I enjoyed keeli's Wal-Mart story yesterday. Her mentioning the dogs reminded me of one of my favorite dog stories.
Couple years ago I was driving around - back when you could just drive for an hour or two and not feel like you were throwing a way a lot of money - and ended up in Belle Plaine. Saw an antique store and decided to go in. The door was halfway open - so that means the business is open right?
I didn't hear or see anyone in the store, but didn't think too much about it and started looking around.
I made my way towards the back of the store. Soon i was startled by the sound of a sniff and a low growl. I turned around and looked into the eyes of a huge black lab. Probably at least 80 pounds and only about 2 feet from me.
He didn't look mean, but he sensed that he had spooked me, and you know how dogs get in that situation. So he barked and came a bit closer.
I had no way out, he had me cornered.
I tried to escape but he barked and growled at me. He didnt want me to move, so i didnt.
I tried hollering, but that got him excited too, so .....
for about 20 minutes it was just me and the dog.
FINALLY someone walked by and saw my plight. They called the owner who came down and called off the dog.
The store had been closed for a long time, he had just left the door open while he was working on something.
Its funny now, wasnt then.
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Now, that 'was' funny!
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I have no idea what I'd do in that situation! Glad everything came out ok.
I once had a problem with my neighbor's 100 lb. Rottweiler. He decided he was very attracted to my leg and began to do the "nasty" on it. I yelled at him to "go on", but he just growled at me and grabbed my leg tighter. I was scared to death and grossed out at the same time. I just wanted to cry. That was a bad day!
You are supposed to smack them on the nose with a rolled up newspaper.
I had a showdown with a big dog while delivering papers several years back on a bright and early saturday morning.(He had already bit my daughter once)I forced myself to stay calm, thought to myself a little prayer, took baby steps while watching him out of the corner of my eye, and very slowly walked away. Thank God he did not come after me. I think the dog was just protecting his territory!
If he bit someone, then he should have been reported to animal control. They would take him away and kill him. They took a dog of mine who had killed a cat in my yard. She said the standing rule was if any animal attacked another animal, it was considered vicious. I asked if cats who killed mice were considered vicious and didn't get an answer. I did however get a dead dog. courtesy of the dog nazi of ark city.
Here's my dog story- More of an upset vent. My dog of many years just passed away a few hours ago. I've never witnessed anything die. I'm very heartbroken and to top that off I was so consumed with my dog dying that I didn't notice my daughter was watching out the window... She's been crying non-stop... Then my thoughts go to " I'm a bad mom!! How did I let that happen!" It's been one heck of a night. I had many good years with my dog and I was praying that God would take her but you can never prepare yourself for that very moment. Hug your dogs tight!
Sorry to hear about the dog.
I know how that is.
A child should learn about death by seeing beloved pets die before having to see a loved family member die. It's part of the process of building up an understanding of death so to speak.
My children lost a few pets before losing their grandparents, and then their mother (all before they were 10 years old). Nothing makes it easy, but learning of death by seeing a pet go might just prepare them a little. My kids have had more than their share, so hopefully they are paid up for awhile.
Letting your child see an animal die does not make anyone a bad parent. SG is right,kids do need to know that death is actually a part of life and starts to prepare them for the real world. Maybe you could have a special burial for the beloved dog and explain before hand to her what happens and the why. To some people this may sound silly but in our family, when a beloved pet dies, we each say a few special words just like at a regular funeral and we also have flowers.
To the anonymous poster who commented about the dog nazi..i am sorry that you lost your dog, don't want to make you mad, but there are rules. I imagine they felt that if a dog would attack a cat like that, then it is possible he or she would attack a human. There used to be a couple of small dogs down the street from us that was getting out all the time and everyone was calling animal control because they were chasing humans and cats. got where a person was worried about stepping outside their door!
We did call the police department about the dog biting my daughter and they got a ticket. The family also bought my daughter a new pair of jeans because the dog ripped them and told us if their was anything more they could do, to let them know. Funny thing is, we all ended up being friends.
All they did was write them a ticket for biting a human, but my dog was put to sleep for killing a cat? A cat that was in my yard I might add. And my dog was not a mean dog. He was a real sweetie, who had never even growled at a human being, but he did take exception to cats coming into his yard.
But if you go by the theory that any animal that harms another is vicious, then you should label cats that kill mice vicious, even though it is their nature. Is it not a dogs nature to kill cats?
Wonder how the owner of the cat felt about the cat being killed? That cat was someones pet, you know. For example here, what would your family and friends think if you walked on my property(even if you tripped and barely stepped off the sidewalk) and let my dog kill you? Whats different, other than I would probably go to prison, but hey, you did walk on my property! That aurgument is silly. Yep, we could get technical about a cat eating a mouse, although mice carry a lot of bad diseases,should we also compare a human that eats meat? Personally, if one of my dogs attacked a cat and killed it, I wouldn't want to keep the dog.
First of all, it was stray cat (there are hundreds of them running the city), and it was inside my fenced yard. If you stepped in my fenced yard, then you would deserve to be bitten.
I am really sorry to hear about your dog. My dog disappeared 7 years ago and I still miss him! We have had others, but no one can replace Harley.
I believe SG is right about your daughter, though.
I hope this isn't a double post-The blog server was not working when I tried to reply earlier today- I got an error message. But I just wanted to say... Thanks guys for the thoughts! My daughter knew for a while that our dog wasn't doing very well and she knew the dog was close to dying. We had fought the lost battle for months and we knew there was nothing more we could do. She was a sweetheart and helped me yesterday take care of the dog and believe me when I say it wasn't an easy job. I got to see a very strong and caring side to her in an abnormal situation that we've both have never faced. I also don't shelter my daughter from life, I'm a straight to the point kind of mom.. My sister often comments on how blunt and to the point I am with her. But as her mom I just didn't think she should of seen the very moment our dog died. It was horrific ( to me) and I just didn't think it was something that a 6 year old should of witnessed. I understand that a child needs to understand the process of death, And my sister also pointed out that this will in no doubt make my daughter never take her own dog for granted. And you know what- She's okay.. Today the tears are gone and life goes on. Anyways- Thanks for letting me vent my sorrow.
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