tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post115526582881398154..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: The special level of Hell.LawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1156889618280130852006-08-29T17:13:00.000-05:002006-08-29T17:13:00.000-05:00Gee, three in a row. Well, its a couple weeks lat...Gee, three in a row. Well, its a couple weeks later...so I'll make myself at home. <BR/><BR/>Within the hour a new addition will be joining us. A 4 year old Great Dane found bound to a tree in the badlands. His pads are worn raw; his collar was so tight it was growing into his neck. A friend discovered him Sunday am.<BR/>She's still pretty shaken up. She took him to the vet (to remove the collar) and learned he had a chip that was never registered. Technology being what it is, we learned who the vet was and back tracked. Once we had the owners name we called local law enforcement for a quick check and learned the prior owner had a very long close relationship with them. We won't bother contacting her. <BR/><BR/>We hear the pooch is very sweet and becomes very distressed when she closes the bathroom door--he is her shadow. <BR/><BR/>He'll need a lot of love and a lot of caring, and maybe a bit of training. Also, my husband will need to replace the doggie door with maybe a sliding glass ensemble.<BR/><BR/>So Law Dog, just how much does a really big dog eat?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155675359865233322006-08-15T15:55:00.000-05:002006-08-15T15:55:00.000-05:00Addendum to my prior post. I received an email to...Addendum to my prior post. I received an email today "How to Hug a baby", a series of photos featuring a baby and a Mastiff. Very cool, very funny. And it must have been a dad taking the photos, mom would have responded differently me thinks. Anyways, if anyone would like to see it and can't find it on the web, email--I'll forward it. howard@bendcable.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155674510517225232006-08-15T15:41:00.000-05:002006-08-15T15:41:00.000-05:00No such thing as a bad dog, only bad owners. We'v...No such thing as a bad dog, only bad owners. We've rescued and fostered big dogs for a bit over a decade. We've had 100% success finding our fuzzy friends humans willing to jump thru circus poodle hoops for them. We have no mercy in setting the bar very high, these dogs have already been disappointed by the human race, we leave no room for it to happen again. <BR/><BR/>We've lost a couple of our own pooches to old age the last couple of years, we have a couple more to keep us humble, all were/are rescues. Still, I have always really wanted a Mastiff. Afterall, a rabies vacine costs the same if its a little wee dog or a giant one--so I say get your monies worth. :-) So Law Dawg, should you ever happen upon another, please keep us in mind.<BR/><BR/>Also, I believe that people who are mean to animals do have a special sort of hell--just as those who love our animals have a special kind of heaven. Hopefully there we see our beloved furry friends again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155591231731614652006-08-14T16:33:00.000-05:002006-08-14T16:33:00.000-05:00Good on you LD!As to the NW - I hope that Special ...Good on you LD!<BR/><BR/>As to the NW - I hope that Special Level includes Empathy. <BR/>Lots and <B>lots</B> of Empathy. <BR/>I want them to feel <B>exactly</B> what the little ones they betrayed felt.<BR/><BR/>Over and over and over again for all eternity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155575209577445362006-08-14T12:06:00.000-05:002006-08-14T12:06:00.000-05:00You're a Good Man....capital G, capital M.You're a Good Man....capital G, capital M.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796690368588471378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155565517190127362006-08-14T09:25:00.000-05:002006-08-14T09:25:00.000-05:00The only thing wrong with dogs and cats is that th...The only thing wrong with dogs and cats is that they don't live long enough. The some of the sadest days of my lfe have been saying that final good-bye to a pet. Good luck with the new pup. Jim BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155521710272696392006-08-13T21:15:00.000-05:002006-08-13T21:15:00.000-05:00Bravo, Lawdog. And I'm glad your bullmastiff had ...Bravo, Lawdog. And I'm glad your bullmastiff had such a rich life.