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L
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The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 4, 2007 - 09:30pm PT
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This is Buddha, the true artist of the family. He just finished the crane painting behind him and is licking up...
And this is his inebriated brother Zen. He has a small problem with catnip...
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Teddy the Wonderhound:
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2007 - 09:46pm PT
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Teddy's a cutie all right, but Skadi's gorgeous!
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 4, 2007 - 10:18pm PT
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I posted it earlier on the Post your Art thread--go there to see the entire thing if you want. It's a lifesize painting of a whooping crane I saw down in Corpus Christi a couple of years ago. (I tell everyone that I did it, but really...it was the Buddha.)
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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There is a very witty book, and website, called "Why Cats Paint". http://www.monpa.com/wcp/
The bibliography includes the classic "Why Dogs Don't Paint".
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blackbird
Trad climber
over yonder en th' holler
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The Abster:
...putting on her "mean face" to scare folks away from momma's gear...
...thanking momma for not forgetting the doggy treats this time!
...completely K.O.ed after a hard day at the crag...
Daggum that dog stinks she's so rotten!!!
BB
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Loki the climbing kitty:
(She can dyno six times her body length.)
She doesn't think much of snow, though:
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blackbird
Trad climber
over yonder en th' holler
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hehe!! Loki and Abby share the same opinion of that cold, white stuff!!! You can imagine Ab's horror when she had to go outside the other morning after it snowed... She literally almost went butt over ears as she came to a screaching halt going out the back door onto the deck!!
BB
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Phil_B
Social climber
Hercules, CA
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My son's dog Winston:
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Around zero and a stiff breeze this morning, woods are pretty with new snow. Jack sez, deer not far away.
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mcKbill
climber
Grundy Center
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Maggie looks as if she is saying, "PLEASE, don't put stuff on me and send it to that website"
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TwistedCrank
climber
Boise, ID
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Jack Russell (yes that is his name) digging the volcanic tuff in Leslie Gulch, Oregon
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phoolish
Boulder climber
Athens, Ga.
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Arthur is unhappy after his bath:
Later, in the process of recovering his dignity:
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2007 - 11:51am PT
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Oh man! These are some great photos. And "Stuff on My Cat" is pretty dang funny...
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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here is our latest addition to smith family...
we got Daisy from Emilio 3 years ago when we went back to potrero to get all our stuff and move to the new...
and then a photo of maceo and daisy at the kistlers house...
great crag dogs!!!!!1
ks
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Maggie...
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Jennie
Trad climber
Salt Lake
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Bokku
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Slakkey
Trad climber
From a Quiet Place by the Lake
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Sophie
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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As I have said on another thread on pets some time back, I still think that Teddy looks like an Ewok.
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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I've always had Queensland Heelers, but now I have my girl Sheba (shown here at the beach)who is now 140 lbs!
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2007 - 05:28pm PT
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Watusi--140 lbs!!! That dog weighs more than I do! She's really beautiful, too.
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mcKbill
climber
Grundy Center
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Not my pet, but would be fun to see at the bird feeder -- or on the lake. This pic arrived in an "This Old House" email announcement.
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Aya
Uncategorizable climber
New York
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Here's a not-so-great-but-at-least-new one of Stella, with Rocky in the background.
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Watusi
Social climber
Joshua Tree, CA
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L...Thanx! She is a pretty babe, I've been running her and she got back to a more fit weight of 125 lbs!
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goatboy smellz
climber
boulder county
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poseur pooch extraordinaire, Irie.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Kitimus Kat says: Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.
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cybele
Ice climber
finally, west of the Mississippi
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First time posting a pic. My baby! Well, my baby a long time ago. She's ancient and scrawny now, limping around.
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cybele
Ice climber
finally, west of the Mississippi
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Just another day at the crag for the weinerissimus, pre-Williamson closure.
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cybele
Ice climber
finally, west of the Mississippi
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Oh geez one more, I can't resist. This is in Camp 4, by the big boulder.
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Trusty Rusty
Social climber
Tahoe area
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Who can name this quote: "The way to succeed, the way to suck eggs"
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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i think its in the bible, one of the psalms right?
whats it got to do with all of the insanely cute critters around deezz parts?
would post another of mine, but nothing new to share. been slaking on the camera work...
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Tan Slacks
Social climber
Joshua Tree
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I love that picture of Daisy.
My daughter tells me we have 29 pets now. I'll only post one of my favorites. My daughters horse Ruby Dee is more like a large dog than our....
well, our large dog.
On a side note, we also have 10 chickens that live in a coop at night but during the day they run free around the fenced back yard. Last week there was a bunch of clucking, when I looked out there was this very large pile of feathers and one of our chickens was gone. "sadie" She probably weighed around ten pounds. We thought it might have been a large owl until yesterday, again a bunch of clucking, I jumped up in time to see a bob cat jumping our fence with "Belle" I chased that cat for about a mile. Needless to say, the chickens are staying in their coop for awhile. This morning the cat was sitting outside the coop without much care that I was 10 feet away. The NERVE!
