Life's Little Mysteries - Page 2

wolf · 02-15-2006, 02:06 AM

Dogs have a tough time wearing a scott-pack. While they are good for search and rescue, sending a furry creature with a tendency to panic around fire into a burning building is not a good idea.

Dals are associated with firemen because they are carriage dogs. Horse drawn fire wagons came after human pulled ones (which are quite a sight to see. My local fire company has a human-drawn fire wagon that they take to parades and musters).

Cecil Says ...

02-15-2006, 03:31 AM

What the heck were carriage dogs used for then? Herding the horse when the driver fell asleep at the reins?

wolf · 02-15-2006, 02:26 PM

Carriage dogs look cool, keep the horses calm, and guard them. They were like car alarms, only you had to feed them. Oh, and they could attack the horse thieves, which my car alarm will not yet do. (I want the one from, what was it ... Robocop?)

barefoot serpent · 02-15-2006, 02:50 PM

Iggy · 02-15-2006, 02:51 PM

That one dog looks so thin... poor thing

Actually, they all do...

wolf · 02-16-2006, 02:25 AM

A friend of mine's dalmation, Ax (yes, daddy was a fireman, their other dal was named Smokey) was deaf. They agreed to have him neutered so the breeder gave him to them free.

His owners had to teach him sign language for obedience commands. Instead of calling him they stamp their feet on the floor to get his attention. One of the first things he was taught was to always keep an eye on master and mistress.

The fewer the spots the higher the incidence of deafness. This is a common problem in dals, apparently 1 in 12 is born deaf. That is not, however, why they are firedogs. Debunking from the Toledo Fire Museum.

02-15-2006, 02:06 AM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Dogs have a tough time wearing a scott-pack. While they are good for search and rescue, sending a furry creature with a tendency to panic around fire into a burning building is not a good idea. Dals are associated with firemen because they are carriage dogs. Horse drawn fire wagons came after human pulled ones (which are quite a sight to see. My local fire company has a human-drawn fire wagon that they take to parades and musters). Cecil Says ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-15-2006, 02:26 PM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Carriage dogs look cool, keep the horses calm, and guard them. They were like car alarms, only you had to feed them. Oh, and they could attack the horse thieves, which my car alarm will not yet do. (I want the one from, what was it ... Robocop?) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-15-2006, 02:51 PM	#5
Iggy Back and ready to tart up the place Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 850	That one dog looks so thin... poor thing Actually, they all do... __________________ Chock-full of naughty goodness.

02-16-2006, 02:25 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	A friend of mine's dalmation, Ax (yes, daddy was a fireman, their other dal was named Smokey) was deaf. They agreed to have him neutered so the breeder gave him to them free. His owners had to teach him sign language for obedience commands. Instead of calling him they stamp their feet on the floor to get his attention. One of the first things he was taught was to always keep an eye on master and mistress. The fewer the spots the higher the incidence of deafness. This is a common problem in dals, apparently 1 in 12 is born deaf. That is not, however, why they are firedogs. Debunking from the Toledo Fire Museum. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-15-2006, 03:31 AM	#2
marichiko Guest Posts: n/a	What the heck were carriage dogs used for then? Herding the horse when the driver fell asleep at the reins?

02-15-2006, 02:50 PM	#4
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623

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