Thread:Dino003/@comment-36084651-20180910144420/@comment-36857645-20180919051022

LOL yeah, 'shark'. It's more of in the catfish family, like those, they have tiny, tiny teeth. But, the irredecent 'shark' does not have the spiny fins of catfish.. The fish is velvety smooth feeling. Truly feels velvety soft. Noah has let me rub his nose & head a little, not much, or occasionally touch the side of my finger very, very gently along his/her side. On little bit of a smoothing rub. But, he/she always takes food from my fingers. Flakes stick to my fingers and he/she will very gently suck them off. That's when I can feel, 'barely', the tiny teeth. Noah is about 13 inches long now. 17-18 years old. Crazy when I stop to think how long I've had Noah.

He used to get jealous if we eat in the living room and he saw me share bites of my food with my poodles. He'd splash and get pee'ohed. LOL   Hubby pointed that out to me when Noah splashed me one night, as I was sitting in front of the tank, on the couch..... had my back to Noah. Gave Willie a bite of food and got splashed. What the heck? Hubby told, "Noah's jealous."

What?!! Hubby said, "he's jealous." I said what do you mean jealous? Hubby says, "you fed Willy.  Noah was watching you.  He got jealous."

OMG! rofl

I turned an looked at Noah in the tank and there he was, directly behind me in his tank that is as long as the couch. Watching me. Oh crud. LOL     So. I watched him, watching me.... as I passed Willie a bite of food. *SPLASH*

gosh  LOL   My Noah IS jealous. Holy moly. rofl

So, I gave him some of his food from my fingers and then washed my hands and gave Willie another bite of food. Noah was calm this time.

Good grief. LOL    LOVE my Noah. ^_^

Yes, chows, huge and hairy, yes, good dispositions, yes if trained and managed right. Thus, with Sugar Bear I got the best of the best in her. The extra furry and huggable dog and great disposition of the chow with the fun & observant nature of the cocker in her. Hence her knowing the sequence of starting the car and knowing how to eat from human eating utensils without being taught. She was just that observant, all on her own.

AND.... she did not wolf down bites of food offered. She'd sniff, first left nostril and then right... then gently take the food. (like wine sniffers, savoring the aroma). She'd roll it around in her mouth, gently 'teeth' on it, getting the flavor and enjoying it, before finally chewing it very well and then finally swallowing it. She would then, lower her head, nose towards the floor and roll her eyes upwards, looking back up at you..... like "oh my, that was soooo good."

Truthfully, when she died, I could barely stand to eat anything for many weeks. To get food and eat or even to cook.... I had visuals of her in front of me constantly, and I couldn't stand to eat or cook and know she had been so hungry, but too sick to eat that last couple days. How can I eat when my little Sugar Bear, who loved her food, savored every bite, was hungry and dying? She'd look at me, wanting some.. ANYTHING... but just couldn't eat it. She'd paw me.... was hungry and sick and wanted me to "fix her", make  her feel all better, like I always did all these years when she got sick. BUT. This time, I could not help her. ANd. She did not understand it. She'd look at me, her eyes begging, and I couldn't help or mke her feel better. Not this time. :((

It's been almost a year now, and it's only very recently that I'm finally able to start eating again. Sandwiches mostly. I lived off mostly peanut butter crackers or just saltines and my coffee, water and milk, for many, many weeks. It was all I could stomach to. Have had so many animals... many, many, many... and this one, Sugar Bear, losing her, was the worst I've ever went through.

On Seekers, glad to help when I can. If there is anything you need, certain passes, let me know and I'll send them. I know right now, gold thread for the clothing store is the cheapest place to play, energy wise, with the lanterns for the Garden, costing a bit more energy. Tickets, the DressingRoom costing the next level up in energy. I know that I always wanted gold thread the most because my energy lasted the longest.

Thanks, Dino