Panthersclaw

So I found out it isn't a glitch for the most part. The weight of the item you feed your pet determines how many stages of fullness your pet goes up. Since grarrls and skeiths eat anything, they can eat really heavy things that will bring their fullness well above very bloated and it will take a while for their fullness to go down.

Symol Dirt Pie
Yummy Muddy Pizza
Green Cabbage
Neopets 7th Birthday Bundt Cake
Green Apple My pets seemed to have chosen a green and dirt/mud theme with their food XD
 
I also got a Plate of Holiday Cookies from the Angelpuss

Whoever wrote #1's description, I'm dying over here!  It's amazing and I love it

No its not the screenshot. Don't worry! When I "saved" the image link and sent it to you, I must not have actually saved it as the new one. Its all on me.  

Okay, so you know what is freakin fantastic? 
Being able to create your real life pet on Neopets.   
I just want to share my happiness on the site right now, as well as my new favorite Neopet. 
I have a red tri colored  Australian Shepherd (not sure why they call it red when his fur looks brown)  and I really just wanted to be able to have him as a Neopet but was not sure if it would work out. He started as a red poogle but it just didn't really look "natural" for Dusty. Then i found the Christmas Kacheek. ??
Introducing Nuggetboye. I often call him Nugget or nugget boy in real life cus he looks like a big floofy chicken nugget. 
 Same shaped head, button ears, a cute little nose. Same chest and tail marking, and the color is a perfect Dusty "red". 
So although it is not the best customization in the world, I freakin love this pet and its look. It could not be more perfect.
 

 
 
And here he is as a smol boye.
 
 
 
Thank you so much for reading my brag post. 
Have a nice day 
 

I would ask them: how long should you wait before giving her food/drink after the surgery, if they have any medication they recommend for post surgery pain for her age, and what problems to look out for. As for food I would recommend smoothie-ing things to make it easier, since she is losing quite a few teeth.
Most kids at 6, don't make fun of other kids for missing teeth. They either think it's cool, or they might have some missing too.

The Candy Zafara reminds me of Elsa. No, I won't Let It Go. lol

@Panthersclaw ah that might explain it. Such colourful/ sour sugar candies are not really popular in the Netherlands. Here most candies are liquorice-based of course 

The Candy Zafara kind of reminds me of blue raspberry sour gummy candy. The sparkly bits remind me of sour sugar that sour gummy candies have. Sour Gummy candy is a common sight in the US, and bright blue candy is typically called blue raspberry flavored which is pretty popular here. 
 

@babayaga67 Mouse is now 11 years old, so that incident was a LONG time ago :laugh:
I trust Mouse 100% with my girls. I've even put her in the little babes' crib and she just sniffed her over and laid down beside her. Now, on the other hand, it's the two older ones I don't trust with her. Especially the oldest! I've caught her hitting and being mean to Mouse. The middle monster tries riding Mouse but I tell her not to or she could hurt Mouse. I have to commend Mouse for putting up with all their nasty tricks. She's lunged and gone after them snarling and teeth bared, and you'd think she'd actually bite. Nope, she just hits them with her nose and even if she does get a hand in her mouth, she NEVER leaves a mark. It's just hard enough to get her point across.
@rntracy1 How is your hand doing today?

*snorts*
Actually, I think you'd find that if a chihuahua inflicted that kind of damage it would probably be the biggest deal EVER.  Attack of the 50ft Killer Chihuahua . . .
Anyways . . .I'm glad it's really clear that both your doggos are well aware that your injury is their fault and they obviously feel much guilt about this, (are you the Alpha dog to them then, or is hubby?) What happened to you is basically collateral damage though, isn't it. Just like when a person tries to split up two people who are fighting and end up getting hit by both of them, the punches weren't aimed at the third person, they just got in the way, and powerful dogs are WAY stronger than most people so the human trying to separate them is bound to come off worse.
Hopefully NO-ONE tries to make a thing of you being bitten. This wasn't an unprovoked attack, you just got your arm in the way of what was already going on.That's like trying to blame the kettle for scalding you when you've put your arm directly into the steam . . .
I got injured in the same kind of way myself, though on a VASTLY smaller scale . . . I got mauled by one of my dwarf hamsters one day
100% my own fault, they'd got to the stage where they'd fight if you had them together, so I held one up to the cage of the other so they could see each other (real sensible, right? ) the one I had in my hand hooked his paw over the bars of the cage and pulled himself, and consequently my hand, forward and tried to bite his brother. But because he was in my hand what he actually sank his teeth into was my finger. ;~; Thankfully I didn't react by jerking and flinging him across the room or anything, but I DID learn to not do that again.

