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Pope gives [bomb] sniffer dog a pat of thanks [Ecumenical]
Catholic Herald ^ | 09/20/2010 | Rupert De Lisle

Posted on 09/20/2010 9:29:42 AM PDT by Pyro7480

Pope Benedict XVI yesterday stopped to give a police dog an unexpected pat while thanking some of the 2,000 members of the West Midlands Police who had helped to protect him during his visit.

After meeting the seminarians of England, Wales and Scotland at Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield, the Pope saw Jake, a black Springador who acts as an explosives sniffer for the police.

Wading through a crowd of public servants the Pope was greeted by the dog, who appeared to enjoy the attention....

(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: benedict; catholic; dog; pope; popebenedict; uk
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To: Pyro7480
Continue to Pray for Pope Benedict [Ecumenical]
61 posted on 09/20/2010 4:05:29 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Pyro7480

Thanks for posting the wonderful pictures Pyro. I had not seen pictures of Pope Benedict in some time and he is looking older.

Something I never thought of before is ‘could the Pope have a pet?’ or have any of the Popes had pets and why not? I can’t ever recall hearing of a dog or cat at the Vatican.


62 posted on 09/20/2010 4:07:46 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: Pyro7480

Oh yes! I had completely forgotten about the book!


63 posted on 09/20/2010 5:44:11 PM PDT by SelmaLee
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To: trisham
I love labs because they're so goofy.

I was driving down a divided highway, light traffic, and there was a black lab that jumped onto the highway and started running around in circles and running back and forth. He looked like he was having a party all by himself. Several cars beeped at him to get out of the street, which he did.

64 posted on 09/20/2010 6:06:56 PM PDT by rabidralph
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To: potlatch
Pius XII kept canaries --

-- and a goldfish named Gretchen, but no photo of the fish seems to be available.

65 posted on 09/20/2010 6:07:09 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Thanks for the information AAM! Guess they have to have very small non intrusive kinds of pets but I could see them easily having cats.


66 posted on 09/20/2010 6:58:51 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: STARWISE

Thank you for the beautiful pix.

As an animal lover, I love that he gave the dog a pat. My husbnd will enjoy hearing that, too.


67 posted on 09/20/2010 8:16:21 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: SuziQ; trisham

LOL .. purty original .. ;)


68 posted on 09/20/2010 8:24:21 PM PDT by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: Sun

My pleasure .. ;)


69 posted on 09/20/2010 8:33:58 PM PDT by STARWISE (The overlords are in place .. we are a nation under siege .. pray, go Galt & hunker down)
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To: Pyro7480

Hey has there ever been a Doggie in the Vatican?


70 posted on 09/21/2010 6:20:02 AM PDT by Global2010
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To: ccmay

Oh you just answered my question.

I wonder what kind.

It would be too cool if he had a Dachshaund.

Holy Hot Dog! LOL


71 posted on 09/21/2010 6:21:44 AM PDT by Global2010
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To: EyeGuy

We have been Lab family for 25yrs.

We introduced a Dachshaund to the mix a couple of years ago.

The doxie has the 2 labs out smarted for sure.


72 posted on 09/21/2010 6:25:24 AM PDT by Global2010
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To: TASMANIANRED

“Dog is giving him full attention.”

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Dogs are smarter than we give tham credit for. He probably instinctively knows, this is not just another guy.


73 posted on 09/21/2010 6:46:51 AM PDT by EyeGuy
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To: potlatch
In one of the articles on the Pope's cat, it was reported that "one Cardinal has a dog, and everyone knows it . . . "

One wonders if it's a small dog (the kind that could easily be concealed) or a large and obvious one like a St. Bernard (or a lively Lab).

74 posted on 09/21/2010 6:55:01 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: trisham

Thank you!


75 posted on 09/21/2010 6:58:05 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother

OK, I see Shellie & Ruby. Who’s the yellow girl?

Pretty babies.


76 posted on 09/21/2010 8:40:54 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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To: AnAmericanMother

:) That would make a wonderful Christmas card.


77 posted on 09/21/2010 8:49:02 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Titan Magroyne
That's my new girl, Katy.

I call her my "semi-rescue". She's quite well bred, she wasn't in any danger and certainly wasn't being mistreated, but the rest of her littermates had sold except for one other girl, and at 9 months old she was just vegetating in the dog yard getting dog food and an occasional tennis ball, but no training (not even sit!) The owner of the sire called me and wanted me to take a look at them. I originally wanted to look at the other yellow girl, who is smaller, but she was a real ditz (when you threw a bumper for her she ran off with it).

This little girl figured out "heel" and "sit" almost instantly, and she retrieves like a machine. She brought the bumper back and laid it respectfully on my feet. 10 days after I took her home I put her in a hunt test just for grins and she nailed the test both days.

Her second hunt test is this Saturday, if she passes she gets her Started title in HRC.

Here she is with her daddy, Woody, who's working on his HRCH title.

Woody is without a doubt the best-natured Lab on the planet. He rides in the back of the pickup truck, and he has a Fan Club wherever he goes. He has certainly given Katy his temperament.

78 posted on 09/21/2010 8:58:26 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: trisham
That's why we took the picture!

Peace on earth, more Labs to men!

79 posted on 09/21/2010 8:59:18 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: AnAmericanMother; Drumbo

Ah. So you gave her a J-O-B! Very good.

My first lab, likely mixed mixed from something smaller, was the best natured lil thing. Very empathetic. I never understood tho why she developed resentment toward other dogs getting into her face (except for her ‘sissy’). She would have been a great one for nursing home & child ward visits. I just never took the time.

The current lab is a total switch. A gallumping oaf of a dog, only bright at sneaking people food or kitty crunchies from the litter box. I wish I had pics of what she did to the cornbread cakes (plural) left on a friend’s counter to cool. No sense of shame. As another FReeper termed it recently, she’s a Laborador Deceiver!


80 posted on 09/21/2010 9:35:26 AM PDT by Titan Magroyne (What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.)
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