diggerjones
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That's great news.
Dealing with depression - suicidal thoughts - Join the conversation (including helpline details)
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thatlldaespot
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So delighted to hear your news, @czechmate - that is just the best Christmas present that money can't buy. 
thatlldaespot
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And speaking of dogs - my new Collie pal.
This is 'Skye' - very much a work in progress, failed family pet, hopefully all ready for a new life as my companion/working dog. So far, so good, very sharp and trainable, and a great incentive to get out of bed in the mornings.
This is 'Skye' - very much a work in progress, failed family pet, hopefully all ready for a new life as my companion/working dog. So far, so good, very sharp and trainable, and a great incentive to get out of bed in the mornings.
Christoph1945
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What a strangely beautiful dog. The first thing that came to my mind was "African Bush Dogs". What bread are they?
That's the blue merle colouring! You see it in collies and kelpies. But these are just pets - I don't have the work - or, sadly, the expertise - for a working dog. The mother is Jack Russell x chihuahua and the pups, three quarters chi.
Christoph1945
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Thoughts on dogs and other things............
recently, our daughter's mother-in-law visited us and she had with her a large Labradoodle bitch. The dog had a lovely temperament but I was puzzled by her desire to nibble me. The Labradoodle, not the daughter's mother-in-law! Using her front incisors, she repeatedly nibbled me as if trying to alleviate an irritation. You often see dogs doing a similar action on them selves. The action didn't hurt but I first thought she was going to bite me. The dog, not the daughter's mother-in-law!
Well with all this talk of dogs, lost dogs, and dog breeds; it set me thinking about some times that the wife and I spent in Norfolk. I heard local folk tales of a phantom black dog that went by the name of "Black Shuck". Said to be a seven foot giant of a dog, it was supposed to have haunted those regions and down into Suffolk. Having taken the tales with several large pinches of salt, I just totally forgot about them. That is until recently, when I read a report of archaeologist uncovering the bones of a seven foot dog in the grounds of Leiston Abbey.
Do you suppose that there are any links between the tales of Black Shuck and references to "the black dog of depression"?
recently, our daughter's mother-in-law visited us and she had with her a large Labradoodle bitch. The dog had a lovely temperament but I was puzzled by her desire to nibble me. The Labradoodle, not the daughter's mother-in-law! Using her front incisors, she repeatedly nibbled me as if trying to alleviate an irritation. You often see dogs doing a similar action on them selves. The action didn't hurt but I first thought she was going to bite me. The dog, not the daughter's mother-in-law!
Well with all this talk of dogs, lost dogs, and dog breeds; it set me thinking about some times that the wife and I spent in Norfolk. I heard local folk tales of a phantom black dog that went by the name of "Black Shuck". Said to be a seven foot giant of a dog, it was supposed to have haunted those regions and down into Suffolk. Having taken the tales with several large pinches of salt, I just totally forgot about them. That is until recently, when I read a report of archaeologist uncovering the bones of a seven foot dog in the grounds of Leiston Abbey.
Do you suppose that there are any links between the tales of Black Shuck and references to "the black dog of depression"?
glasshouse
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I suppose if you were a sheep farmer back then , the 7ft black dog would give you depressionThoughts on dogs and other things............
recently, our daughter's mother-in-law visited us and she had with her a large Labradoodle bitch. The dog had a lovely temperament but I was puzzled by her desire to nibble me. The Labradoodle, not the daughter's mother-in-law! Using her front incisors, she repeatedly nibbled me as if trying to alleviate an irritation. You often see dogs doing a similar action on them selves. The action didn't hurt but I first thought she was going to bite me. The dog, not the daughter's mother-in-law!
Well with all this talk of dogs, lost dogs, and dog breeds; it set me thinking about some times that the wife and I spent in Norfolk. I heard local folk tales of a phantom black dog that went by the name of "Black Shuck". Said to be a seven foot giant of a dog, it was supposed to have haunted those regions and down into Suffolk. Having taken the tales with several large pinches of salt, I just totally forgot about them. That is until recently, when I read a report of archaeologist uncovering the bones of a seven foot dog in the grounds of Leiston Abbey.
Do you suppose that there are any links between the tales of Black Shuck and references to "the black dog of depression"?
dstudent
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I can take the 7ft dog it sThe jack russell chiuahua mix that got me in a twist
How??
Erm, presumably by the usual method...
Not sure how far I need to explain this...
I do have some graphic video somewhere, if you are really at sea, though on that occasion the object of the chihuahua's lust was a teddy bear...
dstudent
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Erm, presumably by the usual method...
Not sure how far I need to explain this...
I do have some graphic video somewhere, if you are really at sea, though on that occasion the object of the chihuahua's lust was a teddy bear...
Hold on wait a minute would that be like you know the birds and the bees , but for dogs????
I don t know what to think about that video with the dog getting it on with the teddy but maybe seek professional help???
I mean really a video??
You know you can digitalise everything, you know USB stick or upload on PC, you can get help with that if you don t know how. Video are so old school
Christoph1945
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Birds n bees? I remember me dad trying to tell me about that when I was kid. Don't worry dad, said I; I know all about sex. If I want to have regular sex, I'll get married. He laughed for ten years, every time he saw me!
Hold on wait a minute would that be like you know the birds and the bees , but for dogs????
I don t know what to think about that video with the dog getting it on with the teddy but maybe seek professional help???
I mean really a video??
You know you can digitalise everything, you know USB stick or upload on PC, you can get help with that if you don t know how. Video are so old school
You mean like a computer-savvy psychologist?Seriously I find it quite hard to take on board that video is gone, to the extent that even using the word seems (to some
) as if you started talking about horseless carriages. I can remember it being the new thing and absolutely amazing.
dstudent
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Seriously I find it quite hard to take on board that video is gone, to the extent that even using the word seems (to some
I m with u there. I ve just bought one of those vintage looking record player and I go to charity shops and buy old vynl 45 and 78 record. I just love the all process of finding something good dashing home and playing it. The scratching sound of the needle on the disk. I don t know I guess I m regressing
glasshouse
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I want a gramaphone to go with my cine camera
Old Boar
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I want some film to go with my cine camera!
glasshouse
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I have some of farming in the fifties , stooks, stacks etc
Hi all, how does the calendar days affect everyone else? It is maybe because this is the last day of what has been a hellish year for me. My wife and I split up through the summer, I thought I was coping ok. But I liken myself to a duck cool,calm,collected on the surface. But paddling like hell against the current underneath!! The current seems to have got stronger today .
spin cycle
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