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Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

Now you know I'm retired, and a little eccentric, and on impulse, I told
her no, I didn't have a dog -- I was starting the Purina Diet again.

I said I probably shouldn't, because I ended up in the hospital last time I
tried it. I lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward
with tubes coming out most of my orifices and had IVs in both arms.

I told her it was essentially a perfect diet and the way it works is to
load your pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time
you feel hungry. The food is nutritionally complete, so I was going to
try it again.

I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now
enthralled with my story.

Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food
poisoned me.

I told her no, I stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter's ass and a
car hit us both.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack, he was
laughing so hard!

Wal-Mart won't let me shop there anymore.

Harry, you might get a lot of people to try this at Wal-Mart.


--
John H

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"John H." wrote in message
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Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H

Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? And I thought it was just here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than Purina.

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"JimH" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"John H." wrote in message
...

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H

Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? And I thought it was just
here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.


John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a heart
attack if he keeps it up.

I doubt it. He's too grumpy to leave early. Can you imagine him five or
ten years from now?
His wife will be sending him on Disney cruises by himself.

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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:02:22 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
.. .

"John H." wrote in message
...

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H

Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? And I thought it was just here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.


John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a heart
attack if he keeps it up.


Uh, JimH, I'm not the one that can't recognize a joke!
--
John H

*Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!*

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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:17:24 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"JG2U" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:00:18 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"John H." wrote in message


Uh, JimH, I'm not the one that can't recognize a joke!
--
John H

Why is it that all your true stories later become *jokes*.

Take some time to chill.


Are you seriously saying that you haven't heard this joke before? It's
been around a *long* time.


What I am seriously saying is that I trust John when he says *I* did or
tells a story about himself in the first person and take him seriously. He
is an honest person and I believe that he would not make up a story about
himself. I also have no doubt that he could have been involved in such a
story based on his recent need to chill out.

If a joke started based on his experience so be it as it is pretty funny.



Oh, JimH. I should have gone through and changed the 'I's' to something to
make it more plain for you. As you are the only one who seems to
misunderstand, I'll try to send you a heads up from now on!
--
John H

*Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!*

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wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:36:05 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.

Why? is there a problem with Purina? That wasn't one of the recalled
brands


Although our breeder started us of on the 'Puppy Pro Plan, it didn't agree
with our dog and the better animal stores here recommend other brands such
as Nutri Source.

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Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
...
"Don White" wrote in message
...
"John H." wrote in message
...
Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H
Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? And I thought it was just
here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.

John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a heart
attack if he keeps it up.

I doubt it. He's too grumpy to leave early. Can you imagine him five or
ten years from now?
His wife will be sending him on Disney cruises by himself.



Nice attack, Don.

Your son will be dumping your colostomy bag overboard if you coerce him
with a new video game and beer.

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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:36:05 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.
Why? is there a problem with Purina? That wasn't one of the recalled
brands


Although our breeder started us of on the 'Puppy Pro Plan, it didn't agree
with our dog and the better animal stores here recommend other brands such
as Nutri Source.



Fantastic!

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"Dan" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
...
"Don White" wrote in message
...
"John H." wrote in message
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Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H
Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? And I thought it was just
here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.

John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a
heart attack if he keeps it up.

I doubt it. He's too grumpy to leave early. Can you imagine him five
or ten years from now?
His wife will be sending him on Disney cruises by himself.

Nice attack, Don.

Your son will be dumping your colostomy bag overboard if you coerce him
with a new video game and beer.

At least we'll have family around to care for us. I imagine yours will do
their best to distance themselves from your smelly effluent.

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"Dan" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:36:05 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.
Why? is there a problem with Purina? That wasn't one of the recalled
brands


Although our breeder started us of on the 'Puppy Pro Plan, it didn't
agree with our dog and the better animal stores here recommend other
brands such as Nutri Source.

Fantastic!

You should try some. might help that perpetual constipation condition.

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"Don White" wrote in message
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"JimH" wrote in message
...

"Don White" wrote in message
...

"John H." wrote in message
...

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H

Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? And I thought it was just
here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.


John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a
heart attack if he keeps it up.

I doubt it. He's too grumpy to leave early. Can you imagine him five
or ten years from now?
His wife will be sending him on Disney cruises by himself.


Seems as if you and Don are the uptight ones. Was and still is a funny
joke.

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Don White wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"John H." wrote in message
...
Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H
Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? And I thought it was just
here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.