<BR/><BR/>Right now, though I'm stressed by having to hunt for a job, I'm watching two dogs for a friend of mine. They are great dogs; Boston Terriers, but they both have a history of neglect and shelter hopping. They are reasonably comfortable now but putting them in a kennel is out of the question. While it's a sacrifice for me, really there's no other alternative.<BR/><BR/>I'm a Roman Catholic and believe that the value of humans totally supercedes that of animals, but I also believe we have a duty to animals. And make no mistake about it; one of these heartless idiots who would so neglect and abandon a pet, would do more or less the same to a relative, friend, employee, customer, their country, you name it.<BR/><BR/>There's an old joke (that was made into a Twilight Zone episode): A man died and woke up on a shining road. To his great joy, his dog, who had died many years before he did, was there to greet him. After the joyful reunion, they started up the road.<BR/><BR/>They came to a shining gate, all gilt and lamps. There was an attendant in a beautifl 3-piece suit. "Hello there! Welcome to Heaven!" he called to the man. The dog growled softly. "Come on in! But you have to leave the dog. No pets allowed in Heaven, I'm afraid."<BR/><BR/>"Then I'll just continue up the road," the man said coldly" "But that's limbo!" the attendant said. "You'll never be able to come back! You'll never get into Heaven!" <BR/><BR/>"Thanks anyway," the man said, and went on up the road. <BR/><BR/>After a long pleasant walk, he came to a low wooden gate with a man dressed like a farmer. "That's a beautiful dog," the man said. The dog had already run up to him, wagging its tail. "Think you and your dog would like a drink of water?" <BR/><BR/>"Sure!" the man said. The person dressed like a farmer let them through the gate, and got them some water from a well. It was the best water the man had ever tasted.<BR/><BR/>"If you'd care to stay," the farmer said, "this is Heaven."<BR/><BR/>"Can I keep my dog?" the man asked suspiciuosly. <BR/><BR/>"Of course. Why not?"<BR/><BR/>"Well, the last gate of Heaven, the guy said no pets in Heaven." But the farmer figure was smiling.<BR/><BR/>"That was Hell, not Heaven," he said. "I'm glad you turned them down."<BR/><BR/>"Oh!" the man said. "Don't it make you mad that they tell folks they are Heaven?"<BR/><BR/>"Nope. In fact, we're grateful for them for screening out all the people who would abandon their best friends."<BR/><BR/>LogEyed RomanLogEyed Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13889437392169618869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155507035355121332006-08-13T17:10:00.000-05:002006-08-13T17:10:00.000-05:00I agree. When the Zombies come at them, they'll w...I agree. <BR/><BR/>When the Zombies come at them, they'll wish that they had a big bull mastiff to fend them off.<BR/><BR/>If they didn't want the pet, then why didn't they give it to an ASPCA unit? Lots of folk would love one loyal friend. I have two: cat & dog. Some days they may be pains but they're never boring. <BR/><BR/>And my dog just took on two felons that had broken into my yard to hide from the cops & convinced them to surrender to the waiting Legis canes.<BR/><BR/>Already worth the feed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155486603868846422006-08-13T11:30:00.000-05:002006-08-13T11:30:00.000-05:00i've got two huskies we adopted from the local she...i've got two huskies we adopted from the local shelter.<BR/><BR/>huskies are all the rage now, it seems, perhaps because of a couple of disney kids' movies that portrayed them as lovable and cuddly and generally great pets.<BR/><BR/>well, huskies are eminently UNsuitable as everyday family pets. they need ridiculous amounts of exercise, can't be left alone because the separation anxiety drives them insane, and will take off at a dead run the moment they're let off a leash or otherwise get out of control. that dead run usually won't stop until they're too exhausted to move, not infrequently two county lines away.<BR/><BR/>so they end up in the shelter after they're caught as strays, and i end up with another husky. *sigh*...