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2007 - 12:02pm PT
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Euroford--I haven't seen your pet pics. Cough 'em fella!
Dirtineye--Is Kitimus a Russian Blue? I've seen pictures, but never an actual Bluey.
I look at all of these photos and start smiling so hard, my cheeks hurt. Thanks everyone for "sharing the love".
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maldaly
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Here's my doggie Zacho:
Best damn dog in the world. Say with your best southern redneck drawl, "Izzacho dawg?" and you'll understand her name. I found her as a stray up in Lander. Best way to get a dog.
Here's my cat Dawn:
She and Zacho chase each other around the yeard when they're not lying in the sun.
Mal
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sling512
Trad climber
Chicago
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Here is Ziggy's debut. He likes a body pillow to sleep with.
-sling
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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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The critters i share a home with.
Harry my Snowflake Moray. he's damn hard to take a picture of and this is the best i can do. he's only about a year old and maybe 14" long now. eats like a pig, especially loves shrimp and scallops. he share a 90gallon tank with some hermit crabs, some snails and a couple of corals.
Jersey my 7 year old Shetland sitting in his costomary sunny day spot. he begins the day in the living room where he gets the sun from the east, then move to the hallways where he gets it through the bathroom window on the south. what a life eh?
on the right is my 30 year old female pakistani. certainly my most high maintance pet. but she mostly cleans up after herself, taking her out for regular shopping on michigan avenue is kind of a killer on the pocketbook though.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Nice Moray, Euro.
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2007 - 12:54pm PT
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Killer moray, Euro! I've only seen the glamour-challenged Wolf morays at Monteray Bay--Harry wins the beauty prize f'sure. And Euro, you better get your dictionary out and read the definition of "pet". I think it's more likely that your little Pakistani owns you, not the other way around. (tee-hee-hee)
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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One more time for L:
Nope, Kitimus is all heinz 57 brand, but she has 7 toes, and can be a bit insane sometimes, like her mother.
And although this is not my pet, I believe the owner of the pack has strange taste in trad gear!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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The moray resembles some of Crimpie's critters, though is perhaps not quite as friendly.
Diver ditty: "Put your hand in the crack, and you don't get it back, that's a-moray".
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mack
Trad climber
vermont
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The Reverend.
We found her declawed, abandonded, starving and very ill tempered.
Her temper is a little better.
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phoolish
Boulder climber
Athens, Ga.
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Dr. Jam, Radical Professor of Rockology:
'Little Cat' for short.
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 7, 2007 - 01:56pm PT
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Mack--That's a wonderful photo of the Rev.--black-n-white against the reddish wood, and catch-light in her soft jade eyes. Look at those dainty little paws...that someone would abandon such a beauty (well, abandon any cat for that matter!), especially a declawwed one. Criminal. Happy you rescued her.
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DavisGunkie
Trad climber
Davis, CA
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Clara when she was younger
more recently
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G_Gnome
Boulder climber
Sick Midget Land
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Rocky boy, all 17 pounds of him, looking all pissed off cause I was 'bothering him' trying to capture his soul in my camera.
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Tom the Cop
Sport climber
Northern Virginia
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This was my pal Rowdy. Lost him a several years ago to some sort of blood disorder.
I rescued Lucy from the engine compartment of a neighbor's car a couple of years ago. She was so small she could curl up in the palm of my hand; too small to be away from her mother. I bottle fed her for about a week before she could eat. I had planned on finding a home for her or just taking her to the local shelter, but then my ten year old daughter came to visit. So now I have a cat.
They say cats are happier and healthier if they have a companion, so I adopted Ricky from the local shelter.
Edit:
It's the first time I've posted a picture here.........I can't believe it worked!
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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This is my cat Loki (= Little Orange KItten), on the day I got her. She was about eight weeks old, and happy to have a human.
I rescued her from a shelter. When we got home, I gave her an anti-flea bath, put mite medicine in her ears, and some other stuff in her mouth. She might have had second thoughts about the adoption thing then. But then she found out I was an omnivore - at one point, she'd been looked after by some vegetarians, who weren't up on the cats and amino acids thing. When she heard that fish and meat were sometimes on the menu (he he), she said "sign me up".
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Irisharehere
Trad climber
Gunks
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Lily the Lhasa. She thinks she's a guard dog, but all she really guards is her spot on the sofa....
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2007 - 11:48am PT
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Mighty Hiker--I tried to give my cat Buddha a bath once. The way he yowled and screamed, it sounded like an axe-murder was taking place...I was seriously concerned the neighbors would call the SPCA. The funny thing about Persians is that they looks so big dry, but get 'em wet and all you have left is a big head and scrawny little body.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Rattlesnake Canyon
Palisades
North Wonderland
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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This is Shakespeare. He is an adopted greyhound. He was 4 when I got him and he is 6 now (his birthday is Halloween). He's rather large for a greyhound at 95lbs (his race weight was 74 - big and strong and able to hit 45mph in three strides!). He has been the largest grey at any of the greyhound events I've taken him to. Maybe this has to do with his lines, which I can trace back to the 1700's.
