Just another day at the Compound. Go downstairs and there's a dog sleeping on the sofa, another dog's waiting on the landing, and lo and behold, there's an adorable puppy on your front porch. What to do? Abandon the pup as he starts to cry by your corner ferns? Allow the poor little creature to be gerrymandered outta existence like a Democrat fraud?
No, take the pup in, heal its wounds, clean out its fleas, watch it mewl and nip in its adorable way and then pass it on to animal services in Hillsboro Texas. "Dam, that's a pretty puppy. Here's what they do, throw 'em off on the corner of your yard."
Yeah they do, and that's too bad. The other option's this: throw out your unwanted dog in the country and drive off. Watch, or don't watch, as that dog packs up and starts to attack lambs, calves and all of that. Then behold the farmers who shoot that dog.
I did that once. A gang of Chows had packed up east of I35, threatening livestock and human beings. "LSP, you got a rifle? Gotta shoot some Chows." So we sallied forth, rifles in hand, against the Chow menace. Result? No Chows, someone had shot them the day before.
Point being, DO NOT drop your dog off as though it were some kind of trash. Not acceptable. Here at the Compound we do rescues but can only take so many in. Take note. We're also armed to the teeth.
People who do those things make my blood boil!
ReplyDeleteEr, “dogging” means … something else.
ReplyDeleteSpecial place in Hell for those that do that.
ReplyDeleteMy dog, a Cane Corso, was dropped off as a 4 month pup out in the wilds of Alabama. He sat for two weeks at the same spot he was dropped off at, with his rescuer tossing food at him. She finally got him and took him to her vet whereupon it was discovered he had full-blown heartworm.
We had been searching for a dog to replace the hole in our hearts when my wife's beloved rottie Liesl died. Could not find one here in Florida (a consortium of evil women had locked all the rotties into their 'rescue' group - they considered a good life for a rescue being in an outdoor run much better than inside a/c on a soft bed with two loving people) even through various county animal services.
Dawn, his rescuer, met us halfway between Alabama and Florida. Truly a nice woman, and we've kept in touch with her and support her in saving other dogs.
And now I have a 140lb lap puppy sleeping with us. Oh, darned, how horrible...
Yeah, a special place in hell for abusers of dogs, children and seniors.
ReplyDeleteBack in the 70's we had a rash of doggie drop offs near our sheep ranch. Seems those caught said much the same drivel "they cannot afford to feed fluffy (spike etc) but KNOW the rich Ranchers always adopt them for guard dogs." Or variants of that self-serving slop.
We the Ranchers were the RICH Folks, eh? No, we were the ones that your now semi-wild "pets" mob up to suffer from dog attacks on our livestock and even weaker members of our families.
I found out one evening that a marlin tube fed 22 rifle wasn't quite the right tool and had to be saved by my Aunt coming out with her cane and 38 to save me in the sheep yard.
Signs of bad times when folks pretend it's "better" to drop off fluffy for someone else to "save and cherish" in mass. Ex-pet packs are dangerous as they don't fear humans and in several cases I witnessed one acts all shy and friendly looking as the pack sneaks behind you for the attack.
Rabies is a real problem but mob mauling's are very dangerous even to healthy adult males.
Sadly, one dog is a dog, but two dogs are a pack and display pack behavior. More dogs is more pack. Blood, genes and all that. It's just what they do. Do not go outside without something powerful close to hand. I faced a pack down once with a 20-ga. single-shot and did not consider myself well-armed afterwards, but will admit to being more than just a little excited......
DeleteAnyone caught dumping a dog (or any other animal) should be stripped naked, chained to a post under a sign saying "I dumped an animal here" where the dumping occurred, and left to rely on the kindness of strangers. As my Daddy tole me once about getting arrested, "you were smart enough to get yourself into jail, you ought to be smart enough to get yourself out, so don't call me."
There is also the issue of coyotes. Don't feed the coyotes.
One of the advertisements for the Thompson submachine gun in the 20's and early 30's was as an anti-predator weapon, both two legs and four legs.
DeleteCaliber does matter. I knew a sheep rancher who loved his M1 Carbine for just that reason, good truck gun and 15 rounds per mag.
.22 handles smaller animals like raccoons and such, unless you're a fabulous shooter. But up-calibering isn't a bad idea, as long as you can handle the caliber and the area around the target can handle said caliber. Thusly a 20mm Soliturn would make an ideal long range anti-predator weapon...
Agree with all the above.
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