Bad Day at Block Rock - errrr - Make it Bad Year.

Ken · Mar 4, 2015

Jim take this as a poor joke
But your dog may be like Lady Hilary. "What difference does it matter"

We had a lady dog that would tear the pant leg off of any stranger who even thought of giving her a kick.
pet her on the head and was friend for life.

Mentioned wind I did not enjoy that area from Feb. until the rain came in July.
Alkali dust grit and if abrasive it got in the britches and shirt collar.

A pipeline Supt that always wore highly polished boots and had showed up with new pair of ostrich skin boots got out of his car walked toward the fresh dug ditch and suddenly started to scream and sat down on the dirt pile yelling that some one cut off the boot.
those who were trying to help were swore at to quit moving the boot and cut it off. So they cut off the sole of the boot and a cactus barb was stuck into side of his foot. More yelling and it was removed no one dared to laugh or comment about what happened.

This was the good old days. good pay, good health, and good old Jimmy Carter in mid night summer dream that we were out of oil and gas shut down the pipelines forcing the natural gas users to go back to smoky black crude to run the smelters and power generation plants. Hauled by oil cars.
Come to think of this the present Pres. is in same frame of mind.

ken

crash325 · Mar 5, 2015

Got a gate put up to keep Little Boy off the deck. Just quickie nails & a bungee cord. but so far its working. I do about 90% of my cooking & eating on the deck. He has been stealing most all the sauces & such. A long with the tools he takes, pliers, crescent wrench screw driver & so on. Even takes the silver ware & knife.

May give my fence repair & improvements a test tomorrow. Need to get some Tomlies & beer. If I feel up to it will go & see if the dog jail has an inmate that would fit into the family.

More Later,
Jim

crash325 · Mar 5, 2015

Got a gate put up to keep Little Boy off the deck. Just quickie nails & a bungee cord. but so far its working. I do about 90% of my cooking & eating on the deck. He has been stealing most all the sauces & such. A long with the tools he takes, pliers, crescent wrench screw driver & so on. Even takes the silver ware & knife.

May give my fence repair & improvements a test tomorrow. Need to get some Tomlies & beer. If I feel up to it will go & see if the dog jail has an inmate that would fit into the family.

More Later,
Jim

Buppies · Mar 5, 2015

Hopefully you find the perfect dog to be a new friend for the other two and you

murphy1244 · Mar 5, 2015

Does little boy steal your Beer?

crash325 · Mar 5, 2015

murphy1244 said:
Does little boy steal your Beer?

When he was younger he though he wanted beer, would pour a little out, a couple of licks & he was done. He dose chew on the empty cans now & then.

TV doctor says the first sign of Alzheimer is the inability to make decisions. Dann here I go, want to do this or that. Do neither & think about something else to do & don't do it either. Its cold this AM, been thinking I should bring in the other tank of propane, didn't do it. Need to get big outside tank filled, & maybe 2 small ones, or 1 7 gallon & 2 small ones, can't make up my mind.

Sure hope they send keeper soon & that she is cute.

crash325 · Mar 5, 2015

Made it through the day. Made 4 of the 7 stops planned.

Now have a new girl dog. 1.5 years old, she is a lab & extremely high energy. Does not know much & went to jail because her owners could not handle her. Slim & trim & fits through the gate put up for Little Boy. Maybe even more of match for Little Boy than he wanted.
Mother Bobby is quite tolerant & new girl takes her serious. So all is well on the home front.

Sort of love at first sight. Little Boy & new girl must have made 30 laps around the yard Then settled down to real romance. Chest bumping, hugging, kissing & so on. She takes of running, he goes on the chase, then she hits passing gear he really has to hustle. She is also very athletic, jumping all sorts of things & down about 6 feet. The running & playing lasted for over an hour.

She is sable & white, Weight ??? 50# is a guess. Will try to get a picture in a day or three.

More later,
Jim

TomSeller · Mar 5, 2015

crash325 said:
She is sable & white, Weight ??? 50# is a guess. Will try to get a picture in a day or three.

Yes, please. Picture would be nice. Sounds like a good dog. What did you do about a collar for her?

crash325 · Mar 7, 2015

TomSeller said:
Yes, please. Picture would be nice. Sounds like a good dog. What did you do about a collar for her?

No collars on any of the dogs.

Little Boy soon figured out the bungee cord & chewed it apart. New girl fits through the gate anyway.
Closed it with a couple of bent up close hangers. Fooled him for a little while. then he figured out the gap was big enough for him to fit through.
Will have to actually hinge it, good latches, & plug the gap.

New girl has really mellowed out after that first day. Still busy & curious, but not frantic. Her & little Boy still snuggle, kiss & hug, but much subdued.

Her name is Riley, not really a fitting name for a girl. I'm thinking "Sable" would be a better name.

Took a picture, but camera batteries are near dead. don't think it will amount to much.

More Later,
Jim