Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Cameroo on February 05, 2011, 06:17:23 pm
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It's a shame that so many of us have lost our buddies lately, but I figured maybe it would be good to have a place where we could all share some memorable stories or pictures of our trusty companions, whether they have moved on to a better place, or are still entertaining us with their misadventures. Feel free to post anything dog-related on this thread. Let's make it a 30-pager! ;D
I'd love to start it off, but have some other duties assigned by my better half, so I'll get to that a little later.
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I've only had one dog. He's a 2 year old black lab named Colt. I trained him to be a bird dog(not that he needed much) He's definitely my best friend. Last year I shot 9 grouse and 6 pheasants over him.
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I don't think this is too cool, all this talk about dogs on an archery forum ::) >:D ;D
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well im not a dog person,but we did have to put down our cat
member of or family for 17 yrs
he was a black bombay cat
very large cat,very black,very lovable,intelligent,playfull
his name was COLT
i named him after SAMUAL COLT,creater of one of my favorite firearms
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NOT A DOG PERSON??? ???
Was 1911 too much of a mouthful there Tim? ;D
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Saliordad: That's the same reason I named my dog Colt!!! :D :D :D
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Saliordad: That's the same reason I named my dog Colt!!! :D :D :D
then its true
great minds do think alike :D
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Nate - Kelly melted when she saw that picture. Apparently we need another pup now :)
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I guess so... :D ;D :D ;D
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Here's one when Colt was a pup, around Christmas.
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Nate - Kelly melted when she saw that picture. Apparently we need another pup now :)
They became fast friends! Mia still annoys Mackenzie every now and again but she is learning quickly what she can and can't do around Mackenzie. I'm very happy with this pup. She is super confident and has a good nose. Not quite as good a student as my malinois was at her age but still pretty smart. And yeah I was right about the energy level, she's not even close to being as much a nut as my Malinois LOL
Here's a pic of them cuddling and one of them tearing up a paper towel roll together.
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This is Princess (she came with the name). She was a rescue dog and our first family pet. She is pure mutt, but we tell people she is a Canadian Weasel Hound just for fun. Her bottom jaw sticks out about 1/2" farther than the upper jaw so she has a permanent smile. She is the sweetest little thing ever. If anyone is sick, she is right by there side. If the kids act like they are hurt or crying, she runs up and cuddles with them. She has a taste for glue. Once, she found a pack of sticky notes in my daughters room. She pulled one off at at time and licked the glue off of it. We found her surrounded by a pile of wet crumpled up sticky notes. We couldn't get after her because it was hilarious. She is very smart. Last fall, I brought both of them inside and a few minutes later she went up to my wife and started yapping and crying, then she ran into the living room. You could see that she was trying to tell her something. My wife followed her and there was are other dog standing there with a giant wolf spider on her head. It must have been on her belly fur when I brought them inside.
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This is the wifes dog, Sophie. She is a white mini schnauzer. She isn't the smartest thing, she is one of those dogs that is always going to be a puppy. She is grouchy and growls when you pet her. But thankfully, she is like a cuddly little baby to my wife. She keeps her from wanting a realy baby to cuddle with.
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Quick video of Miko showing off a game we play in the back yard.
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That's sweet Nate :)
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My (now ex) wife forced me into bringing a dog home from the local Pound. She's the color of an old osage bow darkened by plenty of time in the field in the sun. A mutt of no breed in particular and every dog in general. I call her a French Canardly. Canard means duck in French, and her daddy ducked in the yard late one night and not even the French can'ardly guess what breed she comes from. And it rubs off, too. Ask me what breed she is and I say with a french accent, "I give up!"
I was having trouble getting her to understand basic commands so off to the local Kennel Club Obedience Classes. Only mutt in class and graduated top of the class. Went back a few months later for the second level of Obedience and again the only mutt and top of her class again. At the suggestion of a trainer I got Scully into Therapy Dog Training and she passed with flying colors on her first test. We registered with Therapy Dogs, Inc and she was covered by a $3 million dollar insurance policy (I have yet to find an insurance policy that will guarantee I don't bite).
