Our dog’s species was “Old English Sheep Dog” / Bobtail – we’ll never forget him, Sarah was his name – we had so many funny experiences with him running through snow pulling sledges, swimming in the North Sea, salty water bad for hairs, finding the right path in a pathless forest, running through a wedding in a chapel, dividing tough the fresh couple stealing our neighbour’s hat or slippers, stealing the ball from a soccers’ field during an important match – we had often some big trouble – but back home we always had to laugh!
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/22858517@N08/8059129230/
- Old English Sheep Dog (therealowner.com)
- Goggie ob teh Week FACE OFF: Old English Sheepdog (dogs.icanhascheezburger.com)
- Do Dogs Reflect Their Owners? If So, I’m Screwed (aiminglow.com)
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sweet post he looks like a gentle giant 🙂
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Amazing “Dog-Throne”!
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Such endearingly funny memories you have shared here with us, Frizz, about your wonderful sheepdog Sarah! I can just picture him stealing that soccer ball! These canine family members are just irreplaceable, are they not?
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Trompie thinks he was a handsome fellow!
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Old English Sheepdogs are wonderful dogs, very intelligent. He is a beauty!
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“From up here I can keep both eyes on my flock!” (Sarah seems to say)
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hahaha…very amusing (also, this is the first time I have seen the name Sarah used for a male)! And for me…shoes chewed to pieces and sleepless nights (puppy constantly barking and getting used to a new home), but every day, he walked me to the end of a lengthy driveway to catch the school bus in the morning, and enthusiastically met me at the same place in the afternoon when the school bus brought me home. Such a great dog!
Do you know the story of Hachiko the dog? A true story about a dog’s amazing loyalty to his master. It occurred in Tokyo. There is a statue outside Shibuya Station in Tokyo, but I have not been to Tokyo yet. I saw the recent movie based on the true story. Although the setting for the movie is in the US, I could watch it over and over again.
http://www.gojapango.com/tokyo/shibuya_hachiko_statue.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachikō
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachi:_A_Dog's_Tale
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thank you, found at youtube some movie trailors:
Hachi A Dog’s Tale
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thanks for:
Egret, Endangered:
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He looks gorgeous. My friend had two like him. Big friendly giants.
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Am liebsten moechte ich meine Haende in ihrem dicken, rauhen Fell vergraben!
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Habe wohl vergessen, meine Daten auszufuellen, daher oben anonym!
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but reading my e-mails I noticed it was you, Rosmarie Wirz, writing … – I like your Italian sheep dog!
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yes, it actually WAS me, sorry for my poor ability with computer techniques, thanks also for showing our SUNNY!
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Sweet and vivid memories.
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