Posted on 08/18/2012 5:45:57 PM PDT by AlmaKing
“We’re stupid enough to buy it.”
Well, apparently SOME are.
“PPMs are called Corgi [and Basenji] mixes all the time.”
What’s a PPM?
I’m wondering if Alma is his sister
A very ancient breed of dog used by the Portuguese for hunting various game, depending on the size of the dog.
There are Podengo Pequenos. [very small]
Podengo Medios [mid-sized]
Podengo Grandes [large]
They're basically Velociraptors in fur suits...:)
Usually, the hunters don't even carry guns because the dogs do all the work.
Never heard of them - thanx.
They look like an ancient breed.
From what I read, it sounded as if they may be shown at Westminister next year.
Gypsy is the 25 pound terror taking on the 100 pound Dobe.
[that’s *her* snarling]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncO61Hq2r4s&feature=g-upl
Pardon the occasional pee breaks...it was potty/play time.
Take note of how she keeps trying to jump up and grab his neck.
That’s how they kill..they bite and break it.
Odin has learned that technique, since he was raised by her and a bunch of Ibizan bitches.
[and he’s also become *very* agile since hamstringing him is another of her “murder moves”]
They also leap into the air and body-slam their prey to knock it off balance.
Poor Odin.
The stuff he puts up with.
:)
P.T. Barnum was a prophet.
;]
The Pequenos are and my dear friend in CA is responsible for it.
This is her parent club website.
:)
http://portuguesepodengopequeno.org/
Wow, your Gypsy plays kinda rough - she looks like a handful. The other dog looks like an Ibizan - a bit calmer than Gypsy. Your Dobie puts up with a lot.
Ah...they’re cute. But I have a feeling they’re a handful too. lol.
I have a Pomeranian mix with ears almost that size - she’s a barker and has taught her “brother”, a Pekingese (spaniel variety) to bark, too. He was very quiet when I 1st adopted him. Wouldn’t trade them for the world, though.
Missy wouldn’t have abandoned you on the trail!
btw - this is the 2nd ‘new’ dog breed I’ve encountered in the past 2 days. The other is the Kooikerhondje - not yet fully AKC recognized, but on its way to being so.
First of all, if he was even remotely familiar with hiking that area, he would have been aware of protective measures for his dog, including booties.
Second, if he left her there for eight days and nights, he obviously was banking on her not surviving. If so, then he is a coward of the first water.
Third, if this goes to court, I hope he is required to give her up, and is ordered to never own another animal.
If I loved my dog, (I don’t currently own one) I would have done everything possible, including going back up with a friend or two to THE VERY NEXT DAY to bring her back down. No way would I have allowed her injured, starving and thirsty to endure all that time unable to help herself.
But don’t get me started.
She’s a rough one, alright.
Djinni is an Ibizan and is smart enough to stay out of their way.
Yes, he does but he loves his girls.
:)
Yes they make very good foot gear for dogs with traction soles just like human climbing boots. My dog has them because the first time we went camping he cut up his paws bouldering with me. They cost about $40 and he has been using them for 4 years. If we are hiking he wears his booties.
We also have a harness for him if we have to use ropes.
We’ve turned back a few times when we decided the trail was too difficult to manage with the dog. I think this guy should have turned back long before he did in addition to the fact that he was not properly equipped.
The problem was not going up Bierstadt with the dog. Bierstadt is a moderately strenuous Class 2 hike, and about the easiest 14er to climb other than Evans and Pikes Peak where you can drive up to the top.
The mistake was taking an old, overweight dog on a Class 3 hike - the Sawtooth from Bierstadt over to Mt. Evans. It was compounded by not turning around as soon as it became apparent the dog was having problems.
And he tripled down by not doing everything in his power to get the dog down in subsequent days - complete strangers cared enough about the dog to rescue her - he could have been at the forefront of that. He could have also taken her food, water and a blanket to lie on until a rescue could be put together.
And in the end, your comparison of this idiot to George Zimmerman is a real skunk of a comment. Zimmerman did nothing wrong. This guy did, and still wants it back after leaving it for dead. Saying he should not get his dog back is not demanding he be hanged - just a realization of how unsuitable an owner he was.
YES! Kudos to you!
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