Man's Best Friend

['o Cino]

Natalena really enjoying the motoring about with my niece and daughter the other day. Went for a swim and caught the SeaWorld show by floating up to the rope barrier under the tramway. Good Fun!

Anyone else on the water with "Man's Best Friend"?

http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq303/MichaelWD/NatalenaonArima.jpg

[SpearMax]

Nice :)

[fishspearit]

This little guy spent the first 7 years of his life living aboard a 30' sailboat full time. Started when he was 8 weeks old and fit in my hand. He sailed the east coast from the northern Chesapeake down to the Caribbean. He ate seafood almost every day for a year in the Bahamas, swam with Jojo the dolphin in the Turks and Caicos, chased cows in the Dominican Republic, and almost beat up a Rotweiller in a boatyard in Puerto Rico.

[LunkerBuster]

Love it. I'll put up pics of my Luella out with me on the SUP.
Michael, what brand of canine PDF is that? Looks better than my "outward hound"

[agbiv]

Looks like a Schipperke (Skipperkey)--Dutch barge dog--they love being on the water but require lots of attention--good friends had one.

[kwtony]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy1.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy2.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy3.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy4.jpg

The black one is Courage, hes and english pointer/american bull dog mix. Quite possibly the best dog in the entire world. The second is an Ibizan hound, hes a bad ass. Lightning fast and funny as hell.

['o Cino]

Love it. I'll put up pics of my Luella out with me on the SUP.
Michael, what brand of canine PDF is that? Looks better than my "outward hound"

Looking forward to your pics. The other pups all look like they're having a super time...especially the jet ski mafia pair.

The PFD is a "Ruffwear", about 50-60 bucks if I remember correct. It fits Natalena very well ergonomically, and has 3 fastex buckles and a fine-tune chest velcro that doesn't snag her hairy chest. ;)

[kwtony]

They both have vests. Most of those pics were taken when the ski was beached but they LOVE to ride. There is one more lab here are a few more just because..how could you not brag??

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy14.jpg


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy8.jpg
This is a makeshift vest that always works well

[cdog]

Gotta love them dogs.

My Jack Russel loves to drive the truck and honk the horn. Had to put an end to it when he tried to follow a squirrel off the road.:eek:

[kwtony]

Okay im sorry for blowing this thread up with all these pics of these dogs. LAST ONES...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy17.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy15.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/dogggy16.jpg

[Kingspear]

Sorry no water shots but Troy does love to swim. Huge head with a peanut sized brain in this one.

[jshuster]

kwtony, what kind of dog is that sitting shotgun in your last picture?

cool thread

[kwtony]

Thats an Ibizan Hound. A very smart dog. Hes a sight houd and a nut case sometimes. But he can practically climb rock walls and is incredibly fast.

[LunkerBuster]

Silent killer

[kwtony]

I wish i could say he was silent. Hes a sight hound but when on a trail he will bark, the same ARF ARF ARF for hours....but he is 5 and was raised by blondie on the jet ski, Shes the other owner of the Jet Ski rental. Nicole. While shes a great mother to the dogs shes not as strict on their behavior as they need to be. Im not as afraid of the dog either. He didnt take too well to getting spanked when i first met him and would growl and show his teeth if you got on to him for doing something wrong. The first time he tried that shit, I tackled him and pinned him to the ground, showed him who was really the boss in the house and hes since stopped acting like an ass. Courage(the black dog) is a sweetheart and really doesn't do anything wrong to hard except play too hard with jack sometimes and over kiss people.

[jshuster]

HA! Had to do the same show whos boss thing once and the wife looked at me like i was the devil. Once is all it took

[LunkerBuster]

Cool. I have been a big fan of sight hounds since Aaron proffitt introduced me to his online a few years ago.

Your crew is awesome

[kwtony]

Thank you sir. I REALY REALLY want a German Shepard. I would get a side car for my chopper and that will be his seat. He would go everywhere with me and get certified as a rescue and service dog. Also teach him to find drugs too. But only a trick and not to bust people. haha. I will get one soon, just need a few more things before I can get one. What kind of dog does he have, and do you have any?

['o Cino]

HA! Had to do the same show whos boss thing once and the wife looked at me like i was the devil. Once is all it took

Wow, same thing with my wife. She didn't growl or bare teeth, but would grumble incessantly about "dive this, climbing that, etc..." I still can't get the correction collar on her, so I shock her by cooking dinner often.

Off thread: has anyone tried the static collars? It got passed around a bit with the dive team, and was hilarious on "10".

