Affairs of the heart
Chris Williams
people's dogs?
Currently, it's Ginger, an AmStaff at the dog park. I hate leaving
her, particularly since her owner says she sits by the gate, staring
after our car, hoping we come back. That face! Those eyes! <sigh>
Will my teenage years never end?
>"It is by muteness that a dog becomes so utterly beyond value.
>With him, words play no torturing tricks."
> .......... John Galsworthy
Tricia9999
>people's dogs?
You are not alone Chris. I am often threatening to steal other's dogs at
training classes. One little Min Pin I could just fit under my coat and
disappear. Too little time....
Terrie Strike
> Tell me I'm not alone. The only one having intense "crushes" on other
>people's dogs?
Hardly. ne of my professors has a lab/great pyranese cross that I adore. I keep
thinking "She's got three dogs. She's not gonna notice if I take just one."
-Terrie
Mary (RMR)
"Terrie Strike" <str...@stu.beloit.edunospam> wrote in message
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Yes, I've fallen head over heels a few times myself! Totally normal...
mary
Patch
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> Tell me I'm not alone. The only one having intense "crushes" on other
> people's dogs?
> Currently, it's Ginger, an AmStaff at the dog park. I hate leaving
> her, particularly since her owner says she sits by the gate, staring
> after our car, hoping we come back. That face! Those eyes! <sigh>
> Will my teenage years never end?
You are definitely not alone <g>
Patch<currently smitten with new neighbours Staffie/Alsatian cross which has
a *wonderful* character and is darned handsome to boot>
Chris Williams
> keep thinking "She's got three dogs.
> She's not gonna notice if I take just
> one."
>-Terrie
don't see a Great Pyr!"
Tricia's ahead of us here.
Shelly & John Brosnan
These are clients dogs that come to the clinic where I work.
First is Corwin, a gorgeous Dobie. His owner dotes on him endlessly,
but his work forces him to travel for a week or two every few months. So,
Corwin & I have become great friends.
Next is Mathilda. I want Mathilda. I love Mathilda, really. She is a 9
year old Standard Dauschund. Her owner just went into a senior care
facility and her younger mini doxie's breeder took him back. But, Mattie's
breeder is no longer alive, so we're trying to find a home for Mattie. I
tried.
Guiness and Mattie DO NOT go well together, and hubby said that with the
upcoming arrival of the new puppy 4 dogs is "Out Of The Question" (capital
letters!) So, I can only hope that Mattie's new owners (I'm sure she
will find a home soon, she's a wonderful dog) will be regular clients of the
clinic so I can still see her.
Lastly is purely physical. Galena. She's a 2 yr old Borzoi. She broke
her leg
last year and I fell in love with her. I could close my eyes & see her
running, running, running... The night previous to meeting her, I'd had a
dream that I actually had a "Borzoi of my own" and we (with Coda) were
running in the field by the house. The 'Zoi in my dream hurt it's leg in a
hole in the ground.
Strangely enough, the next day I went to work and there I met Galena.
Tall, stately, beautiful, somewhat shy, Galena. She's mostly white, with
a few brindle patches. Her soft, gentle sighthound eyes are so soothing &
lovely. But, she merely "likes" me for the caregiver role I play to her.
How's that for "dog crushes"?
Shelly, Coda & Guiness..
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Julia Altshuler
don't looove your dog"? I think that applies here. We all love our dogs, but
when you use words like "crushes" and "lust" and "teenage years," I start to get
some very unpleasant images here.
--Lia
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> Oh yes!! I actually have three! <laugh>
I have two, both owned by my sister. The first is Slick. He's an Italian
Greyhound who is the same age as my Wags. I took Wags over to play at her
house and she brought Slick over to mine. One of my favorite memories is
little Slick tussling with my Wags and Wags letting Slick drag him across
the kitchen floor by his mustache. Even now that both are older dogs they
greet each other and proceed to play like puppies, with much mouthing and
gargly play groaning/growling. Slick grabs Wag's mustache and Wags nips his
tail. Then they run as fast as they can roundy roundy. Wags always gets the
same befuddled look on his face when the little turbo-dog blasts by him like
he was standing still ("I AM running aren't I? Sure I am, I can feel my feet
moving!") The other one is Max. Max is a brindle pit-Sharpei cross that my
sis took on as a rescue and quickly realized that because of his entropic
eyes, (fixed surgically now) abusive background, and suspicion/aggression of
and toward men......she wasn't going to be able to rehome. That plus the way
he has, of quietly worming his way into your heart. The first time I met him
he was extremely leery of me, but intrigued too, because I sound so much
like my sister. For my part I ignored him and let him find his way to me. It
took a while but after I sat cross legged on the floor he felt I wasn't
much of a threat, and crept close.....watching my hands to see if I would
hit or throw something. Without appearing to see him I just reached out and
rested my hand on his back at first and then started gentle skritching.
Finally he got closer and closer until he was lying with his 60 pound body
in my lap. Now he woos at me every time I'm there until I sit down on the
floor and let him bean around me. Max isn't beautiful on the outside, but a
more lovely and loyal friend you've never had. Both have won my heart.
