Loving my Oldies

The photos are just great, s/chick. I have to do the alliteration bit again, must be all those spots :rolleyes: . . . . . . . you now really do have a Diversion of Dalmatians.

"Sheesh! I was only LOOKING at the water. I wasn't going to go in. Can't a boy even look anymore :rolleyes: ?

I have to say that I think it is one of the best paintings of a dog I've seen. Wonder where the original is - LOL.

If they are JRT crossed with Papillion they should be terrific little dogs. Paps are great dogs and as you point out, you have plenty of time to spend with your dogs. They look totally gorgeous - I'd be in that shelter with my $$$ and signing on the dotted line :rolleyes:

I have been receiving the cards and calenders put out by the Australian Foot and Mouth Painters Association for a long long time. I was flipping through them today and came across the 2010 Calender and found this remarkable painting:

Wonderful pic of Tango and his boy . When are the books coming out? "Tussles with Tango", "Dylan's Dilemma", "Proud of Pepper" Just get that camera into gear

I think tattooing is an excellent idea.

Pretty much! .

This is all totally fascinating, s/chick - never doubt that. I don't know anything about Dalmatians and their vocalising (although I do know about the Dally Smile and have seen it several times over the years - LOL), but I would imagine that they understand what the other is "saying". Pepper sounds the perfect dog for teaching Dylan some manners; poor boy hasn't every learnt that manners are needed to get along in life and if someone has to show him, a well adjusted happy dog like Pepper is the one to do it. As for Tango, what a boy, huh? He has his playtime boy and his smoochy time girl. Taken down several notches, I have a little bit of the same with Danny, Tamar and Jeune. Danny is Tamar's playmate but Jeune is her soulmate.

I started a thread sometime ago having been very excited to have seen an adult Bernese in the flesh and the posts about what gorgeous dogs they are were amazing. They would really seem to be just about the perfect dog. How times flies - it wasn't that long ago: http://www.dolforums.com.au/index.php?show...=202242&hl=

Yes, that's what I thought too. Poor baby, I hope it is a one off.

Well that's a relief I was wondering how the adoption was progressing and it all sounds like a perfect match. Yes, Jo, you will be very sad, but once you've let her go to these people, you will let go too. That photograph is just terrific.

It sounds as though they have to for self preservation from the PITA ;) Well now, how much time do we have . . . . . . .

Well it will come, obviously, but at least we can rationalise and undertstand why we are sad. Those poor dogs who are left in Tobias's condition must be so sad and with no understanding of why. Which is why, of course, that that beautiful, gorgeous dog is now with you

She sure does, and I believe you are making up all these nasty things about her

I sure didn't want to read this thread, but I just had to check that the puppy was okay and hadn't lost his eyes. That is just not the issue, RSG. It is all about weak people wanting some power and the only way they are going to get that is to pick on someone or some animal that is much much weaker than they are. It is time people stopped the mantra that retribution just brings us down to their level. These people just don't understand mercy. They can't give it and when it is given to them they see the other person as weak and themselves as having won. So, yes. It is about time crimes like these were met with retribution. Why the names are withheld is beyond me. Had these people murdered someone their names would be in the papers; why not for cruelty cases as well. Why should we show them mercy when they have shown none?

Nothing wishy washy about this, s/chick. I reckon foster carers go through this with a lot of the dogs they foster. You will know what to do when the time comes .... if it does. Hey, what happened to Rumba , or if you have trouble with the "R" ...... Wumba

What about? This thread is inane and shouldn't be in General Dog Discussion.

Well Chewy needs a lesson herself. Subtitle should be "It's ADVICE" not "Its ADVICE" ... assuming of course that an It can't give advice.

Brilliant! Splendid!! Amazing !!! Nothing could be better than a dog at full stretch revelling in life.

Good, then I don't have to say the obvious.

The Shih Tzu must have just rushed past the gate a couple of generations ago ;) .

Wonderful S/chick. Very happy he is now in your loving and caring hands ;)

Any updates?

I would say that Kuma is smart enough to pick up the real emotions under the surface.