I love "lumberdog". A bit too much DOF but that can be modified.
Chuck Norcutt
Marc Lawrence wrote:
> Winsor Crosby wrote:
>> My brother had two of them in succession. Very cool dog. As they got
>> older they finally opted for a much lower energy lab.
>
> ...and, to bring this full circle, I can vouch for their energy
> photographically (some even Olympic):
>
> http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/v/airedale/scn1640.jpg.html
>
> http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/v/airedale/CRW_6677-01.jpg.html
>
> not to mention their general encouragement of clownishness:
>
> http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/v/airedale/lumberdog.jpg.html
>
> http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/v/airedale/abomination.jpg.html
>
> Though our current two are at the lower end of the Airedale energy
> scale, others don't seem to always see them that way (I guess we're just
> conditioned to it). The last picture above is the late Monty, however,
> and even I would not dispute *his* energy - he could have powered a
> small city.
>
> Saying this, my Mum had a lab that wasn't short of energy. He even
> performed surgery on himself, removing a fist-sized, liver-like, mast
> cell tumour from his own back, and went on to live another couple of
> years, only dying in recent months. He was Dad's dog, so his loss is
> like the passing of that era - sad, but...now complete.
>
> http://www.parknmeter.com/gallery/v/airedale/PC250248.jpg.html
>
> Cheers,
> Marc (not good photos, but good for me)
> Sydney, Oz
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