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Maybe it was that rabbit from the Monty Python movie in scene 21. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Defective Dog
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Varmintmist
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I think they should be called duck dogs, not hunting dogs.
You should have seen the hair stand up on the back of mine when I put the fake deer target together. She was barking and growling, I was in tears.
This weekend we were out getting wood and I heard a deer move into the brush maybe 20 yards away. She sat there with her tounge out over a stick looking at me. We went around the brush pile and she freaked at the scent on the brand new tracks.
You should have seen the hair stand up on the back of mine when I put the fake deer target together. She was barking and growling, I was in tears.
This weekend we were out getting wood and I heard a deer move into the brush maybe 20 yards away. She sat there with her tounge out over a stick looking at me. We went around the brush pile and she freaked at the scent on the brand new tracks.
tillerkiller
Silver Member
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Maybe it was that rabbit from the Monty Python movie in scene 21. )</font>
"Would it help to confuse the rabbit if we run away more?"
ps... if you go rent "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" then you have no idea what you are in for. Neither MossRoad nor tillerkiller can be held liable for your like or dislike thereof. (you will love it or you will hate it.)
"Would it help to confuse the rabbit if we run away more?"
ps... if you go rent "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" then you have no idea what you are in for. Neither MossRoad nor tillerkiller can be held liable for your like or dislike thereof. (you will love it or you will hate it.)
BubbaJr
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You have a defective Lab, and I have defective deer. I came out to the barn this morning and a doe and her two fawns that have been around all year, were walking out of our east woods into our backyard. I was coming down the hill in the driveway, out in the open, so I froze in my tracks. All three deer looked at me like they were looking right through me, then continued their leisurely pace across the back yard, all the time within 80-90 yards from me.
I've done that before and also squatted down so I had a much smaller profile, and they just ignore me. If I make even a slight movement, they are off like a shot. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I've done that before and also squatted down so I had a much smaller profile, and they just ignore me. If I make even a slight movement, they are off like a shot. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
ejtaylor822
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Tillerkiller and Mossroad,
“that's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!”
“I soiled my armor I was so scared!”
Add me to the "love it" list.
“that's no ordinary rabbit. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on! Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!”
“I soiled my armor I was so scared!”
Add me to the "love it" list.
ejtaylor822
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Congratulations LarryD, she’s beautiful. You guys should be very proud. As you know, you are in for a real treat - enjoy.
When I brought my chocolate lab home he was defective as well. But, he got somewhat better….
The first time I took him swimming was after a bad day at work and took the afternoon off to take my new little buddy swimming. I started easy, just tossing the stick in the edge of the water and worked my way out to the deep parts, but he would not go much more than chest deep. I was bummed. I remember walking back to the car thinking about my crappy day and how I had the only lab in the world that didn’t like water/couldn’t swim.
A few days later, that weekend, my wife and I took him back to the lake. We get to the waters edge and my wife flings a stick out as far as she can. “He won’t go get it”, I said. But, to my amazement he swam all the way out, got the stick and brought it back to her. I’ll never forget the look he gave me coming out of the water and the little trot he had taking the stick back to my wife. It was as if to say - “that’s for getting me neutered, buddy”. That's the honest to goodness truth.
Anyway, we can’t keep him out of the pond now and he has gotten much better with retrieving sticks out of the water – see attachment. When he did this, he would go about 15'-20' out, stick his head underwater then thrash about. I would have given anything for a video camera. It took a couple of trips but eventually he pulled this off the bottom somehow and brought it in.
His nose is still pretty defective when the deer, ducks and geese are running around - hope yours does better. But, he makes up for it by having a real keen sense for finding cheeseburgers, pancakes (his favorite) and for flushing popcorn out from under the couch.
Eddie
When I brought my chocolate lab home he was defective as well. But, he got somewhat better….
The first time I took him swimming was after a bad day at work and took the afternoon off to take my new little buddy swimming. I started easy, just tossing the stick in the edge of the water and worked my way out to the deep parts, but he would not go much more than chest deep. I was bummed. I remember walking back to the car thinking about my crappy day and how I had the only lab in the world that didn’t like water/couldn’t swim.
A few days later, that weekend, my wife and I took him back to the lake. We get to the waters edge and my wife flings a stick out as far as she can. “He won’t go get it”, I said. But, to my amazement he swam all the way out, got the stick and brought it back to her. I’ll never forget the look he gave me coming out of the water and the little trot he had taking the stick back to my wife. It was as if to say - “that’s for getting me neutered, buddy”. That's the honest to goodness truth.
Anyway, we can’t keep him out of the pond now and he has gotten much better with retrieving sticks out of the water – see attachment. When he did this, he would go about 15'-20' out, stick his head underwater then thrash about. I would have given anything for a video camera. It took a couple of trips but eventually he pulled this off the bottom somehow and brought it in.
His nose is still pretty defective when the deer, ducks and geese are running around - hope yours does better. But, he makes up for it by having a real keen sense for finding cheeseburgers, pancakes (his favorite) and for flushing popcorn out from under the couch.
Eddie
