Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-16 Thread John
Tom Mix's horse NO. But Lariat Sam had Tippy Toes the Wonder Horse, and Tom Terrific had Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog ... h? Do I perceive a pattern here? FWIW, I think Sgt. Preston was with the North-West Mounted Police. I'm not sure, but I think they were a predecessor agency that later

RE: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-16 Thread Don Guthrie
Solid photo of a solid animal. You can tell something has his attention. Message: 14 Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 11:10:11 -0500 From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival Message-ID:

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-16 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks. He is always quite alert. He hears and sees things in the wood that never enter my consciousness. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Don Guthrie shark50...@gmail.com wrote: Solid photo of a solid animal. You can tell

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Kenneth Waller
Beautiful animal, great pose! How old Dan? -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17622452 Santa came to our neighborhood on a fire truck. My Malamute that it most

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Ann Sanfedele
On 12/14/2013 11:52, Kenneth Waller wrote: Beautiful animal, great pose! I agree How old Dan? Dan is old ann -Original Message- From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17622452 Santa

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Yolanda Rowe
What a gorgeous specimen! Love the Rin Tin Tin pose. Yonnie On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Ann Sanfedele ann...@nyc.rr.com wrote: On 12/14/2013 11:52, Kenneth Waller wrote: Beautiful animal, great pose! I agree How old Dan? Dan is old ann -Original Message- From:

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Ken, Ann and Yolanda! Bandit is two years old, and about 75 pounds. He is about as tall as he will be, but will bulk up to 85 to 90 pounds over the next year. He is a lovely dog, very well behaved and very quiet. I found his major drawback over the last two weeks: the colder and

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
No, Yolanda, that is a pose out of Yukon King, the faithful companion of Sergeant Preston of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (For the young kids on the list, that was a popular radio show when I was a wee lad.) Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Dec 14,

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Yolanda Rowe
Do I get points for not making a Lassie reference? Yonnie On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: No, Yolanda, that is a pose out of Yukon King, the faithful companion of Sergeant Preston of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (For the young kids on the

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Ken Waller
and snow and just put up with the summers here in Michigan. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival Thanks, Ken, Ann and Yolanda! Bandit is two years

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Jack Davis
Hansom guy. Nice shot, Dan! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 8:10 AM Subject: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=17622452

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, Ken, but as much I might complain, that tough attitude, impervious to bad weather, is one of the things I admire about the breed. Dogs that bark a lot, get hyper when someone comes to the door, or cringe at the sound of thunder or a vacuum just don't appeal to me. Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Jack. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Hansom guy. Nice shot, Dan! Jack - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, I remember watching Sgt. Preston of the Yukon on early TV here in Chicago. Great pose Dan. My son's 90 pound Golden Retriever goes out to roll in the snow and returns as 'abominoble' snow dog. Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 3:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Bob. Yes, the show did run on TV for a while, but I remember it best from the radio days. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_of_the_Yukon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH40sv978_A http://www.otrr.org/4img/details.php?image_id=5482 Dan Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Bob Sullivan
Dan, I remember both the radio and TV, although I wouldn't have remembered King's name without your comment. Were these perhaps Saturday afternoon serials for the kiddies to watch in the movie theaters? He was right up there with the Lone Ranger in my book! Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Dec 14, 2013

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread John
Made it on to television as Sergeant Preston of the Yukon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vIu_Z145e0list=PLXV1VAzbazIhVr_JDG6U1c_CAiDc4bhEn On 12/14/2013 4:43 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: No, Yolanda, that is a pose out of Yukon King, the faithful companion of Sergeant Preston of the Royal

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Ken Waller
Same here Dan. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival Yes, Ken, but as much I might complain, that tough attitude, impervious to bad weather

Re: PESO: Bandit watching Sant's Arrival

2013-12-14 Thread Paul Sorenson
Yeah. He was Sgt Preston of the Yukon on radio, too. I think it was a 15 minute show every day. Here in the midwest, it aired between 5 and 6 PM, just before Tom Mix. (Anyone remember the name of Tom Mix's horse?) ; ] -p On 12/14/2013 9:39 PM, John wrote: Made it on to television as

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-25 Thread Ken Waller
to the batteries before I could capture any images. Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit Thanks, Dave and Ken. My previous Malamutes all went to obedience training

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-25 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit Thanks, Dave and Ken. My previous Malamutes all went to obedience training.  They generally were the first to learn each exercise, but the objected to repeating the exercises over and over.  Too Boring. I do have a dog sled (and a wheeled rig

