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Whoami
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 3:34 am
Remember a while back I talked about my silly dogs insisting there was something in the fireplace? Well, I took pictures of them investigating....
Those silly boys never did find anything in there! But to see an 87 pound dog climb all the way into the fireplace was just hilarious!
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Rabernet
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 6:56 am
While we're discussing dog breeds, here's my dream dog that I hope to be owned by one day! http://www.berner.org/
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Luvmyjrt
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 7:23 am
Pamy, that is an awful picture from my cell phone. The bow is her dog tag.....but trust me, she's a living doll!
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Kaili
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 7:31 am
Oh Rabernet, I want one too! They are sooo sweet and cute and big! I also want a Newfie I love big dogs. Newfie's are droolers though and the Bernese aren't so they may be a little better. So cute. Love 'em!
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Froggiegirl621
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 7:56 am
Oh I love Bernese Mountain Dogs! Friends of mine had one and he was just the coolest dog. He loved everyone and everything. I always said I wanted a dog like that, but unfortunately do not have the room for such a big guy! And Kaili, I love Newfie's too. I've been told they have the same personalities as the Bernese, so they're also on my list of "dream dogs" along with a Weimereiner. I guess I'll have to wait til my next house to make my dreams come true!
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Pamy
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 11:29 am
Who!! I was ROTF at those fireplace dogs! Luv...she does look like a little doggie doll!! Get her a bow!!
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Cindori
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 11:38 am
Rabernet, my sister has a Bernie - WONDERFUL dog. She's such a happy puppy . . . loves everyone. Who, the fireplace is really funny! I love it when the pups get some weird idea like that! My lab insists on barking at his reflection in the windows and looking behind the television for whatever animal is on it. My pups (Midori - husky and Cinder - lab) decided to attack the dress-up boa that dd got for Christmas . . . pink feathers everywhere!!! Funny now, yes, but at the time I was NOT amused!
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Herckleperckle
| Friday, January 09, 2004 - 8:01 pm
Who, those dogs are wonderful! I love antics like that. I once took Herc to the monkeyhouse at our small-time local zoo in Wilmington, DE. The monkeyhouse was a brick building separate from the rest of the fenced-in zoo and had big windows where you could see the monkeys from the outside as you walked around. Herc put his front paws up on the wooden railing around the window and the monkeys came screeching over, staring at him. Herc was riveted, squeaking this little squeak the entire time. I had quite a time dragging him away. From then on, whenever I said "monkey" to him, he would get excited and search the house--for a monkey, I guess! Poor dog. My kids caught on and would send him on endless searches to entertain their friends.
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Whoami
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 5:32 am
Well, I thought I should post pics of my newest 4-legged-neices.... This is Niki. She is OCD about chasing balls. Once she gets going, she'll bring you the ball, throw it in your lap, stare at you intensely, and if you don't pick it up and throw it, she does a high-pitched-wine-glass-shattering yip to make sure you notice that ball in your lap! She can go on like this for hours! And that's my 4-legged-nephew Romo in the background. He's a big cuddly laid back teddy bear.
And this is Dani. She's a character and a half. Very much stubborn minded. Quite a handful, but a sweetheart anyway!

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Whoami
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 5:57 am
And of course I can't pass on the chance to show another pic of my Boys.... Here they are checking out one of the new toys Santa brought for them. It was a hit, as you can see!

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Herckleperckle
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:12 am
Who, what breed are your two? Their coats are so beautiful!!! Does everybody (meaning yours and the nieces and nephews) get together inside someone's home? All are fairly big. So I am guessing you either have plenty of room or have some great clutter-free areas, safe from wagging tails!! 
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Whoami
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 2:23 pm
Hi Herck! My boys are part German Shepherd and part "something else." Their mama was a German Shep, and their papa was a "one night stand" that apparantly was big and black! You can really see the German Shepherd in Bomba (purple collar in my profile).
