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

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

I agree with Pat
Bette

superpat wrote:
> 
> 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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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov
(yes, REALLY!)
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