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The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
[re: Erin]
12/03/02 09:05 PM
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Happy dog !!
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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12/04/02 07:16 AM
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I have German Shepherds and when I run water from the hose..those dogs go crazy...they absolutely love for me to soak them...as long as I spray water they will stand there and try to catch the water by snapping at the stream of water.Makes it hard to wash a car when they are standing there waiting for me to turn the hose on them.
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I'm not sure if this behaviour is breed specific. Our two GSD's are not exactly enthusiastic about hoses and baths, but they are well trained and do tolerate them. They will run and play in a creek with abandon, however 
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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12/04/02 07:49 AM
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When I was a teenager I was working in the backyard of a house in town. Being a typical mischievious kid, I pointed the water hose at the German Shepard in the yard next door. The dog loved it, jumping and snapping at the stream of water just as Walrus described it. Freaked me out because I did not get the reaction I expected!
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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12/04/02 06:37 PM
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Mine is Retriever and Shephard mixed. He loves to play in the hose, play in the rain, but hates a bath in the tub. Go figure.
Looks like Sparky is having a ball.
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My German Shepard used to do that. The only problem with washing the car and spraying her was the sound of teeth hitting the concrete. 
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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12/05/02 10:36 PM
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I have 4 GSD's and 2 of them are crazy about the water hose and having you throw sticks/rocks for them to chase.They classify this as "ball drive" supposedly a good trait for training to do drug searches/finding missing people.I have never pursued the training because of being limited on my time,the 1 shepherd has a natural herding ability in him as well.
Nice dogs..of course I like all types of dogs,but I have fondess for the GSD's. 
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They classify this as "ball drive" supposedly a good trait for training to do drug searches/finding missing people.
Ball drive, or more generally play drive. This is quite right, it is a good indicator for any trainability, and something they especially look for in all working/service dogs.
Our working GSD, a police K-9, is seldom without a ball in his mouth (the ball is his reward while working); he brings them to the community food bowl and drops them while he eats; before long, there are half a dozen balls around the bowl. Our living room is a veritable obstacle course of tennis balls and other squeaky toys. K-9 Stryker is atypically cross-trained in several endeavors; he is certified in narcotics detection, cadaver detection, search and rescue, tracking, and novice trailing (usually only bloodhounds can do trailing), as well as evidence and building searches.
Yet, he shows no interest in playing with a hose  For him, I think the hose/bath is associated with work, and just something he tolerates. He was this way even before working at the Pentagon crime scene, where he had to have six baths in every 8 hour shift (de-tox from jet fuel). I suspect if he were a civilian dog, and had been introduced to the hose in a playful manner, he would react more like what you describe.
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I have 4 GSD's
Would three of them be DDR dogs (Just piecing together conversations from here and TBN).
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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12/06/02 12:32 PM
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We have three dogs. A St. Bernard, a mastiff mix (all mastiff of diferent types) and a Lab/Australian Shepherd mix. The St Bernard and the Lab/Aus mix love water, and we have two wading pools for them. One just like the one in your picture and one bigger one. They'll play in those pools all day, and the mastiff thinks they're nuts!
Rich
"What a long strange trip it's been."
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
[re: Hank]
12/06/02 02:23 PM
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Yeah hank...they would be....I come clean....turned over a new leaf...
Not going to stir the pot anymore....although I had fun giving and recieving  I am an ornery fart at times  ...no harm meant..
Just want to get along and talk tractors/trucks/whatever else is on the table....
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Hey Scott(?), I've always enjoyed your posts! The identity giveaway was the comment in the unheated toilets thread, being a WVa outhouse that and the GSD's.
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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12/06/02 06:53 PM
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Yeah I was Scott as well.........still here and hope to be for a long time. Thanks for telling me you enjoyed my posts,some did not and some did.I thought what the heck,just try to be cool about things and get along.This is a good forum with a good group of people. 
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Yeah, Walrus... er, Scott. I knew it was you, too. Your reference to Planet West in one of your posts gave it away for me.
Yep, sometimes it is better to go along to get along. Glad you're still with us.
Chris
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Re: The dog, another photo I'm playing with
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12/06/02 09:14 PM
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Sparky really likes his pool in the summer--as you can see he's pretty fat, and getting old, and really does not tolerate the heat at all. He's my best buddy and constant companion. The first retriever I"ve ever had, and now I"m sold on the breed. I got him when he was about two, and wish I could have had him when he was a puppy.
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