[lit-ideas] Re: Where politics hits the grass
- From: "Judith Evans" <judith.evans001@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 16:10:20 -0000
the Wheaten people are almost all opposed to their getting a Wheaten; the
breed would instantly become popular if they did,
horrors!
Aren't some of the bichons hypoallergenic? Already popular, so no harm
done, and Bologneses are
really cute.
(Weimaraners are so beautiful.)
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK
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From: "Robert Paul" <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:19 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Where politics hits the grass
David Ritchie wrote
I once helped break up a fight between a Weimar Reiner and a Doberman.
The Doberman had had the early going, but the Weimar Reiner, with
advantages of mass, power and guile, seized the Doberman by the throat
and began to work its jaws. For the Doberman to have any chance at life,
intervention would be necessary, so on the count of three, a friend and I
each grabbed a set of back legs, and lifted. The improvised trick worked
fine. I have since wondered if the principle could not be extended, but
with people unfortunately, once they get up on their hinds legs, it's
really quite a problem knowing where to grab hold.
This is apparently an approved method and is suggested whenever one of the
dog lists I'm on cycles back to How to Stop a Dog Fight. (I'm on
Terrier-L, Wheaten-L, and KerryBlue-L.) The thumb in the butt method is
sometimes mentioned also.
The current topics on both the Wheaten and the Kerry Blue lists are
Barney's biting the reporter (reporter should have known better, never
approach a dog with your hand above its head, etc.), and whether the
Obamas should get a Wheaten/Kerry Blue (both are hyopoallergenic dogs) or
something else: the Wheaten people are almost all opposed to their getting
a Wheaten; the breed would instantly become popular if they did, which
would lead to puppy-millers' starting to breed Wheatens; the KBT folks are
divided, but more tolerant.
What is a Weimar Reiner? (I suspect there's some German pun I'm not
getting here.)
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