painted my vette

[hotmtrsports]

That came out fantastic!

Chuck M

 

[madvette74]

Thanks guys. .

Kpic , we have a in common, we use to do camping, for over 20 years, kids grown up, we sold our camper, we to would also take our dog, he was a 125lb Doberman, people would think he was a great Dane because he was so tall. .

 

[kpic]

Yes, we do.

Campers have come a long way.

Well, add this to the list, we had Doberman from the 1970s until 2005. The last one was what they call warlock, about 30" at the shoulder and 135#. She was a red, so no mistaking her for a Dane.
My daughter's Pitts sold me on them as a breed. Just had a deer alert, the Pitt will sound off until I go look and praise her. As we live in a forest, deer alerts are frequent..

 

[madvette74]

See, we do have a lot in common..lol..my first Doberman was in 1972 up. To present where I have 2 males. Though Ramsey, was my fAvorite, he was European, these breeds are larger than the American breed, and because of the large size and there was, actually there is more to the story on this, but people would refer them as Warlock Dobermans... Ramsey was 125lb 30-1/2 inches at the withers, I am just under 6ft and weigh 210, you can see the size comparison. . was 10 when he passed, and the strange thing was, the folloWing evening my wife and i woke up at 2am to the sound of, ( Ramsey when be would bang his paws on the glass door to greet me when I approached) paws hitting glass and the sound of his claws , I can only describe as that..

 

[madvette74]

These are my two Dobes both 3 years old from different litters, they say you can't put male dobes together unless they are from the same litter, you can, don't expect it to be easy..

I had Two in my last 15 years of camPing, the previous 10+ years was tents. .
I Don't know how we did it.. started with one child and we had 3 more. First camper was a prowler, second I can't remember the name, but the prowler very roomy, Double sink 4 burner stove, range top, even an oven, that was great, the dinners the wife made was just like being home... then we down sized, kids wanted to pitch tents with friends...

 

[kpic]

Beauties! I love a Dobe.

We started with a tent, added E350 that I converted. Then it was a 22-23' Shasta in the late 70s to early 80s. When I started changing jobs; companies are funny about boats and campers. So the camper went and the bass boat stayed. A few years ago we bought a popup; we camp a lot and setting it up in 95F isn't fun.

The cabana is nice, but a lot of sweat equity.

My next project is fix the lame aerodynamics of the blower install.

 

[madvette74]

What a cute face, you can't stay upset with that face. .
That's a Nice setup... I like how it's enclosed, sure do miss camPing.

 

[Otter]

Waiting to see if 6 shooter starts a thread in the general section "Where would be without our beautiful dogs"

 

[kpic]

Cabana was the best thing we did. It was amazing how many compliments the cabana received.

She is a love bug and rarely does anything bad. She charmed one of her HS friends; at first it was OMG a Pitt Bull. The next day, the dog had her wrapped around her paw. Fortunately, no raccoons came on the deck. LOL

Here's the new to us.

5100# or so and it tows like a dream. It is hilly here and 14 MPG with a stock GM tune file. Set the cruise and put the transmission into tow mode; effortless.

As the cold is coming, any paint work coming in?

Otter,
You have a point.

 

[Mac]

When my ex moved out, she took our husky...



I miss the husky...

Mac

 

[ZZ1-70 LT4-96]

Paint

Nice work on the tanks and your car. What brand and type of paint do you use?

 

[madvette74]

Cabana was the best thing we did. It was amazing how many compliments the cabana received.

She is a love bug and rarely does anything bad. She charmed one of her HS friends; at first it was OMG a Pitt Bull. The next day, the dog had her wrapped around her paw. Fortunately, no raccoons came on the deck. LOL

Here's the new to us.

5100# or so and it tows like a dream. It is hilly here and 14 MPG with a stock GM tune file. Set the cruise and put the transmission into tow mode; effortless.

As the cold is coming, any paint work coming in?

Otter,
You have a point.

My Daughter has a female pit bull, she is so good, I Told her I would help with obedience training, but she needs to continue it.. good luck with that, I don't think she could ever say no, to her dog.. but she is A loving dog..
I love the camper, something we always wanted, but didn't have the room to store, we have the space now, just not the same wIth the kids all grown up. .

