A picture of Boghan and the newly acquired Ellie posing in the woods near Cooper’s Rock:
That ear action on Ellie just kills me. She really looks like the kind of dog you see in dogfood commercials.
by John Cole| 44 Comments
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Tom65
Is Boghan a German WIrehaired Pointer or a Spinoni?
CT Voter
Your brother didn’t stand a chance. He really didn’t.
JenJen
In keeping with the Animal theme, I promise you, for the most fun you’ll have on the internet today, go watch OK Go’s new video “White Knuckles.”
I can not get enough of the doggie choreography.
John Cole
@Tom65: Wire-Haired Pointing Griffon.
asiangrrlMN
Awwwwww! Boghan and Ellie are sooo cute. And, yes, the perma-cock in Ellie’s ear is so adorable. She looks better already! How are they getting along?
licensed to kill time
Boghan makes me think of a crazy Scotsman for some reason. That ear on Ellie is AbFab!
Kristine
That’s a great photo. It’s as if Ellie’s always been there.
Any idea how much she should weigh?
SIA
They make the CUTEST couple!
Delia
Yeah, that is one great photo. They look like they just belong together.
JPL
Thanksgiving at your mom’s house is going to be fun. I hope the video recorder is working.
jfxgillis
John:
Glad I caught you early on a thread.
I was going to mention earlier how glad I was that you defended yourself in the Hamsher thing, then let it go.
The two best things non-political about the left blogosphere relative to the righties are:
1. Puppies and cats pictures. Lots of ’em, and I don’t even keep pets, and
2. Notably reduced inter-bloggy interminable meta wars. God can they get tedious.
And No, I don’t count the occasional tasteless-youtube-music-video wars among those best things.
General Stuck
Ellie is a little doll
Boghan looks a little like Ringo with a tan, back in the day.
geg6
They look they’ve been brother and sister since birth, not just a few days.
They are both too adorable.
ChrisS
bearded dogs are where it’s at provided you can deal with the mess and stink. But gottdamn they’re cute.
Linda Featheringill
Oooooh! Dappled beasts!
Boghan is growing, isn’t he?
Lovely. Both of them. And no, Brother didn’t stand a chance.
LT
That reminds me of southwestern New York or northwestern PA. I remember walking around areas like that as a kid, with those huge, sometimes housesized rocks just sitting here and there. Lots of fossils, too. I love those places.
JCT
Great pic — I love how animals pair up so quickly, these two look like pals already.
Our two “beagles” (one is a faux beagle) are not real sisters, but they treat each other like littermates, our vet is always marveling at it. Today they are having serious dental work done requiring general anesthesia. The vet said when the little beagle was taken away from her sister they started to cry for each other piteously. All the techs were trying to console Shadow (the bigger one) . When they finally brought Kaleigh back somewhat groggy and sad her “big” sister stood over her protectively and licked her until she calmed down. Gave the tech a good growl for “bothering” her little sis.
Had my husband all teary eyed. And he’s the biggest grouch in the known universe.
Nothing like pets in the plural!
geg6
@LT:
Looks just like McConnells Mill State Park, just up the road from me.
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/mcconnellsmill.aspx
Love that place. Better pix here:
http://www.google.com/images?q=mcconnells+mill+state+park&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=kUqiTKGPEsT38AaX7LCGCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CDgQsAQwBA&biw=1280&bih=834
jeffreyw
Yay! Good looking pair of dogs. Ellie is lucky to have ambushed the right human. Mrs J signed the paperwork for adopting Homer. Turns out they never really got him on their books all proper because they figured he wasn’t going to live when they first saw him. Upper respiratory infection, broken leg, covered with fleas. Brought in by a Good Samaritan.
arguingwithsignposts
Lady Smudge surfing her iPad. (repeat from downstairs)
Kristine
@arguingwithsignposts:
Lady Smudge is a beauty.
How’s the elbow?
JimPortlandOR
Speaking of dogs (Chuck edition):
On the implied recommendation of our host here, I watched “Chuck” last night on teevee.
OMG, it is just awful. Is it a comedy? If so, the worse ‘jokes’ in video history. Is it a spy thriller? So lame that it doesn’t make sense (a CIA headquarters in a Best-Buy store?) Is it a drama? Worst plot ever seen on screen. Is it a beauty-contest for vacant-headed females and males? Could be, but they have zero sex attraction and all seem to be android ‘people’ that seem to hate each other because they aren’t the ‘star’ – whatever that would mean.
