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Zipper the dog retires from bear-guard work for oil industry
Alasja Dispatch News ^
| July 11, 2015
| Alex DeMarban
Posted on 07/13/2015 7:46:14 PM PDT by skeptoid
NINILCHIK -- Oil companies hire gun-toting bear guards to protect crews from attack, but a new wildlife problem arose a few years ago -- animals were snatching seismic nodes used in the search for oil and gas.
Thats when now-retired bear guard Mark Chihuly -- who never went anywhere without his four-legged friend, Zipper -- decided to put the golden Lab on the case.
Chihuly had the idea a few years ago because Zipper could find pretty much anything after a few minutes of training, even long-lost items buried deep in snow.
At 8 years old, the pooch also has an excellent grasp of English.
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: alaska
Good dog!
The gogles kept the rotor wash dust out of her eyes (and note the custom made "hard hat")..
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posted on
07/13/2015 7:46:14 PM PDT
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skeptoid
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posted on
07/13/2015 7:47:25 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
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To: skeptoid
A little off topic but there is some great razor clam digging near there.
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07/13/2015 7:52:31 PM PDT
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07/13/2015 7:57:54 PM PDT
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posted on
07/13/2015 8:04:22 PM PDT
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Ken H
To: dainbramaged
You any good at razor clams? i never could get the hang of finding them. Shovel handle... nothing .. Clam gun... nothing. This was Clam Beach, Humboldt County, CA.
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posted on
07/13/2015 8:04:42 PM PDT
by
Rio
(Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
To: Ken H
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posted on
07/13/2015 8:15:57 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
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To: skeptoid
Real nice story. Thanks for posting.
To: skeptoid
That hit me right square in the feels.
Thanks for sharing.
:)
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posted on
07/13/2015 8:38:32 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(We're ALL Dixie, now.)
To: Rio
A lot of coastal campouts in Washington when we were kids, always with the low tides. My brother and I would race each other to get our limits which was 18 at the time, IIRC.
My cousin brought some fresh to our July 4th picnic last week - super sweet and deep fried.
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07/13/2015 9:31:38 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(Get out of my country now)
To: skeptoid
It's not a "Golden Lab". Golden Retrievers are a separate (though related) breed. It's a Yellow Lab. Labs come in 3 colors: Black, Chocolate, and YELLOW.
Drives me nuts - like my Yellow's vet record referring to her as "blonde". (blonde in the front office.)
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posted on
07/14/2015 5:31:57 AM PDT
by
AnAmericanMother
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To: skeptoid
I'll add that a Lab is about the most versatile trainable dog there is. My 14 year old Chocolate gal is cross-trained in retrieving, agility, obedience, and K9 Nosework. Has a vocabulary of about 200 words.
You can hand her something and tell her "take it to . . . " even when that person is out of sight. She delivers all birthday cards in the family. They sometimes arrive a little soggy, but . . .
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07/14/2015 5:37:10 AM PDT
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AnAmericanMother
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To: skeptoid
What a lovely and heartwarming story.
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