I had two beagles, Blue and Yellow (both were half-breeds and Blue was the best rabbit dog I've ever owned). Bush has Barney the Scottish Terrier, his dad had Millie the Springer Spaniel. Clinton had Buddy the Lab, Ford had Liberty the Golden Retriever, LBJ had Him and Her, beagles he used to lift off the ground by the ears. JFK had a pet shop full of pets, while Carter had Grits a mongrel of some sort. And Ike had Heidi the Weimaraner.

Ben Stein has two Short Haired German Pointers, named Plato and Brigitte. Which proves he's an intellectual chauvinist.

I suspect if Obama has a dog it's name is Enigma the French Poodle.

*Fala sulking cuz you forgot him*

ET, "Enigma The French Poodle" made me laugh aloud!  What imagery.

Happy Sunday and happy Mum's day to Mrs. Ted.

;)

Hetty 

I suspect if Obama has a dog it's name is Enigma the French Poodle.

 :)

*Fala sulking cuz you forgot him*

ET, "Enigma The French Poodle" made me laugh aloud!  What imagery.

Happy Sunday and happy Mum's day to Mrs. Ted.

;)

Hetty 

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Thanks, Queenie. Hope you're having a great Mother's day. Best to you and yours.

Actually, I meant to include Fala, FDR's pet Scottish Terrier but somehow forgot about it when I posted. FDR made some big political points off that dog, which shows what a masterful politician he was. 

Clinton gives labs a bad name.

My labs (yes I'm including my one in spirit) voted for BO

My name is Twinlabs and I approved this message.

(BTW, For those in the Columbus Ohio area, Krogers has a dozen roses for ten bucks. Good idea for mum today) 

 Cats probably aren't too happy with the Clinton clan either.  Remember how Socks got shuffled off to go live with WJC's assistant?  Mee-yow.INDEED.

Happy mum's day to you, Twin, complete with roses in your fave shades.

:)

Hetty 

Edited to add:  On this day, it seems appropriate to add what me own dear departed mum, The Dowager Empress, advised me when I began dating about how to judge a man:  observe how he treats his mother and how he treats animals.

She was certifiably and clinically crazy.  She was not stupid in any, way, shape or form.  Wonder what she would have thought of election 2008 in this regard?  ;) 

Clinton gives labs a bad name.

My labs (yes I'm including my one in spirit) voted for BO

My name is Twinlabs and I approved this message.

(BTW, For those in the Columbus Ohio area, Krogers has a dozen roses for ten bucks. Good idea for mum today) 

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I've got a good friend with a Lab. They seem to be very loyal animals. What's your's names? 

Ted-O

My eldest (now gone) was Raleigh

My youngest (will be 12 next month) is Dakota.

Best dog there is, but I am biased.

Both yellows 

BTW Queen Hetty:

Happy Mums day to your mum. Best accomplishment she had was bringing you in to this world. I for one am grateful to her for that. 

BTW Queen Hetty:

Happy Mums day to your mum. Best accomplishment she had was bringing you in to this world. I for one am grateful to her for that. 

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Twin, you'll make me cry.  Thanks for those kind, sweet words.

Hope your mummy's doing fine today too and going strong, just like her wonderful daughter.

Hetty 

Ted,

I'm bald, so I compensate by owning an Old English Sheepdog (Maggie).

We had beagles when I was a kid - my dad was a hunter. I love beagles. They are probably the cutest dogs God has ever managed to put on this earth, but also, IMO, among the dumbest. There's always a problem with owning an animal which prefers to follow a scent over your command.:) Or perhaps my dad just had a knack for picking out dumb dogs.

Hetty,

Hillary had Socks shipped off to protect the cat's "honor". IMO, a wise decision. Bill has always had a problem controlling himself. :)

Ted,

I'm bald, so I compensate by owning an Old English Sheepdog (Maggie).

We had beagles when I was a kid - my dad was a hunter. I love beagles. They are probably the cutest dogs God has ever managed to put on this earth, but also, IMO, among the dumbest. There's always a problem with owning an animal which prefers to follow a scent over your command.:) Or perhaps my dad just had a knack for picking out dumb dogs.