I try to avoid painting in the cold weather, don't like to have to push the vette out side. .I usually push the painting in the spring, for some summer Money.. I really want to start enjoying my car more. ..

 

[kpic]

Pitts genuinely want to please and unfortunately because of what they teach the dogs, there are owners who need to be hurt. All your daughter needs to do, is show her pleasure or displeasure and her Pitt will respond to it. My daughter grew up with an alpha Doberman who existed to protect and serve; as a result she can charm aggressive dogs.
Ours has learned what is acceptable at home is not acceptable at campgrounds. We live in the forest and expect her to let us know when critters are around. However, the campground is different. She is learning to ignore people and their animals. The remaining problem is if their dog shows aggression; she responds in kind. She is ~85# and Blues are fast, real fast.

Ours are grown also, grandson aka the jock with a brain is in college . We really enjoy the no stress, nothing to do except catch up on reading and relaxing environment.

 

[madvette74]

Many years ago I had my dogs go through many levels of obedience training, and what I have learned, I have passed down to my dogs. . I know many people, with all types of Dogs, that need the training for them self, just to have a dog. .

 

[Mac]

Many years ago I had my dogs go through many levels of obedience training, and what I have learned, I have passed down to my dogs. . I know many people, with all types of Dogs, that need the training for them self, just to have a dog. .

In most cases, obedience training is for the people, not the dogs. Once a dog owner knows the skills, any dogs they have end up well trained.

Mac

 

[kpic]

I spent some time on the phone with the a LE dog handler who was one of the most honest businessmen I have ever met. The short form is he told me spend the time with the dog and you don't need me. It seems once they are paying, most owners bring the dog and spend time working with the dog.

The way I train is praise which in my experience gets the best results.

 

[Mac]

I spent some time on the phone with the a LE dog handler who was one of the most honest businessmen I have ever met. The short form is he told me spend the time with the dog and you don't need me. It seems once they are paying, most owners bring the dog and spend time working with the dog.

The way I train is praise which in my experience gets the best results.

Different dogs respond differently and a great trainer will find the right "key" to get the dog's attention. Praise and positive training seems far more effective but a couple of times I've seen LE dog handlers literally choke their dog unconscious as a result of discipline issues. The good guys then get down with the dog and make sure everything is okay as the dog awakens. The not-so-good ones stand back because they anticipate their dog awakening biting. Luckily, not all dogs are as "hardened" as LE K9s.

I've got a couple of interesting scars from a massive (lean 95 lbs) German Shepherd police dog who bit through the arm guard and put his fangs through my elbow. His name was Thunder and it was apropos. When he "hit", it was like thunder.

Mac

 

[kpic]

Dogs are no different than people or one size shoe does not fit all feet. It seems most good owners and trainers know that and unfortunate our educational system has missed it. I train with love and most dogs will do anything for love. My parents raised upland game dogs and one of my chores was to train them to hunt.

I owned an alpha Doberman female, highly aggressive and more than willing to bite. Her other side was a highly devoted and loving family animal. Sort of a Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde animal and by the time we realized what she was she had earned her place with us.
Her public life was spent on a leash which consisted of the strap and a swivel. If we were walking down the street and you approached, your eyes would see her tense and with good ears hear my soft no. As a dog person, you could see "it" in her eyes. We were in an antique shop once with a big male Dobe laying on the floor. The owner said he is friendly and our friend said I know, he doesn't have eyes like theirs. She required at door knock weight tap on the head to get her attention.

My Pitt is an 85# long legged Blue; Tennessee bear hunting stock not fighting heritage. When she was about 30# at our mountain house, I had her on a rope. When we came around the corner of the house there was a black bear. She went ballistic and the bear thought you're a nut job and left. My hands had rope burns. I made a ski pull with PVC and two couplings to prevent that from happening again.

She is hyper fast, obedient and has springs in her legs. Fearless and if you are familiar with the term, she has no stop that I have observed. One of the most gentle and loving animals I've ever owned. She is crushed when she senses we aren't pleased. Most Pitts, make good watch dogs, but poor protection animals; this one is quite protective.

For the humor of it, my grandson asked my daughter why my dogs are the way they are and theirs are different. Her answer was your grandfather's dogs are like your grandfather.