Dogs, and other cool buddies...

[ayron]

I travel with my cat who i picked up in Portland from some other hitchin kid. hes a great traveling buddy!

woah thats nuts, how to you keep the cat around? do you have a leash? my friends have a kitten they need to get rid off and id love to take it traveling with me, but how realistic is it being a hobo with a cat? rats and dogs are one thing, but a cat? any suggestions?

 

[SparrowW]

Cats can be leash trained pretty easy. People just don't tend to do it a lot. Harnesses work way better than collars for them though, most cats can slip from a collar with a little work and when they can't it's usually because the collar is too tight.

 

[headwound]

The best dog I ever had was probably this kid named Sparks from Montana, we both got our mugshots in a local paper during St. Patrick's day this year.

 

[shwillyhaaa]

dogs make the best road animals cause they are social,
loving, loyal, big and warm, and fun to be around when shit gets...shitty.
this is my dog, Chue
View attachment 17993 i love bragging about my furry freind cause hes just plain awesome.

 

[ayron]

hey does anyone know about traveling with hedghogs? my friend has one that needs adopting and im toatly down for it, as long as the hedgehog would. does anyone here know how one would react to being in a city? or being handled much and so on?

 

[coldsteelrail]

when i was a kid i adopted an adult hedgehog who had not been very well socialised. Mostly, it was active at night, or when no one was watching it. OTher than that it slept, and waking it up was dangerous. They have razor sharp teeth, possibly in rows like sharks. They are covered in quills, and ball up painfully...i do remember that once it relaxed, and if i gave it some treats, and interacted with it when it was in a good mood, it was kind of social, and didn't always want to puff up or attack.
It had long, wet pellet type poop. Squishy more than hard, but still solid. I seem to remember that it had a natural oily scent, and it's piss could sometimes be really foul smelling.
My memories could be totally all made up. However, i'd advice you that hedgehogs are probably generally very similar, but their tameness and willingness to hang out depends on how much lovin' and good food the hedgehog has been exposed to. Kind of like a lover.

ohh my goodess but they are sooooooooooo cute! You have to read the wiki page. they do this awesome thing with salvia.
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/12_01/hedgehogDM0412_468x301.jpg
Hedgehog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[panik]

Bummertown
Population: me

haha, no.
I was only making fun when I brought that up, a goat would seem far too absurd to try and travel with.

They are still far too cute tho!

I know a dude named Pan who hopped a train with a goat. He showed me pictures of it!

actually I'm way dorky here I found it on his myspace profile:

it is pretty fuckin' dumb though.

 

[panik]

Oh yeah and my dog's gotta myspace!

internet+ whiskey more than likely+ 2 immature dumbassess= Holla atcha gurrl!

 

[coldsteelrail]

Ho my goodness, my whole life has just been turned into one long giggle: There's a goat riding suicide!

(this belongs under the categories: DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, KIDS. SUPER CUTE. STUPER STOOPID. SUPER RAD. SUPER CRUEL. DINNER. TRAIN SEX. DIY YOGHURT.)

ok, i mean, it's not like this has never entered conversation, but never would i dream to see the day.

 

[Doobie_D]

not only that but he had his dog roe with him and also caught a couple GMs on the fly with them both. The man is a beast. And a bit crazy

 

[coldsteelrail]

um, can someone introduce me? i think i'm in love?

 

[LarZ]

hey does anyone know about traveling with hedghogs? my friend has one that needs adopting and im toatly down for it, as long as the hedgehog would. does anyone here know how one would react to being in a city? or being handled much and so on?

My friend Clio has two pet hedgehogs and they are awesome. She had them from babies though (her mom does animal rescue), so make sure they were brought up well and socialized well. Something else to keep in mind is that they are illegal to have as pets in some states, like CA for example. Anyway, I think it'd be awesome. Do it.

 

[Loth Lorien]

woah thats nuts, how to you keep the cat around? do you have a leash? my friends have a kitten they need to get rid off and id love to take it traveling with me, but how realistic is it being a hobo with a cat? rats and dogs are one thing, but a cat? any suggestions?

My cat walks on a leash. I would never travel with him though. I love walking around with him on my shoulder though cause he just snarls what teeth he has and yells at strangers. Since he is deaf the lack of volume control becomes a problem if I ever decided to being him along. Just seems like cats domesticated themselves pretty much and aren't really built to rough it if they've become accustomed to indoor living. If you started with a kitten I don't see why it wouldn't work, it wouldn't know anything different. It would be cool to have a sort of hybrid feral cat.

 

[Shakou]

My husband and I have a dog and a cat. Both are fucking awesome and extremely adaptable to our unpredictable lifestyle.
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[keg]

i have wanted to get a dog but here(hawaii)it seems to get you in more trouble and less likely to make money.when i went to the mainland dogs seemed to get everyone fed.here the dog gets taken away and you get tickets or jail

 

[coolguyeagle76']

i had a tick named roach i picked up in oakland, had him for about three months before he exploded. lime disease sucks...

 

[foxx]

i would love to travel with my rat, it doesn't seem like it would be difficult as she always stays close to me for safety

 

[bicycle]

i had a tick named roach i picked up in oakland, had him for about three months before he exploded. lime disease sucks...

You got lyme?

 

[Earth]

My favorite traveling companion??
Nobody.

But my favorite companion when at home??
That's endless: my dog, my 4 cats, my outdoor pals (skunks, etc..)
Anything but people..............

 

[baconrind]

This is rich because OP is talking about MY dog that I got off the streets in Arkansas. And "stole my dog when she split" is more like made you call your mom to buy you a bus ticket tha fuck away from me. Ha ha! I still have my dog actually and I bet he's rode more trains than Tailz.