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I realize I have never actually mentioned that later on they get a dog. She's an Australian shepherd mix and her name is Luna. <3

I finally drew her, but I had her in mind for a while. I think for a while Bobby was the one that wanted a dog and they had at least discussed it, but it all just kind of happened at once. I think she was part of an oops litter where her mom was a show dog pure bred and a mutt broke in and got her pregnant and they wanted to get rid of the puppies all hush hush and so she practically was given away and Bobby couldn't resist when the opportunity presented itself.

I think a shepherd would be a really good breed for them tho and, while Pietro was really hesitant at first with getting a dog and referred to her initially as "YOUR dog", he eventually would just be the meme

He just was hesitant at first if they could handle the responsibility financially and time wise. They'd want to wait for them to be a bit more stable and this might be when Bobby is at least done with school. He will not deny the adorableness of the dog, but he still wants Bobby to prove to him he knows how to handle a dog. I think eventually they'd train her and she'd love to go on runs with Pietro and he unintentionally trains a racer bc she keeps wanting to keep up with him and even his slow is very fast.

I will say tho that initially she was REALLY scared of Pietro's size shifting ability and it took at least a couple weeks for her to start getting used to it. She'd bark and run away when he'd get bigger and it took her a while to realize that's him but also that he's not getting bigger as a threat display. Poor baby and poor Pietro. (esp bc they got her in the colder months and there were times he had to do his "giant time" outside for a while so she wouldn't get scared) Bobby would say she'll get used to it, but I'm sure he was scared if she would too bc he really wants to keep the dog. I think Pietro would have actually been the one to throw the name out and Bobby liked it and that's what they kept, even tho he was the one not wanting to get attached right away.

Anyway, they're fathers now. That's their baby. I thought if they'd have kids in this AU or not, but I feel they wouldn't want any themselves and are happy being uncles, but I still thought to keep the name Luna for their furry daughter heh

i'm still here (stickers) 💜

I will be downloading everything I purchased from Bandcamp and keeping an eye on it.

What HAS changed recently is that Songtradr is shutting down THEIR distribution site and telling artists to move to BC.

Because we are predators, and Geese are prey animals with hollow bones, no teeth, and no claws. What they do have are wings to make them look bigger and a fuck off attitude. That attitude works on most people apparently.

But it's still funny that people are scared of them, because like... They're just not that big.

And "serrated" break is a bit of an exaggeration. It's ridged, there are bumps along the sides but they're made for grinding water plant stems, not chewing meat or anything. They have a pretty good pinch pressure, but of all the birds I've been bitten by, geese aren't high on the list of a threat.

But humans, as predators, want to avoid being hurt *at all.* Because an injury means not being able to hunt and not being able to hunt means potentially starving to death.

The best way to not get hurt by geese is to leave them alone and respect that they're living things that don't want to be messed with.

You are 100% right, I have never been chased by a goose, not once in 41 years, because I wouldn't run from a fucking goose, and it cannot chase you if you don't run.

Geese are literally just animals. Here is me with one of my friend's geese many years ago.

They are not evil, they are not mean, they are not out to get you. They are animals. They are prey animals. They are defensive of their territory, their nests (because how would you like it if a giant invaded your nursery to look at your sleeping baby?? would you be super nice about it?? Would you gracefully and peacefully handle just Some Guy you don't know coming into your nursery against your will to look at and pick up your screaming kid?? like it's not even unreasonable behavior, people are just mad because it's an animal and they have weird beliefs about animals all having to allow human interaction), and their mates.

but they are literally just animals.

I would never be chased by a goose, because I don't run, but also because I leave them alone. And the few times I have had to interact, I was polite and they responded in kind.

A mated pair with 8 goslings in the narrow road I needed get down? PRIME candidates for being the "mean goose" everyone claims exists.

Yet, they moved politely out of the road when I got out and shooed them to the side, and they brought their muppet kids over to say hello when I greeted them properly. I gave them a few goose-safe treats and went on my way. No chasing, no attacking, no biting. One of the parents hissed a few times, but still bowed back when I bowed first.

I saw a lone goose in an Aldi parking lot earlier this year, and I brought over a cup of water and set it down, then backed away. It kept its distance while I was setting the cup down, but waddled right over to drink once I backed off. Didn't hiss once. Didn't chase me. Didn't try to get me.

Like, it's literally so easy to not be hurt by geese. I'm not talking out my ass; I've interacted with or been near so many geese and I've NEVER seen an actually aggressive one- only geese being harassed by humans into a provoked reaction.

I'm sorry to the people who got chased by one as a four year old or whatever and never recovered, but that's a you and/or your parents problem for bothering or allowing you to bother wild animals. Calling geese evil and nasty and mean because your parents allowed you to act inappropriately around animals as a toddler is an anthropomorphization that continues a cycle of wildlife harassment, because people feel justified in harassing "bad" animals.

And acting like I (or others) only think geese are not mean because I've never been chased by one is an excellent example of having fallen for their defensive mechanisms, as well as an excellent example of the attitude people have about geese that leads to people harassing and consequently getting attacked by geese.

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