Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Minor Embarrassments



Today’s Pics: The Boys might could object to the first pic in this posting, but they’ll get over it. I threw in the second pic just for whimsy’s sake. The first photo was taken in Lompoc, CA either in 1970 or 1971. SN1 is on the left, SN2 on the right. They were five and three years of age, respectively… if the pic was taken in ’71. Subtract a year if otherwise.
The second pic is of granddaughter Anastasia and two of my three pups (Bōgus Dōgus on the left, Fifi La Bonne on the right) at my dining room window in Ferndale, Michigan. The Second Mrs. Pennington… a less-than-amused TSMP, BTW… sits on the right. She’s slightly irritated because the dogs are barking their heads off…and I set ‘em off just to get this pic. How did I set ‘em off? Simply by suggesting there were squirrels out in the yard, and they should take notice. Thus, barking…and lots of it, too. Anastasia is also desperately looking for said squirrels, as well. You can barely see our third dog, Fritzi Ritz (a German Shepard mix), at the bottom of the pic. Fritzi didn't fall for the "get the squirrels" ruse because she was a whole helluva lot smarter than the other two dogs. Sometimes.
I might be back later, but in the mean time there are errands to run and stuff deferred from yesterday because of weather nastiness. Today, OTOH, is gorgeous but slightly cool. Yesterday’s weather was anything but nice. It was pretty ugly, when you get right down to it.
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14 comments:

  1. PRH06 February, 2008 10:50

    Now that is funny....the Airedale Reagan, reacts the same way....the Squirrels(4 or 5) hang around after I fill the bird feeders....just telling her "Squirrels" sets her off to the door, ready to chase them back onto the telephone wires.

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  2. fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.com06 February, 2008 14:42

    Strange how friends like me can be more easily amused than ex-wives...isn't it. Somehow, exwives never seem to have enough humor to fully enjoy us!

    Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Anonymous06 February, 2008 14:45

    That picture of the boys is so cute.
    My dog reacts the same way when i say bunny.

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  4. Jenny06 February, 2008 18:07

    Got a German Shephard here, too. He probably wouldn't fall for that ol' trick.

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  5. Bag Blog06 February, 2008 18:47

    My little art students love it when I bark then the rat terrier barks. We can keep this up for a while with the rat looking at me to see if we are still playing the barking game.

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  6. Bag Blog06 February, 2008 18:48

    The boys are too cute!

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  7. Lin06 February, 2008 19:53

    Awww ... KEWT kids!

    The 2nd photo reminded me of our old black lab cross Dunlop. More often than not, he'd fart when he stood up to look out the window like that. He's get all sorts of aw shucks embarrassed if you noticed.

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  8. Becky G06 February, 2008 20:10

    That's a very nice picture of the boys. Quite the handsome young men they are.

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  9. The Friendly Neighborhood Piper06 February, 2008 21:28

    i loved my square toed cowboy boots too!

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  10. Laurie06 February, 2008 22:36

    Thank you, I really needed a smile. Had a stressful couple of days.

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  11. Anonymous07 February, 2008 04:24

    I am probably not supposed to laugh but I did. Not by the pictures but mostly by what you do to set the dogs off to barking. LOL

    PS I took the Sendai site down. It just wasn't getting the traffic.

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  12. Buck07 February, 2008 09:18

    Thanks all y'all!

    Pat: Does Reagan ever catch any squirrels? Fifi managed to nail about three in the eight years or so we lived in that house... she'd stalk 'em like a cat, all couched down low on the ground, creeping up on 'em ever so slowly... unless and until Dogus would see 'em and run full-tilt boogie at 'em, barking her fool head off. I always thought Fifi would bite the shit out of Dogus for spoiling her hunt, but she never did..

    Mushy sez: Strange how friends like me can be more easily amused than ex-wives...isn't it.

    Funny how that ex-wife thing works. You're the best thing since sliced bread for about 22 years and then you're dogpoop... overnight. Or so it seems.

    Ashley: What kind of dog?

    Jenny: My Shepard was arguably the best of the bunch, but she was the first to go. Hip dysplasia, the curse of Shepards everywhere...

    Lou: TSMP and I had this recorder (the instrument kind, not electronic), and certain notes played on that thing would set the two smaller dogs to howling... so I'm sure you can imagine the possibilities. TSMP on recorder, me howling with my head thrown back, and the two, soon to be three, dogs... all howling. For a while, anyway, until both TSMP and I couldn't stand it any longer and burst out laughing...

    Lin sez: More often than not, he'd fart when he stood up to look out the window like that.

    One really begins to pay attention to their diets when they get older, right? Dog farts can be lethal. Especially when they're in bed with you...

    Becky: Thank you, ma'am!

    Jay: Those boots were pretty cool, eh?

    Laurie: I'm glad you got a smile out of that, and hope things are better today.

    Abe: I really wondered about the Sendai site. Thanks for letting me know; I'll change my link.

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  13. Anonymous07 February, 2008 19:01

    My dog is a 95lbs red nosed pit bull, He is a big baby. But NOONE messes with me when he is around. He is a little protective.;) He sleeps in my bed too. He is not spoiled. ;)

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  14. phlegmfatale09 February, 2008 00:08

    Those kids are all so adorable! Cute photos.

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