Re: ~*~ Keep your dogs on leash ~*~
On a lighter note..........Many years ago, I had a labrador retriever which was my hunting and fishing buddy for many years. He was a nut as many labrador owners might attest. I took him with me several times when I went ice fishing and seldom was he on a leash. I did hitch him up to my sled and let him pull it out onto the ice but that was it. He usually stayed by my side while I was checking tip ups but when the fishing was slow, he often would go exploring. Have you ever tried to catch up with a four-legged labrador as he galloped across the surface of a slippery ice-covered lake?
I said that he was a retriever. I don't know how many apologies I made when my dog would stroll over to another fisherman, wag his tail, sit down an wait for a pat on the head, and then pick up a perch or pickerel that the fisherman had put on the ice and then return it to me. To add insult to injury, before returning to me, he would stop by at someone's tip up and lift his leg to de-ice the hole. Fortunately, everyone was understanding and there were lots of laughs all around. You had to see it.
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