And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
At our big Stock Show and Rodeo every year there is a working dog competition where they move a small herd of sheep around the arena. It's my favorite part of the whole thing and you can tell those dogs are living their best life. We should all enjoy our jobs the way those dogs do!
I see a couple working dog cattle shows every summer. Smartest dogs I've ever observed. Yes, they're trained but some of the antics they do are not trainable. Just plain intelligence on the dog's part.
I’ve owned Border Collies for over 30 years. Worked a 1/3 of them and the rest were pets. A neighbor who fosters dogs for the local shelter had a year old Aussie who had just had her front leg amputated at the shoulder. We adopted her 3 years ago. Aussies may look like Border Collies but are incredibly different. She’s quite the huntress and loves chasing down geckos and birds. She hasn’t a clue that she has a handicap. In fact, I can’t imagine what she would be like with 4 proper limbs.
sadly i know numerous humans that can't even understand the concept of that dogs thought process.
ReplyDelete...you realize they're actually just a liquid covered in fur, right.. ?
ReplyDeleteI had one for eleven years but she died 2 months ago from cancer. I miss her terribly. She was the smartest animal I had ever known.
ReplyDeleteIt does hurt when your best buddy passes.
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Michael the anonymous
i really do want the "rainbow bridge" to be part of the hereafter for me and all of us who regard dogs as one of the better things in this life.
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ReplyDeleteAt our big Stock Show and Rodeo every year there is a working dog competition where they move a small herd of sheep around the arena. It's my favorite part of the whole thing and you can tell those dogs are living their best life. We should all enjoy our jobs the way those dogs do!
ReplyDeleteI see a couple working dog cattle shows every summer. Smartest dogs I've ever observed. Yes, they're trained but some of the antics they do are not trainable. Just plain intelligence on the dog's part.
DeleteI’ve owned Border Collies for over 30 years. Worked a 1/3 of them and the rest were pets. A neighbor who fosters dogs for the local shelter had a year old Aussie who had just had her front leg amputated at the shoulder. We adopted her 3 years ago. Aussies may look like Border Collies but are incredibly different. She’s quite the huntress and loves chasing down geckos and birds. She hasn’t a clue that she has a handicap. In fact, I can’t imagine what she would be like with 4 proper limbs.
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