tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post113247612999501111..comments2024-03-14T00:16:32.077-07:00Comments on 50 Books: ETC: Born Freeeeeee...Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-72864333772155057352010-04-29T15:49:42.564-07:002010-04-29T15:49:42.564-07:00What a wonderful post! They are so full of person...What a wonderful post! They are so full of personality!!!<br /><br />Erin GabryszErin Gabryszhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367540807468440411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-56251432052463003572008-03-06T08:07:00.000-08:002008-03-06T08:07:00.000-08:00I found your blog while searching to find out more...I found your blog while searching to find out more about porti sleeping habits. Mine likes to sleep till 9am. He loves to party! You can see a few of his puppy videos at eporti.com but as of this writing he's 2 1/2 years old. I get the same questions about what kind of dog he is, and when I have his porti buddy over and we're walking in Sausalito they are tourist attractions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816992799822352914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-90289941490890736332007-11-17T09:31:00.000-08:002007-11-17T09:31:00.000-08:00This is hilarious! I loved reading your descriptio...This is hilarious! I loved reading your descriptions of Dobbs. He sounds like a great pooch (very in touch with his doggie nature).Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-31261649737788390052006-12-20T10:04:00.000-08:002006-12-20T10:04:00.000-08:00Great article; very funny and accurate. We have a...Great article; very funny and accurate. We have a 9-month old portie, and it's amazing how consistent the personality traits are with this breed. Maybe it's just our 'type 1' dog, but it's worth noting the energy level and stamina these dogs have. We religiously walk Diego 3-5 miles/day, plus have 1.5 acres fenced in for him to romp in. Certainly not for everyone, unless you have lots of time and space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1163334517891264892006-11-12T04:28:00.000-08:002006-11-12T04:28:00.000-08:00Dobbs is a most handsome boy, and I especially lov...Dobbs is a most handsome boy, and I especially love the first photo of him running on the beach. You're lucky to have each other. :)<BR/><BR/>Very nice blog!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1133213320496913062005-11-28T13:28:00.000-08:002005-11-28T13:28:00.000-08:00Ha! For you, Antipodean, I can let LOL pass. You'r...Ha! For you, Antipodean, I can let LOL pass. You're on the shortlist of people who can pull it off.<BR/><BR/>Every so often I go back to that Sam post, too, because those pictures crack me up every single time.<BR/><BR/>And yup, Dobbs can walk backward. Really quickly, too. It's how he gets out of tight places, or walks away when he still wants to keep an eye on you. The mister taught him the word "Scram!" which, roughly translated, means "Get the hell away from my sandwich!" When Dobbs hears this, he walks backward because it's the fastest way for him to get away and indicate that, no sir, he was not after the sandwich and it was merely a coincidence that his nose was resting on the plate.<BR/><BR/>Portuguese water dogs are great. Every home should be required by law to have one. The world would be a happier place.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1132905738512535552005-11-25T00:02:00.000-08:002005-11-25T00:02:00.000-08:00For three years we've been trying to figure out my...For three years we've been trying to figure out my dog's genetic heritage, as she was born n' bred in a truckyard with no known father. She looks very much like something between your Portugese water dog or a German wirehaired pointer, with a bit of chocolate lab and pitbull from her mum's side thrown in. Not that the pitbull ever makes itself evident, ever. Coward, she is.Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06894215177878536537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1132803357587840742005-11-23T19:35:00.000-08:002005-11-23T19:35:00.000-08:00Dogs and cats do rule! Rats also, but I'm not allo...Dogs and cats do rule! Rats also, but I'm not allowed to have them.<BR/><BR/>Heh, Tamara, I would've been in the same boat as you before we got Dobbs. My husband was the one who discovered the breed... online of course. He emailed me the link to the breed description on the CKC site and was all "I've found the perfect dog for us! It's a Portuguese water dog!" And I'm like, "A Portu-whoozits what dog?" <BR/><BR/>And hey, thanks, Steph! That's so nice of you to say. I had a ridiculously fun time writing it and actually had to make myself stop, so I left out stuff like the fact that he has webbed toes and blue skin (for real!), and that he has his own sleeping bag for camping trips, and that he has a tattoo and an identity microchip AND dogtags because we're so anal about him getting lost... this despite the fact that I can count on two hands the number of times he's been more than three feet from my ankles in his entire life.<BR/><BR/>Ah, Korie, I'd been wondering what you've been up to, since your site hasn't been updated for a couple of weeks. I'll check out your new URL. I tried a test migration of my site to Typepad a while back and gave up because my formatting got slightly gibbled in the transition. Not a lot, but just enough to bug me. <BR/><BR/>Anyway. I hear you on the baby = less computer time issue, especially now that Sam's naptimes are shorter. Oh well. He's getting to be a lot more entertaining when he's awake, so I can live with the trade-off.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1132602473453881492005-11-21T11:47:00.000-08:002005-11-21T11:47:00.000-08:00OMG! That was one of your funniest entries ever! Y...OMG! That was one of your funniest entries ever! Your play-by-play of a visitors arrival had me in stitches!<BR/>He's a cutie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1132592954362361442005-11-21T09:09:00.000-08:002005-11-21T09:09:00.000-08:00I would be one of those people asking what kind of...I would be one of those people asking what kind of dog he was. I've never seen such a beast. (And I say that with the utmost respect.)Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490717536182570475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1132565596400416332005-11-21T01:33:00.000-08:002005-11-21T01:33:00.000-08:00Dogs rule! Cats also.Dogs rule! Cats also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9931308.post-1132553554607050952005-11-20T22:12:00.000-08:002005-11-20T22:12:00.000-08:00Dobbs just read this entry over my shoulder. He th...Dobbs just read this entry over my shoulder. He thinks it was too short.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613804843380827691noreply@blogger.com