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Foggy morning with Max

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At a year and a half I think Max has gotten pretty close to his grown-up weight of 95 pounds. In case you think he might grow out of being a crybaby who carries his comfort blanket around, nope, that’s just a Doberman thing. Max’s mom carried dollar store stuffies everywhere.

foggy morning

For his latest game Max walks around the house with a frozen marrow bone and stands over it crying until the marrow starts to thaw.

foggy morning

Btw, summer’s over in my house when the wet nose that wakes you up is cold instead of warm.

Btw x2. Max just stole half a stick of butter off a table, ate half of that and sat there with a satisfied look on his face while mom yelled at him. Now he’s crying again. Most abused dog in the world.

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  1. 1.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    Max!!! Firmly in charge of the household.Thanks for the pics, T.

  2. 2.

    Comrade Mary

    Max just stole half a stick of butter off a table, ate half of that and sat there with a smug look on his face while mom yelled at him. Now he’s crying again.

    Whoever takes him out for his next walk will be crying, too.

    Gorgeous, gorgeous dog in every way. If I ever get a pup, it will have to be a natural Dobie.

  5. 5.

    kdaug

    Will note the conspicuous absence of “dollar store stuffies” in the pics.

    Also, too, someone tell SP&T to enable comments on the last thread – like Alex said, it’s weird.

  6. 6.

    a hip hop artist from Idaho (fka Bella Q)

    @kdaug: And my “Max!!!” became simply Max – again, weird. ETA: In both attempts, the 3 exclamation points do not appear. FYWP, for eating both punctuation and comment enabling.

  7. 7.

    A Humble Lurker

    I too would like to inquire about the closed comments in the last thread, as it seems like it would inspire an interesting discussion.

    Also, beautiful dog and photography as always, Tim.

  8. 8.

    Cat Lady

    Why on earth would anyone want a Dobie without ears like that? It’s just wrong. He’s perfect the way he is, in every way. And yes, I can see that “you told me No! but I’ll wait you out with teh cute” look in his eyes.

  9. 9.

    Kola Noscopy

    Tim, Max is stately and beautiful in appearance. Sounds like he’s a love muffin inside too.

    Also, too: WTF with closed comments on the lower thread? I was thinking I missed a major kerfuffle, but they were never open, eh?

    Interesting…

  10. 10.

    singfoom

    That’s a damn cute dog. I wish I could have a dog, but not until I have a yard. I apologize in advance for what some may see as thread jacking/OTness, but this is the closest thing I see to an open thread. Cheers!

    As we gather together in solidarity to express a feeling of mass injustice, we must not lose sight of what brought us together. We write so that all people who feel wronged by the corporate forces of the world can know that we are your allies.

    As one people, united, we acknowledge the reality: that the future of the human race requires the cooperation of its members; that our system must protect our rights, and upon corruption of that system, it is up to the individuals to protect their own rights, and those of their neighbors; that a democratic government derives its just power from the people, but corporations do not seek consent to extract wealth from the people and the Earth; and that no true democracy is attainable when the process is determined by economic power. We come to you at a time when corporations, which place profit over people, self-interest over justice, and oppression over equality, run our governments. We have peaceably assembled here, as is our right, to let these facts be known.

    They have taken our houses through an illegal foreclosure process, despite not having the original mortgage.
    They have taken bailouts from taxpayers with impunity, and continue to give Executives exorbitant bonuses.
    They have perpetuated inequality and discrimination in the workplace based on age, the color of one’s skin, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation.
    They have poisoned the food supply through negligence, and undermined the farming system through monopolization.
    They have profited off of the torture, confinement, and cruel treatment of countless animals, and actively hide these practices.
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    They have consistently outsourced labor and used that outsourcing as leverage to cut workers’ healthcare and pay.
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    They continue to create weapons of mass destruction in order to receive government contracts. *

    To the people of the world,
    We, the New York City General Assembly occupying Wall Street in Liberty Square, urge you to assert your power.

    Exercise your right to peaceably assemble; occupy public space; create a process to address the problems we face, and generate solutions accessible to everyone.

    To all communities that take action and form groups in the spirit of direct democracy, we offer support, documentation, and all of the resources at our disposal.

    Join us and make your voices heard!

    *These grievances are not all-inclusive.

    http://nycga.cc/

    So that’s the latest release from the GA of OccupyWallStreet. Does it ask for specific legislation, no. Obviously, all of the points are directed towards the bad behavior of the corporate form and/or corporate corruption of our political system.