Wow, 16 stitches! I can't even imagine how bad that hurts. 
I don't have dogs, but if I did, I wouldn't blame them either if something like this happened. If anyone thinks your doggo deserves to be punished or whatever because of this, well, I hope they don't have pets of their own. One time my cat hurt me because he got his paw stuck under a door, and he was so desperate that he didn't realise I was trying to help him. He bit my finger several times - I still have the scars today (that happened at least 5 years ago). I got 0 stitches, so I can't compare to your injury, but the point is, I 100% understand why he bit me. The nurses at the ER certainly didn't, so they made fun of me. They were like, "how did you let a cat do this to you?" 
Anyway, I hope the pain becomes a lot more manageable soon, and that your hand heals as quickly as possible!

Angelo, I am really sorry to hear you say that about Pitbulls.  As Duma said, she didn't realize what she was doing in the heat of it. In fact, I am the one who stuck my hand in her snapping, growing, barking, biting mouth while she was in a frenzy, because I THOUGHT I could break them apart. I did not think  through the consequences of my actions.  When I had to fill out the paperwork regarding the dog bite, and they ask the type of dog, I thought to myself, "Ok, here we go, another skewd statistic about how yet ANOTHER pitbull attacks it's owner so viciously she needs 16 stitches and is lucky she doesn't lose her hand."  Now, if It had been a chiuaua, it wouldn't be a big deal.  Could have been the same situation, but the chiuaua wouldn't have done the same damage.  They are meaner, just can't do the damage of a pitbull.  When the pitbull gets into a zone, you can't break them out of it.  My husband calls it, the pitbull wacked out, nut zone.  lol.  Our old pitbull used to do it too.  Get EXTREMELY focused.  She never bit anyone though. As I said in my post, I would trust this dog around any person, child, or baby.  She is a gentle sweetheart.  The Rotti, who stopped instantly, and didn't bite at all, I wouldn't trust him AT ALL with company in my house.  Two very different dogs.
LOL. That comment literally made me laugh out loud.  Laughter IS the best medicine.  Come on J, make me laugh more, I have a LOT of healing to do.  lol
That is funny that you say that about the tennis balls.  I don't know if I put this in my original post but, we bought 100 tennis balls at a tag sale. We dumped them ALL out and she wouldn't let him have ANY of them! NOT ONE!  That was the first fight over the tennis balls.  It was minor and we were able to separate them quite easily.  They play in the pool with the balls all the time without issues.  The pitbull doesn't enjoy the balls like the Rotti.  Usually she just takes them from him, sets it down, and growls if he comes near it.  She doesn't WANT it, she just doesn't want HIM to have it.  If she does play with it, it is exactly as you said, she destroys it, tears it up, chews it apart. We have ball pieces everywhere.  The Rotti on the other hand, does NOT destroy the tennis balls.  He is very dexterous with the ball.  He bats it around with his front paws, he can "throw" the ball to you.  I kid you not.  He can't flick it with his mouth, it goes up in the air, and you can catch it!!! It is quite amazing. He can catch it.  He jumps in the air, he has great accuracy, agility, and height.  I call him Jimmy for Jimmy Graham who is currently with Seattle Seahawks, but was the go to Tight End for Drew Brees and the Saints.  So, I am, of course, Drew Brees, the best Quarter Back, and I throw to my Jimmy Graham.  lol.  The funny thing is, when I call him Jimmy, he KNOWS.  He gets all excited and gets his ball.
We had a ball type toy that had a sound make inside.  The Rotti chewed it up to get the noise maker out.  I made the mistake of putting it into a tennis ball.  lol.  I bet you can image what happened.  Yes, he tore open EVERY tennis ball thinking there were noise makers in them.  It took a LONG time and a LOT of broken tennis balls before he realized there weren't. HE doesn't destroy them anymore.  She does though.
I agree with you, next time could be a LOT worse, this time could have been a lot worse. I am very lucky I didn't lose fingers, my whole hand, or movement. 
Yes, I did google that stuff too.  I will check out the one you posted.  My Rotti had obedience training, and I'll tell you, he listened a lot better than she did.  Unfortunately we couldn't stop him LONG enough because as an animal, he is probably thinking, "why are they making ME stop, not defending myself, and she is attacking me?" He would stop but not long enough to get her off of him.  And I TOTALLY get his point.  Finally he did stop long enough, and he wasn't happy about it, but allowed us to deal with her.  By that time I had lost a lot of blood.  He just kept pinning her by her neck.  I really need a trainer to work with her and her guarding of the toys.
Duma, it is funny that you mentioned about letting her see/smell it.  I let BOTH of them.  Neither one of them will leave my side.  I think she does realize what she did because when I show her the hand, her ears go down and back, she lowers her head and wags her tail.  It "looks" like she is saying, I'm sorry Twacy.  (that's how I think she would say my name. lol).  The Rotti, won't leave my side either, and doesn't want me to pet him with that hand. He gets very uneasy, takes his paw and pulls my hand down!!!! He NEVER pulls your hand away when you pet him.  He wants to be pet 24 hrs per day!!  I think they both realize it's hurt and she knows she is the one who caused it.
As far as pain medication, they did offer, I declined. 800 ibuprofen is doing well, but when it wears off, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! It hurts like something I cannot even tolerate.  I think I tolerate pain fairly well.  I wasn't going to go get stitches at all because I didn't want the pain of the lidocaine injection.  I have seen people screaming from the burning of it.  I was terrified. So she told me, "a small little stick and a burn like a beesting."  I didn't feel much.  I said, "is that it?"  She said, yes.  After she finished numbing it all up, I said, "is this seriously what people yell and scream about as far burning and stinging?'  She said, yes.  I was like, "WOW!  It wasn't FUN, but it was nothing to scream about. I was so terrified to point I wasn't even going to come here, for nothing."
 