John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a
heart attack if he keeps it up.
I doubt it. He's too grumpy to leave early. Can you imagine him five
or ten years from now?
His wife will be sending him on Disney cruises by himself.
Nice attack, Don.

Your son will be dumping your colostomy bag overboard if you coerce him
with a new video game and beer.

At least we'll have family around to care for us. I imagine yours will do
their best to distance themselves from your smelly effluent.



Keep imagining, old man. What else do you have to live for?

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Don White wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:36:05 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.
Why? is there a problem with Purina? That wasn't one of the recalled
brands

Although our breeder started us of on the 'Puppy Pro Plan, it didn't
agree with our dog and the better animal stores here recommend other
brands such as Nutri Source.
Fantastic!

You should try some. might help that perpetual constipation condition.



Brilliant! But I don't have a dog.

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"Dan" wrote in message
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Don White wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message
...
Don White wrote:
wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:36:05 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:

Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.
Why? is there a problem with Purina? That wasn't one of the recalled
brands

Although our breeder started us of on the 'Puppy Pro Plan, it didn't
agree with our dog and the better animal stores here recommend other
brands such as Nutri Source.
Fantastic!

You should try some. might help that perpetual constipation condition.

Brilliant! But I don't have a dog.

I did't mean for a dog...numbnuts.

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On Dec 21, 4:45*pm, "JimH" wrote:
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Why? is there a problem with Purina? That wasn't one of the recalled
brands

The point is that Purina can be used to feed a variety of animals, not only
dogs.

And what is your point again? While Purina does make special "Chows"
for every kind of imaginable animal, many brands /mfg'er do the exact
same thing, in fact, there are very few who only make a "chow' for
dogs. Purina does not recommend their dog chow for any other species,
including cats.

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On Dec 21, 5:00*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:02:22 -0500, "JimH" wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
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"John H." wrote in message
...

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog *chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check *out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H

Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? *And I thought it was just
here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.

John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. *I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a heart
attack if he keeps it up.

Uh, JimH, I'm not the one that can't recognize a joke!
--
John H

Why is it that all your true stories later become *jokes*.

Take some time to chill.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Is this a case of projection?

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:56:37 -0800 (PST), "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

On Dec 21, 5:00*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message

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On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:02:22 -0500, "JimH" wrote:

"Don White" wrote in message
. ..

"John H." wrote in message
...

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog *chow for our dogs at
Walmart and was about to check *out.

A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

Did she think I had an elephant?

snip..
John H

Full of the same c*ap wherever you go eh? *And I thought it was just
here.
Anyone who loves their dog probably would buy something better than
Purina.

John seems very uptight lately and needs to take this holiday season to
chill out. *I hope he takes my advice as he seems to be headed for a heart
attack if he keeps it up.

Uh, JimH, I'm not the one that can't recognize a joke!
--
John H

Why is it that all your true stories later become *jokes*.

Take some time to chill.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Is this a case of projection?

Maybe he was sincerely worried that I was eating too much Purina Dog Chow.
--
John H

*Have a Super Christmas and a Spectacular New Year!*

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:56:17 -0800 (PST), "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

On Dec 21, 4:45*pm, "JimH" wrote:
wrote in message

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Why? is there a problem with Purina? That wasn't one of the recalled
brands

The point is that Purina can be used to feed a variety of animals, not only
dogs.

And what is your point again? While Purina does make special "Chows"
for every kind of imaginable animal, many brands /mfg'er do the exact
same thing, in fact, there are very few who only make a "chow' for
dogs. Purina does not recommend their dog chow for any other species,
including cats.

I have fond memories of reading the back of the boxes of Wheat Chex,
Rice Chex and Corn Checks as I munched. Ralston Purina.
Feed my dogs a Eukanuba variety that doesn't have them pumping
up so they look like sausages, as some of the fattier/saltier dog
chows do to them. They have never been healthier.
But I'm not knocking Purina here, so I hope nobody gets upset.
Just saying my dogs are eating Eukauba.

--Vic

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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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I have fond memories of reading the back of the boxes of Wheat Chex,
Rice Chex and Corn Checks as I munched. Ralston Purina.
Feed my dogs a Eukanuba variety that doesn't have them pumping
up so they look like sausages, as some of the fattier/saltier dog
chows do to them. They have never been healthier.
But I'm not knocking Purina here, so I hope nobody gets upset.
Just saying my dogs are eating Eukauba.

