Comments on boynton: beach dogs

all the way to the muddy bank I guess.

2008-04-26T22:02:00.000+10:00

all the way to the muddy bank I guess.

Mr.Larkey's bank manager must have laughed like a ...

2008-04-19T22:07:00.000+10:00

Mr.Larkey's bank manager must have laughed like a muddy drain when he read The Business Plan.

The 'blue dogs' photo is Blairgowrie Front/dog bea...

2008-04-18T10:30:00.000+10:00

The 'blue dogs' photo is Blairgowrie Front/dog beach.

re meat shandy:

“The product was originally designed for Australia’s 3.9 million canine loving households as a safe alternative for owners concerned about their dogs drinking from muddy puddles, dirty lakes or grimy park taps,” Mr Larkey, owner and Managing Director of Dog Plus said.
...
“I’m astounded at how the product has taken off. My advice to other Australian companies is that if you can export an idea like drinks for dogs, you can do anything,” Mr Larkey said

Think this pack will stick with the muddy puddles, dirty lakes and grimy park taps, thanks. Cheers.

"a meat shandy?" - have you seen that meat-flavour...

2008-04-17T21:34:00.000+10:00

"a meat shandy?" - have you seen that meat-flavoured water in the petfood section of the supermarket?
Couldn't believe my eyes.

As Nabs said, your Heeler is a livestock rounder-upper and your Lab, poodle, and setter, is a WATER dog wot brings back the floating dead ducks.
I had a Setter when a child, and she used to spend hours at Rye front beach trying to pluck crabs out of the shallows. hours.
Bless you dear Flo.

I thought it looked a lot like an ocelot. Very coo...

2008-04-16T13:07:00.000+10:00

I thought it looked a lot like an ocelot. Very cool.

My shout

Yes, I've defintely warmed to blueys, I like their medium size, and they do have (or this one has) a cat like independence combined with clumsy bouts of affection, but it's still a black labrador and a beach in my ideal future.

Actually it's probably not a Cessna 172. The winds...

2008-04-15T22:51:00.000+10:00

Actually it's probably not a Cessna 172. The windshield is a bit too wraparound. But you get the overall point. We're talking about some kinda flying VW here.

However I'm pretty damn certain it's an ocelet lounging around on the dashboard coaming during final approach and touchdown.

Jeez, we've been ignoring Flo haven't we? My shout. A meat shandy darl?

And it was a nice landing. The pilot was doing a h...

2008-04-15T22:38:00.000+10:00

And it was a nice landing. The pilot was doing a hard 90 degrees starboard turn 500 feet up and less than a k out and yet still touched down perfectly straight and level within 20 metres of rollout.

No doubt the cat seemed so blase 'cos the pilot had never fallen out of a second story window and landed undamaged on his feet without the aid of a plane.

Also I think the furry copilot was actually an ocelet - a generally unflappable feline sub-species. A jaunt in a Cessna 172 is nothing compared to dodging anacondas,Gerald Durrell's collecting nets, panthers, logging operations and David Attenborough's camera hunting packs.

Well, blue heelers were genetically bred to projec...

2008-04-15T22:02:00.000+10:00

Well, blue heelers were genetically bred to project manage waves of unprocessed protein across oceans of red dirt and scrub. Not all that H20 stuff.

Blue heelers are thoughtful situational analysis dogs with excellent time and motion management skills, clear professional goals and a very laconic sense of humour.

When I'm next able to properly live with a dog (time and spacewise permitting) I'd go for a blue heeler cross. They don't demand the same immediate attention like other breeds but they certainly reciprocate quality attention in the long run. Mutual respect, no time wasting and shouting your round is what seems to count with them.

Plus Flo is a dignified matron, not some yappy teenage hoon. You were expecting her to go "Last one in is a pussy!" followed by a running bellyflop into Bass Strait?

And look, a flying cat exhibiting the stoicism common amongst bluies but often rare in felines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86fVoioExE4
Love the way at the end he/she's saying "yeah nice landing, but can we get a beer now?"

- oh and yes, it is a beautiful blue.(Must confess...

2008-04-14T11:34:00.000+10:00

- oh and yes, it is a beautiful blue.
(Must confess I did not take the photos myself)

scurvy?aft t' th' sea...

2008-04-14T11:29:00.000+10:00

scurvy?
aft t' th' sea...

Took this picture of this guy t'other day. At the ...

2008-04-13T06:15:00.000+10:00

Took this picture of this guy t'other day. At the beach.

I love the ambient blueness of that second photo.

2008-04-12T20:58:00.000+10:00

I love the ambient blueness of that second photo.

OMG - that building takes the cake.Just about.I th...

2008-04-12T14:13:00.000+10:00

OMG - that building takes the cake.
Just about.

I think The Nobbies on Phillip Island was originally called The Nobby as some early maps suggest?

(And it was a bit of poetic licence to say Flo could see it from Rye back beach, she adds sheepishly)

But yes indeed! That is exactly what Flo is hoping for on the horizon. Such a sight would warm the cockles of her heart.

In Newcastle, there is a Nobby's Head, a Bogan's W...

2008-04-12T09:36:00.000+10:00

In Newcastle, there is a Nobby's Head, a Bogan's Way, and this building, which has caused innumerable visual puns in the Newcastle Uni student magazine about male bodily organs.

Fine dog; maybe if a few more of these had been in the surf she would have developed an affinity for water!

Actually, she's looking towards "The Nobbies" ;)(...

2008-04-11T15:34:00.000+10:00

Actually, she's looking towards "The Nobbies" ;)

(With a Rye smile on her face)

...or some hores to regulateI go now

2008-04-10T21:33:00.000+10:00

...or some hores to regulate

I go now

Oh beautiful doggie.She's obviously searching for ...

2008-04-10T21:32:00.000+10:00

Oh beautiful doggie.

She's obviously searching for "the morning penis"

I'm glad I added that second line now as a disclai...

2008-04-09T22:59:00.000+10:00

I'm glad I added that second line now as a disclaimer to my brazen generalisations!
(And watching one of your youtube videos I see evidence of a bluey very much like this one enjoying the beach.)
I guess this is more about Flo, who has been such a crazy dog in general - everywhere BUT the beach!
I was interested to observe the way she was almost wary of it, a bit like the Boston Terrier in Salty Dogs. In this different environment, I realised that she's basically a nervous dog.

Your book looks great, Jean.
I did get to see a few dogs romping along beaches last week, and it's such a wonderful infectious thing.
I also love your blog entry of April 1 ;)

I have seen some heelers that love the beach. It j...

2008-04-09T21:42:00.000+10:00

I have seen some heelers that love the beach. It just depends on the dog, even some Labs are not crazy about the beach.
If you love the beach and dogs at the beach, check out my book Salty Dogs! It is over 100 photos of 39 breeds of dogs published by wiley.
YOu can read more about it at my website
http://jeanmfogle.com
check out my blogger blogs, one is just pics of dogs at the beach.