Thanks to all of you for your well wishes.  I will keep you posted.  I would post the pictures but they are too big. I will see if I can scale them down and post them.  The swelling now is my main concern. Everything is so tight.
 

I have a Rottweiler and a pitbull.  You hear the stories about how vicious pitbulls are.  Mine is a sweetie, she really is.  My Rotti loves his tennis balls.  Always has since he was a pup.  The pitbull can take a bone away from him, a steak, a toy, ALMOST anything.  But if she takes his ball away, he WILL KILL HER!!!  That is not a metaphor.  We try to keep the tennis balls away when they are together. It doesn't matter how many balls there are.  We bought 100 balls at a tag sale.  We dumped them on the floor and she didn't want him to have ANY of them.  That was the first of the death matches.  The second one, she ended up at the animal hospital with a severe wound to her eye.  Tonight, I tried to break them apart, because if we don't, he WILL kill her, there is no two ways about it. He clamps down on her neck and won't let go.  When we separate them, SHE goes right back for more.  The only way the Rotti can stop her is to pin her down until she stops moving forever, or we break it up.  Period.  I got the short end of it tonight and ended up with 16 stitches in my left hand.  It hurts so much.  It is sore, it aches, it burns, it has nerve pain, so many combined pains that I literally can't stand it.  I have iced it, elevated it, nothing.  I will try ibuprofen, but even with the stitches, it is STILL oozing blood.
My husband thought one of the dogs had gotten bitten real bad.  He said, "someone got bit bad, there's blood EVERYWHERE!"  I said, "It's MY blood, it's pouring out everywhere!" I was still trying to hold her back and the blood was pouring out onto the floor, on her, on the couch, everywhere.  What a mess.  The gash in my finger is so bad there is a chunk of flesh missing!  There wasn't even enough tissue to close it up all the way!  
Despite all of the above, I love my dog. She did not hurt me on purpose. I know, many people here will/would say, "I wouldn't put up with that. That dog did a lot of damage to you. What if it was someone else, or god forbid, a child."  She is actually the one that's good around people. I don't have worries about them around children. HONESTLY.  But I know their trigger and have to be extra careful. Many would say, I would at least get rid of all the tennis balls.  That isn't fair to the Rotti.  I have to be more aware.  I probably could have prevented this.
Showering today was difficult to say the least.  My hand is so swollen I cannot bend it.  I am a bit concerned about compartment syndrome, so I have to keep an eye on it. But otherwise, I am hanging in there. 