Shakespeare's grandfather was the #1 sire in the world for a few years, and stayed within the top 5 for more than a decade. Shakespeare's father won every single race he participated in (about 25 races). Shakespeare also did very well on the track, which is evident by his adoption age (he had been off the track for 13 days when i got him). Typically, greyhounds are adopted out, or killed, depending on the luck of the hound, at a much younger age, as their speed starts dropping off.
Raising him has been very exciting. He was basically a 74lb puppy when we got him. The only things he'd seen prior to arriving to me were the track and the kennel. His first trip to a store, the mountains, snow, the ocean, everything, was with me. It took him quite a while to learn to just be a dog and play, to play with toys, etc. After about 8 months, his personality really blossomed and he is now just a bundle of happiness (spoiled happiness)
Shakespeare's favorite treat is carrots. Actually, any vegetable, but especially carrots.
Shakepseare's current favorite sport - racing Hubers across El Cap Meadow or tearing ass, in circles, around the pool.
Shakespeare's favorite toy - squeaky (as hell) rubber ice cream cone.
Shakespeare's favorite activity - Sleeping on my bed.
Shakespeare has a sister, as well. She's a seal-point Siamese which Shakespeare found, abandoned by it's mother, in a puddle. She had just opened her eyes that morning and had to be bottle fed for a while. Now they romp around together. Sorry no pics of her at work.
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mack
Trad climber
vermont
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Tom the Cop,
What a beautiful German Shepherd!!! I too had an amazing GS. He was the best dog ever. I still haven't gotten over his premature death at 10yo from a ruptured tumor or something. I thought I might get another one but just can't bring myself to do it.
Mack
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mack
Trad climber
vermont
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Hey Nef,
I thought you had to sign a promise in blood or something like that, that you would never let an adopted greyhound off the leash...not true or are you a rebel?
Mack
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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Thanks, Mike!
mack -- yeah, they really stress that. I suppose I'm a rebel... I guess.... He never gets to go off a leash, ever, in the city. At the river (top shot) and the beach (bottom), I don't worry too much. Mainly because of the way those places were setup. He wouldn't be able to go far. I'm also on top of him, keeping him close. They can get out of earshot *quick*!
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mooch
Big Wall climber
The Immaculate Conception
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Boink stands guard over the gear while "Dad" climbs......Good boy!! His bite is worse than your dogs bark....
Weak sauce to all who don't encourage their pets to actually climb at the crags! Boink cruises Pudnoodler 5.8....
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Where's his tail? Both pictures it's cut off!
If Ron O sees your Boink, he will probably post up his pet's pictures....maybe you should tell him you have (whatever kind of ...lizard?....he is....
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mooch
Big Wall climber
The Immaculate Conception
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The tail is in another picture.....just need to paste it to that one ;)
Total length: 5' 1"
Boink (aka Dog Biter): Green Iguana
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2007 - 04:58pm PT
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Mooch--You gotta be kidding me: 5 feet 1"?????? That's one mighty iguana! And a climber too! I've always wanted one of those cutie-pies...just lived in a lot of cold places and didn't know if they could handle it.
Tom the Cop & Mack--German Shepards rule! Tom--your guy is absolutely gorgeous, but so are the kitties.
Mack--take a chance! How else are you going to exercise your heart? Better yet, go to a pound or shelter and pick your next love. Pound-saves are the most amazingly loving animals on earth. And trust me, they know you gave them a second chance at life...and they return the favor in 1000 ways.
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mack
Trad climber
vermont
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L,
When I got Boris, I wasn't working very much and had lots of time to put into training a puppy/young dog. I think that is one of the reasons he was so amazing. I don't have the time to devote to dog training now because most of my free time is consumed with climbing. "A well trained dog is a happy dog"
Mack
5"1"....How much does Boink weigh?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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L, good point! Maggie from the first page is a 'pound-rescue' and she's a little sweetheart.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
Fresno, CA
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mooch always has fun stories about his lizards (yes, there's more than one)! Some of them are not such cuddly, "I love my pet" stories either.
Why don't you tell us some of those, Dave? =)
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Tom the Cop
Sport climber
Northern Virginia
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I'll eventually get another shepherd but I live in an apartment now and don't have enough time to raise a puppy right. I think when I get enough room I might try a local shepherd rescue group. It is a heart-breaker when one goes early though. Rowdy almost made it to his seventh birthday. Fortunately he went quickly and without suffering.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Scout in the San Gabe's.
Scout before the "Unholy Jim" trail.
Scout at Josh.
