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crysania4 ([personal profile] crysania4) wrote2010-04-02 05:44 pm

Jamesville Beach photos

I took today off of work (yay!) and we headed out to Jamesville Beach's off leash area. I was really hoping to meet a lot of dogs, but only ran into a few. Two she had fun with, but one had a ball and was a resource guarder (why this dog was off leash in a designated off leash area when he had aggression issues I don't know) and went after her. We ended up leashing OUR DOG up when we went past them. *rolls eyes*

She did get into a good chase section with a lab/poodle cross who looked SO MUCH like [livejournal.com profile] petulant's dog that I was actually looking to see if she were there. The lab/poodle cross and a hound/lab cross dove rite into the river after sticks and I was so hoping Dahlia would chase them right in, but no luck. She went into the water up to her chest at a couple points, but didn't go any deeper.

Anyway...pictures, not a ton, but some.

The first creature we met on our walk was not a dog. But a turtle! We kept Dahlia far away from it though as, well, it's a SNAPPING turtle.
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Swimming dogs!
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Check out my super brave dog. lol
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Rare photos! Me and Dahlia!
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[identity profile] petulant.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Now now, you know full well if it was Darce that would be a tennis ball and not a stick! :P

Maybe she has some kind of arctic breed in her? Brody would only go into the water at certain times of the year (unlike this dumbbutt who'll dive in the second after it melts) when it was reeeeeally really warm. He could swim just fine and loved snapping at the waves but would only go chest-deep most of the time. Through a bunch of reading I found out that most arctic breeds don't like water because where they're bred to work, water = death. Brod was Dane/Shep/Mal, soooo...who knows?

[identity profile] crysania4.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
I think she's just a chicken shit and has no idea how to swim or that she CAN swim. LOL She'll go all the way in, duck her head under the water and all. She really loves the water and she kept looking for a way to go into it. But her feet leaving the ground? No way.

Maybe someday she'll figure it out!

That's interesting on the arctic dogs -- makes sense.

And haha yes! If it had been Darce it totally would have been a ball. But boy did he look a lot like him. Nice dog, crazy energy. And HILARIOUS when he got out of the water because he was like this twig dog with a poofy face. He look about 1/4 of the size after getting wet.

[identity profile] petulant.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Next time get into the water with her! Coax her over and treat and give lots of praise with each step she takes. If you really want her to swim, anyway.


Yes! Around this time of year it looks like he's packed on at least ten pounds and then I took him to the lake the other day and showed my mom some of the photos after she was telling me I should "watch him on that" (Yeah, okay, he's only moving the equivalent of four + miles per day - I really think he's gaining. Eyeroll!). Shut her up pretty fast. If anything he needs to gain a pound or two. :P

[identity profile] crysania4.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm going to try that at some point in time. The water was COLD today and I didn't really want to go in (and I was wearing jeans lol). But at some point we're totally going to BOTH get in and coax her out!

LOL Poodle mix dogs are insanely fluffy. I always remember Pepper when she was in the bath because suddenly she looked like this scrawny little dog. The lab/poodle mix today was SO skinny. Much more so than Dahlia, who has a stockier build.

[identity profile] yesididit.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
aw, love the photos of you and dahlia, especially when you're both grinning.

[identity profile] crysania4.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! I hardly ever let people take my photo. lol

[identity profile] recreatexme.livejournal.com 2010-04-02 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't you love the "nah, mom, up to my chest is JUST FINE" attitude? I still really wish frankie could swim :(

[identity profile] crysania4.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
I wish Dahlia could too. And fetch. I wanted a dog who swam and fetched. Ah well...maybe someday I'll get her in an get her to swim, but I have my doubts!

[identity profile] alleykitten.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
That's Emma-nemma! She'll stick her entire face in the water to hunt for skipping rocks. But, if she can't see the bottom of the water and reach it w/out the water going over her back... then forget it.

Maggie only likes to get her toes wet.

[identity profile] joansies.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
unrelated to your post, but just fyi - that_rodeo_pony over at TDP is piedwick/alitrocious with yet another username. I told vomitrocity about this, just now, too.

[identity profile] crysania4.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude seriously? How did you find that out? *headdesk*

[identity profile] joansies.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:50 pm (UTC)(link)
She bailed as Piedwick from bad_riding and quickly joined as that_rodeo_pony. She's not making much of an effort to hide who she is, either. The horse in her friends only banner is clearly Sunny and that other skinny horse that is pastured with her.

[identity profile] crysania4.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yep..you're right. The easiest way to know? The picture from TDP and the pictures from her journal are ALL willowdaisy.com.

BANNINATION.

[identity profile] alleykitten.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautiful photos!

You know... you look like someone I used to know... I don't know why I'm just now noticing it.... odd.

[identity profile] crysania4.livejournal.com 2010-04-03 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
I feel sorry for them then! LOL

Thank you! I was happy with the photos...more from today coming soon. I think I take too many photos. lol

Хороший блог!

[identity profile] benedixgin.livejournal.com 2011-07-09 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Спасибо, очень интересная заметка.Image (http://7wp.ru/)

Отличный блог!

[identity profile] papertype.livejournal.com 2012-01-28 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Пишите почаще, еще непременно зайду почитать что-то новенькое.Image (http://zimnyayaobuv.ru/)Image (http://zimnyaya-obuv.ru/)