Showing posts with label St.Bernard Specialty Show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St.Bernard Specialty Show. Show all posts

Monday, October 6, 2014

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Just A Thought


Recipe; a series of step-by-step instructions for preparing ingredients you forgot to buy, in utensils you don't own, to make a dish the dog won't eat. - Unknown

 

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Saintly Thoughts

Enjoy an afternoon movie with your Saint; you won't have a tug-of-war over the remote. - Brandykegs Saint Bernards 


Friday, August 8, 2014

Dog Wisdom

'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dog's bark
Bay deep-mouth'd welcome as we draw near home;
'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark
Our coming, and look brighter when we come. - Lord Byron 


Monday, July 7, 2014

Dog Trivia

Did you know that dogs have helped in advancing the technology involved with robotics?  They have studied the adaptions of three-legged dogs in hopes to develop technology that would allow a disabled robotic device to maintain their functionality.


Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Dog Breeding

There are four types of bases; A, C, G, and T

  1. Adenine 
  2. Cytosine
  3. Guanine
  4. Thymine
A combination of these bases forms a coded message. Each gene consists of a particular order of many bases.  A gene's specific function is determined by these unique base combinations.  



The unique combination of genes will determine appearance and behavior.

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Bet You Can't Own Just One


BET YOU CAN’T OWN JUST ONE

Why own a Show dog? There's a danger you know.
You can't own just one, for the craving will grow.

There's no doubt they're addictive, wherein lies the danger
While living with lots, you'll grow poorer and stranger.

One dog is not trouble, and two are so funny,
the third one is easy, the fourth one's a honey.

The fifth is delightful, the sixth one's a breeze.
You find you can live with a houseful, with ease.

So how 'bout another? Would you really dare?
They're really quite easy, but Oh Lord, the hair!

With dogs on the sofa, and dogs on the bed,
And crates in the kitchen, it's no bother, you said.

They're really no trouble, their manners are great.
What's just one more dog and one more little crate?

The sofa is hairy, the windows are crusty.
The floor is all footprints, the furniture's dusty.

The housekeeping suffers, but what do you care?
Who minds a few nose prints and a little more hair?

So let's keep a puppy, you can always find room.
And a little more time for the dust cloth and broom.

There's hardly a limit to the dogs you can add.
The thought of a cutback, sure makes you feel sad
.
Each one is so special, so useful, so funny.
The food bill grows larger, you owe the vet money.

Your folks never visit, few friends come to stay,
except other dog folks who live the same way.

Your lawn has now died and your shrubs are dead too,
Your weekends are busy, you're off with your crew.

There's dog food and vitamins, training and shots
and entries and travel, and motels cost lots.

Is it worth it, you wonder? Are you caught in a trap?
Then that favorite comes up and climbs in your lap.

Her look says you're special and you know that you will
keep all the critters in spite of the bill.

Some just for showing, and some just to breed,
and some just for loving, they all fill a need.

Winter is a hassle, but the dogs love it true,
And they must have their walks though you are numb and blue.

Late evening is awful, you scream and you shout
at the dogs on the sofa, who refuse to go out.

The dogs and the dog shows, the travel, the thrills
the work and the worry, the pleasure, the bills.

The whole thing seems worth it, the dogs are your life.
They're charming and funny and offset the strife.

Your lifestyle has changed, things just won't be the same.
Yes, those dogs are addictive and so's the dog game.

Author Unknown

Wednesday, December 21, 2011