Milk Bones

"Things that upset a terrier may pass virtually unnoticed by a Great Dane."


Smiley Blanton

Raw Hide

Wow! I can't believe it's been 4 months since my last post. Time sure flies!

I would apologize, but who and what am I apologizing for? That you didn't get to read my ramblings for the past 4 months? How arrogant is that? I missed writing here, but life was difficult, no hard recently. I think that spring is finally coming. Always winter - never Christmas to quote Lewis.

In case you were wondering about a few posts ago regarding our new addition, Daisy. She was short-lived. We gave her back. Tooooo high maintenance for me. My goodness, she was hyper.

Well it's nice to be back on top of the dog house. (Snoopy metaphor) I'll try to be more faithful.

Have a great day.

Trip to the Vet

After a particularly fierce battle, General "Stonewall" Jackson was asked by a subordinate how he could remain so calm in the presence of so much danger. He replied, "Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking the soldier full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave."

Milk Bones

I don't want to be a Johnny Come Lately because a lot of people are posting this one, but this is a great British comedy on education. They really hit it. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLDb2V86Ei0

Carpet Stains

We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes.

Gene Roddenberry (Creator of Star Trek series)

Milk Bones

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that child could not do much harm one way or another.

Robert Benchley

Raw Hide

It has been 3 weeks since I have put anything on my blog. Pure laziness, I assure you. I have been very busy and if any of you readers know me, you are probably wondering why I have a blog in the first place. I will admit that the reasons are somewhat narcissistic - I do like to be heard. But if you will notice, I rarely put my own thoughts on this blog. I usually borrow from those who are brighter than myself. I know my limitations (at least I think I do). Well anyway, I spent a lovely night at a posh hotel with my wife and had a great time. Look forward to more of those. We just got another dog - that makes 3 now. Her name is Lucy but we are going to change it to Daisy. Our dog hoard consists of Belle, Daisy and Tucker. Now that we have three, I think Belle is moving into the dominant position. Tucker is too stupid to be top dog. Belle is the mother superior. She is the nurse, peacekeeper, and hall monitor. She works hard to keep the other two in line. Amusing to watch. Well, I must go so I'll leave you with some thoughts for the day.

Romans 1:20 says, "For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse. (NKJV)

The word "excuse" stems from the Greek word apologia which means "to defend". What this means for Christians is that the unbelieving world has no apologetic. They cannot stand in the day of judgment because the only ones who have a defense are the Christians. So when we are defending the faith, we not only have the upper hand, we have the only hand. Good news on the Apologetic front.

Trip to the Vet

“For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God”


“I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels”


John Calvin

(I loved this second one. Great analogy!)

Carpet Stains

"The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully."

Richard Dawkins

(If we are just the carbon-based bits of goo that Dawkins thinks we are, from where does he obtain his moral standard with which to condemn the "God of the Old Testament?" He is borrowing the morality of the God to condemn God. That is not unlike a child sitting on his father's lap and slapping his father's face. He could not reach his father's face unless he were supported by his father's lap. EF)

"I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world. "

Richard Dawkins

(Does that include scientists like Roger Bacon, Galileo, Kepler, Boyle, and Copernicus, to name a few - all of whom professed a firm faith in Jesus Christ? EF)

Trip to the Vet

"Faith is a living and unshakable confidence, a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake."

Martin Luther

Milk Bones

"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."


Christopher Morley

Trip to the Vet

Just getting ready for another year of teaching. So busy right now. I have been thinking a great deal about the armor of God these days. I have been laying my armor down lately instead of picking it up and putting it on. I don't seem to get it that I desperately need it. I don't generally attribute too much to "the devil" as a rule. But I do feel his attack recently. What's really interesting about Ephesians 6 is that we are just commanded to put it on and then just stand firm. We are told to stand firm several times. Stand firm in the assurance that the armor is what we need. And if you think about the armor it is exactly what we need and exactly what we already possess - faith, righteousness, the gospel, salvation, the Word, truth. I have faith given to me, I am made righteous already in Christ, the good news is what I live, the Word is right in front of me, and I know the truth. What am I lacking? Picking it all up and putting it all on! Lord forgive me for my laziness and for thinking that You have not given me what I think I need. Solo Deo Gloria!

Milk Bones

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.