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mack
Trad climber
vermont
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Tom,
I looked at the local shepherd rescue in my area and they've got this rule that you have to have a fenced in area that a door from your house opens into. That kind of irked me. I live at the end of a dead end class 4 road in the middle of a couple thousand acres...no I don't have fenced in enclosure off my back door.
Mack
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 8, 2007 - 07:01pm PT
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Mack--That does kind of suck for considerate people like you, but I think what the shelter is trying to do is avoid those people who would just chain their dogs up all day and leave them. There's a real push with animal activists to alert people to the cruelty of that form of restraint. I also understand that "a well trained dog is a happy dog". Dog Whisperer is one of my favorite shows--I've learned a heck of a lot from Caesar.
I totally respect you wanting to have the time to give an animal before getting one...here's hoping it works out for you sooner than later.
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pud
climber
Sportbikeville
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Spaz
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Tom the Cop
Sport climber
Northern Virginia
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A couple of good books on owning a dog are "How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend" and "The Art of Raising a Puppy" both written by the New Skete Monks.
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cyndiebransford
climber
joshua tree, ca
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Here are my two cats. The first is Bijoux, she was a little miffed. The orange one is French Fry. He got his name because when I got him I said I needed to think of another french name and my boyfriend said "French Fry", so that is his name. I got the two of them in Sepetmber a few apart, Bijoux from a tweaker in front of Wal-Mart and French Fry from the Humane Society.
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carrbro
climber
Rockies
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Mac - Sorry Malcolm, Mac is the world's best dog. Climbs 5.9 slab, has done most of the 14ers, lots of 13ers, does my wash and gets my beer ;-)
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 9, 2007 - 12:09pm PT
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Carrbro--What a great looking buddy! 5.9 slab and gets your beer--can't ask for too much more, huh? Is Mac a type of shepard? His markings are gorgeous.
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Kevin Calder
climber
Bishop
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Her are my two little champs.Tucker..sitting there trying to look a wee bit wiser than he really is. And Cowboy who is....well, just plain wee!
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pissed
Trad climber
Lake Placid NY
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Ralph-
Malamute? I love my huskies. I think those would be too large for me.
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Hurry up!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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another Teddy shot - I love my doggie so....
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carrbro
climber
Rockies
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L - Mac is an tri-color black Australian Shepard, a lot of people think he is a Bernese (except he is about a third the size of a Bernese and no tail). He is my anchor... Rigged a belay/rap harness for him so he regularly does low 5th class alpine routes and I can lower him over drops while canyoneering. He can't seem to get the hang of a GriGri so he only follows what I want to solo ;-) Have also taken him paragliding a few times. Aussies are really smart and durable dogs used for herding. Can't say enough so.... (Mac will be 11 in April).
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 9, 2007 - 02:18pm PT
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Khanom...go...to...shelter...find...puppy...take...home...be...happy.....
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Khanom, do it! Shelter dog. It'll keep you company on your road trip.
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mcKbill
climber
Grundy Center, Iowa
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That's Mr. Pete...
...refusing to get out of the guitar case
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 9, 2007 - 11:28pm PT
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Mr. Pete's looking a bit pissed in that first photo--not a camera ham, is he.
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mcKbill
climber
Grundy Center, Iowa
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Feb 10, 2007 - 10:28am PT
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Yes, L
Pete was pissed about the flash from the camera.
Sometimes he gets the same look as G_Gnome's Rocky boy upthread. I think for Pete that ultra-pissed look is usually brought on by a static buildup in his coat. He sometimes gets that look and runs from one room to another throughout the house, turning to look at his tail as if something were after him.
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gly
Trad climber
Texas
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Feb 10, 2007 - 10:44am PT
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ralph_teh_klimber
climber
ralph town
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Feb 10, 2007 - 01:48pm PT
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LEB
He will steal the freshies if you take too long to drop in. He has a great sense of snow awareness.
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Aya
Uncategorizable climber
New York
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Feb 11, 2007 - 08:59pm PT
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Rocky's the handsomest little boy ever!
And Stella is a mama's girl!
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Feb 11, 2007 - 10:51pm PT
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Teddy is a purebred Wonderhound.
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.....You have to "wonder" what he is.
Some peope say Bichon Frise. Some say Cockapoo(which is what the people who dropped him at the pound said. I assume he was a pet store puppy because of this. Teddy has ZERO Cocker Spanielness....
Personally, I believe he is Poodle Jack Russel. So - he's one of those fancy hybrid dogs that are so in vogue....A PooJack!
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 11, 2007 - 11:24pm PT
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Just got back from a few days in the desert and look at all the pets that have dropped by to say Hey!!!
(Man, this place sure feels better than those angry threads where people have to argue about war and politics and religion ad nauseam. Not that those discussions don't have merit at times, but right now, with the silence of Queen Mountain's peak sighing in my ears, and the unutterable beauty of Joshua Tree still in my eyes, I just can't whip up the energy to say anything except this: Peace and happiness and doggie/kitty/pony/parrot/moray eel love to all beings everywhere.
