"I'll admit I may have seen better days,
but I'm still not to be had for the price of a cocktail,
"(Margo Channing)
Why I Love Dogs
This photo pleased me today.
The sight of four farm dogs leading their stranded livestock to high ground after the hurricane floods in Florida brought a smile to my face! Enjoy
Labs are amazingly intelligent animals. I've never owned one but friends of mine have had several and they were wonderful dogs. I love this picture, not just for the dogs but because it is taken in my home state where yes, there are many ranches. Florida is not ALL Disney World.
Lovely photograph John, I hadn't seen it. Do you watch the Farming Life programme on BBC2 at 7? There was a glorious bit about seven dogs belonging to a farm all romping in and out of the sea and playing on the beach.
No I will not, the barbic action of skinning a dog alive ? Even making a joke about such a barbaric act is not funny. You should take a look to what is funny to you.
Those lovely cows are being saved (and it is a lovely image) to face the horrors of the slaughterhouse. We pick and choose what we want to see and ignore the truth of animal agriculture.
I recall in the floods in Cumbria, a farmer had his cows looked over by a Vet. The Vet said they all look well apart from a little bleeding from their legs. The farmer said 'that's what saved them, the dogs behind them nipping at their heels'.
I saw this & loved it too. I showed my daughter. Labradors & Retrievers have slightly webbed feet and are strong swimmers. Golden Retrievers were bred to be fishing dogs - diving to bring up fishing nets. Our old boy Sam used to do this out of nature & bring up crabs, large stones & once a discarded net full of old Oyster shells. People loved watching him.
There is certainly not too much to bring a smile to any faces these past days with those poor people in the hurricane's path .. This makes me want to go right out and buy a puppy .... or 2 :)
Fabulous. I wonder what breed the dogs are, just interested. We went to a dog trials at the weekend - if anyone doesn't know, it's a skill, usually border collies, herding a flock of sheep between three gates, parting 2 ewes from the flock and penning them. Those dogs are clever. The dogs are commanded by whistle and it's a timed course; it is very interesting to see. I love dogs.
I used to raise collies. One of my dogs was mostly a babysitter to the family he became part of. Must have pulled the 3 year old out of the road half a dozen times. I live in lakeland fl. The eye of irma went over us. Luckily i had removed rwo 50 foot oak trees in august. Out of electric for 9 days. Service dogs are the best, happiest when working. Love the photo. Head um up and move um out. The cows will follow.
I hadn't seen this photo. Thanks for sharing. Willl show a friend who has had a succession of labs through the years. Ironic but nice to find a Fla. photo on your blog.
No other creature on this earth tries harder to please.
ReplyDeleteA smile -- and a tear.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture.
ReplyDeleteLove this.
Wonderful - they look like every Lab. I've ever had !
ReplyDeleteLabs are amazingly intelligent animals. I've never owned one but friends of mine have had several and they were wonderful dogs. I love this picture, not just for the dogs but because it is taken in my home state where yes, there are many ranches. Florida is not ALL Disney World.
ReplyDeleteLovely. I dont do dogs but respect them.
ReplyDeletewho's some good dogs? who's some GOOD DOGS!
ReplyDeleteWho is a gud dug, who are the gud dugs !
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love this photo !
"chkikin" strip for all gud dugs !
cheers, parsnip
I thought this was a good (in many ways)photo too.
ReplyDeleteWow! I have never seen anything like this before.
ReplyDeleteI love their simple desire to help under any circumstances. It may be a desire to please, but so what?
ReplyDeleteIt's rather moving
DeleteJust doin' their job with a smile on their faces.
ReplyDeleteA typical Lab smile.
DeleteLovely photograph John, I hadn't seen it. Do you watch the Farming Life programme on BBC2 at 7? There
ReplyDeletewas a glorious bit about seven dogs belonging to a farm all romping in and out of the sea and playing on the beach.
