tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post6469676206515006357..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: ThanksgivingsSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-34135153142295175122011-12-08T06:29:00.408-08:002011-12-08T06:29:00.408-08:00Always good to hear from you, Mary!Always good to hear from you, Mary!Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-27184332306435578572011-12-07T21:11:00.125-08:002011-12-07T21:11:00.125-08:00Seems like Rena did an excellent publicity tour --...Seems like Rena did an excellent publicity tour -- though they're always risky!<br /><br />If you need a book reviewer again, I'm your old lady.<br /><br />Prairie Marymscriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567509503405689139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-68496576633183418942011-12-06T10:21:18.503-08:002011-12-06T10:21:18.503-08:00....And I'm sure most all of us dog-o-philes h.......And I'm sure most all of us dog-o-philes have a "lost" story or two to tell--this reminds me of my most traumatic--I had only had my first sighthound--an Azawakh of all things--a few months--got him as an adult, so it was taking time for the bonding to occur--Azawakhs don't take to strangers, to make an understatement! But he was doing fairly well, and I was trusting him loose around my place as long as I could keep my eye on him--he was quite obediant. But one day I let him out to pee, and he was JUST GONE, in mere SECONDS!!! I panicked and ran all over looking and calling--NOTHING. I knew no one had stolen HIM, though! (He bit A LOT of strangers in his day!). I spent the next 3 days running and driving all over looking for that crazy dog--I had notices up everywhere, and was getting constant calls--he was regularly being sighted by the locals--and no mistaking an Azawakh in Southern Appalachia! Every time he was seen, he was with a little female BEAGLE--no doubt in heat! But by the time I'd get to wherever they were spotted, they'd be gone. They were seen 10 miles and more away at times. Never did catch up to them--but the Azawakh FINALLY came home on his own--he never did do anything like that again, all the years I had him! And I always wondered about that little beagle, it's owner probably pondering as well--"Ah shore doan know whut tha hell gotta holt of liddle Gypsy this-here last time, but them pups shore as heck made sum GOOD rabbit dawgs!!!"....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-76451880263550808342011-12-06T10:07:42.877-08:002011-12-06T10:07:42.877-08:00Yeah, I use the "O-ring" collars too--mo...Yeah, I use the "O-ring" collars too--most hunters(especially houndsmen) I know do as well. I can't swear they will always prevent hang-ups, but I personally don't know of anyone that uses them that has had that happen(?)...and it is really sad(and SCARY!) how increasingly unrealistic people are getting about animals--I am regularly lamblasted by the humaniac-types for letting my SIBERIAN HUSKIES sleep outside in the Winter! And I live in the SOUTHERN U. S.! They are rarely mollified even when I tell them I have plenty of cozy houses stuffed with straw, and the huskies PREFER to sleep out on the snow! These types probably think global warming is GOOD for the polar bears! But perhaps the WORST case of humanitis I ever heard was an obviously overly civilized lady visiting a zoo I once worked at, who SERIOUSLY suggested we get CLOTHING for our naked animals! It seems the male donkeys had her most concerned, exposing themselves to the world like they did!....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-80662798960718929652011-12-05T10:42:36.377-08:002011-12-05T10:42:36.377-08:00I thought it might be something like that. When I...I thought it might be something like that. When I was a vet tech we always heard of the stories of dogs playing and getting caught in a collar. The collars I use have an O-ring in the middle. They are "supposed" to make it so that if the dog gets caught on a fence they won't strangle (don't ask me how that works). I like them because we tie the border collies and they are good tie out collars. I'd be surprised if my wandering guardian would be so "unwiley" as to get his collar caught on a fence. We once thought having him drag a tire would keep him in. He took the tire under our fence and several neighbor fences and went for an all day romp.Jenny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606055794620433163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-60085290525528000842011-12-05T00:49:22.641-08:002011-12-05T00:49:22.641-08:00Animals living outside? That's crazy!