Lois E
PurplePony
> Tell me I'm not alone. The only one having intense "crushes" on other
> people's dogs?
>
>
Oh I have a crush (not "intense" but definitely there) on a mixed breed
terrier named Braveheart. He looks like a Cairn with a sever under bite. He
looks at you and smiles with this big grin that shows nothing but his bottom
teeth... I forget what the actual mix is but I know his mom was a wire
haired JRT. Every time I look at him I giggle.
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> Cats and Dogs "you can love your dog
> but don't looove your dog"? I think that
> applies here.
The OED lists 660,700 English words. Not enough.
Gwen Watson
You know I used to have a crush for all kinds of dogs.
But I found my "heart" dog and now I am really, like
"IN LOVE" and I only have eyes for him.
This does worry me because we all know how short
a dogs life really is.:( Not nearly long enough. There
are times I hope Blade out lives me because I am
not sure I can endure the pain of his loss. This is
serious love.
Sure I look at many dogs and goo goo over them
but none really turn my head and none at this time
in my life make me wish they were mine.
I must admit Robin's pup Dharma does make me
want her. What a great looking pup and what
a great looking dog she will be.
Gwen
Chris Williams
"Blade", "Clovis", "Dharma", .....?
Are you workin' your way through the alphabet?
Gwen Watson
Chris Williams wrote:
> Couldn't find a place to ask you on the "endearment" thread.......
> "Blade", "Clovis", "Dharma", .....?
> Are you workin' your way through the alphabet?
>
UMMMMMMMmmmmm
I haven't thought of that, but Dharma is VERY much spoken
for and she also is not my breed of choice. But I best
not even be talking about breeds of choice because
it seems to be sort of a no no or should I say
I have now been officially labeled an elitist. :((
I best be thinking about shelter dogs
of mixed breed category, even though
what I want/prefer is another Schutzhund dog.
Gwen
Gwen Watson
Chris Williams wrote:
> Couldn't find a place to ask you on the "endearment" thread.......
> "Blade", "Clovis", "Dharma", .....?
> Are you workin' your way through the alphabet?
>
>
Also I have kind of decided that Blade is the "perfect"
name. I love it. I always thought of ppl that kept
naming their next dogs or cats the same name
kind of wacko, now I kind of leaning towards
continuing the name in "Blade's" honor.
Gwen
who may very well be stuck with "B's"
Chris Williams
> name in "Blade's" honor.
>Gwen
>who may very well be stuck with "B's"
For a lady-dog: Stiletto.
OK, OK. I'll stop
Gwen Watson
Chris Williams wrote:
> >I kind of leaning towards continuing the
> > name in "Blade's" honor.
> >Gwen
> >who may very well be stuck with "B's"
> You could stick with the concept. Sabre? Dirk? Oh, Bowie (knife).
> For a lady-dog: Stiletto.
> OK, OK. I'll stop
>
Indeed and switch ie switchblade. LOL
But I am leaning towards indian artifact names which
of course are knives, blades and points.
Gwen
BethF
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> Whippet, one of Kavik's puppy friends
> from way back.
>--
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OK, new game. You give a one word description of your dogs with the
same letter as their name. Or extra points for rhymes.
Mac the Maniac (about tennis balls)
Pip the Persnickety
Leah
>Tell me I'm not alone. The only one having intense "crushes" on other
>people's dogs?
Not by a long-shot. When I'm driving out of the apartment complex, I have to
stop if I see Marshall, the neighborhood pitbull. He's my honey-pie. :} I
just have to go give him a big kiss on his fuzzy white cheek. He's got a crush
on me, too. I'd take that dog in a minute.
He's got two new brothers/sisters (not sure yet - didn't have time to ask last
time I saw him, 'cause husband was waiting impatiently in the car. :} His
owner was walking all three on leashes. The other two are an indiscriminate
medium-sized brown dog and a tiny little yorkie. Apparently this pitbull
didn't read the "dog-aggressive" clause in his breed contract. :}
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Julia Altshuler
and, like you say, kites, houseplants and carrot cake (also nasturtiums, Jane
Austen novels, quilts). Words like "crush," and "lust" imply a sexual element
to the fondness. That's where you have me worried.
--Lia
Patch
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> The word "love" implies implies an intense fondness. We love parents,
children
> and, like you say, kites, houseplants and carrot cake (also nasturtiums,
Jane
> Austen novels, quilts). Words like "crush," and "lust" imply a sexual
element
> to the fondness. That's where you have me worried.
>
> --Lia
If thats how you see it, I think you should be worrying about yourself !!
I dont think anyone else saw it as less than totally innocent or
"innapropriate" !!
Patch
Leah
>Remember the line from The Truth About Cats and Dogs "you can love your dog
>but
>don't looove your dog"? I think that applies here. We all love our dogs,
>but
>when you use words like "crushes" and "lust" and "teenage years," I start to
>get
>some very unpleasant images here.
Well, I certainly wouldn't use these expressions in a bestiality newsgroup. :}
But here, I think we pretty much all can grok what we're saying in the right
context.
