Dogs and People: Going Way Back
“The implication being that these early hunters saw themselves in a sort of spiritual relationship with the nation within?” Spence says.
“I think so,” says Admin.
“Kind of nice.”
http://news.discovery.com/animals/pets/prehistoric-dog-lovers-profiled-130521.htm
Tags: dog news, prehistory
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8:31 am on May 22nd, 2013
Oh great – now those dam Corgis are gonna want bling…..sigh
Good morning all. Mama is off to doctor #3 for more info. BBL
8:40 am on May 22nd, 2013
Greetings B&S!
Hope your mama finds the right doctor for her knee. SHe needs to be tip-top!
8:44 am on May 22nd, 2013
Good morning, T&G and Rose. Ditto to what Rose says. We here are hoping for the best for your ouchy knee.
OMD! They are really leaving us! gulp. She just printed something called a boarding pass. sniff. She is a nervous wreck.
9:12 am on May 22nd, 2013
O’Howlers: The horror!!! How long will the ‘rents be gone?
9:35 am on May 22nd, 2013
Oleys, We are sure your rents have reliable people to take care of you while they are out west. No worries!
Hopefully this third doc will come up with the deciding opinion. Orthoscopic surgery is not too bad, if that is what is in her future. Quick recovery.
Now we only have one question about that article. First it sounded nice that the dogs were being buried, but then they state that dogs were only buried when a human was also being buried. So therefore….Sounds more like they were placed in the grave to accompany the human into the next life. Chances are they were sacrificed. No fun for the nation within.
9:37 am on May 22nd, 2013
Interesting article and nice pictures this morning.
O’Howlers:
Double gulp!Oh boy! Just think of all the shenanigans we can get up to with the substitute mom.T&G: Hope your mom gets an accurate assessment
behind doorwith doctor number 3.9:45 am on May 22nd, 2013
heh heh ! Dawson is her usual awesome self this morning!
Barb, we hope you aren’t right about that burial thing, but we think you probably are. sigh
Mom says we have a whole lot of work to do today, so gotta go!
9:54 am on May 22nd, 2013
Interesting article. I also wondered about the coincidence of dog buried with human.
Good morning all.
10:02 am on May 22nd, 2013
Warm!?…It might get warm today. Someone is hoping she can finally get her chili peppers planted before she has to go back to the twilight zone busy-place…grunt!
10:41 am on May 22nd, 2013
Very interesting article.
Different cultures all over the world did kill and bury animals with their owners so they would be together in the next life. Their hearts were in the right place is the only good thing I can say about it.
Howlers, Mom says not to give your caretaker too much grief.
Rio, The Rockies have an afternoon game today.
Good Morning All
11:07 am on May 22nd, 2013
SiberH!…Thanks for reminding me…snort!….We are going to get our outside garden stuff done and then relax in front of the game…wheeze!…What could be better??…chuffle!
11:27 am on May 22nd, 2013
The etymology of “chevy”:
“After Cheviot Hills bordering England and Scotland. A battle between English and Scottish forces over a hunting expedition is described in a 15th-century ballad (The Ballad of Chevy Chase). A chase is a tract of land reserved for hunting. The name of the city Chevy Chase in Maryland has the same origin. Earliest documented use: before 1825” (A.Word.A.Day).
11:29 am on May 22nd, 2013
I always wondered how Chevy Chase in Maryland got its name.
12:23 pm on May 22nd, 2013
So what about Chevy Chase the actor?
12:29 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Whew!…Watching my friend work makes me thirsty!…snort!…She got all the peppers and tomatoes planted…sniff!…Now everything is in a nice orderly manner so that little ditches can be dug down the rows for watering…wheeze!…Unlike last year when her mother decided to plant everything willy nilly…heh!heh!
12:31 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Plants!….She has 6 less pepper plants than last year, but hopes she will get even more chilis somehow…wiffle!…Only two tomato plants in big pots out by the chilis…Even Beau cannot reach the top of these babies…heh!
12:36 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Barb: Here’s a link to an explanation of Chevy Chase (the actor’s) name.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000331/
12:46 pm on May 22nd, 2013
I always figured Chevy Chase, the actor, got his name from the town in Maryland. I was wrong.
1:05 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Siber-H: So…all the Dawgs in the Hunter-Gather era were similar to Sibes…You and the O’Howlers go back a looong way! No wonder youse are so smart.