Namaste, my friends.
PS. Gly--gorgeous yellow lab! Simply gorgeous.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Feb 12, 2007 - 11:10am PT
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A newt with a story, slightly climbing-related even:
Many years ago our small daughter wanted a pet. Thinking low-impact, we visited a pet store, where she decided a newt would be good.
"How long do these things live?" we quietly asked the clerk.
"If they're still alive when you get home, you're doing great," he replied frankly. But that's what she wanted so we took it home, fortunately still kicking.
We put our new newt in a fishbowl, but the next morning he was gone. Apparently he had climbed the overhanging glass of the fishbowl, jumped down off the dining-room table, hiked across the living room, and climbed half way up a carpeted flight of stairs -- where our daughter was delighted to discover him, still climbing.
"Dad, what's a famous climber's name?" she asked me.
"Hot Henry," I suggested, and so Hot Henry he became. (When told about it later, the other Hot Henry thought this story less hilarious than I did.)
Anyway, that was 19 years ago. Our daughter has long since grown up and moved away. But I took this picture of Henry, the world's oldest newt, enjoying snowy forest views and sunshine this morning.
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Aya
Uncategorizable climber
New York
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Feb 12, 2007 - 11:32am PT
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Better watch out. Those little suckers can live like 60 years...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Feb 12, 2007 - 11:33am PT
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Really? He's going to outlast us!
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Rhodo-Router
Gym climber
Otto, NC
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Feb 12, 2007 - 04:14pm PT
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Ollie contemplates his insignificance beneath the vastness of it all.
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 12, 2007 - 11:51pm PT
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Chiloe--Are you kidding me??? You've got a 19 year old newt? That's amazing! I had a couple of those little guys when I was a kid...they were about as long as 1/2 a pinkie and lived two weeks at the most. You must know newts.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 13, 2007 - 12:04am PT
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Various internet sources ("newt - lifespan") suggest that well looked after domestic newts can live for 20 - 60 years, depending on subspecies. It sounds like it's highly dependent on a suitable environment.
So new newts aren't necessarily good newts.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Feb 13, 2007 - 08:23am PT
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Aya:
Better watch out. Those little suckers can live like 60 years...
I did not know this. After reading your post I googled "newt longevity" and found references to Mexican giant salamanders (which Henry ain't) living for decades, but smaller species usually much less. 19 years looks like it would be a "record" for some -- unfortunately I have no idea what species we got. Is there a good newt-identification website somewhere?
LEB:
So what does "Hot Henry" eat. I am thinking he likes goldfish or guppies.
Nothing so wriggly. We fed him turtle food and algae flakes for years, but awhile back switched over to some processed aquatic-reptile food stuff, the main ingredients of which are fishmeal and yeast. He eats out of your hand and seems to be thriving. If we forget to feed him on time, he starts dancing impatiently.
L:
Chiloe--Are you kidding me??? You've got a 19 year old newt? That's amazing! I had a couple of those little guys when I was a kid...they were about as long as 1/2 a pinkie and lived two weeks at the most. You must know newts.
Mighty Hiker:
Various internet sources ("newt - lifespan") suggest that well looked after domestic newts can live for 20 - 60 years, depending on subspecies. It sounds like it's highly dependent on a suitable environment.
Apparently, his environment is OK. I sometimes wonder if it's the water -- we have a bedrock well, not chlorinated city water.
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mack
Trad climber
vermont
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Feb 13, 2007 - 11:11am PT
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This is Waldo trying to stay warm on belay. I didn't think he would tolerate the down jacket on him for 2 seconds...boy was I wrong. He wore it without moving for about an hour till we were getting ready to leave. Isn't he cute?
Mack
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Feb 15, 2007 - 11:56pm PT
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the last apartment i moved into had a kitten hanging out - turns out she was abandoned when the previous owner had passed on - his sister pushed the cat outside and that was that. she had been outside for 6 months when i moved in, and for 2 months i thought she was broken - never purred, scared of her shadow...and she's the best behaved cat i've ever had. go figure...
Pixie...
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Wes Allen
Boulder climber
KY
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Feb 16, 2007 - 12:06am PT
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From today...
And a bonus duck:
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Feb 16, 2007 - 12:22am PT
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wes - you just keep getting better and better with that thing...
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Feb 16, 2007 - 10:51am PT
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Here is the last of my dynasty of Rhodesian Ridgebacks:
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Feb 16, 2007 - 11:49am PT
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Wes, stunning pic of that duck, wow!!!!
Nice looking dogs, Peter.
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2007 - 12:30pm PT
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Pagan--Pixie's adorable! Look at that big ol' kitty-belly!
Wes--great close-ups of your poochs'--especially that first shot. (And that duck cameo is worthy of Outdoor Photographer.)
