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THE_BLUFF_RAT · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:56 am Post subject: off topic: the best dog

every person, at one point or another, comes across the best dog they will ever own. me and my wife, unfortunatley, already had ours. now every other dog is compared to bruce. dogs have always been just dogs, bruce was the one dog that was worth remembering. this is just me reminisceing and i thought i would share with ya'll the best dog i have ever known.

R.I.P piglet

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kingtender · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 436

If its not a pit bull its just a dog.

Skipjack · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject:

Blue Heeler aka Australian Cattle Dog

Mine is five years of age. Incredibly smart.

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THE_BLUFF_RAT · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject:

oh yes!, what a great dog. i had one for a bit...and you could see all the expressions on her face when you talked to her, very smart indeed.
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SaintGunner · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:48 pm Post subject:

Here are some pics of a couple pits my daughter and I shared for awhile.

Bandit at home with his kid

http://boards.tx-outdoors.com/photo_albums/sendbinary_large.asp?filename=MaggsandBandit2.JPG&user=Saint

Bandit at work with me

http://boards.tx-outdoors.com/photo_albums/sendbinary_large.asp?filename=100lbspottedsow.JPG&user=Saint

Chula at work
http://boards.tx-outdoors.com/photo_albums/sendbinary_large.asp?filename=ChulaSasha.jpg&user=Saint

My current monster Mika. She is one of the most loyal dogs I have owned. She isn't the same demeanor as a pit, but she is super protective and does her job better than most pits. Keep people out of my yard. Most of the pits I have owned would never hurt anyone unless they where hurting me.

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THE_BLUFF_RAT · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 3:54 pm Post subject:

Big Ed · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject:

Had an old black lab, Bubba the dog, that we dearly loved. I never worried about my wife being safe when I left town with Bubba around. A friend was delivering some firewood for us. Bubba was at the front window watching all this. The guy turned around after getting a log out of his truck and ran into my wife. She stumbled backward and fell. That dog tore up the drapes and blinds and the window sill before I could get in and calm him down. Our friend was so scared that even though the dog was in the house he jumped into the cab of his truck. Another time my wife almost stepped on a small snake in the back yard. She didn't see it, but Bubba did. He jumped between her and the snake, barking all the while, and started backing up, forcing my wife away from the snake. Another time my wife opened up a cabinate and there was a huge green praying mantis there. It startled her and she screamed and the dog did the same thing. Got between her and the cabinate, began barking and backing up forcing her away from the critter. Another time she yelled when she saw a coon in the back yard with her. That dog backed her up a few feet, then attacked the coon and killed it within about 20 seconds. I've heard lots of stories about how tough coons are and how they tear up dogs, but when Bubba though something was endangering my wife he knew no fear. Really miss that old dog.
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

My dog's better than your dog, My dog's better than yours, My dog's better cuz she eats Kennel Ration ...."Though she doesn't eat Kennel Ration she's a great dog. Your dogs are pretty cool too!

THE_BLUFF_RAT · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

RedEd · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:07 pm Post subject: Sorry for your loss!

I too have lost "the perfect dog". I don't know why it is, but we only seem to get just one "perfect dog" in this life. I'm no reincarnation believer but I sure as shell hope to meet my beloved Pappy in the after life.

Great pic of the doggie biscuit on his nose. That speaks volumes about his demeanor. Everybody always tells you to hurry out and get a replacement dog but I just couldn't do it.Every other dog would be compared to Pappy.

Once again, I'm very sorry for your loss.

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:41 pm Post subject:

My last pooch was a lab/ mixed shepherd mix and was the smartest and toughest dog that I ever had, and we've had many over the years. That dog would dive out of eyesight and retrieve whatever you threw in the water and didn't know the meaning of the word "quit". Hey Big Ed, people talk about how tough cats are too........................... Pepper killed 4 of them that REALLY deserved it [they made the mistake of scratching her when she was just trying to be friendly]. GOOD DOG!!! She made it to almost 15 but the shepherd part in her turned her spinal chord to mush just above her tail so that she had no use of her rear end for the last 9 months of her life. I had to "do the deed"............................................... hardest darn thing that I ever had to do and I hope to never have to do it again. Buried her under a small oak tree out back in 1997. I still talk to her when I go by and rub the leaves on that tree with a smile Crying or Very sad

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wannafish · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: And another RASCAL

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Flyfisher · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject:

The_Bluff_Rat,

Sorry to hear about losing one of your family. I've had dogs all my life and they are the best friends one can have. My current dog Max (boxer) is one of the best I've had in a long time - it is amazing when they seem to know what your thinking and what you want done. He is 8 and at the present is recovering from the removal of 2 skin tumors and I found another one the other day.

This is a pic I used on the back cover of my Upper Coast book (taken along the Oso shoreline):

In this pic, in my wife's car (she gives me permission to drive it on occasion) - taken at the Sylvan Beach Pier in LaPorte:

Ray

UnderDog · Pony Mullet Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 64

Shih Tzu

I know, its a girlie lap dog, but they are the perfect size for camping, loyal, smart enough to not chase parked cars and even though they have long hair ( not fur ) they rarely shed.

I don't know if it is true of all of them, but ours seems to make long lasting friendships with most people that she meets.
For example:
The UPS driver that services our neighborhood. She runs out to his truck to great him each time he delivers ( and climbs up inside ). If there is someone else driving, she just sits at the door and barks. There have been many times that her 'friend' has just stopped when he was in the area just to see her for a minute or so. She also acts the same way with our regular mailman and a couple of the people that work at the RV resort we frequent in Port A.

She just loves to meet people.

Gracie...