Catherine O'Driscoll (Char's guru) was concerned when Oliver, her
Golden retriever, "suddenly dropped dead."

Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

--
Dogman

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:00:03 -0400, Dogman wrote:


Catherine O'Driscoll (Char's guru) was concerned when Oliver, her
Golden retriever, "suddenly dropped dead."

Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

Well, I was going to guess suicide, but I suspect you're thinking more
along the lines of o'freakingbesity.

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
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On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:00:03 -0400, Dogman wrote:


Catherine O'Driscoll (Char's guru) was concerned when Oliver, her
Golden retriever, "suddenly dropped dead."

Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

Well, I was going to guess suicide, but I suspect you're thinking more
along the lines of o'freakingbesity.


Heh heh... Did you see her "excuse"? "My dogs are show-bred and old,
that's why they're fat!" What??

On Aug 22, 6:05*pm, "Phyrie" wrote:
"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in messagenews:je7376dq3cgtm37pp2brbavb3a085ph55n@4ax .com...



On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:00:03 -0400, Dogman wrote:

Catherine O'Driscoll (Char's guru) was concerned when Oliver, her
Golden retriever, "suddenly dropped dead."

Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

Well, I was going to guess suicide, but I suspect you're thinking more
along the lines of o'freakingbesity.

Heh heh... *Did you see her "excuse"? *"My dogs are show-bred and old,
that's why they're fat!" *What??

Holy crap! Those poor dogs.

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:05:43 -0700, "Phyrie"
wrote:



"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:00:03 -0400, Dogman wrote:


Catherine O'Driscoll (Char's guru) was concerned when Oliver, her
Golden retriever, "suddenly dropped dead."

Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

Well, I was going to guess suicide, but I suspect you're thinking more
along the lines of o'freakingbesity.


Heh heh... Did you see her "excuse"? "My dogs are show-bred and old,
that's why they're fat!" What??

I couldn't bring myself to watch the entire thing, so I missed that
bit of wisdom. I know that show-bred Labs have different body types
than field Labs - don't know if that's true for Goldens as well - but
either way, that's no justification for obesity. And old age as an
excuse? Sure, that's just when your dog's joints need a few extra
pounds. Idiot.

"Dogman" wrote in message
Catherine O'Driscoll (Char's guru) was concerned when Oliver, her
Golden retriever, "suddenly dropped dead."

Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

--
Dogman


Those aren't dogs - those are land whales. Good grief!

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:28:42 -0400, sighthounds & siberians
wrote:

[...]
Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

Well, I was going to guess suicide, but I suspect you're thinking more
along the lines of o'freakingbesity.


Heh heh... Did you see her "excuse"? "My dogs are show-bred and old,
that's why they're fat!" What??

I couldn't bring myself to watch the entire thing,

Then you missed the best part, at the end, when she threw something
for the dog to retrieve.

The dog looked like a sausage link with legs.

I know that show-bred Labs have different body types
than field Labs - don't know if that's true for Goldens as well

Yes, it's true, but obesity is obesity, I don't care what the standard
call for.

- but
either way, that's no justification for obesity. And old age as an
excuse?

Well, I suppose we should be happy the dog is "old," or so claims
O'Driscoll, but that's all the more reason to keep a dog's weight down
- age.

Sure, that's just when your dog's joints need a few extra
pounds. Idiot.

Yep.

--
Dogman

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:00:26 -0400, sighthounds & siberians
wrote:

On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:00:03 -0400, Dogman wrote:


Catherine O'Driscoll (Char's guru) was concerned when Oliver, her
Golden retriever, "suddenly dropped dead."

Here's she is, walking her GRs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=952U1UzM0cs

I can think of a very good reason why her dogs may "suddenly drop
dead."

See if you can too.

Well, I was going to guess suicide, but I suspect you're thinking more
along the lines of o'freakingbesity.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

We have a winnah!

They are o'freakingobese!

--
Dogman

Phyrie wrote:

snip

Heh heh... Did you see her "excuse"? "My dogs are show-bred and old,
that's why they're fat!" What??
Unfortunately show judges often seem to reward show dogs that push the
boundary of what the standard allows in the direction of the latest
fashion (overweight labs that are well insulated from cold water but
unable to work the field, huskies with long soft coats that make them
unfit for sledding, hock walking GSDs who cannot maintain theat regal
walk through a day of work, confident spaniels that are unfazed by the
ring but try to dominate their owners and enforce that dominance with
bites, ...)

--
Bill Clodius
los the lost and net the pet to email

"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:05:43 -0700, "Phyrie"
wrote:
Heh heh... Did you see her "excuse"? "My dogs are show-bred and old,
that's why they're fat!" What??

I couldn't bring myself to watch the entire thing, so I missed that
bit of wisdom. I know that show-bred Labs have different body types
than field Labs - don't know if that's true for Goldens as well - but
either way, that's no justification for obesity. And old age as an
excuse? Sure, that's just when your dog's joints need a few extra
pounds. Idiot.

She didn't say it in the video, she said it in the comments under the video.
It was the last comment, just above another of hers that had been deleted,
and I can only assume it was some rant at the other comments about how fat
her dogs were. She probably said something not very nice, had her comment
removed, and had to put in the " old show dogs" bit to answer the other
comments about her dog's obesity.

Either way, this woman who claims to be so invested in dog's health sure has
some poor examples of it. You would think she would avoid those blimps
being filmed, but she's as blind to her dog's condition as she is to any
other fact.