Well one of the good things that came out of my neighbor moving, was that he wasn;t able to take his dog with him. He’s just a puppy, about 6 months old that showed up in front of our houses one day. Looks like a Chocolate Lab, just wondering how big he’s gonna get. He;s really sweet and terribly smart. Its nice to have him follow me all over the yard when I’m tinkering around.
Who cares what he is?
kinda looks like a bit of Irish setter in him by the fur and coloring…either way makes no difference!
something to be said about a man and his dog…our dog is a wus and spoiled by my wife!
Hope he works out for ya’ Bart and by what you stated he probably will!
Too cool.
Remember the rules:
NEWSPAPERS: If you have to go to the bathroom while playing in the front yard, always use the newspaper that’s placed in the driveway every morning for that purpose.
VISITORS: Quickly determine which guest is afraid of dogs. Charge across the room, barking loudly and leap playfully on this person. If the human falls down on the floor and starts crying, lick its face and growl gently to show your concern.
BARKING: Because you are a dog, you are expected to bark. So bark— a lot. Your owners will be very happy to hear you protecting their house. Especially late at night while they are sleeping safely in their beds. There is no more secure feeling for a human than to keep waking up in the middle of the night and hearing your protective bark, bark, bark…
LICKING: Always take a BIG drink from your water dish immediately before licking your human. Humans prefer clean tongues. Be ready to fetch your human a towel.
HOLES: Rather than digging a BIG hole in the middle of the yard and upsetting your human, dig a lot of smaller holes all over the yard so they won’t notice. If you arrange a little pile of dirt on one side of each hole, maybe they’ll think it’s gophers. There are never enough holes in the ground. Strive daily to do your part to help correct this problem.
DOORS: The area directly in front of a door is always reserved for the family dog to sleep.
THE ART OF SNIFFING: Humans like to be sniffed. Everywhere. It is your duty, as the family dog, to accommodate them.
DINING ETIQUETTE: Always sit under the table at dinner, especially when there are guests, so you can clean up any food that falls on the floor. It’s also a good time to practice your sniffing.
HOUSEBREAKING: Housebreaking is very important to humans, so break as much of the house as possible.
GOING FOR WALKS: Rules of the road: When out for a walk with your master or mistress, never go to the bathroom on your own lawn.
COUCHES: It is perfectly permissible to lie on the new couch after all your humans have gone to bed.
PLAYING: If you lose your footing while chasing a ball or stick, use the flower bed to absorb your fall so you don’t injure yourself.
CHASING CATS: When chasing cats, make sure you never— quite— catch them. It spoils all the fun.
CHEWING: Make a contribution to the fashion industry . …Eat a shoe.
Bruce Chandler said:
Too cool.Remember the rules:
- The dog is not allowed in the house!
- Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
- The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.
- The dog can get on the OLD furniture only.
- Fine, the dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep with the humans on the bed.
- All right, the dog is allowed on the bed, but ONLY by invitation.
- The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but NOT under the covers.
- The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation ONLY.
- The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
- Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.
NEWSPAPERS: If you have to go to the bathroom while playing in the front yard, always use the newspaper that’s placed in the driveway every morning for that purpose.
VISITORS: Quickly determine which guest is afraid of dogs. Charge across the room, barking loudly and leap playfully on this person. If the human falls down on the floor and starts crying, lick its face and growl gently to show your concern.
BARKING: Because you are a dog, you are expected to bark. So bark— a lot. Your owners will be very happy to hear you protecting their house. Especially late at night while they are sleeping safely in their beds. There is no more secure feeling for a human than to keep waking up in the middle of the night and hearing your protective bark, bark, bark…
LICKING: Always take a BIG drink from your water dish immediately before licking your human. Humans prefer clean tongues. Be ready to fetch your human a towel.
HOLES: Rather than digging a BIG hole in the middle of the yard and upsetting your human, dig a lot of smaller holes all over the yard so they won’t notice. If you arrange a little pile of dirt on one side of each hole, maybe they’ll think it’s gophers. There are never enough holes in the ground. Strive daily to do your part to help correct this problem.
