I hope that there is something for everyone here...Sophie, our Animal Humane Society adopted Chihuahua+ terrier? mix has survived an attack by our neighbor's Rotwiler and Great Dane that have been coming into our fenced yard. About $1200 later in vet bills and lost work time for both of us to nurse her back to health amounting to at least several hundred more dollars more she is alive, healthy and happy except that she has to take doggie prozac every day to keep her from freaking out everytime the neighbor dogs bark! I find it hard to criticize the Dept. of Animimal Control considering all the cutbacks such agencies have suffered. What I do not understand is why they couldn't tap these irresponsible neighbors for a few hefty fines! We have submitted four formal complaints. The animal control officers have been to our street numerous times. I called 911 when the Great Dane attacked me in our own yard and I watched the same Great Dane attack a police officer who had to use mace spray to fend it away!.....when I talked to the police officer about reporting this he said he had nothing to do with it unless D. of Animal Control submitted their help. What we were left with that particular day; only few days after the Great Dane and one of his progeny killed our pure-bred adopted Yorkshire Terrier was all the evidence was circumstancial.
For anything more than circumstancial evidence even though these dogs were seen loose from their home by animal control and other residents in the neighborhood we had to wait until 5:20 AM on September 8, 2009 when I was awakened by the neighbors dogs no more than 20 ft. from our bedroom window within our own yard attacking our dog! Fortunately I was there in a matter of seconds and I fought of the two dogs probably seconds before Sofie would have been another dead dog like poor Zeus (the Yorky that never made it...DOA at hospital) She suffered three serious wounds probably equivalent to someone taking three carving knife plunges to your shoulder, your chest, and a lesser thrust towards your back. She probably only survived because Sophie was still not quite 2 years old and she was an extremely agile dog. On the other hand Zeus, however courageous was much older and the time frame to reaching that particular scene was many minutes later. Zeus's trachia was crushed and his lung was punctured so there was no matter of survival even if we had gotten there sooner.
Sophie is the fourth dog that we have adopted. I really thought that they were coming into a healthy and unique environment with a large natural garden. We have lost at least one dog and possibly one other which I would never swear by as being attacked by our neighbor's dogs. We almost lost Sophie...thank God she is still with us and she is not only a joy to us but everyone in the neighborhood loves her too! I will post a Halloween pic soon with her cute little outfit!
I know what some of you might be thinking about this...! These are not peoples' lives that are being lost like in Iraq, Afganistan, Africa or elsewhere in the world...The comparison if you can pass beyond the metaphor of a neighbor that has not been able to take responsibility for their dogs for the last 10 years;then take a closer look at a more real problem involving people in the world who only care about their own beliefs or the world that they see as supremely correct or rightious is solely within their possession to do with as they see fit! I would not exempt our own country...as we have been quite self-centered and greedy in our dealings with the rest of the world! Perhaps our current economic recession (really a depression but only if you are standing upon Mars and looking down!) Control is the name of the game. Our society is complex enough and It's nervous system is so inundated by over-stimulation that if were a living mammalian organisism we would hardly notice it if one of our limbs were severed!!!
I appologize for violating my own blog!!!! I only wanted to be a provider of inspiration for all gardeners and nature lovers. I will return to this mission but I am sorry that uncomfortable times have beset most of you... and I have been laid off and joined the ranks of the un-employed for several months now. The IRS has decided to more than double what I previously owed with penalties and late fees. If I tried to pay them I would lose my house. As it is, they have a lien on any property in my name which is this house...so I guess I will get Ffff...no matter what I do! Our plumbing was so corrupted (60+ yrs old house) that it cost us $7300 to have it renewed only after months of dealing with faucets not working and flushing the toilet with buckets of water. I would have to get hot water from the tub faucet to wash the dishes in a couple of containers in the kitchen sinks. None of this do I regret because I really do understand how difficult it is for most of the people in the so-called "third world" to deal with basic needs! The part that sets me into a RAGE is this
We go to our GMAC equity loan that was up to date with about $18,000 available that we made several years ago and they say our account is frozen and we have to re-apply....! They still don't even know I am currently unemployed...their excuse was that we made 2 late payments LAST YEAR it doesn't matter that we have a perfect account balance of $0.How ignorant can anybody be? We are two people barely able to make our mortgage because only one of us is working. We have had to open a new credit card account and max out all of our credit paying a huge amount of interest just because of those greedy millionaires in GM!
Here is Sofi enjoying the warm,clean laundry fresh out of the dryer!
Do I really have to move...I'll make it up to
you later....!
Michael,
natureguy
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