And in the right context - pure, unconditional, non-sexual love - these
expressions fit very well.
I am certainly in love with my dogs. There's a big difference between loving
and being in love, even in the pet world. I love every dog I meet, but some I
absolutely fall head-over-heels for. I think about them, look forward to
seeing them, and wish I could have them for my own. When I'm with them, I
can't keep my hands off of them. That's "lusting" after them, or having a
crush. :}
Maybe that's why relationships with dogs work out so well. You take sex out of
the mix, and everything stays perfect. :}
Leah
>Oh I have a crush (not "intense" but definitely there) on a mixed breed
>terrier named Braveheart. He looks like a Cairn with a sever under bite. He
>looks at you and smiles with this big grin that shows nothing but his bottom
>teeth... I forget what the actual mix is but I know his mom was a wire
>haired JRT. Every time I look at him I giggle.
Oh, I forgot about Maggie! She's another of my crushes. She's a Bichon, and
her owner has another Bichon named Dixie and a rescue (the ugliest dog I've
ever seen - I couldn't even begin to say what she is) named Bonner. All three
are sweethearts, but Maggie is my baby. She likes me to pick her up so she can
hug close and lie her soft, fuzzy little head against my face and give me
kisses. Whenever I'm there (her owner is my singing teacher), she's staring up
at me with her little button eyes, waiting for me to give her attention. She
looks, feels, and smells like a little stuffed animal. Absolutely adorable.
She looks identical to Dixie, so I have to make absolutely sure I know which
dog is which when interacting with them. They both come running up for petting
(all three, actually) when I get there. Both Bichons will try to get on my
lap. Maggie wants me to kiss her face, nuzzle her, and hug her hard. If I try
any of that with Dixie, she'll snap at me. :}
However, she surprised me this last time. I stopped singing lessons after my
mom died, and just started again this week. So the doggies hadn't seen me for
a few months. When I got there, both fuzzers jumped on my lap, and BOTH stuck
their faces in my face. I didn't know what to do. I said, "This must be
Maggie - she just gave me a kiss." Nope. It was Dixie. Even her owner was
surprised. :}
She let me hug and cuddle her, but I didn't attempt any face kisses. That's
pushing it with Miss Dix. :}
Leah
wrote:
>But I found my "heart" dog and now I am really, like
>"IN LOVE" and I only have eyes for him.
>
>This does worry me because we all know how short
>a dogs life really is.:( Not nearly long enough. There
>are times I hope Blade out lives me because I am
>not sure I can endure the pain of his loss. This is
>serious love.
I know exactly what you mean. I've had a lot of dogs, and loved them all with
all my heart. But the special ones become so entwined in your soul, you can't
imagine going on living without them.
I've had three like that. My chihuahua, Chica, was very special. She was more
my father's dog than mine, but had such a unique personality that she became my
"heart dog." She had the heart and temperament of a big dog - not yippy or
nervous, very friendly - and was so smart she could learn a trick in one minute
and remember it forever.
Every dog I had after that couldn't "measure up" to Chica. I loved them,
adored them, would have done anything for them, and their losses were profound
- but not like Chica.
Then I got my eskie. He was all mine (until the last few years, when he
decided he was my husband's dog :}, and also had a very unique personality with
brains out the wazoo. He had a lot of "issues," but still became so ingrained
into my heart and soul that I wanted to die when I lost him.
I didn't expect to fall this profoundly in love with Madigan. And this time,
she's ALL mine. We have a connection that is almost spooky. I was surprised
that she was nervous when I wasn't with her at the festival, even though her
daddy was with her. And I feel the same way I did about my eskie - I can't
even think about losing her, because it's too depressing. She's become part of
me - part of my identity.
But I have some comfort I didn't have before. And that's in realizing that
there are so many *special* dogs out there, even if we lose one, there's
another who can fill our hearts just as full.
Sometimes I feel guilty that I don't love Murphy as much as I love Madigan. I
go out of my way to make sure I'm fair to them both - i.e., taking Murphy on
outings alone too, instead of just Madigan. And I wouldn't give Murphy up for
a million dollars. She *is* a special dog to me.
But Madigan... ahh, Madigan... :}
Leah
>OK, new game. You give a one word description of your dogs with the
>same letter as their name. Or extra points for rhymes.
> Mac the Maniac (about tennis balls)
> Pip the Persnickety
Madigan the Monster
Murphy the Mellow
Susan Fraser
>>same letter as their name. Or extra points for rhymes.
>> Mac the Maniac (about tennis balls)
>> Pip the Persnickety
>
>Madigan the Monster
>Murphy the Mellow
SheBop bops; Shammie shimmies
I often wonder if the names shaped the personalities, or if I just got lucky...
Susan Fraser
and The Golden Girls,
SheBop and Shammie
Nessa
(in message <20020323111048...@mb-cq.aol.com>):
>> Julia Altshuler jalts...@attbi.com wrote:
>> Remember the line from The Truth About Cats and Dogs "you can love your dog
>> but
>> don't looove your dog"? I think that applies here. We all love our dogs,
>> but
>> when you use words like "crushes" and "lust" and "teenage years," I start
>> to
>> get
>> some very unpleasant images here.
