On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:03:54 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Dec 16, 11:36*pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard Dog.
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then, he just
stands off and barks at it.

What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.

Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.

I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g

Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating. *They ignore
all other stimulus.

I don't' know.

My neighbor used to have beagles, and they did a good job of howling
all night.

Occasionally he'd take them rabbit hunting, so he said. Actually I
think he kept them around just to bug the neighborhood.

I've a friend in Tennessee who raises and trains beagles for hunting. When
I once expressed an interest in buying one, he told me to never buy a
beagle that was even associated with hunting beagles. He said they'd drive
me crazy. Best to buy city born and bred from a line of city born and bred.

Don't know if that's true, but I took his advice.
--
John

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BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Dec 16, 11:36 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard
Dog..
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare
him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one
in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then,
he just
stands off and barks at it.
What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would
would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other
loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his
body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.
Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the
world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.
I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g
Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating. They
ignore
all other stimulus.

I don't' know.

My neighbor used to have beagles, and they did a good job of howling
all night.

Occasionally he'd take them rabbit hunting, so he said. Actually I
think he kept them around just to bug the neighborhood.

We actually have two Beagle mutts. A male and a bitch. We got the male
first in 2003. and the bitch a couple of years later. The male thought
we were doing him a favor bringing a young babe into the house for him
to hump all day and all night. After two days of the male trying to
hump the bitch he has never tried again. We never say the scene where
the bitch laid down the law but, ever since then the male has had to
deal with being a notch lower on the totem pole. I guess that's why he
chases the cat around the house so much.

Ours Beagle's spend their time in the backyard squirrel hunting.
They've only caught one in two years. And, they only bark when a
neighbor is mowing the lawn or when the wife's car is driving down the
street coming home.


You need a full-sized Maine coon cat to straight out those pooches.

Once the current cat dies we are done with cats.


Too bad. Maine coon cats are great pets.

Wife keeps talking about those Maine Coon cats... she wants something that
can stand up to the neighbours half dozen cats that are always in our back
yard.
Our 17 year old female is tiny, under 7 pounds, but she used to try to put
up a fight. Now she mostly sleeps or scolds the dog.

John wrote:
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:03:54 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:

On Dec 16, 11:36 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard Dog.
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then, he just
stands off and barks at it.
What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.
Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.
I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g
Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating. They ignore
all other stimulus.
I don't' know.

My neighbor used to have beagles, and they did a good job of howling
all night.

Occasionally he'd take them rabbit hunting, so he said. Actually I
think he kept them around just to bug the neighborhood.

I've a friend in Tennessee who raises and trains beagles for hunting. When
I once expressed an interest in buying one, he told me to never buy a
beagle that was even associated with hunting beagles. He said they'd drive
me crazy. Best to buy city born and bred from a line of city born and bred.

Don't know if that's true, but I took his advice.

Our male, when he escapes, can be two miles down the road in 5 minutes.

Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Dec 16, 11:36 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German
Shephard Dog..
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen
scare him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged
one in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since
then, he just
stands off and barks at it.
What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would
would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or
other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his
body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.
Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the
world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.
I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g
Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating.
They ignore
all other stimulus.

I don't' know.

My neighbor used to have beagles, and they did a good job of howling
all night.

Occasionally he'd take them rabbit hunting, so he said. Actually I
think he kept them around just to bug the neighborhood.

We actually have two Beagle mutts. A male and a bitch. We got the
male first in 2003. and the bitch a couple of years later. The male
thought we were doing him a favor bringing a young babe into the
house for him to hump all day and all night. After two days of the
male trying to hump the bitch he has never tried again. We never say
the scene where the bitch laid down the law but, ever since then the
male has had to deal with being a notch lower on the totem pole. I
guess that's why he chases the cat around the house so much.

Ours Beagle's spend their time in the backyard squirrel hunting.
They've only caught one in two years. And, they only bark when a
neighbor is mowing the lawn or when the wife's car is driving down
the street coming home.


You need a full-sized Maine coon cat to straight out those pooches.

Once the current cat dies we are done with cats.


Too bad. Maine coon cats are great pets.

Our cat is too old to pee and crap outside. No more kitty kat crap boxes
in the house.

On Dec 17, 12:36*am, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard Dog..
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then, he just
stands off and barks at it.

What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.

Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.

I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g

Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating. *They ignore
all other stimulus.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's not true. You have to watch beagles, they'll dig under a fence
in a heartbeat if they get on a scent, and will follow it until you
never see them again!

On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:55:32 -0500, BAR wrote:

Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Dec 16, 11:36 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German
Shephard Dog..
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen
scare him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged
one in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since
then, he just
stands off and barks at it.
What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would
would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or
other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his
body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.
Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the
world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.
I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g
Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating.
They ignore
all other stimulus.

I don't' know.

My neighbor used to have beagles, and they did a good job of howling
all night.

Occasionally he'd take them rabbit hunting, so he said. Actually I
think he kept them around just to bug the neighborhood.

