Yo - Chuck...

On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:03:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
<email.DeleteThis@swsports.org> wrote:

>It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>do for the soul.
>
>Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>snark and commentary.
>
>Perhaps I should stay away from the computer on days like this - much
>easier on the psyche. :>)
>
>My bad - sorry.
>
Hey, you elicited a couple intelligent responses from Chuck and
others, got the supercharged snowmobile running, the concrete
controversy lit off, started a short-lived discussion about trawlers,
Contenders and skiffs, and attracted a male prostitute here.
Not to mention a discourse on radiation effects - yours and Harry's -
a spot of poetry and a little Orbison.
Not bad at all. Party on.

--Vic
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> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:03:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
> <email.TakeThisOut@swsports.org> wrote:
>
>>It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>>do for the soul.
>>
>>Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>>snark and commentary.
>>


I found your posts to be lucid, on target and refreshing. I accept your
offer for the Navigator.

Eisboch
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Eisboch wrote:
>> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:03:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
>> <email DeleteThis @swsports.org> wrote:
>>
>>> It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>>> do for the soul.
>>>
>>> Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>>> snark and commentary.
>>>
>
>
> I found your posts to be lucid, on target and refreshing. I accept your
> offer for the Navigator.
>
> Eisboch
>
>



Not to worry. I signed Tom up for a two week stint at H&R Bloch
from 1-15 April. Ain't payback a bitch?
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email RemoveThis @swsports.org> wrote in message
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> It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
> do for the soul.
>
> Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
> snark and commentary.
>
> Perhaps I should stay away from the computer on days like this - much
> easier on the psyche. :>)
>
> My bad - sorry.
>
> Tom

I had a bit of a rough afternoon also.
Went down to the biggest of only two parks in the area where a dog can run
off leash.
As the wife, pup & I are walking along playing ball. a guy comes up quickly
behind us doing some kind of hiking thing with the long aluminum ski type
pole.
Of course the pup sees him and runs over to show him the ball and say hello.
The guy mumles something and uses the pole to fend the pup off.
I try to get ahold of the pup but the #$%$ hiker starts telling me to
control my dog while walking quickly away swinging the pole. Now I'm trying
to catch them and grab the dog at the same time. I told the guy to slow down
so I could collar Bronson but he was a bit nasty at this time. I lost it
then, telling him just what I thought of him. He stopped to face me and I
was ready to rumble before he decided to keep moving.
The thing is...these joggers and hikers can do their thing anywhere but the
dog walkers only have two choices.
...and yes...we will work on the dogs obedience again. If it had come back
to us right away when called, all could have been avoided.
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"Don White" <whited DeleteThis @ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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>
> "Short Wave Sportfishing" <email DeleteThis @swsports.org> wrote in message
> news:t94hu21a371o7bphtn6b4050kv6n8b1pfl@4ax.com...
>> It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>> do for the soul.
>>
>> Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>> snark and commentary.
>>
>> Perhaps I should stay away from the computer on days like this - much
>> easier on the psyche. :>)
>>
>> My bad - sorry.
>>
>> Tom
>
> I had a bit of a rough afternoon also.
> Went down to the biggest of only two parks in the area where a dog can run
> off leash.
> As the wife, pup & I are walking along playing ball. a guy comes up
> quickly behind us doing some kind of hiking thing with the long aluminum
> ski type pole.
> Of course the pup sees him and runs over to show him the ball and say
> hello. The guy mumles something and uses the pole to fend the pup off.
> I try to get ahold of the pup but the #$%$ hiker starts telling me to
> control my dog while walking quickly away swinging the pole. Now I'm
> trying to catch them and grab the dog at the same time. I told the guy to
> slow down so I could collar Bronson but he was a bit nasty at this time. I
> lost it then, telling him just what I thought of him. He stopped to face
> me and I was ready to rumble before he decided to keep moving.
> The thing is...these joggers and hikers can do their thing anywhere but
> the dog walkers only have two choices.
> ..and yes...we will work on the dogs obedience again. If it had come back
> to us right away when called, all could have been avoided.
>

What a jerk............it could have been a nice afternoon walk for you and
your wife.

Glad that the pup was not injured.
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On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 18:07:18 -0500, "Eisboch" <rce DeleteThis @nowhere.com> wrote:

>
>> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:03:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
>> <email DeleteThis @swsports.org> wrote:
>>
>>>It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>>>do for the soul.
>>>
>>>Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>>>snark and commentary.
>
>I found your posts to be lucid, on target and refreshing. I accept your
>offer for the Navigator.

