Mans Best Friend

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Post a picture or two or three.... of your buddy.
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/poultneyfiredog18/Pets/IMG_1770.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/poultneyfiredog18/Pets/IMG_0994.jpg
he was always waiting for the next draw to lick up any drips real sugaring dog ;)

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[Dan W]

Here's mine. The one with her head on the floor we had to put down last summer. She was 14 and the other one is 5. Labs are the best!

[foursapssyrup]

my boy in the black, his brother in the brown. guardians of the boiler. noone comes within 500' without everyone knowing about it.


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[cpmaple]

My boy Max red beagle and Moo the blue tick beagle. Plus there is 7 more that keep me going. Be lost without them.

[Southtowns27]

Great idea for a thread! Here's Buckwheat. He's a 3 year old Great Dane/Australian Shepherd/Yellow Lab that we rescued from the SPCA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Southtowns27/Buckwheat/1003484.jpg
Doing what he does best:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Southtowns27/Buckwheat/1004172.jpg
..and guarding the sugar shack:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v621/Southtowns27/Maple%20syrup/101_5054.jpg

[3rdgen.maple]

Heres my German Short Haired Pointer ( the bird hunting maniac) and our rescued German Sheppard who has really bad hips due to laying on a concrete floor in a dog pound for a few years. Also have a Beagle who was rescued as well. Daughter has a Dacshund that she takes everywhere but school with her. Lost my Akita over the weekend from old age and miss her alot.

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[C.Wilcox]

Here's a few of my two vizslas. Full brothers, two years apart.

[farmall h]

Here's Holly from Texas...Chocolate lab.2546 That's the wife's hair she's hiding in!

[briansickler]

My Sappin' Dog.....Named Angel. 7 yrs. old. She watches every move I make. She goes just about everywhere I do. This picture is right after we got home from Verona. We left her with friends over night. I don't think she was very happy to be left behind. But quite pleased when I returned.

Brian

[The Butcher]

Great thread!!!!
There are a ton of visitors that will stop by for a few beers, but there is only one that is there from start to finish EVERY boil!!!!
http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af198/jat2242/IMG00172.jpg

[CBOYER]

here is Chester. my chocolate Lab, and also The Foreman for the new Sugar house construction.

[GramaCindy]

and here is my constant companion, no matter what is going on, whether it be geocaching, hunting or now sugaring….CHLOE

[U.S.M.C.Cpl]

Lost one last year, so here are the two that are left!!!

[adk1]

Our new "Golden Doodle". Her name is....Maple of course

[KV Sappers]

Our fur person Brady. Goes everywhere we go.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Our new "Golden Doodle". Her name is....Maple of course

is this a pic of ADK?

[stoweski]

Abby... my squirrel chaser. Guarding the shack - keeping it safe from... squirrels of course.

[GramaCindy]

Our new "Golden Doodle". Her name is....Maple of course

Hey adk1…good to finally meet you, or see you for that matter!

[stoweski]

He's exposed himself. Now he's done for!


Hey adk1…good to finally meet you, or see you for that matter!

[GramaCindy]

He's exposed himself. Now he's done for!

YUP stoweski, kinda like Flatlander last night!!!:lol:

[adk1]

is this a pic of ADK?

yeah that is me! not a great pic of the dog though :lol: You can see past of my "sugarhouse/garage" in the background. Pic taken from my front porch.

[3rdgen.maple]

A golden doodle? All i want to know is, was the poodle the male or the golden retreiver? Weird either way. Cute dog though.

[adk1]

Male was the golden retriever, female standard poodle. The benefit is that the breed sheds very little, but they need to be groomed.

[murferd]

Josephine(Joey) driving brother's school bus & lounging in "her" chair. She was abandoned when she was about 4 weeks old, we saw her at the local shelter & had to bring her home. The most hyper dog I have ever seen, but also one of the most loveable & loyal.