>
> Well, I certainly wouldn't use these expressions in a bestiality newsgroup.
> :}
> But here, I think we pretty much all can grok what we're saying in the right
> context.
>
> And in the right context - pure, unconditional, non-sexual love - these
> expressions fit very well.
>
> I am certainly in love with my dogs. There's a big difference between loving
> and being in love, even in the pet world. I love every dog I meet, but some
> I
> absolutely fall head-over-heels for. I think about them, look forward to
> seeing them, and wish I could have them for my own. When I'm with them, I
> can't keep my hands off of them. That's "lusting" after them, or having a
> crush. :}
>
> Maybe that's why relationships with dogs work out so well. You take sex out
> of
> the mix, and everything stays perfect. :}
I've been thinking about this. I loved the dog I had on my own when I first
got married (to the first husband). She was a stray that wandered into my
life even before kids wandered in. I adored her.
When I seperated from the first husband I had to go from being a SAHM to
working full time and from living on 2 acres to living in an apartment.
One of the hardest things I did was send Chewy to live with friends on a farm
about an hour from me.
It was what was best for her. She loved being outside and she spent the
rest of her years (about 8 more she was near 15 when she died) spending the
summers outside chasing the horses and rabbits and the winters sleeping with
the kids. She was so gentle you could take food out of her mouth (one of
the reasons I fell in love with Bagel was because without thinking I put my
hand in his mouth when I went to the pound to meet him and he just let me
take the tennis ball out of his mouth and looked at me as if to say "well
throw it already why don't you?")
I missed Chewy and still miss her and she's been gone about 8 years.
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Chris Williams
>I often wonder if the names shaped the
> personalities, or if I just got lucky...
>Susan Fraser
>and The Golden Girls
names they've been given.
It's an argument, I think, for not naming dogs too soon before their
personality has displayed itself.
And we may be influenced by the name we use. I've wondered if I
should have named my dear old girl ‘Granny’. I treated her .....
hmm,...respectfully, and she was always reserved.
Gonna start a new pack: Dasher 'n Dancer 'n Comet 'n Blitzen. I _do
want a girl named Vixen.
Nessa
(in message <20020323210550...@mb-dh.aol.com>):
>
> I often wonder if the names shaped the personalities, or if I just got
> lucky...
My first dog was Chewy for Chewbacca (gotta get a pic of her scanned and up)
because she looked like a wookie (this was 1981). Unfortunately it turned
out that she lived up to her name mightly. I didn't know about crate
training back then and before I got a crate, she tore through my house and
chewed just about everything. She never had a nickname Chewy just suited
her too well.
Nessa
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Hey, got a link to that pic?
Jenn
>
Nessa
(in message <Nepn8.349643$A44.19...@news2.calgary.shaw.ca>):
> Hey, got a link to that pic?
>
> Jenn
Don't have a pic of her scanned yet.... still in housebreaking hell so that
when Bagel drops and sleeps (like he is now) I tend not to move or wake him
cause then I can't get anything done. I will get it done I promise.
--
Nessa
and if you wish for things that are only in the past
just remember that the wrong things aren't supposed to last
it's over and done, the rest is gonna come when you let it
Mary-Chapin Carpenter 'this is love'
Leah
wrote:
>It's an argument, I think, for not naming dogs too soon before their
>personality has displayed itself.
Yup. If I had waited until I got to know Murphy, I'd have called her Babe.
Whenever she's being petted, she grunts like a pig. The more relaxed she gets,
the louder she grunts. It's hilarious. :}
>Gonna start a new pack: Dasher 'n Dancer 'n Comet 'n Blitzen. I _do
>want a girl named Vixen.
Ooh, I love that name... :}
Susan Fraser
>want a girl named Vixen.
Oh, that's too funny! Given my druthers (Steve named the girls) SheBop and
Shammie would've been Vixen and Moxie!
Susan Fraser
and The Golden Girls,
SheBop and Shammie
Chris Williams
> girls) SheBop and Shammie would've
> been Vixen and Moxie!
>Susan Fraser
OK. Describe the dog that fits the name, then give your name to find a
dog to fit.
I'll start: One of my favorite Santa's reindeer names is Donner
(thunder?).
Describe Donner, then give a name.
Shelly & John Brosnan
> OK. Describe the dog that fits the name, then give your name to find a
> dog to fit.
> I'll start: One of my favorite Santa's reindeer names is Donner
> (thunder?).
> Describe Donner, then give a name.
Okay, I'll play...
Donner: A largish brindle Greyhound, male. Very, very sweet in
temperment,
however not trustworthy around cats! <laugh>
My name to give?
Beckett
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Chris Williams
>Okay, I'll play...
>Donner: A largish brindle Greyhound, >male. Very, very sweet in
>temperment,
>however not trustworthy around cats!
>My name to give?
>Beckett
Lessee. Beckett: a Cardinal who wouldn't give in. We need a
hard-headed dog who always thinks he's right.
