My chocolate lab is the same way. She'll spin 360's up against me while I'm taking my shoes off and then she'll jump up into my lap as I'm watching the news. I couldn't ask for a sweeter dog.
Holly
Posted on 08/13/2008 11:21:18 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
GREELEY, Colorado (AP) -- A dog stood guard over her owner's body for up to six weeks after the man committed suicide on the remote northeastern Colorado plains, authorities said.
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Good reminders. My Dad had a Shepard when I was a very young’n. Sheba. Lived to 14 years old. She was protective and playful with all of us, but definitely my Dad’s dog.
My chocolate lab is the same way. She'll spin 360's up against me while I'm taking my shoes off and then she'll jump up into my lap as I'm watching the news. I couldn't ask for a sweeter dog.
Holly
Brittany Spaniel
Good lookin’ dog! I had to put down our beloved Yellow Lab, Gunner, just 2 weeks ago. He was 13. I miss him!
Those fanciers wouldn’t like that. Make it just “Brittany”, period. ;-)
OK...Brittany! Got one...she’s a sweet little dog. Knee-high, 43 lbs.
OK, here’s a “pet peeve” of mine, big time.
Spelling lesson:
It’s German S-H-E-P-H-E-R-D.
(Does anyone misspell that word when talking of the other breeds including same?)
It means sheep-herder. Sheep-herd without the hyphen or space, and drop an E from the double-E, then you have it!
Get yourself a retired Greyhound. Their disposition is the best and if you have rabbits in the area, you can’t believe how fast these demon-possessed dogs are when they sight one—they are amazing athletes and can turn on a dime—bone an muscle make up their physique. I have always had larger breeds until my daughter was banned from keeping her Maltese in her apt. She asked if we would keep Willie for a while—now 8 months—until she could take him. I never thought I wanted a little dog, but he has more personality than most and is best friends with the cat. He has gone from apt to full freedom as a farm dog, except at night, we pen him on the porch to keep the raccoons from killing him.
I’m sorry to hear that. I don’t even want to think of the day I’m faced with that. Right now Holly is a little over two and a half years old.
The cat in the foreground, on the other hand, is another story entirely . . . . . ? Cats keep us humble and realistic.
Good call on Greyhound! My in-laws have 2 of them. They are excellent dogs. I’m sure they’d like to run and the short hair might be better for your allergies! Plus you get the feel-good of knowing you rescued a deserving animal.
And she's just one of two. The other one looks exactly like this one. Holly is very jealous when they receive any attention. She always has to nose herself into the middle of everything. It must drive her crazy when we're in bed and we pet the cats!
Makes me think of this dog:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyfriar%27s_Bobby
Fortunately, Cash had owners to be taken home to.
thanks,
still interested.
Waitng to adopt a GSD from rescue!
You’ve got years of fun times ahead!! Gunner was a ‘puppy’ until he turned about 10!!
Thanks for the concern. I would have never thought that a dog could affect us like he did. He was the best. Couldnt ask for a better dog around our infant children. Gentle as a lamb!
Oh yes, Greyfriar’s Bobby.
Oh, so true. Indeed, if the day really sucked your dogs are likely to sense it and try to cheer you up. I've seen that twice in my life.
Many years ago my dad had to to to California to get his sister, who's come down with Alzheimer's, and bring her back to Illinois. He was totally drained and depressed when he got home. We had a Beagle, Buddy, who never wanted to be a lap dog. When he saw how miserable dad was, for the first and only time in his life, Buddy jumped into dad's lap and tried to cheer him up.
The dog who preceded my present pair, Amos, was a Black Lab. One day I came home from work, totally miserable, and, for the first and only time in his life, Amos jumped up onto the bed and tried to console me. Dogs are wonderful creatures, given by God to man as a little piece of himself.
Does this make anyone else think of Nick Lowe’s song, “Marie Provost”?
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