[mntapper]

My dog Ashley a 3 year old Weimaraner, Thinks she has to do whatever i do, a vety faithful companion always there from start to finish.3442

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[GramaCindy]

My dog Ashley a 3 year old Weimaraner, Thinks she has to do whatever i do, a vety faithful companion always there from start to finish.3442

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I love this classic pose on the nice chair.

[Haynes Forest Products]

When my dog did that Classic pose on the carpet I needed to get out the rug Doctor:mad:

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/poultneyfiredog18/Pets/2-16-11a039.jpg
Big dog is Shepard/husky/wolf "Rebel"and the puppy is pure bred golden retriever "Brew for short Brewster"
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e234/poultneyfiredog18/Pets/2-16-11a019.jpg

[bigtreemaple]

Here's mine. The one with her head on the floor we had to put down last summer. She was 14 and the other one is 5. Labs are the best!

We have an old lab that lays with her head on the floor just like yours in the picture. Our dog (12 years) looks very much like her also. I agree Labs are the best!

[Z/MAN]

Our dog and best friend "Lincoln"passed away on Monday. He was an 11 1/2 year old Lab/Pitbull mix. He spent 11 1/2 years with a ball in his mouth or chasing one. He was perfectly healthy Monday morning and early afternoon but seemed to get sick in the later day. He ended up gasping for air with single large gasps and by the time we decided to get him to the vet it was too late. He died on my wifes lap on the way to the animal hospital. We don't know if something bit or stung him and he was having a reaction or if it was a stroke or heart attack or something else. I guess we will never know. REST IN PEACE MY DEAR FRIEND!:(

[3rdgen.maple]

Very very sorry to hear Zman. Just went through this great loss a few months ago. Not a minute goes by that something does not make me think of mine. Even with 4 other dogs at our side all the time its just not the same and never will be. Im sure you gave him a good life and pass this poem along to your wife. It is not written by me by any means but its a great one.

The following poem is inspired by the Norse Legend
By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.
For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.
No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.
They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.
For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.
The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.
-- Steve and Diane Bodofsky --

[yukonhunter]

just pups in these pics

[yukonhunter]

a couple more

[yukonhunter]

and a few more

[Z/MAN]

Thanks 3rdgen, Can't believe how attached you can get to a "dog". I never realized it till now.
Paul

[Killington Maple]

This is our Guard Dog. She guards the food dish, mostly.

[Yellzee]

Here's our new family member, about 4 months old now cross between Bernese Mountain and Collie.

Should be able to pull the maple sap sled this spring.

[William B]

Zoë always had a smile! I got her for my wife but she turned out to be my best buddy! Her favorite was Halloween then Sugaring. She knew the Trick or Treaters came to see her not for the candy!:) She left this world in early summer of 2009.:cry: I miss her every day. May she Rest In Peace!478347844785

We got a new Lab that fall. Her name is Echo and a handful at times!:) She is the one with the white on her chest. We are glad we did not take her brother too.:lol:47864787

[highlandcattle]

Too adorable! Take good care, they all need love!

[Russell Lampron]

My lab Molly helps get the sugar wood in!

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg247/russhd1997/IMG959258.jpg

Shes a big help LOL!

[Tithis]

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a270/Tithis/Butters.jpg
Little guy wandered out of the woods covered in mud during the middle or a rainstorm at my grandpa's house about 5 years ago. I didn't really like little dogs and thought they were all hyperactive and yappy, not Butters though, calm and quiet.

And yes he is named after the South Park character, stupid but sweet.

[vikingHB]

You really don't want to come onto our bush property! Two of them weigh well over 100lbs, and the chocolate lab mix is about 95lbs, but he will just follow you home. The Boerboels or African Mastiffs are litter mates (2 years old) and are very intimidating. Living in the middle of nowhere my wife wanted dogs which would basically scare the **** out anybody who came onto the property. They are actually quite friendly with people as long as we provide them with commands. They love to run throught the sugar bush with me, and I feed them a little sap on occasion.

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