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Micksma
Member
07-21-2005
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 4:54 pm
Hi everyone, here is a pic of my Freddie, I rescued him from a puppy mill. Got 23 dogs out of there living in HORRIBLE conditions in the middle of summer in cages in tiny room. Freddie is a love and very much is a "momma's dog"
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Micksma
Member
07-21-2005
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 4:59 pm
Oh Oh I will try again
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Micksma
Member
07-21-2005
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 5:01 pm
Oh Oh I will try again
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 5:08 pm
What a precious fur baby!
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:10 pm
Watchings, I think your furby is simply an old dog who is now sick of being messed with. Seeing that last pic, it is really clear that your dog is saying, Dont mess with me. I will be a good dog for as long as I can, but I am way out of patience with having to be nice. You need to keep people who upset me away from me, and just let me be with my family from now on. Its like being a 93 year old woman, you really dont need to be nice anymore, and if something makes you mad, then, somebody should make it go away. Micksma, OMG, that pic just broke the cute scale. What a little doll.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:42 pm
Court tomorrow morning. Its going to be a very painful thing. As I drove into my driveway tonight, that was the first thing I thought of. I dont know what the County Council is going to ask me. I guess maybe that is why they want me to be there a half hour early. I reccon it will be just the facts, mam, just the facts. (sry, but once again, things like apostrophies dont work on this laptop.) Im just going to tell what happened. That should be enough. Im calling it a nite now, so Ill be fresh and bright in the am. Ill come back tomorrow nite and let you know what happened.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 9:58 pm
Good luck tomorrow Sunrvrose! I'll be sending positive thoughts and prayers that all goes as easy as can be for you!
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Sunday, July 23, 2006 - 11:26 pm
Wishing you all the best tomorrow Sunrv! Actually, Kellie has always been able to give you this pathetic look, even when she was young. She is an old girl and she has a right to be crabby (as my grandma used to say! she said since she had lived so long she could now tell people what she REALLY thought and her age would excuse her.. lol) Just a bit ago I took her out for a short walk and when she came in, she and Misha were mixing it up like she was a youngin' but now they're both settled in! Kellie will look at you like she doesn't have a friend in the world or look at you like.. NOW what did I do? I'm sorry so don't yell at me.. LOL Those eyes have always been her "ticket" if you know what I mean. That and her "Lassie paw" as we called it and kissing everyone...well, she pretty much makes you her sucker. ;-) She's actually mostly a very friendly, happy dog who loves attention from anyone who will give it to her. She still jumps up on people, plops on their feet and just about anything to get a tummy rub! It's just those few instances she's got worse about. She never liked having her nails clipped either, but at least when my oldest DD still lived here, I would hold her and distract her and DD would clip and she didn't flinch like I did with every little whimper. It really is a 2-person job. Micksma... Freddie is so adorable!!!! Good for you for rescuing so many mistreated furbabies!
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 6:16 am
Sending positive thoughts and support your way today Sunrvrose. This morning I dropped Riley off to get neutered, baby tooth pulled and tear ducts flushed. I can pick him up at 3. I was back about 10 minutes from the vet's when Tim mentioned it's empty around here with out Riley. LOL! This is the man that swore we'd never get another dog. This is also the man that went and got a bench so Riley could get up on the bed, puts cheerios between his lips so he can get kisses and has spent the past hour looking at dog toys on line so the little fella has something new for after his surgery.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 6:59 am
Sunrvrose: Definitely thinking about you today. Watching: Kelly looks just a little bit like my dogs' mom. Secret: You will survive!! And that is too funny about Tim!
