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Post by baz62 on May 31, 2012 16:36:48 GMT 12
Some you of know we got another Dalmatian a few months back. Talk about full on. To start with taking it for a walk was like having a mad fly on the end of a wire. She also loves to tear, chew and render things into little bits. She is learning the word NO! and AH! and LEAVE IT! She is cunning though and waits til you are occupied before striking. She dismantled a 20 liter plastc pail we used for water for the dogs outside so I thought "I'll fix you" and got a steel bucket from the warehouse. This is it a week later and yes it used to have a handle!!:  And the culprit:  About a micro second later she launched up and tried to eat the camera! Named Sugar by the breeder. I think she was taking the piss. Sadly she has weaseled her way into our hearts but there are times when if there was a gun handy........ Here she is with her favorite toy. The white object bottom of the photo is one remaining bit of the pail!:  The other day I was watching TV and then the channels started changing ......yep she was chewing on the Sky Remote!! |
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Post by beagle on May 31, 2012 16:50:45 GMT 12
oooohhhhhhhhhhhhh and butter wouldn't melt in it's mouth
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Post by baz62 on May 31, 2012 17:11:09 GMT 12
Yeah she is a cutey alright Beagle ;D
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Post by beagle on May 31, 2012 17:16:21 GMT 12
collar and registration tag wouldn't go a miss..
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Post by raymond on May 31, 2012 17:53:52 GMT 12
U dont store any auster bits at home then........
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Post by av8rsm8 on May 31, 2012 21:20:42 GMT 12
she has collar & rego Beagle...
I don't leave collars on the dogs when they are out in the yard, just in case they get hooked on something.
I've heard too many horror stories at dog training about dogs hanging themselves.
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 31, 2012 21:26:43 GMT 12
Simple solution Baz, shoot the dog and get a cat. They are much smarter and more user friendly.
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Post by obiwan27 on May 31, 2012 21:29:01 GMT 12
He already has a cat, and she is more evil than the dog.
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Post by beagle on Jun 1, 2012 5:11:49 GMT 12
shoot both and get an 18 year old female border from sweeden.
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Post by lumpy on Jun 1, 2012 7:11:18 GMT 12
When we got a new " very cute " dog ( according to the pestering kids ) , it took me three goes to make the gate high enough to stop her getting out ( looks like the front gate at a gang house now ) . We have holes in our lawn so deep you need to wear a miners helmet to see the bottom ! Oh the joy !
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Post by baz62 on Jun 1, 2012 12:59:12 GMT 12
Yeah I know what you mean Grant. Our other Dal's (Copper) mother Chita liked digging and he would help. Fortunately when she passed he didn't do it by himself. She also liked to leap 6 ft gates but some trellis fixed that. Copper would just stand there and watch her but never copied her. I have been watching Sugar leap up at tree branches, passing flies and planes so as she gets taller i will be keeping an eye out for escaping hounds!
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Post by ngatimozart on Jun 1, 2012 14:42:47 GMT 12
I had a border collie huntaway cross who used to chase 737s across the back yard. Always wondered what he'd to it do if he caught one. Them buses trucks and trains. That boy was ambitious  Also was my most favourite dog. |
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Post by lumpy on Jun 1, 2012 20:30:23 GMT 12
Yeah I know what you mean Grant. Our other Dal's (Copper) mother Chita liked digging and he would help. Fortunately when she passed he didn't do it by himself. She also liked to leap 6 ft gates but some trellis fixed that. Copper would just stand there and watch her but never copied her. I have been watching Sugar leap up at tree branches, passing flies and planes so as she gets taller i will be keeping an eye out for escaping hounds! Vertical bars near the top are the answer (on the gate ) . They cant get both front feet up at once , and even if they could , they cant get traction with the rear legs to push themselves up and over ( my dog climbs more than jumps ) . You can imagine why my front gate looks like a gang house -- solid corregated iron , with metal bars protuding up from that ! |
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Post by av8rsm8 on Jun 4, 2012 12:25:37 GMT 12
Chita was spring loaded & took birds out of the air - they never knew what hit them!
I suspect the weasel pup will be just as good on vertical take off since she is already leaping onto the table in a single bound.
Chita's other talent was unlocking a window to make her escape...
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Post by beagle on Jun 4, 2012 15:16:57 GMT 12
we used to have a dog when I was a kid that would go into the garden and got into the peas. he was able to split the pod and eat the peas. If us kids had done it we would have got the dog collar around our butts.
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Post by Dave.K on Jun 4, 2012 17:11:48 GMT 12
I met your dog Baz it was rummaging around the garage when I was there.
They say to test to see who loves you the most is lock your wife and dog in the boot of your car for an hour, open it up and see who is the happiest to see you.
we had a foxy, it could smell a bitch on heat for miles, he was like a whodeny(spelling),slip collars, eat his way out and would dissappear for hours and arrive home with a happy face.
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Post by baz62 on Jun 4, 2012 17:53:13 GMT 12
I met your dog Baz it was rummaging around the garage when I was there. They say to test to see who loves you the most is lock your wife and dog in the boot of your car for an hour, open it up and see who is the happiest to see you. we had a foxy, it could smell a bitch on heat for miles, he was like a whodeny(spelling),slip collars, eat his way out and would dissappear for hours and arrive home with a happy face. No I think you saw Copper our older Dalmatian as we have only had Sugar about 3 months. Ha ha love the story about your Foxy! Be interesting to see what Copper does when Sugar goes into season! |
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Post by baz62 on Jun 5, 2012 12:46:38 GMT 12
Sugar has put things more on her "Kill" board. Two wine glasses last night(she pulled the pot scrubber off the kitchen top and they were sitting right beside it!). The clothes dryer was also starting and stopping last night. Teresa thinks it may be related to an earlier Sugar "mission" to grab the bottle of Wool softener off the top of it. However the top was off and it went all over the dryer. down the front of it and onto the floor. maybe its got into the electronics? Laundry smells nice though! And this morning? She knocked a pot plant off the deck which then fell onto the concrete pavers with predictable results.  |
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 5, 2012 13:32:24 GMT 12
as in 'Oohhhh Sugar'  |
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Post by baz62 on Jun 5, 2012 15:30:57 GMT 12
Ha ha yes Oh sugar you little sugar I'm going to kick you up the sugar (you get the idea!) ;D
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Also was my most favourite dog.
