Wordless Wednesday
Wow. For men dressed in camouflage, making them look like they might be hunters, they sure don’t seem prepared! Where’s their hunting knife?
What a way to cut a watermelon!
Ain’t nuthin but a hound dog
My wife wrote a post on her site about how she wants us to get a dog one day. She’s got her eye set on a Boston Terrier, but I don’t know, if we were ever to get a dog I think that I might like a Basset Hound. I think they’re more my kind of dog.
Since she’s getting her heart set on a new pet I decided to do a bit of research and found myself on The Dog Guide. Just as I suspected they say that while Basset Hounds have been bred to be hunting dogs,commonly hunting animals such as the hare, rabbit, fox, pheasant, and opossum, they are also a generally calm and easy going breed.
We’re hoping to have children so if we decide to get a dog it must be a breed that’s known to get along well with young children and luckily the Basset Hound does have that reputation. They can be stubborn, but overall tend to be very affectionate dogs where their owner is concerned.
Since I’ve had a few scares with larger dogs I’m not interested in getting a large dog, so again the basset being a medium sized dog is perfect for our needs.
We enjoy being outside and so does the Basset Hound. It’s apparently a bit of a lazy dog while indoors, but like most dogs quite enjoys it’s time outside. I’m pretty sure if we got one it would not only get daily walks but some time outside in our garden.
If the Basset Hound gets a moderate amount of exercise and isn’t allowed to get heavy it sounds like it might have few problems as it ages. One that does gain weight or gets out of shape can get weak hind legs due to the strain of it’s long body. This weakness can even lead to paralysis. Foot infections and eye ailments occurs occasionally as well.
Compared to some dogs that seem to have a lot of problems as they age the Basset hound doesn’t sound like a hard breed to care for if you keep them in shape and I suppose keep an eye out for foot and eye problems.
I don’t know if, or when we might get a dog, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to do some research in advance to find a dog breed that suites your lifestyle.
Now I’ve gotta see if I can change my wifes mind about her choice of dogs.
Hunter shoots transvestite deer
Ok not a transvestite, but a deer that looked like a male because of it’s antlers, but turned out to be a female deer upon closer inspection.
Hunter, Carmen Erickson of Michigan, dropped a deer with a single riffle shot. He thought he’d shot a nice buck, but as he got closer to his catch he discovered that the deer was a doe.
Female deer do not have antlers – well they aren’t supposed to, but this one did. The state Game and Fish Department was notified, and he got a return call from a biologist who stated that these types of deer are bucks whose testicles haven’t descended or for some reason have been castrated. This was not the case with Ericksons deer. He states that no male genitals were found on the deer that he shot.
Gary Rankin, district game warden in Larimore, said he has seen a couple of antlered does over the years, but for a doe to have a well-developed rack is unusual.
It is not the first antlered doe to be reported in the region this year. A conservation officer for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reported seeing a 10-point antlered doe shot near Robbin, Minn., during that state’s firearms deer season. DNR conservation officers in other parts of Minnesota also reported a handful of antlered does.
Erickson said the antlered doe is a first for his crew, which has been hunting together for 25 years.
“It definitely was a keeper, he said.
Plush animals well sorta
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This weeks theme is PLUSH
Oh wait a minute. Did I make a mistake? I thought the theme was LUSH. Oops! Guess not. But this little guy sure does look like a lush doesn’t he? Wonder if he had a hangover in the morning, and if he did, if he tried to cure it with a little hair of the dog. LOL
Alright then, guess I’d better find a photo that fits this weeks theme of Plush.
Aw a rat that loves it’s plush toy kangaroo. Don’t they make a great couple?
Ok maybe that’s not quite plush enough to suit the theme this week, or is it? Well just to be sure:
Is that a hamster? I think it is. Well with that long luxurious hair I’m sure it fits the plush theme.