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Max thinks that your favorite band is overrated

by Tim F|  June 23, 201110:24 am| 30 Comments

This post is in: Dog Blogging, Open Threads

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I run off to Cape Cod for a week and what happens? This blog has the same amount of drama that it always has. plus ca change.

Here are some pics. The highlight of the trip, other than ticks that seemed to fly half a mile through dense undergrowth just to stick to my dog, was when Max discovered that the sea floor does not always slope off gradually. One bound, ankle deep water. Two bounds, shin deep. Three bounds, no more dog. I would post a pic of his chagrined face but I’m a doofus and missed the shot.

that sounded like a tick

Here he reflects on life, the universe, and whether anyone would know if he peed in the pool.

I bet I would make an awesome pirate

Chat.

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  1. 1.

    slag

    June 23, 2011 at 10:36 am

    Amazing pictures, as always, Tim F!

    One bound, ankle deep water. Two bounds, shin deep. Three bounds, no more dog.

    This feels like it should be a metaphor for something.

  2. 2.

    Villago Delenda Est

    June 23, 2011 at 10:36 am

    OK, the second one, he looks to be checking out a tree somewhere on the coast of Britain as a possible place to leave his mark.

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    RossInDetroit

    June 23, 2011 at 10:38 am

    Okay. My sisters from Utah and New York are in town at the same time for the first time in years. One is very recently widowed. We’re going shopping as a social exercise in hanging out as 40+ Y/O adults. It will be a nice time.

  4. 4.

    RossInDetroit

    June 23, 2011 at 10:43 am

    If politics is the sausage factory, blogging is the abatoir and comments are the feed lot. A chaotic place where you can step in a mess or get trampled.
    That was the first thought in my head upon waking this morning so I’m sticking to it.

  5. 5.

    shortstop

    June 23, 2011 at 10:44 am

    How I love the Maxman.

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    Judge Crater

    June 23, 2011 at 10:49 am

    Which beach did you take Max to. Most of the Cape beaches are off limits to dogs. It looks very nice, where was it? Thanks

  7. 7.

    Ghanima Atreides

    June 23, 2011 at 10:49 am

    Max thinks that your favorite band is overrated

    well, max is wrong.
    Linkin Parc Wisdom, Justice and Love

  8. 8.

    Exurban Mom

    June 23, 2011 at 10:52 am

    That is a handsome dog.

  9. 9.

    Tim F.

    June 23, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Which beach did you take Max to. Most of the Cape beaches are off limits to dogs. It looks very nice, where was it? Thanks

    It was a half mile strip between two boat put-ins off Oyster Pond in Chatham. People take their dogs there mostly because nobody else bothers with it except for boaters and a few oystermen. ‘Very nice’ is saying a lot about a thin strip of sand that turns to eelgrass and mussel beds before it meets the water.

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    Culture of Truth

    June 23, 2011 at 10:56 am

    Chat.

    au contraire, chien.

  11. 11.

    geg6

    June 23, 2011 at 10:59 am

    MAXIE!

    Tim, I adore your dog. Beeyootifull pix.

    One bound, ankle deep water. Two bounds, shin deep. Three bounds, no more dog.

    LOL, I bet you laughed your ass off. It totally sounds like something our Otis would do.

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    Judge Crater

    June 23, 2011 at 11:00 am

    Well, nice for dog walking. The people beaches are much nicer.

  13. 13.

    Butch

    June 23, 2011 at 11:03 am

    When we still lived in Colorado we took our dogs up to a place called Cowboy Flats. There’s a pond there and my dogs had never experienced water over their heads before; although they ended up loving it, the initial reaction was hilarious.

  14. 14.

    PurpleGirl

    June 23, 2011 at 11:04 am

    Love the pics, love the dog.

  15. 15.

    jibeaux

    June 23, 2011 at 11:14 am

    Those are beautiful pictures. I was at the coast once with a dog, and there was an unfortunate and unfortunate-smelling dead porpoise on the beach. I swear the dog saved up his pee so that he could render it all into one final indignity on the corpse of the porpoise (corpoise?). So be glad it’s just peeing in the pool, I guess.

