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The sun was out today

Posted in golden retriever, Miley, tagged on March 30, 2013| 4 Comments »

It almost felt like we might actually have spring this year.

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Now for a crappy photo

Posted in wildlife on March 30, 2013| 4 Comments »

It’s a deer!

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Dead mole

Posted in wildlife, tagged , on March 30, 2013| 3 Comments »

It looks like an owl killed this hairy-tailed mole:

dead mole

When I picked it up, you could see where the owl had tried to peck some of the meat out of its back, but I guess owls don’t much like mole meat.

It just pecked off a bit of meat and dropped it here.

Most things won’t eat these moles, so this one will likely rot and return to the soil in which it has spent its lifetime digging.

I had a dog that would dig these moles up at any opportunity.

She would kill them with gusto and then leave the carcasses to rot away.

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New species of muzzle-less canid discovered

Posted in Absolute Piffle on March 30, 2013| 7 Comments »

The females have beards.

petit brabancon and brussels griffon

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Important message for this Easter

Posted in Absolute Piffle on March 30, 2013| 5 Comments »

easter message

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Warm enough for a dip

Posted in golden retriever, tagged on March 30, 2013|

We may get some snow Monday night, but it’s warm enough today to pretend it’s spring and go for a dip. (Not me, of course!)

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And after the dip, roll and roll to get the nasty water off you!

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Sled dogs in the Yukon, 1890’s

Posted in working dogs, tagged , , , on March 30, 2013| 18 Comments »

yukon sled dogs

Photo courtesy of Nara U.

Newfoundlands, arctic spitzes, and at least one St. Bernard.

I particularly like that Newfoundland in the front.

He’s obviously the leader.

He looks very sharp.

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Coyotes tree cougar kittens

Posted in Carnivorans, wild dogs, tagged , , , on March 30, 2013| 5 Comments »

coyotes tree cougars

This scene happened at Wyoming’s National Elk Refuge. Five coyotes sent these two cougar kittens up on a fence, and the entire ordeal lasted over an hour.

Check out the photos of the encounter here.

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Interesting name for a fighting dog in Pakistan

Posted in dog breeds, tagged on March 30, 2013| 16 Comments »

This is a gull terr, a derivative of the English bull terrier crossed with local Pakistani dogs.

bush fighting dog

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Pennsylvania man charged with deer hunting in a Walmart parking lot

Posted in Absolute Piffle, wildlife on March 29, 2013| 21 Comments »

“He was doing it for the meat.”

Source.

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