HerbKats: Tell your Mama the Third Time is the Charm!
We Like the name Chevy a lot Better than C.C.Chase.
1:08 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Very interesting, Bee. Thanks for the link.
Rio, what kind of tomatoes did your friend plant?
Staff, or other gardeners, Barb had a number of beans come up “dead head” this year. She pulled them out and replanted. Some were from seeds she saved, and others from purchased packages. We read that it could be from damaged seeds, but we don’t think that is it. Soil is loose and loamy and new, so wouldn’t think there would be bugs living down there. Could it be from cold damp weather after we planted?
Orphan train is good. Between 1854 and 1929 over 200,000 kids were transported out from the east. Many were taken to Mn. They estimate that there are probably 2 mil. descendants from these kids. The children were “advertised” before they arrived and were given away free. They lined them up and people could come by and pick one up. You could send them back after 30 days if they didn’t work out. Young kids went first, then older boys were taken for farm work. Older girls were chosen last. We have stricter rules on pet adoption today then what was afforded these children.
1:11 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Oops, those beans are termed bald head, not dead head. It means that there are no leaves inside the two haves when it emerges from the ground.
1:11 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Sorry, Howlers, this is the best I could do – WeatherKat
1:30 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Barb!…I dunno…snort!…I’m not very interested in tomatoes…sniff!…She is done planting for the day, that is all I know…wheeze!
1:31 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Masquers, Pop’s favorite saying is “A bad day out of work is better than a good day in work”, so we don’t think they will mind that weather. They may just have to spend more time tasting the brews, and less time hiking.
Siber, we don’t need no stinking caretaker!
1:34 pm on May 22nd, 2013
SiberH!…I can now Track your winning prize now that I am finally inside again…snort!snort!…It is out for Delivery, so best be on the alert for the Marauding Goats…sniff!
2:03 pm on May 22nd, 2013
RIO! You and Pepper are up-top.
Siber-H: I can not track your envelope, since I sent it snail mail. :^(
2:11 pm on May 22nd, 2013
B — Thanks for the information on the origins of Chevy Chase. I actually had no idea the origins of the name. As regards the comedian, that was interesting too. I will always remember Gerald Ford’s comment though, Mr. Chase, you are a very funny suburb.
2:18 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Rio, Your package is to be delivered today? I will watch for it.
I knew a package from Rose was on its way, but I didn’t know Rio is also sending me a package. This is exciting! How did I win two prizes?
Wose, Not to worry, snail mail will get the package here.
2:24 pm on May 22nd, 2013
On one of the “explain the name” posts, OFA needs to explain how he picked his pseudonym and why (or has he mentioned it before)?
Going to be brave and drive around Anchorage today.
2:52 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Words!…No one ever reads my posts all the way through…sniff!…I could have sworn I told SiberH to be on the lookout for 2 mysterious packages…grunt!…I know he only reads every other word…grump!
3:03 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Rio, My memory may be at fault here but this is way cool…2 packages!!!
3:12 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Wookie’s Dad: You’re welcome. At one time there must have been fox hunting in the area.
3:15 pm on May 22nd, 2013
SIber-H: I’m glad there is no problem with snail-mail. When you get the two packages, it will all make sense.
RIO! I always read everything you post. You make me LOL sometimes!
3:31 pm on May 22nd, 2013
No not fox hunting. Apparently a “chase” is a game preserve. Chevy Chase, Maryland was “a planned community established as a green refuge from Washington, D.C.” by Senator Francis Newlands whose ancestral home was in Chevoit Hills, Scotland. (http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2181/who-or-what-is-chevy-chase)
3:41 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Wose, Thank you for the clear explanation.
3:42 pm on May 22nd, 2013
B: Very interesting background information on the name Chevy Chase.
Rose & Riö: Can’t wait to see what prizes Siber is getting!
3:45 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Maskers!…Don’t hold yer Kat-Breath…heh!heh!
Rose!…Hey, laughing-girl, go check your SDD and be quick about it…snort!
3:56 pm on May 22nd, 2013
First the good news about the Storyteller: his doctor is very pleased with his astounding progress. Most patients would only be moving with a walker by now – he is using one cane and gadding about all over the place. They have also removed the steel plate from his back brace. There is still a lot of supporting layers, but he is no longer “magnetic”.