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Herckleperckle
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:40 pm
Thanks, Who! I love that, one-night-stand!!! Their coats are amazing, don't you agree?
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Tagurit
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:49 pm
Who, I agree with Herkle - the dogs coats are wonderful looking! I have noticed that every single picture you post of them their coats just shine! I'll share a picture of my Jake. The picture was taken on Christmas. (I cropped it and it makes it look a bit slanted. My floor isn't slanted. lol) I just LOVE the way he looks in the picture. He just looks so cute and adorable. Makes you want to give him a great big hug - but I am bias.

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Herckleperckle
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 7:55 pm
Tagurit, Jake is adorable and definitely huggable!! I am biased in favor of the name you chose for your baby, too. (I had a Jake I loved, too.) How old is he? I'm going to take a wild guess and say 4. And, his coat is great. Bet he doesn't shed much.
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Tagurit
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 8:18 pm
Herckle, I remember reading your stories about "Jake the Fake". Believe it or not my Jake is babe. He is a year and half old! We were told by the vet when he was a baby (we brought him home when he was 5 weeks old!) that he wouldn't get any bigger than 30lbs. WRONG he is 76lbs! lol But he is a big teddy bear. (Right now he is crying because he wants to play with Abby - the kitty- and she is ignoring him. lol) I wish he didn't shed but he does all the time! He has the short, annoying type hair that is hard to vacuum or pick up with the lint brush! His momma is the exact same way! (She was abused and rescued. My mom adopted her. So, he still gets to see and play with his mommy. )
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Lucy
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 8:37 pm
Oh what cutie dogs!!
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Herckleperckle
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 9:13 pm
I agree, Lucy! Tagurit, Jake looks a big teddy bear! What breed is he? I am always in awe of a dog who likes cats. Says something about their sweet nature. How funny that Abby--just like a woman--decides whether it's playtime or not!
My Herc is a mess and would like nothing better than to bite a cat, any cat. (We think he is part terrier and blame it on his hunter instinct.) But he has brains enough to recognize danger. A good kitty arch and hiss sends a clear 'uh-oh' message to his brain! And about the shedding: What you need is a carpet that matches his fur! When we bought the sofa bed for our guest room, we mentioned we had a dog to the salesman helping us. He recommended we upholster it in some material (I have no idea what it is) that he swore would never show a single dog hair. (A dog owner himself, he had his own sofa bed upholstered in the same fabric.) We're glad we listened, because it doesn't show a thing. Nothing clings to it, and it still looks brand new, despite the fact that we let Herc sit wherever he pleases (which is more than I can say for our living room sofa)!
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Juju2bigdog
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:18 pm
HP, you DO have guests over every now and then who will wear expensive black clothes, don't you? Just to clean up the couch every now and then? Who, how is yellow bear doing?
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Whoami
| Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 11:37 pm
Yellow Bear is doing just fine! Here's Bomba and Yellow Bear....
And, a comparison of Yellow Bear to Red Bear, so you can see what Yellow Bear used to look like! I can't believe I took a pic of Red Bear being so dusty! But, I had to dig the poor neglected Red Bear out from under the couch!
I'd say Yellow Bear has that "well loved worn look" going on. Don't ya think? 
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Herckleperckle
| Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 1:32 am
Juju, now that's an idea! Better than lint removers or the vacuum, huh?! I'll start my guest list . . . Actually, right now Herc needs a bath. I let him run through some woods today during our morning walk and he came back with a bit of a smelly head. Kinda skunky, but not overwhelmingly so. I think he must have found an old fox, groundhog or skunk nest and stuck his head somewhere in it. When we got home, I washed his head and sprayed it with doggie 'freshening spray' in the baby powder scent! As soon as I was done, of course, Herc tried to roll off what he considered the more offending fragrance. Who, Yellow Bear is a riot!!!! And here I thought it was the name of yet another dog!!! BTW, Bomba looks simply beeeaaaaauuutiful in that lavender collar!