A huge, white PB I found, adopted by a friend, is the most amiable of
dogs, but when he's set on something, he has the knack of turning
himself into stone: 110 pounds of unresponsive muscle. So, Beckett is a
huge, white PB.
BTW, not to criticize, but .... Donner (German for thunder, isn't
it?), a Greyhound? I've never heard a Greyhound bark. What do they
sound like.
M Bliss
'Beckett' is a 55 lb Petite Bassett Griffon Vendeen. His whiskers smile like
a Cheshire cat while his body and legs are built for digging!
You never quite know what action he will take or what he is thinking but can
always rely on a sloppy kiss and cleaning of the coffee table by his tail.
My name to give:
'Bullit'
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>'Bullit'
Keepin' with the 'B's (and a dog I know):
Booster
BethF
Toklat the Tornado.
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sighthounds etc.
Oh, trust me, Greyhounds bark. They sound like any other dog barking.
My 30" Greyhound actually sounds like a Dobe or something - - I guess
that's how he masquerades as a watchdog.
Sally Hennessey
Chris Williams
approached with a long face. Said he was going on an unholy work
schedule and asked if I would "add her to the string", since he couldn't
come any more. Taken aback for a moment, I realized that, since I had
brought six dogs, he thought I was a dog-walker.
Thinking fast (you woulda been proud), I said, "Couldn't possibly. I
only do day-care." So, he'll bring her at 6am and pick her up at 8pm.
"What if I'm late?" he asked.
"Just leave her overnight. Nominal extra charge."
Chris Williams
> Dobe or something - - I guess that's
> how he masquerades as a watchdog.
>Sally Hennessey
Shelly & John Brosnan
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> On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 17:02:14 -0800 (PST), k9a...@webtv.net (Chris
> Williams) wrote:
>
> >Oh, good. Shelly's in:
> >>Okay, I'll play...
> >>Donner: A largish brindle Greyhound, >male. Very, very sweet in
> >>temperment,
> >>however not trustworthy around cats!
> >
> >>My name to give?
> >>Beckett
> > Lessee. Beckett: a Cardinal who wouldn't give in. We need a
> >hard-headed dog who always thinks he's right.
Beckett, for me, is more along the lines of Samuel--not Thomas a! <grin>
Not to mention, the Baseball card pricing guide--totally unrelated!
Really though, I'm seriously considering it for my next dog--a Belgian
Sheepdog.
(Very, very different from what Chris thought of!)
> > A huge, white PB I found, adopted by a friend, is the most amiable of
> >dogs, but when he's set on something, he has the knack of turning
> >himself into stone: 110 pounds of unresponsive muscle. So, Beckett is a
> >huge, white PB.
> > BTW, not to criticize, but .... Donner (German for thunder, isn't
> >it?), a Greyhound? I've never heard a Greyhound bark. What do they
> >sound like.
Again, Chris & I weren't on the same track. I was thinking along the
Donner, Comet, Cupid & Blitzen line...Donner--deerlike, agile, lithe &
quick. :-) I also thought of Donner the Deerhound! And, I've actually
heard a Grey or two bark before, so I wasn't thinking like that. Soren
is another name I'm really stuck on, I believe it is Norse for Thunder.
However, I have several that I'm on to right now:
Beckett
Soren
Remy
Enzo and a few others...
>
> Oh, trust me, Greyhounds bark. They sound like any other dog barking.
> My 30" Greyhound actually sounds like a Dobe or something - - I guess
> that's how he masquerades as a watchdog.
>
See Chris, Greys do have "tough" barks. <laugh>
Shelly, Coda (Who has a high-pitched puppy-bark) & Guiness (big, deep GSD
bark)...
Shelly & John Brosnan
> >My name to give:
> >'Bullit'
> A Teutonic dog. Either a silver, medium sized GSD or a Doxie.
<laugh> An almost all white JRT, one that blasts in, sneaks other dog's
treats from the contact sites in agility class! <laugh> (For the record,
there isn't a Bullit in my agility class...AFAIK).
>
> Keepin' with the 'B's (and a dog I know):
>
> Booster
>
Booster? Maybe a Border Terrier? Or a goofy, fluffy, brown terrier mix.
No B, but how 'bout Tala?
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
DogStar716
A Husky :)
Dogstar716
Come see Gunnars Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dogstar716/index.html
Chris Williams
> goofy, fluffy, brown terrier mix.
>No B, but how 'bout Tala?
>Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
ooh Tala is a bee-utiful name. Have to be elegant. Borzoi? Afghan?
Booster, BTW, I rescued from a worse name. He's a huge, macho Rottie
whom his owner called Boo, but he's started calling him Booster, too.
("He's straight!" his owner wails. "How could a flaming queen like me
raise a straight dog? Where did I go wrong?")
Speaking of such, I'm on li'l Pip's bad list. Entered him in the
contest for King of the Easter Parade (he's one of three finalists, the
winner to be announced on the day.) The parade, like many other fine
fund-raising events here, was organized by an energetic, persistant gay
guy who even got the city council to permit a monthly dog-day at the
beach.