OK, Chuck (the android man) is Hollywood “Cute”, but what else?
Any self-respecting 11-13 year old would disavow this program as appealing only to fifth graders.
John, how can you enjoy this crapola?
Glenndacious Greenwaldian (formerly tim)
Wow. These two dogs make a great looking pair. The visual is excellent.
I thought Boghan was goofy looking as a pup, but full grown he is very cool.
I have male/female rescues and visually they are the oddest of odd couples, but their personalities compliment each other very well.
This is a great photo, by the way.
geg6
@JimPortlandOR:
To be fair to John, he likes a lot of crapola on the teevee, not just Chuck. I wouldn’t call him a discerning viewer, myself. ;-)
I’m sure this will get me a lot of blowback, but he (and a few other commenters who I [once] respected) convinced me to get “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” from Netflix.
Horrid. Just really, really, really bad.
I don’t take tv recommendations from BJ any more.
arguingwithsignposts
@Kristine:
Elbow is very painful – well, the elbow isn’t painful, but anything involving the forearm is. can’t lift arm or twist it. waiting for dr. appt. tomorrow. Another day off work.
Jackie
I have a dog with one sticky-uppy ear and one flappy-downie ear, too. It’s great. Two mixed breeds for the price of one.
arguingwithsignposts
@geg6:
I never did, so don’t feel bad.
LT
@geg6: Yep. I was a bit farther north, up in Allegheny State park, as well as other places in WNY.
Rosalita
@arguingwithsignposts:
Lady Smudge has gotten so big! She’s a beauty
Gus
@geg6: Whew, I’m not the only one who thinks Buffy’s crap.
WereBear
@jeffreyw: I’m so happy for Homer.
I’m a big fan of multiple animals. The way they interact is half the fun; and illuminates the fact that they both “think” and “feel.”
If I’m not going out on a limb, there…
Violet
Oh, they’re so cute! Your brother didn’t really stand a chance, did he? Ellie’s ears are so funny. I bet the two of them are going to be the best of friends and have a great time. Adorable.
bkny
what a hoot that her ears aren’t in sync. they look poifect together and those future trips to the park (and visits to the cousins) are going to be so much more fun now.
also too, wasn’t boghan a little puppy — just recently?
Dog is My Copilot
That is such a great picture of the two of them. For as long as I live, I’ll never understand how some people can abuse or neglect animals and then dump them (if that is what happened to Ellie).
bcinaz
Pretty darn CUTE!
TrishB
@bkny: My guess is that Boghan is still pretty well puppy-sized for his breed. It’s just that standing next to Ellie is making him look larger. I forget how small my girl schnauzer is, until she’s standing next to one of my parents’ dogs.
quaint irene
Dog food commercials? Maybe Ellie has a new career?
Phoebe
God DAMN.
She wormed her way into the sweetest gig ever by relentless adorability. Boo yah. Or, as that Who song goes, “Tri-YUM-PHANT!”
LiberalTarian
Those a some killer dogs — lady killer that is. The women are just going to want to cuddle them to death. I know, cuz I would!
asiangrrlMN
@jeffreyw: YAY! Moar pics, plz. kthxbai.
@arguingwithsignposts: I’ll be watching for an update! (On the bad wing. Lady Smudge is too too cute).
@JCT: OK, that’s a great story. Pics?
geg6: One reason I watched Buffy: Hotties.
Seth
Boghan is just under 40 pounds. He should be 60-70 when fully grown.
As for how they get along…Boghan doesn’t seem to realize anything is different, I think because he has been around multiple dogs for most of his life. He does not seem to be jealous at all. They like each other but Ellie doesn’t play. Boghan gets more of the attention but that is a result of him needing it. Ellie is content indoors to simply lie on the floor or sit in my lap if invited. Outdoors neither one needs a whole lot of attention. They stay with me voluntarily and don’t seem inclined to chase things. If one lags behind sniffing something, I simply call to them and they come trotting along. I really feel like Ellie is trying to make it impossible for me to not keep her.
gastropoda
Does this cartoonist know the Cole bros?
http://www.marriedtothesea.com/092710/can-we-keep-the-lost-dog.gif
asiangrrlMN
@Seth: YAY! I hope her nefarious plan works. Sounds like she’s a real honey.
jayjaybear
My god…Boghan is embiggening like someone fed him Miracle-Gro! That was an actual furry-sausage-stage puppy a month or two ago, wasn’t it?