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Which makes them the best rabbit dogs, they never give up, never quit, follow their noses til they drop. Just about have to beat them off a track. You got to love 'em. Blue had one the best noses I ever saw. Yellow couldn't track a steak, but always followed Blue.

Not great pets, you're right. 

Hetty,

Hillary had Socks shipped off to protect the cat's "honor". IMO, a wise decision. Bill has always had a problem controlling himself. :)

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LOL There's a dirty joke there somewhere, best left alone. 

Hetty,

Hillary had Socks shipped off to protect the cat's "honor". IMO, a wise decision. Bill has always had a problem controlling himself. :)

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LOL There's a dirty joke there somewhere, best left alone. 

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Anyone a fan of the vintage Britcom, ARE YOU BEING SERVED?, which often remarked about Mrs. Slocombe's beloved puddytat, Tiddles, except they didn't use the term "puddytat?"

;)

Hetty 

Ted,

I'm bald, so I compensate by owning an Old English Sheepdog (Maggie).

We had beagles when I was a kid - my dad was a hunter. I love beagles. They are probably the cutest dogs God has ever managed to put on this earth, but also, IMO, among the dumbest. There's always a problem with owning an animal which prefers to follow a scent over your command.:) Or perhaps my dad just had a knack for picking out dumb dogs.

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Ted,

While I'm not a hunter, most of the men in my family were. Of all the dogs they owned, the one breed which has always impressed me as being one of the better hunter/family dogs has been the German Short-Haired Pointer. A great dog for pheasant hunters.

Which makes them the best rabbit dogs, they never give up, never quit, follow their noses til they drop. Just about have to beat them off a track. You got to love 'em. Blue had one the best noses I ever saw. Yellow couldn't track a steak, but always followed Blue.

Not great pets, you're right. 

Hetty,

Hillary had Socks shipped off to protect the cat's "honor". IMO, a wise decision. Bill has always had a problem controlling himself. :)

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LOL There's a dirty joke there somewhere, best left alone. 

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Anyone a fan of the vintage Britcom, ARE YOU BEING SERVED?, which often remarked about Mrs. Slocombe's beloved puddytat, Tiddles, except they didn't use the term "puddytat?"

;)

Hetty 

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KQED channel 9

:) 

We have an Irish Setter, Pizza, and an English Springer Spaniel, Fionnula. Both love chasing the seagulls on the beach and are known by name by the dog catcher in town. The kids would take them on the beach for a run, but the dogs were out of sight in no time and we would have to pile in the car and drive to the other end of the island to get them. They are to old to do that trick now, but still love the beach and the water.

Lulu

Enigma...love it!

We have an Irish Setter, Pizza, and an English Springer Spaniel, Fionnula. Both love chasing the seagulls on the beach and are known by name by the dog catcher in town. The kids would take them on the beach for a run, but the dogs were out of sight in no time and we would have to pile in the car and drive to the other end of the island to get them. They are to old to do that trick now, but still love the beach and the water.

Lulu

Enigma...love it!

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Hey, Lulu Lombard, Happy Maw's Day to ya and a special "woof" to Pizza and Fionnula (love the names).

Must confess, I had a lovely apricot miniature poodle in my younger days, name of "Noelle."  Smart, lively dog, but delicately bred, perhaps overbred?  Don't think I'd take on one again.  More drama than a day in the Poli Forum when meds have been overlooked and not enough Happy Coffee consumed.  ;)

Currently I have two terrible twin tomcats sneaking up on age 14, foolish and energetic as kittens.  I love dogs but nowadays tend to focus my attention on 2-legged hounds instead.

;)

Hetty 

Thanks Hetty, everyday is Mother's Day.

I took the two woofers down the beach with their Frisbees after I posted.  They have been a ton of fun to have around, they were so naughty I had to enroll them in doggy military academy. Fionnula had two litters before she was fixed, I was cross-eyed during those times, and the kids loved every minute of it.

Yep, Mother's Day is everyday.

Lulu

Thanks Hetty, everyday is Mother's Day.

I took the two woofers down the beach with their Frisbees after I posted.  They have been a ton of fun to have around, they were so naughty I had to enroll them in doggy military academy. Fionnula had two litters before she was fixed, I was cross-eyed during those times, and the kids loved every minute of it.

Yep, Mother's Day is everyday.