--Vic

Sam Adams eats anything he can get his paws on despite Mrs.E's protests.
He's not really fat ... well maybe a little .... he's just a big, broad
chested goofball who is strong as an ox. He loves "tug of war" with socks,
towels, the sleeve of my bath robe or anything he can find not nailed down.
He can easily pull me off a chair. He'll be 3 years old next April and
hovers somewhere between 105 and 110 lbs.

Eisboch

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Eisboch wrote:
"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
I have fond memories of reading the back of the boxes of Wheat Chex,
Rice Chex and Corn Checks as I munched. Ralston Purina.
Feed my dogs a Eukanuba variety that doesn't have them pumping
up so they look like sausages, as some of the fattier/saltier dog
chows do to them. They have never been healthier.
But I'm not knocking Purina here, so I hope nobody gets upset.
Just saying my dogs are eating Eukauba.

--Vic

Sam Adams eats anything he can get his paws on despite Mrs.E's protests.
He's not really fat ... well maybe a little .... he's just a big, broad
chested goofball who is strong as an ox. He loves "tug of war" with socks,
towels, the sleeve of my bath robe or anything he can find not nailed down.
He can easily pull me off a chair. He'll be 3 years old next April and
hovers somewhere between 105 and 110 lbs.

Eisboch




One of my cats, also named Sam, but not Sam Adams, is a vegetarian, but
the rest all eat a special "no weight gain" dry food, supplemented with
a fish-only canned cat food.

The youngest cat, whom we adopted as a stray about a year ago, is
full-grown now, and is also on the no weight gain diet. To get back on
topic, one of the cats, Panda, tries to steal a small fish whenever I
come home with a catch. Sometimes he succeeds. He actually carries it
off in his mouth, the head sticking out of one side and the tail the other.

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"HK" wrote in message
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One of my cats, also named Sam, but not Sam Adams, is a vegetarian, but
the rest all eat a special "no weight gain" dry food, supplemented with a
fish-only canned cat food.

The youngest cat, whom we adopted as a stray about a year ago, is
full-grown now, and is also on the no weight gain diet. To get back on
topic, one of the cats, Panda, tries to steal a small fish whenever I come
home with a catch. Sometimes he succeeds. He actually carries it off in
his mouth, the head sticking out of one side and the tail the other.

Cats are cool. I'd have one except Mrs.E. has a severe allergic reaction to
them.
Horses are fine ... cats are a big no-no.

Eisboch

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:35:45 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Vic Smith" wrote in message
.. .

I have fond memories of reading the back of the boxes of Wheat Chex,
Rice Chex and Corn Checks as I munched. Ralston Purina.
Feed my dogs a Eukanuba variety that doesn't have them pumping
up so they look like sausages, as some of the fattier/saltier dog
chows do to them. They have never been healthier.
But I'm not knocking Purina here, so I hope nobody gets upset.
Just saying my dogs are eating Eukauba.

--Vic

Sam Adams eats anything he can get his paws on despite Mrs.E's protests.
He's not really fat ... well maybe a little .... he's just a big, broad
chested goofball who is strong as an ox. He loves "tug of war" with socks,
towels, the sleeve of my bath robe or anything he can find not nailed down.
He can easily pull me off a chair. He'll be 3 years old next April and
hovers somewhere between 105 and 110 lbs.

About the combined weight of my 3. My oldest is the biggest and
smartest, and loves tug-o-war and other games, but the 2 dumb ones are
the most affectionate. I've got no favorite. They're all good
barkers.
A friend showed me this trick to measure a dog's smarts/trainability.
Don't know how good an indicator it is, but seems accurate in my
limited experience.
Take a biscuit and a bowl. Show the dog the biscuit, put it on the
floor and cover it with the inverted bowl before the dog snatches it
up.
When my friend showed me the trick with my oldest dog, the dog
wasn't fooled, and quickly knocked over the bowl to get the biscuit.
Good sign, and in fact I'd long ago found she'll learn just about
anything you try to teach her.
For instance, I quickly taught her that when I say "leash" she either
opens the drawer in the hallway to get the leash, or if it's not there
finds it where ever we left it. The last place she looks is the
garage, which is understandable, because she has to find the remote
opener first, and enter a 7 digit code to get in there.
Just kidding about the garage, but I wouldn't put it past her if I
tried training her for it.
Anyway, when I adopted my other 2 dogs, I eventually tried the bowl
trick on them when I saw they weren't very responsive to training.
When I covered the biscuit with the bowl, as far as they were
concerned, the bowl ate it, and it no longer existed.
Pretty funny. A bit disappointing, but that's okay, I love 'em
anyway.

