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Blouie the Blue Heeler @NFC

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Blue Heeler (Australian Cattle Dog) in his 40's. Software dev by trade. Robotics enthusiast, occasionally writing fiction. Trying to be a better craftsperson and artist πŸ˜‹

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Aber die GRüNeN!!!1! 😝

09.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Blue Heeler fursuiter holding two Katana swords in his paws, assuming a β€žreadyβ€œ stance, photographed at night in front of an urban cityscape.

Blue Heeler fursuiter holding two Katana swords in his paws, assuming a β€žreadyβ€œ stance, photographed at night in front of an urban cityscape.

Fight the Powers 😎
(Night #photohoot at #Nordicfuzzcon with Cyberpunk props)

πŸ“Έ @furcphoto.bsky.social
🧭 #Malmâ, Sweden

#furry #fursuit #shenanigans #fursuitfriday

07.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Einfach gehen, zusammen mit dem kompletten Kabinett, wΓΌrde reichen.

07.03.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photo of Blue Heeler fursuiter sitting in a pile of autumn leaves.

Black and white photo of Blue Heeler fursuiter sitting in a pile of autumn leaves.

#Spring will bring new leaves - so I can keep mine, right 😁

#furry #fursuit #shenanigans #FursuitEveryday

🧭 #Munich Suit Walk (MSW) autumn 2025, organized by @muenchner-furs.de

01.03.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Caught the ball :3 what do I win???

πŸͺ’ @blouie.bsky.social

28.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

But I need both feet paws πŸ₯Ί

28.02.2026 09:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of underside of Blouie's indoor paws with a Clarion hotel inventory sticker.

Photo of underside of Blouie's indoor paws with a Clarion hotel inventory sticker.

Found this on the soles of my indoor paws when I unpacked them after returning from #NordicFuzzCon: I guess Doggo is official con inventory now πŸ˜†
But don’t worry, I escaped containment, there will be plenty of Good Boy shenanigans until next NFC!

27.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning how to perform circus tricks takes effort but this dog was a natural.

What a good boy, @blouie.bsky.social! :3

#nfc2026

25.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am such a doofus 😒
So sorry, Moo!
In case you should also attend Eurofurence this year, that would be the next chance for hugs!

23.02.2026 18:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Escalating quickly πŸ˜†

23.02.2026 16:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of an elevator door with the (presumably) Swedish word for elevator (Hiss) above the door.

Photo of an elevator door with the (presumably) Swedish word for elevator (Hiss) above the door.

Passive-aggressive #elevator πŸ˜†

23.02.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t worry, I respawned already 😁

23.02.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Blue Heeler fursuiter laying on the ground, mimicking the pose of an outline of a crime scene duct tape marker of a furry.

Blue Heeler fursuiter laying on the ground, mimicking the pose of an outline of a crime scene duct tape marker of a furry.

#zoomies over and out!
Doggo had a blast at #NordicFuzzCon, and will definitely return next year 😁
But - what is sleep?
#furry #fursuit #shenanigans

23.02.2026 06:28 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A human brain consumes about 20 Watts, and is at the same time many orders of magnitude more versatile than any AI model in existence.
It's alarming how desperate the people at the head of the β€žBig AI Playersβ€œ seemingly want to be neofascists.

21.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Blue Heeler fursuiter sitting on a bench, offering a paw to the viewer in greeting.

Blue Heeler fursuiter sitting on a bench, offering a paw to the viewer in greeting.

Greetings from and to #Copenhagen and #NordicFuzzcon 😊
Had an awesome fursuit adventure there yesterday (including a new all time record for suiting in one go, 8 hours!), thank you CPHFurryClub for organizing the event!

πŸ“Έ Pepe Gonzales

#furry #fursuit #adventures

18.02.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of fursuit body front side with new zipper hidden by fur.

Photo of fursuit body front side with new zipper hidden by fur.

Photo of inside of fursuit body with part of new machine sewn zipper visible.

Photo of inside of fursuit body with part of new machine sewn zipper visible.

Looks definitely better than the previous hand-sewn zipper 😁

#furry #fursuit #repair

15.02.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of Blouie's new fursuit surgery helper (a sewing machine).

Photo of Blouie's new fursuit surgery helper (a sewing machine).

Zipper prepared for sewing on a fursuit body suit.

Zipper prepared for sewing on a fursuit body suit.

Leveling up capabilities and skills alongside (hopefully πŸ˜†)
After some #RTFM I figured out the basic operation of a sewing machine, now wish me luck for machine-sewing my first zipper 😊

#fursuit #repair #shenanigans

15.02.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you ❀️

14.02.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Anytime, fellow Woof πŸ€—

14.02.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ€—
I'll make sure to boop you as well next week!

14.02.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes πŸ€—
I'll make sure to boop you during next week!

14.02.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a t-shirt with a drawing of Blouie the Blue Heeler in β€žKung-Fu paws upβ€œ pose and his name printed on it.

Photo of a t-shirt with a drawing of Blouie the Blue Heeler in β€žKung-Fu paws upβ€œ pose and his name printed on it.

Photo of a t-shirt with a drawing of Blouie the Blue Heeler in β€žKung-Fu paws upβ€œ pose and β€žHug the Woofβ€œ printed on it.

Photo of a t-shirt with a drawing of Blouie the Blue Heeler in β€žKung-Fu paws upβ€œ pose and β€žHug the Woofβ€œ printed on it.

New shirts arrived just in time for #NordicFuzzCon πŸ˜‹
(Featuring @artofeleweth.bsky.social's portrait of Blouie)

Looking forward to meeting both old and new acquaintances!

13.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, it is indeed one of Tioh's models 😁
With two modifications: One on geometry level before printing to make sure the first couple of layers adhere properly to the printer table. The other happened accidentally during printing: The tip of the snout β€žshiftedβ€œ as something lost cohesion.

11.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You shouldn’t confuse me with someone who knows what they are doing πŸ˜…
Thank you very much for the hint, I'll definitely need to check out Orca Slicer (or see if the slicer the manufacturer of my printer provides has a similar function).

10.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of an almost finished 3D print of a canine fursuit head base.

Photo of an almost finished 3D print of a canine fursuit head base.

And the result: Came out nicely for my first time trying to print a #fursuit head base!

Only defect: Somehow my printer managed to β€ždislocateβ€œ the top of the snout to the right πŸ˜†
Well, back to Blender to re-print the snout tip, maybe to FreeCAD to try and design proper connectors.
#furry #3dprint

10.02.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Work in progress image of a 3D printed piece for a fursuit.

Work in progress image of a 3D printed piece for a fursuit.

About a quarter through the entire piece, it survived the night at least 😁

#furry #fursuit #3dprinting

09.02.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is a test to see if my printer can handle larger work pieces for fursuit building 🐢

09.02.2026 10:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nope, it’s a no-name replacement bed plate whose back side you don’t want to see 😝
Adhesion depends on more than just the bed plate for my printer though, as Z calibration and temperature range for the first couple of layers play a huge role. If in doubt: Hair spray πŸ˜‰

09.02.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

About 36 hours to go 😁

08.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
3D Print in progress.

3D Print in progress.

After a couple of exorcisms and modifying the geometry slightly before slicing it is finally looking hopeful 😝

08.02.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0