[Winfield Hill]

Spehro Pefhany wrote...

Tantrums, throwing of feces, public masturbation, etc.

Figuratively speaking of course.

 

[Terry Pinnell]

This afternoon our master Clown Loach unexpectedly died. We found him
lying in death in the middle of the tank, with his partner of fifteen
years beside him quietly keeping vigil. After the body was removed,
the remaining Loach immediately hid himself and hasn't been seen since.
It's the end of an glorious era for our tank community, the end of the
partnership of these two fine creatures, the end for our original fish,
our beloved fish, and a time for deep sadness.

A moving post, Win. Sorry for your loss. No possibility of a new
partner for the survivor?

 

[Clarence_A]

Cats train humans to serve them. My Cat trained everyone who comes
to the house to do what they are told.

How does a servant order the Master?

When I used to live in the South End of Boston,
I used to regularly see gay guys walking huge dogs
- rotties etc - in the park near Worcester square.
How cruel, to keep a dog like that in a 5-story brownstone.

Almost a cruel as forcing people to live in a 5-story brownstone.

I do wonder how you could tell these dog walkers were Gay? Did
they wear party hats?

 

[Joerg]

Hello Win,

I am sorry to hear that. At least he must have had a fun life and 15 may
just be their normal life span. But the grief will be there no matter
what, it is also part of life.

When I think that our trusty lab dog, a Rottie mix, is now well over the
hill it makes me sad as well. It really hit us when the vet sent the
usual vaccination reminder and this time it stated senior dog.

Regards, Joerg

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Joerg
<[email protected]>) about 'Twilight for
the fishes, we say goodby to our great Clown Loach.', on Mon, 4 Apr
2005:

I am sorry to hear that. At least he must have had a fun life and 15
may just be their normal life span. But the grief will be there no
matter what, it is also part of life.

I was talking to my younger boxer-breeding friend today, and she may
have found something significant about their life-span in her extensive
pedigree research.

When I think that our trusty lab dog, a Rottie mix, is now well over
the hill it makes me sad as well. It really hit us when the vet sent
the usual vaccination reminder and this time it stated senior dog.

She seems to have identified some genetic disposition either to a
life-span around 10 years or one approaching 20 years. The data isn't
properly analysed yet. From my limited experience of my older, and now
departed, friend's dogs, I recall that those that died around 10 years
old 'looked old', and the real old lady who reached 18 didn't look
exceptionally decrepit.

 

[Joerg]

Hello John,

She seems to have identified some genetic disposition either to a
life-span around 10 years or one approaching 20 years. The data isn't
properly analysed yet. From my limited experience of my older, and now
departed, friend's dogs, I recall that those that died around 10 years
old 'looked old', and the real old lady who reached 18 didn't look
exceptionally decrepit.

That is interesting, especially if it can be corroborated over a large
population from different blood lines. So far I have only read about
growth hormones or something that determine a canine's life span. The
most sad story is with St.Bernhards who often don't even get close to
eight years. Maybe there is hope. Our Rottie still has a puppy face when
compared to others. But he is a mix between Rottweiler, Queensland
Healer and Australian Shepherd. Not many of those around for a comparison.

Regards, Joerg

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Joerg
<[email protected]>) about 'Twilight for
the fishes, we say goodby to our great Clown Loach.', on Mon, 4 Apr
2005:

But he is a mix between Rottweiler, Queensland Healer and Australian
Shepherd. Not many of those around for a comparison.

Especially those having three parents. (;-)

 

[Terry Given]

Cats train humans to serve them. My Cat trained everyone who comes
to the house to do what they are told.




How does a servant order the Master?




Almost a cruel as forcing people to live in a 5-story brownstone.

I do wonder how you could tell these dog walkers were Gay? Did
they wear party hats?

2 guys holding hands and kissing is usually a dead give-away. That, and
the South End is (or at least was) known for its large gay population.

Cheers
Terry

 

[Joerg]

Hello John,

Especially those having three parents. (;-)

ROFL!

Not really. His mom was a pure Rottweiler from Germany, complete with
aristocratic papers and all. A most gentle dog. He and numerous others
were the result of an unintended romantic encounter between her and a
Healer/Shepherd mix. Strange thing is, our dog is the same size as a
Rottweiler, same markings, except for a longer snout. All the others
were black and white.

Regards, Joerg

 

[John Fields]

2 guys holding hands and kissing is usually a dead give-away. That, and
the South End is (or at least was) known for its large gay population.

 

[Active8]

Spehro Pefhany wrote...

Figuratively speaking of course.

Not if you're Pee Wee Herman.

 

[Terry Given]

LOL

Cheers
Terry

 

[Tony Williams]

Not really. His mom was a pure Rottweiler from Germany, complete
with aristocratic papers and all. A most gentle dog. He and
numerous others were the result of an unintended romantic
encounter between her and a Healer/Shepherd mix. Strange thing
is, our dog is the same size as a Rottweiler, same markings,
except for a longer snout. All the others were black and white.

Out Rottie is now about 8, and starting to get
joint troubles, which is not good news for any
large breed. At the turn on the century, the
Rottweiler was actually a lighter leggier dog,
but subsequent 'breeding to type' has resulted
in a dog that is really too heavy, and with a
consequently shorter life.

 

[John Woodgate]

I read in sci.electronics.design that Tony Williams

'breeding to type' has resulted
in a dog that is really too heavy, and with a
consequently shorter life.

Like stars.

 

[Paul Burke]

Like stars.

Do dogs go supernova on occasion then?

 

[Ban]

Out Rottie is now about 8, and starting to get
joint troubles, which is not good news for any
large breed. At the turn on the century, the
Rottweiler was actually a lighter leggier dog,
but subsequent 'breeding to type' has resulted
in a dog that is really too heavy, and with a
consequently shorter life.

As a teenager I lived next door to the famous soprano opera singer late
Leonie Rysanek, who had two beautiful Rottweilers. But the race is so
overbred, the skull doesn't have enough space for the brain and many develop
a tumor with age. Those dogs had to be killed after they attacked a couple
of persons, even the mistress. Luckily the property had a high wall around
it, I would have feared for our Dachshund and my small sister.

 

[Roger Johansson]

Do dogs go supernova on occasion then?

Thousands of people, mainly children, are killed by household dogs
every year, and hundreds of thousands, mainly children, are badly
injured.

 

[John Woodgate]

Do dogs go supernova on occasion then?

Yes. It can be heatstroke or a fatal epileptic condition.

 

[Keith Williams]

Hello John,


That is interesting, especially if it can be corroborated over a large
population from different blood lines. So far I have only read about
growth hormones or something that determine a canine's life span. The
most sad story is with St.Bernhards who often don't even get close to
eight years. Maybe there is hope. Our Rottie still has a puppy face when
compared to others. But he is a mix between Rottweiler, Queensland
Healer and Australian Shepherd. Not many of those around for a comparison.

Is a Queensland Healer anything like a Blue Healer? If so that's some
mix! Yikes!

 

[John Fields]

I agree completely. To have dogs and cats in a city is very unnatural.

I was talking about a situation out in the countryside, and in most of
the third world, where cats are very free to choose for themselves if
they want to come home again, chose a new home, or go wild.

The ancient stories we have about how the cat historically started
living with humans seem to support that cats, at least to some extent,
have chosen human company voluntarily.

---
Are you actually proposing that we went out and hunted dogs down for
the purpose of domesticating them instead of eating them? You've
obviously either never read or have chosen to ignore the ancient
stories about dogs befriending humans for scraps of food and
eventually wound up hanging out with us voluntarily.