Land shark!

16 Responses to Land shark!

1. Sabbi Lall says:

   August 30, 2009 at 11:10 pm

   In an interesting collection of languages too! That guy sunbathing in the background is pretty brave.
2. Cath Ennis says:

   August 31, 2009 at 12:18 am

   Yup, so much for French as an official language… I rarely ever see it on signs here!
   We went out on the rocks after I took the photo (“it’s for my blog”, I explained to my ever-patient husband). They’re fine when they’re dry, but there are a couple of slippery spots that freaked me out a bit on the way back in!
3. Cath Ennis says:

   August 31, 2009 at 12:21 am

   p.s. The neighbouring district of North Vancouver is also well known for its signs:

   More here
4. Sabbi Lall says:

   August 31, 2009 at 2:26 am

   LOL- I wish we had signs like that in NY
5. Anna Vilborg says:

   August 31, 2009 at 6:43 am

   Haha, it’s fantastic – the problem is of course that not all dogs know how to read…
6. María José Navarrete-Talloni says:

   August 31, 2009 at 12:10 pm

   Nice!
   …the problem is of course that not all dogs know how to read…
   … in English!, maybe they should translate it to other languages… hahaha!
7. Cath Ennis says:

   August 31, 2009 at 5:01 pm

   not all dogs know how to read
   Are you implying that some dogs do?!
8. Anna Vilborg says:

   September 1, 2009 at 6:42 am

   Well, I’m not implying reading dogs, but someone put up a sign for them 🙂 I’ve had a couple of books eaten though, which is probably just another way of enjoying literature. However that sign might be a bit to hard to chew down even for a dog…
   But come to think of it, I guess that trained guide dogs would at least recognize a signpost as a place to cross the street, for example, since they are trained to deal with traffic.
9. Cath Ennis says:

   September 1, 2009 at 6:58 pm

   Yeah, they’re pretty smart beasties, those guide dogs. I know someone who has one, and it’s made such a huge difference to him. (Although this guy has some residual sight, and in good lighting and in a familiar place, he has a habit of leading the dog, rather than the other way around… it looks pretty funny!)
10. Alyssa Gilbert says:

    September 2, 2009 at 1:47 am

    Love that sign for the dogs – I’ll have to hunt that one down when I’m in Vancouver next!
11. Anna Vilborg says:

    September 2, 2009 at 6:31 am

    he has a habit of leading the dog
    And the dog doesn’t worry this makes it look like a disgrace to the guide dog society? 🙂
12. Cath Ennis says:

    September 2, 2009 at 1:56 pm

    Alyssa, any definite plans for a trip West? Let me know!
    Anna, the dog gets to lead in other places and lighting conditions! He’s just a big softie sweetheart though, so I doubt he minds the occasional disgrace!
13. Richard Wintle says:

    September 2, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    All you need to know about dogs can be found in The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein. Yes, they can read. Well, at least one can, anyway.
    Whimsical bloggy review thingy here.
14. Alyssa Gilbert says:

    September 2, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    Cath – nothing definite yet, but husband’s family is from there so we go back from time to time. I will let you know!
15. Sabbi Lall says:

    September 2, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    maybe they should translate it to other languages
    lol! Of course cats just sit on anything you’re trying to read (I don’t know if signs are included). I guess there are reports of chimps reading, and then just the dog Richard’s bringing up.
16. Linda Lin says:

    September 3, 2009 at 5:38 am

    rofl. i wonder which part of “pick up after your dogs’ translates to ‘grr, bark, woof’…
    I miss the Stop signs with the “eating animals” or “Gordon Campbell” stickers underneath them.

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