The day we got the Therapy Dog card we stopped by a local nursing home, 2 minutes with the head administrator and the activities director we were invited in to visit. One of the first people we met came wheeling out of his private room only to start cussing out my dog for poor behavior, being filthy, ugly, and on-and-on!!! Meanwhile he was stroking her head and her muzzle with gentle hands and staring into her huge brown eyes. The activity director stood behind the man's wheelchair with tears pouring down her cheeks. When he finally let Scully go and wheeled off she grabbed me by the arm hard enough to leave marks and telling me in no uncertain terms that we would be back every week. She explained that this man had stopped speaking three years before and had sunk into a depression that just couldn't be broken, these were his first words in three years.
Ed and I became great friends over the years. Scully and I were invited to sit with the family at his funeral. He told everyone that would listen that I was just taking care of 'his' dog for him.
She's about 16 now, deaf, milky eyes, and is rapidly losing strength in her back legs. She can't make it thru a whole nite without a trip outside and I'm scheduling an appointment with the vet to discuss what is soon to come. No regrets.
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That's a great story J.W. It's amazing the effect that dogs can have on people.
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I took my buddy for her first swim today. Since the water outside has about 20 inches of hard stuff on it, we had to find an indoor pool that was dog-friendly. Found a place where we can swim inside for $10. Not bad considering the place we took Skully to learn to swim charged us $40 for half an hour... I felt robbed when I left there.
She took to the water as most Labs do, and was swimming with good form within 5 minutes. It was funny watching her with the life jacket on, because she would get lazy and just let her hind legs drag behind without kicking them. After about 15 minutes the jacket came off and she was retrieving her dummy. I can't wait for summer down by the river!
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J.W. , I had a little story to tell til I read yours.
For most folks a dog like Scully only comes around once if at all in a lifetime.
Appreciate the story.
Lane
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Hey ScottD, how did you teach your new dog to remove sinew? That would have saved me a bunch of time this winter.
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Heres a couple of pics. My german wirehaired pointer and my sone levi. She is 4 yrs. and levi is 16 months now. Pic was when he was a couple months old. These dogs are great family dogs, and very protective of their owners. Oh and they are the best hunters too. ;D THe other pick is an afternoon hunt here in Idaho, my dog and I, my buddy Reid and his dog. He is 3/4 wirehair 1/4 shorthair. Did I mention they are great hunters? LOL. :D
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Got one to tell that ain't no fun at all but maybe yall have been through something similar. When my boys left home we inherited their dogs and yeah they were family pets anyway. One came from an "adoption agency" many years ago. Nice itty bitty beagle pup who was rescued on the side of the road with his mama and her litter. This pup was the sole survivor of what was diagnosed as poison ingestion probably anti freeze.I did not want this pup for obvious reasons but my youngest put up a real fight and we brought the sick little beagle home.He was around 4 weeks and would fit in your hand. Could not hold food and we kept him alive with a mixture of Pepto and milk through an eye dropper.After a time soft food and weekly vet trips became normal and at three months he weighed 10 lbs.We named him Royal Pain and at 1 year he weighed 44 lbs. Our beagle turned out to be a big hound, most likely a Walker. Two things stayed with him for life, he could never get enough to eat and he purely hated to go to the vet. Got so bad about vet trips that the last time he went we had to literally hog-tie him to get him in the truck. After that I gave the shots and my wife did the doctoring if he needed it.
Having a big hound in the house is not without its moments.Growing up, Royal ate a great many expensive items like a land line phone, tennis shoes, a recliner, and one of my wife's handbags. Then came the day he chewed up six inches of an expensive Jeffry recurve. He and I had a serious talk and he never chewed up stuff again.
Royal eventually got up to 70 lbs. We have a good place for dogs to get out and run but he was not interested. He was a house dog and all he did was eat and sleep.
And then one day he would not get off his pillow even to eat. Over the next week he managed a few stiff legged trips outside and to his food. We put water next to him and tried to load him for a vet trip but that was not happening. Six months earlier my wife had taken our oldest dog to the vet and old Molly got so excited she had a heart attack and died right there.
