Message from discussion Funny dog story (was Yet another breakin (and please keep an eye out for some stuff)

From: m...@here.nor.there (Joe Blow)
Subject: Funny dog story (was Yet another breakin (and please keep an eye out for some stuff)
Date: 1998/12/15
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Rachel <spam...@get.lost> wrote:

> Nelly <gusne...@ihug.co.nz> wrote in article
> <3677ccc6.2729...@news.itconsult.net>...

> > Probably speaking too soon, we have a big dog, burglar alarm and SRT
> > and so far so good.
> 
> My parents place got broken into about 10 times in 10 years.  But we
> haven't had any trouble since we got 2 dogs 6 years ago (except for some

Yes, Get a big dog. I often leave the '28 parked in Wellington with the
key in the ignition and the windows down. I'm yet to find someone game
enough to attempt to get in the car.

My dogs even got to play extras in a UK TV series currently being filmed
in Wellington. They needed 2 ferocious dogs to act as guard dogs for an
old farmhouse.

We showed up, but because I was there and acting calm, the dogs decided
everything was fine and dandy and would hardly bark. They were supposed
to come galloping out of a wood shed (on a long rope) and bark viciously
at the approaching gang of people.

I was in the woodshed rarking them up, but they run out half-barking,
decide there wasn't any danger, so come back into the shed wagging
tails. In an attempt to get them barking, I had to leave the area and
get the animal trainer to control them. Still no go.

It was then that we pulled a lighting technician aside, dressed him in
drak glasses and balaclava, and sent him into the wood shed to rark them
up by waving a jacket at them. This worked a treat.

He'd rark them up in the shed, then run towards the camera, once he was
behind the camera, they'd let the dogs go and they'd run out of the shed
straight for the camera, the ropes would go tight, and they'd go
apeshit, with the lighting guy lungeing at them behind the camera.

We did 3 takes. On the 2nd, the rope on one of the dogs fell off its
neck and it came out of the shed early, untethered. Never seen a
lighting technician move so fast!

Next shot called for them to be in the background, acting as they would
once the intruders had met the property owners and evening was fine and
dandy. They sat there, looking around, wandering in amongst the chickens
and goats as though they did it every day. Boy, was I proud!

All in all, a good time was had by all. I just hope I can find someone
in the UK to tape it for me, so I get to see the final product!

Andy Gardner

http://navigator.co.nz/andy