The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Every lab I've owned had a fondness for sticks. My current one will run off with sticks and branches I'm processing for kindling. It's a race to see how many he can save before I get them worked up and in the kindling box. He looks genuinely pained when "his" sticks get burned. He's also a chewer of sticks (and everything else) just like his predecessors. When he gets bored playing fetch he just plops down in a comfortable spot and starts gnawing away.
I had a cat that would retrieve. Her specialty was bottle caps. She wouldn't even move if you tossed a twig or stick, although she would occasionally bring back a pencil. "Course, she took more of them off the table than she ever bothered to fetch. Odd cat. Then again, aren't they all?
chuckling, that must be one of JD's dogs, I just finished reading the book.
ReplyDeleteI used to own 2 that resembled that dog...at least in behavior. I do miss them still, and it has been 8+ years.
ReplyDeleteSigh... Reminds me of Vito...
ReplyDeleteI immediately thought of a scene from your Maxwell Saga that centered around some leaves from a nearby bush.
ReplyDeleteThis put a tear in my eye, my Golden Retriever, Barney, would bring back 2 or 3 sticks. I miss him bad, he was the best dog ever.
ReplyDeleteEvery lab I've owned had a fondness for sticks. My current one will run off with sticks and branches I'm processing for kindling. It's a race to see how many he can save before I get them worked up and in the kindling box. He looks genuinely pained when "his" sticks get burned. He's also a chewer of sticks (and everything else) just like his predecessors. When he gets bored playing fetch he just plops down in a comfortable spot and starts gnawing away.
ReplyDeleteMy dog won't fetch.
ReplyDeleteI had a cat that would retrieve. Her specialty was bottle caps. She wouldn't even move if you tossed a twig or stick, although she would occasionally bring back a pencil. "Course, she took more of them off the table than she ever bothered to fetch. Odd cat. Then again, aren't they all?
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