Last of the Judy Jelly & Hot Chocolate with purpose

[spyglass]

Our good friends gave us a jar of this wonderful Cranberry Jelly as a house warming give. The jelly was made by their sisterinlaw.  The few mornings when we all ate breakfast together I never missed an opportunity to thank them and let them know just how much I enjoy quality jam and jelly. In a shameless attempt to encourage a supply line to more wonderful toast treatments I took this quick self portrait "last of the Judy Jelly". Perhaps I could wash and send the empty jar back as a further subtle hint.  






After several hours in the crawl space insulating all the water pipes I emerged cold and in need of libation. My wife had purchased some gourmet hot chocolate for the kids from some specialty store. I figured I could improve this a bit...........  I didn't have any marshmallows so I tossed in a few whoppers. I added a splash of kahlua,  and a healthy splash of double chocolate vodka.  (the vodka helped thin the sweet mixture down a bit - only reason I added it)  
And yes it was wickedly good.






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[Pacerr]

. . . a further subtle hint.   

Perhaps it would help if you could emulate this pix??

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(anon)

[blackcloudbrew]

That's just so wrong. 

[davidhampshire]

corgi's are great dogs.    what was that disney movie with corgis?   

[Frogfish]

corgi's are great dogs.    what was that disney movie with corgis?   

Corgi's are awful dogs David !  Aggressive little monsters with a massive chip on their shoulder - the Queen's corgis are always in the doghouse for biting guests !

[Pacerr]

The Queen's Corgies aren't representative of the breed by any stretch of the imagination and an embarrassment to most Corgi fanciers.  (The "keeper" fired a few years ago for "gettin' 'em drunk" might also be factored into the impression of the "royal-corgies".) As a breed of working, utility herding dogs they simply have to be the exact opposite disposition from the reputation of the "royal terrorists".  I moved to the breed many years ago because of the intelligent, sociable and companionable nature of the ones I'd known personally and after actually observing them as a breed at shows and trials.

Here's Maverick in one of 'is most  aggressive poses, and Mav 'n Molly viciously fightin' over a pending goodie. Molly's a Pembroke, Mav's a Cardigan an' Miranda-marie's the "Tennessee Roadkill terrier"   in the background.

Molly passed "over the bridge" at 14+ a few weeks ago ( )and was one of the  most even tempered dawgs I've ever known. Mav is a couch-potato/clown with a great sense of humor that plays practical jokes.

When Molly was a young pup I took 'er to a herding trial to see what she thought of her heritage (her daddy was a workin' dairy herder and herding show dog an' her momma was an agility trials champ). As we walked past pens of sheep and geese, she looked up at me an' said, "Yep, them's sheep and geese. An' there's crap all over those pens. If you want 'em, you go get 'em -- I'm a lady m'self". She held to that standard all 'er life.

Maybe one has to come to the colonies today to find the representative breed standard but the Queen's Corgies' reputation doesn't pass muster regardless, IMO.  

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[spyglass]

I believe that every breed has it traits (work dogs, hunting dogs, etc). I do not believe there are any truly "bad" dogs but rather byproducts of different environments. Dog are one of the most adaptive animals in terms of interacting with humans. I believe the behaviour of any dog is 10% animal, 90% owner - handler.
I would not pass judgment on the Corgie breed based on the Royal families dogs. Nipping is a sign of insecurity and stress. A dog that is comfortable in its surroundings and relaxed will not bite. I had a German Shepard guard dog for may years protecting my shop and compound. He could be hell on 4 legs when given his command cue. He could also be as gentle as a mouse. He was a lot of work, but the result was a very good animal (both while on duty and off).
It is important for every owner to pick a breed whose energy matches theirs. My brother (not a dog person at all) bought a Border Collie for his son. They did not provide the daily opportunity to drain the energy out of the dog (run em hard and long). A Border Collie is a working dog and needs to release energy. As a result the dog acted up, dug a hole through the center of their living room carpet, and chewed items around the house. My brother got rid of the dog to a nearby farm. The farmer had it outside working with him everyday and said that it was a great dog (never damaged anything in his house). 

I remember my Grandfather used to say "You can often tell of a man by his children, but you can always tell of a man by his dog"


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[Frogfish]

Ah well I consider myself well and truly chastised where corgis are concerned !

I do have a lot of experience with dogs, I was a dog-handler in HM C&E (drugs) for 5 years. But I've always had large dogs (3xLabs, 1x Doberman and currently a wonderful GSD bitch). Maybe I should give Corgis a break but to date I've never met one that had a positive disposition towards other dogs/humans.  From those shots I wish I had known Pacerr's as maybe they would have swayed me over to the Dark Side 

[Pacerr]

Ah well I consider myself well and truly chastised . . . ]

Well, Corgies are said to be a big dog in a l'il dog suit -- an' if their legs were proportional, they could be 40-50 lb German Shepherds if they wanted to be lesser beings.

Molly'd have said you're forgiven for your mistakes, but not until after she'd attended to more important things like naps.

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Sorry, this sort'a became a memorial service, eh?