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Re: Re: Re: what a great guard doggie to have in the street. nice story J.
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JimmyA
on June 17, 2013 at 6:42 AM
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If he was, Against, then I would have to admit that he was actually doing a hell of a job! However, I don't think he had any mounted machine guns on it, so if the Red Baron showed up . . . 
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JimmyA
on June 17, 2013 at 6:42 AM
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You're welcome, Mia. Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, animals are amazing sometimes. And even though she wasn't our dog, I'm sure that if the threat had been genuine, she would have aided us! Nice to have someone like that living across the street . . . 
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JimmyA
on June 17, 2013 at 6:40 AM
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Thanks C C T. And if humans ever did have that same type of sense, we sure as hell need it now! I would love to be able to sense approaching danger long before it got to me . . .
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JimmyA
on June 17, 2013 at 6:37 AM
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Well, I can't speak for the dog, TAPS, but I'm sure my wife and I would have immediately dropped our yard tools and headed for the hills . . . !
posted by
JimmyA
on June 17, 2013 at 6:35 AM
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Was Snoopy the dog flying the MetLife blimp?
posted by
Against4WindsOn2Flam
on June 16, 2013 at 7:03 PM
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Animals have such amazing senses. I'm glad the "threat" was nothing more than an advertising stunt. A great story, thanks for sharing 
posted by
Mia890
on June 16, 2013 at 11:28 AM
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Well jimmy if it inspired you both to sign up for Met Life . I wonder if animals have some sense that we may have needed once . Good blog.
posted by
C_C_T
on June 16, 2013 at 12:52 AM
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Re: Re: what a great guard doggie to have in the street. nice story J.
posted by
Kabu
on June 15, 2013 at 8:15 PM
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I wonder what the doggie would have done if it had landed and little green Met-Life men had come out.
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TAPS.
on June 15, 2013 at 5:14 PM
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Re: Jimmy...
Thanks, Rumor. We think so too. And you may be right. Lucy may have caught a glimpse of Snoopy, and in her mind, the threat wasn't an unusual flying machine, but rather a gigantic dog coming to terrorize the neighborhood! Either way, I think we may have been safe . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 7:17 AM
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Thanks, Sir Wiley. Glad you enjoyed it. So, did you see a blimp coming . . . ?
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JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 7:10 AM
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Re: what a great guard doggie to have in the street. nice story J.
Thanks, Kabu. Yes, Lucy is a very good dog, and obviously an excellent watch dog! I'm glad she's on our side . . .
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JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 7:08 AM
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That's true, Annicita. Now, if it had been a giant vulture or an in-coming ICBM, then we would have really been in trouble! But at least we would have been duly warned . . .
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JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 7:07 AM
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Yeah, FSI, blimps are rare around here too. I guess that's why she was so freaked out by it! Glad you enjoyed the "build up." I don't think anyone was expecting a blimp! I know we weren't . . . 
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JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 6:43 AM
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Perhaps, Naut, you could explain to him that Lucy is a "chocolate" Lab and not a "black" Lab! I mean, there could be certain prejudices existing even in a dog's world, and maybe Ben could give Lucy the benefit of the doubt! Oh, to have such problems, right?
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JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 6:42 AM
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I'm sure she would have, jean, although that would have been an interesting sight indeed! Lucy the chocolate Lab vs. the Met Life blimp! Pay Preview could make a lot of money on that bout . . .
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JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 6:29 AM
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It really is sometimes, lustor. I mean, she sensed that stupid blimp long before my wife and I even heard it, never mind spotted it! Like I wrote, a great watchdog, and a terrific early-warning system . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on June 15, 2013 at 6:16 AM
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Jimmy...
Isn't Met Life the company that uses the "Peanuts" characters in their commercials?? Maybe Lucy caught a glimpse of Snoopy and thought he was a threat...or maybe it was just the droning noise of the blimp...whatever, you have quite the guardian there...
posted by
Rumor
on June 15, 2013 at 5:58 AM
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JimmyA
That post just floated along nicely.
posted by
WileyJohn
on June 14, 2013 at 8:30 PM
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what a great guard doggie to have in the street. nice story J.
posted by
Kabu
on June 14, 2013 at 6:57 PM
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at least it was a something safe rather than a real impending danger!
posted by
Annicita
on June 14, 2013 at 2:19 PM
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I did not expect her reaction to have been to a blimp...You did a great job building the story up...As for when I last saw a blimp, it was probably at a Ravens game.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on June 14, 2013 at 11:10 AM
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Jimmy
Very interesting! Ben is very observant, but it's hard to say how he would react to a blimp - we haven't seen one around here in quite a while. I know he's not bothered by the odd helicopter sometimes flying over at a fairly low altitude...But he might have reservations about Lucy! After his recent encounter with that black Lab, he's no too well disposed towards them...
posted by
Nautikos
on June 14, 2013 at 10:56 AM
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jimmy
just one of the million reasons i am in love with dogs. had it been something threatening she would have defended you.
posted by
jeansaw
on June 14, 2013 at 9:37 AM
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its funny how dogs instincts and hearing are so intense
posted by
Lanetay
on June 14, 2013 at 9:27 AM
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