Peter--My cousin had a Ridgie...smartest dog (except for my collie) I'd ever worked with, and a big love-muffin, too. Yours are beautiful!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Feb 16, 2007 - 01:35pm PT
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Summit:
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scuffy b
climber
The town that Nature forgot to hate
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Feb 16, 2007 - 02:01pm PT
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Nature, what did you come up with for Summit to rappel?
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2007 - 02:27pm PT
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Nature--Summit's a real cutie! Man, not having a dog right now is killing me! I see all the great photos of your guys' dawgs and almost cry (but I'm in an apartment in LA and catz are all they allow, so catz it is). Hope to move sooooooooon--thanks for posting these awesome shots.
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mcKbill
climber
Grundy Center, Iowa
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:11pm PT
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We had to put this little guy down this morning.
Oliver
One of my favorite memories of Ollie is the day the ex-neighbor's shitzu marched into our front yard to challenge him as my wife and I were weeding the flower beds. I was ready to jump to Oliver's rescue as the dog's owner announced, "Don't worry, he won't hurt your kitty".
Just then Oliver advanced on the dog, who's name was "Freddy Rainbow", and as Freddy turned to flee, Oliver hopped on that dog's back and rode him out of the yard with the dog yelping in a panic.
I smiled and said, "Don't worry, that's Ollie's way of saying he likes Freddy".
Ollie has suffered from kidney problems for several years now, and my wife has helped him live in comfort by feeding him and providing sub-q fluids. Just this last week he made it clear to us that he wanted to move on, and so we took him to the vet this morning to bid him farewell.
Treasure those memories folks.
--edit--
Thank you for your kind words, below. Lisa says thanks too.
--edit--
I should say that we have quite a few other pets in the family. Some old, some young. It's never easy to say goodbye and all too easy to adopt more. I love the stories in this and other similar threads.
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:19pm PT
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props to you mcKbill - thats a tough one...
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L
climber
The City of Lost Angels
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 16, 2007 - 03:23pm PT
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Sorry for your loss, mcKBill, but happy that you had such a great guy for as long as you did.
Now shitzu bareback riding--that would've been something to see!
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:26pm PT
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McKbill. I'm sorry to hear of the passing of Oliver. I've had Summit since she was 6 weeks old - my girlfriend at the time thought I needed more responsibility in my life. My friend who was visiting at the time noted "her tail looks like a snow capped summit". She's nine now. I fear the day that you had today more than about anything I can imagine.
scuffy - no solution for the rappel yet. I may be visiting Russ and Susan next month. Maybe I can convince them to help design/build the doggie haul-bag?
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paganmonkeyboy
Trad climber
the blighted lands of hatu
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:32pm PT
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nature - seem to recall my old roomate rigged an old alpine bod harness for his dog to rap when canyoneering - they even said sam figured out to keep his legs out and relax while on the rope...
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nature
climber
Flagstaff, AZ
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:38pm PT
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PMB - actually, i need the doggie haul bag for the hauling as well. At the Winslow Wall you need to rap in and climb out. I need to be able to get her out without dragging her across the wall. I have a cool idea. Imagine a haul bag with a side flap that folds open so she can walk in instead of being stuffed in.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:39pm PT
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Mk B, sorry about Ollie. It's really tough putting down a friend like that. When it's happend to me I've questioned whether to get another 'friend', the pain in the end is really tough to bare. In the long run, however, you can have so many years of mutual love for one another that it's worth doing again and again. I love my pets (friends), always will. You and your should wife should seek out another soon, after you get over this one.
I'm trying to picture Ollie riding that dog, good memories. Cheers!
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carrbro
climber
Rockies
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Feb 16, 2007 - 03:52pm PT
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nature - there are several solutions for rapping or hauling your buddy. To take Mac (see pics upthread) paragliding, I found a duffel bag that just fit his body, cut 4 holes for his legs, stiched the ends of the zippered opening for security and use a locking biner thru the handles to both keep him in the bag and attach the bag to the glider. This might work best for the hauling you mention since he is mostly inside the bag. For canyoneering (mostly raps) I use a kids full-body harness. For 4th class to low 5th class climbing/mountaineering, I rigged up an old chest harness that goes on backwards on his rear end and a car restraint (from PetCo or PetSmart) that goes normally on his front. They are connected by a locker - there is no way he is coming out of it and I can take the back end off for long stretchs where he doesn't need a belay. Good luck with yours...
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Wes Allen
Boulder climber
KY
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Feb 16, 2007 - 08:13pm PT
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Thanks much, it is amazing what a 400L 2.8 lens can do! I have yet to actually put it to hardcore use, and I am looking forward to seeing what it can really do. A couple more of the (cold) ducks. The highlights are kinda blown, but I haven't done much with shooting around snow/ice...