KW, along with German Shepard's, have you looked at Malinois and Hovawart's? Natalena is a Hovawart/Husky mix, and has zero vet issues at 8+ years.

Ephraim, we gotta run the dogs at Fiesta before I leave!

['o Cino]

Thank you sir. I REALY REALLY want a German Shepard. I would get a side car for my chopper and that will be his seat. He would go everywhere with me and get certified as a rescue and service dog. Also teach him to find drugs too. But only a trick and not to bust people. haha. I will get one soon, just need a few more things before I can get one. What kind of dog does he have, and do you have any?

Visiting friends in Mendocino, Natalena went nuts with the 'target' scent everywhere.

I was keeping her in tune, and inadvertantly kept putting the weed in a red Leggs so I could tell the difference. It ended up teaching her to locate the shade of egg instead :eek: Took weeks to break that habit.

[mx5coco]

here is tango, he normally kills pigs in the swamp, but coming with me to find a fish at the beach excites him too

[kwtony]

icino I if there are German shepards there must be Belgian Shepards. Both a viable option. Funny story about your dog tho. Im sure ill have similar issues when i get one.

[weekendrx]

Scup, the ferocious westie enjoying water time with my wife and I a few summers back. She knows when I've been out there without her so I take her as often as possible.

[kwtony]

cough cough sharkbait cough cough

[weekendrx]

hahaha, yep, she'd put up a hell of a fight though.

[standish]

These two are such good friends it's ridiculous. Both have so much personality.

[JaredNJ4]

This is an awesome thread! My family dog is a mut black lab/pitbull/something else but she despises the water and is scared of her own shadow. we got her from the pound and she was most likely beaten when she was real young. Recently moved out of the parents into a rental with the girlfriend, trying to talk the landlord into letting me get a pup his wife isnt biting though:down:

[LunkerBuster]

standish, that second picture is one of the sweetest shots I have ever seen.. makes me want to take a nap

[LunkerBuster]

This is an awesome thread! My family dog is a mut black lab/pitbull/something else but she despises the water and is scared of her own shadow. we got her from the pound and she was most likely beaten when she was real young. Recently moved out of the parents into a rental with the girlfriend, trying to talk the landlord into letting me get a pup his wife isnt biting though:down:

one of my dogs is now a certified therapy dog, in addition to spreading joy and happiness to many many seniours, sick kids and veterans, he can live anywhere and come with me anywhere. it is a great way around rental restrictions.

the test was very easy and ITDA and AKC certification was a total of 25$



so as not to derail....here is banjo, the therapist, enjoying an afternoon watching the paddleboarders
http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/banjo/IMG00154-20100410-1830.jpg

[roosterman9]

Here is my little girl Reese. Awesome "rescue mutt" we got back in March. She is a terrier/who knows. All I know is she like tto follow me everywhere and loves the river by my house.

Second picture just makes me laugh, my sisters Boxer showing some love.:thumps:

['o Cino]

Fantastic images, keep 'em coming!

Great suggestion of getting the "therapy" cert. Going through the paperwork to take Natalena overseas, closest Dept of Agri office is in LA, what a pain, but it's full circle since she was born in Italy.

What a fuzzball:
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq303/MichaelWD/Natalenaat9weeks05.jpg

[jtully]

That all looks fantastic! I bet my dog would love the ocean... if I could only get her to wake up every now and then...

[Spearbodj]

Here is Duke, he's 4 years old now:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h326/bodjanace/l-9.jpg
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h326/bodjanace/0-1-3.jpg
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h326/bodjanace/Untitled.jpg
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h326/bodjanace/2011-12-01_10-38-39_58.jpg


This is Bear, he's almost 10 months now:
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h326/bodjanace/photo.jpg
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h326/bodjanace/2012-02-26_11-59-41_668.jpg
http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h326/bodjanace/04a7d7f0.jpg

Both boys love to swim and go fishing!

