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Originally Posted by dean_martin
Congrats, John! We're a dog family too. We've had Roxie since she was a pup. We adopted our newest addition, Charlie, from my brother-in-law. I even wrote a song about him.
Ballad of Charlie Bright-Sword
Charlie, the dog from Alabama,
Went out to Californ-i-a.
He picked avocadoes with the Mexicans.
Met a li’l Chihuahua ‘long the way.
He got mixed up with some criminals.
Robbed a bank and stole an SUV.
Hopped a boat and sailed to Hawaii,
Caught a plane and flew to Osaki.
Now he’s a Samurai in Jay-pan.
Has a little geisha named Suki.
He fights crime and she makes all the money.
They wag their tails and live happily.
Charlie, the dog from Alabama,
Screwed up in Californ-i-a
Now he’s a Samurai in Jay-pan,
Kickin’ tail,
Sniffin’ tail,
All day!
I love it!!!
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Originally Posted by Feanor
We've had two dogs in recent years. My wife has proved most of the care, but when the first died about five years ago, I suffered an unanticipated and almost debilitating grief for serveral days ... "but he's only a dog".
Granted, his death of cancer was sudden. I'm appalled to realized that when my mother died last year at I felt less immediate grief than for the dog, ( is this terribly, terribly wrong?).
Sorry to say Feanor, but IMO it is wrong.
Grieving over a dog should not be in the same catagory as grieving over mother. Dogs are replaceable, but mothers are not.
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Originally Posted by Smokey
Sorry to say Feanor, but IMO it is wrong.
Grieving over a dog should not be in the same category as grieving over mother. Dogs are replaceable, but mothers are not.
Smokey, you're right of course.
Let me assure everyone that I will miss my mother the rest of my life. Indeed, my mother was a good and conscientious mother and friend to many people -- my appreciation of her will grow, not diminish, for the rest of my life.
That dog, on the other hand, has long since been replace by another, lovable dog. Nevertheless my feelings were what they were. I won't get into details, but I believe that the dog's death was a trigger for deep feelings far beyond the animal himself. In a sense I was luck that these feelings were release at the time of the dog's death rather than at the subsequent death of my mother.
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Well it has been interesting having a dog around. He is very energetic and loving. He has some odd behaviors. He never urinates in the apartment but rarely moves his bowels outside the apartment. He chewed the power cord off of my Marantz CD 5001. Today when I tried to turn a lamp on I thought the bulb was burnt out. I looked behind the couch and someone had unplugged it.
Since he is part beagle and hound when he catches a scent he wants to go for it. He is very strong for his size. One snowy day I wished I had a snowboard and then I could keep up with him. He is a very energetic 3 year old. I look forward to the day when our energy levels are equal.
I think I need advice on dog training. Any suggestions for books or sites with good advice. He is a lot of fun but needs some training. Oh and I need to learn how to be the Alpha male. Thanks for any advice.
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You got to keep the 'L'
The local dive from Three's Company, the Regal Beagle... no brainer
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Originally Posted by 3LB
You got to keep the 'L'
The local dive from Three's Company, the Regal Beagle... no brainer
Sorry but he is now named Corky. Corky was a good person from my past who died way too young.
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Dogs aren't you whole life but they sure make your life whole.
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Corky told Bear to keep an eye out for him. Now if only Corky would stop tossing the eyes around the room.
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Wow! Did Corky say, "Who you lookin' at?" before he ripped it's eyes out?
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Originally Posted by JohnMichael
Corky told Bear to keep an eye out for him. Now if only Corky would stop tossing the eyes around the room.
2 weeks ago, my dog went thru my fridge.
Apparetly, I didn't close the door all the away.
When I came home from work, he looked extremely guilty and a bit large.
There was a box on my carpet missing about 20 chicken nuggest. What amazed me was that he had eaten 4 slices of large pizza as well with the pizza box still inside the fridge. The pizza box's lid was shut closed. I don't wanna get into details here, but the next morning I had to go to Lowes and rent a Rug Doctor...
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Originally Posted by jrhymeammo
2 weeks ago, my dog went thru my fridge.
Apparetly, I didn't close the door all the away.
When I came home from work, he looked extremely guilty and a bit large.
There was a box on my carpet missing about 20 chicken nuggest. What amazed me was that he had eaten 4 slices of large pizza as well with the pizza box still inside the fridge. The pizza box's lid was shut closed. I don't wanna get into details here, but the next morning I had to go to Lowes and rent a Rug Doctor...
A few years ago my wife bought a large, 5+ lb. package of ground meat to make spaghetti sauce; unfortunately things prevented her from getting around to it. The meat when just slightly "off" so she put it outside for the dog, (at about 5 degrees F).
He quickly ate the whole thing. It was a bit much quantity-wise for his tummy. He barfed up 1/3 or so of the meat. A few hours later he came back and ate it again.
That's a dog for you. :smile5:
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Originally Posted by jrhymeammo
2 weeks ago, my dog went thru my fridge.
Apparetly, I didn't close the door all the away.
When I came home from work, he looked extremely guilty and a bit large.
There was a box on my carpet missing about 20 chicken nuggest. What amazed me was that he had eaten 4 slices of large pizza as well with the pizza box still inside the fridge. The pizza box's lid was shut closed. I don't wanna get into details here, but the next morning I had to go to Lowes and rent a Rug Doctor...
Speaking of food bandits, I have a good story. I've had several German Shepherd Dogs over the years. About number 5 back in the mid 70's while still at home with my parents (I was 22) I got an 18 month old male named Beau Geste. Fablous dog, German bloodlines, lots of training - novice obedience, open obedience, hand signals, and in the end, about 2 years of K-9 work - he worked at a level of the "more than average" dog riding around in the back of a police cruiser.
Kept him at home with another GSD and he was a family pet. Great dog, very sociable and playful.
My dad told me this story. One evening, I was off somewhere and dad was out on the back patio grilling a couple of steaks on the gas BBQ. Beau was out there with him watching. Dad flipped the steaks, turned and picked up his beer on the table and took a swig. He put the beer down and turned around to see Beau heading across the back lawn with a steak in his mouth he had snatched off the grill while dad had his back turned.
He said he yelled at him and he dropped it. Then of course, he went and retreived the steak, rinsed it off with the hose, and plopped it back on the grill. :)
Here's a picture of Beau in action on the training field doing a night "Hetze Test" demonstration back in 1977:
http://www.senorpanadero.net/uploade...28Small%29.jpg
Since the topic here is rescue Beagle's, count me in the club. This guy wandered up to the front yard one day in January 2000 as a ~10 week old puppy - he's got a Beagle foundation with who know's what else mixed in. One thing for sure, he has a great nose, is very loyal and has captured a big place in my heart.
Arnold sporting his summer "Chuck the Ice Man Liddell" mohawk:
http://www.senorpanadero.net/uploade...vew/Wudgie.JPG
FOR JohnMichael: Suggest you read up on Beagles. They have a few common helath anomalies you should be aware of. The main one being deafness and can be prone to ear infections. Arnold lost most of his hearing a few years ago.
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