You can sense that the cows feel safe with the dogs ahead......incredibly moving
DeleteKoreans are probably the biggest dog lovers in the world.
ReplyDeleteStop it
DeleteThat is the worst comment ever. Not funny in any way.
DeleteHave you seen them skinning a dog alive ? Barbaric.
awful just awful comment.
Barbaric, "worst comment ever"? Ha-ha-ha-ha! Take a chill pill Parsnip!
DeleteNo I will not, the barbic action of skinning a dog alive ?
DeleteEven making a joke about such a barbaric act is not funny.
You should take a look to what is funny to you.
Those lovely cows are being saved (and it is a lovely image) to face the horrors of the slaughterhouse. We pick and choose what we want to see and ignore the truth of animal agriculture.
DeleteThey say a good working dog is worth four men. These ones are definitely proving their value.
ReplyDeleteomg this is awesome!
ReplyDeleteMade me cry :)
ReplyDeleteShouldn't the dogs be behind the cattle, nipping at their heels to move them along.
ReplyDeleteI recall in the floods in Cumbria, a farmer had his cows looked over by a Vet. The Vet said they all look well apart from a little bleeding from their legs. The farmer said 'that's what saved them, the dogs behind them nipping at their heels'.
DeleteThe smiles on those dogs' faces! Work and fun all rolled into one! What a lovely picture John. Thank you
ReplyDeleteHeart Warming . . .
ReplyDeleteLabs are such good dogs; we miss ours.
ReplyDeleteI saw this & loved it too. I showed my daughter. Labradors & Retrievers have slightly webbed feet and are strong swimmers. Golden Retrievers were bred to be fishing dogs - diving to bring up fishing nets. Our old boy Sam used to do this out of nature & bring up crabs, large stones & once a discarded net full of old Oyster shells. People loved watching him.
ReplyDeleteHappy photograph of animals saving themselves as only nature knows how. No human intervention. Thank you for sharing it. I hadn't seen it before.
ReplyDeleteHumans could learn from these beautiful creatures I think.
ReplyDeleteYou can almost read the cows minds .... 'if they can do it we can do it, they've never let us down before'.
ReplyDeleteLove this photo :-)
Let's all sing along together.
ReplyDeleteReinforces my view that animals could teach the human race a thing or two.
ReplyDeleteLabs just out having fun.
ReplyDeleteThe best animals ever! My two keep me going, bless them ❤
ReplyDeleteAnd the thing is, those dogs were probably thinking, "This is the best day EVER!!"
ReplyDeleteThat's it. I'm getting a lab.
That IS a funny picture!
ReplyDeleteIncredible photo, nice to see something good.
ReplyDeleteThere is certainly not too much to bring a smile to any faces these past days with those poor people in the hurricane's path ..
ReplyDeleteThis makes me want to go right out and buy a puppy .... or 2 :)
Did you see the story of Freida, The yellow Lab searching for people in Mexico's earthquake rubble, wearing goggles and boots. A great dog!
ReplyDeleteYes just googled her
DeleteFabulous. I wonder what breed the dogs are, just interested. We went to a dog trials at the weekend - if anyone doesn't know, it's a skill, usually border collies, herding a flock of sheep between three gates, parting 2 ewes from the flock and penning them. Those dogs are clever. The dogs are commanded by whistle and it's a timed course; it is very interesting to see. I love dogs.
ReplyDeleteI used to raise collies. One of my dogs was mostly a babysitter to the family he became part of. Must have pulled the 3 year old out of the road half a dozen times. I live in lakeland fl. The eye of irma went over us. Luckily i had removed rwo 50 foot oak trees in august. Out of electric for 9 days. Service dogs are the best, happiest when working. Love the photo. Head um up and move um out. The cows will follow.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture so much. Thank you for posting that.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't seen this photo. Thanks for sharing. Willl show a friend who has had a succession of labs through the years. Ironic but nice to find a Fla. photo on your blog.
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