Comments on: R.I.P. Cookies and Other Less Depressing Thoughts

By: Silver

Silver — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:19:18 +0000

Wow. Compared to that story, Cookies sounds like a calm dog. The only time she ever tried to bite us, was when she was a puppy. She was afraid of all dogs, even if they were smaller than her. If one started barking, she wanted to run into the house. :) I remember that the only time she got along with a dog, was my aunt’s pooch. A dalmation and about the same size, even though Cookies was a year older than her. They played for a bit, and then gave up and stretched out in the sun to sunbathe. Geez, you’d think the two of them were human.

And the Akismet comment, was meant as a joke. Sheesh. Can’t you tell that I was trying to be funny. :)
After all these years, I had wished that you could tell when I was trying to be funny and all that. . .
Nah, just kidding again. Anyway, thanks for the comment FAVORITE AUNT. Hey, it DOES get easier, right?

By: Your favorite Aunt

Your favorite Aunt — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:18:09 +0000

Oh, maybe it was some sort of noodles in the bowl.

Yes, I saw Shelby try to bite some’one’ – Lucky, who, for those that don’t remember him, was the German Shepherd who was Shelby’s best dog friend growing up and who happened to live downstairs from us. Good thing Lucky was also a good dog. They would play outside in our fenced in yard chasing each other around. One time Shelby was jealous that I was playing with Lucky outside instead of her so she tried biting him. Sometimes I think Shelby didn’t realize she wasn’t a German Shepherd cause she would bark at anything walking by, as long as there was something between her and whatever was walking (fence, window, etc). So, yes, Marc she did bark cause she was tough.

By: emptyeye

emptyeye — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:23:39 +0000

Favorite Aunt: I do remember that! You’re right that it was when you had picked me up from karate, though if I remember right (And I probably don’t), the bowl that Shelby happened to be near on the table when its contents magically disappeared had some type of Chinese noodle in it..Lo Mein maybe? Is that even Chinese? Oh well.

I also remember soon after Alex got bit by a (Considerably meaner than Shelby, apparently) dog, and spent awhile after it being afraid of all dogs…including Shelby, who as we’ve already mentioned was about the least aggressive dog in existence. I don’t think she ever bit anyone , or even growled at anyone that I can remember (Even barking was rather rare for her).

And thanks for clarifying how old she was when she died, too–I couldn’t remember, as I said.

By: James

James — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:58:08 +0000

Shelby was great :) Any dog that can be around that many kids and still be as sweet as she was should be nominated for doggie sainthood!

By: Your favorite Aunt

Your favorite Aunt — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:20:46 +0000

I can certainly empathize with what Jess and her family are going through. It was tough when Shelby-dog died, too. But, as James said, it was certainly worth it: even if (and I don’t know if you’d remember this) when I used to babysit you (wow, talk about a long time ago) and we came in from being someplace (maybe picking you up from karate) and she was on your kitchen table, not being able to figure out how to get down (Bichon’s are not the smartest dogs, but the cutest) and the rice that was in a dish on the table before somehow disappeared.
And by the way, she was 5,230 days old when she died – approximately 14.33 years old.

By: emptyeye

emptyeye — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:26:46 +0000

Thanks everyone.

And yeah, I realized my choice of rewards for Akismet was probably not the best about 14 hours after I wrote it. Oops. Oh well, marvel at my incompetence I guess.

Glad people seem to be enjoying the commentary. Frankly, I should improve those Battletoads runs at some point, so they’d probably be the last ones to get commentary.

And yes, good job figuring out the game I’m gonna Let’s Play! I bounced back and forth between that and Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, a freeware RPG starring Charles Barkley in a post-apocalyptic New York City where basketball has been outlawed (Yes, really). In the end, though, I decided to go with the game I’m more familiar with, at least mostly (Around the Canals in Ys II is where I’ll get really rusty, which will either be captivating or extremely boring, I’m not sure which).

By: Silver

Silver — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:03:45 +0000

Thanks Jamie. I think the major reason that we held on to Cookies so long, was because Lissy grew up with her and didn’t want to accept that she was in great pain. It was kinda bad for me because I was actually holding her when she passes.

But yeah. The run was pretty good. I mean, I’m by NO means an expert on what commentary is supposed to be. But it was good. if I didn’t fall asleep, it was good in my book. :)

Oh yeah, Empty, we don’t want to give Cookies to Akismet. . . .

By: MatrixTN

MatrixTN — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:47:19 +0000

Sorry to hear about that, E. I liked the Rygar commentary, thought it was pretty good. I would definitely like to see the same for both Battletoads runs.

By: James

James — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:03:39 +0000

Poor Cookies– but sounds like she had a good run, especially for a purebred. Purebreds generally live about 3-5 years less than mutts (inbreeeding will do that) and little dogs like Shelby can live 12-15 years. Cats a bit longer, 15-20– sometimes even more! I understand your thoughts but my two cents: if I was worried about all the loss I’d have in 15 years, I’d never get out of bed. Pets are wonderful pals and worth it, even if it’s a hard goodbye when the time comes.

As for the game, I assume you can only mean Y’s Books I and II (which is ALWAYS a good playthrough). Still my #1 game of all time. It plays great on the Magic Engine, what a classic!!

I haven’t had time to watch the Rygar commentary yet but I’ll check it out this weekend. And yes, Shelby was a sweet pooch though I can’t count the number of times my Dad either wiped out or almost wiped out hopping the “Shelby gate”.