Posted on 06/20/2012 11:38:37 AM PDT by JoeProBono
SYDNEY, - An Australian man says his golden retriever has been bringing him presents in the past few days -- 12 loaves of bread and two packages of muffins.
Michael Shaw said he would like to know where the dog, Gillie, has been getting the baked goods, The Daily Telegraph of Sydney reported. Shaw lives in Theresa Park in a rural area southwest of Sydney and the nearest store is at least a 10-minute drive.
While Gillie did eat one package of muffins, she has simply brought the others back to the house, deposited them by the front steps and then lain there wagging her tail, Shaw said.
"She brings back things quite often, but normally it's an old gumboot or something like that," Shaw told the Telegraph on Wednesday, referring to rubber boots. "She has a bit of an insecurity problem so she always has things in her mouth. She has a big stuffed toy and will bark at neighbors while still holding it in her mouth but she's never brought back anything like this before."
None of Shaw's neighbors have complained of missing bread.
Back in the 1950s, people in our neighborhood did not tie up their dogs or keep them indoors. And there were oodles of kids playing all over the neighborhood with their canine pets running loose and watching over them.
My family of 11 acquired a boxer named Rex, who was probably about 2 years old at the time . It was not until we had had the dog for a few years that my parents became thoroughly acquainted with his daily schedule.
After my mother would let Rex out in the morning, he would visit the back of a grocery store about 1 mile away. The butcher at the store, who called him “Sarge” because the dog reminded him of his sergeant in the army, would give him scraps that he had saved for him. Rex’s next stop was at a nearby drugstore that had a soda fountain. Someone there gave him food, as well.
Possibly he had other stops that we never became aware of, but we did learn that he had a daily rendezvous with the mailman and accompanied him on his rounds. There was also a delivery man of some sort — can’t remember now —who would sometimes call him to his truck, where the dog would ride around in the guy’s passenger seat happy as a lark. (He was a dog who love car rides.)
These people did not know whose dog this was for a long time, but he had made friends all over our neighborhood. Great memories.
A “Schnowpoo,” just like a “Pitador.”
German Shepherd Dog.
THE best breed out there! ;)
An Australian man says his golden retriever has been bringing him presents in the past few days -- 12 loaves of bread and two packages of muffinsThere's a Good-Girl!! Now, go find us some lager!
Heh
You wish...
;)
That pup looks like mine did!
Border collies, the smartest breed there is!
Too funny! When I was very little, we had a black lab (my best friend). When I was in the plastic baby pool in the yard, he would sit there guarding me, grabbing my swimsuit straps to keep me upright. I have a photo (I was three or so) of him sitting there right next to the little pool staring at me as I played. I love dogs...LOL!
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