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Whoami
| Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 2:07 am
Jake looks like a sweetie too! Isn't it great how a dog can smile up at the camera? I love the pic you posted Herck of the cat/dog/matching couch! Forgive my ignorance, are they yours? I think you missed the Yellow Bear saga last year Herck. Bomba and I have a daily game we do after he has his breakfast. He goes outside (his version of covering your eyes for Hide-N-Seek). Then I hide Yellow Bear, and Bomba comes in and searches for him. Last year, I spent 4 hours (on my birthday at that) trying to find a lost Yellow Bear. YB is so special (he is Bomba's special favorite toy), I was a wreck worrying that he had been carried off by a squirrel, or ended up in a trash bin somewhere. By the time I found him, I was so mentally exhausted I just sat down and cried (and Mom cried right along with me). Bomba never had a doubt I'd find YB for him (which is why I was so upset when I thought he was lost). It's quite a responsibility when someone puts that kind of trust in you!
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Herckleperckle
| Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 3:12 am
Who, you're right about dogs smiling. They really do. And Jake is absolutely smiling for the camera and looking adorable. No, that b&w picture is just one I copied from some poster site. My Herc is going on 11 now. No cat. You've seen Herc, haven't you? I did post a couple of pictures previously on this thread. I did miss that story about Yellow Bear. How sweet . . . what we do for our loves, huh? And I know just how you felt. Herc actually looks hurt if we don't follow certain routines with him. (For example, every night when dh comes home, Herc races to the living room sofa and perches on its arm, wiggling all over, but staying in place, waiting for his daddy hugs. If dh is tired and walks by him--Herc's body actually droops. (But dh always makes a point to come back and love on him.) And I stand there as if I were somehow responsible for monitoring that the appropriate measures of love are exchanged!
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Whoami
| Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 3:40 am
I'm sure I've seen your Herck. I just have a serious case of mental block sometimes. Heck, when my aunt talks about a cousin, half the time I'm thinking, "now who the heck is that?" I love doggie routines. I know when I instructed my sis on the Boy's breakfast ritual (when she babysat during our Long Beach trip), she thought I was looney! Our dear departed Honey Bear made up a game of hide-n-seek all by herself! One evening I came home (and she usually greeted me at the door), and called out. Mom finally told me to come in her bedroom. There was Bear laying on the bed just beside herself wiggle-waggleing, waiting for me to come in and find her! That led to us hiding for her to come seek. Whoever came home first (Mom and I) listened for the other's arrival (I was usually home first). As soon as we heard the garage door going up, Bear would jump up and I'd let her outside. Mom would come in and find a place to hide. Bear would then come in and "seek." God I miss that girl! In fact, the Yellow Bear Game came about from my hiding him when the door was open so Bomba wouldn't take hime outside (most of those pieces missing are from cracks that appeared in the plastic after being frozen outside). And there's definetly something special about Yellow Bear. Bomba used to not play with any toys at all. But Yellow Bear was HIS (he does play a lot now with balls and stuff). Even Boomer senses some kind of sacred thing about YB. Boomer loves to play with all sorts of toys. But he almost never touches YB (except for that time he came racing down the stairs with Bomba in hot pursuit, and tossed YB behind Mom in her chair!).
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Herckleperckle
| Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 4:48 am
Who, your memories and stories are wonderful. And the love that you shared with Honey Bear is evident. The hide 'n seek thing is so cute. What a smartie to have initiated it! I feel sorrow with you that he is gone.
Dh and I play a version of that where we take turns hiding. Herc generally locates us in one of the closets and points us out by crouching down, sticking his hind end up and sniffing madly underneath the door. Whoever is hiding usually winds up laughing from the loud and insistent sniffing sounds! Well, I've been up all night . . . don't know why. So I am going to try to catch a couple hours before I have to take Herc out for his morning round! Nite, Who!!(and your boys and mom) 
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