    It’s a good start. I’ve read elsewhere of lists of their desires, rather than their dislikes, and the things that stick out to me are:

    Reinstatement of Glass-Steagall
    Public Campaign financing

    I don’t know what effect this movement will have on our political process, but if it gains us any movement towards either of those two things, I’m all for it.

    If you support them, show it!
    Get out there and join your local protest, locate at http://occupytogether.org/
    http://nycga.cc/donate/

  11. 11.

    PurpleGirl

    Max is gorgeous.

    My friends’ Dobie Hugo loved buttered bread. We’d butter one side and fold the slice in half. Hugo would open up the folded bread, lick off the butter and then eat the bread.

  13. 13.

    WereBear

    It is hard to believe that Dobies were the pit bulls of the ’70’s. People were terrified of nothing more than their reputation… which was mistaken and undeserved.

    They are one of the premier guard dog breeds because they love us.

  14. 14.

    JCT

    What a handsome boy!

    Our younger beagle (the “real” one) ADORES butter. If I even take it out of the refrig she comes running. I usually bake a ton of pies the week of Thanksgiving and she drives me insane in the kitchen for days. Far worse than Thanksgiving Day with the turkey in the oven.

    Go figure.

  15. 15.

    karen marie

    One day, when my James, a Cocker, was a baby, I went out to run some errands. When I got home, I found the paper butter wrapper on the floor. Somehow he had gotten up on the kitchen counter, opened the covered butter dish, removed the stick and ate the entire thing, leaving the paper wrapper intact.

    I never did figure out how he got up or knew the butter was there as it was pushed all the way to the back of the counter.

    James was also a “security blanket” kind of dog. One summer it was a stuffed pony toy. He looked so adorable walking through the Back Bay Fens holding the pony by the neck. I wish I had a camera back then.

  16. 16.

    ruemara

    He’s a stunning boy. If I didn’t have 2 kitties that would probably run any dog ragged…

  17. 17.

    kideni

    Max just stole half a stick of butter off a table, ate half of that and sat there with a satisfied look on his face while mom yelled at him.

    But his coat will be extra glossy for a few days, so it’s not all bad. What a gorgeous dog, and your pictures of him are stellar.

  19. 19.

    quannlace

    Max, just gorgeous!
    *******
    My dog likes to ‘talk’ to her food as well. She also enjoys ‘burying’ it with a supplied kitchen towel. For five to ten minutes she’ll stuff the towel on top of her food bowl, then pull it off, then stuff it back on…..all the while keeping a running commentary of cries and whinnies.

  20. 20.

    dopealope

    My parent’s dobe, Gretchen, was notorious for pulling rotisserie chickens of the counter while the rest of the groceries were being unloaded. It was always hilarious watching her try to slip by with a whole chicken in her mouth.

  21. 21.

    Tim F.

    Dopealope – ha. I can precisely see that nonchalant nothing-going-on-please-don’t-bother-looking-over-here attitude. I see it every day. Max stalks an appetizer tray like some people hunt turkeys.

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    @karen marie: I’ll see your cocker spaniel story and raise you…

    My cocker spaniel (years ago) figured out how to open the refrigerator.

    Her first meal was 3 chicken breasts in white wine sauce (bone in), wild rice and 3/4 of a chocolate cream pie. (I had had company the night before and she ate all the leftovers.)

    She apparently didn’t appreciate my home-made pie crust, though, because she licked out all the chocolate filling but left the crust. If you put aside, for the moment, the fact that she at pointy chicken bones and a lot of chocolate (poison for dogs) it was quite an impressive feat.

    i had to duct tape the refrigerator closed whenever I let the house after that so she wouldn’t be able to get it open. She was one tough cookie and lived to be 16.

  23. 23.

    Dee Loralei

    @singfoom: Thanks for that Singfoom, that’s great! I love those kids trying to spark something better.

    And Max is absolutely gorgeous.

  24. 24.

    kideni

    A friend’s puggle once managed to open the door to her rommate’s room, open a closet door, and open a jar of nasty fish bait by chewing off the lid. She also climbed onto a countertop, ignored a pan full of chicken grease, and ate the birthday cake that was on the other side of the pan. She’ll get to things on top of the fridge, too, and it’s not next to a counter. Thus far she hasn’t been able to open the fridge (strong seal, I guess), but I’m sure she’s working on it. How a dog that’s half pug can be so agile and crafty I have no idea (pugs are great, but they aren’t known for their initiative; it must be the beagle half that’s driving her).

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