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Would you say you dread locks (see what i did there) and see them as a pain or do you just get used to them and go through them without thinking? When someone says we have 14 locks ahead of us today, does it fill you with doom? Thanks in advance for the hundred or so replies

You could scan them onto a usb stick and use it as a keyring. That way if you come back to a disaster you will have all the documents with you.

The battered cod

Just whisper the name "McDonalds" in their ear then they tend to be the ones backing away

If dogs were left without human contact then yes lots would be a danger. We have taken a wild animal and domesticated it over hundreds of years. Its still a wolf at heart and will sometimes revert to its natural instinct. Gun dogs search the undergrowth for kills even if they have never seen or heard a shotgun. Ridgebacks run alongside other dogs nipping at the rear legs because they are bred to bring down lions in SA. Its human control that shapes the dog into the way we want it to behave. My two boxers are great friends always playing together sometimes the rough and tumble gets quite errr....rough but at the end they lay down together to get their breath back. They eat out of each others bowls, drink from the same bowl and sleep in each others beds. But if i were give them a bone each they will want to tear each other apart because that bone kicks in the natural instinct of the wolf and they revert back to type. I could give them a bone separatly and take it away when i wanted without a murmer from them. Dogs are animals and without the correct training can be a danger. But they are here to stay so forget the "ban them all" stuff cos it just wont happen. I apologise for poor spelling....its my hayfever kicking in! ?

Oh.... Stort Marks gone quiet. What was that about crap people write in forums or something ..... Sorry i didnt realise that the GS had been in training for 10 weeks getting ready for the fight. for Nature see natural ......it is natural for some breeds of dog to attack when either they are defending their pack (owners) or their own space. If the shepard had been to the same spot with its owner , sprayed the area several times, it behaves in a way that would harp back to when its forfathers were wolves and defend the area it considers as its own. This may not be everyones opinion but i hope most sensible people would not call it crap, just because it differs from their own veiw.

Take the muzzle off and my moneys on the rotty Trouble is people seem to think dogs should behave like humans. The dogs in question have actually behaved the way nature intended. I agree with the point that the Shepard probably saw the fact that Rotty was muzzled and on a lead and thought it an easy win. I have two Boxers who play well with other dogs, but as soon as they are on lead other dogs try to take advantage even though they were best mates 5 minutes before. Man who sleeps on towpath bench = Tramp Man who sleeps ten yards away on 30 year old rotting leaking boat = Jolly good chap

Mange tout Rodney, mange tout..................

I will be selling bottled canal water.........

i am glad he "shouted" cos my eyes are full of hayfever and its the only post i have neen able to read without pulling my eye lids up! Talking of POO Do any of you lucky people visit the odd farmers field to do your number ones and twos....so as to save the cassette or tank filling up to quickly? or is that a trade secret?

Many thanks for the info peeps

Hi again everyone, another couple of silly questions.....i did warn you all Firstly, are you allowed to sell goods from your NB to the public on the towpath? legal wares of course! and also am i correct in thinking that there are no navigable canals down to Devon/ Cornwall. ok i know! but i am new! cheers all..........

Ok thanks everyone, that seems like another box ticked. Stand by for the next silly question, when i can think of one! Cheers Dan

Hmmm, nothing to do with the ale then! ...

Hi all, sorry if this has been a topic before, but i have searched but to no avail. I am a wannabe liveaboard (all dreams at the moment) but i was wondering if sea sickness could be a problem for me. I did once have to get off a peddlelow in one foot of water! Also while i am here thanks for all your interesting comments within this forum...i am very jealous!!