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Heh. I still remember what name-calling is in dog language, and beer in any language....!!! :wink: :lol: 8)

This is taken from the Lost Dogs' Home summer newsletter (by Sparks the kelpie cross! :wink: ) Apologies if it's been posted before, but I really liked it (it made me cry!). Old Sam died and, approaching the Rainbow Bridge was overjoyed to see his first dog, Seth, who had died long ago, waiting for him. Joyously they were reunited. They crossed the bridge and together ascended the mountain path towards the celestial shining gates. Outside them waited an angelic gatekeeper. "What is this place?" Old Sam asked. "It is heaven," replied the gatekeeper. "And Old Sam, you are most welcome to enter." Old Sam was happy beyond all belief. "Come along, long-lost friend," he said to Seth. "Heaven beckons, and an eternity together awaits." The gatekeeper held us his hand. "No. He'll have to go back across the bridge. I'm afraid dogs are not allowed inside. They disturb some of our residents." The dog's tail dropped. Maybe even a tear appeared in his eye. "Cheer up, old pal," Old Sam said sadly. "We'll journey along together." He looked at the gatekeeper. "Thanks all the same, sir. But I don't think this place is for us." After days of travel, they found themselves in the dreary industrial outskirts of a great city. There they spied a bleak grey building that looked suspiciously like a nineteenth-century prison. A stern-faced security guard stood at the main entrance. He checked a clip folder and looked at them. "Old Sam. Yer wanna come in?" he said as they drew near. "Only if Seth can, too," Sam said. "No law says he can't," replied the guard. "Then thank you, we'd be delighted. We have travelled so very far." He looked at the building nervously. "I don't know what we're letting ourselves in for, Seth," he whispered. "But whatever it is, we'll be in it together." Seth wagged his tail in agreement. Old Sam turned back to the security guard. "So what is this place? Or needn't I guess?" The security guard replied, "It is heaven." Old Sam was dumbfounded. "But... but.. the place way back there in the mountains, with the lovely gates, surely that was heaven?" The security guard smiled, and as he did so was transformed- as was the building and its environs that had seemed to forbidding. He became an angel outside a shining place wondrous beyond human conception. "No, it wasn't. On the contrary, it was the other place. You were deceived by simple illusions. We do it this way to keep out people cruel enough to abandon those who love them. Thus, by their own choice they finish up where they ought to be." He grinned. "It works remarkably well and saves us all a lot of time and research." And thus it was that Old Sam and his dog Seth arrived in heaven.

I have heard of ACDs being used as therapy dogs- they must have been very calm ones :wink: Flyball, agility, obedience, herding (of course), are the activities I've heard that ACDs excel in.

Poor Egg! That sucks!!! Oh well. I'm glad your dad got you a tree, and I'm doubly glad he got pressies for Duck!!! :D What is the major religion of Taiwan BTW? Do you get holidays in your new year? :fadein:

I don't know whether to hit you or laugh my ass off!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[quote name='Mei-Mei']Only twice a day to avoid bloat, but I guarantee they would eat all day everyday if I let them. They especially like the kind of people food they are not supposed to get, like German Chocolate Cake. :P[/quote] Mmmm... German Chocolate Cake.... *Homer Simpson drool action* :P At Dad's both boys get one meal a day. When Bk was here, he got fed little bits and pieces throughout the day too, if I was home, and a smaller meal, though he's far from turning into a porker; he uses up all his energy thinking of ways to escape!! Chocolate is bad for dogs- it can kill them- but it depends on what sort of chocolate, and how much you give them. A tiny piece isn't likely to do any damage... but to err on the side of caution I don't give any. (except when BK stole all my sister's Easter eggs one time- but he only took the good stuff :roll: )

I got them all right! 8) Good quiz Gooeydog. (yes, I would have said it even if I'd got them all wrong- it's a great educator)

Nice to have you back at the forum Byrd 8) K- boys will be boys... at least they can slug it out and have a beer afterwards while girls will simmer and bitch for months... :roll:

Have a great holiday Labs :x-mas:

What a lovely, healthy-looking dog you have :)

Cool! They should do that everywhere.