I made an offer on the Navigator?

Damn - I must have been really out of it. :>)

Oh well - nothing for it.

How would you like me to send the $25? Personal check ok?
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On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:35:25 -0600, Vic Smith
<thismailautodeleted.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:03:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
><email.DeleteThis@swsports.org> wrote:
>
>>It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>>do for the soul.
>>
>>Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>>snark and commentary.
>>
>>Perhaps I should stay away from the computer on days like this - much
>>easier on the psyche. :>)
>>
>>My bad - sorry.
>>
>Hey, you elicited a couple intelligent responses from Chuck and
>others, got the supercharged snowmobile running, the concrete
>controversy lit off, started a short-lived discussion about trawlers,
>Contenders and skiffs, and attracted a male prostitute here.
>Not to mention a discourse on radiation effects - yours and Harry's -
>a spot of poetry and a little Orbison.
>Not bad at all. Party on.

All in a day's work.

Gnarly dude, gnarly...
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On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:17:44 -0500, Harry Krause
<harry.krause.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:

>Eisboch wrote:
>>> On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:03:56 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
>>> <email.TakeThisOut@swsports.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>>>> do for the soul.
>>>>
>>>> Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>>>> snark and commentary.
>>
>> I found your posts to be lucid, on target and refreshing. I accept your
>> offer for the Navigator.
>
>Not to worry. I signed Tom up for a two week stint at H&R Bloch
>from 1-15 April. Ain't payback a bitch?

There ain't no way man - ain't no way.
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On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:59:45 GMT, "Don White" <whited.RemoveThis@ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>
>"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email.RemoveThis@swsports.org> wrote in message
>news:t94hu21a371o7bphtn6b4050kv6n8b1pfl@4ax.com...
>> It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>> do for the soul.
>>
>> Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>> snark and commentary.
>>
>> Perhaps I should stay away from the computer on days like this - much
>> easier on the psyche. :>)
>>
>> My bad - sorry.
>>
>> Tom
>
>I had a bit of a rough afternoon also.
>Went down to the biggest of only two parks in the area where a dog can run
>off leash.
>As the wife, pup & I are walking along playing ball. a guy comes up quickly
>behind us doing some kind of hiking thing with the long aluminum ski type
>pole.
>Of course the pup sees him and runs over to show him the ball and say hello.
>The guy mumles something and uses the pole to fend the pup off.
>I try to get ahold of the pup but the #$%$ hiker starts telling me to
>control my dog while walking quickly away swinging the pole. Now I'm trying
>to catch them and grab the dog at the same time. I told the guy to slow down
>so I could collar Bronson but he was a bit nasty at this time. I lost it
>then, telling him just what I thought of him. He stopped to face me and I
>was ready to rumble before he decided to keep moving.
>The thing is...these joggers and hikers can do their thing anywhere but the
>dog walkers only have two choices.
>..and yes...we will work on the dogs obedience again. If it had come back
>to us right away when called, all could have been avoided.

If I might offer a suggestion?

Keep a tennis ball with you. It's better if it's one that he/she
plays with a lot - like a favorite.

Use that in the play time when you toss the ball and the dog retrieves
it. Use the command "Come here" when he/she retrieves the ball and
returns.

Then when you are in the park, take the ball with you and when he gets
like this, use the ball as a lure using the "Come Here" command.

That particular trick has been one I've used for years and it's never
failed.

Another useful trick is to use the command "down". This can be done
at home every time the puppy lays down - just say the word. Then
start working on the hand and voice command for down. When he runs
off, use the command "down" and he/she will just plop on the belly
when it happens.
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Don White wrote:

> "Short Wave Sportfishing" <email.RemoveThis@swsports.org> wrote in message
> news:t94hu21a371o7bphtn6b4050kv6n8b1pfl@4ax.com...
>
>>It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
>>do for the soul.
>>
>>Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
>>snark and commentary.
>>
>>Perhaps I should stay away from the computer on days like this - much
>>easier on the psyche. :>)
>>
>>My bad - sorry.
>>
>>Tom
>
>
> I had a bit of a rough afternoon also.
> Went down to the biggest of only two parks in the area where a dog can run
> off leash.
> As the wife, pup & I are walking along playing ball. a guy comes up quickly
> behind us doing some kind of hiking thing with the long aluminum ski type
> pole.
> Of course the pup sees him and runs over to show him the ball and say hello.
> The guy mumles something and uses the pole to fend the pup off.
> I try to get ahold of the pup but the #$%$ hiker starts telling me to
> control my dog while walking quickly away swinging the pole. Now I'm trying
> to catch them and grab the dog at the same time. I told the guy to slow down
> so I could collar Bronson but he was a bit nasty at this time. I lost it
> then, telling him just what I thought of him. He stopped to face me and I
> was ready to rumble before he decided to keep moving.
> The thing is...these joggers and hikers can do their thing anywhere but the
> dog walkers only have two choices.
> ..and yes...we will work on the dogs obedience again. If it had come back
> to us right away when called, all could have been avoided.
>
>

