Dogs on Winnipesaukee

[BaileyBecca]

Beautiful Puppy!!

[Misha888]

The only time I see my cat swimming is in the winter time when she falls through the ice and I usually don't have my camera on hand.

Originally Posted by Pineedles

Ok, the dishes are done and I am not bored, but I had an idea... I know some of you are saying what now Pineedles? Well if the Winnipesaukee.com server can stand it, how about a thread where we can post pictures of our dogs on Winnipsaukee? The rules are that your dog (sorry, no cats unless they are immersed in water and don't look P'd off) must be in or above the water line in some fashion. But the caveat is, that does not include pictures of them in boats (in most cases). So, on the dock is OK, swinging on a rope swing into the water is OK, parachuting from a helicopter into the water is OK, on the gunnels riding in an 18' Wellcraft is not, although I would ask that the moderator to give some leniency in this category; Particularly if the pooch is captaining boats above 20'. Let the posting begin.

I love this place!!!

[goosejr]

No longer a puppy, but still not sure what he thinks of swimming even though he LOVES everything else about visiting his grandparents.

[Newbiesaukee]

...eight months and four lbs. and loving it at the Lake

[wynndog]

Originally Posted by HUH

Sorry to bring the thread down but we have dog issues here as well. Barking almost constantly.. The little yippy ones realy get me. How can someone sit at the lake with a dog barking non stop and find it tranquil?
Respect seems to be a thing of the past as more people are showing up with dogs.. running through yards and pooping all over the place
"Ignorance is Bliss"

Same thing with kids. Could it be the owners?? Don't clean up dog crap , or food & trash left on beaches. Just why my dog can't go 99%
of places on the lake to swim. Never saw my dog litter yet.

[wynndog]

Originally Posted by Waterbaby

See title above, I'd rather have a Golden than some of my relatives... cause they sure can be idiots!

AND............... the story about Frank and Walter is a riot........ and I always think the name of the man in On Golden Pond was Walter so I found that even funnier! (I know, I know, his name was Norman................so sue me! )

TY, Steve A, your post just tickled my funny bone -- on a night when I especially needed it!

I do think you were close, Walter is the fish!

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Her are my two Cairn Terriers, Khaleesi (on the right) and Harry.
(His middle name is Drogo! Hers is Daenerys. )

They both don't like getting wet, but they sure like rides on boats! He turned three in April and she turned two in January. They are blood cousins - his papa and her mama were litter mates. I love my little fur babies. They are my surrogate children.

[bclaker]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal

Her are my two Cairn Terriers, Khaleesi (on the right) and Harry.
(His middle name is Drogo! Hers is Daenerys. )

They both don't like getting wet, but they sure like rides on boats! He turned three in April and she turned two in January. They are blood cousins - his papa and her mama were litter mates. I love my little fur babies. They are my surrogate children.

Have you taught them how to drive, yet?

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Khalee tried to drive! I wanted to get a picture of her front feet up on the handlebars, but I was afraid I'd drop my phone. Maybe Paul can catch that for me sometime.

[gillygirl]

How big are the dragons now? 😉

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[BaileyBecca]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful

[SIKSUKR]

I like this one.

[SIKSUKR]

And this one also. Is this one of yours that is no longer with us? I remember you posting a pic of your dogs on your PWC that looked like they were steering but I couldn't find it.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Might you be thinking of this picture Siksukr?
Mac with our son, Jeff. Miss my boy every day. I have a FaceBook friend in Denmark that has a Cairn that seems to be Mac's twin. Looks exactly like him and acts like him too! I love it!

MacKinnon - My Dear Boy

I wish that I had the picture with Khaleesi with her three dragons on my phone! It's too cute. You musta known. How could she not have three dragons?!

[SIKSUKR]

Thats the one. Must be a little difficult looking at those but they are fantastic.

[Rattlesnake Gal]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Thats the one. Must be a little difficult looking at those but they are fantastic.

Thanks, SS! It is not at all difficult to see pictures of our incredible times with this exceptional dog. He was a absolutely amazing in his love to be with the family and do every thing that we did. Good times. I think that you would have enjoyed meeting him. Mac certainly would have wanted to go for a ride on your PWC with you!

[Accipiter290]

Meet who is (most likely) the newest pup on Sleeper's Island: Leo! He is a little fuzzball of seemingly limitless energy.

