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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Mar 26, 2010 - 04:11pm PT
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Tendon wrote:
can't imagine life without him.
None of us can imagine our lives without our four footed friends, and yet, by the design of nature, it almost always happens that they leave us.
Thankfully we have other things to look forward to, to distract us, and the capacity to handle our grief. Imagine how confusing it must be for a dog to have their entire world gone in a heartbeat if we were to leave them suddenly.
This is one particular animal that holds my utmost regard, short of humans.
And if I had to choose between humans and a dog to be stranded on a desert island alone with, well, umm, the humans better bring a resume! Unless they look like either Ginger or Mary Ann.
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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Mar 26, 2010 - 04:16pm PT
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The Muir story made me think of:
As a kid growing up on the ocean in New England I was told many old stories of fisherman being rescued from peril by a dog. You do not see it much any more but when I was a kid it was common that at my local town wharf three out of every five local fisherman's trucks would have a large (most often black) dog in the bed. These dogs would often be Newfoundland or big Black Labs. They would sit calmly no matter the time of year, heat of summer or dead cold of winter, all day long waiting for their master's return. In the meantime they would lounge and seem almost catatonic. But the second their master's boat came into view at the harbour mouth they became total awareness.
A common story over the years:
The lobsterman or inshore fisherman comes into harbour. Pulling along side his skiff/mooring, he takes the mooring painter and walks out on the foredeck and zing, didn't realize it was icy. Or for whatever reason winds up going in the drink and weighs to much wet to get himself back into the skiff let alone the fishing boat. To far of a swim to shore for the old fisherman and time of the essence. Waisting no time the 'Newfy' seeing his master in peril bails out of the truck, down the gang plank and right off the end of the float into the icy water and rescues his master. Usually in the middle of winter, in the back of a harbour things are pretty quiet and there is not a lot of people around to observe goings on. But when a massive Newfy is huffing and puffing, making a beeline across winter harbour waters all of a sudden a people take notice.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2010 - 05:57pm PT
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We once had a dog so fierce, he made four drunks climb on top of their car. We were glad to see that!
Our current dogs aren't so fierce and wouldn't save us from drowning. Cute though.
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L
climber
Training for the Blue Tape Route on Half Dome
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Mar 26, 2010 - 10:26pm PT
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"A freakin' barn owl sitting on a buncha dogs and rabbits? If anything was cuter than a basket of bunnies (wait, there's one of them as well). .........DAMMIT THAT IS CUTE!!!!!! How can you usurp the Choti cuteness"
Caylor--you made me geyser grape juice through my nose-- tank-oo-berry-muts!
Yeah, I read Jasmine's Story and got a little teary-eyed...not so much because she was abused (which is really horrible), but that she recovered from it and went on to display such unconditional love to everything that came her way.
Edge--Corgi: The Original Cutest Dog On The Face Of The Planet
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Mar 27, 2010 - 12:50am PT
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here's my wise guy.
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reddirt
climber
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Mar 27, 2010 - 01:01am PT
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he looks like my bagel's cousin
not exactly the spittin image angle but you get the idea
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 27, 2010 - 04:24am PT
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hey there say, edge... after all my pics last night, never got a chance to come back and say, how cute the little pups are...
also, the black lab, with banana edition...
and... the next pup-dog additions too...
pup-dogs sure make one feel good... (speically when the cats, are sleeping) ... thanks for the new pups here... enjoyed them all...
:)
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 27, 2010 - 08:57am PT
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Tendon -- that cool cirque in the background, where is it?
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willie!!!!!
Trad climber
99827
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Mar 27, 2010 - 11:48am PT
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Ran across this photo of Burton from 8/08 the other day. He just turned 12.
The haircut and pose crack me up.
You should have seen the caliper.
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Mar 27, 2010 - 02:44pm PT
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redd your bagel is a beauty. i hope my little man gets there like that.
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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Mar 27, 2010 - 02:45pm PT
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timid what do you do out there?
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Tendon
Boulder climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Mar 30, 2010 - 01:44pm PT
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Chiloe,
That awesome little cirque is the Chicago Lakes Gully on Mt Evans, CO.
The wall is called the Black Wall.
Check Mtn Proj for more details...
Tendon
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2010 - 01:53pm PT
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Ah, I saw your picture and thought "Somebody ought to climb that!"
But I suppose that's why you were there.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Mar 30, 2010 - 02:58pm PT
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Our friend Scruggs. He's a happy dog!
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Mar 30, 2010 - 03:00pm PT
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 30, 2010 - 03:56pm PT
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Edge, I like your pics and stories.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Mar 30, 2010 - 07:32pm PT
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BJ, I love that second shot!
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 11, 2010 - 10:38pm PT
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Life is OK.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Apr 11, 2010 - 10:41pm PT
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good stuff, Chiloe...that's a satisfied pup.
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