DOORS: The area directly in front of a door is always reserved for the family dog to sleep.
THE ART OF SNIFFING: Humans like to be sniffed. Everywhere. It is your duty, as the family dog, to accommodate them.
DINING ETIQUETTE: Always sit under the table at dinner, especially when there are guests, so you can clean up any food that falls on the floor. It’s also a good time to practice your sniffing.
HOUSEBREAKING: Housebreaking is very important to humans, so break as much of the house as possible.
GOING FOR WALKS: Rules of the road: When out for a walk with your master or mistress, never go to the bathroom on your own lawn.
COUCHES: It is perfectly permissible to lie on the new couch after all your humans have gone to bed.
PLAYING: If you lose your footing while chasing a ball or stick, use the flower bed to absorb your fall so you don’t injure yourself.
CHASING CATS: When chasing cats, make sure you never— quite— catch them. It spoils all the fun.
CHEWING: Make a contribution to the fashion industry . …Eat a shoe.
W F
Saw a great signature line on the RV forum last week…
Dog is my co-pilot.
Some of the best dogs I ever had were ‘mixed breeds’. We currently have a half black lab and half English pointer. I’m sure he’ll turn out to be a great dog Bart. They don’t call dogs ‘man’s best friend’ for nothing.
But does he like trains?
David Russell said:David.
Are you serious>??? Didn't read 1/2 of it but if you typed all that you need to settle down on the soda! :)
It’s time for you to enter the 21st Century. Even us old geezers know how to cut and paste. You should try google some time.
Nice dog…
Got to love a dog or in my case two of them.
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The black and white one is Runt. Shes about 115 lbs now and the brown one is about 50 lbs.
Here is my 2 Dog wrecking crew, Honey (on the left) and Gunny.
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Yup, pups are good to have around! Even when they’re in the way -
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-Brian
First things first, Bart. Gotta get the guy a pool for these “dog” days of August…
Lovely looking dog Bart; it has an impish look in they eyes. lol
You will have lots of joy and love to come.
My own dog is quite observant of railroad rules and the grade xing. A Jack Russell who comes each day isn’t. He is quite deaf, poorly sighted and is a menace at the grade xing… aaaargh. watch out for a wreck! A third, whippet type who resembles a Pterodactyl without wings, is observant for trains but has disgraced herself more than once on the ROW.
This is why lots of guys have two dogs and not two wives
The later you are, the more excited they are to see you.
Dogs will forgive you for playing with other dogs.
If a dog is gorgeous, other dogs don’t hate it.
Dogs don’t notice if you call them by another dog’s name.
A dog’s disposition stays the same all month long.
Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor.
A dog’s parents never visit.
Dogs do not hate their bodies.
Dogs agree that you have to raise your voice to get your point across.
Dogs like to do their snooping outside rather than in your wallet or desk.
Dogs seldom outlive you.
Dogs can’t talk.
Dogs enjoy petting in public.
You never have to wait for a dog; they’re ready to go 24-hours a day.
Dogs find you amusing when you’re drunk.
Dogs like to go hunting.
Another man will seldom steal your dog.
If you bring another dog home, your dog will happily play with both of you.
A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, “If I died would you get another dog?”
If you pretend to be blind, your dog can stay in your hotel room for free.
If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away.
A dog will let you put a studded collar on it without calling you a pervert.
A dog won’t hold out on you to get a new car.
If a dog smells another dog on you, they don’t get mad, they just think it’s interesting.
On a car trip, your dog never insists on running the heater.
Dogs don’t let magazine articles guide their lives.
When your dog gets old, you can have it put to sleep.
Dogs like to ride in the back of a pickup truck.
Dogs are not allowed in Bloomingdale’s or Neiman-Marcus.
If a dog leaves, it won’t take half your stuff.
Jon
Ain’t that the truth… Been there and done it. But I have three Yorkies and they are always happy. The wife ? Well let’s leave that alone…
What did you say sweetie, NO I didn’t mean it. Now ducking for cover-----
