Two dog stories, both in the news lately. Gotta love those little guys.

He lost fingers saving his dog from gator attack:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32101001?gt1=43001

My dad shot the family dog:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/fact......1226346/

We do not accept Dog stories from Canadians.

Great stories. Thanks Baldy.

John

Funny.

Except for Canadian locations that are named after Dog breeds.

But our bear stories scare everyone away.

You've spent time in Poodle?

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CA/5/Dildo.html

Actually no...but Newfoundland Labradore has a town that might fit you just fine.

You probably know this, but for others ... Newfoundland and Labrador are themselves names of dogs:

http://www.heritage.nf.ca/facts5.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_dog

Newfoundland dogs are big suckers. Some are over 200lbs. The record is 260 lbs, and it measured over six feet from nose to tail.

DUH! You think MAYBE that's why I posted them? Or originally mentioned it since the poster WAS FROM Newfoundland? Geeze Baldy...cut some slack. I was right about that town in the link!


I had a Newfy as part of my Alaska Pack. He was the only one to live outside. We called him Fish because he would hang out at the docks and ROLL in the dead fish leavings. Great dog though a bit oily.

Like I said in my post, Doug, I was posting it for others. The Newfoundland Dog seems not to be that well known.

I've only seen one once, myself, and that was when I was on a schooner out looking at icebergs.

I've seen one! It was huge and a very nice dog. To be honest I've always been surprised how little different a little dog and a huge dog are in behavior.

That would be Intelligent Design.

It's a good thing that dogs aren't named after Newfoundland and Labrador towns, though.

Who'd want a dog called "come by chance" or "killbride" or "d I l d o"?

crazy place.


John

Isn't that from a song? A song related to a dog, as it happens:

A Franklyn's dogge leped over a style,
And hys name was littel Dildo.
D with a I—I with an L,
L with a D—D with an O,
They call'd hym littel Dildo!

Thys Franklyn, syrs, he brewed goode ayle,
And he called it Rare good Styngo!
S, T, Y, N, G, O!
He call'd it Rare goode Styngo!

Nowe is notte thys a prettie song?
I thinke it is, bye Jyngo,
J wythe a Y—N, G, O—
I sweare yt is, bye Jyngo!

Here's a song about weird Newfoundland place names by the Arrogant Worms. And yes, it's called "A Night in D I l d o".

The farmer story mentions a goose getting killed by a weasel. I dunno what kind of tame geese are raised on farms, but the ones I have met can tear through a car door to get to the terrified children inside.