And Mama…well, Mama is a medical mystery. Doctor who ordered the MRI has put her on MUCH stronger giraffe meds, and ordered an ultrasound to check for blood clots. And she meets Doctor #4 tomorrow.
Sheesh, what a sissy.
4:20 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Herbs, I am glad she is seeing another doctor. Paws crossed that all the doctors can figure this out and soon.
Very good news about the Storyteller!
4:46 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Golinka’s Medical Team had better get this figured out Pronto or there will be some ankle biting happening real soon.
C.Hobbit: We, too, would like to know how PA become SQ for the Chet & Bernie Mysteries.
5:03 pm on May 22nd, 2013
I got BOTH packages!! We are opening them now.
5:08 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Barb&Magpie: What happened to those orphan kids was very sad. It must have been a difficult book to read.
About the tomatoes…we will be out of town for a week so decided to wait on the planting…and it has been so wet and cold.
Wookie’s Dad: That was a Funny Comment President Ford made to Chevy Chase.
Siber-H! Yay!
5:15 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Rose!…WoooHoooo!….We coordinated very well this time…snorkel!
5:16 pm on May 22nd, 2013
There is going to be a little delay in opening the one from CO. Mom uses a Bowie like knife to open packages. Dad sharpened it and she did’t know it. She cut herself on it so I will have to wait till she stops bleeding to see my prize. I do not want blood all over it. GAH
5:18 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Blood!…Oh no!….gasp!…SiberH do something!!!!
5:18 pm on May 22nd, 2013
RIO! Checked and responded.
5:19 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Sounds like a good day for everyone.
Been all around. Aspargus beetles are sill here. I transplanted Bee Balm. Then I wrestled with the sprinkle. The sprinkle won.
Down the hill to get some colius, then to a health food store.
Noww zzzzzzzzzz
5:20 pm on May 22nd, 2013
RIO! The perfect pair. Good work!
5:23 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Siber-H: I hope your mom isn’t hurt too badly. Please let us know when you get to see your prize. The Prof doesn’t like when I use knives….
5:26 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Pancho and Lefty: Have you helped Belle Starr find a way to come to DC?
5:30 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Siber-H: We don’t mind a short delay, only hope your Mom is Okay.
5:43 pm on May 22nd, 2013
The bleeding is stopped, everything is under control
Rose and Rio, Check your SDDs
Wose, Dad doesn’t like it when mom uses knives either. She is dangerous.
5:48 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Siber-H: The Suspense is Killing Me!
What-was-in-the-Packages??
5:55 pm on May 22nd, 2013
SiberH!….Is everything okay at your house now?….wheeze!…How many stitches did it require?…gasp!
5:57 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Bear!…The only way you will find out is to win the Third Special Prize in the Harness Campaign…heh!heh!….SiberH has been sworn to secrecy….chuffle!
6:14 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Gah!
6:24 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Bear, I am following Commander Rio’s orders not to tell.
He will put me in the brig if I blab.
Yes, Rio, Everything is okay now. Mom hs decided it doesn’t need any stitches.
Did you watch the Rockies game?
6:28 pm on May 22nd, 2013
If we aren’t allowed to know what the prize is, why talk about it? I’ve already contributed to the Harness Fund.
6:30 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Here is another Neat Story about our kind. sniff.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/guideposts/meet-the-canine-minister-to-an-alzheimers-man_b_3293981.html?utm_hp_ref=religion&icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl9|sec1_lnk3%26pLid%3D316360
6:39 pm on May 22nd, 2013
B: The mystery gift is an enticement to future donors no doubt.
I just may have to blurr on over to see for myself. Care to join me?
We can check out Siber’s new car while we are there.
6:44 pm on May 22nd, 2013
I have managed to stay awake. I am waiting to hear from Golinka and from YSAS.
YSAS and LLL are coming here this weekend! Hurrah!
They asked me what clothes they should bring.
I said layers. Lots of layers.
My “reading every other word” syndrome is catching.l
6:56 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Stover!…We won’t talk about it anymore…snort!…It was more of a heads-up for SiberH and his gal to receive the package(s)…sniff!
6:58 pm on May 22nd, 2013
B&S: Your mom is NOT a sissy! By the way, who feeds you?