Wow that stinks about your hand, I mean 16 stitches? . I hope it heals asap. At least she understood that she was the one that caused it, and you are aware that you are partially responsible for your injury. I would also suggest training to curb the guarding behavior and possibly removing the trigger, but as others said that isn't really fair to the Rotti.
I hate the stigma against Pitbulls. Pitties are naturally sweet, loving and loyal dogs , and many of those who are "vicious" were bred, raised and trained to be that way, or they were scared or nervous and the person bitten didn't see the warning signs and got too close.

Yep, exactly that. I play this game almost every single day, and I've only gotten the tree once, many years ago. I was so caught off-guard that I half-missed the Kass and it didn't go as far as it should have. My high score is still from that game, though. I haven't been able to beat it since, even with high wind, excellent timing, and 4+ bounces. 

HA, yeah you don't need to plug that into a translator to come up with "I miss you," do you! Your son's gonna be good at picking up the true feelings behind the Dad-speak too, I'm sure.
It's awesome that he's enjoying himself, I mean this is an adventure! He's one of the lucky people who's getting to do what he always wanted. From everything you've said about him he's going to be great at his job, and he'll enrich the lives of those he comes into contact with.
It's even more awesome that his happiness is working on you, too, and letting you start to feel better about him flying the nest.

Very Important Notice: The Runway Round #53 will NOT be starting this week as expected, due to personal matters. I cannot say for sure when the contest will be back - it could be next week or the one after that. I will let you all know about any changes. I apologise for the inconvenience, but I hope you understand. Thank you!

Yes, as a mom and as a mom who probably had her girls go off to college (that is what I am pretending right now-lol) I am sure you can relate to missing your child.  He will have a great career, either in or outside of the military as he is continuing his Electrical training.  He began that in voc/tech school, got the certifications/hours he needed to become an apprentice.  That is what he will do in the Army.  So, I KNOW he is getting the discipline, experience, training, and education he needs, it is still very difficult.  I am doing better each day.  Monday and Tuesday was crying all day.  Today has been better.  
Thanks Scoobs, thanks for confirming all my fears!  lol.  Actually, he is VERY GOOD at making friends and dealing with new situations.  It is kind of a long story but I will try to shorten it a little bit.  Most of you all know that I am a school nurse.  I work in the public schools here where I live.  It is an inner city school system, the kids are pretty rough/tough.  When my son was in 1st grade he loved his school nurse, then she committed suicide.  He asked if I could come be his school nurse. I happened to be working for an agency who put nurses in the schools so I asked them and they found the position and put me in.  When the school was looking to fill it permanently, they hired me because I had been there for 3 months and knew the ropes.  Once I saw how it was in the public schools there and informed my husband, he did not want our son there anymore. Hence his second move to a new school. (He had been to one school for kindergarten then another for 1st grade). We pulled him out and put him in to Catholic School.  He was there for two years when that school closed.  We had to move him to another Catholic school.  He was there for 2 years when they decided they were going to combine ALL the catholic schools into one Academy.  So he moved to his 3rd Catholic School.  He was there until he went to middle school.  While at middle school our city suffered a horrific Tornado that destroyed the school.  Luckily the kids he JUST gone home for the day!!!!!  So he had to go back to the Elementary school building for the remainder of middle school.  So, he is no stranger to new experiences.  He can make friends so easily.  He is such a great kid.  I am not just saying that because I'm his mom (well, maybe a little- lol). If I wasn't his mom, I would want to be his friend.  My principal/boss, came to his high school graduation (she loves him). Everyone there was telling her, "Oh, you're here for Robert? He is such a nice kid."  
As far a communication, they get their phones every Sunday.  Their unit has a Facebook page of pictures and events that I can go to and get information.  Letters and pictures whenever he gets the urge to write.  lol.  He is not big on that type of thing, so we shall see. I will write to him though.  
If he were in the Air Force instead, it would be VERY possible for him to be stationed here at home as we have Westover Air force Base right here, 15 mins from the house.  
He does wear his hair short, so it won't be much different other than the fact that he probably won't have ANY hair the next time I see him. LOL. 
Yes, it will be gradual.  I guess the fact that I haven't been crying all day today is a good thing.  My husband is not fooling anyone, especially me.  He has been texting our son constantly since he left.  He said, "now I have to do all the yard work by myself."  But he used to complain about how the kid never did anything. (which was NOT true BTW).  I said to him, "Now you will realize just how much he DID do."  My older son misses him, but he doesn't live at home anymore so he is used to it.  
 