[LunkerBuster]

The pic with the ball is amazing. They are a great pair

[LunkerBuster]

I can't find any real spear themed pics other than this one of Luella at the beach

http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/FDF040D2-8554-47E6-8B65-6964A459114A-233-00000023DE77B610.jpg


And here are some gratuitous dog shots

Banjo is a Shepard corgi mix from the shelter
Luella a street dog, lots of Shepard and everything else
Whinnie is the dachshund/ chihuahua mix, also from the street

http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/BF8D9640-9B68-4593-8E9C-5E7277EDE01F-233-00000023D5845C11.jpg

http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/3A65F2B6-E294-47EE-A7E3-2B2C4C1409B0-233-00000023DA7421B3.jpg
http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/F3DAC407-0C67-4242-BE9F-CB7E9F29B421-233-00000023E6EF17A6.jpg

http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/21789D77-054E-42C7-AFBA-9A953766E6DA-233-00000023EB32BC56.jpg
http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/66D079B5-FF48-4A90-AC83-5806004C227D-233-00000023EE650CCA.jpg


http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/AB2A2299-306F-4C00-8247-EC8D046D1C0C-233-00000023F01B55E9.jpg


http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/24A9DD08-32BF-45EE-B15F-08294916D1C3-233-00000023F4A450F0.jpg

http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/851F69EF-8C55-42AA-B047-F2C30222FDD7-233-00000023F9CF7479.jpg

[So Cal Shaggy]

Great thread, here is my boy Neptune our field Golden
First time water training at 6 months old
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/readytotaketheplunge-1.jpg
His trepidation last all but 5 seconds
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/justlikeaducktowater-1.jpg
Big leaps into the blue by the time he was 8 months old
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/neptuneretrieving.jpg
Anywhere the training bumper goes he follows
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/pooltraining3.jpg
Some days though he gets to just play with the other dogs
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/doubleretrieve.jpg
This last Fred Hall show at the dock dogs comp
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/Neptuneatdockdogs3.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/Neptuneatdockdogs2.jpg

[So Cal Shaggy]

This is our boxer Zeus, we found him at a local shelter last year and he has been the best thing to happen to our family.
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/Zeusfeelingrightathome-1.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/HappyZeus-1.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/lookingforneptunesapproval-1.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/diggingtwins-1.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/20minutesandNeptunehastaughthimbadhabits-1.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/TrustmeIknowtherearecatsinthere-2.jpg
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/happyinhisnewhome-1.jpg
Zeus thinks he is a lap dog
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e53/shaggyman/Zeusissuchababy.jpg

[LunkerBuster]

Zeus IS a lap dog!!! I see him on your lap! Hahaha. I love this thread. It is like a happy pill

[kwtony]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/storm11.jpg

The Doggys and I watching the canals durring the devastating storm we all refer to as Isaac.


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/petsmenue.jpg

If you guys are ever in the Keys, the restaurant called Boondocks Bar and Grill (big ass tiki hut around mm27) has a doggy menu. Right next door is a miniature golf where all the proceeds go to the pet shelter in the keys...

[kwtony]

DUUUUKE!!!!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/duke.jpg

Lou Dogg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c264/whiteboy32607/doggy22.jpg

[unkabonka]

this is buckeroo a few months ago when he was just a little guy, first trip to catalina

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/396290_10150664904781023_712101022_11658017_210106 2404_n.jpg

http://i49.servimg.com/u/f49/17/29/20/72/img_2512.jpg

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/311545_10151138277176023_1779902194_n.jpg later this summer diving "with me" in a lake

[LunkerBuster]

making friends with crustations

http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad155/lunkerbuster/PB%20bug/49e9835a.jpg

['o Cino]

Jeff, that's hilarious...Zeus is scoping out the old school solid stem Friend!

I said the other day "Lucifer's greatest deception is convincing Man that cat's make good house pets."

Dog's Rule

Great pics guys!

"OH NO! There's no poo bags left!"http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq303/MichaelWD/Heywheresthebags1.jpg

[John Hughes]

those are great shots guys!

here's a few of my best friend who goes just about everywhere with me. When she's lucky, I even let the wife come every once in a while!:lol:

[Lino]

14 years old, just died last Sunday the one in my avatar, that day I started the truck to let it warm up for work, he jumped into the drivers seat when I was in the house.

[LunkerBuster]

14 years old, just died last Sunday the one in my avatar, that day I started the truck to let it warm up for work, he jumped into the drivers seat when I was in the house.

So sorry for your loss friend

[lobzila]

She is waiting for me to take my eyes off of her to make her move!

[LunkerBuster]

Hahahaha she definitely has some plans alright!!!

[grouperdude]

this is Cooper. He's the black lab.

['o Cino]

14 years old, just died last Sunday the one in my avatar, that day I started the truck to let it warm up for work, he jumped into the drivers seat when I was in the house.

So sorry to hear of your loss, that's a bummer.

[LIfishslayer]

14 years old, just died last Sunday the one in my avatar, that day I started the truck to let it warm up for work, he jumped into the drivers seat when I was in the house.

Sorry for your loss.