[tis]

Awww, so cute!!!

[Misha888]

that's my cat. Samantha Skye Heather H-M
She's a cat boat. When it's docked.

Originally Posted by HUH

We love dogs here and cats too. I posted my comments here so that maybe one dog owner or perspective dog owner might consider the implications.

[Misha888]

so pretty.

[BaileyBecca]

Beautiful girl

[Misha888]

When she comes up, she heads straight down the hill for the dock. She does laps off the dock until she is so exhausted she can't get herself back on shore. My sister has had to aid her a time or two.

Back in the 70's my husbands family had a dog. The family would stop at Sawyers, and the dog was always itching to get to the lake. Sometimes they'd let her out and she'd run to the house. When they got home, the dog was in the water. Times have definitely changed since then, and one would never do that now. But cool memories.

Originally Posted by BaileyBecca

Beautiful girl

[ishoot308]

Here's Hailey at 3 years old doing the 2 things she likes best. Watching the sunset while laying on the recliner and sleeping while out fishing with me!

[SIKSUKR]

Did I mention I want to come back in my next life as ishoot's dog?

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Did I mention I want to come back in my next life as ishoot's dog?

Get in line behind my father in law!!

[brk-lnt]

Here is Deja on Paugus Bay, jumping between floating chairs.
She has her own float (which wasn't in the water for this pic) that she will jump on/off of randomly throughout the day.
Boxers aren't typically considered water dogs, but this one LOVES the lake.

[salty dog]

All our dogs seem to love it at Winni. I wonder why?

(Sadie in her favorite spot, yesterday)

[Old Sarge]

Sam and Archie our longhair dachshunds

[GMan_NH]

These 2 don't much care for swimming, but they'll explore the island until they collapse.

[MeredithMan]

....celebrated his 3rd birthday this past Friday with The Lake and his sissy....

[rick35]

Great photos of your goldens. Mine doesn't like to swim. But she will if my wife and I are swimming and ducks go by. She's very protective of us and will come in and chase the ducks away. We had a near panic this week when she chased ducks away and wouldn't break off when we called her. She had her e-collar on today just in case it happened again and needed some coaxing.

[MeredithMan]

Thanks, Rick35, for the kind words. I'm sure it was a blast of adrenaline when your dog was continuing to chase the ducks.

Although our dogs have a great time in the water, we try to limit it to once or twice a season as a special treat. Our boy has a long and thick mane and it has to be almost totally dried out after he gets wet. 2 years ago when he was just a lad, we made the mistake of not drying him completely and he got a nasty infection from ear to ear around his neck. Had to have his whole mane shaved and he was on anti-biotics and an anti-biotic spray. Not fun for him or us!

[rick35]

Every night a guy in a pickup truck pulls in at Shep Browns and uses a chuck-it to throw a ball into the lake for his golden. The dog will run down the finger and jump in after the ball. They do this a few times and the dog jumps into the truck bed and away they go. Its a fun thing to watch but I wouldn't want my golden to be soggy every night, not to mention potential health issues and probably dried out skin. A dry golden is a pretty dog. Not so much when sopping wet.

[Hillcountry]

Our soon to be 4 yrs old Tri-color English Springer.
I think she's beginning to like the new tritoon...and she definitely, loves the destinations on Winni!
Our first visit to Ragged I. this morning and she practically, begged me to take her picture...yes, she's a ham spaniel...

[8gv]

Your Springer is beautiful!

How much does she weigh? Wifey is giving me a hard time about our 9 year old female Springer weighing 50 pounds. I need some cover!

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by 8gv

Your Springer is beautiful!

How much does she weigh? Wifey is giving me a hard time about our 9 year old female Springer weighing 50 pounds. I need some cover!

Bela weighs in at a sturdy, 65 lbs! (she's a big boned girl!)

[8gv]

Thanks!!!

My pup just earned a few more donuts!

[Hillcountry]

This was the original shot of Bela which I blew up (reason it is slightly out of focus). Now why does it appear sideways this time?? This stuff is maddening at times!

[8gv]

To sit on that rock sideways illustrates the skills that Springers have.

[Hillcountry]

Originally Posted by 8gv

To sit on that rock sideways illustrates the skills that Springers have.