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155400156692505002006-08-12T11:29:00.000-05:002006-08-12T11:29:00.000-05:00My mother has SEVEN (yes 7) cats whose former owne...My mother has SEVEN (yes 7) cats whose former owners will be in that special level of hell. Together we've found homes for 3 dogs also abandoned. <BR/><BR/>Tell the truth, you are secretly happy God provided this pal for you. ;-DHobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393344788210904114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155370779723908722006-08-12T03:19:00.000-05:002006-08-12T03:19:00.000-05:00I like way the hell out in the sticks but far out ...I like way the hell out in the sticks but far out enough and by geographical happenstance to get an awful lot of dogs and cats dumped on the blacktop which wander a mile or two down the gravel roads to my place or to the neighboring farms. Now we of course all have our own animals which we love and care for but we don't want anyone else's. We can call the county and bother the sheriff and he'll send out a member of the local constabulary like Lawdog to dispatch the beast which may or may not be there when he arrives. Frankly they don't have the time to be dicking around with such nonsense. If I were to call the sheriff and ask, after the YGTBSM are you serious!?!?!? he'd say something like “jeez anonymous can't you just do it? I'll buy you a cup of coffee when you're in town next time or something.” The scary part is that several of the ones we've had dumped out are pit and rott mixes. They get so mean and dangerous that they can't be controlled and people find out they're going to lose their house insurance or something so they dump them out in the country. I've had them damn near bite me several times and chase me into trucks and outbuildings. Dropped one with my pistol feet from me. He'd have mauled me badly if I hadn't been carrying and I emptied 8 rounds of .45 into him before he stopped. Liked to have scared me to death.<BR/><BR/>Which brings me to what happens to all the cats and dogs that get dumped. To all those gutless losers who dump their pet animals out in the country thinking a kindly farmer wants them and they'll wander up to his farmstead and be taken in and live happily ever after here is what happens. Kindly farmer sees your doggie coming up the driveway and sends a 55 gr Sierra Blitzking bullet crashing through your puppy's cranium. He repeats as necessary. He doesn't want his dog exposed to anything yours is carrying or hurt by your dog nor does he want large chunks of his flesh liberated from his delicate person by the mouth parts of your dog. He does the same things when he sees stray cats. Feral free running cats are a menace to wildlife and kill songbirds, gamebirds and small mammals in massive numbers. Nope Mr. and Mrs. Gutless Pet Animal Owner your little country drive didn't let your unwanted problem end up in a warm barn it ended with your pet animal laying dead in a pit covered in lime – if it was lucky. If not it wanders around starving and injured for weeks until it dies a slow lingering death and maybe gets hit by a car or two and dies slowly at the side of the road in a ditch with broken bones bleeding to death internally for a few days unable to move and get food or drink. All because you didn't have the guts to do the deed yourself or take it to a vet or shelter and have them do it for you. You sniveling gutless turds. Everyone in my neck of the woods is really sick of doing your dirty work for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155328520534809252006-08-11T15:35:00.000-05:002006-08-11T15:35:00.000-05:00You are a good man, Lawdog. You've got compassion ...You are a good man, Lawdog. You've got compassion and heart - something so many people lack these days.<BR/><BR/>My house has ALWAYS been a haven for lost or abandoned animals and it will always stay that way.<BR/><BR/>Currently we have two cats and a dog (Shiba Inu), whom we rescued from the pound. <BR/><BR/>I'm ready to take in another kitten and I'm sure somewhere down the road, another dog will make his/her way into our home and hearts.<BR/><BR/>Kudos to you, LD. :)kateykakeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899199244376258098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155327051522221822006-08-11T15:10:00.000-05:002006-08-11T15:10:00.000-05:00Good to see Browncoats are all over the place!Than...Good to see Browncoats are all over the place!<BR/>Thank you for posting this. I am sorry for your loss, but it seems that the Bull Mastiff had a good, full life thanks to you. And, hey! Another loving friend finds a new home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155316829436949322006-08-11T12:20:00.000-05:002006-08-11T12:20:00.000-05:00I don't understand how people can be so heartless....I don't understand how people can be so heartless. I'd be lost without my 15 year old lab mix that's been my best friend since I acquired her when she was 8 weeks old and without the now about 3 year old cat we adopted from the base shelter while we were overseas.