Thread: jb's Pup

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Got a few pictures in the mail from jb, including a couple of his new pup. Not sure of the name (or the breed??), but I think it may be Gummy or something like that? I don't think it's too costly to maintain, and for sure it's a fine looking dog.

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Siberian boot hound as I recall.. Very rare indeed but once you have one, they are cheep to own..

Originally Posted by glennsexton

Siberian boot hound as I recall.. Very rare indeed but once you have one, they are cheep to own..

That may be the breed, Glenn! jb said that my post asking for skunk remedies, and ending up with praises and accolades for Bones prompted him to send pictures of his fine friend, though he was a bit concerned that Bones might be jealous if I let him see the pictures..... All of that was before I'd seen any pictures, or had any idea of the breed, only that he was sending pictures of his dog for me to admire....

Well!
I didn't expect that!
To click on to an international hot-rod site and see pictures of my dog . . . amazing!
He's made entirely of rubbish, four pairs of old gumboots, scraps of 3 x 2 for the body and old broken fence battens for the legs.
His eyes are cut from the top of an icecream container, (Charlie should have plenty of them,) the pupils are Lion Brown beer bottle caps, and the tongue is a seedling container . . . all held together with the bolts and screws we've all got sitting around.
He's a good watchdog though, whenever people see him they burst out laughing; thereby alerting us to their presence.

And yes; he's cheap to feed, and the vet bills are zero . . . do you think I should have him micro chipped in case he gets stolen? Because he's very friendly, and would go with anybody . . .

Originally Posted by johnboy

Well!
. . . do you think I should have him micro chipped in case he gets stolen? Because he's very friendly, and would go with anybody . . .

Oh definitely - a dog that friendly would jump in the back of any ol' car or truck!!

Originally Posted by glennsexton

Siberian boot hound as I recall...

I was think it was an Algorian Terrier with the colored paws and no socks... HMmmm.. but then JB explained it and I am at a loss!! HAH!!

I hope you have him registered too John Boy as the District Council needs all the money they can get.... Read the NZ Herald this morning and I see that New Plymouth town has had more sun shine then any other town so far this year, now if you could just get that wind to stay down Wellington way... Sorry to digress....

Nah . . . he's not registered . . . perhaps I should . . . I'd hate to see him impounded!


He might fret for home.

Originally Posted by johnboy

Nah . . . he's not registered . . . perhaps I should . . .He might fret for home.

I wonder if you'll take him for rides in the BUS???

No way!
He might get travel sick, and I'd hate to think of what might spew out from the insides of old gumboots!

Originally Posted by johnboy

No way!
He might get travel sick, and I'd hate to think of what might spew out from the insides of old gumboots!

I wish I could hit the Like Button multiple times for that reply!!

Probably not too much work to scoop up after eh? When you take him for a walk it's probably easy to get him to heel. If I were Canadian I'd say "How boot that?".

You can't fool me!!! That's a red-booted duck-billed hermagethalon, the breed dates back to the 1800's in Maple Valley, Wa. are when a breeder there discovered dogs don't like to get their feet wet in all that dang rain!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

You can't fool me!!! That's a red-booted duck-billed hermagethalon, the breed dates back to the 1800's in Maple Valley, Wa. are when a breeder there discovered dogs don't like to get their feet wet in all that dang rain!!!!!!

Well he's now living in the right area!
We get six feet of rain a year whether (weather) we want it or not!

He's named for a character from one of Rudyard Kipling's works: Boots.

Just as a point of interest: that area where he's standing is just outside the top door to my shed, and was a pain it the butt for quite some time.
When the plumbers put the sewerage line in they didn't bury it to optimum depth, and it's barely an inch below the surface across there; way too shallow for me to lay concrete over it.
So that area is all crusher fines and pea metal.
We lived in the flat immediately through and above the door behind the dog while we built the new house, and I would walk small stones inside on my boots . . . which would upset She Who Must Be Obeyed greatly.
So I painted it.
All the scrag ends of paint we accumulate over the years with an inch in the bottom . . . not enough to be of any use, but too much to throw away got utilised there.
That paint would now be about an 1/8"th of an inch thick.
And it works!
No more small stones tramped inside!
It might not look too flash at the moment; but one day it will become a uniform colour . . .