  16. 16.

    mafisto

    June 23, 2011 at 11:19 am

    @Tim: I wanted to quickly note that seeing Max in his ecollar a while back inspired me to get one for my maniac one year old Catahoula Leopard. It’s been about a week, and it is like flipping a switch on his behavior when we go out. So, thanks for the help, however indirect.

  17. 17.

    Trinity

    June 23, 2011 at 11:20 am

    Max is so gorgeous. He’s walking squeeee!

    :)

  18. 18.

    Maude

    June 23, 2011 at 11:26 am

    #12
    I am so glad you’ve been found. I was worried.

  19. 19.

    Tom Hilton

    June 23, 2011 at 11:29 am

    Cute dog, but he has terrible taste in music. Trust me on this.

  20. 20.

    danimal

    June 23, 2011 at 11:34 am

    Max, half the world thinks my favorite band is overrated, so go back to the dog house if that’s the best you’ve got.

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    Steeplejack

    June 23, 2011 at 11:40 am

    @Tim F.:

    What camera is it that you have? I know you mentioned it a few months back, but I’m too lazy this early in the morning to look it up.

    I recently picked up a Lumix DMC-ZS6 at a steal price, and I have been surprised at how much it has rekindled my (dormant for years) photography mania. As with everything else, the technology has improved so much in the last 10-20 years that it is amazing what is out there.

    Oh, yeah, good pictures. Love the floaty text on the first one.

  22. 22.

    Cliff in NH

    June 23, 2011 at 11:43 am

    @mafisto

    Molly Loves her e-collar too, it allows her to go biking with me and not annoy the tourists, Its made a Huge difference in her behavior!

    be careful in your use, make sure your pup understands the commands you are asking him/her do, and don’t let him get ‘collar-wise’ Enjoy the freedom!

    http://mollymaesden.blogspot.com/

  23. 23.

    Cliff in NH

    June 23, 2011 at 11:45 am

    @Steeplejack
    he uses a:
    http://www.flickr.com/cameras/olympus/e-p1/

  24. 24.

    karen marie

    June 23, 2011 at 11:53 am

    @Steelejack:

    I had a Lumix up until a couple months ago when the strap broke and the camera disappeared when I was lost in the Weetamoo Woods with my dog Lucy. It was a great camera. As soon as I can scrape together the funds, I’m going to buy the same one.

    @Tim:

    Provincetown is incredibly dog-friendly. You can bring your canine companion to Town Beach, Herring Cove and Race Point Beach. Many of the businesses in Provincetown have filled water bowls for them. (Although any day over 60 degrees I recommend carrying a water supply to keep your dog hydrated even on what you might consider a short walk.) Yay!

  25. 25.

    Max

    June 23, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Dogs on beaches is one of the things I love most about living on the west coast. When I lived in the Bay Area, Poplar Beach at Half Moon Bay was my spot of choice for Max the Wheaten to get his swim on. Now that I’m in Washington State, we’ve found the Long Beach Penisula to be great.

  26. 26.

    Steeplejack

    June 23, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    @Cliff in NH:

    Thanks for the info.

  27. 27.

    JCT

    June 23, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    I love these pics and Max!

    My beagles are terrified of water and won’t go in, ever. It’s a crackup because the younger one is usually very tough and brave, but the beach? Nooooo.

  28. 28.

    asiangrrlMN

    June 23, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    MAX! I think Max is very underrated.

    @Cliff in NH: Love the Mollster as always.

  29. 29.

    Calming Influence

    June 23, 2011 at 3:28 pm

    I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure Max’s look wasn’t chagrin. It was irritation that you would allow the ocean floor to slope away so unnecessarily, combined with love and compassionate understanding that you’re not really all that good at being a God.

  30. 30.

    burnspbesq

    June 23, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    I’m actually going to see my favorite band (Alison Krauss & Union Station) tonight, so, neener neener, Max.

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