=pAnimals living outside? That's crazy!=pMoro Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03170995132520805860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-47306862559505224922011-12-04T17:24:45.813-08:002011-12-04T17:24:45.813-08:00Glad everything worked out. So stressfull!Glad everything worked out. So stressfull!Reid Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382498430164817928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-65830110572500777162011-12-04T07:02:32.713-08:002011-12-04T07:02:32.713-08:00Good it comes to the end with almost no losses... ...Good it comes to the end with almost no losses... except you nerves...And were was her friend, Rant? Is he at least distrustful to strangers?<br /><br />I use to put the tags not on the regular collars, but on separate chains, cheap and tiny, which dog can just tore if get caught by it. It works perfect.<br /><br />EugeneEugene (AZAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04390822110161887910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-41841560619691853612011-12-03T20:46:24.677-08:002011-12-03T20:46:24.677-08:00Poor Cass! This is such a group of dog fanatics-- ...Poor Cass! This is such a group of dog fanatics-- me included of course.<br /><br />And that was a pretty fine car-- said by someone who once briefly had a classic Beemer.<br /><br />Hope he finds a good ride too...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-29629010775894381672011-12-03T20:37:57.981-08:002011-12-03T20:37:57.981-08:00So happy to hear that Rena is home safe and sound ...So happy to hear that Rena is home safe and sound ... and wouldn't we all just be tickled to death if the AR wing-nuts would not take it upon themselves to decide how our dogs should live ... scarey stuff ... I'm sure you've heard the nightmare stories of show dogs being released from their crates (torture chambers)in order to be liberated and free only to be killed in the traffic of surrounding parking lots and highway ... I've got no sense of the need to be PC where these people are concerned.<br /><br />Oh yeah - so glad that Cass was not injured in the slide off ... <br /><br />Lady with the Black DogsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-37525291367290119232011-12-02T08:26:39.942-08:002011-12-02T08:26:39.942-08:00I'm so glad Rena's home! My dog Angelo was...I'm so glad Rena's home! My dog Angelo was gone for 40 days and was finally found by one of his best friends, our UPS driver...lelandhttp://www.hermitblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-27084037347501902872011-12-02T07:09:56.274-08:002011-12-02T07:09:56.274-08:00Microchip plus ear tattoo might be prudent. The e...Microchip plus ear tattoo might be prudent. The ear tat is visible.<br /><br />FWIW, I recommend AVID chips, based on the excellent response from AVID when I had a foster dog go AWOL. Because the dog was in transition, his chip was not yet registered. No matter -- they put him on their "hot list" and phoned to check up on him.<br /><br />I don't know about the Home Again chips, but the shelters and some vets around here are now pushing some no-name chip that requires annual fees for registration. I'd stay strictly away from such things.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-50982619928279042962011-12-02T05:36:41.215-08:002011-12-02T05:36:41.215-08:00Thanks Andrew. Those of us who live with our anima...Thanks Andrew. Those of us who live with our animals in very active lives hate the notion of taking that pleasure, and adventure, from them.Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-61610059734300985112011-12-01T20:11:41.701-08:002011-12-01T20:11:41.701-08:00Whew...! Thank heaven 1) Cass is OK, and 2) Rena i...Whew...! Thank heaven 1) Cass is OK, and 2) Rena is back home. Like the others, I was awfully worried about her.<br /><br />My dogs are chipped. The sheepdogs never wore collars when working stock, and none of my dogs wear collars at home, because I'm skeered of accidents. A veterinarian friend lost a dog whose collar got caught on their fence -- stuff of nightmares. I've known other dogs who got jaws caught in collars while at play. My dogs only wear collars when we travel, and up at the cabin, where they're close by most of the time.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-31120088804634428062011-12-01T20:06:40.713-08:002011-12-01T20:06:40.713-08:00Just glad that things worked out, Cat!
