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Bashytubits18 Oct 2014 5:28 p.m. PST

"Dude your hamster cheats! Plus he stole some of my Cheetos!"

Glengarry518 Oct 2014 5:57 p.m. PST

I find the problem with cats is that they don't know when to stop rolling until the dice is under the couch and out of paw reach…

raylev318 Oct 2014 6:38 p.m. PST

My dog would probably roll at least as well as me.

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP18 Oct 2014 6:48 p.m. PST

Well, this is how my dog rolls …

woof!

… so maybe not.

45thdiv18 Oct 2014 7:03 p.m. PST

My cat was one of those gamers who flung the dice across the table like she was playing c raps. Then if the dice fell on the floor she figured it was hers and take off with it. I still find the odd d20 around her favorite haunts now and then.

Toronto4818 Oct 2014 9:50 p.m. PST

My puppy would be more interested in eating the dice

Personal logo ochoin Supporting Member of TMP19 Oct 2014 2:23 a.m. PST

You'd need an octopus for 'buckets of dice' games like Warhammer:

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Personal logo ochoin Supporting Member of TMP19 Oct 2014 2:27 a.m. PST

But NEVER allow your pet elephant to roll.

Here's why…..

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MHoxie19 Oct 2014 3:15 a.m. PST

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skinkmasterreturns19 Oct 2014 3:30 a.m. PST

My cats would never roll for me.Instead,they would steal figures and hide them in shoes…

Fat Wally19 Oct 2014 8:36 a.m. PST

One of my dogs ate a mini dice once. When it reappeared naturally, it ended up being a six. :-)

Winston Smith19 Oct 2014 3:21 p.m. PST

Was the game held up waiting for the results? No one claimed "Cocked die?"

tkdguy19 Oct 2014 4:04 p.m. PST

Good luck getting your dice back.

Mike Target20 Oct 2014 3:18 a.m. PST

Ive learnt that rabbits arent really suitable companions for wargaming with: all they want to do is taste test all the scenery and then steal the tapemeasure.

Hamsters are better, especially when defending a castle: they'll hold that gate against any number of vikings!

epturner20 Oct 2014 4:43 a.m. PST

My beagles would just eat the dice…

Eric

OSchmidt20 Oct 2014 4:52 a.m. PST

Dear Etotheipi

Oooooh!!!! Malemute or Siberian!?! Used to have two Malemutes when much younger. How old is yours? That muzzle and head looks like a Malemute!

Thinking of getting Malemute's again when I move to Maine and retire.

Otto

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP20 Oct 2014 4:45 p.m. PST

He's a malamute. He weighs in at about a buck and a quarter; used to be about a buck and a half, but he's getting older now.

They are amazing dogs. Still wouldn't let him roll dice, though…

Henry Martini20 Oct 2014 4:54 p.m. PST

If he/she doesn't roll, how can you tickle his/her tummy?

OSchmidt21 Oct 2014 4:06 a.m. PST

Dear Etotheipi

Great dogs! I concur. I fell in love with the breed. They will amaze you all the time with how human they can be. Smart too, and one of the most affectionate I have ever known. Better than a lab, but unlike a lab you can't bamboozle them.

And, if you do… you'll pay for it, as you no doubt well know. Where did you get him. Name? How Old?

Did you bother with the whole dog-show champion thing.?

I did, wouldn't do it again.

Otto

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP21 Oct 2014 5:11 p.m. PST

Where did you get him?

Pet store. We weren't looking for a dog, but I was abhorred by such an outdoor dog being in a cage. Let the kids play with him a bit We literally got in the car, started driving and I asked if we should go back. The vote was four to nothing.

Name?

Oberon. The cat is Titania.

How Old?

Coming up on 15.

Did you bother with the whole dog-show champion thing.?

Nah. He has a pedigree, but he's a family dog.

We did go to a local dog show breeder for training. Dog training is not training for the dog. It is training for the humans to be consistent with the animals. If you are consistent with pets, they will learn the rest from you.

Clays Russians22 Oct 2014 1:10 p.m. PST

i have a service dog, she eats dice, then they roll out…. ewwwwwww

Jemima Fawr23 Oct 2014 9:22 a.m. PST

My dog (a cocker-collie cross) would just give me the "You want me to do WHAT? Bleeped text off. Give me a biscuit, slave" look, shortly before bogging off in the opposite direction. She's too lazy even to stick her head in the open sacks of food (which are kept on the floor) to feed herself…

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