I wanted to update everyone, my son is having the time of his life. He enjoyed flying for his first time and eating Thai food.  I am here crying and worrying while he is having a great time.  I am so happy that he is having fun.  I am feeling much better about it.  That is the most important thing, that he is doing well and having a good time.  That is all that matters.

Woot! What a good birthday for the Elephants. 8-bit is cute, it looks round and sweet with those pastel coloured clothing, like a toy. The wings are funny, I never really thought about them having wings. Now I look at some other 8-bit pets, I realize that this colour allows (or forces) the artist to be very creative, especially with respect to the pose. Although I don't think I will even get an 8-bit pet (except when the Xweetok turns out to be very cute) , they might be a new favourite colour of mine.
Biscuit is most of the time a boring colour, but oh my, look at what they did to this elephant! It is GORGEOUS! I blame it mostly on the lighting which makes it look so texturized and grainy, almost like a cookie in a food magazine. Compare it with the gelert below. I also like how the hat looks very chocolaty. 

The outfit is also lovely- a Game of Thrones/ viking / Inuit mashup? The colour of the fur cape might be a bit odd, but it fits the neopets universe. I am not sure though which petpet was flayed for this cape...

 

@rntracy1 I can't even imagine what you must be feeling. I don't think that I would be able to let them go. I know that it is important to protect our country, but it's also the mother's of the men and women serving our country who have to be so strong! I try to think about how I might feel, and I would be so proud of them on the one hand, but so terrified on the other. My mind just tries to shut down and go into denial, which is something that you said you have sort of been dealing with. I imagine that having a child go into law enforcement would also be hard. As a mom I know that you must feel so proud that your son wants to help other people so much that he is willing to put his life on the line, as scary as that thought is. He sounds like a really wonderful young man, and that means that you have done a good job raising him so congratulations to you.

I'm not a mom, but I can understand your worry for your son. Having your child leave the nest and go off into the world can make anyone worry. BTW Congrats on him getting honors and graduating. He may be gone for a while during his training, but he will have a few breaks where he won't be training in the future that he can use to visit you. I wish your son good luck and safety as he goes off to boot camp and into the Army. 

I'm not a mom, but I can understand your worry for your son. Having your child leave the nest and go off into the world can make anyone worry. BTW Congrats on him getting honors and graduating. He may be gone for a while during his training, but he will have a few breaks where he won't be training in the future that he can use to visit you. I wish your son good luck and safety as he goes off to boot camp and into the Army. 

My submission for last year's Kacheek day :)
 

 
A Grey Gelert for Valentine's

 
Art gallery submission for last year's Zafara Day
 

 
My art gallery submission for Elephante Day this year!

 
My Moehog, Padmor.
 

 
My Baby Kau, Atloc.
 

 
And my Scorchio, Dinksa. :)

Make your holiday joyful with this adorable little petpet!

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