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They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means “The Ultimate Argument of Kings,” and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. “We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it’s about: You’ll do as I say or I’ll send my goons to kill you.”
I thought about that for a long time. If there’s an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I’ve got bullets – he’s got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that’s not going to happen. So if there’s an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain’t bullets.
It finally came to me – and that’s when I abandoned the city and most of my stuff, and gave all that was behind me a good stiff Randian Shrug.
The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.
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Most definitely a “Heinz”. From the looks a bit of street mutt mixed with short hair shepherd and who knows what else.
Upon considering the photos in more detail, maybe a touch of greyhound as well. Seems to have longer legs than usual for a mix breed. I would guess he is about 6 years old but a vet can get a more accurate estimate looking at the teeth.
Looks like a Gulchian Shepard to me.
At that age tread carefully before you make the decision that he is there to stay. His behaviour is whatever it is. You won’t be able to change him, and there could be some unfortunate things in his past.
My considered opinion is that he is pure dog.
Don’t pass on him. Give him the life he deserves, you won’t regret it. We have rescued quite a few dog in the last almost 30 years and no regrets…
Have you checked with LB to see if this is OK?
Good-lookin’ dog, though.
He may be microchipped – can you get him to a vet who has a scanner?
LB gets a vote. If we can’t find his current owner, we’ll find out how that works out.
I mentioned the microchip thing. L isn’t ready to take him to a vet, so I don’t know what to do about it.
If either of you is semi-serious about keeping him, a trip to the vet is in order anyway.
What Kentucky said. If L has other dogs it’s probably a sensible precaution to have a vet take a look at this one if he’s in her house and around her dogs because dogs (and cats, gerbils, turtles, pet rats, lizards, horses, miniature pigs etc) carry all kinds of interesting easily transmitted diseases and parasites that she probably wouldn’t want her dogs exposed to. There are good and sensible reasons why animals going from country to country are quarantined. And if he is microchipped a trip to the vet is the quickest way to get him back to his owners. If they want him. And she can ask them to pay for the vet visit to scan the microchip.
As far as what breed he is, I would bet that if you fed him the wrong stuff, he would be a Shitzu…
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Ben nailed it. 🙂 This is 100% pure mutt dog. Will probably be healthier and live longer than many with more identifiable breed characteristics.
Looks like a nice dog, and no long fur! A real win/win.