Red Dog Battles the Hose Monster (Dumb Dog Trick #289)

DUMB DOG TRICK #289

RED DOG BATTLES THE HOSE MONSTER

They say that Border Collies are the smartest dogs in the world.  I guess "they" never met my little Red Dog.

Red Dog was smart, but more devious than genius.  He was also super nervous and neurotic ... sort of like a canine Woody Allen.  When I used to do shows with him, I would have the announcer ask if there was a "Doggy Psychiatrist" in the house.  Why? Because Red Dog was a little crazy.

I tried playing frisbee with Red Dog.  Actually, he was my performance or show dog for almost two years, but he was never entirely reliable.  He would have good shows and bad shows ... but his anxieties got the better of him and he started shutting down when he was asked to perform in public.

He was good at disc.  He could do all the tricks.  The problem was that he had total stage fright.

When he started refusing on me, I had no choice but to retire him and look for another dog.  But that left me with the world's cutest dog and no job for that dog to do.  That's why I started doing Youtube ... it was so that Red Dog would have a hobby -- comedy and acting.

Red Dog wasn't good at the stuff most dogs are good at ... but he was the best at sitting pretty for a treat, wearing funny hats and costumes, and having his picture taken.  I made a lot of videos about Red Dog, and he was the best dog at making videos.

Since late 2008 I have taken tons of video of Red Dog.  As he recently passed away, I am going back through my digital archives to see what projects I may have started or thought about over that time ... sort of so that I can show the world how much I loved this little fellow, so I can look back years from now and remember him, so that everyone can know the love I had for him.

Jimmyjumpnjive 2012

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A full 23:45 of Red Dog and his silly stunts and dumb dog tricks.

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Musical Chairs for Dogs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDXLJLvZcY

ZooZoo Disc Dog

My sweet little girlfriend, Zoozoo.  Always ready to jump in the car, go somewhere and play disc.  She never fails.  Nothing scares her.  She has drive.

This video was made of some old cell phone video of Zoozoo.  Okay, so I take a lot of cell phone video of Zoozoo.  Wide angle, fish eye, all that stuff, yeah.

Then I took a scrap of music and pinned it onto the mix.  Sounded okay, I thought.  I've done worse.  Is what I do like video scrapbooking?  Is video just the newest form of diary?  People in the future will make videos rather than write or just speak them. It's the ultimate creative sticky note, waiting to be scribbled on, waiting to be shouted at.

Recently I told a guy to chase a disc.  He was going to race Zoozoo to catch one.  Sounds like a good idea, huh?  Sure, right up until the time that Zoozoo jumps higher than the guy's head and destroys the disc about two feet away from him.

He came walking back with this stunned look on his face.  Like, 'you didn't just try to wipe me out with your dog, did you?'  I told him to count his fingers.  I'm not sure why I was vibing that I should be rough on this guy, but I was being rough on this guy.  However, he did get the upclose disc dog experience.  But, truthfully, I also told him that I wanted to make him close.  I didn't mean to scare him.  Either he or Zoozoo could have caught the disc, but I still would have bet on Zoozoo even if he hadn't pulled up short.

Maybe it's just because I've been a cranky old man lately. Did you just read that, Caryl?  Daddy just said he gets cranky.  Bing Crosby called and said we should move to Pocatello.

Cup Check (Dumb Dog Trick #275)

Yes, there is more than one "dumb dog trick #275."  And, yes, when I discovered this I immediately contacted Hippy Dippy Entertainment and Dumb Dog Tricks International to see what the deal was.

For eight hours all I got was a "woof a message" deal on the telephone.  Later that night, while riding in my chauffeur driven Bently, I pondered the future of my association with HipDipEnt and whether the situation was beneficial.  We've certainly had our ups and downs lately, ask anyone.

When we arrived at DDT Int'l headquarters, Red Dog was attempting to get the last slather of raspberry milkshake from a waxed paper cup.  Cell phone in hand, instant memories.  Instant Dumb Dog Trick.  

Another man would disciplined the dog.  Another man would have taken the cup away from Red Dog and put his silly dog butt out in the backyard.  Another man never would have let this happen.

"I grabbed my cell phone and started filming."  Jim Jump (Annals of Dumb Dog Tricks Volume 7, page 142 (1973 ed.)).

It wasn't Red Dog's fault that someone left half a milkshake unattended in the living room.  Heck, I might have drunk it myself if I had found it first.

Goes to show.  One man's diamond is another man's coal.  Red Dog is my little diamond boy.

Love him forever.  He's not a bad dog. Who keeps saying that Red Dog is a bad dog?

April 2012 Jimmyjumpnjive