Somehow, every event he organizes winds up looking like a Gay Pride
parade.
Pip, hetero to the core, looked around at the tutu-clad dogs around him
and began to growl menacingly.
"Shut up," I hissed. "It's for a good cause."
He went through with his trick routine, but he'll hold this against
me.
New name: an easy one. Zelda
Chris Williams
>A Husky :)
>Dogstar716
a name, but we're all over the board, aren't we?
There's a profound lesson here; I just don't know what it is.
Susan Fraser
Redbone Coonhound. With soulful old eyes and long flowing ears made of velvet,
and a voice that charms the angels from the sky...
AAARRROOOOOoooooooooo............
Susan Fraser Matthews
Chester
--
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HR BeBop a Lu SheBop SH, and
HR Shamma Lamma Ding Dong MH **
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M Bliss
I gave the name 'Bullit' and someone answered a white JR. The 'Bullit' I
knew
was a Bull Terrier and was quite like the explanation that was given :)
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M Bliss
Tala = a dainty but colourful Papillon. A finicky eater but will roll in the
mud for a ball.
Chester = A Curly-Coat Retriever. Not exactly intelligent but super willing
to please.
Zelda = I thought of a Sight-hound as well but more along the lines of a
Saluki. Refined, aloof but rigal and majestic.
NEW NAME: (in the 'C's)
Chanel (as in #5)
Jenn
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>
> NEW NAME: (in the 'C's)
>
> Chanel (as in #5)
Gotta be a Borzoi. Mild mannered and lazy, preferring to nap on her bed than
do anything, pampered by her hoomins, and eats from a silver dish. The only
time she runs is to chase one of the pesky Persian cats away when they try
to sleep on her bed.
Next name, Cranberry.
Jenn S
PurplePony
I saw a book a couple of years ago that listed peoples names along with the
most common "Images" that people 'conjured up' with that name (Apparently
they did some sort of survey...). I remember that I looked up Ira because I
was dating a guy named Ira at the time. It said the name Ira 'conjured up'
images of a dark haired balding overweight businessman. I wish I could
remember the name of the book. I do know that I was disappointed because my
name wasn't even in there. FWIW, the name Ira NEVER 'conjured up' a balding
businessman for me.
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>
> Chanel (as in #5)
>
Very, very first thought? Honestly? A GORGEOUS black Standard Poodle!
Second? A tri-colored Afgan hound bitch that walks around all haute, nose
up, fully groomed, and close-close-close to perfect standard.
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Shelly & John Brosnan
"Jenn" <pywh...@powersurfEr.com> wrote in message
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> Next name, Cranberry.
A cute-as-pie Wirehair Doxie, mini, of course! <grin>
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Chris Williams
> exactly intelligent but super willing to
> please.
Wire-hair.
What's _wrong with you people? hee, hee
Cranberry is a Yorkie. Obviously.
I found a stray Golden and placed him with a friend. When I brought
him in, she was puttering in the kitchen.
"Hi, Larry," she said to the dog, casually. "Would you like a drink?"
The dog drank deeply and lay down with a sigh: home at last.
"What's with the Larry?" I asked.
She looked at me blankly. "Well, look at him. He's a Larry. I
should know. I've dated half a dozen of them."
OK, a friend named her dog this, but he's the wrong dog for it:
McGiver
Shelly & John Brosnan
> ooh Tala is a bee-utiful name. Have to be elegant. Borzoi? Afghan?
I have it good for all sorts of girly names, but come up short for the boys!
:-)
Tala, to me, says Belgian Malinois. The name just screams sleek & quick!
> Booster, BTW, I rescued from a worse name. He's a huge, macho Rottie
>whom his owner called Boo, but he's started calling him Booster, too.
>("He's straight!" his owner wails. "How could a flaming queen like me
>raise a straight dog? Where did I go wrong?")
Isn't it funny how us silly humans get things all contorted? <laugh>
Guiness is a very masculine looking F. GSD. Coda, OTOH, gets called
"Girly-boy", because he has such lovely, dainty, delicate bone structure
throughout his face!
>> New name: an easy one. Zelda
A red Basenji bitch.
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
shelly
> McGiver
definitely a big, well-muscled, stag-red fawn Boxer boy. he'd have a
good sense of humor but also a serious, no-nonsense, "we're working
here" side. Boxers are *very* good creative problems solvers.
how about gertie (i *will* have a gertie some day!).
--
shelly and elliott & harriet
DogStar716
>
An Amstaff girl.
DogStar716
>
>Chanel (as in #5)
>
A Standard Poodle, of course :)
DogStar716
>
>Jenn S
A Golden Retriever.
DogStar716
>
>definitely a big, well-muscled, stag-red fawn Boxer boy
I pick that one too :)
Gwen Watson
DogStar716 wrote:
A vizula! Or Irish Setter, female of course.
Gwen
Gwen Watson
Actually I think that fits better than the vizula I mentioned.
Yep a doxie would be good for such a name.
Gwen
Gwen Watson
DogStar716 wrote:
Mastiff! Brindle and or Apricot.
