Jackie Myers wrote: > The tough hunter instinct is still there as well as the happy and > playful clown (a lot of people mistake this cute, white, fuzzy, > friendly, critter for a lap dog... BIG mistake). This, along with > the fact that they were bred to work in teams, makes them tough, > affable companions for outdoor folks and *great* little adventurers. I used to describe him as cute and cuddly enough to be a lap dog and bloody minded enough to be a dog's dog. Rarely took him out on the water, and then he always insisted on jumping in. Immediately followed by scrambling to get hauled out. He could swim if he just waded in, but the leap from a boat got his fur waterlogged and he didn't like that. You'd think that he would have learned.... GaryJ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Mar 13 2003 - 20:28:11 PST
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