tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post9059048266022037327..comments2024-03-28T16:31:23.093-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: My Ode to JoyP. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-7236171299087580602011-04-19T05:15:32.703-07:002011-04-19T05:15:32.703-07:00Thank you, Grahame. And I'm glad we don't ...Thank you, Grahame. And I'm glad we don't have those deadly Australian snakes in Michigan.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-64800433584123648022011-04-18T22:03:53.773-07:002011-04-18T22:03:53.773-07:00The trouble with our dogs...
1. They romp in the ...The trouble with our dogs...<br /><br />1. They romp in the mud at our dams and then somehow manage to get to & traipse through the house within a 60 second time frame.<br /><br />2. They love digging through the cat's outdoor toilets looking for and eating prized 'cat chocolates'.<br /><br />3. They don't know about brown snakes and get themselves killed when they go in for the attack..<br />We've lost 2 dogs to snakes..Teddy [German Spitz] and Clyde [a Newfoundland]<br /><br />Apart from that Couldn't live without them and the cats love them too.<br /><br />Wonderful blog Pamela and really loved your cat one too! <br /><br />g >^..^<ali ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812715274894076637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-26966862624064369582011-04-18T13:45:31.103-07:002011-04-18T13:45:31.103-07:00I have put a cat post on my other blog:
http://la...I have put a cat post on my other blog:<br /><br />http://lackingaclearfocus.blogspot.com/2011/04/cats-i-have-loved.htmlP. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-53180071170614515832011-04-18T04:53:16.328-07:002011-04-18T04:53:16.328-07:00BB, good for your wife, calling out that mean man!...BB, good for your wife, calling out that mean man! Her heart is definitely in the right place. Don't you wonder what lesson that man thought his poor dog was learning? <br /><br />Gerry, do you know that the health benefits we derive from dogs, they also derive from their relationship with us? Isn't that wonderful? I love, love, love co-evolution!<br /><br />Dawn, I'll admit this right out: Other than her cuteness, what first attracted me to Sarah at the animal shelter was the same thing that attracted me to my previous dog at a different animal shelter--only dog in the place not barking! With dogs as with spouses and friends, what's tolerable varies from one individual to another. Barking for a reason seems like a good idea, but a dog yapping nonstop in a car, for instance, would drive me batty. For other people, it's shedding they can't stand. <br /><br />Sarah never leaves the cap off the toothpaste and does not try to argue politics with me. If she knew that we are scheduled to have a wonderful adventure with friends this morning, she would be dancing with glee, but she suspects nothing and simply watches me intently, ready for whatever I suggest.P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-69932100708966187642011-04-18T04:07:46.173-07:002011-04-18T04:07:46.173-07:00I know. Sometimes when Katie is being her usual b...I know. Sometimes when Katie is being her usual barky self I wonder about our relationship...but then when we're tramping out in the woods I know we're a team and we're lucky to have each other right here right now.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-26166221121616684572011-04-17T18:15:33.750-07:002011-04-17T18:15:33.750-07:00Well, I can begin many sentences with "The tr...Well, I can begin many sentences with "The trouble with dogs . . . " but of course they all end with all the good reasons for keeping them anyway. I am very fond of my troublesome Duo. I have to say, though, that they can be quite jealous, shoving each other out of the way when pats are being distributed for example. Not a problem right now of course because the Cowboy has been sent to the dog room without supper for running off instead of coming when called, and Miss Sadie has the space under the desk to herself. We did have a fine walk right up to the time the miscreant absconded. In fact, I was thinking for the leventy-third time that they make me a healthier, happier person because they make me get up and out. Maybe the Cowboy could have just a small supper.Gerryhttp://torchlakeviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-12125222890232694222011-04-17T15:54:15.223-07:002011-04-17T15:54:15.223-07:00"Not-a-dog-people"..
My wife is one of t..."Not-a-dog-people"..<br />My wife is one of those, she detests barking, the little yapper types, the<br />baleful scary pitbulls, snapping poodles, slobbering bulldogs and<br />shedding whatevers.<br /> So, I was quite surprized when she returned from her walk the other evening and announced<br />"dog problems". I asked if she was bitten or chased, but no: As she was walking along she came across a big fellow who was dragging his large dog into his truck by lifting<br />his leash and choking the<br />critter...repeatedly. She stopped to watch and the owner stepped on the dog's head and cursed him out.<br />The Mrs., never strong on tact, shouted "Hey, you bully, lay off on the dog, pick on somebody your own size!" The big guy was startled and apologized,<br />"Sorry maam, he was jumping in the truck and I was teaching him a lesson."<br />So tis odd that not-a-dog-people sometimes stick up for our canine friends!<br />Odder yet, Mrs. not-a-dog<br />is a great admirer of wolves (and her one-eyed<br />kitty cat)...BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01168862935045755393noreply@blogger.com