I put a kiddy pool under Royal's bed and for a couple of days the old boy never moved. I called four vets trying to get a house call even if all they did was put him down. No luck. Was not going to let him suffer.Took off a half day intending to carry him outside, tied if need be and then make it quick. My God how I dreaded that! When I got home he was up for the first time in four days. I grabbed a handful of lunch meat and a handgun and led him outside. We talked a minute and I put the rest of the meat in front of him and stepped behind him.
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That's a good story, johnston. I can just see those little puppy eyes looking up at you as you fed him with an eyedropper! Talk about dedicated dog lovers, allowing him to munch purses, tennis shoes, and recliners. I bet he really appreciated the lap of luxury he landed in!!! And while there are no happy endings when you tell the whole lifestory of a dog, I am glad you didn't just shift him into the garage and leave him there to finish out the course. I've never had to give grace to one of my own, but I have done it for other's. If it didn't hurt I wouldn't like who I had become.
Wish I could have known your Royal Pain. I'da liked him a lot.
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here is a pictures of my mutts on camp trip at a friends gold claim
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Gosh, Elktracker! How did things "pan out"? >:D
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We were running a dredge and slouse boxes, left with a little over an ounce between the three of us in two weeks but it was fun! Gold prices are going up we are gonna have to get back up there ;D
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This first pict is of our Border Collie Cleo. She is in the center and has her eye on all of you. That dog was like having two or three dogs at once. Cleo was a major control freak and even managed to pin the cat to the kitchen cabinets by leaning into the cat with her hip. She would sleep at the foot of our bed and if I got up to use the bathroom at night she would growl me back in the bed.
The other dog is Edwina part husky part cattle dog. I've seen Edwina kill a cat, eat a grouse feathers and all, catch rabbits,squirrels,and anything small and eat them all. The only way to get something like a deer head away from Edwina was to trade her for something like a hotdog or hamburger. Both Cleo and Edwina are gone now. It's been four years since I buried Cleo and I am going out back now to dig Edwina's grave.
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Sorry for your loss grunt.
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Sorry to hear that Grunt. They were beautiful dogs.
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Elk- nice dogs. We just lost our weimeraner. Great breed!
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Sorry to hear about all your losses, not looking forward to that day :'(
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a friend has this posted on her facebook account:
"Gentlemen of the jury, the best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son and daughter that he has reared with loving care may become ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has he may lose. It flies away from him when he may need it most. Man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees and do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our head.
...The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his DOG. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground,where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wing and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast into the cold, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard him against danger, and to fight against his enemies. When the last scene of all comes, and death takes his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws and his eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death.
-Senator George Vest, 1870."
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Here is my 2 girls,great dog,just like family to me. :) Hannah,the lab will be 8 Christmas and Sadie,Mountain Cure will be 4 this spring,they play like this all the time and are great around people.
Come when I call and never out of hearing distance,can't ask for more for me. :)
Pappy
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Looks like those two knuckleheads have never grown up! I like 'em already.
Met a 12 wk old german shepherd cross pup at the dog park today and got my face well washed. Reminded me all over again what the best part of puppy-breath is....it comes with a puppy!
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Sookie the Pit/greyhound. Coolest dog I've ever been around. Too bad she's fixed, I'd love to mate her with a brindle mountain cur like Pappy's.
My older son, Mike is mildly autistic and was completely terrified of any animal and many social situations - she's been an absolute godsend, and instrumental in his amazing turnaround. He wouldn't speak to or make eye contact with most people, but having a dog to brag on in slowly helped turn him into a confident chatterbox.
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I thought Postmen didn't like dogs!?!?!
Sookie looks embarrassed in the pic with the boys, but I've been around dogs enough to know that look showis how she is in her pack and pleased. When I saw the third pic of her stacked up on that rock I knew there were no worries about someone messing with those boys while she's around.
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JW - hahahaha...great line!. postman in name only. My grandpa was Salvatore Pustararo and they said "whatever, you're now Sam Poster - NEXT!"
I've only ever seen her bark loud and "mean it" once - we chased a black bear away from the house one day (Ok she chased it, I chased her... ::)) my neighbor bagged it a few weeks later, it went 350 dressed. But she won't harm a fly otherwise. We want to do the therapy dog test ( my wife's a nurse, and her hospital has them come in) this summer, she should be OK with the tests I've read about.
