Let's See Some Dogs !
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I have put off posting these pictures of Joe, who I always refer to as our "superdog." I called him that because he was perfect from the get-go. He was a mix between a pit bull and an Australian cattle dog. He got his blue eyes from his mother, the Aussie.
Joe never messed up, even when we got him as a 9-month-old puppy from some friends whose landlord would not permit anything that vaguely resembled a Pitty. He learned every essential command quickly, and was a perfect loving guardian. He terrorized the mailman, but in actuality, once we accepted someone into our house, he was friendly and nice to them. I think of all the dogs we ever owned, he was probably the most special. When we would have group meetings at our house, like high school reunion committees, he fit right in, greeted everybody, and laid at my feet throughout the discussions. Everybody loved him, and some even brought him Christmas presents! We felt comfortable leaving him in charge of the house for as much as a week (with sufficient dry dog food and water), and knew that he would protect the premises with his life if necessary until we returned.
He lived to be 11 years old, and in his final year, cancer finally got the better of him. I still get tears in my eyes when I recall the day we had to put him down - May 2 of last year.
His ashes sit in our living room on a shelf, and each night and morning I give the little box a pat, tell him good morning and good night and that I will always love him. It seems his spirit still seems to fill the house. Joe was special.
John
(After his first encounter with a scorpion as a puppy)
As long as I live, I will miss Joe...
Joe never messed up, even when we got him as a 9-month-old puppy from some friends whose landlord would not permit anything that vaguely resembled a Pitty. He learned every essential command quickly, and was a perfect loving guardian. He terrorized the mailman, but in actuality, once we accepted someone into our house, he was friendly and nice to them. I think of all the dogs we ever owned, he was probably the most special. When we would have group meetings at our house, like high school reunion committees, he fit right in, greeted everybody, and laid at my feet throughout the discussions. Everybody loved him, and some even brought him Christmas presents! We felt comfortable leaving him in charge of the house for as much as a week (with sufficient dry dog food and water), and knew that he would protect the premises with his life if necessary until we returned.
He lived to be 11 years old, and in his final year, cancer finally got the better of him. I still get tears in my eyes when I recall the day we had to put him down - May 2 of last year.
His ashes sit in our living room on a shelf, and each night and morning I give the little box a pat, tell him good morning and good night and that I will always love him. It seems his spirit still seems to fill the house. Joe was special.
John
(After his first encounter with a scorpion as a puppy)
As long as I live, I will miss Joe...
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Our little girl Kayla as a puppy.
Here she is later in life watching us under the house.
A happy walk by the beach with mommy and daddy in an agapantha bloom.
We lost her in December after almost 13 years.
So, sad and lost, we sniffed about the pound and found our new little buddy Sammy.
Skin and bones, but we've had her two weeks and she's gained 5# so far.
Such a sweet and mellow dog!
She's 4, has had a litter and was found wandering in Pacifica by a friend of mine. My friend gave her a meal and a bath and called the SPCA. They took her in, de-wormed her, spade her and nursed her to health and then a foster family.
I shagged her down through the foster program and we met and took her home.
I am convinced someone abused her. She's shy and won't come when you call her, not right away at least. Also, she's an escape artist worthy of the name Houdini.
She escaped from me while I was at my mother's house recently and I gave chase, but she's got jets! She even ran into a car's front bumper as it was skidding to a stop - rolled her, the she was off again.
I chased her down to a golf course and the trail vanished.
Two days later a lady called me to say my dog was in her backyard! She's got 8' fencing to keep out the coyotes from the golf course, but my dog was in her yard playing with her dogs!
So, I shot over there and collected her, gave the lady some home made blackberry jam (I picked the berries, wife made the jam) and offered a reward which she refused. I'll send a thank you card with some movie passes.
So, we got home, Sammy got fed and a bath, and here she is contrite after the ordeal.
She was thrilled to be home and I pray we can get her to want to stay and not escape. If so, she'll be a great dog.
Here she is later in life watching us under the house.
A happy walk by the beach with mommy and daddy in an agapantha bloom.
We lost her in December after almost 13 years.
So, sad and lost, we sniffed about the pound and found our new little buddy Sammy.
Skin and bones, but we've had her two weeks and she's gained 5# so far.
Such a sweet and mellow dog!
She's 4, has had a litter and was found wandering in Pacifica by a friend of mine. My friend gave her a meal and a bath and called the SPCA. They took her in, de-wormed her, spade her and nursed her to health and then a foster family.
I shagged her down through the foster program and we met and took her home.
I am convinced someone abused her. She's shy and won't come when you call her, not right away at least. Also, she's an escape artist worthy of the name Houdini.
She escaped from me while I was at my mother's house recently and I gave chase, but she's got jets! She even ran into a car's front bumper as it was skidding to a stop - rolled her, the she was off again.
I chased her down to a golf course and the trail vanished.
