chat!! I’m planning on making a youtube video about DIY gear options besides the typical masks and tails. I need some examples to show, and I love sharing other’s art, so if you’d like your work to be featured reply/reblog with pictures and descriptions!! This includes crochet, jewelry, knitting, sewing, anything else that you made that you associate with your kintype!! This is open to any alterhumans, especially fictionkin with obscure ‘types- but any alterhumans are welcome!! Your work will be credited of course, links to your blogs will be added to the description.

Reblogs are encouraged for reach even if you don’t have anything to share!!

Cheetah mask! I had to try glueing the nose on three times and it’s just not hitting the spot 😔

Really proud of the eyes, though!

fanart for chapter 4 of 'Young Enough' by Vedis

It’s such a great fic I want to eat it so bad go read it now

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44283478/chapters/134781952

Deaf dog training log: part 3

Yesterday’s training on “Stay” at dinnertime because she’s old so she’ll usually just not move anyway. the beagle in her wants to fossick around for food so now I can test if she’s actually listening instead of being old.

She’s very hard to get the attention of when she’s fossicking! I’ll need to practice “Look at me” with distractions

Can I suggest that Rosie knows he’s an elk? Ace-in-the-hole part two electric boogaloo?

Y'all, I woke up from a late nap and have had a brief moment of clarity in my time of sickness. Alastor has more traits that are common compared to Elks rather than deers. Spoilers up ahead as Miss Vivian may have been treating us like a whole circus over here. This will be incredibly lengthy

During the Sir Pentious scene, where he tears off a piece of Alastor's coat. You can hear a warning sound when Sir Pentious says, "Oh Shit", its actually an elk scream as opposed to the warning call of a deer. There's a very noticeable difference between them.

Elk Noise Reference:

Deer Noise Reference:

Scene Mentioned:

This also brings me to notice that Alastor's ears are POINTED and not circular even in his softer moments. In fact, Alastor DOESN'T have deer ears at all, nor does he have the feet print of one on his shoes. Look here, my little sillies. This is a basic reference for animal tracks. When deers do have the back print, they aren't as narrow like Alastor's distinctively are.

The reason why we never see Alastor's tail is simple, Elk tails don't stay straight up like a deer does. Normally, it's flat and will remain relatively close to the body. They're also smaller compared to how big Elks are on average. Alastor's antlers also follow the anatomy of an elk in one of his fuller forms.

Now, onto behavior comparison:

Elks are a whole lot more aggressive than Deers are. They're much more willing to charge a threat and take over territory as opposed to their more timid counterparts. The first thing Alastor does when met with a threat is to not retreat nor double back but rather to assert himself against it.

Let's look at his interaction with Vox and Lucifer, respectively. Both of these songs, Alastor, insert himself into it and try to overpower the original singer. When bucks fight one another, they immediately lock combat with their antlers, and aggression is immediately displaced with a lack of self control. This does not align with how Alastor deals with confrontation.

In both instances, Vox and Lucifer insult Alastor first. Even if Alastor didn't like them, it's important to note that he did not take the first jab. Elks are notorious for avoiding physical fights in order to conserve energy, instead starting off with things similar to stare offs. Alastor technically does this as well, as noted when he first leaves tailor in the episode with Vox. This repeats when Lucifer enters the hotel.

Now, elks have a more direct fight than deers when push comes to shove. They use their antlers to zone in on one another before tussling over control of each other. This is what happens during both songs, Alastor starts to attempt to impose and overtake both of these individuals.

This works against Vox, causing Alastor to flaunt in a manner that an elk would after defending its property. They make a show to reveal Alastor's antlers during this scene, which initially threw me off until I realized, elks mark their terriority by rubbing their antlers on trees and whatnot.

However, this isn't the case with Lucifier. Alastor ends up losing in this particular song. It's crucial to accept that Alastor was massively out classed here, and even after Mimizy's interruption, he wasn't quite ready to call it quits.

He asserts himself again when the loan sharks arrive, now going out of his way to be larger and physically imposing overall. The focus of his demon form in this one is sheer size. Why does that detail matter? Well, guess what, bucko.. Elks do that as well. In order to get another elk to back down, the larger male will flex its physic to scare off the smaller male. Lucifier was intended to be the smaller male but then he didn't give a give a fuck, poor Alastor.

In conclusion; Alastor may not even be a deer demon. There's unironically a bunch of parallels between the more animal-like hazbin characters than you'd think, which I think is neat for subtle details.