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Rant: Smart dogs, stupid owners


  1. PDieter, I'll drink with you

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  2. I will too, PDieter, even tho we've not met. :)

    And JoB, I am just cranky....

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  3. What The
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    What The

    Manners and good incense is what it's all about.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  4. i bet we'd all be less cranky after a beer:)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  5. What The
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    What The

    Or 2...and an ice cold shot of Jaeger perhaps?

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  6. Jaegerbombs and beer...oooh, that could be quite the interesting combo...

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  7. mmm JeagerBombs! (yuck)

    But I do like Jaeger as a general rule. Just not in RedBull cough syrup. Ick.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  8. Hey soc, are you posting on the same thread as me from the next room over? Hooray for families who geek together... :)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  9. GenHillOne
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    Aim - just throw a little vodka in the Red Bull and cuts the sweetness :)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  10. GHO: I think I'd rather drink Robitussin + Vodka. Just as nasty, but with more loopy side effects.

    Kidding. Mostly.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  11. What The
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    What The

    Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa...that means "Jaeger Burp" in ha'ole or "Howley" for us non-HI landlubbers.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  12. what the...

    are you sure that means jaeger burp in ha'ole???

    sounds more like a melodious jaeger fueled brain fart to me ;~>

    i once had a dog named mele haole... roughly translated.. song of joy...

    but she didn't drink.

    are we going for 7 pages?

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  13. OK...going for 7 pages...we need to get this out of our systems....or, if it's beer, back into our systems :)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  14. i could go for a bloody mary just now:)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  15. beachdrivegirl
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    beachdrivegirl

    BarbG i'll get a drink with you but only if you make sure i dont fall in the hole that you dug.

    TouchDowns! (Jager & Red Bull!) Too much fun!!

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  16. ewwww...jaeger and red bull sounds icky. Of course, I can't stand the taste of Red Bull, so that might have something to do with it, huh....

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  17. a good spicy bloody mary (with bacon?)....or tomato juice and beer...yummmmmmm. Y'all be careful around those holes...hard hats are de rigeur :)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  18. cruiser
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    cruiser

    Hey who said I drunk?I mean drank or is it dwink? Anyway I'd have to ask for a permit to go out again and then I gotta find those damn socks:)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  19. the socks are in your hat.... you were making it easier to keep both ends warm:)

    the permission slip is up to Mrs C...

    oh. and she might have put both the socks and the hat in the wash:(

    hubby gave me my permission slip.. i have a four hour pass... but only if i stick to sniffing bottle caps...

    booze bottles:(

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  20. Anonymous
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    BarbG, BDG, PDeiter, please put me down for that drink too.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  21. Irukandji
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    Irukandji

    RE: post #160 - make sure it's the Robitussin DM. That dextromathoraphan (sp?) has all the magic (having high school flashback accompanied by dry heaves).

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  22. westseattledood
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    westseattledood

    lrukandji !

    Oh -- GACK!

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  23. I spent my night with Jaeger and red bull yesterday. Regretting it this afternoon.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  24. beachdrivegirl
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    beachdrivegirl

    Cait that is the downfall of the drink. I have been there myself....

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  25. JT, BDG, I won't let you fall in the hole. But no Jaeger, to many bad bad nights.

    lrukandji, your post made me flashback to my high school days.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  26. thanks for reminding me why it may not be such a bad thing that i can't drink any more :)

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  27. What The
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    Jaeger and Lucky Charms...a breakfast not to be forgotten.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  28. The only time I ever drank that vile stuff I woke up the next day with more than just a hangover (no, not what you're thinking!) There was this hat, this very nice promotional baseball hat...solid black, silver Jaeger logo (6-point stag with cross), adjustable leather band. Never been worn (well maybe once) as I get queasy and head-achey just looking at it. Free to any Jaeger-mister/ms. who wants it. PM me.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  29. What The
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    What The

    Absinthe is actually quite better...but alas it's illegal here in the 52.3 States. In it's purest form that is...

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  30. beachdrivegirl
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    beachdrivegirl

    Absinthe is good stuff. I recently went to this little French Restaurant in madison Park. They serviced Absinthe there. It was amazing how little of that you need to feel so good...

