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15743. Magoseph - 7/7/2005 9:46:58 PM Dogs without leashes are not allowed here and extreme barking in the night or day from dogs that are kept outside earns stiff fines. The rules for using the beach and the park are quite stringent too and that's good--less mess and beer and soda cans. Ten years ago, things were different, but the area is upstream now as our township chair told Flexy when he went to get the permit for Butch. Well, I feel if people have to pay high real-estate taxes and they are very high here, they should get the services they need. Dogs running around when kids are playing in their front yards created a scandal between the old residents and the new ones some years ago. We are lucky, the old-timers are only too glad to leave now that they can make a bundle selling their house which are quickly taken down and replaced by new ones—there’s much less hassle in the association meetings nowadays. 15744. thoughtful - 7/7/2005 9:57:27 PM If you've ever watched hunting dogs work, it's quite amazing....not only are they off leash but they are clearly working at their owner's behest despite the fact that they are out in the wild and supposed to be flushing out birds and such. It's really something to see. 15745. thoughtful - 7/7/2005 9:59:56 PM con'd, I keep reading that dogs generally aren't really happy unless their master bosses them around a little. Since that really isn't my style,
that really surprises me as, given interactions in some of these other threads, I would imagine being bossy would come quite naturally. 15746. concerned - 7/7/2005 10:02:40 PM Well, thoughtful, I'd put it this way: if dogs were susceptible to pure reason, I would have the best behaved, happiest one on the block. 15747. thoughtful - 7/7/2005 10:05:41 PM Max, I was surprised about Mago's new dog
being a mix of a very large dog and a very small dog.
reminded me of a time i was driving along the road and saw this german shepherd standing in this tall field of grass...i was surprised at how tall the grass must've been as i didn't see the dog's legs at all...the he walked toward the road where the grass was shorter...doggone if he didn't have the legs of a dachshund...the rest of him was the size of a regular shepherd...darndest looking thing...and that mustabeen either a real low crouch or a real stretch! 15748. arkymalarky - 7/8/2005 12:04:26 AM Message # 15741
Con'd,
Diva was very good about cars, but one careless moment when she probably had getting home on her mind, coupled with not having had an experience on a highway, cost her after 6 years of being very cautious.
Bigger dogs can survive hits, and Sasha was hit at least twice. Mojo may get hit one of these days, but she's generally pretty careful. Car chasing dogs drive me up the wall, but they don't tend to last long out here. 15749. concerned - 7/8/2005 12:10:57 AM Actually, I didn't 'hit' the dog - I sort of nudged up to him real slow and pushed him over at about 1mph then stopped - dumb mutt got off his butt and decided to mosey out of the way after that but I think still sort of resents me for pushing him around that time:) 15750. arkymalarky - 7/8/2005 12:26:34 AM Ooooh. We've had dogs sleep in the road, too. Bob accidentally killed a neighbor's dog that way--late at night, and the dog lifted up his head, and that's the first Bob saw of it, way too late to respond. 15751. arkymalarky - 7/8/2005 12:27:46 AM ...lay around or sleep in the road, that is. 15752. concerned - 7/8/2005 12:33:23 AM That'd be really scary, if the dog slept in the private access drive, but when I tipped him over, it was daylight he was fully awake, barking away, and determined to prevent my car from passing. I really think the dog is a little short on smarts, being a purebred collie. Mostly what I think I bruised was his little doggie ego - incredible that he had so little sense that he would try to overcome a push by a car bumper but that's exactly what he tried to do and got pushed over onto his side as a result. 15753. concerned - 7/8/2005 12:39:54 AM Btw, when this happened, I was driving a low-slung Thunderbird, not the Tahoe, so the bumper was at the point of the dog's shoulder. I stopped the car immediately when I tipped the collie. Then he got up and walked away. Point taken, I guess, because he never deliberately got in front of my car again.
Real dumb mutt, though. 15754. arkymalarky - 7/8/2005 3:13:32 AM I'd heard of cow tipping, but dog tipping is a new one. 15755. concerned - 7/8/2005 3:20:54 AM Heh heh. I had actually typed something in about cow tipping, but deleted it, since I had never done it myself. FWIW, that is the closest thing to what happened with this collie, though. I was a little concerned that I might have created some physical injury at the time, but there was never any indication of such and the dog's still chugging around just fine some four years later. 15756. robertjayb - 7/8/2005 3:27:45 AM Rain! Rain! Rain!
We have rain. Thunder too...
After only four tenths of an inch in all of June it is most welcome.
Whatever Gods there be... Thank you very much. 15757. judithathome - 7/8/2005 3:45:43 AM Robert, we were drenched all day...tons of rain. Dancing in the street, I was! 15758. arkymalarky - 7/8/2005 5:04:57 AM Just rub it in, you Texans! I'm so envious. 15759. Magoseph - 7/8/2005 8:42:22 PM It took me some time to train Butch to walk along with me the last two days andfor most of today I was flat on my back with the most intolerable pains on my back, arms, and legs. So, that’s all I’m going to write for today— On my way back to bed. I HATE to be handicapped! 15760. arkymalarky - 7/8/2005 10:45:18 PM Lassie wasn't trained in a day. If you work with him a few minutes a day it will still work and be easier on both of you. I hope you get back on your feet and feeling well! 15761. Magoseph - 7/9/2005 11:16:22 AM Yes, Arky, you're right, I should have paced the training. This morning, though, I feel much better--a strong pain pill, a pain pill, a pain relief gel, plus eight hours of sleep seem to have fixed the muscle pains. I had doubts about the therapeutic effect of the gel at first, but when it was applied, it felt terrific. Butch doesn’t mind when I’m affectionate toward Flexy, but when Flexy is to me, he inserts himself between us while softly growling. 15762. PsychProf - 7/9/2005 1:49:50 PM Try this Mags...
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