You are a bad ass! That "rumble" would have made CNN in minutes!
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email.TakeThisOut@swsports.org> wrote in message
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> If I might offer a suggestion?
>
> Keep a tennis ball with you. It's better if it's one that he/she
> plays with a lot - like a favorite.
>
> Use that in the play time when you toss the ball and the dog retrieves
> it. Use the command "Come here" when he/she retrieves the ball and
> returns.
>
> Then when you are in the park, take the ball with you and when he gets
> like this, use the ball as a lure using the "Come Here" command.
>
> That particular trick has been one I've used for years and it's never
> failed.
>
> Another useful trick is to use the command "down". This can be done
> at home every time the puppy lays down - just say the word. Then
> start working on the hand and voice command for down. When he runs
> off, use the command "down" and he/she will just plop on the belly
> when it happens.


I had just thrown the tennis ball from my 'Chuck It' before the jerk came
rushing up behind us. Bronson had the ball in his mouth and wanted to show
it off.
My wife does do as you suggest.
She is even working on stay... but when the dog gets a chance to be lose,
all he wants to do is run.
Some people say Springers keep their 'puppy status' for 1.5 to 2 years. The
wife heads back to work on Monday for approx 3 or 4 months. Guess who gets
stuck with the dog.
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On Mar 2, 1:03�pm, Short Wave Sportfishing <e....TakeThisOut@swsports.org> wrote:
> It's amazing what three hours of rest and keeping some food down wil
> do for the soul.
>
> Once again, I must apologise to you and the rest of the group for the
> snark and commentary.
>
> Perhaps I should stay away from the computer on days like this -  much
> easier on the psyche.  :>)
>
> My bad - sorry.
>
> Tom

No problem. Along with a very thick skull, I've got a pretty thick
hide.

Sorry to hear that you have been unwell.
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On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 03:26:10 GMT, "Don White" <whited DeleteThis @ns.sympatico.ca>
wrote:

>
>"Short Wave Sportfishing" <email DeleteThis @swsports.org> wrote in message
>news:2rhhu2diit4lfv3ir912pvv40k8s047f3j@4ax.com...
>> If I might offer a suggestion?
>>
>> Keep a tennis ball with you. It's better if it's one that he/she
>> plays with a lot - like a favorite.
>>
>> Use that in the play time when you toss the ball and the dog retrieves
>> it. Use the command "Come here" when he/she retrieves the ball and
>> returns.
>>
>> Then when you are in the park, take the ball with you and when he gets
>> like this, use the ball as a lure using the "Come Here" command.
>>
>> That particular trick has been one I've used for years and it's never
>> failed.
>>
>> Another useful trick is to use the command "down". This can be done
>> at home every time the puppy lays down - just say the word. Then
>> start working on the hand and voice command for down. When he runs
>> off, use the command "down" and he/she will just plop on the belly
>> when it happens.
>
>
>I had just thrown the tennis ball from my 'Chuck It' before the jerk came
>rushing up behind us. Bronson had the ball in his mouth and wanted to show
>it off.
>My wife does do as you suggest.
>She is even working on stay... but when the dog gets a chance to be lose,
>all he wants to do is run.
>Some people say Springers keep their 'puppy status' for 1.5 to 2 years. The
>wife heads back to work on Monday for approx 3 or 4 months. Guess who gets
>stuck with the dog.

Had a dog like that once - a lab/border collie mix who was really
active.

I wouldn't let her off the leash until she did exactly what I wanted.

I know the instinct is to allow puppies to run and play and yada,
yada, yada, but the truth of the matter is that until you have
complete and total control and appropriate discipline, the leash is
the best and only answer. Dogs get a undeserved reputation if they
aren't under control at all times - even as puppies.

What you do is up to you.
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