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slevin
Trad climber
New York, NY
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I know this would be showing off, but here is an "official" picture of my pets...
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L
climber
Hangin' by a thread and lookin' for my wings
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Babai is gorgeous!!! OMG! But what is Coat? Looks like a ringtail cat!
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 8, 2010 - 06:22pm PT
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How's that coatimundi as a pet?
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside
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My first thought to that picture was "OMG, he's got a ringtail cat for a pet!" Great shot too.
Incredible, gorgeous dog, breed?
I'm going through old prints and slides today to scan, I found some great ones of my old dog Max. Miss him.
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slevin
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Yeah, thanks for cross-posting. Here's me breast-feeding her when we first adopted the little bugger:
and here is a bit more climbing, I'd venture to say in the 5.11s range:
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say all, finally made a bit of a patty-ann-marie running collection, to try to get her in action...
though, i say that she is "slower, here in the "medium and slower paces"---she still is going at a good clip... so i was lucky to take these pictures...
whew, she is too fast to film very well, but lately, she'd been going slow, due to the fact that she stalls-out and doubles back to get a frisi out of the flower pot...
much more important than a fast racing-days, sometimes... :O
*slevin.. really neat pics! of the critters... very differnt type photo collections...
*ekat... i dearly love that swimming picture... yet, i always feel so sad, then, as i know how special she was ... :(
*mighty hiker, thanks for the neat link...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2010 - 05:20pm PT
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Spring weather on Saturday:
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 22, 2010 - 06:00pm PT
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Yeah, dogs at the beach are happy dogs.
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L
climber
Training for the Blue Tape Route on Half Dome
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Mar 26, 2010 - 12:49pm PT
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Jasmine's Story
I don't know Jasmine, but her story seems to be the quintessential thing about dogs which make us love them so much.
In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog. The dog had been locked in the shed and abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had clearly been abused.
In an act of kindness, the police took the dog, a female greyhound, to the Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary was run by a man named Geoff Grewcock, and known as a haven for animals abandoned, orphaned, or otherwise in need.
Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two goals: to restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. It took several weeks, but eventually both goals were achieved. They named her Jasmine, and they started to think about finding her an adoptive home.
Jasmine, however, had other ideas. No one quite remembers how it came about, but Jasmine started welcoming all new animal arrivals at the sanctuary. It wouldn't matter if it were a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or any other lost or hurting animal. Jasmine would just peer into the box or cage and, when and where possible, deliver a welcoming lick.
Geoff related one of the early incidents. "We had two puppies that had been abandoned at a nearby railway line. One was a Lakeland Terrier cross and another was a Jack Russell Doberman cross. They were tiny when they arrived at the centre, and Jasmine approached them and grabbed one by the scruff of the neck and put him on the settee. Then she fetched the other one and sat down with them, cuddling them."
"But she's like that with all of our animals, even the rabbits. She takes all the fear out of them, and it helps them to not only feel close to her, but to settle into their new surroundings with much less stress. She has done the same with the fox and badger cubs, she licks the rabbits and guinea pigs, and even lets the birds perch on the bridge of her nose."
Jasmine, the timid, abused, deserted waif, became the animal sanctuary's resident surrogate mother, a role for which she might have been born. The list of orphaned and abandoned youngsters she has cared for comprises five fox cubs, four badger cubs, fifteen chicks, eight guinea pigs, two stray puppies and fifteen rabbits - and one roe deer fawn. Tiny Bramble, eleven weeks old, was found semi-conscious in a field. Upon arrival at the sanctuary, Jasmine cuddled up to her to keep her warm, and then went into the full foster-mum role.
"They are inseparable," said Geoff. "Bramble walks between her legs, and they keep kissing each other. They walk together round the sanctuary. It's a real treat to see them."
Jasmine will continue to care for Bramble until she is old enough to be returned to woodland life. When that happens, Jasmine will not be lonely. She will be too busy showering love and affection on the next orphan or victim of abuse.
Pictured from the left are: Toby, a stray Lakeland dog; Bramble, orphaned roe deer; Buster, a stray Jack Russell/Doberman mix; Fluffy, a dumped domestic rabbit; Sky, an injured barn owl; and Jasmine.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Mar 26, 2010 - 12:54pm PT
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What a cool story.
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goatboy smellz
climber
लघिमा
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Mar 26, 2010 - 12:59pm PT
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Very sweet story!
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slevin
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Mar 26, 2010 - 01:02pm PT
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that is soo cool...
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2010 - 01:11pm PT
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Lovely, that brightened up the day.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Mar 26, 2010 - 01:16pm PT
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All various stages of our pups.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Mar 26, 2010 - 02:34pm PT
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hey there say, L... oh my... what a lovely story about the greyhound.... it hurts dogs so much, to have been pushed aside from life... and here is her new life...
very special ending to an awful story-start.... she sure makes a good mama....
thanks so much for sharing this....
well, back to our pups and such:
well, here is a bit more of ol' patty ann marie:
these next are really something strange to see, in sequince...
dont have time to add them all... but:
she uses her hind quarters, as a unit... when not just at a regualar trot:
thus, when you catch her, at the right time, she looks down-right funny!
here, her legs are seen in the air...
here FEET ARE NOT on the hill, as it may appear... they are still in the air:
one of my best "catches" so far (along with the full speed raceing that i posted in the other set of pics, before this post):
very fun and funny critter, she truly is!
:)
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Mar 26, 2010 - 02:39pm PT
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L, that's an awesome story! Thanks for sharing it.
Jasmine, the timid, abused, deserted waif, became the animal sanctuary's resident surrogate mother, a role for which she might have been born.
(from the previous page)
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Topic Author's Reply - Mar 26, 2010 - 03:24pm PT
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I'll be at the office until 6:30 or 7:00 tonight, long after everyone else has gone home for the weekend. (It's a conference call to Fairbanks, different time zone!) Then I'll walk across a dark empty parking lot and drive home.
But when I pull up the driveway, Leslie lets the dogs out, and they charge around my car with their tails wagging like my arrival was the single best thing to ever happen on this planet. No matter how the day went, it gets happier at that point.
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Edge
Trad climber
New Durham, NH
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Mar 26, 2010 - 03:33pm PT
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L, that was a great story. I just re-read it for the second time this afternoon as an excuse to get out of the dusty wood shop. Thanks for posting!
A couple of years ago I was teaching at an alternative high school, where we identified a different "Pillar of Character" that the students should strive for each month. One of the pillars was loyalty.
We illustrated examples of loyalty with stories of dogs who went above and beyond for their masters. Some laid next to their master's body for days, guarding them until help came. Others would find their way to their owners grave site every day after death, and remain there to "sit" with them. Of course everyone knows about Balto and the inspiration for the Iditarod, but I also introduced the story of John Muir and Stickeen from Glacier Bay.
http://www.yosemite.ca.us/john_muir_writings/stickeen/an_adventure_with_a_dog_and_a_glacier.html
Then there is always Lassie, running her legs ragged getting Timmy out of that damned well...
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Tendon
Boulder climber
Fort Collins, CO
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Mar 26, 2010 - 03:55pm PT
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My best friend.
can't imagine life without him.
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