The Human, Dog, Watermelon Connection
On a watermelon kick lately, I learned that my Newf, Shamus loves it too. How do I know? Cutting the fruit from the rind, the slippery bugger escaped me, landing – for all intents and purposes – right in the dog’s mouth. Now the two of us snack on it together. If I don’t share, and sometimes I don’t, I get the big old stink eye.
Due to the severity of Shamus’ intense stare, I wondered if he might like watermelon even more than I do. I now see there are 8,300 reasons why that’s not true. They are called taste buds, and I have that many more than he does. My deduction, at this point, is that I win. My prize? More watermelon.
For more fun differences (and similarities) between dogs and humans, check out Dog vs. Human Anatomy Facts below.
Note: Humans sleep several hours less than dogs. Might this be why our Newf thinks he rightfully owns more of the bed?
Hey, Whatsyourname…
We have 7 animals in this house and, as you can imagine, it’s a lot like The Waltons with rounds of “Goodnight John Boy” and “Good Morning, MaryEllen.” Unlike scripted television, we don’t always get the names right. Other times, it’s exactly like television. We make things up entirely. Here are a few examples:
Shamus, The Newfoundland
- Shamu: Shamus lays on his back like a beached Orca
- Bat Dog: Note the photo
- Shameless: He theives things he shouldn’t – like my credit card
- Fuzzy Wumpas: He’s shedding
- Vader: He breathes like Darth and rides in an all-black CRV called the Death Star
What’s Your Breed Famous For?
My interest in breed history was recently piqued thanks to friends Rod and Amy Burkert of GoPetFriendly.com. In their cross-country travels to help folks plan pet-friendly trips, they stopped in St. Charles, MO. There they stumbled upon a statue of Lewis and Clark’s Newf and sent me this awesome picture.
This Newf must have been important to the Lewis and Clark story, so much so that he was commemorated in bronze. But how could this dog have impacted this famous journey in a significant way?
Well, I did a bit of digging …
According to the Journals of the Lewis Clark Expedition, the dog had been there from the very beginning:
Summer 1803, Lewis oversees construction of big keelboat in Pittsburgh, then takes it down Ohio River, picking up Clark and some recruits along the way. With Lewis is a Newfoundland dog, Seaman, he has purchased for 20 dollars.
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