We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:06:31 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:41:03 -0600 My late cat and I had to share a nice big comfy chair for 7 years.  He thought it was his and I knew it was my favourite chair.  We had to run for it and he would make a genuine effort to get to the chair ahead of me (he was a very fully and elegant Hymalanian and usually floated not walked, seeing him making a run for it largely accounted for me losing to him in a race).  If I got to the chair first, he would jump on the back of it and we would be sitting/sprawling there together. If I left the chair even for a 1/2  minute, he would slide down on  the seat and claim it ...  then the chair got thrown out and we got 2 smaller ones. Even though we inadvertently claimed the same chair as "favourite," again, this time I acted as a grown up and used another one :o)]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99666 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99666 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:38:41 -0600
A Pomeranian would just dance around waiting for you to finish so you could play with her instead of bright shiny things.  A Pekingese would insist on a nap first.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99654 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99654 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:50:30 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99620 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99620 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:26:11 -0600
It's nice that Miss Heathbit likes to share... Heh.

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Our cat would have glared at the lightbulb until it installed itself.
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99592 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99592 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:10:38 -0600 I've got 2 Labs and that's pretty much on the mark. The girl would insist that a better use for the bulb would be as a retriever toy of course.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99591 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99591 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:02:03 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99584 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99584 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:30:06 -0600
One of the meanest, toughest cadre here always brings in his pack of longhaired mini dachshunds to the company when he does night duty. Seeing him cuddle his fuzzballs always makes me smile. On the inside. I don't want to get smoked.
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And yes Barb, cats have staff.  LOL]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99578 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99578 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:35:35 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99577 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99577 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:14:24 -0600 We had a rather large Belgian Shepherd who would not bark. He also would allow you into safe portions of the house. Safe to us, but not the intruder. Then he would not allow the intruder to leave. This is a 160 pound dog who just loved to play with a manila rope tied to a large limb of tree. He would grab the rope with his teeth and with all 4 feet off the round and just swing. Then one night in the summer, we heard this blood chilling growl. It's about 1AM, Dad and I are getting up and dressed. We both walk out to the front door of the house. I think that dog had every tooth in his mouth out on display. Dad had already called the police. Dad turns on the light and says, we'll call the police in the morning. He told me to walk away and he turned off the light. We both had small bore revolvers. The police arrived with the chief about a minute later. They took him away. During that dark minute, I'd swear you could hear that dog lick his chops. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99569 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99569 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:44:16 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99561 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99561 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:33:56 -0600 DRESS-UP play and pretend tea parties.
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Yeah that would pretty much sum up Huck the Uber Dog s' reaction.
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99552 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99552 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:06:25 -0600 Loved my German Shepherd(s) (three over the years). Loved my cats (four over the years). Loved my fish (broiled, fried, grilled. heh.) But I tell you, there is some sort of freedom to being pet free, picking up and just going without worrying about leaving a pet behind or what kind of reception the pet will get if taken along. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99547 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2010/03/a_canine_conund.html#comment-99547 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:05:16 -0600
We had a 100-lb German Shepherd military dog with his handler at the USO yesterday.  He was a riot!  He was very enthusiastic and motivated--wanted to sniff the facility for explosives every chance he got.  His handler said he "flunked bite school" (refused to attack people) and so was only a sniffer dog, not a patrol dog.  It soon became obvious why: he was a total lover, not a fighter.  When people came over to greet him, all it would take is a scratch on the ears and he roll over on his back for a tummy rub!  Awesome dog...  Gentle Giant who loved to play.
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