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Aya
Uncategorizable climber
New York
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Feb 17, 2007 - 08:55am PT
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Wow, Wes. Those are fantastic. Will you come take pictures of my dogs for me???!!!!
We got stuck at home on Wed and Thurs from all the snow, but the dogs had a good time!!
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kev
climber
CA
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Feb 17, 2007 - 05:43pm PT
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bump - this isn't climbing related....
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Mar 30, 2007 - 09:51pm PT
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"Jack" - a rare and purebred Boxakitador.
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Kevster
Trad climber
Evergreen, CO
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Mar 30, 2007 - 10:20pm PT
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Celeste is a 18 year old 9 pound powerhouse. She retired from the professional kitty climbing circuit a few years ago and is spending her retirement sunning in our solarium and sleeping on our bed.
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Richard
climber
Bend, OR.
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Mar 30, 2007 - 10:21pm PT
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The Late Leon........solid 5.9 wooden fence climber
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2007 - 12:33am PT
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Buddhacat the Lion
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Mar 31, 2007 - 09:10am PT
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Lucy
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renoenvy
climber
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Mar 31, 2007 - 11:54am PT
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dakota
maddaroo
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L
climber
The Rebel L Gang
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 31, 2007 - 12:52pm PT
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Beautiful guys, Reno!
Weschrist--that first photo could qualify for "What you look like after a bottle of Jose Cuervo"...
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BCD
Trad climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Mar 31, 2007 - 02:34pm PT
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Sep 26, 2008 - 12:46pm PT
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Farewell old friend!
Cassidy was smart as whip and like to be the boss of everything.
I found her unable to get to her feet this morning and sat with her as she tried to move. She was nearly 15, and that's ancient for a medium sized dog. As you can see, she looks like a border collie, and in her day she acted the part rounding-up her best pal, a black lab mix named Ike.
The two dogs acted as one, and were inconsolable whenever one was taken to the vet and the other had to stay home. Ike is probably soon to follow now as he's about the same age and sadly has no energy to try to dig out from under the fence to search for his missing buddy as he once did. Still, I know he's wondering where Cass is at.
 Bill
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Sep 26, 2008 - 01:13pm PT
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Indy
We got him from the pound ~5 years ago, he's a chessie and ??? By far the best dog I've ever had. He's a big boy, has tipped the scales at 160! but is on a diet and hopefully we'll get him down around 120.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Sep 26, 2008 - 01:15pm PT
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Bill, that's a sweet and sad post. I think just about everyone on this thread knows how you feel.
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slobmonster
Trad climber
berkeley, ca
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Sep 26, 2008 - 01:37pm PT
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Annie:
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crøtch
climber
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Sep 26, 2008 - 01:50pm PT
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Sorry to hear that Bill.
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Robja
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Sep 26, 2008 - 04:48pm PT
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Hey Paul, Sweet looking Chessie! We just had to put our 13 year old Chessie down in January. I agree, the best dog I've ever had! 13 years of good times, loved to swim, used to paddle out to the break I was surfing, "Uh dude, yer dog is in the line up"!! Absolutely classic. Had I any computer skills outside of typing I'd figure out how to post a pic!
Rob
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Sep 26, 2008 - 05:04pm PT
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I'll be crying like a baby when he's no longer around.
I can't believe anyone would dump such a dog at the pound.
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Robja
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
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Sep 26, 2008 - 05:13pm PT
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No kidding, though can't believe anyone would dump any animal at the pound! We got Grizzly from a local breeder, when we told her about his passing, she offered us a two year old Chessie. It was just not a good time yet! We will get another Chessie soon though!!
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divad
Trad climber
wmass
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Sep 26, 2008 - 05:24pm PT
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Quinn
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Shrug
Trad climber
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Sep 26, 2008 - 05:33pm PT
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Homer: We got him from a shelter, his former owner gave him up because he was "too big". Her loss, he's a great dog.
He was around 130 now down to about 110. Never even played fetch before we got him!
Scout: She's a princess. nuff said.
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klinefelter
Boulder climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 26, 2008 - 05:43pm PT
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Pixley will be 15 next month. She's still rockin' the trails -- 30 mile weekends hardly phase the bitch...
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adatesman
Trad climber
philadelphia, pa
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Sep 26, 2008 - 08:29pm PT
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Here's a typical pic of Annie, who occasionally joins us on trips to the Gunks. Like most Great Danes, she's very much on the goofy side of things and friendly to a fault. It amazes me that a bit over a year ago she was only 35 pounds. She's currently 110 pounds, 34" at the shoulder and still growing.
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Zander
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Sep 26, 2008 - 08:41pm PT
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Those are some happy dogs. I suspect that Gray Kitty thinks they are burning a little too much energy though.
Zander
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L
climber
Just surfin' the tsunami of life
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 28, 2008 - 06:15pm PT
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Bill, I'm so sorry to hear about Cassidy's passing...but I know that she had the best life and love a dog could have had with you, your family and her pal, Ike.