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bruce Walker On 11-07-23 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Adorable, Dan. He should be a terrific model for you. BTW, he's exhibiting typical doggy red-eye that

RE: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread John Sessoms
see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:30 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread David J Brooks
Nice looking pup Dave On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit Yes, he is already spoiled. What else does one do with pets? Hook em to sleds in the winter time : } Dan Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit Well don't spoil him too much. Malamutes are pretty willful to begin with, and while I've never seen a vicious malamute, I

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread Ken Waller
Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:24 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit They are indeed clever dogs. I had a pair

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 10:24 PM Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit They are indeed clever dogs.  I had a pair (male and female) who learned to hunt together, and caught a ruffed grouse in our back yard one year

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread John Sessoms
Daniel J. Matyola Thanks, Dave and Ken. My previous Malamutes all went to obedience training. They generally were the first to learn each exercise, but the objected to repeating the exercises over and over. Too Boring. I do have a dog sled (and a wheeled rig for training when there is no

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-24 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
If you have two, one is always dominant. Usually it is the male. The one exception is when we bred our pitch and kept a male puppy. She continued to boss him around even after he was much larger and more powerful than her. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun,

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Jack Davis
He gonna be BIG! Cute name. Jack --- On Sat, 7/23/11, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: From: Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com Subject: PESO: Bandit To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 11:54 AM my new puppy:

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Ann Sanfedele
Sweet! ann On 7/23/2011 14:54, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread frank theriault
On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 Absolutely adorable, and very well captured! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept.  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Walter Hamler
I can see why you named him that! Walt On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks Walter, Frank, Ann and Jack. He is a real charmer, and very well behaved. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: He gonna be BIG! Cute name. Jack --- On Sat, 7/23/11, Daniel J. Matyola

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow! That's a really cute puppy and a lovely picture of him! Congrats, Dan! Cheers, christine On Jul 23, 2011, at 1:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola --

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread P. J. Alling
He probably has really big paws... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2017884/Biggest-dog-world-Meet-George-7ft-long-Great-Dane--whos-terrified-chihuahuas.html On 7/23/2011 8:28 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: Wow! That's a really cute puppy and a lovely picture of him! Congrats, Dan!

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Thanks, Christine. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Christine Aguila christ...@caguila.com wrote: Wow!  That's a really cute puppy and a lovely picture of him!  Congrats, Dan!  Cheers, christine On Jul 23, 2011, at 1:54

RE: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Jeffery Johnson
I can already tell Bandit is going to be a spoiled doggy. ___ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net]

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Well, he has big paws, but not as big as George's! Bandit is an Alaskan Malamute, and should weigh 85-90 pounds when fully grown. He has become quite a lap dog, and I shudder to think what that will mean a year from now. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, he is already spoiled. What else does one do with pets? Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Jeffery Johnson jefferytjohn...@bellsouth.net wrote: I can already tell Bandit is going to be a spoiled doggy.

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread P. J. Alling
Well don't spoil him too much. Malamutes are pretty willful to begin with, and while I've never seen a vicious malamute, I will tell you it's kind of like owning a large dog shaped cat from an obedience standpoint. If you don't impress upon him who's boss early, he'll only obey you when he

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Bruce Walker
On 11-07-23 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola Adorable, Dan. He should be a terrific model for you. BTW, he's exhibiting typical doggy red-eye that comes out greenish

RE: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Jeffery Johnson
...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 7:56 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit Yes, he is already spoiled. What else does one do with pets? Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:51 PM

RE: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Jeffery Johnson
-johnson/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Walker Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 8:30 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PESO: Bandit On 11-07-23 2:54 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: my new puppy: http://photo.net

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I know, PJ. This is our 7th Malamute, 4th male. They can be willful. So far, he is calmer and more eager to please than our previous Mals. The Malamute personality is pretty much that of the Wookie in Star Wars. The Wookie was modeled after George Lucas's Malamute. Dan Dan Matyola

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Yes, Bruce, the image does have the green-eye effect. The only way I know to deal with it is to use the clone tool to make it the same color as the rest of the eye. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Bruce Walker

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread P. J. Alling
I had a malamute when I was a kid, in some was the smartest dog I've ever known. She was an outdoor dog 90% of the time. When eating she'd finish most of her food then dump out a little bit of it for later, or so I thought, until I caught her using it for bait to catch crows. She learned to

Re: PESO: Bandit

2011-07-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
They are indeed clever dogs. I had a pair (male and female) who learned to hunt together, and caught a ruffed grouse in our back yard one year. They are dependable with people, but can be tough on other animals. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 23,