John Steinbeck

Milk Bones

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

St. Francis of Assisi

Milk Bones

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

Miriam Beard

Back from my Walkies

Been gone this last month a lot. Went to Italy and Greece and camped at Sullivan Lake. Had a great time but am very glad to be home. I'll post some pictures of Europe when I figure out how to get them off the camera. Got a few pics of some lazy Greek and Italian dogs.

Ignavus Canis

Why a blog called Lazy Dog? Obviously there has to be some meaning in this for me. Actually there are many. Those of us around the Fugitt household have many nicknames and one of them happens to be ignavus canis which is Latin for lazy dog. So when we want to put a dig in on the boys around here, out comes this nickname. Another reason for this name is that in many areas in my life this name exemplifies me. I fight laziness in my walk with the Lord, my relationship with my wife and kids, and especially with my prayer life. So this is a daily reminder to me of what I am and what I struggle with. And lastly, I really think the pictures of the dogs are awesome!

Thoughts from the Kennel

Sabinus and his Dog.

AFTER the execution of Sabinus, the Roman general, who suffered death for his attachment to the family of Germanicus, his body was exposed to the public upon the precipice of the Gemoniae, as a warning to all who should dare to befriend the house of Germanicus: no friend had courage to approach the body; one only remained true - his faithful dog. For three days the animal continued to watch the body; his pathetic howlings awakened the sympathy of every heart. Food was brought him, which he was kindly encouraged to eat; but on taking the bread, instead of obeying the impulse of hunger, he fondly laid it on his master's mouth, and renewed his lamentations; days thus passed, nor did he for a moment quit the body.

The body was at length thrown into the Tiber, and the generous creature still unwilling that it should perish, leaped into the water after it, and clasping the corpse between his paws, vainly endeavoured to preserve it from sinking.

Milk Bones

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one.

Leo J. Burke

Seeing Christ in a bunny tale, part III

To continue from my last installment, I would make the claim that each main protagonist of the warren is a type of Christ. Fiver represents a prophet telling all of the need for salvation, and Hazel resembles the king leading his people toward the promised land, and Bigwig is Christ-like in his representation of the priest – the priest who sacrifices himself on the alter to bring salvation to his people. But more on salvation in a bit, let’s get to the main antagonist of the story.

The chief antagonist in this story is an immense rabbit named Woundwort. He is the self appointed leader of his warren called Efrafa. His part in the story holds a tremendous similarity to the role that Satan plays in the story of redemption. Satan’s hold on the world is the thing that Christ overthrows in His death on the cross. Satan is strong, Christ is stronger. Satan is crafty and smart, but our Lord is craftier and smarter still. Satan put up a tremendous fight, but Christ tells us that He binds the strong man and plunders what he has and this is exactly what Hazel and Bigwig do. Bigwig is sent into Efrafa, which is located at the center of a crossroad. He is sent into this warren with the sole task of confusing the enemy (binding him) and bringing out with him all that desire to come. It is at this point that the story is the most exciting and the most compelling. There is danger at every turn. But Bigwig is unmoved in his duty – to free the captives. The rest of his warren is out in the outskirts waiting to help him at the appointed time. To make a long story short, and not to give away all of the suspense, I will say that they all escape in a tremendous turn of events. You must read this part, but read it with an eye towards redemption. Woundwort is plundered and is confused by the “miracle” by which it happens. Hazel’s warren takes the long trek back to their warren as victors. Bigwig brings salvation out of Efrafa to his people. But in what way does Adams portray salvation in this story? I would posit that he symbolizes salvation in the form of does, yes female rabbits. Let’s see how this played out.

Just as we see with the Israelites who gained the promise land and yet still lacked the salvation through sacrifice to gained eternal life, from the time that Hazel and the others got to Watership Down, they realized that the existence of their warren could not endure because they lacked the very thing that would ensure their continuation -they lacked does. This is Adam’s representation of salvation. It wasn’t until Bigwig sacrifices himself at the CROSS-road and plunders Woundwort does that Hazel’s warren gains the one thing that they were missing - salvation. (Oh, and did I mention that Bigwig was (dead) in Efrafa for 3 days?) There are too many similarities with scripture to pass up.

So here we have the characters of Watership Down following the story of redemption to the letter and each of them representing a type of Christ in bringing salvation to their people. I am amazed that I never caught it before. It is for this reason that this story will continue to be read and loved. Like any picture of a rose painted by an artist, this story is only a shadow of what it represents, but for Christians this can cause us to appreciate the greater story even more.