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Great Topic! We have 20+ acres so lots of room for 3 BIG dogs. We have 2 German Shepherds that are complete water dogs and the oldest one (shes 8) kneeboards with my daughter. She also knows to fetch the stern line when we anchor the boats and bring it up for us to tie. And if the little ones get too far out in the water, (lifejackets of course) she pulls them back in to shore. Pretty comical. Her pup (3 months) is learning NOT to retrieve the ski's & wakeboards when thrown out out of the boat. The other one is a Queensland / Austrailian Shepherd that keeps the neighbors cattle in line and only goes IN the water when he absolutely has too.
They are like family and very very protective. They have saved many a campsite/boat being burlarized at nite.
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Originally posted by 25 Eagle:
Where the hell did he get this idea from? http://www.cartogra.com/rs/DB2234EC-...77A760E/screen
Here's the same pic of mine and some others....
http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Reader_Rides/Jet_Boats/Jake's_stomache.JPG
http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Read...itter_Beer.JPG
http://free.***boat.net/gallery/Read...nt_-_cute1.JPG
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Originally posted by hd&boatrider:
If you lay a beer down he will knock it over and drink it up. He won't do this to any other drink. He is a friggin' alcoholic! When the neighbors get together for one of our famous "bug light" parties Bull is crazy knocking over all the beers and slurping them up. Now I understand why Bull and my brother made a bad pair and I have him in a 12 step program....lol
Tom
The guy I had purchased my boat from had this bulldog that was similar. He'd pick up empty beer cans and shake as much beer out them as he could into his mouth. The owner told me a story of when they first moved into the industrial park his business was located in: The dog ran down the parking lot, into somebody elses shop, found a 12 pack of Coors Light and dragged it back to him.........I need to get a dog.
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Oh yeah?, Well my dog is faster than your dog! http://free.***boat.net/ubb/wink.gif Retired Greyhound, raced for three years (considered a long time for race dogs), Tattoos inside her ears (racing ID #'s). 79lbs, not an ounce of body fat to be found, pure ripped muscle. Laziest damn dog on the earth, and wouldn't harm a fly though.
I guess if I can't have the fastest boat on the board, I guess I have to have the fastest dog. http://free.***boat.net/ubb/biggrin.gif
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Originally posted by picklefork1:
and a neopolitan mastiff named PARKER (oh thats original) he was about 165 last time I checked
Oh Sh!t ! I don't even flinch at a pit, but "Parker" scares the sh!t out of me! Eff'n huge, and no joke about the slobbering.
[This message has been edited by 1quickjet (edited July 12, 2002).]
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Originally posted by 1quickjet:
Oh Sh!t ! I don't even flinch at a pit, but "Parker" scares the sh!t out of me! Eff'n huge, and no joke about the slobbering.
I've seen this animal and let me tell you, it's not a dog - this thing is a friggin' pony.
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LABs!!! I have had husky's, a Chow, Weimeruner's and now the newest addition to our family, Java a very smart chocolate lab. This by far the smartest dog I have ever owned. He is still a pup (8 mo) and will chew a raw hide a day! I hear they grow out of that, boy I sure hope so! He will fetch and swim till he drops. I have to tell the kids to let him rest or he will run himself into the ground. http://members.aol.com/r8derfan47/images/9.jpg
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Originally posted by Desert Rat:
He will fetch and swim till he drops. I have to tell the kids to let him rest or he will run himself into the ground.
Yes you are right, and what you may not know is that it could end up costing you $$$$. These dogs go 110% when they play. My cousin's choc. lab tore both of his ACL's on separate occasions in his hind legs. About $800 a peice later........and he is good to go, but the doc. told my cousin to take it easy with him. Cool Dog!
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Rotti's are the best, mine is imported from Germany he is one-year-old weights 135lb and is a great dog. Best of all when we are in the channel I get lots of room around my boat, for some reason no one parks right next to us, an I took a bath last week so it can't be me.
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I am a serious dog lover. Had dogs all my life. We currently have two akitas. We will probably breed them. Aside from being a dog lover I also recognize their is a time and place for everything! Dogs at the river in a boat? Someone in another posting talked about getting sick in the channel. They mentioned that they new many other people who got sick the same day. Well I hate to be the one to inform everyone that it is highly likely that dog fecal matter finding its way into the water that is presenting the increased risk of picking up a bacterial infection. Of all the people I have seen with their dogs at the river I have yet to see someone scooping dog crap into a baggy and properly disposing of it. Moral of the story is leave the dogs at home. They are more than likely happier there! Your time at the river will also be less stressful!