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There's so much doom on social media right now. The environment is collapsing. The economy will crash. Civil rights are ending. Democracy is dead.

What keeps you going? Why do you still get up and go do what needs to be done when the world seems to be ending around us?

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[-] Drusas@fedia.io 11 points 4 weeks ago

My dogs. I stagger their ages so that I'll always have at least one and thus would feel too guilty to ever kill myself.

[-] berryjam@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Planning ๐Ÿง 

[-] krelvar@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Ours are 11, 7, and 3.

[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Nice. Mines about 3. Would you wait until 5 for a new one?

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago

Depends on the breed / size of the dog. Large dogs have shorter lives. I like large dogs. About five years is a good age to get a puppy in that context. I wouldn't wait more than seven years.

[-] aturtlesdream@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Personally, I would say 3-4 is a good gap. That is what we have done with our last 3 pups, I wouldn't want them to be much farther apart as I feel like they wouldn't play or bond quite as well when the older one is more set in their ways and has less energy for puppy shenanigans

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I got a puppy when my older dog was five. But the puppy died of cancer right when she turned two. So I just got another puppy right before my older dog turned seven. She definitely had more patience for the last puppy, but they are starting to bond and play a bunch. It's nice to see. The older dog seemed really off and saddened by the loss of the last puppy. Nice for her to have a friend again.

[-] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 4 weeks ago

My dogs were 16 and 7 when they passed last year. ๐Ÿ˜ž

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm so sorry for your loss. It's wonderful that you had one for so long, though.

[-] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, it was a rough year. Cancer is a real bummer.

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