melinda10786 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Oh dear.. Poor Zorro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlaznHotAussies Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Oh dear.. Poor Zorro!! I think he looks like a sweetie :) I know a Cocker Spaniel and she's the sweetest little thing :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJaq Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Wow, makes you wonder if he would recognise his own dog on the street if it ever got out or if he would call the pound about a dangerous dog on the loose? I thought the whole story was pretty funny to start with, until I realized that many people will actually be unsure about the breed of a dog, so if they buy into the media garbage and see a short-haired dog in the street, they may also fall prey to some wrong assumptions. Many people around here have never seen a Weimaraner before, and I have been asked if she is a member of a bully breed before, also if she is a mastiff, Great Dane was most common. I think it is a little scary that the media buzz has managed to stick into this person's mind so much, that as he descends into mental "unsoundness", he remembers that pitbulls are "a danger to society" and all that rubbish, but not that a person came to his house and fixed his computer.... Makes me wonder if we will ever overcome this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mita Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Just told OH apprently the guy is losing it a bit. OH fixes his computers and apprently he forgets he called OH to fix when he had already been there and fixed and will tell him not to bother coming as the computer is working again LOL!!! Poor guy at least he has his dog as a companion. Given that the bloke's comment was so far off the mark, I wondered if there was an outside chance of something cognitively wrong. Good on you for checking with your OH & coming back to tell us. I hope he's got a support system, like family & friends. This kind of thinking where associations don't match up....& where he's forgetting things....can make him very vulnerable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Zorro definately looks scary to me Is he the long haired, long eared variety of pit bull from Deshonko Kennels? Ah yes Deshonko Kennels they were a worry wern't they :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumosmum Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Some ACO's in Victoria have the same problem/illness.! Seriously though, I hope the man does have someone to care for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Just told OH apprently the guy is losing it a bit. OH fixes his computers and apprently he forgets he called OH to fix when he had already been there and fixed and will tell him not to bother coming as the computer is working again LOL!!! Poor guy at least he has his dog as a companion. Given that the bloke's comment was so far off the mark, I wondered if there was an outside chance of something cognitively wrong. Good on you for checking with your OH & coming back to tell us. I hope he's got a support system, like family & friends. This kind of thinking where associations don't match up....& where he's forgetting things....can make him very vulnerable. That's sad that he is so confused. Also could be problematic because so much is taken on face value when people say things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Oh dear, whatever next!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavstar Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thats fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voloclydes Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 :rofl: i see you have met my local council ranger.... he has no idea either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westiemum Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I feel very sorry for the gentleman - he's obviously having some difficulties. I hope his family is looking after him. OP does he live near you? Can you check on him by any chance? (You mentioned he was 'old'). BTW zorro is just gorgeous! Great photo. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlingdog Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Your Cocker spaniel is gorgeous I had my lemon and wht pointer at a cafe the other day and the waiter asked me if he was a boxer...WHAT THE !!!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumtoshelley Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Don't worry I still get people saying Shelley is a labrador when she is a golden retriever. This one is funny had a lady say Missy my whippet is a tentifield terrier lol. I also had a guy say is Rascal a chihuahua cross kelpie lol his a pure chihuahua. Zorro is absolutely gorgeous love the smile on his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lavendergirl Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I feel very sorry for the gentleman - he's obviously having some difficulties. I hope his family is looking after him. OP does he live near you? Can you check on him by any chance? (You mentioned he was 'old'). BTW zorro is just gorgeous! Great photo. :) Yes lets hope there is someone with some compassion who looks out for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 what a dumb old man!! What an unkind statement . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bundyburger Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 omg what a dumb old man!! as if you could confuse the 2... Charming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumof4girls Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Gosh how silly.. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atanquin Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Yer he has a son that lives around the corner from him that helps look after him :) OH said the son was good guy and didn't want him to go to a home. Which I thought was nice still feel bad about laughing but it was funny at the time and I had no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuddleDuck Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Poor guy....but still kind of alarming! When i had a pitty people assumed it was a lab cross :laugh: We get it a lot with kodi because she is a mismarked toller with a lot if white around her head/chest/legs. The usual conversation is: Them: oh what a cute dog! She's a border collie cross right? Hubby (mutters to me): FFS just say yes and walk away Me: no she is actually a (sigh) nova scotia duck tolling retriever Them: a what? Hubby (mutters): it doesn't matter! Me: a toller. You might not have heard of them, they are still quite rare in aust Them: no. It's clearly a border collie cross Hubby: yeah, sure! Anyways, gotta go! Me: no, she's a (sigh-honestly WHY do they have such a long name!) nova scotia duck tolling retriever. Purebred Them: laughing, lady, I know dogs and someone is pulling your leg. There is no such thing as a troll retriever Me: no, she's a.... Hubby (interrupts): oh hell we're late. Sorry but we've got to go (grabs me by the collar and hauls me away from the person who is now laughing saying 'i can't believe someone convinced that idiot she was buying a purebred trollers. Come on labradoodle let's go home') :rolleyes: Edited March 6, 2012 by PuddleDuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atanquin Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Poor guy....but still kind of alarming! When i had a pitty people assumed it was a lab cross :laugh: We get it a lot with kodi because she is a mismarked toller with a lot if white around her head/chest/legs. The usual conversation is: Them: oh what a cute dog! She's a border collie cross right? Hubby (mutters to me): FFS just say yes and walk away Me: no she is actually a (sigh) nova scotia duck tolling retriever Them: a what? Hubby (mutters): it doesn't matter! Me: a toller. You might not have heard of them, they are still quite rare in aust Them: no. It's clearly a border collie cross Hubby: yeah, sure! Anyways, gotta go! Me: no, she's a (sigh-honestly WHY do they have such a long name!) nova scotia duck tolling retriever. Purebred Them: laughing, lady, I know dogs and someone is pulling your leg. There is no such thing as a troll retriever Me: no, she's a.... Hubby (interrupts): oh hell we're late. Sorry but we've got to go (grabs me by the collar and hauls me away from the person who is now laughing saying 'i can't believe someone convinced that idiot she was buying a purebred trollers. Come on labradoodle let's go home') :rolleyes: LOL tell them to google Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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