The Dog Thread

[Tricycle Rider]

Yes! Odie really is a big baby but a lovely dog to care for. This afternoon I jogged around with him and I did not even take a leader. Although the route is mostly away from roads we do need to cross roads on the way round, Odie is good at stopping and waiting roadside before crossing upon command.

It is amazing how dogs may use their superior sense of smell/hearing to detect what's ahead . A friends collie will race off unexpectedly to greet an approaching train . The dog runs alongside the train disappearing in the opposite direction before returning.

Here in the UK we see a border collie variety with blue eyes known as a blue merle . Sadly that is not always a healthy genetic mix and such dogs are more likely to be born blind . The vet Vicki I mentioned has often taken in such dogs for special care.

I was wondering about the blue eyes and whether they are a serious defect, sad that some dogs are born blind when they have them.

Going back to the Aussie I googled Australian Shepherds and turns out they're not Australian at all, they were actually first bred in California some time in the 19th century! Might explain why I see more of them on my side of the pond.

Bless Vicki btw., sounds like she's doing some really excellent work with the dogs who have special needs.

 

[CXXC]

Going back to the Aussie I googled Australian Shepherds and turns out they're not Australian at all, they were actually first bred in California some time in the 19th century! Might explain why I see more of them on my side of the pond.

??? It's surprising just how many dog breeds are seen after thousands of years of selective breeding .Living in northern england breeds such as bedlington terrier , patterdale terrier, border terrier are commonplace could seem rare further afield from where they were bred.

Now another doggie tale, before I took on Odie walking at the park a young woman's GSD had lost track of his ball in a stream and the woman could not get down the steep bank to retrieve it. Up I stepped scrambling down only to realise that I would be getting my feet wet and I would have to virtually crawl back up the wet bank delivering the ball back to the dog. What a gentleman was my reward!

Riding my MTB I was surrounded by a pro dog walkers many dogs . Loving dogs I was happy to stop and embrace each and every one of them . The dog walker responded 'wow! your the friendliest dog walker I have ever met! I guess there can be friction between dog walkers and cyclists on shared routes.

And a kind friend called by with a 'New Home' card for Odie + food /snacks + wine/beer etc for myself , so I quickly drew Odie on a card to say thanks!
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[Tricycle Rider]

??? It's surprising just how many dog breeds are seen after thousands of years of selective breeding .Living in northern england breeds such as bedlington terrier , patterdale terrier, border terrier are commonplace could seem rare further afield from where they were bred.

Now another doggie tale, before I took on Odie walking at the park a young woman's GSD had lost track of his ball in a stream and the woman could not get down the steep bank to retrieve it. Up I stepped scrambling down only to realise that I would be getting my feet wet and I would have to virtually crawl back up the wet bank delivering the ball back to the dog. What a gentleman was my reward!

Riding my MTB I was surrounded by a pro dog walkers many dogs . Loving dogs I was happy to stop and embrace each and every one of them . The dog walker responded 'wow! your the friendliest dog walker I have ever met! I guess there can be friction between dog walkers and cyclists on shared routes.

And a kind friend called by with a 'New Home' card for Odie + food /snacks + wine/beer etc for myself , so I quickly drew Odie on a card to say thanks!
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You remind me of a poster who used to post here a while back, he drew me a lovely picture of my prior dog Toby that I turned into my avatar and wore for years. Sadly, Toby is no longer with us due to age, so Nairo will have to do.

Anyhoo, nice drawing! And yes, many a cyclist or even runner has issues with dogs who are not on a leash, it's understandable. (I have an issue with dog owners who don't leash and pull their dogs back properly when the peloton is passing through during a race!)

 

[CXXC]

Thanks! I'm not much of an artist but it is good to have the opportunity to create a personalised card to thank people .

Bless your departed friend Toby I'm sure they remain in your heart

Up thread I mentioned rarer dogs I have passed on my walks, over the past couple of days I have met a couple more breeds , a thai ridgeback , sealeyham terrier and deerhound . Digging deep within my memory banks I recalled a couple more varieties that I have met only once or twice, a dandie dinmont terrier , corgi and scottish terrier.

Corgi's were made famous by Queen Elizabeth 2nd who had a number in her household yet they are not at all popular in modern times.

And yes! there is no excuse for having a free running dog at a cycle race. Have you ever seen the Tour of Sicily? There there is a profusion of street dogs yet these savvy dogs never seem to get in the way of cyclists despite being free running!

Edit- Out today I'm asking about a dog that I often see but had no idea what breed it was , an istrian hound from Romania , another new one to myself.