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Very cool dog Postman,Sadie hasn't been fixed yet,just looking for the right Man. ;) :) :) I will say one thing,I don't know that all Mountain cures are like her,but for a hound she is as sweet as they come,loves to please and loves people. :)
Pappy
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That's right Pappy she will crawl up in you're lap to be babied too. Great dog.Ron
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Lacy, my friend. She's 16 months old now.
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Sure am glad Bonnie Sue don't read here she might get on me for posting a picture of her sleeping with dog on the couch. ::)
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Aw, that is a cute Snot-rieler. I knew a guy that had to get one for his wife. She named the puppy Julie...but when the pup grew up it morphed into Droolie! The more I know this breed the more I like them.
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That's a good looking Rottie! She looks nicely built but not overdone ;)
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Thanks NTD, she's a good dog. She still likes eating the kids socks for some reason. ;D
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Rottie's are wonderful dogs. Been lucky enough to know 2 - a male which is still in the family and the female we lost a couple years back. Excellent with children. It always amazes me when people think they would hurt the kids. The male has been nothing but gentle with our 2 new puppies. They are very good dogs.
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sox are cheaper than couches
be thankful
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Nice dog! My brother had a rottie, and that dog was the gentlest dog I've known (other than the greyhound we had when I was a kid). They get a bad rap, but what most people forget is that it's a bad owner that makes a bad dog.
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Postman, that is one beautiful dog you had, looks like she was as loyas as can be, I doubt anyone would challenge her. Steve
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Thanks badger! You guys are right - the owner makes the dog - I've seen psycho labs, setters, and my uncle had pomeranians that hunted me for sport as a child ;D
I can hold my pit mix like a baby, and have seen pure pits / rotts / dobies that are just as cool.
Taxtime fun fact - Mr. Doberman was a tax collector, and developed the breed to help protect and collect >:D
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Some beautiful dogs in this thread. :)
Lane
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My old dog was feeling springy today so we made the 1/4 mile walk to the dog park. Other than the inconsiderate slobs that don't pick up after their dogs, I think this dog park looks a lot like what I want for an eternal reward. We have Rapid Creek running thru the park, lotsa trees, plus a really nice long wide open field for frisbees and chuck-its. Real slice of what's nice!
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My old dog was feeling springy today so we made the 1/4 mile walk to the dog park. Other than the inconsiderate slobs that don't pick up after their dogs, I think this dog park looks a lot like what I want for an eternal reward. We have Rapid Creek running thru the park, lotsa trees, plus a really nice long wide open field for frisbees and chuck-its. Real slice of what's nice!
That's awesome JW. Mia's getting old enough where I'll feel comfortable bringing her to the dog park...unfortunately ours are nothing like yours....Fenced in dirt pit with a shade tree or two.
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I was just about to go out to the garage this afternoon when I heard my dog barking. Went to the front yard and found this poor dog standing there, with no collar or tags. Looks like she hasn't had a decent meal in months. By the looks of her claws she's been free range for quite a while. So we took her around back and gave her some food and water, and then a shower since she smelled something awful.
It's kind of funny, my girlfriend and I were just talking about fostering a dog again, and then this bum shows up :) Guess we'll have to feed her a while until we can figure out what to do with her. I think she's a Great Dane, possibly mixed with something.
Any suggestions for a name? I'm thinkin "Stinky" :) Or possibly Hot Garbage.
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Looks like Bull Mastiff/Mix to me...don't see any Dane in Her....but who am I to say?? Just been Raising and Showing Dogs for 30 years....... :P
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You're probably right. You'd know better than I. She just looks like a bag of bones to me :)
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Give Her three squares a day...and in a Month ...She'll be back to normal.....Then lets see some after Picture!!
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I don't want to know what all that dog had to go thru to find the right family, I'm just glad she did.
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Dogs are the best. They have all teh qualities that we humans say that we have, but for dogs those qualities are just what they are....a dog.
