John Young
master brummie
Well Ok ,heres a short story about a short mutt, short & stroppy little mongrel, maybe even physiognomically representatative of its people who loved him during his & their shared time
Dad named him Kelpie when he was born,,like an Aussie Sheep dog but wet looking? He said?
  He was about 18 when he barked his last threat,,standing again,st the Brewhouse wall (warm)
He had to lean there when he was so old,,his bark was so tough to do he used to fall over weak legged.
Just amazed he lived to such a good age considering his many scrapes, scraps & near traffic mishaps,
his worst incident involved a terrible fight with a massive Alsation (Local Scrap-yard dog) must have been 5 times the size of the daft mongrel but he just had no fear in him :idiot2:
  Well the Men got them apart eventually with both suffering bad injuries,,Kelpie was torn from shoulder to ear & loosing a lot of blood,,I carried him home as quickly as I could run.
Mom & sisters were there & started to cry & try to comfort the poor dog with towels & water,
Dad came home just then & seeing the situation said "Johnie,get my razor,theres only one thing to do"
Mom,the girls & I all thought he was going to,,do the Worst :-[ But he gently shaved the dog & stitched him up with just needle & thread (Army style) & stopped the flow in minutes.
The little dog felt no pain,,due to shock i suppose,& licked his hand while he stitched him.
Guess that daft dog & all of us learned a few lessons that day O0
Dad named him Kelpie when he was born,,like an Aussie Sheep dog but wet looking? He said?
  He was about 18 when he barked his last threat,,standing again,st the Brewhouse wall (warm)
He had to lean there when he was so old,,his bark was so tough to do he used to fall over weak legged.
Just amazed he lived to such a good age considering his many scrapes, scraps & near traffic mishaps,
his worst incident involved a terrible fight with a massive Alsation (Local Scrap-yard dog) must have been 5 times the size of the daft mongrel but he just had no fear in him :idiot2:
  Well the Men got them apart eventually with both suffering bad injuries,,Kelpie was torn from shoulder to ear & loosing a lot of blood,,I carried him home as quickly as I could run.
Mom & sisters were there & started to cry & try to comfort the poor dog with towels & water,
Dad came home just then & seeing the situation said "Johnie,get my razor,theres only one thing to do"
Mom,the girls & I all thought he was going to,,do the Worst :-[ But he gently shaved the dog & stitched him up with just needle & thread (Army style) & stopped the flow in minutes.
The little dog felt no pain,,due to shock i suppose,& licked his hand while he stitched him.
Guess that daft dog & all of us learned a few lessons that day O0