gary Report post Posted January 15, 2008 Great! I get to show off our dogs and share them with you. Three Bernese Mountain Dogs. One of them (Gillen -named after a small town on the Isle of Skye o nthe North-west coast of Scotland) is trained to harness and is much easier to use than a wheelbarrow when mucking-out our horses. And I made the harness, of course. He's the one wearing the backpack in the second photo. The other dog (Fergus - not named by us) was a rescue dog we got when he was a year old. He'd been bought for showing but is a nervous chap and could not have enjoyed being poked and prodded in the show ring. At least now he's got loads of space to roam. He'll carry a pack but turns into whirling kneecap remover when attached to a cart. The pup (Corran - named after a small town on Loch Linhe near Fort William in Scotland) is too young to pull a cart or carry a pack yet; only 4 months old in the photo. Great dogs, best burglar alarms we've had - Gillen and Fergus saved us from having our horse tack stolen last year - and good round the horses, sheep and cattle we've got round here. Just hope no-one tells the local burglars that they're pushovers if you've got a biscuit. I see carting with dogs is quite popular in the US but we're very limited over here as it's been illegal on public roads in the UK since 1906 as we, historically, were prone to overload dog carts and were cruel to them. I don't sell many cart harnesses. Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsenette Report post Posted January 15, 2008 hehe sweet! puppy tractors! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grunt Report post Posted January 16, 2008 (edited) Here is a pic of our two dogs. Both are rescue dogs! The brown one is Jessie, a Rhodesian Ridgeback mix and Molly is the black and white Pointer. They are both wonderful dogs! Molly was abused by here previous owner, who was a veterinarian. Her foster parent offered to tell me who he was but I declined for fear of what I might do to him. :ranting: They are both the sweetest dogs! Our dogs are our "fur-kids". ONe of our friends was over for a Christmas party, he commented "When I die I want to come back as one of your dogs" Edited January 16, 2008 by Grunt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted January 17, 2008 Ten Peeves that Dogs Have About Humans '1' Blaming your farts on me..... not funny... not funny at all !!! -------------------------------------------------- '2' Yelling at me for barking. I'M A DOG, YOU IDIOT! -------------------------------------------------- '3' Taking me for a walk, then not letting me check stuff out. Exactly whose walk is this anyway? -------------------------------------------------- '4' Any trick that involves balancing food on my nose. Stop it! -------------------------------------------------- '5' Any haircut that involves bows or ribbons. Now you know why we chew your stuff up when you're not home. -------------------------------------------------- '6' The sleight of hand, fake fetch throw. You fooled a dog! Whoooo Hoooooooo what a proud moment for the top of the food chain. ----------------------------------------- --------- '7' Taking me to the vet for 'the big snip', then acting surprised when I freak out every time we go back! -------------------------------------------------- '8' Getting upset when I sniff the crotches of your guests. Sorry, but I haven't quite mastered that handshake thing yet. -------------------------------------------------- '9' Dog sweaters. Hello ??? Haven't you noticed the fur? -------------------------------------------------- '10' How you act disgusted when I lick myself. Look, we both know the truth. You're just jealous. ---------------------------------- ---------------- Now lay off me on some of these things. We both know who's boss here! You don't see me picking up your poop do you? EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY. A DOG ALWAYS OFFERS UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. CATS HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
