If you see this do NOT call an exterminator, call a beekeeper to relocate them for you.
Fuck that, I’m calling a SWAT team
No you’re not
Hey man! Bees are extremely important! They are the worlds most efficient and effective pollinators! without bees we wouldn’t have lots of fruit and vegetables and nuts! Like cucumbers, almonds, cherries, and that’s just naming a few. Because these plants can only be pollinated by bees, therefore if there were no bees there would be none of those foods! that’s why you gotta kiss bees and not kill them
Yep! These bees are swarming. They have all gathered there before heading off together to find a new place to build a hive! At this point in a Swarm, the bees can actually just be knocked in to a box and taken to an appropriate Hive, as long as you have the queen. She’s in there somewhere. Honestly during the swarm ball bees are pretty chill. Nothing to get over excited or frightened about.
Bees are the least likely to harm you while they’re swarming like this. At this point, there isn’t a hive or any young for them to protect. Seriously, it’s not worth jacking nature even more just because you don’t wanna get stung (especially when you’re very unlikely to be)
Bees are dying off in an alarming rate and we need to do everything we can to help them. If they’re not around to pollinate our food crops, we are truly screwed.
I noticed this post had lots of reblogs with comments like “people who abandon their pets suck!” etc. etc.
So here are some helpful resources instead of negativity! c: If you’re thinking about giving up your dog because he’s “too big”, take a second and see if you really mean any of these.
1. “He’s too big” really means “He physically knocks me down in the house/pulls me down on leash.”
Your dog needs training! There are several ways to train your dog to have good manners, but most dogs will respond well to positive reinforcement training. You can get a clicker for $0.99 at Walmart, Target, and Petco. Here are a few Youtube videos about preventing jumping and leash manners.
If you don’t feel confident enough to train your dog by using instructional videos or books, do a Google search for “dog training club [your town or zip code]” Training clubs are made up of people who enjoy training and titling their dogs, and who choose to offer classes for a small fee (usually about $10/class for group classes, more for private lessons). Training clubs offer classes on weeknights and weekends, usually in 6 or 8 week sessions.
If all else fails, sign up for positive reinforcement classes at your local Petco or PetSmart. Big box pet store obedience classes are better than no obedience classes at all.
2. “He’s too big” really means “This dog has too much energy! I can’t keep up!”
You have lots of options! First, exercise. The fastest, easiest way to drain your dog of energy is to provide him with both physical and mental exercise!
Fetch is great physical exercise, but dogs aren’t born knowing how to play fetch. You’ll have to teach them! Here’s an instructional video.
Taking your dog for a long walk, or multiple short walks, is another good source of physical exercise. You can even have your dog wear a backpack with a little weight on your walks (make them carry their own treats or water). This will tire them out more and give them a “job” to do. Be sure to have someone knowledgeable show you the proper fit and how to equally distribute weight if you choose to get your dog a backpack. It’s also a good idea to talk to your vet first, too. Here’s an example of a backpack on Amazon:
Mental exercise is just as important as physical exercise. Do several short training session a day to help drain your dog’s excess energy. Here’s a book with 101 tricks to teach your dog. I don’t own it, but have flipped through it in Petco a few times, and it looks pretty great to me.
Your dog will also love toys made specifically for mental stimulation. Most involve your dog figuring out how to get a treat out of the toy. Two we like:
If you feel that you don’t have time to give your dog all the exercise he needs, consider doggie daycare a couple days a week. This is exactly what it sounds like. Your dog will go to a facility built especially for dogs, where he’ll have supervised free play with other dogs, nap time, one on one time with a human, lunch (if you feed lunch) and snack time. Your dog will come home exhausted. Be sure to find a doggie daycare that temperament tests all dogs before letting them sign up.
If doggie daycare isn’t right for you, try hiring a dog walker. There are professional dog walkers, but a dog-savvy family member or friend will do just fine, too. Be sure to properly introduce them to your dog before giving them a key. Some dogs may not like a stranger coming into their home uninvited.
Spay/neuter your dog. Sometimes, spaying and neutering can help take the edge off your dog’s exuberance if he’s too much to handle. If your finances are holding you back from spaying/neutering, several vets and rescue groups provide low cost or free spay/neuter clinics. Search with your zip code at the ASPCA website to find a spay/neuter clinic nearest you:
3. “He’s too big!” really means “This dog eats too much.” or “Toys are too expensive.” or “Vet bills are outrageous!”
If your dog is eating you out of house and home, reevaluate the kind of food you’re feeding him. Generally, dogs will need to eat more of a crappy food and less of a good quality food to feel satisfied. (Their poops will also be smaller/easier to clean up on a good quality food. Bonus!) When choosing a food for your dog, look at the ingredient list on the back of the bag and pick one with meat as the first ingredient. Here is a website that lists the ingredients in most dog foods, and gives them a rating based on how healthy they are for your pet.
A food with a good solid source of protein and few fillers will make your dog healthier in the long run, and cut down on vet bills. Ask your vet to recommend a food better than the food you’re currently feeding, if you need guidance. (Be aware that some vets have an agenda and will aggressively push Hill’s Science Diet and that’s it. Find an honest vet you trust or contact a canine nutritionist.)
If you feel that you’re spending too much on dog toys, here’s a post with 33 dog toys you can make yourself, from stuff you probably have at your house already.
Some of these are no-nos at our house, like the rope toys, because our dog will eat rope. Supervise your dog and make sure he doesn’t eat parts of any toys. Ingesting things like plastic, string, and rubber can lead to vet visits.