Lol she does love rock climbing too!

[Airedale1]

We are now a two Airedale (actually easier) family.

This is Brody. We rescued Brody; he just turned 1 in August and he is a sweet boy. He already loves our 9 year old Airedale, Cooper.

[Rattletrap]

Bentley ...........................

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Rattletrap

Bentley ...........................

Great looking yellow!! How old and where did you find him?...

Congrats!!

Dan

[Rattletrap]

Originally Posted by ishoot308

Great looking yellow!! How old and where did you find him?...

Congrats!!

Dan

Thank you
He was about 7 months old in that pic. We got him from a breeder in Bow NH

[steve-on-mark]

ready to watch some football!

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by steve-on-mark

ready to watch some football!

Poor Nicky, not only does he reside in a hostile environment, he is also dressed up and made to consume cheap beer?

[steve-on-mark]

Originally Posted by codeman671

Poor Nicky, not only does he reside in a hostile environment, he is also dressed up and made to consume cheap beer?

he says if he drinks anything but Ultra his ass gets fat...

[Bear Guy]

I think the first image here meet's Pineedles' original guidelines of a dog in or above waterline. This was our golden somewhere off Dolly (looking north) late one February.
The second is the same dog some years later. We were having the deck replaced at the time. Poor dog went tearing around the corner of the house and up the half-flight of steps .... that weren't really there. Before I rescued him, I had to snap a picture of my dog high-centered on the frame.

[ericnh]

In Meredith - Summer is riding shotgun.

[Pineedles]

To Bear guy and all others: I am so glad to see this thread still active. I appreciate Don making it a "sticky" thread so that I, as well as others can have their day brightened by photos of your BDFF Best Dog Friends Forever on Winnipesaukee!

[chaseisland]

Even soft coated wheaten terriers need a rest after chasing the Chase Island ducks off the dock.

[Winnilifer]

We have a new addition Fionn (finn) as well. Big fan of the lake and having way too much fun exploring his new Lake digs.

[Airedale1]

My friend Patty just got an Airedale puppy.

[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Winnilifer

We have a new addition Fionn (finn) as well. Big fan of the lake and having way too much fun exploring his new Lake digs.

What a beautiful Yellow!

Enjoy your time with him and I wish you many great memories!

Dan

[The Real BigGuy]

Stop with the cute pup pics!! I really don’t need a third dog although . . .


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[chaseisland]

Chase ducks, nap, now I'm dressed for dinner. Say chef, what's good? Sure would like to share a meal with that airedale.

[stynx55]

My puppy Elliot

[Pineedles]

It saddens me to report that we had to release to God our beloved old soul Sampson before the pain of a tumor affected him. Even as a pup he had an old soul demeanor. His partner, Reilly at age 14 is still with us and healthy. She and Sam used to swim furiously toward sticks thrown into the water, racing to be the first to retrieve it. If they arrived at the stick at the same time, they both would clamp down and bring it in together. Some of my best times with Sam were harvesting pheasant. In the picture he is on the right, proud of the day's harvest he made possible. After a hard day hunting, he deserves to sack out on the chair opposite me.

His last trip to the lake was scheduled for Labor Day, but rather than put him through a long car ride we decided to spare him that. Although we could have had Sam with us a bit longer, we decided that before he experienced pain we must do the right thing. In writing this I wanted to tell others in this same situation, it's OK to do the right thing.

[tis]

😢 I am so sorry Pine.

[Hillcountry]

Very sorry for the loss of your “Sam”
May he Rest In Peace, pain free and may you always have good memories of him! So sad when we have to put down our beloved friends.

[aquabones]

So sorry for your loss. We had to put down our two dogs within 3 weeks of each other two years ago. One had cancer, he was 12 and the other stopped eating when the 12 year old was gone. We had to put her down-she went from 18 pounds to 10 in the three weeks. She was 16. We have a new guy in our house-
he keeps us busy. They all had a different personality.
visit this site:https://www.rainbowsbridge.com/poem.htm
We always say our dogs crossed the "Rainbow Bridge".

[ishoot308]

Sorry for your loss Pine...

Dan

[Pineedles]

Thank you all for your kind words.

[Fisherman Bob]

Our dog Teddy Bear used to love to jump off the dock then get back out of the water. Shake and do it all over again. We really miss him.