tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post5215516430909202814..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: The Dog behind the DawgAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-10633393803440781552012-11-28T02:30:59.489+11:002012-11-28T02:30:59.489+11:00Awww he is so adorable. Look at him as a pup. And ...Awww he is so adorable. Look at him as a pup. And what a glorious nature. <br /><br />My now departed dog Ari, used to make me laugh. He sensed food even when he was on his rug snoring his head off. Yep, one second, snores, next 'the stare' - ie give me food stare. It made me laugh every time. He also used to pick off fruit off the trees to eat. I miss seeing that. Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-75347656905006379872012-11-27T22:08:35.136+11:002012-11-27T22:08:35.136+11:00That is possibly the most adorable dog story I hav...That is possibly the most adorable dog story I have ever heard! Your Snuffy would go very well with my girl, who is the sweetest dog in history with people, but who is a big bossy boots with other dogs. Sounds like a marriage made in heaven! But how on earth did the breeders know so young? Breeder esp!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410600166713090364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-78083471070281289962012-11-27T22:07:28.186+11:002012-11-27T22:07:28.186+11:00Oh, poor Secondhand Sally. Yeah totally someone mu...Oh, poor Secondhand Sally. Yeah totally someone must have been a flicker. Our new girl is the same with the fly swat. I'd get it out to whack an errant fly and she'd have a little wee, poor love. <br /><br />So someone definitely took to her with a fly swat and more than once.<br /><br />But it's a lovely moment that day when you do it and they don't even blink. And you realise how far they and their trust have come.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-17146709767438111742012-11-27T22:04:47.588+11:002012-11-27T22:04:47.588+11:00*park*parkNikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-77088222831478718912012-11-27T22:04:15.038+11:002012-11-27T22:04:15.038+11:00Michelle - here's a great test. Locate the loc...Michelle - here's a great test. Locate the local Bernese Mtn Dog associaion in your state and go along to their next open day or event day and meet LOTS of them enmasse. That's what really sold me on them as a breed. We went along so that my other half could see what a bad choice they would be and by the end of the day I was putting my name on breeder lists. Every single dog there was the same gorgeous, affable, chilled out nature. And several owners let me walk their dogs around the part to see if I'd get my arm ripped out of its socket but all of them kept glancing up at me as if to say 'how are we doing? All good? Not going to fast for you? Hey, let's go check out this bush...'<br /><br />LOVE.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-39985296843021598702012-11-27T22:00:53.060+11:002012-11-27T22:00:53.060+11:00Annie - yeah, you can't pick who or how the ex...Annie - yeah, you can't pick who or how the extra extra special ones wheedle their way so deep into your heart, can you. You just wake up one day and there they are, burrowed in.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-80004555801990001652012-11-27T21:59:36.655+11:002012-11-27T21:59:36.655+11:00Rach - when you're over for conference I'l...Rach - when you're over for conference I'll arrange a visit :) He would love to meet you too.<br /><br />And yes, Oliver *is* the Heathcliffe of dogs and he knows a thing or two about deep seated damage. But he's also a perfect example of love conquering all and he's getting so much better in your house-of-abundant-cuddles.Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-41423478584445921612012-11-27T21:56:56.592+11:002012-11-27T21:56:56.592+11:00Scarlet - we worked our way through a range of nam...Scarlet - we worked our way through a range of names to fit the big, rolypoly Bernese pups and the frontrunner was Bari (which is Swiss for bear which was very appropriate bc he looked like a grizzly cub) but I just couldn't bring myself to walk him down the park shouting 'fetch, Barry'. It was just too Bogan-aussie. So, the next biggest and most lumbering character I could think of was the adorable Mr Snufalupagus from Seaseme Street and turns out it was the perfect name, because he's just as placid and obliging (and hairy)as that woolly mammoth. Nikki Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895929864616916672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-24710507696486091842012-11-27T20:02:38.609+11:002012-11-27T20:02:38.609+11:00What lovely photos. Dogs are the best.What lovely photos. Dogs are the best.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-5261911152799490282012-11-27T16:56:33.883+11:002012-11-27T16:56:33.883+11:00Oh, Mr Snufalupagus is gorgeous, Nikki! I'm s...Oh, Mr Snufalupagus is gorgeous, Nikki! I'm so pleased for him (and you!) that Miss Bossy Boots came along to take charge!<br /><br />We had our Secondhand Sally who came to us at about 2 years old with some interesting traits. One of them was that she was mortally afraid of tea towels and of washing being folded. She used to cower behind the toilet bowl. It took a long time before she would stay in the room with us and that scary washing! I can't help wondering if someone used to flick her with tea towels...Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-3332653056497935052012-11-27T15:32:20.815+11:002012-11-27T15:32:20.815+11:00Oh, Gus is just adorable, Nikki! I LOVE big dogs a...Oh, Gus is just adorable, Nikki! I LOVE big dogs and the DH and I have been considering getting a Bernese (though I think we're leaning more towards a Leonberger at the moment. Though if the truth be told we'll probably end up adopting a rescue puppy). Oh, yes, am clucky for a puppy. :-)<br /><br />While I haven't had a fur-baby in quite some time, I think that they've all been special in their own particular ways. Thanks for sharing Gus's story!Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-31277107202589716852012-11-27T06:32:17.505+11:002012-11-27T06:32:17.505+11:00I love these pictures! Thanks for sharing.
We...I love these pictures! Thanks for sharing. <br /><br />We've had a couple of very special such family members. Partly because of an unusual character but mainly because they were such an integral part of the family. Life with them was so special.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-30696559124232296702012-11-26T22:52:05.624+11:002012-11-26T22:52:05.624+11:00Nikki, I *so* want to meet your Gus one day. Love ...Nikki, I *so* want to meet your Gus one day. Love that he's a Mr Snufalupagus. The name Gus always makes me think of Cats the musical or the book of poems it was based on which had a character called "Asparagus, but that's such a fuss that we usually call him just Gus".<br /><br />I've had several special fur-family members, but the one who usually makes the most impression on people is Oliver, the Heathcliff of dogs - tall, dark, handsome, brooding and tortured. In fact, he may have even had a little role in one of your books. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-7250892447915167612012-11-26T18:29:10.841+11:002012-11-26T18:29:10.841+11:00Nikki, what a gorgeous photo of your dogs! Now, a...Nikki, what a gorgeous photo of your dogs! Now, an explanation for the names please!Scarlet Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784722625468146993noreply@blogger.com