If vet bills are depleting your bank account, you have a few options. First, ask your vet if they accept payment plans. Some will, some won’t, but it never hurts to ask! If your vet’s prices are too high, call around and price compare the services you use most often. Some vets charge less for annual vaccinations than others. Do your homework!
If you’re worried about future vet bills, pet insurance may be right for you. We don’t currently have pet insurance, but a simple Google search will bring up several options you can research to find a plan right for you and your pet.
4. “He’s too big” really means “I don’t want to put any more work into this dog. I’m done.”
This is okay. I won’t judge you, because I don’t know your situation. c: If your dog’s time with your family is done, consider these options before taking him to the pound or animal shelter.
First, contact your breeder. If you got your puppy from a reputable breeder, they may take your dog back. Most reputable breeders will take back one of their pups at any time, at any stage of their life, no-questions-asked. Our breeder’s exact words were “He’ll always have a home here.” Your breeder will solve any behavior problems your dog may have and find him a new home with someone they trust, or they may choose to keep him as their own. Our breeder keeps kennel space free “just in case”.
If your breeder won’t take your dog back, or if you got your dog from a backyard breeder, contact breed-specific rescue groups. Do your research and get some references before dropping your dog off to someone you don’t know. Here are two rescue groups that I think are pretty great, the first one in my area and the second one I follow for fun on Facebook.
If you can’t get your dog in with a breed-specific rescue group, or if you can’t find one you trust, try your local all-breed rescue group. If your community has a pound or shelter, I guarantee they have a rescue group. These groups regularly pull adoptable dogs from the animal shelter, take owner-surrenders, and pick up strays they see wandering. They place them in their network of foster homes and look for “furever homes” for the animals in their care. If they don’t have space for your dog, they’ll be happy to help you network your dog and help find him a home while he continues to live with you. You’ll be invited to attend adoption days where people can meet your dog, post your dog on their Facebook page, and get on a wait list for a foster home to open up.
If all else fails, and you choose to surrender your dog at the animal shelter, be sure to find a NO-KILL shelter. Your dog stands a good chance of finding another home there.
Please do not list your dog as “free to a good home” in the newspaper, on Craigslist, or on Facebook. He may end up being taken for a bait dog in a dog fighting ring, sold for animal testing, or just taken home and abused.
Being CIS IS NOT AN INSULT
Being WHITE IS NOT AN INSULT
How dare I be born with the skin I was born in! How dare I be comfortable with the gender I was assigned!
You have no right to shame me. No one has any right to shame anyone else for things that THEY DONT CONTROL.
a dudebro goes over to the frankenstein place and says “ugh, heavy makeup and fishnets are such an unattractive trend.” tim curry screams “I DIDN’T WEAR IT FOR YOU” and kills him with a pickax and then everyone eats him
“we aren’t like the bad guys” “let us” “don’t push us away”
this sounds threatening and shitty and this whole post is shit and you are shit and there is shit everywhere
What the fuck is this bullshit.
“Tumblr made me pretend I was gender fluid to fit in” like what the fuck kind of asshat shit message is that.
OP can GDIAF.
in case anyone at all is wondering why we are always so pissed about “allies”
she doesn’t even address why she shouldn’t be grouped with our oppressors? and like she doesn’t address any of her main points, just says some shit defending herself, and then says ‘we love you all / please don’t hate us’ yeah right man now we’re totally in love with someone who previously fetishised and tried to label herself as genderfluid to “fit in.”
so instead of researching on how to not be an awful ally, or why people ‘group the oppressors” OR even why fetishising and pretending to be genderfluid is horrifically destructive, OP decided to waste their time on this dumbass comic. I literally hate you
bolded the last part cause op you fucked up
Bolded everything because YOU guys fucked up.
“weh cis white straight people can’t understand us” “lol you labeled yourself as genderfluid to fit in ur such trash”
did you ever stop and think that, MAYBE the ones that are trash are you people, who act nice and supportive but then do shit like this? I don’t even care if i lose followers over this, but all of the bolded stuff is BS and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
you people, some of you anyway, are idiots. instead of maybe being happy that someone is trying, you’re sitting here being morons and assholes to someone that had good intentions. was it right of OP to pretend to be genderfluid to fit in? not really, but you know what? considering how 99.9% of tumblr is, I can totally understand it.
a lot of you people pretend to be all “omg we’re totally for everyone” and “we’re all such good people” but despite that, a lot of you are hypocrites.
you claim to be nice and supportive of everyone, but the truth of the matter is, you’re NOT.
unless someone is gay, bi, trans, genderfluid, or anything that is not straight/cis/white, most of tumblr doesn’t give a shit and thinks the person is stupid and uninformed and you know what? they are uninformed because the only information they get is delivered to them in this way and they’re constantly told that, no matter what, they’re the bad guy just because of how they are.
ever stop and think that this is exactly how the right-wingers view US? we are demonized by rightwingers because they don’t like our way of life, and they are constantly saying we’re the bad guys. let in soak in that all of you are no different than the people that try and oppress us.
I hope that makes you all feel real good about yourselves.
Bashing someone for their views and hopes regarding the hate on tumblr is moronic, and all of you should be trying to be helpful towards people that don’t fully understand the things they’re talking about.
And if the tumblr mentality wasn’t so strong with the rebloggers of this post, maybe OP wouldn’t have felt like they needed to pretend to be something they aren’t just so they could have friends on tumblr.
i was so distressed and upset at all the commentary until i got to the last comment thank you friend we need more ppl like you in the world
