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2004-08-02 Britain

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Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 08:57|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sorry to read this. He was well known among spaniel breeders / fanciers. Knowing how spaniels can grab your heart when you work with them, I suspect his handler is pretty broken up about losing him.

At least, I hope he is.

Posted by rkb 2004-08-02 9:27:16 AM|| 2004-08-02 9:27:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey at least the pooch more 'n likely died happy.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 9:29:45 AM|| 2004-08-02 9:29:45 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 From speed? Not likely. Racing heart, desperate attempt to get his breathing under control .... not a good way to die.

Posted by rkb 2004-08-02 9:32:46 AM|| 2004-08-02 9:32:46 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 .. and how would you know?

Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 9:35:31 AM|| 2004-08-02 9:35:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 I breed and train English Cocker Spaniels (closely related to Springers) who are show dogs and tested for field (hunting) ability. As such, I'm part of several online communities where other breeders and veterinarians share information about things that can kill dogs if eaten or breathed in.

What really annoys me is that the article says no drug arrests were made, despite the clear evidence that someone was transporting the stuff.

Posted by rkb 2004-08-02 9:49:05 AM|| 2004-08-02 9:49:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Fantastic dawgs - great ears.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 10:01:23 AM|| 2004-08-02 10:01:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 I posted this link very late the other day, but I'm sure many people missed it - and it's so funny and cool that it derserves more exposure:
Smart Dog movie

Posted by .com 2004-08-02 10:46:01 AM|| 2004-08-02 10:46:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Great vid.

Posted by Howard UK 2004-08-02 10:57:09 AM|| 2004-08-02 10:57:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Great freestyle routine - thanks for the link.

Lots of people are opting for freestyle or for agility (obstacle course) competition instead of the old, rigid obedience titles. The dogs love it!

Posted by rkb 2004-08-02 11:22:10 AM|| 2004-08-02 11:22:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 rkb, my wife and I are English Cocker fans from way back -- had one, and currently have an English Cocker-American Cocker mix (we call her a "Canadian Cocker"). We're planning on another English Cocker before the year is out -- family pet only, no breeding or hunting. If you know of a great breeder in the Midwest I'd appreciate an e-mail, and thanks!

Posted by Steve White 2004-08-02 11:28:50 AM|| 2004-08-02 11:28:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I emailed Steve with some contact info of reputable breeders in his area. If anyone else is looking for a purebred dog of any breed, feel free to email me and I'll be glad to help put you in touch with responsible breeders who do health screenings, temperament selection etc. as it ought to be done.

Posted by rkb 2004-08-02 11:44:33 AM|| 2004-08-02 11:44:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 .com - where do you find this stuff? Do you have a little library of great clips ...or what??

Posted by B 2004-08-02 2:36:22 PM|| 2004-08-02 2:36:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 You don't understand B. .com films this stuff, he's known on 6 continents and wanted on 3.

I love that crazy goldie short. I am still fairly certain it was choreographed by a border collie. It's got that aggressive timing thing.

Posted by Shipman 2004-08-02 2:56:35 PM|| 2004-08-02 2:56:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#14 Ditto #13. I have .com's "Smart Dog Movie" on my favorites list. I've watched it about half a dozen times already, and .com only posted last week.

I confess. Though I'm a conservative, I'm an animal lover and actually am known to send massive amounts of money to the local humane society and a couple of doggie adoption organizations.

I had a much beloved golden retriever who broke my heart when he died unexpectedly of Splenic Hemangio Sarcoma (an aggressive cancer of blood vessels)5 years ago. I could never get another dog, so .com's movie allows me to enjoy a golden and its notorious playfulness vicariously.

Posted by rex 2004-08-02 5:27:41 PM|| 2004-08-02 5:27:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#15 Get another Goldie immediately Rex, I've been there. Ask our RKB for local good breeders.

Posted by Shipman 2004-08-02 6:10:12 PM|| 2004-08-02 6:10:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#16 .com films this stuff,

I'm not sure if you are joking or not. The amazing .com.

Loved the video!!

Posted by B 2004-08-02 9:44:51 PM|| 2004-08-02 9:44:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#17 Lol! Ship's imagination is working on overtime, as usual - lol! I make about 15-20 % of what I post - most is off some weird site and too good to touch!

Here are a few sites with some good vids and pix. The problem always is that the artistic crowd tends to be loonier than Jeneane Garbuffalo, so you have to grit your teeth and ignore the stupidity... and you have to be porn-tolerant. If you can't deal with these, then you're on your own, heh, cuz that's they way they're wired. Roll your own. Every one of these has links to 10-20 other places so check 'em all out and find the few you're can find stuff on that works for you - and isn't branded to death. Some go overboard branding stuff other people created with their dipshit name. If it were the other way around, they'd pee their short pants and stomp their tiny little feet, I'm sure.

Anyway - have fun and make sure you have a good adware and spyware sweeper to clean up with afterwards -- and that includes you Macnoids. They make 'em for you, too - for a reason, heh. Go here to get such goodies - not to mention a 1000 other things - search on "spyware" and look for SpyBot and AdAware, in particular, since they work and they're free.
EBaum's World (where this vid came from)
Compfused
Baker Media
SideTraked
Kontraband (brands all vids and reformats to QTime MOV)

I am not responsible for any infections you, or your machine, picks up during your adventure. I would stay away from any link to the .RU domain, heh, they're notorious assholes.

Happy Motoring!

Posted by .com 2004-08-03 9:26:59 AM|| 2004-08-03 9:26:59 AM|| Front Page Top

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