I have a female boxer that just cannot remember that she is 70# and is not a lap dog. So that means when I am sitting in my recliner I have a 70# snoring boxer in my lap....
I grew up with a doberman and as an only child......it was usually just she and I...all of the time. At night when it was family time, she was considered part of that family!
Now I have children of my own and for us, our boxer Shelby is part of the family, jut not "the dog".
She will be 10 this fall and is slowing down a bit, but still healthy and hale!
For me, a dog is more than just a dog.....it must be the wolf in me.....
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Hey Cameroo, maybe this dog will bring you luck on your next bow. If you are looking for a name for the dog, how about "Arrow"?
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Good idea JW :) But she's already left our hands. She's gone to another foster home that has a fondness for Great Danes and other larger breeds. I'm sure she'll be in good hands. Our house is just too small to have a beast like that wondering around. She made our lab look like a dwarf :) Hopefully I'll be able to get some pictures of her in a month or two from now.
It's a shame that some people are too cheap/irresponsible to register their dogs or at even put tags on them. I can see it for farm or country dog, but in the city there's no excuse. People like that don't deserve the privilege of having a dog in their lives.
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Cameroo, you made my day taking in that guy. Just breaks my heart to see a dog in that condition. Please keep us updated with photos on his progress. Steve
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Hey guys,
I thought some of you might enjoy seeing some pictures of our latest foster dog, Sienna. We've had her for about 3 weeks now. She's a border collie mix. When I first got her home, I put her through what I call the 3 "S"s - a s#!t, a shave (or brushing), and a shower. That was all it took to bond with her, and she's been my shadow ever since. I think she's just grateful for losing all this extra hair. This is what came off her after about 10 minutes of brushing:
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My girlfriend was home with her alone today for the first time, and she emailed me this picture at work. She said the moment I left, Sienna went and laid down at the front door and waited there all morning for me to come home for lunch.
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I hadn't planned on committing to owning a second dog, but we just had an application from a couple to come see her and possibly adopt her, and that really got me thinking. She is so well behaved and gets along with our lab Bailey so well... we're going to think about it over the weekend, but my gut is telling me this one's a keeper, and that it's meant to be. The only issue is that we probably won't be fostering dogs anymore if we adopt her - I think two is about all we could handle.
Here's a few more pictures of her:
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Yep....She's a Keeper alright!!
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I just picked up my Scully's ashes the other day and it was all I could do to look at those photos without losing it, Cam.
Fostering takes very special people. If you chose to keep this dog, she's the luckiest dog in the world. If you find the right family for her, she's still lucky but other dog's get their chance at redemption, too. I can see why you are deeply conflicted about her. Her smiling face could melt stone. I don't envy the decision your family has to make.
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This is my dog duke (my best friend as well 100 percent loyal all the time) found him as a wild pup while out hunting on our lease his mother was with him. we took him home and another fella we hunted with took his mom home. we were down there for 2 weeks on that trip and he feed on deer harts and livers the whole time. Pewww weeee the ride home was smelly lol. I was 15 then and he has been the best tracking dog I have ever seen and we never trained him. he has been there with me on all my hunts helped when needed and has been the first one other than my step dad to see my harvests. many great bucks and does and great memory's with him. He is now 11 years old and slowing down a bit but can still track a deer like he was young and full of energy. he just never gives up. he will still play in the yard as if he were just a pup but only for a little while. not sure who gets more tired first though me or him lol. I hope he has a good many years left in him dont know what I will do without him and could never replace him. Its funny how people who like to hunt and eat animals can also be so attached to one as well. He is great with my son who is 6 months old now, he is very gently yet playfull, lets my son tug his hair and crawl on him without the slights sign of aggravation. this is just one of many pictures I have with him most are in my younger days when I was still shooting wheelies and they are in the pics so I will refrain from posting them :o any way I like this thread and wanted to add to it so here is our story.
thanks
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I wonder who got the better end of the deal...you or the dog? Sounds like you both got what you needed out of the deal, great bargain!