[lobzila]

14 years old, just died last Sunday the one in my avatar, that day I started the truck to let it warm up for work, he jumped into the drivers seat when I was in the house.

Fourteen years is a very long well lived life for a dog that size. I am sorry for your loss.

[John Hughes]

14 years old, just died last Sunday the one in my avatar, that day I started the truck to let it warm up for work, he jumped into the drivers seat when I was in the house.

Sorry for your loss brother. It's a sad day when your best friend passes!!:(

[zenspearo]

Sorry for your loss Lino. That hurts. Condolences.

[jackpine savage]

My boy Morceau passed away from cancer a month ago, this is him going after a blue crab. He had a 20 second breathe hold and always wanted to find a female that held her breathe and breed them. He's also the dog in my avatar. He was 10 1/2.

['o Cino]

20 secs is a lot better breath hold than mine, especially trying to catch a crab with the mouth! ;)

Has anyone ever noticed that with larger breeds, when they pass, it seems to take a long time to replace them. I had a Shep/Rottie mix, and it was so emotional, it took years to get another dog.

[unkabonka]

My boy Morceau passed away from cancer a month ago, this is him going after a blue crab. He had a 20 second breathe hold and always wanted to find a female that held her breathe and breed them. He's also the dog in my avatar. He was 10 1/2.

:( Sorry to hear that.

[LunkerBuster]

20 secs is a lot better breath hold than mine, especially trying to catch a crab with the mouth! ;)

Has anyone ever noticed that with larger breeds, when they pass, it seems to take a long time to replace them. I had a Shep/Rottie mix, and it was so emotional, it took years to get another dog.

For sure Michael. For sure. It is not really a replacement, they are unreplacable, but it is being ready for a new relationship.

[ddonnell]

Here is our girl Bailey. I got her the summer I was going into 2nd grade and she has had a GREAT life. More camping and Baja trips with us than 99% of dogs we know. Whether she is helping launch the boat with my dad and I or sitting beneath my sister or mom reading in the hammock, she is a happy girl. She is a water dog through and through. Whether it is 72* water in Baja or 49* water in Nor Cal, as soon as she sees water she is off in a flash to go for a swim or to just wade around. She is 14 now for a dog that's expectancy was 8-10, especially having hip displaysia and geing run over at two..

Great thread btw.

[unkabonka]

Hey 'o Cino! was looking through The Log today and spotted a familiar face! :D


http://spearboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=179482&d=1349050235

[unkabonka]

Here is our girl Bailey. I got her the summer I was going into 2nd grade and she has had a GREAT life. More camping and Baja trips with us than 99% of dogs we know. Whether she is helping launch the boat with my dad and I or sitting beneath my sister or mom reading in the hammock, she is a happy girl. She is a water dog through and through. Whether it is 72* water in Baja or 49* water in Nor Cal, as soon as she sees water she is off in a flash to go for a swim or to just wade around. She is 14 now for a dog that's expectancy was 8-10, especially having hip displaysia and geing run over at two..

Great thread btw.

davis is that a golden/ lab mix or what? Nice you still get to have her around. My childhood golden passed away 2 years ago.

['o Cino]

Thanks for the heads-up on the picture in The Log, that'll go in the family scrapbook :)

[ddonnell]

davis is that a golden/ lab mix or what? Nice you still get to have her around. My childhood golden passed away 2 years ago.

Nailed it. Lab/retriever mix.

[Burg John]

Cali does everything first lol.

[LunkerBuster]

John those are some amazing looking beasts. They look like some real knuckle heads. In the best way

[Burg John]

:thumps:Thank you sir, both rescues, my male is the best dog in the world and my female is... Kinda cute i guess lol. Pits are so smart and full of life, if you can keep up there isn't a better dog.

Guess everyone in this thread thinks they have the best pups though huh.:toast:

[LunkerBuster]

And they are right!!

[Smudge]

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj528/smudge13/176D867A-8CEE-40BB-ACCE-9B198D49F850-7904-00000B50E20B3A44.jpg

My duck machine Recon on the left and his dad Gunner on the right....

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj528/smudge13/1C81FF89-F9AB-4F61-BFEE-382F20733FD4-7904-00000B50C7415E79.jpg

Recon....

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj528/smudge13/A30E9C54-0E58-4438-85EF-5DADE7C35382-7904-00000B513A8E6E65.jpg

And our 135lb American Bulldog El Capo. He is affectionnately referred to as "the Meat Pig" in our household...

[Burg John]

That last guy is a stud.