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Dlmmo
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 7:25 am
Sunrvrose sending you courage and strength to get through this day.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 7:45 pm
Hello Animal Control and the County Council did all that was needed to get a verdict in our favor. The two killer pits must be surrendered and will be destroyed. (That makes me sad, but I know that there is no other way) The owners must get rid of their other dogs, and are prohibited from, owning, possessing, or controlling any dogs for 2 years. Now, the bad news, they have 30 days to appeal the decision, and it looks like it is possible that Animal Control cannot pick up the dogs till the 30 day thing has passed. The County Council was going to write an order, and ask the judge to sign it, stating that AC would take immediate control of the dogs and hold them till the 30 days is up. I dont know how that went, but according to their next door neighbor, who was also in court today, there is no sign of the dogs at the house, meaning, the people rushed home, grabbed the dogs and split...again. I am sure that a part of todays ruling is that the whereabouts of the animals must be known to AC at all times. Looks like these folks really want to go to jail. It turned out that none of us had to testify. The sworn statements that we had given to AC were enough. That and the horrid pictures of my dead dogs. The guy who owns the dogs did appear, and he and his wife were allowed to speak, and the guy sat there and told nothing but lie after lie after lie. His wife did the same. They said that there are other pit bulls in the neighborhood and that those other put bulls were the ones killing. In fact, there isnt another pit pull anywhere around here, Ive never seen one, nor has anyone else, including AC. The guy claimed that he told me that his dogs were under his house and that he even offered to show them to me, but I refused to look. One hundred percent lie. The guy told me that HIS dogs were in the yard, yet for the rest of the night we could hear him walking up and down the street calling the dogs. AND the neighbor has video of the dogs trying to GET BACK INTO the yard at ten o clock, and no one was there to let them in. And at about seven o clock, I called the sheriff because the dogs were in my field. And the sheriff saw the guy walking up and down the road, looking for the dogs. How much nerve do you have to have to sit and lie in court like that. That is all there is to report.
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 7:52 pm
Oh, one more really important thing, this county is in debt to the angel poster here who sent me the link to the Dog Bite Law website, and the reference to the Food and AG code section. That is what was used to win the case. And AC didnt even know about it till I printed out the 22 pages and gave it to them. They knew about the livestock part, but they did not know about the domestic animal part. Im sorry that I dont remember which one of you posted that info, but you done good!! The next step is to file for damages, and another angel, o-grandma, gave me information that I will use in that case. You guys ROCK!!
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 8:07 pm
Well, I call that a legal victory! Thanks for sharing. I was pulling for justice, I really was. Glad that you and your neighbors' statements and your photos served to seal the case. And wasn't that wonderful to give kudos to the great posters here. Hallelujah that the judgment was a good one. Wish that when warrants were issued that an 'immediate protective custody' (rather than 'immediate control') of the dogs could take effect right then and there. Save the authorities from having people skip out with their dogs post hearing time--(and I think the different wording would prevent lawsuits). Hope you are feeling positive about this step. I am proud of the people who stepped up alongside you and were ready to go after these people--from neighbors to authorities. Isn't always that way.
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Max
Moderator
08-12-2000
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 8:35 pm
Glad to hear the outcome was as positive as possible Sun. 
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Chewpito
Member
01-04-2004
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 9:10 pm
oh sun, im so happy that things are going somewhat your way...im also so happy that-that link helped you out, I was doing some research for my own neiborhood problem when I found that and it came in handy for me as well....im so glad it helped you out.... hopefully they will find the owners and get things under control for you..I know it dosent errase the pain that you have had to go thru, thats the tough part..just know that you have been on many folks minds and we have all been hoping for the best.... NOW, I wish I could just help you tip that bottle of wine to cheer a little sigh of big relief...I pray that soon the right little furry friend will present its self, when the time is right and smiles will be with you again...
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, July 24, 2006 - 10:53 pm
Sunvr - Glad to hear things went in your and your neighbors' favor in court. It's too bad the dogs weren't confiscated immediately. If those people want to go to jail... well good for them - let them stay there for a very long time!