Two days later a lady called me to say my dog was in her backyard! She's got 8' fencing to keep out the coyotes from the golf course, but my dog was in her yard playing with her dogs!
So, I shot over there and collected her, gave the lady some home made blackberry jam (I picked the berries, wife made the jam) and offered a reward which she refused. I'll send a thank you card with some movie passes.
So, we got home, Sammy got fed and a bath, and here she is contrite after the ordeal.
She was thrilled to be home and I pray we can get her to want to stay and not escape. If so, she'll be a great dog.
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Sid
Sid was already old when I photographed him in July of 2011. He lived with a dear friend of mine; she'd raised him from a puppy. I'd photographed him many times with film, but these and a few more images are the only ones I have access to right now.
His funny ear and the intense way he had of looking at you endeared him to everyone he met.
Sid finally passed away at the age of fourteen, cradled in my friend Anna's arms. The years finally caught up to him, as they do for us all. He'd had a long and happy life (they're never long enough, though, are they?), and was friends with some of my previous Rottweilers.
He was a very good dog.
Sid was already old when I photographed him in July of 2011. He lived with a dear friend of mine; she'd raised him from a puppy. I'd photographed him many times with film, but these and a few more images are the only ones I have access to right now.
His funny ear and the intense way he had of looking at you endeared him to everyone he met.
Sid finally passed away at the age of fourteen, cradled in my friend Anna's arms. The years finally caught up to him, as they do for us all. He'd had a long and happy life (they're never long enough, though, are they?), and was friends with some of my previous Rottweilers.
He was a very good dog.
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In the spirit of this thread
Don't yell at your dogs—especially if you out in the wild in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness! From my local paper:
SLED DOG RACING
Dogs quit, leader passed
Musher Nicolas Petit lost a huge lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday when his dog team refused to keep going after he yelled at one of the animals. A dog named Joey had been fighting with another dog on the team and jumped it during a break on the way to the Being Sea checkpoint of Koyuk. Several mushers passed Petit's team on the trail, erasing his five-hour lead in the race. Pete Kaiser of Alaska was the first musher into Koyuk, followed 11 minutes later by defending champion Joar Ulsom of Norway. The checkpoint is 827 miles into the 1,000-mile race across Alaska.
Don't yell at your dogs—especially if you out in the wild in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness! From my local paper:
SLED DOG RACING
Dogs quit, leader passed
Musher Nicolas Petit lost a huge lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Monday when his dog team refused to keep going after he yelled at one of the animals. A dog named Joey had been fighting with another dog on the team and jumped it during a break on the way to the Being Sea checkpoint of Koyuk. Several mushers passed Petit's team on the trail, erasing his five-hour lead in the race. Pete Kaiser of Alaska was the first musher into Koyuk, followed 11 minutes later by defending champion Joar Ulsom of Norway. The checkpoint is 827 miles into the 1,000-mile race across Alaska.
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Without making a long, drawn out comment about this, I'll just say that the dogs running the Iditarod are stressed to the max. During a rest stop or other break, that stress sometimes reaches the boiling point.
They're working dogs. Any working dogs that are well trained know their job and they do it well. They have a low tolerance for B.S. Unlike people, they can't walk off the job. So they just quit in harness. Serves the guy right.
To the comment of yelling at a dog . Have you ever noticed that dogs can hear noises from inside of the house , people walking across the street,the local garbage truck when it is a block away ,a cat walking by your house . yelling at your dog may help relieve your tension but is not necessary for the dog to hear what you want him to do.A soft spoken command to a well trained animal should be enough ,I believe that getting upset and yelling will just upset the dog.Have you ever seen a dog cower when yelled at?
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My little ESS buddy, Mr. Murdo, my L.C. Smith 16-gauge Featherweight and me, involved in a labor-management discussion one October in one of our best woodcock coverts. He's gone now, but with me forever. In the 14 years we were together we never missed opening day. We hunted together one last time on the day I put him down to rest.
There is room for one more dog in my life. It will be a race to see which one of us gets put down first.
There is room for one more dog in my life. It will be a race to see which one of us gets put down first.
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Cooling Off
Beau cools off in the creek yesterday after a couple of squirrel chasing incidents. Judging by how happy he looks, that cool water must feel awfully good.
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Beau cools off in the creek yesterday after a couple of squirrel chasing incidents. Judging by how happy he looks, that cool water must feel awfully good.
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My little ESS buddy, Mr. Murdo, my L.C. Smith 16-gauge Featherweight and me, involved in a labor-management discussion one October in one of our best woodcock coverts. He's gone now, but with me forever. In the 14 years we were together we never missed opening day. We hunted together one last time on the day I put him down to rest.
There is room for one more dog in my life. It will be a race to see which one of us gets put down first.
I love your accompanying photograph, and what a great tribute to Mr. Murdo. There's nothing like being in the woods on a crisp day with your Best Friend, is there? And yes, he will be with you forever.
