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Sorry I'm late on reading all of my email and I don't know who it was who is 
contemplating getting one of these little vermine.  (I know I will offend 
several people, but this is just my opinion and not worth a whole lot.)

We HAD two of the longer legged type, short haired, brother and sister.  The 
sister Blossom is a sweet dog but quivers non-stop.  She's just too nervous. 
 Also she has killed 3 cats.  I have no love for her and barely any 
humanity toward her whatsoever, and I am really a TRUE animal lover.

Her brother (whose death I prayed for daily) finally crossed Jordan this 
past fall.  The entire family is happier, especially our other dogs who he 
just absolutely terrorized.  He was (as I believe it was Lori Stewart said) 
a thug in a clown suit.  What finally did it for me was the following story:

I had taken my mare out alone for the first time, pulling the trailer for 
the first time, etc.  She was not a good loader and I was always afraid I 
would get to my destination and then not be able to get her on the trailer.  
Well, we had had a wonderful day, a great ride, she hopped right in the 
trailer, and we made it home in one piece.

When I went to unload her, just as she placed her first foot on the ground, 
from out of nowhere this little demon came and attacked her, jumping up and 
latching on to her hocks, dangling by his teeth.  Needless to say, she came 
bolting out of the trailer.  He continued to hang on while Paanache tried in 
vain to kick at him.  I tried with all of my might to keep hold of her and 
to relieve my mare from the jaws of life.  Finally, she whipped around and 
he flung off.  My finger got twisted up in the lead rope and popped, 
eventually sending me to occupational therapy for 6 weeks (I typed for a 
living too).  Paanache ran to the barn, which had a 15 foot hay trailer 
loaded to the brim backed into it.  She ran between the stall doors and the 
hay trailer to the back of the barn, where she hit a dead end.  K.O. (the 
Jack Russel) chased her in the barn and again attacked her hocks.  She was 
surrounded by walls on three sides, and  had this dog at her back.  After 
collecting myself after being pulled to the ground, I ran into the barn and 
grabbed that little . . . and threw him as far as I could.  Again, he came 
at her.  It took bashing him with a 2x4 to stun him enough to finally give 
it up.  Paanache was bunched up under herself and terrified.  I had to calm  
her down enough to back her out 15 feet.  In the meantime, she must have 
stirred up a yellow jacket nest in the hay or under the trailer, because I 
got stung 3 times in the head and face and who knows how many times she was 
stung.  Finally I was able to get her into the paddock and go to the house.  
I went inside and got the '38 special, went back outside, racked the slide, 
and pulled on target (a little black and white &*$%#^@*).  The only thing 
that saved his life that day was my husband coming outside and telling me 
that it would do serious harm to our marriage if I killed his dog.  Instead, 
daily I turned to divine providence to release us from this tyrany.  
Finally, my long-awaited prayers were answered.

We still have Blossom.  She isn't as bad as she was when her brother was 
alive.  I don't have any plans to kill her, and I only pray for her death 
about once a week.

I would seriously reconsider investing ANY money in one of these hell dogs.  
The majority of them will end up costing you something substantial in the 
end.  For me it was a broken finger, 6 weeks in occupational therapy ($20.00 
copay x 12 visits, 2/week) several weeks of discomfort at work, a few bee 
stings, three cats, and a mare that would not load for a long while.

Ahhhh, but I have been liberated!

Beth Bennett
Chickamauga, GA

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