First bad press for Labradors
Labrador shoots its owner dead on hunting trip
Had to buy some easter eggs for the kids and hide them in the backyard myself – saved on dog biscuits though!
AN overexcited dog has accidentally shot and killed its owner on a goose-hunting trip in Texas. Perry Price, 46, had just shot a goose and went back to his pick-up truck to let his dog out to go find it in the brush. He leaned over the bed of the truck and lay his shotgun down inside as he unhooked the tailgate, his hunting companion told investigators. “When the dog got to jumping around it went off,” deputy Nacheal Bonin of the Chambers County Sheriff’s Department said.Labs have always been with us as trusty servants and doting friends. My platoon used them in Vietnam to track down communists and kill ’em, thus achieving a double victory – one less communist and one more Lefty/Dole bludging/hippie freak/moratorium marching/Ho CHi Minh loving loser upset. Now that’s what I call a hunting dog. Did it all on shitty dog biscuits and water although I recall on one Op, Dog Handler Arthur confessing to stealing some dog biscuits when we were short of rations. Did the dog complain…No! Just seemed to sit their saying; ‘Let me help you, please, can I, please” Hang on, I just remembered another bad Labrador moment when I caught my black Lab Chloe messing with the Easter Bunny some time back.
Had to buy some easter eggs for the kids and hide them in the backyard myself – saved on dog biscuits though!
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Dog’s name wasn’t “Cheney” by any chance?
BTW, can you remember Tracker Dog’s name/s? I recollect dogs (black labs) being used during an incident on 20th April with 4 platoon – I was in 5 platoon at the time – but can’t remember dog’s name. This was the only time I remember them working with us, although I did see them back at Nui Dat on a couple of occasions. Apparently they weren’t repatriated with units, but given to staff in Saigon when they became worn out. Glad I wasn’t a dog handler.
BTW (2) Is that snow in the pic? I know you live in Swannie’s electorate, and he can work wonders but snow in Brissie in January???
Juno was one. I can’t remember the other one’s name but all of the dogs that served in Vietnam are Ceasar, Janus, Juno, Marcean, Mila, Tragar, Cassius, Julian, Justin, Marcus and Tiber
BTW Poetic licence
BTW – could be sand!
I think I remember a Cassius. I’ve heard stories about one dog who used to go ballistic around choppers – don’t know which one.
I called one of my dogs Cassius in the late seventies – got the name from somewhere. Origin is lost with degenerating grey matter. He was a blue heeler.
Pine trees and sand – unlikely. It looks like New England somewhere. It’s a good pic.
Cassius. I remember in training in Aust Shorty Godbold (Who became shorter when he lost a leg to a mine) being literally dragged off his feet by the dog, we’ll say Cassius, who was simply “dirt keen, let me at it” to get on the inbound chopper. We had to give him to a heavier guy whenever we choppered anywhere.
OK, I lied. It wasn’t Chloe but just some pic I found on the web. I apologised to her for accusing her of such a dastardly deed but she just wagged her tail excitedly, (Oh my god, he’s talking to me!) licked me and gave all indications of doing anything up to and including giving her life to please me. Bloody Labs, now if we could just get our women to think that way…..
“now if we could just get our women to think that way”…..Not going there…….too many in this household, and I don’t know what blogs they read.
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