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- From: xrjdm@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov (Joseph D. McMahon)
- Subject: Re: Canines Talking (was Re: RAPTURE)
- References: <1992Nov12.151742@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1992Nov13.014559.29190@data-io.com> <1992Nov13.153518@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov> <1992Nov14.013400.4083@data-io.com>
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- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:13:19 GMT
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- >
- > At the bark, Liralen wakes up and blinks. Carefully, she gets out of the
- > chair and limps over to the man and the dogs.
- >
- > >The puppies converge, wagging and sniffing,
- >
- > The Newf bows his big head and touches noses with the puppies and licks
- > one of them under the chin.
- Sabra's ears perk so far that their tips meet over the top of his head, and
- starts licking Fezzik's face joyfully. Kander sniffs the Standard Dog Intro
- Sniff and then starts panting loudly, shifting her weight back and forth
- between her left and right, eyes halfway closed.
-
- "Ah, Kandy sonar. Happy, huh, girl?"
- >
- >
- > >while Teddy hangs back for a second, then
- > >paws at the air once with his right foot, stretches out his front paws,
- > >sticks his head down, tilts it, and wags his tail.
- >
- > Fezzik's mouth opens in a pant, the tip of his pink tongue just showing.
- > He puts out his front paws as well and bows too, but it's fast enough to
- > almost be a slap of the floor with his front feet. His tail waves in the
- > air. Delighted to find someone willing to play with him, he bounces
- > forward a bit then backwards a bit and lands in the outstretched bow,
- > waiting and watching for Teddy's next move.
- >
- > "Careful, Fezzik." says Liralen quietly. One black ear cocks in her
- > direction, but the intensity of Fezzik's regard is for Teddy. She turns
- > toward the dogs' keeper, "Hi. My name's Liralen. I'm..." she grins at
- > the big dog, "Fezzik's." She carefully sits down next to him, watching
- > the dogs ever the while.
- Teddy arches himself into a semi circle and then gallops around in place.
- "Okay, Ted. You guys are too big to play rough in here. You'll bump
- people." Teddy bounces once more, then engages in mutual sniffing of necks
- and shoulders with Fezzik. He lies down next to Liralen and Fezzik,
- eybrows twitching as he looks back and forth between them.
-
- "Hi," says the man. "I'm Joe. This is Teddy, Sabra, Sambuca, Sterling, and
- Kandy. Hey, Booka! Bookabookabooka!" Sambuca turns around and dives into his
- lap at full speed, tongue flailing with abandon. "If you want to be Booka's
- friend for life, just call her like that. She's pretty enthusiastic, though."
-
- Kandy is big and barrel-shaped, almost like a bear cub. She has only a little
- beard, and just a little hair over her eyes. Teddy has a goatee and mustache
- that make him look a bit like the Insidious Doctor Fu Manchu. His eyebrows
- are luxuriant, almos completely hiding his eyes. He's much thinner than Kandy,
- tucked up almost like a greyhound or Doberman. Booka looks like her mom in
- the face, but is built like her dad. Sterling looks almost like his dad,
- except his coat is fluffier and has a silvery hue to it. Sabra doesn't really
- look like either of his parents, but he has the strong, blocky build proper
- to a Bouvier des Flandres. He has only a little beard and his eyebrows just
- dangle into his eyes, which show all of the sweetness of his personality.
- All of the others are a dark brown, black and silvery brindle; Sabra is
- a lighter brownish fawn color.
- >
- > Then, softly, "Wow. Five of 'em, and I thought Fezzik was a handful..."
- "Yep, but everybody can use all the dog love they can get. Right, Fezzik?" as
- he scratches Fezzik's ears and chest. "I can't think of anywhere better to
- bring dogs named after drinks than here..."
-
- --
- Joe McMahon | How could you understand the animals' language?
- P.O. Box 13 | How the rest-room is to be coloured?
- Lothian, MD 20711 | Which was the point to confuse Kandinsky?
- xrjdm@twinpeaks.gsfc.nasa.gov | --- m.alexander@itec.spb.su
-