Dogs - Page 2

d-ray657 · #11 03-15-2010, 09:16 AM

Rob, I'm pretty sure that John didn't mean to be chauvinistic. We'd love to see pics of your fair felines as well.

Regards,

D-Ray

Boreas · #12 03-15-2010, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Weirdtastes

Was he really having a blast on the race track???? I doubt it. I'm sure he is a lucky dog, one of the few to have found loving homes after the racetrack sucks all the joie de vivre out of them.

Hey, Weirdtastes!

I think you're confusing whippets like Chuk with greyhounds. Whippets are pets that are sometimes raced by their owners (like me) on an amateur basis. They live with their owners, not in cages in racing kennels. Plus, racing isn't what's bad about being a racing greyhound. They love it. It's the rest of their lives that sucks.

John

Boreas · #13 03-15-2010, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657

Hey John,

Chuk looks like a body-builder. I don't think I have ever seen an animal with muscles ripped quite like that. What an athlete.

Regards,

D-Ray

Yeah, they're pretty amazing. I think, pound for pound, whippets are the the fastest land animal. Typically they weigh 35 to 45 pounds and can run about 35 mph.

John

Boreas · #14 03-15-2010, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657

Rob, I'm pretty sure that John didn't mean to be chauvinistic. We'd love to see pics of your fair felines as well.

Regards,

D-Ray

Absolutely. Sorry for the oversight. Cats most definitely welcome.

John

Boreas · #15 03-15-2010, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Weirdtastes

Was he really having a blast on the race track???? I doubt it. I'm sure he is a lucky dog, one of the few to have found loving homes after the racetrack sucks all the joie de vivre out of them.

By the way, if you live near Brea or Orange, I can direct you to a place where you can see for yourself just how positive a thing racing is for the dogs.

John

merrylander · #16 03-15-2010, 09:45 AM

Well here you have a pot full of cats, all five were there, sadly the orange tabby went walkabout two weeks ago and we have not seen her since.

Boreas · #17 03-15-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657

Dave, those dogs have faces that only a human could love.

Isn't it nice to look into their faces and see no malice, no judgment - only affection and trust. Before mine got so deaf she doesn't hear the garage door open anymore, she would always be at the top of the stairs leading up from the garage, and I sweah to Gawd, she was grinning at me.

Regards,

D-Ray

Some dogs literally do grin. It's pretty wild. At first I thought it was learned but now I'm not so sure. Most of the grinners I've encountered were the same breed (borzois) so it may be genetic.

John

finnbow · #18 03-15-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

Some dogs literally do grin. It's pretty wild. At first I thought it was learned but now I'm not so sure. Most of the grinners I've encountered were the same breed (borzois) so it may be genetic.

John

Your post makes me want to post a picture of Nancy Pelosi, but discretion is the better part of valor.

BlueStreak · #19 03-15-2010, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

Some dogs literally do grin. It's pretty wild. At first I thought it was learned but now I'm not so sure. Most of the grinners I've encountered were the same breed (borzois) so it may be genetic.

John

Dalmatians have this trait. I was told it's a "nervous tic".

Dave

merrylander · #20 03-15-2010, 11:33 AM

We had a dog when I was just a boy and she would do that, she would talk to you as well, making noises deep in her throat, mostly a mixed breed but a lot of spaniel in her.