@tinamarie1974
Thought of Charlie when our new neighbors bought mom’s old house. Their dog’s name is Peter Pan. When we asked the 10-year-old about that she said it was because he looked like peanut butter… and she was five when she named him!
@kittykat9180
Sorry for your loss. As impractical as it would have been in reality, I’m sure he would have made a great travel companion for your current adventures.
@kittykat9180 he’s beautiful. And I feel you. We had a Newfoundland/malamut cross named Steve. He looked similar to Basileus. He was just a giant goofy dude. He would dig tunnels with the kids in the yard, give them rides and use the iris bulbs around the pond as dog toys. He was a mess, but he was amazing. He was about 120 lbs at a year. Love seeing the big dogs. I just wish they had a longer life span.
@sillyheathen
Basil was 105, so not quite as big. He was Anatolian x German Shepherd.
He wasn’t much for toys or chew treats. I always said he was a cat stuck in a dog‘s body.
He was the goodest boy.
@tricityladytn perhaps the philosophy of dogs is, you don’t have a dog, a dog has you. I don’t technically have a dog but I am loved by many dogs; my neighbor’s dog, my friend’s dog, my brother’s dog, and now I have a granddog who comes to stay with us.
I don’t have a full time dog but my grand dog comes to visit often and sometimes she does sleepovers. She’s a Great Pyrenees and her name is Raisin. My 3 yr old grandson named her. Soooo sweet! (Both of them)
My dachshund loves everyone, and he has a leash wrap that says “Please Pet Me, I’m a Lover” , my Pomeranian is very timid and pulls as far away from everyone the dachshund is running up and saying hi to.
@accelerator Most of the dogs in the Colonial era were kept as working animals rather than just companions, but many became both because dogs do that to people to treat them well.
Specifically, about Washington’s dogs, from History dot com, there is this:
Breeds at Mount Vernon included Briards, Dalmatians, English foxhounds, French hounds, Greyhounds, Italian Greyhounds, mastiffs, Newfoundlands, pointers, spaniels and terriers.
Washington often gave his dogs names, too. Some of note: Sweet Lips, Venus, Trulove, Taster, Tippler, Drunkard and Madame Moose.
According to Thompson, many of the dog names seem to relate to singing or music: Droner, Hearkwell, Music and Singer, for example.
“Each foxhound had a distinctive voice, which was important as a way to tell one dog from another when hunters were following behind them after prey animals,” she says. “Sweet Lips may have gotten her name because Washington liked the sound of her voice as she was hunting.”
I don’t have a dog.
I came here to say that.
@ratman ibid.
/showme A dog named ibid.
@cfg83 Here’s the image you requested for “A dog named ibid.”
Charlie loves everyone and PB, lots of PB!!
@tinamarie1974 Yeah, Public Broadcasting is great, what a smart dog!
@tinamarie1974
Thought of Charlie when our new neighbors bought mom’s old house. Their dog’s name is Peter Pan. When we asked the 10-year-old about that she said it was because he looked like peanut butter… and she was five when she named him!
@chienfou @tinamarie1974 my friend’s kid was allowed to name the dog when she was like 5? … Buckles
@catthegreat @tinamarie1974
I’m quite sure it made sense to her at the time!
So far, the only thing he does not love is my cat. I’ve only had him a couple months though. Maybe eventually they’ll like each other.
@Luko26 As long as there is separation of cat and dog in the meantime …
/showme Cat sitting on continuous shelf for cats and laughing at disgruntled dog on the floor.
@cfg83 Here’s the image you requested for “Cat sitting on continuous shelf for cats and laughing at disgruntled dog on the floor.”
I only have balloon dogs and they only love me
@heartny Aaaaaaw, nothing but the best air for such a good boy!
@heartny @pooltoywolf ? Is that you?
@heartny @tweezak Nope, I am vinyl, not latex!
@heartny @PooltoyWolf Come on. Don’t be a xenophobe.
@heartny @tweezak Just what I’m made of!
Everyone in the family, except my father-in-law. There’s something shady about him that only the dog can see.
@hchavers or smell?
When ha was alive, Basileus basically tolerated everyone, including me.
@kittykat9180
Sorry for your loss. As impractical as it would have been in reality, I’m sure he would have made a great travel companion for your current adventures.
@chienfou
He passed almost 5 years ago at the age of 6 after a splenectomy and a rapid decline.
@kittykat9180
Sorry to hear that. I know that was a lot to deal with. Especially at such a young age.
@kittykat9180 he’s beautiful. And I feel you. We had a Newfoundland/malamut cross named Steve. He looked similar to Basileus. He was just a giant goofy dude. He would dig tunnels with the kids in the yard, give them rides and use the iris bulbs around the pond as dog toys. He was a mess, but he was amazing. He was about 120 lbs at a year. Love seeing the big dogs. I just wish they had a longer life span.
@sillyheathen
Basil was 105, so not quite as big. He was Anatolian x German Shepherd.
He wasn’t much for toys or chew treats. I always said he was a cat stuck in a dog‘s body.
He was the goodest boy.
Whoever is eating.
@tweezak Ain’t that the truth!
I don’t have a dog. Why wasn’t that an option?
@tricityladytn perhaps the philosophy of dogs is, you don’t have a dog, a dog has you. I don’t technically have a dog but I am loved by many dogs; my neighbor’s dog, my friend’s dog, my brother’s dog, and now I have a granddog who comes to stay with us.
My answer was “everyone in the world” because Golden Retriever.
He loves the whole family
I don’t have a full time dog but my grand dog comes to visit often and sometimes she does sleepovers. She’s a Great Pyrenees and her name is Raisin. My 3 yr old grandson named her. Soooo sweet! (Both of them)
My dachshund loves everyone, and he has a leash wrap that says “Please Pet Me, I’m a Lover” , my Pomeranian is very timid and pulls as far away from everyone the dachshund is running up and saying hi to.
This could be my dog’s theme song:
They love the sleeping.
@sillyheathen I agree, the best part of my 24 hours.
piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
George Washington’s dog was named “Sweet Lips”
@accelerator Euw?
@accelerator Most of the dogs in the Colonial era were kept as working animals rather than just companions, but many became both because dogs do that to people to treat them well.
Specifically, about Washington’s dogs, from History dot com, there is this:
@accelerator @werehatrack Huh. Less weird, I guess. But I think all his dogs’ names were odd, really.
They were doing really good with the “I don’t have a dog answers” but they back slid today.
Thor wondering why are you talking about Dogs since, Dogs Drool & Cats rule
@mycya4me You should modify that bed to look like a shark.
@mycya4me @tweezak Or a blue Portal.