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The World Went to the Dogs 40,000 Years Ago, they just let us tag along.
Posted: 01 June 2012 10:09 PM   [ Ignore ]
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Posted: 02 June 2012 01:39 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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Dogs are great companions, good for hunting, guarding and together with a few veggies make a tasty stew when times are hard…very versatile.

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All right, no one is to stone ANYONE until I blow this whistle! Even… and let me make this absolutely clear… even if they do say “Jehovah”!

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Posted: 02 June 2012 05:09 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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The purist love I ever had was for my dog Brendan.  He got old and smelly and I lovingly carried him from room to room because he had arthritis.  My husband should be so lucky.

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Posted: 02 June 2012 06:35 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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Harry Truman once said if you want a friend get a dog.

Apparently for various reasons as some noted here.

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‘The supernatural hypothesis is simply untestable and leads nowhere’

Donald Prothero

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Posted: 02 June 2012 07:46 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 01:39 AM

Dogs are great companions, good for hunting, guarding and together with a few veggies make a tasty stew when times are hard…very versatile.

And I was just informed by a friend that the holes in skulls were probably not for ritual practice, but for extracting the brain for “brain tanning” the ancient way of tanning leather.  Plus their skins make warm blankets.  But the eye thing is neat.

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Posted: 02 June 2012 09:09 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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burt - 02 June 2012 07:46 AM
MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 01:39 AM

Dogs are great companions, good for hunting, guarding and together with a few veggies make a tasty stew when times are hard…very versatile.

And I was just informed by a friend that the holes in skulls were probably not for ritual practice, but for extracting the brain for “brain tanning” the ancient way of tanning leather.  Plus their skins make warm blankets.  But the eye thing is neat.

I have read that pounding dung into the skin can do a similar job Burt. Depends what you prefer to smell of I suppose, dog brain juice or dog turd…

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Posted: 02 June 2012 11:30 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 09:09 AM
burt - 02 June 2012 07:46 AM
MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 01:39 AM

Dogs are great companions, good for hunting, guarding and together with a few veggies make a tasty stew when times are hard…very versatile.

And I was just informed by a friend that the holes in skulls were probably not for ritual practice, but for extracting the brain for “brain tanning” the ancient way of tanning leather.  Plus their skins make warm blankets.  But the eye thing is neat.

I have read that pounding dung into the skin can do a similar job Burt. Depends what you prefer to smell of I suppose, dog brain juice or dog turd…

I think this thread is going to the dogs.

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Posted: 02 June 2012 11:49 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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burt - 02 June 2012 11:30 AM
MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 09:09 AM
burt - 02 June 2012 07:46 AM
MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 01:39 AM

Dogs are great companions, good for hunting, guarding and together with a few veggies make a tasty stew when times are hard…very versatile.

And I was just informed by a friend that the holes in skulls were probably not for ritual practice, but for extracting the brain for “brain tanning” the ancient way of tanning leather.  Plus their skins make warm blankets.  But the eye thing is neat.

I have read that pounding dung into the skin can do a similar job Burt. Depends what you prefer to smell of I suppose, dog brain juice or dog turd…

I think this thread is going to the dogs.

RUFF!... grin

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Posted: 02 June 2012 01:01 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 11:49 AM
burt - 02 June 2012 11:30 AM
MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 09:09 AM
burt - 02 June 2012 07:46 AM
MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 01:39 AM

Dogs are great companions, good for hunting, guarding and together with a few veggies make a tasty stew when times are hard…very versatile.

And I was just informed by a friend that the holes in skulls were probably not for ritual practice, but for extracting the brain for “brain tanning” the ancient way of tanning leather.  Plus their skins make warm blankets.  But the eye thing is neat.

I have read that pounding dung into the skin can do a similar job Burt. Depends what you prefer to smell of I suppose, dog brain juice or dog turd…

I think this thread is going to the dogs.

RUFF!... grin

Hey, watch the language.  My small dog is watching.

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Posted: 04 June 2012 07:13 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 9 ]
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Besides the eye thing, we also understand dog voices, and they understand us. 

Think of Lassie.  Bark, bark, bark!  Hey, c’mere; something to show you.  Or whine, whine; something sad or painful.  Or grrrrrrrr; watch it, buddy.  My sheltie sounds like a wookie.  Very expressive little lady.

Dogs can understand quite a number of words, especially by intonation and our accompanying body language.

Eek!  I wish I knew how to paste images…
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Posted: 18 October 2012 09:41 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 10 ]
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MARTIN UK - 02 June 2012 01:39 AM

Dogs are great companions, good for hunting, guarding and together with a few veggies make a tasty stew when times are hard…very versatile.


“Pets are always a great help in times of stress. And in times of starvation too, o’course.”  —Terry Pratchett (Small Gods)

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Posted: 18 October 2012 12:42 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 11 ]
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For some reason I think cats are way more interesting creatures than dogs. They emulate ‘free-thinking’ in my view, which I happen to endorse.
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