Re: Re: Re: Dogs at RIDES... small child attacked at OD 100

["superpat" <superpat@gateway.net>]

Dear dear Maggie,
Surely there is something you have not told us to encourage you to focus on
euthanising your dog because he "nipped" one person.  My god, woman, would
you put your son or daughter to sleep because of some minor social
infraction? My dogs are my children. If necessary, I would redesign my dogs
living space to insure that they would have no access to visitors. Depending
upon the circumstances, I would consider working on the "problem" through
training. I might even find a professional trainer to help me. I might even
think about adopting them out to a home where this would not be a problem.
But the *last* thing that would come to mind would be snuffing the life out
of them. Murderers get more consideration than this in most instances.
C'mon, girl, give that dog a fighting chance.
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>; DeSoto Saddle <desotosaddle@voyager.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 9:18 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Dogs at RIDES... small child attacked at OD 100


> Marilyn,
> Not true.  Doesn't happen anyway.  Our son was bitten by a friend's dog,
> quite viciously.  Left terrible puncture wounds in his hands.  We reported
> it to the sherrif's dept and health dept because we suspected the dog was
> not up to date on shots and they blew it off (we knew of two prior bites
by
> that dog that went unreported because no one wanted to cause trouble).
They
> told the deputy and health dept the dog was up to date...no proof.
Nothing
> ever happened.  EVER.  Our corgi nipped the UPS man, totally unsuspected
and
> out of character for him.  He'd never bitten before and hasn't since.
> Mostly got his pantleg.  Didn't even break the skin!  The man screamed
like
> an idiot.  I cleaned it for him and put a band aid on it.  Apologizing
> profusely!   We were terrified this dog would be taken away and killed.
It
> wasn't but the UPS guy showed his "wound" all over the countryside around
> here and then took a vacation to recover.  We were prepared to take the
dog
> ourselves to the vet to be put to sleep rather than let him  be taken
away.
> It was a freak thing, no excuses.  He now lives in a kennel until we have
> the courage to put him to sleep....he is our youngest daughter's dog.
> Anyway, sorry to go on.  But I know from personal experience, that just
> because there MIGHT be a law, doesn't mean it gets enforced.  We don't
even
> have animal control in this northern Michigan county!!
>
>
> Maggie Mieske
> Mieske's Silver Lining
> McBain, MI
> mmieske@netonecom.net
> www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
>
>
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