--Vic

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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...


A friend showed me this trick to measure a dog's smarts/trainability.
Don't know how good an indicator it is, but seems accurate in my
limited experience.
Take a biscuit and a bowl. Show the dog the biscuit, put it on the
floor and cover it with the inverted bowl before the dog snatches it
up.
When my friend showed me the trick with my oldest dog, the dog
wasn't fooled, and quickly knocked over the bowl to get the biscuit.
Good sign, and in fact I'd long ago found she'll learn just about
anything you try to teach her.


Sam would eat the bowl just to get to the biscuit.

My wife adopted another big dog named "Fudge". I call him Chewbacca.
Anyway, she has done a good job training him and he listens and obeys every
command.

I just let Sam be Sam. He has such a great temperament and personality
that I wouldn't want to change him at all.

Eisboch

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:04:11 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
...


One of my cats, also named Sam, but not Sam Adams, is a vegetarian, but
the rest all eat a special "no weight gain" dry food, supplemented with a
fish-only canned cat food.

The youngest cat, whom we adopted as a stray about a year ago, is
full-grown now, and is also on the no weight gain diet. To get back on
topic, one of the cats, Panda, tries to steal a small fish whenever I come
home with a catch. Sometimes he succeeds. He actually carries it off in
his mouth, the head sticking out of one side and the tail the other.

Cats are cool. I'd have one except Mrs.E. has a severe allergic reaction to
them.
Horses are fine ... cats are a big no-no.

I used to be allergic to cats. My nose would start running, eyes
itching etc. It would last for a few hours. No longer happens.
Am I dead?

--Vic

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:30:30 -0500, "JimH" wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
m...

"HK" wrote in message
. ..


One of my cats, also named Sam, but not Sam Adams, is a vegetarian, but
the rest all eat a special "no weight gain" dry food, supplemented with a
fish-only canned cat food.

The youngest cat, whom we adopted as a stray about a year ago, is
full-grown now, and is also on the no weight gain diet. To get back on
topic, one of the cats, Panda, tries to steal a small fish whenever I
come home with a catch. Sometimes he succeeds. He actually carries it off
in his mouth, the head sticking out of one side and the tail the other.

Cats are cool. I'd have one except Mrs.E. has a severe allergic reaction
to them.
Horses are fine ... cats are a big no-no.

Eisboch


Cats and dogs..........both go running full speed and try to make a sharp
turn while on a hardwood floor, each hitting the wall.

Cat: I meant to do that.

Dog:
http://simplythebest.net/sounds/WAV/...oofy_laugh.wav

LOL

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Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:04:11 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
. ..

One of my cats, also named Sam, but not Sam Adams, is a vegetarian, but
the rest all eat a special "no weight gain" dry food, supplemented with a
fish-only canned cat food.

The youngest cat, whom we adopted as a stray about a year ago, is
full-grown now, and is also on the no weight gain diet. To get back on
topic, one of the cats, Panda, tries to steal a small fish whenever I come
home with a catch. Sometimes he succeeds. He actually carries it off in
his mouth, the head sticking out of one side and the tail the other.
Cats are cool. I'd have one except Mrs.E. has a severe allergic reaction to
them.
Horses are fine ... cats are a big no-no.

I used to be allergic to cats. My nose would start running, eyes
itching etc. It would last for a few hours. No longer happens.
Am I dead?

--Vic

Your nose died. Did it turn green or blue?

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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:04:11 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
m...


One of my cats, also named Sam, but not Sam Adams, is a vegetarian, but
the rest all eat a special "no weight gain" dry food, supplemented with
a
fish-only canned cat food.

The youngest cat, whom we adopted as a stray about a year ago, is
full-grown now, and is also on the no weight gain diet. To get back on
topic, one of the cats, Panda, tries to steal a small fish whenever I
come
home with a catch. Sometimes he succeeds. He actually carries it off in
his mouth, the head sticking out of one side and the tail the other.

Cats are cool. I'd have one except Mrs.E. has a severe allergic reaction
to
them.
Horses are fine ... cats are a big no-no.

I used to be allergic to cats. My nose would start running, eyes
itching etc. It would last for a few hours. No longer happens.
Am I dead?

--Vic

Same here. They used to bother me too.
Once the wife got the kids onside, she got her way adopting cats. It was my
problem to adjust.
As long as the cat stays away from my pillow, I'm ok.

