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Dennis Dart SLF T468EGT was new to Richmond, Epsom, and came to Stagecoach from Eastbourne buses in December 2008
Not quite a public computer crash, but a rogue mouse pointer on these
'vertical widescreen' departure boards. The angle of the pointer shows the
displays are actually rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the normal. Every
depature board had the same pointer. I'm waiting for someone to alt-tab away
and start playing Patience.
1:1 Macro of my Toshiba 37" LCD TV screen, which serves as my computer monitor as well. Actually this is black and white.
The rarely seen “Pointer Squirrel.” Known to sense a buried acorn from up to 30 yards, the “Pointer Squirrel” is often the leader of a scurry of squirrels and demands 20% of his findings.
Another Monday, another new week. Goodbye my friends. You supported me from Sunnyvale to Tanzania. #MyHabit #PointerSaville #PointerShoes
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
133rd Westminster Dog Show
New York, New York
File Name: DSC_6786
Group: Sporting
Breed: Pointer (German Shorthaired)
29 october 2006
not so successful dog class yesterday.
still taking matea weekly to classes to help her overcome her fear issues...and to improve my handling skills when around other dogs.
because her issue with other dogs is based on fear (thank you dog parks!), my trainer is trying to convince me to not come down on matea for attempting to go for a dog, but instead to work on her focus on me (which i totally have unless a dominant dog comes along) and that if an incident DOES occur that i'm to work on 'recovery' more than anything. for instance, when matea wouldn't take shit from cheryl (the trainer)'s jack russell some weeks ago and went for the little tart, cheryl simply pulled matea off, held her for three seconds by the beard, and then - in a very happy voice - said: "okay, let's play!"
at the time, i didn't feel that was enough. matea is a black and white dog. she NEEDS extreme positive AND negative for her to understand definitions and boundaries. i learned this early on in my training with her, when eight months of positive-only training got me nothing but a dog requiring constant food-lures...but when outdoors or otherwise distracted, let me tell you, a bleeding strip of sirloin ain't gonna capture her attention.
she's a wirehaired pointer. i talk to other GWP owners on a group, and i hear over and over again that these are not typical dogs, that they aren't the kind of dog most trainers are accustomed to. i'm tending to agree.
so...yesterday, i was at class, on the bench at the far side of the classroom, getting treats ready, when in comes this nitwit woman (i won't speak of race because i'll only come across as racist...but suffice it to say, she was in her own world with her own language, and was utterly oblivious to others in the class)...well, in fact, it wasn't her coming in...it was her dog hauling her in...a chow cross, i heard her say to someone else, but it looked like a chow/jindo dog...tall, muscular, 1 1/2 times matea's size, tail erect and clearly dominant. (in fact, i saw his dominance very clearly at the end of class with another dog.) he barges through the door, dragging his owner behind him, at the end of his 6' leash, making a diagonal, bee-line right for matea across the classroom. even one of the regular students (a woman who helps with a LOT of the training classes and has a lot of respect for matea) told me afterwards that she couldn't believe what was going on. AND she said that her rottie, too, perked up the second the dog blasted into class because of its attitude.
the owner - completely in her own oblivious, self-absorbed, ignorant world - didn't even seem to notice, or care, that her dog had practically charged matea and was on her ass. the most i could do was stand and try to push the dog away. i should have been more forceful. i should have said something to the woman beforehand, but i don't want to make waves in the class.
still, the dipshit didn't even notice, and the dog was dragged away only slightly because she was trying to make her way to the bench to ready herself for class. it was at that point that matea lunged. yes, i caught her in time. in fact, the rottie-handler (after class) praised me for my handling of the situation.