SiberH: OUch! I hope you still have all your digits.
7:03 pm on May 22nd, 2013
SiberH!…I did not watch the game…gasp!…Somehow and someway we totally missed it…grunt!…We did not even see it on the TV Guide channel…grump!…What the hell? The World Poker Tour is on right now, so I doubt they will be replaying the game…grumble!…How does this happen?
7:07 pm on May 22nd, 2013
BearSpiritDog: Awww, sniff, sniff. What an amazing story.
Melanie: Before I forget (again) I wanted to tell you I enjoyed your story about YSAS, suitcases and washing machines last night. (giggle)
BStover: I still haven’t planted my basil. It is too cold and rainy.
7:08 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Melanie: You & Zoe have a Great Holiday Weekend with YSAS & LLL!
No layers for us! We are soon (Thursday) leaving The Emerald City (“Now we know why it’s so Green”, they said) to fly off Due South to The Big Peach (Atlanta)
Time for them To Pack! Once again, I will be the Faithful Guard Dog. sigh.
Dawson: There may be a slight chance they will swing by Mpls depending on dates and times. These travel hookups can be tricky.
7:09 pm on May 22nd, 2013
I went to the garden place today and as I was leaving there was a big puddle formed in a low spot in the parking lot. There was a duck taking a bath in it, I kid you not.
7:11 pm on May 22nd, 2013
BearSpiritDog: What!? When? We have an extra bedroom if you need to overnight.
7:32 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Bear, who will provide you food and snacks!
7:39 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Rio, Root tv is not showing the game again tonight. It is poker night for crying out loud. Do you want me to tell you the outcome of the game?
Bear, They are traveling a great distance. We will miss you.
7:47 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Wose: Worry not. Franklin & Mac promised to blur in Food & Treaties.
Dawson: Thank you for the invite! We will keep youse updated in the event of a sleep-over.
Too bad you couldn’t get a photo of the ducky taking his puddle bath.
7:49 pm on May 22nd, 2013
SiberH!…Only if it is good news…snort!…I can’t bear to hear bad news on the eve of my friend having to go back to the dreaded and dreadful busy-place…gah!
7:59 pm on May 22nd, 2013
I’m relieved to hear, you will have Newf take-out delivery Bear.
8:03 pm on May 22nd, 2013
It is good news, Rio!
Rockies beat the Snakes 4-1
8:08 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Dawson: I hope that it warms up for your basil. I have a smaller basil plant than I usually get but it’s doing well. I’ll put pictures up one of these days.
8:10 pm on May 22nd, 2013
OMD, i was unpkugging a lamp, and I’m so tired I just pulled the cord while sitting. I lassoed myself. If I had tried to do that? No way.
Newf delivery service is just waing for the word!
Dawson, glad you enjoued the story. He certainly was a different child to raise.
Yokes,I just remembered I have to make my bed.
8:13 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Jeeze Louise! What a bunch of errors. My last comment has as many errors in it as a late season Boston RS game.
8:15 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Snakes!…Go down!…snort!snort!…Too bad they did it without me…wheeze!
Elementary!…We are finally watching the last episode of Elementarry…snort!…Winding down and calling it a day…heh!…No walk tonight either. Someone is tired. Well!
8:40 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Ok – good news – Mama doesn’t have a blood clot.
Bad news – still no reason known for the extreme pain
Good news – doctor has upped the even stronger giraffe meds
Bad news – even that hasn’t cancelled out the pain
Good news – there is a brand new bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos handy.
So all in all, it’s all good. And good night.
8:57 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Golinka!…This is not good news no matter how you spin it…sniff!…You are still in a great deal of pain and all those doctors can’t figure out why?? …grump!…Unbelievable!
8:58 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Elememtary!…This whole episode seems so unreal…sniff!…Something is totally wacked…grunt!…Don’t know what for sure yet, but I don’t believe anything I see…so far…grunt!
9:08 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Rio: What don’t you believe in Elementary?
9:10 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Amalia, Try the chili cheese Fritos. They may help. Love you, hope you have a pain free night, and good night.
PS One of the main characyers in the Orphan Train book is a young girl in the Penobscot Nation.
9:18 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Barb&Maggie: That whole Orphan Train story is horrifying.
Melanie: I read your last post and didn’t notice a single error until you mentioned them.