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Yes, definitely. Their hearing is so acute compared to ours. I've often wished I could hear what my dogs hear. But after giving it some realistic thought, it's probably best we can't hear all that. We would probably go insane in a short time. Can you imagine hearing a cooter plopping into the water off a log amplified 100 times? Or every flutter of a bird's wing as it flies by? I'd go nuts.
Unfortunately, so many people equate loudness with superiority and/or strength, or they've hung onto the old mindset of dogs being just another "dumb animal", when nothing could be further from the truth. Even worse are the people who see their dog doing something they shouldn't, then they call the dog to them and when the dog comes, they punish him. Then they wonder why their dog doesn't come when they call him the next time, or the dog sidles away from them when the human gets close.
No one I know has enough money to buy the love and trust of a good dog. No one.
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Yeah watchdog , it seems they respond better to love , something they understand better than most humans . Out for our walk . This used to be a RR , but they deeded it to the state . Ultimately they want to have a path across Fl . You can get on it locally and go about halfway east to west as of now .
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Yeah watchdog , it seems they respond better to love, something they understand better than most humans . Out for our walk . This used to be a RR , but they deeded it to the state. Ultimately they want to have a path across Fl . You can get on it locally and go about halfway east to west as of now.
Wow! What a great looking trio of dogs! What fun they must be! Looks like a great place to walk, too. Do you ever let them off leash? Just curious. Love the photo.
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Want to talk about a hero?
A California man ran into his burning house to rescue his two-year-old dog from the flames.
Quoting from one news article:
"A cellphone video shows homeowner Jose Guzman flying past firefighters battling a massive multi-house blaze in Pala, California on Sunday afternoon. He ignores their protests because his pit bull, Gabbana, was still inside his house."
He said he didn't even realize he was burned on his face and arms until after he had rescued his dog.
He's a hero in my book.
Read about it by clicking here.
A California man ran into his burning house to rescue his two-year-old dog from the flames.
Quoting from one news article:
"A cellphone video shows homeowner Jose Guzman flying past firefighters battling a massive multi-house blaze in Pala, California on Sunday afternoon. He ignores their protests because his pit bull, Gabbana, was still inside his house."
He said he didn't even realize he was burned on his face and arms until after he had rescued his dog.
He's a hero in my book.
Read about it by clicking here.
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The big question is , had he already saved his wife , or was the dog first ? Yeah , all three of them have been trained and will answer to commands . The one in the middle is a therapy dog , so she had to pass a test for commands . The Aussies have the AKC good canine award , beginner trick and intermediate trick awards . I've got to boast on them , they are all great dogs .
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Two men, in two separate incidents, were killed in house fires in the past several weeks in Hancock county, Maine. Both were in the act of trying unsuccessfully to save their dogs. One man was known to me personally due to mutual interest in black powder competition.
A good portion of the news involved in these tragedies emphasized avoiding trying to perform such a rescue as a matter of personal safety. Really? Hopefully I will never be tested in this way, but I hope I could somehow find the same quality of courage if it should happen.
Me and the pooches Xmas before last.
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Mister Spot
If ever there was a lucky dog, it was Spot. Rescued from a life on the streets with a homeless person, he found his forever home with a good friend of mine. I often referred to him as Mister Spot, because he seemed to possess an innate dignity that hid his playful and mischievous nature. He lived to the ripe old age of fourteen.
If ever there was a lucky dog, it was Spot. Rescued from a life on the streets with a homeless person, he found his forever home with a good friend of mine. I often referred to him as Mister Spot, because he seemed to possess an innate dignity that hid his playful and mischievous nature. He lived to the ripe old age of fourteen.
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He says he isn't a hero, but a lot of folks disagree...
Quoting from The Charlotte Observer:
"Jason Gasparik didn't jump into icy waters or run into a burning building. He simply stood on the side of a busy Charlotte intersection on two sunny weekend afternoons with a lost dog and a cardboard sign.
That was enough for the public to hail him a hero."
Forum members who care about dogs will want to read the whole story. You may do so by clicking here.
Quoting from The Charlotte Observer:
"Jason Gasparik didn't jump into icy waters or run into a burning building. He simply stood on the side of a busy Charlotte intersection on two sunny weekend afternoons with a lost dog and a cardboard sign.
That was enough for the public to hail him a hero."
Forum members who care about dogs will want to read the whole story. You may do so by clicking here.
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Our little girl Kayla as a puppy.
We lost her in December after almost 13 years.
So, sad and lost, we sniffed about the pound and found our new little buddy Sammy.
Such a sweet and mellow dog!
It's become sort of a forum cliché, but I'll say it anyway...I can't hit the "Like" button enough for your post and photographs.
I'm very sorry you lost Kayla, but kudos to you for doing the right thing for Sammy. I sincerely hope everything works out for all of you.
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