Yea Yea... another great day

deep diver · Post by **deep diver** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:01 pm

met up with Blackwater this morning, we had great hopes for some good vis but was limited to about 20' at depth. Still a lot of life, nudis still laying eggs and a lot have hatched. Lots of octopus sitting on their eggs. Of course lots of wolf eels.
Found this big king crab, biggest I've ever seen on the hood canal, 10" across. Not the silver dollar size I normally see.
All in all a good day with lots of eagles to watch between the dives.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:29 pm

yea, but where did you go besides the hood? 20' is pretty darn spectacular right now!

Bric Martin · Post by **Bric Martin** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 5:46 pm

It seems that when it's really dark at depth you much more attention to the small stuff. The nudi hatch just seems never ending this year, the dives were really beautiful today. At the end of the dive I was paying so much attention to the small stuff that I didn't know exactly where the upline was. It was about 15 feet away and I was a bit dissoriented. I had to find a ridge and follow it to the line. At the end of the day we found the catch of the day.

I hope it was an accident, but my guess is D-bag. In the parking lot of Triton I went into bathroom and found a scared puppy. It had no collar, it was shaking and cowering in the corner. Dale took it home and is attempting to find the owner, it looked abandoned. It looked healthy but smelled terrible.

On another note I am off to the Soccorro Islands, I will post a report after the trip.

deep diver · Post by **deep diver** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:50 pm

He smells a lot better now that we gave him a shower. Daisy just doesn't care for us giving someone else her attention.
I've got posts on craigslist, lost my doggie and calls in to the animal services in Brinnon, Shelton, Quilcene. Hope he finds a good home. He is a sweet little thing.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:02 pm

People can be so damn callous. Bet someone dumped him. Happens all the time.

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:15 pm

Super cute puppy. I hope you find him a good home.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:40 pm

Great photos (as always) and BIG THUMBS UP on the rescue!

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 9:03 pm

Bless you guys for taking care of the pup.

Congratulations on the PSKC!

And I LOVE the crinoid picture. Of course, I'm a sucker for crinoids . . .

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:05 am

Unless I'm mistaken, that's not a crinoid ... but a super macro shot of a tubeworm (look at the base, crinoids have "roots") ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:08 am

You're right, Bob! I was fooled by the feathers . . .

Penopolypants · Post by **Penopolypants** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:03 am

Thank you for taking care of the puppy! He's adorable! Who leaves dogs like that?!

Jeff Pack · Post by **Jeff Pack** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:06 am

A 8 years ago we had someone drop a german shepherd/Chow mix on our estate. Strongest dog I've ever trained, stronger than my 120pd German Line Shepherd and he was a brute!

We wound up adopting him. Big damn strong dog, but a total wussy

That dog could seriously run though.

But he's getting on in years now, and our 2yo Aussie runs rings around him now.

deep diver · Post by **deep diver** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:02 pm

We took him to the vet this morning and had him checked over... 2 hours and $200.00 later.... he has antibiotics, ear sauve and flea drops, but is otherwise a very healthy happy puppy.

He had a cough that we just didn't like, but they said his lungs are clear and the ears are a yeast infection so all treatable! We are meeting with a possible new family member today at 5. He lives close by us, has a fenced yard and goes to school online so spends a lot of time at home.

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 4:27 pm

Sorry about the cost but seems like a good investment. The warm fuzzies you get from doing a good thing for a defenseless critter are priceless. You have my thanks and respect.

Dusty

diverden · Post by **diverden** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:22 pm

Only $200 at the vet? I can never seem to get out of there for less than $500.

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 2:30 pm

diverden wrote:Only $200 at the vet? I can never seem to get out of there for less than $500.

Pet insurance saved us thousands of dollars over the life of our dog. I highly recommend it.

deep diver · Post by **deep diver** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:57 pm

I'm sure it would have been more if we had gotten all his shots.... but since we just found him and were trying to find a good home for him. If this woman hadn't had taken him we would have kept him ourself and hoped our dog would have adapted as we both had grown so attached, but things work out ....as you can see.

We posted for a home for "Triton" and got at least 8 people wanting him, but each backed out because they had to put a pill in his food for 2 weeks and a drop in his ears for a week! The people that took him were actually our last choice because of having 3 kids, 2 of which were under 5. The mother was so nice and seemed like she was going to take real good care of him. She lived in Brinnon, North of where he was found. She got back to town and was proudly showing her new dog to the woman at the store when she mentioned she looked like one on a poster outside. When she went to look... sure enough looked exactly like him and the owner walked up, said "that's my boy" Triton got all excited started wagging and licking her all over! Seems she bottle fed him from a baby and left him in her back yard while she ran to the store and someone stole him. Then why they drove him all the way to the park to lock him in a bathroom is beside me... but ... he is back home again....... now 2 families have been touched by him 3 if you count the original owner. Amazing how things work. Of all the people interested, as far as PA and Seattle, the only ones willing to give him a pill happened to run in to the real owner and gave him back.

spatman · Post by **spatman** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 4:03 pm

Amazing. Glad to hear it all worked out in the end.

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:58 am

What a lovely story! Bless you for doing the right thing for the pup.

CaptnJack · Post by **CaptnJack** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:09 am

That's a really cute story, thanks for sharing.

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