Gwen
Gwen Watson
Shelly & John Brosnan wrote:
> "Chris Williams" <k9a...@webtv.net> wrote in message
> news:4843-3CA...@storefull-2396.public.lawson.webtv.net...
> > ooh Tala is a bee-utiful name. Have to be elegant. Borzoi? Afghan?
>
> I have it good for all sorts of girly names, but come up short for the boys!
> :-)
> Tala, to me, says Belgian Malinois. The name just screams sleek & quick!
>
Well I will have to remember that name!
Gotta love those Malinois!
Gwen
Gwen Watson
What about Ciara?
Gwen
Gwen Watson
DogStar716 wrote:
> >>> New name: an easy one. Zelda
> >
>
GSD, but only because I alread know a GSD named
Zelda. Blade's first "love". LOL
Gwen
Chris Williams
>definitely a big, well-muscled, stag-red
> fawn Boxer boy. he'd have a good sense
> of humor but also a serious,
> no-nonsense, "we're working here" side.
> Boxers are *very* good creative
> problems solvers.
Magawd! You're 99% on target. He's a big, well-muscled, fawn
Boxer\PB mix.
>how about gertie (i *will* have a gertie
> some day!).
>--
>shelly and elliott & harriet
Well, since Gertie was named Gertrude, she had to become a bit of a
slut to make up for it.
Sure fits an Irish Setter, currently named Lily, at the dog-park.
Shelly & John Brosnan
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The reasoning behind it? I know of a standard wirehair named "Blackberry"!
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
shelly
>
>
>
> What about Ciara?
Irish Wolfhound?
Shelly & John Brosnan
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> how about gertie (i *will* have a gertie some day!).
A red-merle ACD.
Don't ask me why, but it's a girlish, yet fun name, but pretty no-nonesense
to me.
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Shelly & John Brosnan
"Gwen Watson" <gw...@ig.utexas.edu> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> What about Ciara?
Irish Water Spaniel <grin> In a pretty, chocolately brown color.
(Not sure what colors they come in? Browns & blacks?)
How 'bout Vegas?
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Shelly & John Brosnan
> > I have it good for all sorts of girly names, but come up short for the
boys!
> > :-)
> > Tala, to me, says Belgian Malinois. The name just screams sleek &
quick!
> >
>
> Well I will have to remember that name!
>
> Gotta love those Malinois!
I agree! I like Tala so much, that I'm trying to put a masculine spin on
it:
Talus maybe. I do think that would be a great name for a Groenendael
boy...
One of the best Mal names I've seen so far?
"Snitch", a female that was up for rescue for the longest time. Very
pretty, and VERY quick! I do believe she finally was adopted out to an
agility oriented family.
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
shelly
"Shelly & John Brosnan" <sn...@pacifier.com> wrote in message
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> A red-merle ACD.
> Don't ask me why, but it's a girlish, yet fun name, but pretty
no-nonesense
> to me.
you're closer! the color is right and the breed characteristics are
closer. my gertie will be half Mack truck and half wood sprite.
shelly
> Magawd! You're 99% on target. He's a big, well-muscled, fawn
> Boxer\PB mix.
awww, i'm in love and i've never even met him!
> Well, since Gertie was named Gertrude, she had to become a bit of a
> slut to make up for it.
> Sure fits an Irish Setter, currently named Lily, at the dog-park.
well, you've got the color right! don't think of Gertrude, though
(that's a granny name <G>). *my* gertie is anything but a granny.
she'll be a fun-loving, mischievous imp with a steely edge and a heart
of gold.
Gwen Watson
Shelly & John Brosnan wrote:
>
> Talus maybe.
Or Talon?
>
> One of the best Mal names I've seen so far?
> "Snitch", a female that was up for rescue for the longest time. Very
> pretty, and VERY quick! I do believe she finally was adopted out to an
> agility oriented family.
> Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Cute! "Snitch" would fit my Clovis perfectly. In fact it sounds
like one of her new names of endearment. LOL
Gwen
BethF
How about Elmer?
What about Denver?
--
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Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike
Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy)
Anchorage, Alaska
Jenn
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Jenn
M Bliss
legs away from her Masters Championship in Agility. She also does Musical
Freestyle, Frisbee and Obedience.
Back to the names - in the order that I remember them in:
CRANBERRY = a Chocolate Toy Poodle
McGIVER = a Bouvier - well-disguised, diversified & athletic
GERTIE = a Neopolitan Mastiff - lumbering and a philosopher of life.
CIARA = an Ibitzan Hound - not sure why but that's what I see with this name
VEGAS = an Irish Terrier - busy, flashy, calculating
SAVANNAH = a Standard White Poodle in show coat.
ELMER = a Bloodhound
DENVER = a Catahoula Leopard Dog - down-to-earth and ready to go to work
TALON = I see 2 dogs here; a 130 lb silver-tipped Malamute and a 100 lb
Rottweiler.
Something massive with stealth and natural instinct.
NEW NAME:
' Echo'
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Jenn
This one will be a little harder!