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  31. westseattledood
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    westseattledood

    Maximillien's in The Market also serves absinthe.

    Talk about atmospheric pairing of a liqueur with one of the most romantic spots in the city to have drinks and dinner.

    Oo la la!

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  32. I just logged in and read all 7 pages of this thread. Some interesting twists and turns - gotta love the free-flow exchange of ideas here, and how stream-of-consciousness it all becomes.

    Dogs: Keep your dog on a short leash. If you want your dog to run, go to a dog park. It isn't really complicated, is it? There were no rights and wrongs on the original post - it seems like a series of mistakes. The OP should avoid retractable leashes; the person coming by should have paid better attention. (I personally am going with the "listening to an iPod and kind of zoned out" theory.)

    And dogs vs. children - well, as the owner of one sweet rescue dog and the mother of one precious snowflake, I've seen both kinds of threads here.

    As the owner of one very gentle lab-mix, I'm appalled by the ridiculousness of some dog owners. (My favorite recent incident was recently in the Junciton. I had my dog on a short :-) leash, and a woman with a dog approached. I gave her my standard warning "He's very friendly and likes dogs, but he's young and bouncy and some dogs don't like him." She said that was great as she let her dog get an inch away from my dog, and then said, "As long as your dog is sitting, my dog won't mind." My dog continued sitting even as warning lights flashed in my head - why does my dog have to sit? - and her dog attacked my dog. Why on earth would she approach me with a dog, answer my question incorrectly, and then let her dog attack mine? My dog has been trained to be incredibly docile, and he couldn't wait to get out of there. Me too.)

    If your dog has aggression issues, with dogs or people, it's your job as an owner to avoid people or dogs. Period. A public park is a public park, and if someone wants to run through a park that is their perogative (though if I'd been the woman in question I would have heeded the warning). An unpredictable dog, or one prone to aggression, shouldn't be on a 15 foot leash in public, ever, precisely because you can't control other people.

    Actually, I think that the dogs vs children comment is right on in one regard: parents need to take responsibility for their kids, and so do dog owners. If my daughter had a fit in a resturant when she was a toddler, I removed her (kindly, I hope). I don't expect a two year old lab mix to obey every second of my orders, so when we're out I keep him on a short leash. That's my JOB because I elected to have a child and to adopt a dog. It's just not that complicated! And yes, of course I make mistakes, and I hope that others forgive me those mistakes...and I also hope that I learn from them.

    And absinthe seems to be all the rage - what does it taste like? Am I the last person to have it? I've never tasted it.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  33. rykite...

    perhaps a dog park isn't such a good idea for a dog with dog aggression issues;)

    but on the whole, you are right...

    i think i reacted so strongly to this incident because it really brought home to me how badly the whole thing could have turned out...

    i relaxed my vigilance for a moment.. and it was the wrong moment with the wrong person.

    i too would have gone for the ipod explanation if i hadn't had such a close view of her as she passed, if she hadn't been so snarky and if her partner hadn't worn such a look of amazement as he prudently managed his dog.

    sometimes people just do really stupid things and you have to wonder if they are thinking about the possible consequences at all...

    i will still take the risk of letting my dogs play in the center of a clearing on extended leash when the park is mostly vacant.. because running with them on a short leash is not one of my options... and i get great joy watching them.

    but i will be far more protective in my reaction to anyone breaching that isolation next time...

    I have hopes that in time these two will be rehabilitated enough that i can be less vigilant but i don't count on it.

    As you pointed out.. i took them in and they are my responsibility.

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  34. roundthesound
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    Real Absinthe includes wormwood. I've made some of the real stuff in the past and am planning on making another batch in the near future. The taste leaves something to be desired but the overall effect is nice; very nice!

    Maybe I'll have a tasting party where we can talk about dogs on/off leashes and when West Seattle is finally getting a Trader Joe's! ahahaha!

    Posted 3 years ago #         
  35. there's a reason they run that stuff through a sugar cube before drinking it...

    retsina tastes better.. and that is definately an acquired taste...

    Posted 3 years ago #         

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