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Post by jamesp on Jun 7, 2016 7:24:01 GMT -5
Please don't take this wrong.. But me being deaf they could be right next to me and I would still sleep like a baby...Mr. Baby. Take the worse thing you have and make the best of it. Also, in the winter I move the rock tumbler in my bedroom so it don't freeze. Crazy How about a visual spice. We do this about 20 times to wear them out. rockpickerforever suggests beer - we're tempted |
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Post by spiceman on Jun 7, 2016 21:30:29 GMT -5
ROTFL... They have the run and a wiggle in the walk.
When you stop the video there tails are a blurr from wagging so fast.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 8, 2016 10:10:00 GMT -5
ROTFL... They have the run and a wiggle in the walk. When you stop the video there tails are a blurr from wagging so fast. Somehow they ran back and forth with out crashing. Usually there is a pile up. Or a head on collision with a table leg. The head ons makes them stand still shaking the pain in their noggin off. They graduated to a movable 15' X 15' pen out in the yard on the grass or leaves in shade from 8AM to 8PM. We wormed them yesterday and they sure nuff pooped out dead (round)worms today. They always get those, and they come from Mom's milk. But reside in Mom's muscle tissue or uterus in a dormant state. They will now grow exponentially now. The worms take their share of the pups nutrients Have to wait till they are 4-5 weeks old and be strong for worming medicine. It targets the worms, but is still a poison. Worms hosted by rodents initially. Parasites spice, parasites. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jun 8, 2016 10:18:57 GMT -5
Please don't take this wrong.. But me being deaf they could be right next to me and I would still sleep like a baby...Mr. Baby. Take the worse thing you have and make the best of it. Also, in the winter I move the rock tumbler in my bedroom so it don't freeze. Crazy My son is deaf in one ear, spiceman, and he makes the best of it too. He puts his good ear down on the pillow at night and he can sleep through any racket. Also, when I'm playing my classic rock music in the car, which he doesn't care for, he tells me that at least he doesn't have to hear it with two ears. He's got a good attitude and is pretty mature for 10. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jun 8, 2016 10:23:54 GMT -5
Funny video, jamesp. I like when the back end gets loose and they run sideways. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 8, 2016 11:14:54 GMT -5
Funny video, jamesp. I like when the back end gets loose and they run sideways. They ARE bred with posi-traction Garage. Ridgebacks one of the few large dogs that have excellent hip joints, rarely with dis-plastic hips. 10 years old, Crimson catching another gear. She was a rocket up to 12 years old. Whippets put the whippin on her, made her mad as a hornet.  Rough play 9 and 4 year old   few more, all play www.flickr.com/photos/67205364@N06/8394489871/in/album-72157632557064187/ |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jun 8, 2016 11:38:03 GMT -5
Nice action shots and good looking dogs, jamesp . I love to watch mine wrestle, play and test each other. The pic of the neck grab and panic face reminds me of one I took of my pup playing with her littermate.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 8, 2016 13:08:37 GMT -5
Nice action shots and good looking dogs, jamesp . I love to watch mine wrestle, play and test each other. The pic of the neck grab and panic face reminds me of one I took of my pup playing with her littermate.
HaHaHa That looks funny. We call that CRAZY EYE. Yours is classic crazy eye shot. You appreciate the wild side of a dog when you see that eye glaring. Excellent catch. It is usually the bitee and not the biter that has crazy eye. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 8, 2016 13:33:57 GMT -5
I know they are only having fun, but I would be worried about injuries. My sister's pitbull blew out her right rear ACL when she was six months old. Now she is 9, and just tore her left side. $$ Another surgery. Good thing my sister has the BOD (Bank of Dad) to pay for it. Again...
This is Riley (as in, "Living the Life of Riley" lol.) at dad's last Christmas. 
The name suits her perfectly -
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Post by jamesp on Jun 8, 2016 14:10:39 GMT -5
Jean with a happy face. She loves that baby. Great photo of the Jean.
Had a couple of friends/guests bring their souped up fighting heritage pit bulls down here.
Every one of them ended up taking refuge under the truck.
Those crazy Ridgebacks used them for open field target practice chest tackling them. Rolling them like basketballs lol.
However, they stayed the heck away from them in close quarters.
Ole pit bull would snag there buttocks once in while when zipping by. That Ridgeback would quite for the day.