Dharma
Jenn S
shelly
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> GERTIE = a Neopolitan Mastiff - lumbering and a philosopher of life.
gertie is going to be my next fawn Boxer girl. she could possibly be a
Pit Bull, too; we'll just have to wait and see (hopefully it'll be a
*long* wait!).
> ' Echo'
heh. echo is a teeny-tiny, black and white cat, not a dog!
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and the kitties (pandora, echo, and rory)
BethF
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Jenn
>
> NEW NAME:
> ' Echo'
Not a dog, but a Seal-point Siamese cat. Only because of the way they meow.
Jenn S
Christy
>
>
> how about gertie (i *will* have a gertie some day!).
>
Thief. Gertie is **my** name.
Boxer, or other bully breed, perhaps staffy bull.
Christy
Christy
> > NEW NAME: (in the 'C's)
> >
> > Chanel (as in #5)
> >
>
>
> Second? A tri-colored Afgan hound bitch that walks around all haute,
nose
> up, fully groomed, and close-close-close to perfect standard.
Hmmm.
The Chanel I know is a white bull terrier that does agility. About as far
off from elegant as you can get... <g>
Christy
BethF
Bosco -
Chandalar -
Aster -
Sasquatch -
Ruby -
McKenzie -
Cindy
Vizsla...
Cranberry suggests a lab to me, but I suspect most names would anyway :)
--Cindy
DogStar716
>
>Cranberry suggests a lab to me, but I suspect most names would anyway :)
I think the most popular Lab name that I get in class is Coco. Lots of
chocolate Labs around here :)
Shelly & John Brosnan
"Jenn" <pywh...@powersurfEr.com> wrote in message
>> >
> I gotta say, Shelly wins. Cranberry is actually a little smooth Mini
Doxie.
> This one will be a little harder!
>
> Dharma
>
I LOVE the name Dharma. Know a friend w/ a Golden named Dharma, but to be
honest, the name doesn't fit.
My pick? A harlequin, female, Great Dane.
2nd pick, a Tibetan Spaniel. :-)
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Shelly & John Brosnan
<laugh> Hubby, when we first began dating, had a red-merle ACD.
Her name was Aggie. It *totally* fit her.
I'm guessing your Gertie will maybe be an AmStaff, Boxer, or Pit?
Hmmm...
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Shelly & John Brosnan
>
> NEW NAME:
> ' Echo'
>
I know of two Echos, so I am biased.
First is a Belgian Tervuren.
Second is an Elkhound (She's the one I thought of first, BTW)
Shelly, Coda & Guiness..
Shelly & John Brosnan
> Shelly & John Brosnan wrote:
>
> >
> > Talus maybe.
>
> Or Talon?
>
I thought of that...but, while I want "masculine", I want to stay away from
"MACHO" sounding names. Coda is pretty much a unisex name, but the other
two Coda's I've heard of/seen were both girls. So, while I want a name
that
leaves little question of sex, I don't want a "tough guy" name. (Not that
I don't like alot of them, friend's have two GSDs named Sabre & Grizzly and
their names couldn't fit them more perfectly) I try to not promote any
kind of stereotype before anyone gets to know my dogs. :-) Especially
since I plan to get a breed that isn't really very well known, and looks
pretty "wolfy" :-)
Shelly, Coda & Guiness...
Chris Williams
>First is a Belgian Tervuren.
>Second is an Elkhound (She's the one I
> thought of first, BTW) Shelly, Coda &
> Guiness.
breeds of dogs, ailments of dogs, .....
It should be: Shelly Brosnan, PhD. (Philosopher, Dog :)
>"It is by muteness that a dog becomes so utterly beyond value.
>With him, words play no torturing tricks."
> .......... John Galsworthy
BethF
her coco.
Nessa
(in message <ua45r07...@corp.supernews.com>):
> What kind of dog is Savannah?
hmmm.... minature poodle
>
> How about Elmer?
Basset Hound
>
> What about Denver?
husky
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop
> Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike
> Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) and Toklat (Keeshond Boy)
> Anchorage, Alaska
>
>
>
Nessa
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Nessa
(in message <Jhco8.5736$1f1.3...@e3500-atl2.usenetserver.com>):
>
> Opps! I forgot to give a new name...
>
> Chester
bloodhound
Try Oscar
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www.bestpages.com/nessa
Nessa
(in message <ua2p6c8...@corp.supernews.com>):
> Trying to stay on top of the names here:
>
> Tala = a dainty but colourful Papillon. A finicky eater but will roll in the
> mud for a ball.
>
> Chester = A Curly-Coat Retriever. Not exactly intelligent but super willing
> to please.
>
> Zelda = I thought of a Sight-hound as well but more along the lines of a
> Saluki. Refined, aloof but rigal and majestic.
>
> NEW NAME: (in the 'C's)
>
> Chanel (as in #5)
>
>
>
Afgan with a jewled collar and a velvet pillow to sleep on. Eats out of a
crystal Waterford bowl.
Try Chewy.
nessa
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Nessa
(in message <18327-3C...@storefull-2393.public.lawson.webtv.net>):
> McGiver
Westie.
How about
Spanky
Nessa
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