tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post2538047792788038840..comments2023-06-15T02:14:19.395-06:00Comments on Kaibab Bernese Mountain Dogs: July Birthday #1 and What is Really PreferredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post-8730226637869952742020-09-07T06:59:12.931-06:002020-09-07T06:59:12.931-06:00Thanks for taking the time to discuss that, I feel...Thanks for taking the time to discuss that, I feel strongly about this and so really like getting to know more on this kind of field. Do you mind updating your blog post with additional insight? It should be really useful for all of us. <a href="hikedatabase.com/united-states/hiking-in-new-mexico/" rel="nofollow">for more info</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774388777435369895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post-88204721216069711352010-07-13T16:32:21.815-06:002010-07-13T16:32:21.815-06:00What a GREAT post M-A and I couldn't agree mor...What a GREAT post M-A and I couldn't agree more... And so true, Bell and I have been looked down on for running preferred. I have a dog with grade I elbows who loves to jump... I'm not going to ask her to put any more stress on those elbows than is necessary to get the job done. I decided to just love getting out there with my goofy girl.Carrie Rooshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10388266660779898318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post-83249709306505986832010-07-11T18:45:23.038-06:002010-07-11T18:45:23.038-06:00OK, my second comment today. We pilots always lik...OK, my second comment today. We pilots always like to act as if "Aw, shucks, it was nothing," but (psychologically speaking) soloing is a fairly big accomplishment...that moment when you are really ALONE, and if you don't keep your head together the aircraft will certainly come down but may not, ahem, land. So we like to mark the event but (aw, shucks) in a typically backhanded sort of way that also says "congratulations but don't get cocky". Legend has it that in the days of biplanes the student sat in the front seat, the instructor in the back, and when the IP needed the student's attention he would tug on the student's shirt tail. Thus cutting the shirt tail is sort of like cutting the apron strings. The other way of celebrating soloing is being thrown in a dunk tank by your supposedly good friends. This is more of a military tradition--legend has it that this originated with Navy flight training to remind the new pilot that his element was still the water and not the air. The Army (and thus the Air Force) kept up this tradition, probably because the first Army flight training bases were (and still are) in Texas and if you've ever been on a black top flight ramp in the middle of a Texas summer you'll understand! Civilian flight schools tend to like shirt tailing: they usually post the tails (with student's name and solo date) on a wall at the school, which has the added benefit of inspiring confidence in new prospective students.<br />I myself have been both shirt tailed (after soloing a Piper Tomahawk at a civilian flight school in Modesto, CA that I paid for) and dunked (after soloing a T-37 "Tweety Bird" at UPT at Reese AFB that you generous tax payers paid for--thanks). So--congratulation to you Kim! Way to go! (And don't forget that other aviation tradition--to present your soloing IP with a good bottle of his favorite libation!)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098711889368305094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post-13531883478876478932010-07-11T18:33:49.060-06:002010-07-11T18:33:49.060-06:00Mary-Ann, even though it has nothing to do with Be...Mary-Ann, even though it has nothing to do with Berners, your words about Regular and Preferred are a big help to me as I consider the possibilities in front of me in a search for a pastoral call. I love looking at pictures of your dogs and reading about your life, but I want you to know how much I appreciate your honesty and wisdom, too. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post-3302377316306480112010-07-11T18:18:48.437-06:002010-07-11T18:18:48.437-06:00My thought about the agility, rally, obedience, wh...My thought about the agility, rally, obedience, whatever programs--it's all about the conversation they allow us to have with our dogs. The programs give us a vehicle to have that conversation, the competition gives us a yardstick to measure how well we're communicating. I know that getting ready for a match or trial has kept me on track and gotten me off the couch. So, let's all get out there and participate! (And sometimes, it's not about the ribbons--things like "Dock Dog" are just plain fun!)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098711889368305094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post-60415776887628868882010-07-11T17:34:40.255-06:002010-07-11T17:34:40.255-06:00MA, I don't care if someone gets a MACH or a P...MA, I don't care if someone gets a MACH or a PACH or a PAX. Because seriously, getting 20 double q's with a dog is amazing. And if I ever get an NA on the big boy brother of Cadi's I will be estatic. And it doesn't matter to him if he is jumping 24 or 34, it's not about the bars!Bernermom3https://www.blogger.com/profile/18072861427561057664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310545094908978263.post-81563937632383885842010-07-11T16:37:05.173-06:002010-07-11T16:37:05.173-06:00Rock on my P friend, or X friend, or F friend. Wha...Rock on my P friend, or X friend, or F friend. Whatever the letter may be,or not be, let's remember what it is all supposed to be about...and I would like to think that I don't need to type what it is supposed to be about....Lisa Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09628024320404036397noreply@blogger.com