Off for a few days

[Hard-Luck Henry]

Oh, good ...

 

[Jay]

I'm sorry Henry, but I can't leave you to your own devises.

 

[Derry McKinney]

So you plan spending you vacation locked inside doing what you every other day, Jay?

 

[Jay]

No, not in the least.

I was just trying to scare poor ol' Henry.


I can't wait to see the how dog reacts to the water. She has webbed feet and the people I got her from said she loves the water…should be a blast.

 

[Derry McKinney]

I have a dog that's afraid of water. Most bizarre thing I've ever seen.

 

[Jay]

You can get them to get over it though. I saw an episode by Stanly Coren the Dog physiologist, on how to go about doing it.

http://www.stanleycoren.com/

Kinda interesting show, if you like dogs.

 

[Derry McKinney]

Then I'd have a wet dog though. You might think water dogs are cool, but I live in a land of stagnant sloughs. You don't want a dog in a hot truck after they've been swimming in that.

 

[Jay]

Very true.

"...but I live in a land of stagnant sloughs."

It may be the dog isn't scared as much as it is smart.

 

[Derry McKinney]

Trust me, dogs like stinky slough water better than they like clean lake water. This one is afraid of all water though. She won't even drink out anything other than her dish. I'm guessing somebody tried to drown her as a puppy or something.

 

[Jay]

"I'm guessing somebody tried to drown her as a puppy or something."



I wouldn't put it past people....

 

[Derry McKinney]

It isn't uncommon with second-hand dogs. People suck, dogs rule.

 

[mrmom2]

Uh you still sound pretty bitter there Derry Awesome looking cabin you rented Jay :wink:

 

[Derry McKinney]

I've never seen a dog drown a baby, Mr. Mom.

 

[mrmom2]

No they just tear them apart with there teeth instead :roll:

 

[Jay]

Say with Australian accent.

“A dingo stole my baby"



"Awesome looking cabin you rented Jay"

Thanks. I can't wait to get there, but I don't want to wish my summer away either...

 

[Derry McKinney]

No they just tear them apart with there teeth instead

Yeah, and I don't worry about cultures that eat dogs. That's far different than, "We're too stupid to get our dog spayed so we'll drown the puppies."

If a dog attacks a kid, it isn't the dog's fault it is the owners' fault. Dogs do not think like people. They will fight for territory or if threatened. Some breeds have a high prey instinct. They are still, in their tiny little doggy brains, wolves. That can not be trained out of a dog. The best you can ever manage is a tenuous sort of control. If you trust a dog that is territorial or has a high prey instinct around a kid, then you are asking for trouble.