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"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...


A friend showed me this trick to measure a dog's smarts/trainability.
Don't know how good an indicator it is, but seems accurate in my
limited experience.
Take a biscuit and a bowl. Show the dog the biscuit, put it on the
floor and cover it with the inverted bowl before the dog snatches it
up.
When my friend showed me the trick with my oldest dog, the dog
wasn't fooled, and quickly knocked over the bowl to get the biscuit.
Good sign, and in fact I'd long ago found she'll learn just about
anything you try to teach her.


Sam would eat the bowl just to get to the biscuit.

My wife adopted another big dog named "Fudge". I call him Chewbacca.
Anyway, she has done a good job training him and he listens and obeys
every command.

I just let Sam be Sam. He has such a great temperament and personality
that I wouldn't want to change him at all.

Eisboch

My 18 month old Springer Spaniel would stomp his feet , look directly at me
and then at the bowl while barking... demanding that I remove it so he can
get the treat.
This would keep up until I was so irritated, I'd remove the bowl just to
shut him up.

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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:15:13 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
...

"Vic Smith" wrote in message
...


A friend showed me this trick to measure a dog's smarts/trainability.
Don't know how good an indicator it is, but seems accurate in my
limited experience.
Take a biscuit and a bowl. Show the dog the biscuit, put it on the
floor and cover it with the inverted bowl before the dog snatches it
up.
When my friend showed me the trick with my oldest dog, the dog
wasn't fooled, and quickly knocked over the bowl to get the biscuit.
Good sign, and in fact I'd long ago found she'll learn just about
anything you try to teach her.


Sam would eat the bowl just to get to the biscuit.

My wife adopted another big dog named "Fudge". I call him Chewbacca.
Anyway, she has done a good job training him and he listens and obeys
every command.

I just let Sam be Sam. He has such a great temperament and personality
that I wouldn't want to change him at all.

Eisboch

My 18 month old Springer Spaniel would stomp his feet , look directly at me
and then at the bowl while barking... demanding that I remove it so he can
get the treat.
This would keep up until I was so irritated, I'd remove the bowl just to
shut him up.

You know what that's called right?

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On Dec 23, 8:17*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:15:13 -0400, "Don White"





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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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A friend showed me this trick to measure a dog's smarts/trainability.
Don't know how good an indicator it is, but seems accurate in my
limited experience.
Take a biscuit and a bowl. *Show the dog the biscuit, put it on the
floor and cover it with the inverted bowl before the dog snatches it
up.
When my friend showed me the trick with my oldest dog, the dog
wasn't fooled, and quickly knocked over the bowl to get the biscuit.
Good sign, and in fact I'd long ago found she'll learn just about
anything you try to teach her.

Sam would eat the bowl just to get to the biscuit.

My wife adopted another big dog named "Fudge". *I call him Chewbacca.
Anyway, she has done a good job training him and he listens and obeys
every command.

I just let Sam be Sam. * He has such a great temperament and personality
that I wouldn't want to change him at all.

Eisboch

My 18 month old Springer Spaniel would stomp his feet , look directly at me
and then at the bowl while barking... * demanding that I remove it so he can
get the treat.
This would keep up until I was so irritated, I'd remove the bowl just to
shut him up.

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Behavior modification? The dog did a good job of training Don.

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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:15:13 -0400, "Don White"
wrote:


"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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A friend showed me this trick to measure a dog's smarts/trainability.
Don't know how good an indicator it is, but seems accurate in my
limited experience.
Take a biscuit and a bowl. Show the dog the biscuit, put it on the
floor and cover it with the inverted bowl before the dog snatches it
up.
When my friend showed me the trick with my oldest dog, the dog
wasn't fooled, and quickly knocked over the bowl to get the biscuit.
Good sign, and in fact I'd long ago found she'll learn just about
anything you try to teach her.


Sam would eat the bowl just to get to the biscuit.

My wife adopted another big dog named "Fudge". I call him Chewbacca.
Anyway, she has done a good job training him and he listens and obeys
every command.

I just let Sam be Sam. He has such a great temperament and personality
that I wouldn't want to change him at all.

Eisboch

My 18 month old Springer Spaniel would stomp his feet , look directly at
me
and then at the bowl while barking... demanding that I remove it so he
can
get the treat.
This would keep up until I was so irritated, I'd remove the bowl just to
shut him up.

You know what that's called right?

Whatever it is ...I blame the wife for spoiling him.