Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog. Show all posts

Thursday, May 10, 2018

My Day in Pictures

First there was a sunrise:


We went for a short walk:


Then it got cloudy:


(The sky said "Hey, whachu lookin' at?)

 We got a minuscule amount of rain - far less than we need:


Then the storm blew over:


Then we got a sunset that was photo-worthy:


All the while I was making pieces parts and gittin' 'er done. All in all, a good day.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Talking cat

My cat doesn't speak, she uses sign language:


In this case she was saying "Pappy, what is that dog doing in my bed?"

Which reminds me - I went to YouTube and looked for how to sign "I can't hear you" just because I have to start somewhere. I point to myself, then to my ears then to whomever is trying to speak to me, but people mistake my waving and gesturing as gang signs or rudeness. C'est la vie, right?

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

When is a leg not a leg?

When it is a stick. I was sawing leg blanks today and one of them fell off my workbench. My dog grabbed it and ran off - she thought it was a game. So I chased her around the yard and eventually she dropped it. Work and dogs make for a wonderful life.



Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Who doesn't like a bit of levity, amirite?


My dogs had a similar response:

Tough crowd!


Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Did someone say watermelon?

I was working yesterday, looked up and saw:


After reading Chip's post I now have a hook upon which to hang this photo.

What is the link, you ask? Ha!

Okay, that didn't work? How about this one:


Enter this contest to win fabulous prizes!

What my dogs do when I am not looking.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Misidentification Smooch

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Bamboo

Bamboo the skateboarding dog. Seaside #1




Drawing: bamboo 




Monday, March 23, 2015

Happy National Puppy Day

Monday, February 16, 2015

"Barking dog could cost Seattle family their home" (Video at Link)

"Her neighbor Woodrow Thompson filed a lawsuit alleging that the sound of barking from Norton’s dog, Cawper, was intentionally causing him “profound emotional distress.” In his detailed, 36-page complaint, Thompson claimed that the canine’s “raucously, wildly bellowing, howling and explosively barking” was capable of reaching 128 decibels. For context, the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration — the Labor Department agency tasked with enforcing safe working conditions — says a person should not be exposed to a noise of 115 decibels for more than 15 minutes a day. That said, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Noise Meter, Thompson’s claim would mean that Cawper’s bark is louder than an ambulance siren and just slightly softer than a jet engine at takeoff."
“In my head, everything was so bogus that he’d been doing, I don’t know why, I just didn’t think it was real or something,” Norton told the local ABC News affiliate, KOMO-TV. That’s why, even when she was served with papers, Norton simply didn’t respond.

Unfortunately for Norton, however, the suit was very real, and because she didn’t challenge her neighbor’s claims, Thompson — who has not spoken to the press — won $500,000 by default.

“The sheriff comes, puts the papers on the garage and the wall and everything and saying they were going to put the house up for sale,” Norton said. Now she and her family are fighting to reverse the decision — spending a good chunk of their savings on lawyers — before they lose their home.

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Fish and Dogs



Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Mirror: "Britain’s first cloned dog has been born after owner Rebecca Smith won a £60,000 contest"

"Winnie, a 12-year-old dachshund, was reproduced as a puppy called “mini Winnie” in a laboratory. The incredible test tube process will give hope for millions of dog owners looking to immortalise their pets in the future."
Rebecca, 29, said: “We Brits do have a close attachment to our dogs, so it is exciting. My sausage dog is very special but she is 12 and not going to be around forever. My boyfriend always joked, ‘We need to get her cloned.’

“Then I read an article about it and there was a competition to get your pet cloned.

“We sent in some videos and it just sort of snowballed from there.” Rebecca, a caterer from West London, travelled from Britain to Seoul, South Korea, and witnessed “mini Winnie” being born on March 30.

