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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 5:53 pm
Right now, I got bitten by a loose dog tonight while I was taking my sister's dog for a walk. The dog broke the skin on my calf in two places. Long story short, I confronted the owner and he says the dog has had its shots. I'm not sure if there is something else I should do next. My sister said she thinks maybe I should report it to animal control and maybe they can verify the owner's claim. Anyone know?
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Mictay
Member
09-29-2006
| Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 7:07 pm
RN-OMG Hermione69 I hope your OK.I'm not sure what you should do.Hopefully someone else knows.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 7:14 pm
RN Hermie, tell the owner that you'd like to see proof of the dog's shots. If he says no then call animal control.
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Hermione69
Member
07-24-2002
| Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 8:01 pm
Right now, I didn't think of that.
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 8:13 pm
RN Herm, bite wounds can get infected. It is always best to get checked by a doctor. A tetanus shot may be in order if you haven't had one within 10 years.
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Babyruth
Member
07-19-2001
| Sunday, March 04, 2007 - 9:07 pm
RN Hermie, this happened to my best pal last year and she had to go to doc office for tetanus shot. Luckily, hers didn't get infected, but it could have. Get checked out! You should also call the police or Animal Control and ask them to go to the owner's house and get verificaton of the dog's shots.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 12:46 am
RN You absolutely should contact animal control because you may not be the first person that dog has bitten and if you are, then you want to report it in case it keeps up. What if his next victim is a small child? Animal control will confirm the health of the dog and, more than likely, confiscate the animal for 10 days while they make sure he doesn't have a problem. RN And, see or at least call your doc right away.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 1:19 am
RN, I hate my employer.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 9:55 am
RN, Hermie, I agree with people.. make sure you have a recent tetanus shot and don't trust the owners of a running-loose dog, but get that checked out too.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 9:57 am
RN, I hate Eeyore's employer, too. I am sending hateful support because Eeyore doesn't like it when people eat popcorn with their mouth open and neither do I. Kindred spirits unite.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 10:07 am
RN: Hermi, call animal control, if for nothing else than to scare the owner into keeping his stupid dog contained. Was the owner even apologetic? I have found that often the owner will blame the victim. Take it to the mattresses. (keep your mind out of my gutter) Eeyore: Do you want me to hate your employer too? Let's hex your employer!
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Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-31-2000
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 10:42 am
RN, I agree with Chilli. The son of one of my dearest friends was mauled by a dog like this, and no one had wanted to report their neighbor before. If his younger brother hadn't hit the dog with a brick, who knows how badly this boy would have been hurt. Every dog attack should be reported, every time.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 11:12 am
RN My dog (airedale) was chained inside a 3 ft. fenced yard when a boy walked up to the fence and the dog jumped up and bit him. Animal control took my dog for 10 days to observe her behavior. IMO the kid deserved it because he'd been throwing rocks at her and taunting her as he rode by on his bike, etc. I had to go to doggie court and animal control was there to testify about the dog's behavior. The kid nor his parents bothered to show up so I won by default. She had never bit anyone before nor ever did again the rest of her life. It only takes one time for a child to be hurt forever.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 11:25 am
Eeyores -- unless you're talking about a different employer, I could always throw rocks from my side of the water... And Hermione -- that's horrible and scary! Are you OK??
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 12:30 pm
RN, I'll take all the hexxing I can get. At the employer, not the job. LOVE LOVE LOVE the job (across the pond from Yankee), but the GM is SUCH a loser. I called in yesterday as I thought I was going to be late (I wasn't), then he got made because they made a scheduling error and scheduled me both in the upstairs and downstairs restaurant, and I didn't tell him about it. I was basically told I was a bad employee lately (hardly!) and he exaggerated everything. My courteous phone calls to hostesses saying I might be late (never actually BEEN late) make me "chronically late". It pisses me off because the GM is the laziest mofo I've ever seen in a restaurant. He spends the entire dinner rush sitting in the office, and has ZERO rapport with staff, and has no clue what's going on in the restaurant. So for him to come to me and start implying that I'm a problem, really irks me. I told him after work that he was out of line, and that he needs to look around at his staff and reevaluate what a good employee and a bad employee is. He agreed that I am hands down the best trainer there, the most reliable when it comes to attention to detail, side duties, table maintenance, and customer service. But I forgot my apron a few months ago, and had to borrow one for a shift, so I guess I must be a cancer to the establishment. What rips me is that there are two couples (two bartenders, two waitresses) that constantly fondle each other and kiss and schmoop on shift, and impede the service level of other servers (when bartenders aren't around to make drinks. Those same people drink THROUGHOUT the shift, on the company dime. THESE are the good employees? I woke up, and thought I'd be over it, but I'm still pretty bitter right now. Hex away folks. I would love to hear that he threw his back out, and is unable to work for the rest of the summer.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 1:34 pm
RN, I triple-dog hex your GM for you Eeyore. May his books not balance and he is found out to be porking the old warty frycook (o.k., I made that up, but he's probably the type). I also hex the couples, hoping they take a seat on the grill or something equally evil.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 4:37 pm
Right now, my mom always gives the kahuna. I'll work it's mojo for you, Eeyore. Just got back from spending all morning and afternoon at the hospital with Mom. We still don't know what's going to happen yet.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 4:49 pm
Right now I'm really kind of ticked off. Caleb just handed me a permission form to try out for soccer this week in school. Next four days, from 3-4 (which would also mean taking him back to school Friday since they get out early.) What really ticks me off though is that to try out they have to have shin guards, soccer cleats, and a soccer ball. We've got the soccer ball. Caleb says most of the fifth grade boys are trying out for one team, so I'd have to go buy the shin guards and cleats for him to try out a couple days! And the fact that they waited til today to send out the permission form letter so I have one day to either go buy the equipment he needs or hunt up someone who's about the same size, not trying out for the school team, and willing to loan it to him! And it ticks me off that I have to say no because I'm not going to buy equipment just for him to try out and don't know anyone who is his size that could loan it to him for a few days and now he's mad at me. 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 4:53 pm
RN: Why do they have to try out? I'd call the coach and talk to them directly. They might call it a tryout when in reality it is sign ups and practice.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 4:57 pm
RN nope, it's tryouts for the school team. They only have spots for however many kids a team needs plus a couple alternates. Note also says that after each day of tryouts players will be cut until the team is formed, so it could be one day of tryouts or four.
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Chiliwilli
Member
09-04-2006
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 5:18 pm
RN Can you call someone and explain that to them and see if there is an equipment exchange program or anything available? Second hand sporting goods store? We have "Play It Again Sports" here. Also, hockey stuff is damn expensive and when hockey season starts they have trade/sell days to get rid of the old and get the stuff that fits. Maybe the coach has extra stuff or can work something out.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 5:33 pm
Rn like Chili said I'd try Play It Again Sports or Goodwill. Same thing with #1 when he was trying out for football. Had to have the cleets which of course he couldn't fit from last year so needed new ones and the gloves. I told him I was not spending money just for trying out because if he didn't make the team then I wasted my money. Seems like the school could at least provid the shin guards for trying out.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 5:36 pm
Do they have soccer stuff at Goodwill?
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 5:38 pm
RN - I think Fifth grade is really young to do something like cutting kids from teams. They should all be allowed to play.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, March 05, 2007 - 6:02 pm
wargod, don't sporting companies rent out equipment? i'll google and see.
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