But it sou...Just glad that things worked out, Cat!<br /><br />But it sounds to me like book fodder: the clueless city folks "rescue" the rural guard dog, whose rural habits then make such a shambles of their lives that they let her go to find her way back to her proper place. That's a kids book we'd love to have!<br /><br />Speaking of which, thank you, thank you for all the books! Can't wait till Eli can properly absorb them!Peculiarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849337750990440147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-30853980602015555472011-12-01T20:02:20.602-08:002011-12-01T20:02:20.602-08:00Cat: I am so happy to see that Rena has come home....Cat: I am so happy to see that Rena has come home. I saw my own share of 'folks who cared for animals' this summer and thankfully the police sent to investigate were infinitely more intelligent than the 'care-giver.' I, too, occasionally worry about someone taking a shine to one or other of our dogs or the idiots who dump human food waste. Happily for you and us, our dogs are able to find their own way home.<br /><br />all best<br />AndrewAndrew Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204944202954520498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-77626467039458096882011-12-01T19:12:37.136-08:002011-12-01T19:12:37.136-08:00Jenny,
My guardians rarely wear collars - if we...Jenny,<br />My guardians rarely wear collars - if we're on the federal range where they might encounter other people, yes they wear webbing or leather collars with our phone number. <br /><br />I don't like collars on my guardians. I've had two dogs get tangled in one collar in a wrestling match, and never been a fan of the collars since then. My brother-in-law had a dog killed when the dog got hung up in a fence by his collar.<br /><br />If we're on home range, our guardians generally don't wear collars, unless it's spiked collars because of wolf activity. We have signs on our range noting that the sheep are grazing in the area, that the dogs are with them, with my cell phone number posted.<br /><br />None of my other dogs is so human-socialized that they could be stolen. Rena is the exception.<br /><br />Other people always keep collars on their dogs, but I'm just not one of them. Personal preference. Everything has its own risks.<br /><br />I am going to have Rena chipped, but again, this wouldn't have made a difference in this case anyway ...Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-39866684460935608742011-12-01T18:57:11.502-08:002011-12-01T18:57:11.502-08:00Toni, thanks for your caring, for all of us.
Chas...Toni, thanks for your caring, for all of us.<br /><br />Chas, thanks for your good thoughts as well. You know the emotional drain caused by the loss of a good dog. Thankful for you also, you got yours back.<br /><br />Wouldn't we love to know the stories! I kept hoping Rena was laying around on someone's couch, farting and burping.Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-8920664860508419592011-12-01T18:53:03.738-08:002011-12-01T18:53:03.738-08:00SO glad she is back!
If someone kidnapped ("...SO glad she is back!<br /><br />If someone kidnapped ("rescued") one of MY dogs and I found out, I would not like to say what I might do.<br /><br />And mine do not have the additional cascade of responsibilities Rena has!<br /><br />I keep thinking you are safer than I am from the follies of our time, even as Bostonians or Californians may think we are. No place to run...Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1202165071394721762011-12-01T18:45:38.724-08:002011-12-01T18:45:38.724-08:00Cat, do you put collars on your dogs with ID? I c...Cat, do you put collars on your dogs with ID? I can't see them in the pictures. If not, why not? Just curious about your reasons. I have collars with flat tags on my guardians because I have one that sometimes has his own boundaries beyond our fences. I'm always worried about what happened to Rena because my guardians are socialized to people.Jenny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04606055794620433163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-68691397475205325612011-12-01T18:37:18.987-08:002011-12-01T18:37:18.987-08:00First, I am so relieved that she is back.
Second,...First, I am so relieved that she is back.<br /><br />Second, one of our dogs disappeared for two months once. She was wearing a tag with her contact info on it, and the tag was still there when she came walking up our driveway.<br /><br />I know who <i>might</i> have taken her, but I could never prove it.<br /> <br />She was thin, had a tapeworm, and her claws were completely worn down on her return, so I wonder if she walked back . . . from somewhere.<br /><br />The trouble is, THEY WON'T TALK!Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-58962340946904295512011-12-01T18:18:01.852-08:002011-12-01T18:18:01.852-08:00Cat & Jim, first of all so glad that Cass was ...Cat & Jim, first of all so glad that Cass was not harmed in his vehicle.<br />Also, so thankful that Rena is now back home safe and sound. A touching story and photos.tbohnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03230170070877815414noreply@blogger.com