Nighty Noodle to all, except our friends from Down Under.
9:19 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Stover!…The whole premise that she is alive for one thing…sniff!…Now the revelation that she is missing a birthmark – and now … now Sherlock has been wounded…grunt!..On and on it goes. What is this? Right now she is talking to him. Weird.
9:25 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Rio: The missing birthmark is Sherlock’s clue….
9:29 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Clue!…It is all very mysterious and I do not believe that Irene is Moriarty. No. No. No…sniff!…I am at the part where the bullet was just pulled out of his shoulder…gasp!
9:36 pm on May 22nd, 2013
But Irene could not have been held captive by Moriarty and have the birthmark (mole) removed….
9:40 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Exactly!…So therefore, so therefore….She is not Irene, but she could be Moriarty…snort!…A twin perhaps? …gah!…This is very mysterious, and so unreal(ish)…sniff!
9:42 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Smuggler!…Now I am really confused about the Leemas(sp?) being smuggled in…grunt!
9:48 pm on May 22nd, 2013
The Leemas (?) are a side issue. And it is “real” because it’s about greed.
9:59 pm on May 22nd, 2013
That episode has as many twists as a ball python.
I enjoyed it. That is the episode, not a python. A lover of snakes, i’m not.
TTFN
10:04 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Gah!…None of this seems real to me…sniff!…Totally bizarre.
10:06 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Real?…It is real?… snort!…A real episode of Sherlock. Hmmmm….Moriarty has always confounded me. Why not now? …heh!
10:10 pm on May 22nd, 2013
The issue about the name “Macedonia” is a real conflict. I have to think more about Moriarty.
10:11 pm on May 22nd, 2013
I meant that greed is real.
10:24 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Moriarty!…They took quite a lot of liberties with that character on this show…snort!…I thought the whole nemesis thing would continue for a long time – so therein lies my confusion about the whole episode. Great last show of the season!!!…wow!
10:42 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Tired!…wow. Someone says we are going to bed really early because she has to get up even earlier tomorrow to make sure Beau and I are set for the long, long, long day ahead…sniff!…Seems we will be left ALONE all day long…grump!…This really stinks.
11:31 pm on May 22nd, 2013
Oh My Golinka, I hope those dancing giraffes don’t step on anybody. Good news about Leonard and that is all I am saying about your news right now.
My basil is doing fine. It rained on it for 3 days and it didn’t care. Maybe it loved it. Hard to tell.
Doctors are happy with me. I don’t have to see the kidney doctor for 6 months and the foot doctor said come back next year.
Mr.Staff brought me flowers (Oxalis for outdoors, 2 clematis and someflat and curly parsley)from the greenhouse in Fargo today. Maybe tomorrow we will get our tomatoes planted. We looked for Black Krim for Mr.Staff but the lady who starts the ‘interesting’ tomatoes was not coming in until later in the day. It is a 100 mile round trip so we will not be returning to pick one up. Drat.
12:07 am on May 23rd, 2013
Mom finally got her rear in gear and bought the wood for her planter boxes. And 4 yards of planting mix is being delivered on Friday. She is trying very hard not to think about how much it all cost.
But is will be fun, fun, fun to play in the dirt!
12:43 am on May 23rd, 2013
I have had no luck getting my Two-legged in the washer. It’s like trying to put a kat in the bathtub. She puts all fours out and refuses to budge. I knew she was strong, but had no idea she is flexible. I was going to try the postal services, but she also refuses to fit and therefore won’t ship despite the Post Office’s promise. I still have time to think of a plan to get to DC to meet Wookie’s folks.
My Two-legged is convinced my Four-legged is trying to do her in. Why? Last night, while the former was carrying an armful of clean clothes the latter walked in front of her. Splat! Clothes and mamas were everywhere!
Wolfie: I thought my Two-legged was playing in dirt this morning when she was walking down the mud bog that is our driveway to her car. She says she wasn’t play, but rather the mud swallowed her shoo. She is such a stick in the mud…giggle.
We here are very worrit about Golinka and HOH’s mom. If either need the services of card-carrying Smoochers, just say the word.
6:40 am on May 23rd, 2013
Belle Starr: Why don’ t you swipe one of those nice new jackets for the team, put on your sparkly collar and tell the airlines that you are your two-legged’s therapy dog. It could work……