but here's the thing... my gut reaction is to put matea down, to make sure she knows - without a doubt - that lunging at dogs, regardless of the dog, is NOT appropriate. a three-second censure, get her attention on me, show her my disapproval, and THEN focus on recovery. but no....cheryl swoops in, all positive and happy, trying - with great difficulty - to draw matea's attention from the other dog. she'a fucking GWP!!! no WAY is ANYONE or ANYTHING getting her attention off that 'threat' in any manner. i know she's a dog...i know a lot of her character is not unique, but i've yet to find a trainer who's actually had experience with this breed and its drives. and let me tell you, it IS a drive unlike any other.
my legs were shaking, i felt like crying, and i just wanted to leave. of course, the oblivious owner quickly moved to the other side of the classroom like *I* was the only one with an out-of-control dog. and then, even as i was trying to work with matea, to regain her focus in spite of the other dog's presence, the dipshit STILL continued to ignore her dog. it sat behind her (yes, her back turned to her own dog), its leash lying on the floor, again completely oblivious. the dog would have been on top of matea before the woman ever even realized he'd broken his stay.
i'm angry. i'm disappointed. i'm seeing matea acting out more in class, not less. i need to talk to cheryl, to hopefully convince her that, in spite of her years of experience, she HASN'T seen everything, that she hasn't worked with every kind of dog....and to maybe convince her that i might just know more in regards to my GWP.
seriously, as much as i adore cesar millan, if he offered to take matea for a period of time, i wouldn't let him. i feel that although he and others are obviously FAR more experienced than i am, they don't know this kind of dog...that even though matea's never hurt another dog, most trainers would underestimate her potential to do so, they would underestimate her drive to make a point. so....i need to sit down with cheryl again, see if anything can be done. in the meantime, i hold back my tears and love this dog in spite of the dangerous potential i know lies within her.
oh, and i also intend to discuss with cheryl that she consider addressing her students (current and future) on the proper way to bring dogs into any facility....pack leader first, goddammit. of the dogs that matea has had issue with, they're ALL the ones who drag their owners through the front door.
sorry for the dump. i guess the thing that sucks the most about this is that if not for this dog-issue of matea's, in spite of my fantastic imagination, i could NOT imagine a more perfect dog and best friend.
One of the Pointer Sisters performing their song "Jump" at the North Jersey Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation's 10th Annual Pink Tie Ball fundraiser event on Nov. 4, 2006 in Morristown, NJ.
Nandu Gigi zog 2001 als Küken zu uns und blieb als einziges Küken bei einem Züchter übrig. Niemand wollte dieses Küken kaufen, um es für die Schlachtung groß zu ziehen. Das war ihr Glück, denn jetzt darf sie ihr Leben bis zum natürlichen Lebensende genießen. Nachdem Gigi zunächst einziger Nandu auf unserem Hof leben musste, hat Sie 2009 zum Glück mit Pointer einen Partner gefunden, der Sie mit Leib und Seele verteidigt.
Plaxton Pointer SPD bodied Dennis Dart SLF, 40798 (R303GHS), pictured in St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, on 25th May 2012.
This photo was taken on newyearsday during a walk along the beach of Oostende, Belgium. In the picture are Stephanie, Daan en Guus. I was shooting with a Canon 50mm f1.8 lens that day and it was very foggy which gave a nice atmosphere. Picture has been edited in Lightroom and I tweaked the contrast a bit.
Not quite a public computer crash, but a rogue mouse pointer on these
'vertical widescreen' departure boards. The angle of the pointer shows the
displays are actually rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the normal. Every
depature board had the same pointer. I'm waiting for someone to alt-tab away
and start playing Patience.
Not quite a public computer crash, but a rogue mouse pointer on these
'vertical widescreen' departure boards. The angle of the pointer shows the
displays are actually rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the normal. Every
depature board had the same pointer. I'm waiting for someone to alt-tab away
and start playing Patience.
Lucie aka BlacknWhite She is a sweetheart with people. Not so much with other dogs. We take her for frequent walks - she would be a great companion for someone who likes to walk. Good in the house - very nice dog. Easy to handle. There are a lot more pictures of Lucie on Flickr.
Instantly one that rung a bell, as I've seen one of Chris Barker's brilliant old photos of the place.