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by Flyby
Sun Aug 04, 2013 5:15 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: How long does it take for a dog to stop pining after someone
Replies: 6
Views: 4357

Re: How long does it take for a dog to stop pining after someone

Don't know about pining, but an old girlfriend's dog remembered me after 3 years. It was quite touching really. She didn't recognise me, but when I tapped her on the head with a newspaper, she remembered me and went bananas. As for pining, I would guess it depends on other distractions. If bored and...
by Flyby
Sat Jul 27, 2013 12:02 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I am surprised!
Replies: 11
Views: 6441

Re: I am surprised!

Things like this can really rattle your confidence and sense of security K9Steve and leave you with a sense of dread that there is more to come. I can't imagine your dog might get in trouble for defending your home; fact is the presence and actions of the dog stopped the incident escalating into a m...
by Flyby
Thu Jul 25, 2013 3:47 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I've started doing dog photography!
Replies: 62
Views: 26308

Re: I've started doing dog photography!

Odin's first, and last, encounter with a guinea pig (why did I say hamster???) really didn't go so well. Does Odin share that opinion? Or does he think it went very well? :lol: Believe it or not, he was young and didn't mean any harm. "Look what I've found!" Look! Look! Look! "Oh sh_...
by Flyby
Thu Jul 25, 2013 10:35 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I've started doing dog photography!
Replies: 62
Views: 26308

Re: I've started doing dog photography!

Odin's first, and last, encounter with a guinea pig (why did I say hamster???) really didn't go so well. If you'd taken his picture that day, there would have numbers along the bottom.
by Flyby
Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:42 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I've started doing dog photography!
Replies: 62
Views: 26308

Re: I've started doing dog photography!

I have nightmares about hamsters. Don't we Odin?
by Flyby
Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:40 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Animal Heroes
Replies: 9
Views: 5531

Re: Animal Heroes

There is a good program called Wardogs about the dogs recruited by the US military in WW2. The dogs were 'volunteered' for military service by their owners, and if the survived the war and could be de-programmed so they didn't attack people, they went back to the families they came from. The future ...
by Flyby
Wed Jul 17, 2013 1:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: I've started doing dog photography!
Replies: 62
Views: 26308

Re: I've started doing dog photography!

If I had to take pictures of a CM Negative Reinforcement trainer, I would do it, send him the rubbish photo's and say "Sorry chum. Best I could do. Your dog just seems terribly sad and miserable about something, but here's my bill". You have to show these trainers who's boss even if you ha...
by Flyby
Sun Jul 14, 2013 1:51 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Thank you!
Replies: 8
Views: 4636

Re: Thank you!

I treat dogs, both my own or other people's, getting out of vehicles as a heightened anxiety moment. Its like unfamiliar dogs meeting on a narrow path where they are bound to pass too close for each others comfort. Getting out a vehicle with other dogs in close proximity is a potential flashpoint. I...
by Flyby
Sat Jul 13, 2013 12:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Thank you!
Replies: 8
Views: 4636

Re: Thank you!

Just to keep you motivated Bendog, there's a 'gun' who turns up at pheasant shoots, who arrives, opens the back door of the Range Rover. On command by individual name, he gets his gun dogs out one by one, who jump out and dutifully trot behind him and come to heel sitting waiting for a command. Its ...
by Flyby
Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:50 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Oh duck!
Replies: 2
Views: 1941

Re: Oh duck!

That sounds odd Judy. I struggle a bit to work out what Jasper was thinking. I can follow a dog being defensive about you approaching his treat, but I don't understand why he's so possessive about the treat even at the point of you giving it to him. That strikes me as a good way to stop getting trea...
by Flyby
Sun Jul 07, 2013 2:11 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LAPD shoots rottie
Replies: 17
Views: 8189

Re: LAPD shoots rottie

Its never pretty to watch, but very often the 'writhing' you see isn't pain or non fatal wounding but merely nerves and muscles flexing. I would reckon poor Max was gone from this earth virtually instantaneously. That's probably the only good news in the whole rotten story.
by Flyby
Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:13 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Sheep
Replies: 3
Views: 2289

Re: Sheep

I can walk my pair through a field of sheep and off the lead too, and not have any problem. Even the sheep don't seem alarmed by it. Would I trust my dogs in the same situation but with me not there? Nope. I'm not certain there would be a problem, but how long can a dog resist the temptation of furr...
by Flyby
Sun Jul 07, 2013 5:27 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LAPD shoots rottie
Replies: 17
Views: 8189

Re: LAPD shoots rottie

Don't forget either, there is a breed of person who likes a dog to be aggressive, and if it bites a policeman it's no bad thing. In the world of pit bulls, rotties, and 'dangerous dogs' in general, we need to recognise the police have an added layer of threat to be aware of. I'm not a policeman, but...
by Flyby
Sat Jul 06, 2013 2:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: LAPD shoots rottie
Replies: 17
Views: 8189

Re: LAPD shoots rottie

How very sad for Max. Whoever was to blame, it sure wasn't him. I don't blame the cop, although I wouldn't commend him for bravery either. The owner is the reason it all happened, and the buck stops with him. When you have a big dog, there's an added layer of responsability that goes along with it. ...
by Flyby
Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:33 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Interesting and possibly touching video
Replies: 7
Views: 3965

Re: Interesting and possibly touching video

Sorry K9Queen, it is touching to watch, but that's just not how I interpret the dogs behaviour. I don't want to be heartless, nor do I wish to offend peoples sensibilities who think that's a canine funeral they're watching. I just don't believe it is, but I hope you won't ask me to explain. My terri...