We actually have two Beagle mutts. A male and a bitch. We got the
male first in 2003. and the bitch a couple of years later. The male
thought we were doing him a favor bringing a young babe into the
house for him to hump all day and all night. After two days of the
male trying to hump the bitch he has never tried again. We never say
the scene where the bitch laid down the law but, ever since then the
male has had to deal with being a notch lower on the totem pole. I
guess that's why he chases the cat around the house so much.

Ours Beagle's spend their time in the backyard squirrel hunting.
They've only caught one in two years. And, they only bark when a
neighbor is mowing the lawn or when the wife's car is driving down
the street coming home.


You need a full-sized Maine coon cat to straight out those pooches.

Once the current cat dies we are done with cats.


Too bad. Maine coon cats are great pets.

Our cat is too old to pee and crap outside. No more kitty kat crap boxes
in the house.

Here's a couple replacements.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../TheCats-1.jpg

If you'd like, I could dress them out as rabbits, breaded and everything,
ready to fry. Our Safeway sells dry ice.

Or, I could ship 'em live, but that costs more.
--

John Salmonbait

Don White wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
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BAR wrote:
Boater wrote:
BAR wrote:
Tim wrote:
On Dec 16, 11:36 pm, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard
Dog..
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare
him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one
in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then,
he just
stands off and barks at it.
What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would
would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other
loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his
body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.
Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the
world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.
I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g
Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating. They
ignore
all other stimulus.
I don't' know.

My neighbor used to have beagles, and they did a good job of howling
all night.

Occasionally he'd take them rabbit hunting, so he said. Actually I
think he kept them around just to bug the neighborhood.
We actually have two Beagle mutts. A male and a bitch. We got the male
first in 2003. and the bitch a couple of years later. The male thought
we were doing him a favor bringing a young babe into the house for him
to hump all day and all night. After two days of the male trying to
hump the bitch he has never tried again. We never say the scene where
the bitch laid down the law but, ever since then the male has had to
deal with being a notch lower on the totem pole. I guess that's why he
chases the cat around the house so much.

Ours Beagle's spend their time in the backyard squirrel hunting.
They've only caught one in two years. And, they only bark when a
neighbor is mowing the lawn or when the wife's car is driving down the
street coming home.

You need a full-sized Maine coon cat to straight out those pooches.
Once the current cat dies we are done with cats.

Too bad. Maine coon cats are great pets.

Wife keeps talking about those Maine Coon cats... she wants something that
can stand up to the neighbours half dozen cats that are always in our back
yard.
Our 17 year old female is tiny, under 7 pounds, but she used to try to put
up a fight. Now she mostly sleeps or scolds the dog.




Shop carefully. Properly bred Maine coon cats are quite a bit larger
than ordinary house cats.

http://www.verismocat.com/htmscripts/lrgimg.htm

We have a runt of the litter Maine coon cat we saved from the outdoors.
He's an absolutely terrific little cat, clean, smart, fast, and
people-oriented.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ous/calboy.jpg

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On Dec 17, 12:36 am, "CalifBill" wrote:
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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard Dog.
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare
him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one in
the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then, he
just
stands off and barks at it.

What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would would
try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.

Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.

I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g

Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating. They ignore
all other stimulus.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's not true. You have to watch beagles, they'll dig under a fence
in a heartbeat if they get on a scent, and will follow it until you
never see them again!

But the scent can be a bagel or any other food.

What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would would
try and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other
loud noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his
body, from the neck to the tail, sticking out.

He just looks in the direction of the noise. My last GSD did as yours, and
went for cover. This one has a rock solid temperment. The breeder we got him
from does a wonderful job, breeding for temperment and work. I started
training him for Schutzund, but I didn't have the patience for the tracking
part of it.

--Mike

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard Dog.
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one in the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then, he just
stands off and barks at it.

What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would would try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.

Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.

I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g

Calif Bill wrote:
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On Dec 17, 12:36 am, "CalifBill" wrote:
"BAR" wrote in message

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Mike wrote:
I take the rubber bands off when I do that with my German Shephard Dog.
It doesn't matter, a lobster is the only thing I've ever seen scare
him.
He won't go within 4 feet of the critter(s). I think he nudged one in
the
head with his nose once, and the spines got him. Ever since then, he
just
stands off and barks at it.
What does your GSD do when he hears thunder? My 110 lb GSD would would
try
and get under the bed when he heard thunder, firecrackers or other loud
noises. He looked damn funny with his head under the bed and his body,
from the neck to the tail, sticking out.
Currently we have a Beagle mutt male. Worst thunder storm in the world
could go right over our house. He would just stand there.
I always save a bit for him when we're done... sweet revenge. g
Beagle's are interested in only one thing and that is eating. They ignore
all other stimulus.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That's not true. You have to watch beagles, they'll dig under a fence
in a heartbeat if they get on a scent, and will follow it until you
never see them again!

But the scent can be a bagel or any other food.

When you go to the dog pound you will see many dogs. If you count the
number of beagles you will soon learn all you need to know about the
breed.