Slightly on topic -Spaniels

On 25-Jan-2010, Larry L wrote:

ou will find Brittanies pretty damn 'hyper' and nervous, compared to
a classic Springer's more 'laid back' attitude

that is, again, in general

Although both have "spaniel' in the name, they were developed for very
different hunting styles and that is reflected in overall temperament

FWIW, ( next to nothing ) Springer's are one of my favorite breeds
and you couldn't give me a Brittany



Thanks all who responded.

Larry-
This is good advice - just what I wanted to know

Thanks
Fred


I have seen pictures of Bear and he is a beautiful animal

On Jan 25, 2:25*pm, Larry L wrote:


One other note ... unless specifically trained otherwise ... any dog
will very likely increase you danger if you capsize your boat. * *By
nature they are far more likely to try and climb on you and make your
struggles more difficult than to pull you to safety, Lassie/Disney
Movie style

Larry ( who has known and tried to train several examples of both
breeds, over the last 40+ years, and who has heard several pretty
scary tales of trying to swim with the dog, and been in one such
situation, himself )

Perhaps the most interesting observation I've ever encountered with
regard to dogs.

giles.
who wonders whether anyone has ever succeeded in teaching a dog to do
a breaststroke, sidestroke, backstroke, crawl, or butterfly.

On 25-Jan-2010, "Mark Bowen" wrote:

. Bear is
a 115 lb. Gernam Shepherd that was rescued from a Meth Lab. Bear was tied
to
a deck and neglected fro approx. 2 years, before he came to live with
mother. He would run away from me when we first got him, but he and I went

thru Lenoir Police Dept.'s Citizen Canine Training for 8 weeks and now I
am
the Alph male and Bear's personal driver, so we are best buddies. Bear
goes
on virtually every campin' and fishin' I take, unless I know the stream
conditions will be a danger to Bear. He can be a danger to himself,
because
he **must** be at my side at all times, when we are in the stream. He will

jump from the largest boulder to get to where I am, if he cannot follow
the
same path that I have taken.

The only thing you have to do to make a great fishin' hound is to make him

your bestest buddy everyday! He will kill him/herself to stay by your
side,
if he or she respects you as a leader. Just watch a few episodes of the
Dog
Whisperer--Ceasar Milan to get the picture.

Jeff Miller can attest to Bear's love of fishin' trips and his loyalty to
me. He is by far the best fishin' hound on the face of the planet--bar
none!

Op\

You are right about Bear
I have seen your photos and he looks like a beautiful, faithful and lovable
dog

We also watch Cesar MillanWe have no dog issues as all the humans who live
on our property are their unquestioned pack leaders

I never understood how someone can mistreat an animal??????
There are rottern human scumbags on this planet.

Fred

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On Jan 24, 2:23 pm, "Bill Grey" wrote:
"Fred" wrote in message

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A long time ago a good fishing friend had a Springer Spaniel -
Real cute - loved the water- and she knew her place perfectly as ballast
for
a canoe.
We fished Squam Lake in NH
The three of us in the canoe - the dog was up front Gary in the rear and
me
in the middle - just paddes
Salmon - we got a few

So
Just thinking of a resucue dog Brittany or Springer Spaniel...
............

All of our animals are real happy and friendly so... I do not want to
upset
that

Has anyone had experience or ever have one of these cute critters?
And more to the point has anyone gone fishing with one?

Thanks
Fred

A suppose a Newfoundland is too big - but a great resuce dog.

In Swansea, Wales there was a famous character - "Swansea Jack" - a black
Labrador dog, who reputedly rescued several people who had fallen into the
dock. So much so is his fame that there is a statue to his memory in
Swansea.

Bill

See:- http://www.cymfishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=2161

I'm afraid, Bill, that "rescue dog" has a different meaning here than
there. Here, it usually means that the person rescues the dog, not
vice versa. Whether Fred intended it that way I'm not sure, but I
expect he did.

As someone once said, we're two countries separated by a common
language.

No confusion at all really. It was ther context of the requirement of the
dog - !in the canoe" that made me think of rescue ( to save someone) rather
than rescuing a dog from a fate worse than death.

Our languages do tend to diverge at times, it's too much to ask you to get
in line I suppose :-)

Thanks all the same.

Bill

"Fred" wrote in message
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On 24-Jan-2010, " wrote:

I'm afraid, Bill, that "rescue dog" has a different meaning here than
there. Here, it usually means that the person rescues the dog, not
vice versa. Whether Fred intended it that way I'm not sure, but I
expect he did.

Thanks for the clarification and rw is correct - We would give a home to a
distressed animal
So we would rescue the dog
and give a good home w 6 other dogs in the pack running loose all the time

Fred

Anyway, I tiought it would make a good read.

Bill

On 26-Jan-2010, "Bill Grey" wrote:

Anyway, I tiought it would make a good read.

Bill

It does & thanks for your post.

I would not want to get in a canoe w a Newfoundland
We had a 150 lb English Foxhound (Kokomo)
We lived in NH and I took him to Maine, to slow rivers & lakes, as a pup to
teach him about the canoe.
He was fine - but...
As he grew I knew there was no way I would get in a canoe w him

Fred

On Jan 26, 1:45*pm, "Bill Grey" wrote:
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On Jan 24, 2:23 pm, "Bill Grey" wrote:





"Fred" wrote in message

m...

A long time ago a good fishing friend had a Springer Spaniel -
Real cute - loved the water- and she knew her place perfectly as ballast
for
a canoe.
We fished Squam Lake in NH
The three of us in the canoe - the dog was up front Gary in the rear and
me
in the middle - just paddes
Salmon - we got a few

So
Just thinking of a resucue dog Brittany or Springer Spaniel...
............

All of our animals are real happy and friendly so... I do not want to
upset
that

Has anyone had experience or ever have one of these cute critters?
And more to the point has anyone gone fishing with one?

Thanks
Fred

A suppose a Newfoundland is too big - but a great resuce dog.

In Swansea, Wales there was a famous character - "Swansea Jack" - a black
Labrador dog, who reputedly rescued several people who had fallen into the
dock. So much so is his fame that there is a statue to his memory in
Swansea.

Bill

See:-http://www.cymfishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=2161

I'm afraid, Bill, that "rescue dog" has a different meaning here than
there. Here, it usually means that the person rescues the dog, not
vice versa. Whether Fred intended it that way I'm not sure, but I
expect he did.

As someone once said, we're two countries separated by a common
language.

No confusion at all really. It was ther context of the requirement of the
dog - !in the canoe" that made me think of rescue ( to save someone) rather
than rescuing a dog from a fate worse than death.

Our languages do tend to diverge at times, it's too much to ask you to get
in line I suppose :-)

"Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?"--Enry
Iggins.

giles