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these are my two boxers roxy and laila(ali) :) i really like this bread alot , tons of character.
they have two pillows but insist on sharing.... ::) :)
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Our dog is a pound rescued black and tan coonhound with some black lab mix. Not the brightest thing on four legs, but very loveable, incredibly tolerable of kids pouncing on him, super lazy, and quiet unless you work hard to get him riled up and howling. He knows his boundaries and stays in the yard, only needing to wear his shock collar every once in a while as a reminder. (Lots of dog walkers in our area and he wants to be friendly and overstep the curb to greet them sometimes.) I knew we had a good one when my youngest son was teething and I heard wimpering coming from the kitchen. I ran out and found my kiddo biting on his ear as hard as he could, with his jaw quivering. The dog stayed seated and took it like a trooper, just wimpering. Didn't snap, growl, woof, or even try to pull away. I'm not the biggest one to want to keep an animal, but at the same time I couldn't ask for a better family dog.
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OK guys I've held of on telling this story cause you guys will think I'm making it up but I've got this brindle female mixed bulldog who finds lost arrows. To start with I'm not the best shot and occasionally miss the target completely and the arrow most ofter embeds itself under the grass with only the tip or a bit of the fletching showing very hard to see. So I'm Dion the barefoot feeling around with my feet for the arrow thing and I notice the dog is sitting in one spot staring at me and wagging her tail, so I go over and check her out and she is sitting beside my missing arrow which is embedded under the grass. This dog is stick crazy so I throw the stick a few times as a reward now if I'm looking for arrows she's helping she doesn't find them all but she's probably found a dozen or so over the 4 or 5 years that have passed since she picked up the first one. Can't blame you for not believing this one but thats my story and I'm sticking to it.Ron
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Cracker, I am not surprised at all. That's one of the basic excercises that they use to get one of the "legs" in an AKC show dog competitions. Not exactly, but what they do is have you handle a particular dog training retrieval dummy and then toss it out with a bunch of others. Your dog is then brought in and has to retrieve the correct one sight unseen. You're just a bit more adept at "hiding" them is all!!!
All your dog did was put one and one together. "Man throws sticks, picks up his stick, throws again. Lemme help!"
That dog of yours is a keeper!
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Yes JW she's a good one I wouldn't trade her for anything. Now if I can just teach her to pour my beer into a frozen mug and bring it to me.Ron
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Sorry to hear that, Cracker. I was just gonna offer you a hackberry stave for her. She'd repay the airfare just retrieving all the arrows on the hill behind my house.
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JW she just about pays her vet bills in arrows found. 10 dollar arrow times 12 so far and more to come I'm sure plus companionship entertainment guard dog duty sounding the alarm when someone drives up etc etc. Yea she's a keeper.Ron
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What a great idea - need to try training mine to do that - lets see a pic of your brindle!
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I'll try to get one posted over the weekend.Ron
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Fellows I would really like to post some pics of the dog but I have the pics all the way down to 300x400 and it still says the file is too big I have lost patience with it. Ronnie
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No problem, Cracker. Just send me the dog.
I'll take pictures and get them posted for you. Then when he's done finding arrows I'll send him back. Really.
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Gee JW what a pal now you go on out and stand by the mail box until the package shows up. ;D
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The arrow dog.
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Some days she is best friend,,,,,,,,,,,,otherdays she is like Marley and chews up (everything) The electric razor was the last victum. ::)
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Her and the old man playing king of the puddle.
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Nice pair of aces, Keenan. I got a real soft spot in my heart for the shepherd breeds.
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Here is Bunny! She is a Shih Tzu who goes on all of trips to the Archery range and the woods. I have had big dogs all my life, labs and Akita's, but bunny is my first little dog and she is awsome!
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Some beautiful storys and dogs in this thread.
Sookie the Pit/greyhound. Coolest dog I've ever been around. Too bad she's fixed, I'd love to mate her with a brindle mountain cur like Pappy's.
My older son, Mike is mildly autistic and was completely terrified of any animal and many social situations - she's been an absolute godsend, and instrumental in his amazing turnaround. He wouldn't speak to or make eye contact with most people, but having a dog to brag on in slowly helped turn him into a confident chatterbox.
In Britain we call those dogs Lurchers,they make great house pets but really excell at the hunt.