Cloning company Sooam Biotech now hopes thousands of other Brits will follow Rebecca’s lead, despite the hefty £60,000 price tag. (read more)

Instapundit: "If you want to meet women, buy a French Bulldog. If you want to meet men, buy a Great Dane"

"As I approached four years as a widow, the loneliness of a one-person household began to drag me down. Acquiring a four-legged companion, rather than a two-legged one, appealed to me."
And so, in February, I adopted a 5-month-old puppy, a hypoallergenic Havanese small enough for me to pick up and carry, even into my ninth decade, when I travel to visit family and friends.
Havanese

While most dog owners I know encouraged my decision, several dogless friends thought I had lost my mind. How, with all my work, travels and cultural events, was I going to manage the care of a dog?
No one asked this when I decided to have children. In fact, few people consider in advance how children will fit into their lives. If you want a child badly enough, you make it work. (read more)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

AllenS Westminster Winner


Just Jumpy the dog
 
von Muller's

Did I tell you how Sky won Westminster Best In Show?


"Sky, Wire Fox Terrier and Veteran Show Dog, Wins at Westminster"
A bloodhound named Nathan stole the crowd’s heart Tuesday night at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Each time a camera caught his droopy-faced countenance, or a judge came within a few feet of him, his fans at Madison Square Garden erupted. They were nuts about Nathan, who was unfazed by the commotion.

But the sentiments of Nathan Nation did not sway Betty Regina Leininger, the Best in Show judge, who wore a gown in the distinct hue of Westminster purple. She was wowed by another dog that the crowd liked, but clearly did not adore.

Instead, she leaned on a breed accustomed to the winner’s circle at the elite show. She chose a 5-year-old wire fox terrier named Sky as the winner, giving that breed its 14th win in the 138th edition of Westminster. All told, terriers have won 46 times, the most of any group. A hound has won only five times; no bloodhound has ever won.
NYT

Monday, February 10, 2014

Carla says she heard one of them screaming, “Crazy b**ch has a gun!!”

Cheviot Hills, California on the westside of Los Angeles is within a short drive of Fox Studios and Sony Pictures, and is one of the lowest density neighborhoods of LA. That doesn’t mean that the sleepy community is crime-free … or entirely asleep, either. Burglars who had started a spree of B&Es in the neighborhood brought it to an abrupt halt when they discovered Carla awake — and armed:
“I’m not a sitting duck,” says Carla. She prefers to keep her last name private. Carla is a Cheviot Hills homeowner who scared away burglars when she grabbed her shotgun and fired.

Carla told us her dog woke her up when he started barking. She looked outside and saw a man in her backyard, another waiting by a car.

Carla wasted no time. Wearing her nightgown, she went outside and fired once toward the ground. Carla says, it was just to scare them off. It worked. The two suspects ran back to a white sedan and drove off.
Via Hot Air, news video at the link

Thursday, December 19, 2013

"Donations Pour In, Funds Launched for Blind Man Who Got Hit by Subway to Keep Dog Who Saved His Life"

"When the news broke that Cecil Williams would not be able to keep his dog Orlando, funds were launched and donations poured in so Williams could keep his life saving pet. Williams, who is blind, fell onto the subway tracks earlier this week and his seeing-eye dog Orlando followed him, waking him up in time for both to duck beneath the train and escape serious injury."


"Orlando is an 11 year old black lab who is set to retire in January of 2014. Williams' insurance will not cover a non-service dog so Williams would be forced to part with his heroic companion. But a man in New Jersey has stepped forward to help Williams. Andrew Piera has volunteered to pay for Orlando's expenses for the rest of the dog's life."

Breitbart, Daily News

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

“Everyone was screaming, everyone was shaking in horror"

The dog was trying to pull him [blind man] away from the southbound edge of the platform, but his feet were on the edge, he was wobbling, and the dog was barking,” she said.
The man still fell — and Quinones said Orlando [blind man's guide dog] jumped after him.

“But there was nothing he could do once he was down there. He just sat there with the man. He just licked the man’s face trying to get him to move,” she said.

About 15 seconds later, she said the uptown A [train] came into the station– and the motorman slammed on his brakes, according to cops.
New York Post

Sunday, November 3, 2013