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That ain't backyard boating.. this is:
http://trip-reports.com/coppermine/d...album=6&pos=21


Just,

I noticed your "Stupid Dog" photos. We have a Chow Mix (probably with a
German Shepard", that we adopted as a puppy. The rescue agency
"marketed" her as a Keeshond, because as a puppy she looked exactly like
a Keeshond puppy. We named her Rocky, after Rocky Marciano, because she
had that fat head and fat nose that Marciano had. She also had that
strong bull headed determination / attitude that made Marciano (a boxer
with little boxing skills) a success.

Chows can be very strong willed dogs, who do a great job of pretending
to be stupid. That way, they can do only what they want to do, and
pretend they don't understand you, it forced me to train her completely
differently than my other dogs, but she can be so lovable.

We took her up to the lake last week, and she fought to stay out of the
water, until she saw there was mud under the water. It was funny
watching her lying down in water 10" deep, trying to figure out how to
roll around in the mud without getting her face wet.