She's so gorgeous!!! wanna swap? :lol:

Thanks but no thanks... I think I'll be right! :wink:

[quote name='eric']Sam's funniest quirk is that he likes to have his ears scratched. Well, maybe "scratched" is the wrong work. He likes it when I stick my finger into his ear canal (not too deep) and move my fingers around. It so cute. First, his eyes roll-back and he closes his eyes half-way. Then he'll make this loud, long "Huuunnnnnnnnn" sound for the duration. He just loves it. [/quote] Ha ha! This is EXACTLY what Rinny does. He collapses against you if you do this to him, it makes him weak at the knees!!! I also do it to Bk to calm him down, it makes him all sleepy and yawny. The other thing Bk loves is me scratching the base of his tail. It's got to the point where he will sometimes come over and stick his bum in my face, instead of his head! :o

[quote name='Hobbit']I am so amazed that everyone is so neuter/spay pro-voiced, but AKC won't allow a neutered or spayed dog to compete ---- what does that tell you? If AKC was so "let's not over populate the world", then they should allow neutered and spayed dogs to compete alongside the intact ones. AND an AKC breeder/owner/shower should do whatever it took to get this rule changed.[/quote] LOVE THIS!!!! 8) That's the whole thing that annoys me about registries such as the AKC, VCA etc. Why should you not be allowed to show your dog if it's been spayed or neutered? We can do agility and obedience with neutered and crossbred dogs, but there should be some sort of showing competition set up for those of us who DON'T want to add to the overpopulated pet world. It's all about money, I know, it's very sad. :x

Hobbit- when you send me the dog poop (not that I need it anymore) you can send me a scarf imprinted with eau de skunk! :P

[quote name='StarGaze']Do you know I can't even course her because of her coat? Most are AKC related. They won't even let her do what they are breed to do because of her looks. There's more to it than looks, dogs need to do what they are meant to do. She can't, just because of the length of her hair and the name. [/quote] I agree,it IS sad that your dog can't compete in what she's bred to do. It's not like you're going to show her, but coursing (that's the name, yes?) isn't something where her coat should matter, but more her ability. Stupid AKC! What sort of reasons do they give for that? I can't imagine that her coat would interfere with the other dogs, or give her an advantage...?

Thanks everyone. You guys made me feel a lot better about this! :angel: It's not far to dad's house. I could go over there every day if I wanted to and see him, play with him, take him out... in fact I'm going there today for a BBQ... there's not much chance that he'll come back, because he's too destructive and nothing has worked to stop him from being that way. I wish he was normal and would just play with dog toys!!! I'm lucky that Mum is my landlord and not a real estate agent, otherwise I'd have to cough up to get the damaged weatherboards fixed. He was so happy to see Dad yesterday- his whole rear end was swaying- and Dad was happy to see him, and I know he'll be looked after there. :fadein:

Yuck :roll: glad we don't have skunks here. Does it smell like anything in particular eg. mouldy cheese, dirty socks...?

Daisymom I feel for you and can understand what you're going through to an extent, as my family has been debating whether or not to put Rinny, our GSD-X who will be 16 in Feb, and is also deaf, partially blind, severely arthritic, had a stroke back in about April and has gone downhill from there. It's your decision entirely... but... if she SEEMS happy- eating, drinking, not incontinent, still interacting with others- then just keep an eye on her and see how she goes. If you do decide that she is not coping well with the discomfort/suffering and will not eat or drink, it's probably time for the end. :cry: Your other dog Daisy will, naturally, miss her and wonder where she's gone, but in a way I think dogs can also sense when their mate is sick and has to go, and they cope with it just like we cope with it. It might take a week, or maybe a few months, for her to get over it completely, she might paw around in the usual sleeping spots, roam around the house/yard looking for her, or whinge a little more often, but she will adjust. :angel:

The best thing about chocolate pointing labs is thay they come in white, milk and dark... get in early and you can have your pick... and every time you point, there are five fingers pointing back at you :wink: or you grow a wart :wink:

I don't know how I missed the latest installment... sorry about the goats:( but I am so glad that Guy is home and going well, even though it must hurt him I hope he can understand that this is all for his own good, even if it doesn't feel like it. :angel: what does a skunk's stinkbomb smell like?

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I have heard of Boxers doing well at Schutzhund. Don't know about ACDs though, mine is too excitable! :wink:

Hmm let's see.. bad acting, bad scriptwriting, bad theme song, bony girls running around in bikinis, hairless teenage boys running around in boardshorts, every person under the age of 18 either a foster kid or a runaway or a lifesaver...very realistic... :roll: :lol: