Giant friggin' dogs!!!

[Carroll]

They were just so quiet!

They were making their plans.

[windshieldbug]

They communicate telepathically. They were each claiming which of your extremities each one got.

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I once saw a lady walking what at first I thought was a small deer, then I realized it was an Irish wolfhound.

[windshieldbug]

I thought that was what you say to violists!

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I once saw a lady walking what at first I thought was a small deer, then I realized it was an Irish wolfhound.

And then you saw the rest of the deer hanging out of it's mouth!

Yeah, that explained the antlers...

[SplatterTone]

And then there is Samson. If I recall correctly, a little over 300 lbs. but not quite the largest known dog in the world. Nobody is going to tell him that.

[ZNC Dandy]

1. The Hound or [sic] the Baskervilles was an Irish Wolfhound that was freakishly large for that breed, even!

I remember seeing that Sherlock Holmes movie (quite lousy actually!) and they actually showed a real dog in part of it (surprising considering how bad the movie was!). It was goddamned huge! Bigger than the ones I saw!

Which one was that? Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes? He's the best! Phenomenal voice. As for the dog, if I recall, it was a Cu. An ancestor of the Irish Wolfhound. Originally brought to the UK by the Vikings I believe. The red dog in "The 13th Warrior" is supposed to be one. Great movie by the way, AWESOME score.

[Rick Denney]

He changed the title years later for some reason. Great book!

Yup, great book--one of his better ones.

I didn't realize it had been made into a movie. That explains the title change, by the way. The movie producer didn't like "Eaters of the Dead" and Crichton, no beginner in reaping the benefits of having his books made into hit movies, knows that the book should have the same title as the movie when the latter comes out.

Rick a fan since Andromeda Strain first came out" Denney

[Mark]

I didn't realize it had been made into a movie.

I have never heard of a movie called The 13th Warrior. When did it come out and was it any good?

The movie is actually pretty good. Antonio Banderas (a promanent Arab actor) is the star. If you liked the book (I did) you will like the movie.

Rent it!

[Mark]

Irish Wolfhounds are sweet, gentle giants. They are the tallest of the dog breeds. I would own one if they weren't so short-lived.

Mastiffs are the largest of the dog breeds when measured by weight. They are also very gentle dogs.

When training dogs, you need a "release" word. This is the command that you give a dog to tell it to can stop doing whatever you have told it to do. Normally, trainers use the word "okay" as the release. So, if you tell a dog to "sit" the dog should remain in the sit until you release it with "okay".

There is a man who owns Irish Wolfhounds who has trained his dogs to release to the work "friend". When some one comes to his door. He goes to the door, puts his dog in a sit at his side and then opens the door. When he see who is at the door, he says "friend" to the dog and the dog walks away.

[Mark]

Antonio Banderas (a promanent Arab actor)

Don't make fun of me because I mispelled prominent. Hey Sean, the Spelling Nazi is after me.

[THE TUBA]

Speaking of dogs and Michael Crichton, here is an ad made to promote his latest book, NEXT.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1LB09U6k7Q

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There is a man who owns Irish Wolfhounds who has trained his dogs to release to the work "friend". When some one comes to his door. He goes to the door, puts his dog in a sit at his side and then opens the door. When he see who is at the door, he says "friend" to the dog and the dog walks away.

I'd hate to see what happens when he says "enemy" or "foe"...

[Mark]

I'd hate to see what happens when he says "enemy" or "foe"...

Nothing would have happened. These dogs could not be more gentle.

[DCottrell]

I didn't realize it had been made into a movie.

I have never heard of a movie called The 13th Warrior. When did it come out and was it any good?

The movie is actually pretty good. Antonio Banderas (a promanent Arab actor) is the star. If you liked the book (I did) you will like the movie.

Rent it!

This is based on a true story (the Arab part, not the Neanderthal-vs-human part). In fact, the first part of the book bears a close resemblance to Ibn Fadlan's account of his journeys among the Rus (vikings).