Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 09:06:35 AMOh my goodness, he's gorgeous!! 

In the beginning you see our girl, Diesel, and then the old lady, Libby, both don't know what to think of this guy.  Toy

Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 09:06:35 AMOh my goodness, he's gorgeous!! 

He's also a bit of a goober.
Spent his adult life bouncing around from kennel to pen, long story, but suffice it to say, he was neglected within 4 years.
based on Our scale that's nothing, but for him, it was nearly half his life. I'm sure they all had the best of intentions, but he never really bonded with anyone.
It looks like he'll be Toy's dog, he really likes her, now if we can just get the rest of the critters to warm up to him.

No training to speak of, never been in a house before, no manners whatsoever, so I have a busy week ahead, teaching him the basics, like "Sit, Come, stay and No".

He really upset the routine around here, big clod with ZERO etiquette.

@Solar @Solars Toy

When he came ripping down that hill, it was like a roll-in for Rin Tin Tin!   

Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 01:23:12 PM@Solar @Solars Toy

When he came ripping down that hill, it was like a roll-in for Rin Tin Tin! 

He originally got confused and started heading back up the mountain and then realized we were still going down.  It was funny to watch.  Toy

Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 01:23:12 PM@Solar @Solars Toy

When he came ripping down that hill, it was like a roll-in for Rin Tin Tin! 

     

I remember that series, I loved it! And yeah, he is sable, much like Tinny.
Granted, there have been a lot of Tinny's since. I guess for the same reason I liked Collies.

Oh, Rin Tin Tin and Lassie were the best, they were so noble!  And now, from the Sublime to the Ridiculous, I confess....  that little dog, Higgins, from Petticoat Junction was hilarious!

Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 01:36:59 PMOh, Rin Tin Tin and Lassie were the best, they were so noble!  And now, from the Sublime to the Ridiculous, I confess....  that little dog, Higgins, from Petticoat Junction was hilarious!

Another great show and its spinoff, Green Acres.
I too used to climb my tree 25' up to answer my phone... Long story, and my dogs would tell me when it rang, I was over a quarter mile away down in the canyon, had to run up the mountain, climb the tree, a minute to catch my breath. H...e....lllllo, puf puf pufffff, whew.

All good memories...

Quote from: Solar on July 22, 2021, 02:13:48 PMAnother great show and its spinoff, Green Acres.
I too used to climb my tree 25' up to answer my phone... Long story, and my dogs would tell me when it rang, I was over a quarter mile away down in the canyon, had to run up the mountain, climb the tree, a minute to catch my breath. H...e....lllllo, puf puf pufffff, whew.

All good memories...

That sounds like the makings of a book!  "Long Stories" make great books!  Ooooo.....   you should SO write a book!  You and Toy!   

Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 03:12:43 PMThat sounds like the makings of a book!  "Long Stories" make great books!  Ooooo.....  you should SO write a book!  You and Toy! 

Oh, God knows I've tried, even started it 20 years ago, got 3 pages in and business got in the way...
Hell, I may just do it.

Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 03:12:43 PMThat sounds like the makings of a book!  "Long Stories" make great books!  Ooooo.....  you should SO write a book!  You and Toy! 

My life (other than my time on the mountain with Tom) is pretty uneventful. Toy

Quote from: Solars Toy on July 22, 2021, 03:28:01 PMMy life (other than my time on the mountain with Tom) is pretty uneventful. Toy

Hell, if not for God giving me this blessing, I'd either be dead or in prison awaiting execution.
No, I'm serious.

Quote from: Solar on July 22, 2021, 03:26:57 PMOh, God knows I've tried, even started it 20 years ago, got 3 pages in and business got in the way...
Hell, I may just do it.

Well....   I've had a little experience in this field...   and here's what helped me get over the hurdle of "3 pages in".  Write an outline to yourself.  Something that no one else needs to see (if you're bothered by that sort of thing) but a simple "In Chapter One, I will write about 'THIS'.  In Chapter Two, I will write about 'THAT'... " and so on.  I did that with my first book, ended up with a 27 chapter outline, with every chapter accounted for, and then it just flowed after that. 

I hope you go for it. 

Quote from: Grammy on July 22, 2021, 04:21:32 PMWell....  I've had a little experience in this field...  and here's what helped me get over the hurdle of "3 pages in".  Write an outline to yourself.  Something that no one else needs to see (if you're bothered by that sort of thing) but a simple "In Chapter One, I will write about 'THIS'.  In Chapter Two, I will write about 'THAT'... " and so on.  I did that with my first book, ended up with a 27 chapter outline, with every chapter accounted for, and then it just flowed after that. 

I hope you go for it.

Excellent advice.
But for me, setting out parameters usually interferes with the flow. My plan was to do a kinda humorous approach, where each incident tied into the next.
Be it sliding down the mountain into the creek in a dozer, to laying water lines, these events all lead to the next, including the worst case of poison oak in the history of mankind, in the middle of winter with no water.

This went on for years, one after another.

I wish I could explain it better, but suffice it to say, buying raw land, finding a water source, creating electricity to building a home, all toed together out of necessity.

I still haven't  finished the house yet.

I think I need an editor.    

Quote from: Solar on July 22, 2021, 10:31:39 AMHe's also a bit of a goober.
Spent his adult life bouncing around from kennel to pen, long story, but suffice it to say, he was neglected within 4 years.
based on Our scale that's nothing, but for him, it was nearly half his life. I'm sure they all had the best of intentions, but he never really bonded with anyone.
It looks like he'll be Toy's dog, he really likes her, now if we can just get the rest of the critters to warm up to him.

No training to speak of, never been in a house before, no manners whatsoever, so I have a busy week ahead, teaching him the basics, like "Sit, Come, stay and No".

He really upset the routine around here, big clod with ZERO etiquette.

What does the cat think of him?

Quote from: T Hunt on July 22, 2021, 05:09:40 PMWhat does the cat think of him?

Fine when they're in the house or on the deck, they're buddies, but the cat is fair game in the forest.
We just came up from the creek, the idiot cat just had to follow, then it became a game between the two. Yes, the cat outsmarted him.

Oh, and we'll be posting a vid of the new bear, a healthy looking specimen. Just pulled it off the camera, he came through this morning at 6:00 am. According to the neighbors, he raised havoc last night