This is a posting from a newspaper in 1925. It, along with Rainbow Bridge, are two of the best memorials to our four-footed friends/family members that I've ever read. I hope it makes your heart smile.
Laura
"A Dog Well Remembered"
We are thinking now of a setter, whose coat was flame in the sunshine and who, so far as we are aware, never entertained a mean or an unworthy thought. This setter is buried beneath a cherry tree, under four feet of garden loam, and at its proper season the cherry strews petals on the green lawn of his grave. Beneath a cherry tree or an apple or any flowering shrub of the garden is an excellent place to bury a good dog.
Beneath such trees, such shrubs, he slept in the drowsy summer or gnawed at a flavorous bone or lifted head to challenge some strange intruder. These are good places, in life or in death. Yet it is a small matter. For if the dog be well-remembered, if sometimes he leaps through your dreams actual as in life, eyes kindling, laughing, begging, it matters not at all where the dog sleeps. On a hill where the wind is unrebuked and the trees are roaring, or beside a stream he knew in puppyhood, or somewhere in the flatness of a pastureland, where most exhilarating cattle graze. It is all one to the dog and all one to you, and nothing is gained and nothing is lost --if memory lives.
But there is one best place to bury a dog. If you bury him in this spot, he will come to you when you call--come to you over the grim, dim frontiers of death, and down the well-remembered path, and to your side again. And though you call a dozen living dogs to heel they shall not growl at him, nor resent his coming, for he belongs there. People may scoff at you, who see no lightest blade of grass bent by his footfall, who hear no whimper, people who may never really have had a dog. Smile at them, for you shall know something that is hidden from them, and which is well worth the knowing:
The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master.
Ben Hur Lampman, Sept. 11, 1925
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Richard
climber
Bend, OR.
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Sep 28, 2008 - 08:20pm PT
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Batman
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j.jade
Trad climber
Nevada
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Sep 28, 2008 - 09:30pm PT
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Just taking a rest. 'Topaz'
In memory of our Husky, Kobuk.
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Chaz
Trad climber
So. Cal.
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Sep 28, 2008 - 11:43pm PT
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I like it when people say they're jealous of the places my DOG gets to go. Looks like all the dogs on here are in the same boat.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Sep 29, 2008 - 03:18am PT
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hey there bill... say, i finally made it in to the pet-stuff... hmmm, perhaps i had, long time back (not sure how old this post/thread is)...
well, what i really wanted to say is:
so sorry to hear of your loss of a good old friend... my twin buddies recently lost a horse and then about a year later, another... both due to old age... and though they have others, each and every one is special...
these two, in particualar they had had since their early youth (the gal's youth) they are in their 50's now, so you can imagine how long they've had those beloved horses...
they both died naturaly.. though one, they were near ready to take to the vet to put down, as they feared it was suffereing, and it would not even more, but before the night was over, it stepped-on-through... and passed on...
critters are just the BEST as friends go... hopefully i will soon try to put some pictures up too, to join in with you all...
god bless... and keep on loving your pets... you will near not believe what i see dropped off at the animal shelter/pound where i clean cats... it is very very sad what folks do...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Sep 29, 2008 - 09:05pm PT
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Taken a few days ago.
No great photo but an excuse to bump this thread while our economy comes unglued.
Jack doesn't know about Wall Street.
He's sampling the wind for deer-scent, they're everywhere in the forest these days.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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Sep 29, 2008 - 09:40pm PT
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Abbey, intently hunting bees on a recent camping trip.
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lucaskrajnik
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Sep 30, 2008 - 02:51pm PT
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ill get a pic of my seven 3 day old pups tomorrow
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pedge
Trad climber
SW
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Sep 30, 2008 - 03:01pm PT
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Arc at the Creek
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Sep 30, 2008 - 03:08pm PT
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As if you all hadn't seen mine before. . .
but to go along with all of the rest of those wonderful companions that enrich our lives so
Lily, the love of my life. . .
and Tony, though he's older, he's still as cute, even if he is a JD as a cat. . .
sort of like that L person that put this thread up!
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Sep 30, 2008 - 03:32pm PT
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Hey, nice to see this thread bumping back in celebration of the great friends still among us. Those pics really made me smile...the intensity of the hunt, the playfulness of dog and katz alike. The stories of special horse friends too put a smile in my heart, and I will send my Lisa a link so she can take a peek here too for some healing.
Thanks especially for sharing your stories of how you found your best friend. Lisa and I found Cass at the animal shelter and later found her pal Ike when he turned-up begging for food at SIU-Edwardsville housing where Lisa worked at the time.
Thanks for your condolances about Cass' death. She's in that special place in our hearts (loved the story L). I've been very worried about Ike, but he's started eating again, and even wags his tail and snorts and sneezes when we call him. He's getting back to being Ike, but he still looks for his pal.
Bill
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