Lulu

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Happy mother's day to Fionnula too.

;)

Hetty 

I'm having a nostalgic moment.....

Lived close enough to my elementary school to be able to walk every day. There was a collie named Bosco who lived next door to me. Every day after school he would lay on the concrete steps in front of his house and wait for me to turn the corner to my house. That very minute he saw me he would jump up and gallop down the street to greet me. I would walk him back to his house, spend time with him and leave him laying on his steps again. I always wondered how the dog would just stay there and not stray off.

BTW, his owner Barry was HOT!  

 ET

Why are "hunting dogs" named Blue? 

Collies have been down at conformation dog shows as well.

It's sad how breeders have all but destroyed the breed.The nose on a collie looks as though it went through a pencil sharpener.That in turn helped cause an eye problem in collies as they are very suceptable to cataracts and blindness.

Same goes for the colors of collies.I seldom see a standard collie that is mahogany anymore,or even a tri color.Now they are mottled with every imaginable color there is.

Tears ago breeders did a good job by breeding to set standards of various breeds.Today though,they just screw the standards up.

Ray 

 ET

Why are "hunting dogs" named Blue? 

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He was half beagle, half blue-tick, thus blue in color.

Collies have been down at conformation dog shows as well.

It's sad how breeders have all but destroyed the breed.The nose on a collie looks as though it went through a pencil sharpener.That in turn helped cause an eye problem in collies as they are very suceptable to cataracts and blindness.

Same goes for the colors of collies.I seldom see a standard collie that is mahogany anymore,or even a tri color.Now they are mottled with every imaginable color there is.

Tears ago breeders did a good job by breeding to set standards of various breeds.Today though,they just screw the standards up.

Ray 

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I believe you mentioned you judged dogs, or is my memory faulty. 

ET, 

Thanks for the info on Blue

Here's an interesting description on the breed 

You don't need it - but there may be others like me 

Till I was enlightened, I wouldn't have known.

I glad I asked. 

Okay, the question has to be asked...

why was the other pup called Yellow?  You see, ET, in the '60's there were two scandalous Swedish films called I AM CURIOUS BLUE and I AM CURIOUS YELLOW.

Of course you didn't name them after these epics of cinema...right?

Right, Ted?   ;)

BTW this thread reminds me of the saying, "Someday I hope to become the person my dog thinks I am."

*dedicated to all the dogs we've loved, past, present and future*

;)

Hetty 

Ted:No,I never judged (not where it would count).

We were general vendors at conformantion dog shows for close to 15 years.Great time,money good too,just too much of a physical toll on our bodies.Setting up a 20x30 tent and emptying a 24' box truck into it every weekend (sometimes at two locations per weekend) is a young persons job today.

I did have many good conversations with both judges and exhibitors through the years and got to know many of them well. Even today though,I still contend that 90% of people should not own dogs.When the only tiime a dog is treated well is if it wins in the ring,is wrong by me.

Breeding and exhibiting should be done for the betterment of the breed.....not the pocketbook. There are professional dog handlers around that make as much as 70k per year for handling just one dog.few handlers work just one though.

Over the years I've been witness to many occasions of dogs getting beaten by handlers and owners alike if they did not perform up to expectation.How can folks that do that come back and say how much they love dogs? The  sport has turned into a big money game.The only greedy bas***ds on the grounds should be the vendors that pay high fees to rent a spot.It was not uncommon for my booth fee to be over 2K for many indoor shows.

Ray

[quote user="EagleTed"]Actually, Hetty, I'm as boring as I appear. Yellow had a yellow color, the breeder just about gave him to me, apparently, there was an illicit love affair going on. He was half beagle, but it wasn't enough to overcome whatever stock he came from. No nose at all.
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Ted,anyone who can come up with "Enigma the French Poodle" is far from boring.

;)

Hetty 

tar,

Yes, there are expenses and inconveniences associated with owning a dog, but there is one benefit which clearly outweighs these cons. Owning a dog is often cheaper and more effective than visiting a therapist.:) Some of the most emotionally trying times in my life have been made much more bearable by owning a dog.

People who have worked in the healthcare field are well aware of the positive effects which pets can have on the sick and the dying. I've been in various hospitals and nursing homes where animals play an integral part in the daily care and treatment of patients.