The Enticement
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (111129)
El Paso, Texas
July 24, 2018 9:42am CST
I found a shot of Ally that I took in 2013, she was still very active and really loved to run. One of her favorite things was to find a stick and try to get me to chase her for it. Alas I just wasn't fast enough but I did manage to get some shots of her.
In the above shot she's trying to entice me to try to get that stick, of course I lost 
Oh, because I have mentioned Swamp Coolers a few times and some folks were unfamiliar with that term I thought I would include the following link:
Oh, because I have mentioned Swamp Coolers a few times and some folks were unfamiliar with that term I thought I would include the following link:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about air conditioning. For similar concept in atomic physics, see Evaporative cooling (atomic physics). An evaporative cooler (also swamp cooler, desert cooler and wet
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Jul 18
I will have to check that out, I have heard of them but never looked up to see what they really are.
I can throw a stick and Roscoe will bring it back to me.,
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
24 Jul 18
Oh wow, how kool. The only dog that ever brought me the sticks or toys was Rebel, she loved for me to throw things for her.
@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
26 Jul 18
@rebelann
She wanted it all to herself. She thought you would take it away from her. I remember when I walked my dog and she found a ball and she was so excited. I explained to her I will take it now and wash it off when we get home and then you can play with it.
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Aug 18
I'm glad you picked up on that, she loves to challenge me to try to get close and as I do she'll run off just before I make it
@Shellyann36 (11385)
• United States
7 Aug 18
How old is Ally now? I still think of her as a young pup.
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
8 Aug 18
Yeah, she's lost a little of her spunk already but she's still willing to run wen it's not so hot @Shellyann36
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
25 Jul 18
I remember years ago I was planning a trip to southern Arizona and the B&B I was considering told me that they had a swamp cooler. I didn't stay there.
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jul 18
Apparently few people from those green lush territories would so you are by no means alone @BelleStarr On the flip side it took me years to figure out why I had respiratory problems where I worked, well they have refrigerated air and it uses Freon which I think is what make me cough. I am sensitive to chemicals. Now that I don't work I don't have that problem as badly because I don't even have a functioning swamp cooler.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
25 Jul 18
@rebelann lol You can tell I don't come from a dry climate. I had no idea what a swamp cooler was,
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 18
Ah, we remember the swamp coolers from our earlier days. Your link will help others understand!
None of our dogs have an interest in sticks, running, doing anything Ally probably did. They just like to eat and sleep it seems! Even as puppies none were into toys. Odd?
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
15 Aug 18
Actually it isn't that odd, out of all my pups Gracie, the Golden Retriever, was the only one really into toys.
@DeborahDiane (40049)
• Laguna Woods, California
31 Jul 18
@rebelann - Your dog is adorable and I love the photo of the swamp cooler. I remember those!
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
24 Jul 18
That's so cute and nice shot dear
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
29 Jul 18
I have never had a dog that like sticks. They have liked balls, stuffed animals. ropes, brooms, rocks, but never sticks. So enjoy an old fashioned dog that actually likes sticks. Millennial dogs, whats wrong with them. 
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Jul 18
Millennial dogs eh? Yeah, she was born in 2010 so she was bringing back an old dog tradition ..... actually, she'd do anything to get me or Mykey to chase her, she loved to run. She's almost 8 now so no longer into running as much but she still has her moments.
@sallypup (57812)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Jul 18
112 in Tucson today. That's where my daughter lives. Toward 100 at my house. Your pup is cute. I don't dare use sticks as play for my pups cause they do their dangest to catch things in the air. That could result in some nasty stuff so its regulation toys for them.
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jul 18
Yeah, it's usually hotter in Tucson than it is here. It wasn't my idea to play with sticks but I did learn the hard way that playing the catch in the air games with dogs is usually detrimental to their well being.
Thanks, I think she's a cutie as well.
@LindaCPearson (2241)
• United States
26 Jul 18
Nice dog looking like she's enjoying herself. Dogs do love to play. Even my cat Mildred likes me to throw her toys around the house for her to chase.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
24 Jul 18
Lovely photo.
Yes we have those coolers in our country but they operate better in dry places. Where there is humidity they don't work as well
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@rebelann (111129)
• El Paso, Texas
25 Jul 18
Thank you. Yes, those coolers do not work well when it gets over 30% which used to be rare in this region but it seems that it is the humidity that is changing here