A lurcher is a type of dog not an official breed (kennel club hate them) one parent must be a sight hound and the other can be anything you like it depends on what your quarry is.The sighthounds used are Greyhound,Saluki,Deerhound and Whippet.The other breeds usually used are Bullterriers,Border collie,bearded collie and Bedlington terriers but any of the pastoral and terrier breeds can be used.
Your dog would be called a bull lurcher, he would be used for chasing down Deer and killing foxes (when it was still legal).The collie lurchers are my favourite, they are used to catch hares but they can bring down Roe Deer if need be.They have incredible prey drive and the stamina and intelligence of the collie added to the speed of the greyhound makes for a real handful on the hunt.Bedlington Lurchers have a long course coat which some hunters prefer because of the environment they hunt in.
The point of the Lurchers is you can get a dog to suit your specific needs,pedigree dogs are great at what they do but they're not as adaptable as cross breeds.
Bull Lurcher
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Collie Lurcher
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Bedlington Lurcher
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The combinations are endless :).
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If I remember right, lurchers long ago were commonly used by poachers and especially valued for running game silently.
While I am and will not be a poacher, my old Scully ran silent. Saving her breath for running down rabbits. Pity she always let them go to run them some more! I miss her deeply.
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JW I can relate I had a mastiff black lab mix big tall strong fast and smart. He was like loosing a good right arm. Hunting buddy and home defender extrordinaire.Ron
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First they are little and then they become bigger and bigger and bigger.....
On the first pics you see little "Rose" and on the last pic you see her aunt "Chumash" (we call her "Möhrchen" - that means "little carrot" 'cause she was red coloured). Möhrchen is a very good arrow dog :)
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Here is my pride and joy " Indian River Little Pete" ,Omcba World Champion ,youngest world champion ever, beat out reigning World Grand Champion for title
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Well our last foster dog ended up as part of the family, and I said back then that two was enough and we wouldn't be fostering any more, but my fiance had to show me a picture this morning of this pup that came to the rescue group, and they were in desperate need of foster homes, so me putting my foot down didn't turn out so well...
We figure she's about 3 months old, a mix of chocolate lab and something else with pointy ears :) I just figured some of you guys would like to see a few pictures. It was damn-near impossible to get a good picture of her that was in focus, because she can't sit still long enough, so these are the best I could do for tonight.
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Who could say no to this face? I don't think it will take long for us to find a home for this one!
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Bailey, being her usual submissive self, let the pup steal her bone :)
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Here's the whole crew. Sienna (on the right) was our last foster dog, but now she's one of the family
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Hey Cam they seem to have a way for musceling they're way into you're heart don't they?
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My daughter has a retired search and rescue dog that has been for several years her partner in hunting and helping lost souls. Some they found dead, some they found injured, and some they saved. Kona is now in poor physical shape and I know that when he goes it will be a bad time in my daughter's life. He could sniff out underwater bodies, cadavers, and trail lost people on very cold trails. They did not always have success, and the miles they searched are now a memory. A/Ho Joe
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Last nite as I was falling asleep I heard my Scully bark that special yip that said, "Lemme in, I'm done in the yard." I bailed outa bed looking for slippers only to realize she has been gone from this world for 10 months. Around 4 a.m. I gave up on sleep. I put on camo, dug out the shotgun, grabbed a few calls and my license and went out. I headed for a "sure thing" roost site and arrived late as usual. I had to walk almost exactly under the roost trees to get in, but I got lucky. About 45 minutes later the Benelli roared and a bull turkey bit the dirt. And rolled. Downhill. Almost a cliff, really. And kept rolling. And rolling.
I finally got to the bottom of the ravine and found the bird. The fat 3 yr old was piled up in a spot where years ago Scully and I spent a very special moment together that illustrates the very best part of her personality. 7 years ago, that very spot, similar situation. It was meant to be.
When I was grieving over the loss of this dog, someone in here told me she would come back to me from time to time. I told him I have no belief in that sense. Maybe I'd just dead wrong again as usual.
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My buddy Luke. Irish setter we rescude about a year ago. My shop foreman. Teaching him to fish but he don't get it.
Thanks Leroy