Puppy Hockey

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Wendell @ Murphy, TX

>Those are some fine looking shop buddies!

Wendell

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Jeff Spirer

>Bob

I gave up trying to shovel the snow with my pups.

They spend more time tying to eat the shovel and I end up giving up.

At least they learned to just keep me company in the shop and chew on a stick.

Jeff

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Todd from San Jose

>Hehehehe Bob,

Thanks for the comic relief this morning!

Happy woodworking

Todd

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Ernie Miller

>nothing beats a good shop dog even if they slow the work down. It wouldn't be right driving to work with out her.

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glh

>Nice dogs, but I'd be afraid of that cat. She looks like she'd get her way.

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William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>I have one that looks a lot like these, but he won't tell me anything about his ancestry. How big is the large one? It's not really clear from the photo. Mine is a bit more than 4 stone, but will lose a few pounds when he gets a haircut, if it ever thaws this spring. Are they Portugese, or some kind of Spaniel?

Newf

Bob Smalser, Seabeck, WA

>Newfoundland dog. Water rescue. Our lifeguard during sunken log recovery, among other tasks.

Nan is about 100lbs but the larger males go to 180 or so.

They have long bodies, webbed feet, oily double coats and literally swim like Polar Bears.

One of the finest dogs in the world

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Our Newfie mix (we think with malamute)was always intent on rescuing our son - made it interesting when he tried to swim. She went 155 lbs, except when she bulked up a bit to 165.

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Brad in Ottawa

>Our family had a newf, full grown male at 165 pounds or so. At that weight he knew how to throw body checks when we played hockey!

Thanks for sharing!

Brad

PS - It was always amazing the looks you would get as you drove with the Newf in the back of the pickup and stop at a traffic light.

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Steve Knight

>Now this is the ultimate dog. 29# of pure muscle.

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William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>You've got a couple of beautiful dogs, there, Bob. Around here, most of the people with water dogs keep Labs, Goldens and a few Chesapeakes. I get the impression that a Ches may have some similar characteristics, but obviously with a curlier coat.

It looks like your pup will soon be bigger than Blackdawg. I'm adding "Newf" to the requirements spec. for Deputy Chief of Security, when he is ready to retire.

Gotta Love them Standard Dachshunds!

Bob Hutchins in Central Texas

>Our Lucy, who is the 5th dachsie to share our life, is a standard who weighs in at a petite 21#, but our first, Sam, was 36# and 34" tip to tip. The kennel he came from was breeding back to the original breed size as a protest against the miniature breeding, unfortunately too typical with this great blood line.

Beautiful animal, Steve! Thanks for sharing the pic.

BobH

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>I couldn't resist - here's my little "sausage." :o) Zack is terribly wonderful companion, great shop dog, and loves a ride in a pickup any day of the week.

David




My Dad & Me

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Steve Knight

>not sure if she is pure at first we thougth she was a mix. her history is scetchy. I guess someone never picked her up from the kennel. then she went to the pound but the people we got her from knew about her and got ehr right away. once they moved into this nice house i think they were really harsh with her and made her live in a carrier. she had accidents all of the time. we got her from them and they were glad as so are we. she is a great dog and has never had a problem. we have only had her for a couple of weeks though. but she has all of the things you would expect including the bark and the high pitched whine.

Where's the pooch?

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>BTW, nice bowls!

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>The photo comes up for me - if it doesn't load in the message, the picture is on the guest book page of my website - he's sitting in the cab of my '67.

Thanks!

David

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David Hammond, in Powder Springs GA

>Oops, now I see the problem - free has it's limitations! But the pic is on the guest book page of my site....

David

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Rob in Kansas

>:)

Stretch is about 14 lbs and Lili is 7, and she is an escape artist! She can squirm thru the smallest places.

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Greg Sloop, Portland Oregon

>Hobbes should come and say "Hello" some time...

Re: Enough Sausagehound Hijacking, Already! Help!

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>I am in desperate need of help in squelching an urban legend. LOML is under the impression that the Newf's only claim to fame is that they drool and slobber to the extreme. She claims I would need to hire someone full time just to mop up after one of them. She also notes that several friends on the Cohansey used to keep them when she was growing up here, so she is an expert. What do I need to do to convince her that they really are civilized?

OK, before I get flamed by those who think two dogs long and a half a dog high is the optimum configuration, I will admit to having grown up with dachshunds, but right now I don't have any problems with badgers.

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Steve Denvir

>I love big dogs, but my only problem is that there seems to be a rule of thumb here. The bigger the dog, the shorter the life. My brother had a newf who only lasted 8 years. A cousin had 2 Irish Wolfhounds. 7 and 8 years respectively.

I'm hoping I'm wrong, but I don't think so. Do you really want to set yourself up for that kinda heartbreak every 8 years?

I've currently got a pair of goldens, 12 1/2 and 10 1/2, and they're slowing down a bit. Still bright and healthy, but slowing down.

Ours may not have been a fair example

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>since she was a Newfie mixed with malamute, but Ubu's slobber index wasn't especially high - matched for the animal volume/slobber ratio, she was less than most older cats, all the way to the end. A lot of Newfoundlands do slobber, but not all.

What she DID have was an enthusiastic dedication to - adoration of - her people that I've never seen matched by any dog I've been around. The two times she got out of the yard, she was really worried until she got back in so she could be near us. And the joy she emitted when she saw a body of water to play in could be detected from as far away as Mars.

We put her on glucosamine when she was 6, and she made it to 13, the Newfie equivalent of about 103. It was mighty hard to lose her, but it was a great ride for those 13 years.

There - will that help?

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Greg Sloop, Portland Oregon

>Well WD, daschunds were used to hunt rabbits too - perhaps you have a rabbit problem?

And you're just going to have to suck it up with the "Sausagehounds" - you're outgunned! (Plus think of a flock of them sausagehounds chasing you down the street - I'm sure that will be adequate in making you swear off the denegrating remarks! :) )

Cheers,

Greg

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William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Greg, I have no argument with the tenacity and loyalty of dachshunds. The thing I got the biggest kick out of with ours was that whenever he was confronted by a much larger, and belligerent dog, that dog seemed to completely lose its composure the first time the doxie simply ran underneath it, delivering a bite or two in transit. Defense of family and homestead they understand and are deserved of their just accolades, but differentiating those many occasions where defense is not necessary seems to be beyond their mental grasp. After all, they are hounds. The main problem I have had with most of them, other than suspension problems, is their assumption, until proven otherwise, that any new acquaintance is to be treated as an adversarial badger. There's no way to get it through their thick skulls that the UPS or the FedEx guy is a welcome friend, usually bearing tools. I should explain that, where I live, there are no garbage collectors, hauling off your good junk, or Mailmen, bearing bad news and bills, but even here the doxies can't appreciate these subtleties. You can't even teach them that the guys carrying copies of "Watchtower" are so foolish as to try knocking on the front door, and are thus fair game, whereas everyone who comes to the kitchen door should at least be given the benefit of the doubt. If you live in Newark, or Camden, or on Staten Island, NJ, this is the dog for you, but down on the Delaware Bay, they are totally inappropirate technology.