Meet my new dog, Jasmine. I just got her about two weeks ago from the local animal shelter. She’s a Golden Retriever mix. Everyone seems to agree on the Golden part, no one seems to know what the rest is. Guesses so far include Lab, Husky, and Springer Spaniel.
If you were sitting next to her right now, you’d be getting an up close and personal view of that big pink nose. She likes the loving and wants to be very close to people, ideally laying on your actual feet.
Jasmine is sporting that Count Dogula collar because she stuck her head under my chain link fence trying to get at a stray dog that was barking at hear. Yanking her head back through, she caught on the bottom wire and gave herself a nasty, two inch gash on the inside of her ear which required stitches.
“Ah,” said my friend, Anne, wisely, when I related this story. “It’s the Lab in her. They get into everything.”
“Ah,” said my friend, Nina, wisely, when I related this story. “It’s the Husky in her. They like to guard their territory.”
I can see that any non-Golden Retrieverish behavior is going to be blamed on her Other side, but, hey, maybe it’s actually the Golden Retriever in her. Maybe she’s a nonconformist Golden. It could happen.
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Rebel with Four Paws
Posted in Dog Pictures, tagged Jasmine on June 20, 2008| 3 Comments »
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