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 2:32 pm
Dog Prayers Dear God: Why do humans smell the flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another? Dear God: When we get to heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it still the same old story? Dear God: Why are there cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not ONE named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We do love a nice ride! Would it be so hard to rename the "Chrysler Eagle" the " Chrysler Beagle"? Dear God: If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog? Dear God: We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent ID's, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand? Dear God: More meatballs, less spaghetti, please. Dear God: Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize? Dear God: Let me give you a list of just some of the things I must remember to be a good dog. 1 . I will not eat the cats' food before they eat it or after they throw it up. 2. I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc., just because I like the way they smell. 3. The Litter Box is not a cookie jar. 4. The sofa is not a 'face towel'. 5. The garbage collector is not stealing our stuff. 6. I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet. 7. Sticking my nose into someone's crotch is an unacceptable way of saying "hello". 8. I don't need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm under the coffee table . 9. I must shake the rainwater out of my fur before entering the house - not after. 10. I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt. 11. I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch. 12. The cat is not a 'squeaky toy' so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it's usually not a good thing. P.S. Dear God: When I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back?
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Ilovekitties
Member
06-29-2006
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 3:42 pm
P.S. Dear God: When I get to Heaven may I have my testicles back? They are all great but the PS just made me bust a gut laffing!
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Sunrvrose
Member
08-13-2001
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 8:17 pm
Chewpito, so, it was you, figures. So, you know how valuable your link was in this case. I can never thank you enough. Sun is going to go long again, here is how Chewpitos info got into the system. As I already mentioned, I printed all 22 pages on the Dog Bite Law site and gave it to George, the AC guy. Sometime around the middle of the week after my dogs were killed, I got a phone call from a woman who was the new director of AC. She had called just to tell me how sorry she was about my dogs. We chatted a while, and I mentioned the 22 pages I had given to George, and I mentioned the food and Ag thingy. She didnt know anything about that. She did know about the livestock part, but did not know that domestic animals were addressed in that section. She asked me for the website addy and if I knew the exact code. I gave here the website addy, but said I didnt remember the code. While we were on the phone, she found the website, and found the section/code, it was 3..... I said, yes that is it. She relayed that info to the county council. When we were in court yesterday, the judge asked the county council exactly what section of the food and Ag code was on point. County council was looking in her notes, then the judge said, oh, I see it here, it is 3....., the exact code I had given to the director of AC and the exact code that Chewpito had pointed out to me. Under the AC codes, it would have been more complicated to move things quickly. But the food and ag code gave them everything they needed to move. Chewpito is a TVCH angel. Thank you so much. Escapee, that was really funny. I especially liked 1, 2, 3, and 4. Been there, gagged.
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Supergranny
Member
02-03-2005
| Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 8:52 pm
Escapee...that is so funny! I am thinking I will copy and put in my Printmaster program...do some fancy artsy stuff around the edges and print it on parchment paper to frame. Wouldn't that work? Certainly make people chuckle...thanks for sharing!!
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 8:04 am
A bit of a fuss here. Riley was neutered Monday morning, had a baby tooth removed and his tear ducts flushed. Now I expected him to act groggy Monday night and Tuesday, but I thought by today he'd have a bit more perk. That's not the case, he moves from laying on his left side to laying on his right side and that's about it. Every so often I bring him water and food but he's not interested. His incision looks great. I took his temp and it's not above normal. He has only pee'ed once and that was yesterday afternoon. I called the vet and he said that he doesn't believe it's anything more than a sluggish response to the anesthesia and to keep an eye on him, bring him back if I was uncomfortable in any way. ACK! My comfort level? LOL, I want him to bounce, and bound like he did before the surgery, I'm plenty uncomfortable but I don't want to be an alarmist. So, I'm just fussing here with all of you.

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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 8:15 am
Ahhh poor Riley! I'll bet he's just eating up all the extra attention and love! He'll perk up before you know it! 
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 9:04 am
Heh, maybe he's mad at you. I remember how Darren acted after his neurtering ( ) and that was his idea! I hope Riley's feeling better and bouncing around in no time!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 10:17 am
Sunrvrose: You've been in my thoughts and prayers.
 Riley  Hope he's feeling better soon, Secretsmile. If not, I'd take him back to the vet. You're not being an alarmist - I'm a worrywart about my animals too!
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