tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post4510990890777788202..comments2024-03-28T10:58:58.581-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Things That Go Out of FashionJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-56175095451126694482015-04-10T16:50:02.806-04:002015-04-10T16:50:02.806-04:00I never had a dog growing up, but I have one now a...I never had a dog growing up, but I have one now and I always will. My first was a shelter dog that was the cutest thing ever. Unfortunately, he came to a bad end early. I still cry thinking about it. Then came the Brittany, who was sweet but not very bright. I used to hide behind the bedroom door and call her. She'd run up and down the hall, in the bedroom, out, into the other bedrooms, but she never found me. I doubt she would have made a good hunting dog. But I loved her dearly. A few dogs later, and I have Bogie, a shih tzu/lhasa mix, who is the dog love of my life. Dogs are the best. <br /><br />As for what I miss most, my good auto mechanic and cleaning lady. Neither has gone out of fashion, just out of my life for one reason or another. Polly Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729656119287702191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72674980093654065532015-04-10T11:46:10.829-04:002015-04-10T11:46:10.829-04:00KM, you've had quite a selection of different ...<br />KM, you've had quite a selection of different dogs. I haven't had only collies, but they have been my dog of choice. I only paid for the last two. The others were rescued, found or I answered an ad because the owners didn't want them anymore. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68962495090677773792015-04-09T19:28:07.622-04:002015-04-09T19:28:07.622-04:00Love the dog pictures!
We have a goofy labradoodl...Love the dog pictures!<br /><br />We have a goofy labradoodle named Hamish (we thought he looked like Hamish Macbeth of the Scottish mystery series, with reddish curly hair flopping in his eyes.) He's a rescue, pulled out of a shelter by a Lab rescue group the morning he was to be put down. We also have a Heinz 57, tending toward some type of Northern breed, a real dog's dog, who we got from a program at the Zanesville, Ohio prison. <br /><br />Over the years, we've had German shepherds from Seeing Eye (retired or flunked out), a rescue mastiff who only knew two things--don't "go" in the house and don't take things off the table, which was head height for her,) a not very bright but extremely well-intentioned Rottweiler, and a few other unidentifiable rescues. When our kids were little, we had Newfoundlands, which were excellent kids' dogs.<br /><br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53050217442551384792015-04-09T19:08:54.813-04:002015-04-09T19:08:54.813-04:00Laura, maybe some day you'll get that dog you ...<br />Laura, maybe some day you'll get that dog you want, but for now you can come visit Maggie for love as often as you want.<br /><br />LD,I've always heard mutts are the best, but I think a lot of it depends on what kind of a mix it is. My very first collie wasn't a purebred. In our area about the only ones I see advertised at our rescue center are pit bull mixes or rottwieller mixes, and I don't want a dog that could be aggressive. I know not all are, but I wouldn't want to chance it. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46849598119979176542015-04-09T16:35:53.840-04:002015-04-09T16:35:53.840-04:00We had a mixed collie when I was a kid and my pare...We had a mixed collie when I was a kid and my parents had several cockers later on, lovely companions, all. I didn't realize they'd fallen out of favor.<br /><br />Fortunately, my favorite breed is always in plentiful supply at our local shelter...an American Mixed, a.k.a., a mutt.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18090514949072654012015-04-09T16:13:04.877-04:002015-04-09T16:13:04.877-04:00I love mixed breeds, aka "Heinz 57" If I...I love mixed breeds, aka "Heinz 57" If I were to afford a purebred I do love the sweet eyes and face of a King Charles Spaniel. My favorite thing about any dog is that sigh of contentment after they curl around and 'round and lay down. Priceless. ~ Laura ByrnesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57224930306439201472015-04-09T16:03:31.693-04:002015-04-09T16:03:31.693-04:00Grace, my son wanted a German Shepherd puppy when ...<br />Grace, my son wanted a German Shepherd puppy when he was a teenager and brought one home from a litter someone he knew had and wanted to give away the puppies. Like you, I was the one who mostly fed him and he went with me on my daily walks in the woods so the dog bonded with me rather than him. The only thing that made me nervous with that dog is that he didn't like small children. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29225697247190090762015-04-09T15:06:08.052-04:002015-04-09T15:06:08.052-04:00For years my daughter wanted a Brittany Spaniel. ...For years my daughter wanted a Brittany Spaniel. Instead, she and her husband got a Rhodesian Ridgeback, which is a huge, powerful dog. She is now wishing that she had gotten the spaniel. My other daughter got a rescue Lab/pit blend. You know who ends up doing a lot of dog-sitting. Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39255016753133372012015-04-09T13:37:49.403-04:002015-04-09T13:37:49.403-04:00Shari, there's nothing I like better than gett...Shari, there's nothing I like better than getting a letter in the mail, even a brief thank you card. As far as phones, I still have a land line as well as a little Tracphone.I'm always misplacing the Tracphone as well as the land line phones that are on chargers if I take them off their chargers to talk. My computer while I'm working with Word, flashes words that are misspelled, but it doesn't do it when I'm online. Sigh.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-66365460398270997682015-04-09T13:30:13.521-04:002015-04-09T13:30:13.521-04:00Pat, when my daughter and I were walking on a pave...<br />Pat, when my daughter and I were walking on a paved trail around a lake, a woman with two large standard size poodles passed us. The way she was dress and walked with her nose in the air, made us feel that she indeed bought those dogs only to make a statement, but I think most people do for other reasons like because they like the temperment of that particular breed.<br /><br />Gayle, I've been in love with Corgis, too, even though I've never had one. Tasha Tutor has or had them, and I might have gone with that breed before I got my collie before Maggie, except it's also one of those breeds that are rarely seen. In a way, my Maggie is a rescue because if I hadn't bought her, she would have stayed a kennel dog only for breeding purposes. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-64546814392404002002015-04-09T11:37:32.002-04:002015-04-09T11:37:32.002-04:00I miss civility, or even plain old good manners. S...I miss civility, or even plain old good manners. So many people don't even say "thank you" any more.<br />Letters, conversation, phones with cords (so you don't lose them), computers that don't change your words with spell check….<br />Boy do I sound like an old codger!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25283016764186784552015-04-09T11:14:25.813-04:002015-04-09T11:14:25.813-04:00Now that I think about it, I miss so many things. ...Now that I think about it, I miss so many things. Handwritten letters. Sturdy appliances. My waistline. <br /><br />As for dogs, I'm a sucker for Corgis. My first died tragically at 10, and the one I have now is a robust 5 year old. We also have a rescue dog, who looks very much like a dark red golden retriever. If I had my way, I'd probably own an army of Corgis (we'd conquer the world with cuteness), but I balance my desire for a purebred with having a rescue, too.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78096948903531035972015-04-09T11:07:20.502-04:002015-04-09T11:07:20.502-04:00I don't miss a thing, why bother, everything c...I don't miss a thing, why bother, everything comes back. Saw in fashion news that slim jeans are out and bell bottoms (yuck) are back this year. <br />No, why bother missing things. Technology is on the fast track, hard to keep up, but I do remember in the 50s and 60s wishing for all of it, so now that we are starting to get it, move on, I say.<br />NO PHONES AT MEALS. Have a sign printed up.<br />Who buys a dog because they are fashionable? Too weird.<br />PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18871407723078640582015-04-09T10:09:21.386-04:002015-04-09T10:09:21.386-04:00E.B. I tend to keep appliances for long, long peri...E.B. I tend to keep appliances for long, long periods of time, and my old standby, Cover Girl, still exists, but then I never went for fancy stuff. :-)<br /><br />Kara, mixed breeds are usually healthier and live longer. My first collie wasn't pure collie. I agree about real letters. I still send some, but not as many as emails, unfortunately.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43512500716053420802015-04-09T08:37:37.686-04:002015-04-09T08:37:37.686-04:00Beautiful photos, Gloria! I like mixed breeds. My...Beautiful photos, Gloria! I like mixed breeds. My favorite dog was a cockapoo. <br /><br />I'd love to see respect and civility come back into fashion. And sending real letters instead of emails. <br />Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-48705291030480842192015-04-09T08:32:16.741-04:002015-04-09T08:32:16.741-04:00I miss good appliances that didn't have a shor...I miss good appliances that didn't have a short shelf life and many cosmetics that I used and loved, which were taken off the market.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34714081835105450062015-04-09T08:16:34.710-04:002015-04-09T08:16:34.710-04:00Cocker spaniels and Irish setters disappeared by t...Cocker spaniels and Irish setters disappeared by the eighties. In Atlanta, it was all about golden retrievers and coonhounds. In Cincinnati, it's golden doodle mixes with a rare white golden retriever thrown in. I'm sticking with standard poodles, too smart for their own good, energetic, and family oriented (who gets the couch?)Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-43860769534476010282015-04-09T08:10:02.769-04:002015-04-09T08:10:02.769-04:00I miss conversation at meals. Everyone is thumbing...I miss conversation at meals. Everyone is thumbing their phones.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-4772074488986970012015-04-09T06:57:08.820-04:002015-04-09T06:57:08.820-04:00I am the dog maven where I work. Among other thing...I am the dog maven where I work. Among other things Newlin Grist Mill is a dog park. We have several Scotties and Westies who come regularly. A collie or two visit from time to time. King Charles club has meets there, but no Britanies. I have yet to see an Irish setter. KB Ingleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089951663907060127noreply@blogger.com