The Old Folks Home

[perchie.girl]

deb is right about doggy odor. The St. Bernard cross always smells doggy, even after bathing. The greyhound, on the other hand, if you sniff deep just smells like sunshine.

I miss my Greyhound I lost him to congestive heart failure just before I bought my place He would have loved the yard...

Oh and he was good with Guinea pigs I know he would have been good with chickens... supervised of course.

deb

 

[Beer can]

I always heard poodles are one of the best hunting dogs and retrievers, hard to believe.

 

[perchie.girl]

You are right about a good pure bred poodle, in standard size. Years ago, I had a standard poodle that was great with all other animals. When our cat had kittens, she wouldn't leave them to go eat, and do her business unless he was watching them. They'd meow, and he would put his nose right next to them in the drawer (yeah, she had them in my bottom dresser drawer) and I guess it made them feel secure, because they would settle down. What was funny was when those kittens got a little older, and could get out of the drawer. The poor things were confused as to whether to follow him, or their mama. If they tried to nurse on him, that's where he drew the line. He would grab them gently by the scruff of the neck, just like their mama would do to carry them, and he'd take them and set them down by their mama. Our pet bunny would often snuggle in near him, and they would both be laying there sleeping. The cockatiel often perched on him while he was laying down, and would even hitch a ride on his back when he walked around the house. He didn't really like dog biscuits, but every time my mother went to the drive-thru at the bank they would send him dog biscuit. He would accept it graciously, and hold it in his mouth until he got home, then give it to our other dog. He was 18 when we had to have him put to sleep, but he was a great dog, and poodles don't shed.

A friend related a similar story about her Rottwieler...

Mom raised standard poodles. Mom would get 50 dollars a puppy. Back in the fifties. She did her own tail docking too.
And Body clips. That is my only issue with their coat. It Has to be trimmed and combed or it will cord up like a Commodore.

I could maintain a whole body clip but not the fancy stuff she used to do.

Hers were Medium poodles 14-18 inches tall. I would like a Standard if I were to have one, 18-24 inches tall.

deb

 

[bruceha2000]

When it rains, it pours. Dh got us some USB 3.0 hubs = good. They are 3.5 in. and we have 5.25 in slots. I ordered the adapters for the slots, which came today. I got to take my puter apart again, oh joy. Actually, the adapters were perfect size, easy to do, and make it all look nice. Oh yeah, discovered 43 more updates for Microsoft Office. Does Microsoft EVER get finished updating?

No because they keep making mistakes!

Don't you just hate when they have an update for an update to fix the things they BROKE in the update? Granted it is a few hundred bazillion lines of code.

I run OSX, not nearly so many updates and since it doesn't have the install base, not worth the virus makers' time to bother with.

 

[drumstick diva]

Yes, I agree re: standard poodles - not at all like the small ones. They are real dogs, very smart with a great sense of humor. They don't shed but, you have to have them trimmed. Learning to give them a short kennel clip is not difficult. Way back in the '70s I worked for a professional dog handler and one of his client's had the best black Standard Poodles I have ever seen. I think her name was Chris O'glanian - something like that. I couldn't lift them into or out of the tub but, once they were out on the grooming table I could dry them.
The last one was called Dody, I loved that dog.

 

[vehve]

Poodles make ok hunting dogs, but they're not as eager to please as other breeds. Smart dogs though.

I think diet has a lot to do with how bad a dog smells. I know a lot of labs that smell horrible, but our's don't.

 

[getaclue]

Quote:
Dh wants me to update to Windows 10. I don't really want to. I welcome a lot of the newer technology, however, I don't even like the concept behind Windows 10.

 

[Alaskan]

Windows 10 sucks your personal data up, and spews it all into the web.

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't want Microsoft 10 either even though they keep badgering me to accept it (free).

 

[sourland]

Princess says "No Way" to Windows 10.