#9 reminds me of old dogs long gone. They've all caught their rabbits. Myrtle - long legs and fast, Oona - not as tall not as fast, chasing a rabbit through a field. Like a parade, rabbit, Myrtle, & Oona are at high velocity. Myrtle is gaining on the rabbit until they enter a small stand of brush and trees. Out the other side still at high velocity, comes Myrtle, rabbit, & Oona, then they all go different directions. LOL Myrtle, again at high velocity, chasing a rabbit curving towards us. Myrtle is leaned over like a motorcycle scraping her footpegs, because the rabbit has a tighter turning radius, until she hit a patch of round rock. She slipped and pulled up lame. I never saw her run as fast again.
A friend would takes his two Whippets into a large field yo chase rabbits. It was a sight to behold. Faster than a Greyhound, yet economy of motion; every muscle twitch being only for more speed. Oh, and their fantastic sudden corning ability.
#9: A good E&E lesson, don't continue to run directly away from your pursuers 'cause you'll just die tired. Wait till they're distracted and slip back through their lines.
#9 Was hunting pheasants on year in Eastern Colorado years ago, and one of our group brought his black lab. It was a good dog, but worthless for pheasants. After a hunt while we were enjoying adult beverage, a rabbit was flushed from an irrigation ditch. The dog took off after the rabbit, and wouldn't respond to the owners calls and whistles. Last we saw, was the dog going over a ridge about a mile to the west. I don't think the owner ever saw the dog again....
I used to have a half doberman/half black Lab who loved to chase rabbits. When he got too old to chase them, we used to chase them in the pickup while he sat in the front seat barking and having a good time. He was no dummy. When he chased a rabbit into a culvert pipe, he would run to the other end and wait for it to come out.
#4. Dumbass humans don't deserve a dog. My wife says she has noticed quite a few people here who retired and got their first-ever dog, don't know shit about dogs.
Ok... I give. What's the problem with the retracto-leash? I use one with my dog when I take her running in the morning. Of course, I do keep my eye on her and never let her get past about 4 feet away from me, and lock the leash. I just like it because she is still young and tends to want to stay at my feet, and then bolt from time to time. When I get her back near my feet, it's easy to take up the slack. -Just a Chemist
#4 Anyone using a retractable leash on a dog gets what's coming to them.
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for the frightened dog.
#9 reminds me of old dogs long gone. They've all caught their rabbits.
ReplyDeleteMyrtle - long legs and fast, Oona - not as tall not as fast, chasing a rabbit through a field. Like a parade, rabbit, Myrtle, & Oona are at high velocity. Myrtle is gaining on the rabbit until they enter a small stand of brush and trees. Out the other side still at high velocity, comes Myrtle, rabbit, & Oona, then they all go different directions. LOL
Myrtle, again at high velocity, chasing a rabbit curving towards us. Myrtle is leaned over like a motorcycle scraping her footpegs, because the rabbit has a tighter turning radius, until she hit a patch of round rock. She slipped and pulled up lame. I never saw her run as fast again.
A friend would takes his two Whippets into a large field yo chase rabbits. It was a sight to behold. Faster than a Greyhound, yet economy of motion; every muscle twitch being only for more speed. Oh, and their fantastic sudden corning ability.
ReplyDelete#9: A good E&E lesson, don't continue to run directly away from your pursuers 'cause you'll just die tired. Wait till they're distracted and slip back through their lines.
ReplyDelete#9 Was hunting pheasants on year in Eastern Colorado years ago, and one of our group brought his black lab. It was a good dog, but worthless for pheasants. After a hunt while we were enjoying adult beverage, a rabbit was flushed from an irrigation ditch. The dog took off after the rabbit, and wouldn't respond to the owners calls and whistles. Last we saw, was the dog going over a ridge about a mile to the west. I don't think the owner ever saw the dog again....
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I used to have a half doberman/half black Lab who loved to chase rabbits. When he got too old to chase them, we used to chase them in the pickup while he sat in the front seat barking and having a good time. He was no dummy. When he chased a rabbit into a culvert pipe, he would run to the other end and wait for it to come out.
ReplyDeleteThunder hole in Maine...southern branch.
ReplyDelete#4. Dumbass humans don't deserve a dog. My wife says she has noticed quite a few people here who retired and got their first-ever dog, don't know shit about dogs.
ReplyDeleteHey #4, don't blame the dog. You're an idiot.
ReplyDeleteOk... I give.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the problem with the retracto-leash? I use one with my dog when I take her running in the morning.
Of course, I do keep my eye on her and never let her get past about 4 feet away from me, and lock the leash. I just like it because she is still young and tends to want to stay at my feet, and then bolt from time to time. When I get her back near my feet, it's easy to take up the slack.
-Just a Chemist
Just fine, if you pay attention.
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