Those RR's have great orthopedics. Never had one get hurt rough housing like that.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jun 8, 2016 14:41:05 GMT -5
Those crazy Ridgebacks used them for open field target practice chest tackling them. Rolling them like basketballs lol. However, they stayed the heck away from them in close quarters. It's funny how that dynamic works. I had a border collie (Jett) that tormented my other dog at the time, a pharaoh hound (Yoda), inside the house. Wouldn't let her move around freely, took food/toys away, etc. Put them out in an open space and the tables turned. Now Yoda was the dominant figure. Built like a greyhound, she would give chase and run down anything. Jett had to resort to trickery and quickness to get away. Figure eights and zig-zag. Was entertaining to watch them play. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 8, 2016 15:56:28 GMT -5
Those crazy Ridgebacks used them for open field target practice chest tackling them. Rolling them like basketballs lol. However, they stayed the heck away from them in close quarters. It's funny how that dynamic works. I had a border collie (Jett) that tormented my other dog at the time, a pharaoh hound (Yoda), inside the house. Wouldn't let her move around freely, took food/toys away, etc. Put them out in an open space and the tables turned. Now Yoda was the dominant figure. Built like a greyhound, she would give chase and run down anything. Jett had to resort to trickery and quickness to get away. Figure eights and zig-zag. Was entertaining to watch them play. Those dogs know their strengths. A Pharaoh is a lightning bolt. They can run full sprint after a rabbit longer than any. Same situation, closed enviro vs open ground. Ridgeback people often own whippets. They bring both to the farm. The Whippets always bait them to chase. Ridgeback come back with 12 inch tongues, whippet bouncing around ready for another round of chase. Probably Whippets chasing a very long winded fast rabbit. Makes you tired watching. We do lure coursing with the RR's. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jun 8, 2016 16:19:30 GMT -5
Man, that's an awesome video, jamesp. No catch scene necessary. You're right, Yoda could run for days and knew she had the upper hand in the open. Jett employed many of the same techniques that rabbit used. Change of direction difficult when running at full stride like that. See those wide turns in the video? Border collie low center of gravity and shorter legs, plus athletic in it's own right and not short on endurance either, made cutting easier. They did definitely know their strengths. Both intelligent dogs, but the border collie was eerie smart. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 8, 2016 17:25:29 GMT -5
Man, that's an awesome video, jamesp. No catch scene necessary. You're right, Yoda could run for days and knew she had the upper hand in the open. Jett employed many of the same techniques that rabbit used. Change of direction difficult when running at full stride like that. See those wide turns in the video? Border collie low center of gravity and shorter legs, plus athletic in it's own right and not short on endurance either, made cutting easier. They did definitely know their strengths. Both intelligent dogs, but the border collie was eerie smart. In lure coursing there are pulleys spiked into the ground several hundred yards between each, say 8-10 total. A string is run around them with a plastic bag tied to it which passes thru the pulleys. It serves as the bait. A high RPM auto starter motor with a foot pedal drives the string very fast by an operator watching the dogs. The Greyhounds way overshoot the turns, the low CG dogs stay on the turn as you mentioned. Those two types can make an equal match. They never course dogs as long as those two running the rabbit though. That could be a heart attack. Another form of skilled chase Ibizan/Podenco |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jun 8, 2016 21:02:48 GMT -5
Now that's an odd scene. Looks like a pod of porpoises.
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Post by jamesp on Jun 9, 2016 18:54:41 GMT -5
Now that's an odd scene. Looks like a pod of porpoises. LOL. Ibizan hounds do that. Friend has one, seen it in action. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 10, 2016 11:09:32 GMT -5
Riley has her ACL surgery today.
Will see how she is doing on Monday. That should slow her down for a while. |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 10, 2016 11:42:46 GMT -5
Shoot me dead if I don't remember rockpickerforever. Riley is sister's dog ? How old is Wiley Riley the Motor head ? Look's like Lucy's sister. |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jun 10, 2016 11:59:43 GMT -5
Yes, Riley is younger sister's dog, lives at dad's. Riley is nine. They also have the Brazilian Fila, Belle. She is about 120 lbs, 13 or so years old. I either posted or sent you a photo of her with my mom? That dog is also a veterinarian's best friend, have probably put several kids through college on doctoring those two.
Dad says when Belle (dog aggressive and protective against people) goes, he wants to get a "nice" dog, like a yellow lab or golden retriever. I like the idea of that, but wonder how long he will be around to take care of it?
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Mom and a much younger Belle (2007) 
More recent photo - 2/10/14
Whenever I am up at dad's, I always wonder if it is the last time I will see Belle?
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Post by jamesp on Jun 10, 2016 13:40:17 GMT -5
I have seen Fila's handled with two leashes. Handler on each side. Heard that drug lords use them in their security program.
Friend used to breed them. Lots of stories.
Dad has a good idea. Used to have a pit and a crazy arse bull terrier.
I could sick the bull terrier on low limbs on a tree and he would tug on them so hard his body came off the ground pulling with his teeth and pushing w/his arms.
He should have been entered in weight pulling contest. He dug up an 80 foot poplar tree. Chewed all the roots 2 inches and smaller till it fell.
Could pull a truck by a rope tied up a nice incline. Attacked watermelons when rolled down a hill shredding it to pieces in seconds.
Jump up on furniture and attack the blades of ceding fans. Could not turn on a ceiling fan around him.
He had a date at the local bar Fridays nights as a source of humor. He liked to 'spin' on the dance floor.(see bull terrier-spinners)
Fight snapping turtles. Attack cows and horses. Attack lawn mower mufflers when mower was running. On and on.
His teeth were level with his gum line from chewing stuff. OC to the max.
RR's always sweet, a life changer. Peace on earth. Not with T Rex around.
Big dog like Belle going 13 years says a lot about her care.
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