Comments for Gentle Wit

Comment on 33 by Cyndy Otty

Cyndy Otty — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:32:47 +0000

Thank you, Matt! :-)

Comment on 33 by Matt Finnigan

Matt Finnigan — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:05:18 +0000

Happy birthday!

Comment on National Guide Dog Month by Weekend Events, September 16 - 19 | Zealous Good Blog

Weekend Events, September 16 - 19 | Zealous Good Blog — Mon, 07 May 2012 02:13:23 +0000

[...] Hispanic Heritage, and still others take time in September to remember the often unsung heroes - guide dogs. Excellent work, September. What else you got going on, maybe some good we can get in on this [...]

Comment on Assistance Dog Blog Carnival by vomit comet » >Figuring Each Other Out Is An Achievement

vomit comet » >Figuring Each Other Out Is An Achievement — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:46:55 +0000

[...] the subject of this carnival is achievement. That should be an easy one. I mean, we’re always trying to achieve something. [...]

Comment on Friday the 13th by Cyndy Otty

Cyndy Otty — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 13:12:48 +0000

Believe it or not, Yara’s tongue is easily longer.

Comment on Friday the 13th by Tiffany Huggard-Lee

Tiffany Huggard-Lee — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:58:16 +0000

I don’t have anything that meaningful to say, except that I think your dog has the longest tongue known to canine-kind.

Comment on Mixed Up Shepherd by Cyndy Otty

Cyndy Otty — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:07:56 +0000

I’ve had a few people think the sables were Belgiums and then basically argue with me when I tell them that they’re not. A not small number of people have claimed they’re Aussies and I can only infer from this that those people have never seen an Australian shepherd.

A friend of mine has a service dog that has been mistaken for a bear on a number of occasions, though, so I figure at least everyone realizes she’s a canine. Even if sometimes they wonder if she’s a wolf.

Comment on Broken by Cyndy Otty

Cyndy Otty — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:05:35 +0000

This is the first time she’s actually injured herself. (Even so, while it feels wrong, it’s still humorous.) The first time I took her swimming she overdid it to the point that the next day she literally couldn’t walk. And I don’t mean she was stiff and walking funny, I mean she was so wore out that she practically belly-crawled outside to do her business. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much in my life.

Unfortunately, as you may have seen on Facebook, the skinned pads weren’t the only injury she sustained. She also skinned the inside of both back feet and seems to have gotten a bee sting or something (probably the cause of the skinning) on her right front paw near the dew claw. Of course, these weren’t noticed until after the bee sting became infected so it’s become something of a fiasco.

Comment on Bleu vs. Blue by Cyndy Otty

Cyndy Otty — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:01:22 +0000

Thanks everyone! I’m really very pleased with how it came out.

Comment on Mixed Up Shepherd by Mardi Hadfield

Mardi Hadfield — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:20:56 +0000

Cyndy, I often have people tell me that my dog is a pretty GSD. Some will ask if my dog is a Golden Retriever mix.When I tell them that my dog is a Belgian Shepherd,they tell me that he can’t be a Belgian because he has long hair. Then I explain that he is not a Belgian Malinois, He is a Belgian Tervuren. Then they tell me there is no such breed…………….In fact, he is a Fawn colored Belgian Tervuren.They usually walk away saying “that there is one of them long hair German Shepherd doggies”. I also get told that my dog is not a guide dog because he is not wearing a vest. Do you ever get the idea that there are some very weird people walking around our planet?? Take care, Mardi and Shaman the FBTGD from Tucson Arizona.

Comment on Broken by Matt Finnigan

Matt Finnigan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:22:07 +0000

Hah! (Also, awww….) My 10-year-old retiree Nora will chase a ball until she gets a leg cramp, pulls her foot off the ground, whines, and sometimes falls over. We really freaked out the first few times it happened and spent some good $$ so she could be seen by an ortho, who diagnosed her with occasional charlie horses. If we give her a minute or two, she’s chasing the ball again as fast as she was before. She’s made a career out of garnering sympathy, I’m guessing.

Comment on Bleu vs. Blue by Matt Finnigan

Matt Finnigan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:04:15 +0000

Yeah – this is awesome.

Comment on Bleu vs. Blue by L^2

L^2 — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:31:17 +0000

Haha… I love Uschi standing on her head! And the rest is pretty awesome too.

Comment on Bleu vs. Blue by Mary

Mary — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:10:09 +0000

I love it! =D

Comment on Bleu vs. Blue by patti brehler

patti brehler — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:01:05 +0000

Love it! The softer colors compliment the “gentle” aspect of the title. And kudos to Boots for a marvelous graphic!