Canis lupus hominis

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1. on April 20, 2010 at 11:52 am shadygrove

   Oh MY gosh! I’ve heard stories about this dog from my Granddaddy! I know his name….quite “politically incorrect”! There was another dog quite well known by Air force Pilots in the South Pacific. I want to say his name was “Smoky” or something close to that. Thanks for the memories!

   
   
2. on April 20, 2010 at 12:40 pm Bill

   The Jambusters is supposedly a really great movie, but AMC never shows it for some reason.

   What i find most shocking about him is his size: That male labrador is what, 45-50 lbs?

   Is a white blaze still allowed?

   
   
3. on April 20, 2010 at 12:53 pm willie westfall

   I know his great grandson, we shot pheasants
   together

   
   
   • on April 20, 2010 at 3:17 pm Bridget

     Oh, really?

     
     
4. on April 20, 2010 at 4:00 pm Patrice

   Blackie? Dick? Either one could be slightly shocking, I guess.

   Patrice

   http://patricedodd.wordpress.com/

   
   
5. on April 20, 2010 at 4:32 pm Sengimage

   His name…. I would say its a derogatory term in today’s vernacular. It was used in our historical past to label people of an African Persuasion. And in today’s world would not be taken lightly if the dog was called that in front of the NAACP.

   But it may have been a codeword or something???

   Still… he looks like a Weimaraner Cross in that pic…. Long ears and a longer tapered snout. Perhaps it was just the type in those days? But Today???? Closer to an FCR. In type… maybe even a tad setter-ish?

   
   
6. on April 20, 2010 at 10:01 pm blkgldn-n-labmix

   This is not an uncommon look in today’s field trial and hunt test Labs.

   There are some big powerful tanks, sure, at about 90 pounds muscled and working–but there are also a lot of smaller dogs, that some folks would call snipey, and the big ears… that’s not weim, there–that’s all Lab. Shape and set are a bit different than a weim, tho there’s a resemblance.

   I’d put the dog above at 55-60 pounds, I’d love to know the dog’s actual weight and see a standing photo. Maybe it’s smaller, not sure.

   This is a Lab. I see Labs like this on a regular basis. The “American field Lab” is preserving the breed. Anyone with doubts can check out a Retriever Field Trial News and see this type of dog.

   A white spot on the chest is allowed but not desired in the conformation ring. I’m partial to the white spot. My yellow has a perfect white diamond on his chest, but his undershading is quite light compared to his overall coat so it’s hard to see. I like knowing it’s there, I don’t know why.

   
   
7. on April 21, 2010 at 11:11 am M.R.S.

   Wild guess:

   Is the dog’s registered name “N…..of Barrington”? And could the fellow at the far right with no hat, be Ralph Boalt?

   
   
8. on April 21, 2010 at 7:12 pm Bridget

   Nigger reminds me somehow of another famous labrador called Adjutant, who once hit the record being the oldest known dog (27 years!).
   Adjutant had a carreer as a gun dog in Lancashire England. An extra-ordinary dog.

   
   
   • on April 21, 2010 at 7:20 pm retrieverman

     The oldest known dog was Bluey, an Australian cattle dog. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluey_%28Australian_cattle_dog%29

     He was fed the way you feed your dogs. And he was 29 when he died.

     He had to stop herding when he was 26.

     
     
     • on April 22, 2010 at 10:54 pm Bridget

       It is amazing.
       Commonly agreed that a dog is old and ready to be euth at 10.
       Then you hear about these dogs over 15, over twenty, and NEARLY 30 years old!
       It takes the diet, motion, genes – and clean, fresh air!

       I don’t believe a Newyork retriever in Manhattan would ever live much over 12.

       Or, point me one!

       BTW, who is the oldest wolf ever lived?

       
       
9. on April 21, 2010 at 7:15 pm Bridget

   Well I ment now-a days both Nigger and Adjutant present the hunting lines of the breed, not the show type.

   Today we see easily the show dog heros – big, heavy and low legged.

   
   

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