<BR/><BR/>I've often told hubby, if it ever came down to having to choose between him and my dog--he'd loose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155312492910139912006-08-11T11:08:00.000-05:002006-08-11T11:08:00.000-05:00Few years back my daughter has come home with a fi...Few years back my daughter has come home with a filthy miniature Chihuahua. How this dog hasn't been eaten by the large dogs running loose in our neighborhood, I'll never know. I know he's been beaten - one day I was holding him in my lap and jokingly said the phrase "beat the dog" and he ran away from me and hid under the bed... Any time I picked up the phone or remote, he ran too... I can now say "beat the dog" all I want and he is no longer afraid. I can't imagine who would leave such a sweet, little dog to die. But, I am greatful. Our family was going through some rough times and my daughter always wanted a Chihuahua but we could not aford a dog at the time... It came into our lifes and brightened hers at the best possible time. Now she has 2 Chihuahuas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155312386546220432006-08-11T11:06:00.000-05:002006-08-11T11:06:00.000-05:00Lawdog,All three of my cats were strays, I suspect...Lawdog,<BR/>All three of my cats were strays, I suspect one was dumped, one was, er, catnapped from a place that didn't take care of her (and where her littermates were all run over by the family car because they couldn't be bothered to watch where they were going), one was abandoned by her mother or something happened to the mother, she wasn't even weaned when I found her. All three are great cats.<BR/><BR/>I understand that sometimes people have to get rid of pets, but you either find a new home for them or (especially if they're old or have health problems) you put them down humanely. That's part of the responsibility you take on when you take in a pet. In my 43 years I've probably spent less than five of them in total without at least one pet.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088356634578211647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155311397555727012006-08-11T10:49:00.000-05:002006-08-11T10:49:00.000-05:00I'm with you Lawdog. My wife and I currently play ...I'm with you Lawdog. My wife and I currently play host to 5 cats and Bob The Big Dumb Dog, all of whom were rescues. One of the kittens showed up on the doorstep less than a month after my wife's favorite (above me, even) passed on. He had this look on his face that screamed "I heard there was an opening?"<BR/><BR/>The most recent acquisition was found squalling in the ditch in front of our house with an ugly winter storm on the way. He hit the cat powerball- my wife.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, every time I drive down the road and see some dog looking lost and forlorn I want to stop and take him with me. But I can't. I'm at and past capacity. Dammit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155309890411683412006-08-11T10:24:00.000-05:002006-08-11T10:24:00.000-05:00You're a good man. Thanks.You're a good man. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155306729136810062006-08-11T09:32:00.000-05:002006-08-11T09:32:00.000-05:00God bless ya, LawDog.God bless ya, LawDog.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155304961894604762006-08-11T09:02:00.000-05:002006-08-11T09:02:00.000-05:00I raise my Shiner Bock in toast as I scratch Dixie...I raise my Shiner Bock in toast as I scratch Dixie Dancer's ears (Rat Terrior, most often described as a Jack Russell on amphetamines, or as a 100 pound dog in a 15 pound body). <BR/><BR/>Well spoken LawDog.<BR/><BR/>StrikerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155304032429222342006-08-11T08:47:00.000-05:002006-08-11T08:47:00.000-05:00Good on you.My wife and I live in town and have a ...Good on you.<BR/><BR/>My wife and I live in town and have a very small yard and not much bigger house. For that reason we can't adopt every dog we fall in love with.<BR/><BR/>We do have a 75 pound Lab/Pit Bull mix as a permanent member of the family and a 13 year old Springer Spaniel/Beagle mix which my wife shares custody of with her ex-husband...both rescued from the Norfolk SPCA.<BR/><BR/>We also foster for <A HREF="http://artanimals.org/" REL="nofollow">Animal Rescue of Tidewater</A> so we always have a transient dog as well. Right now our tenent is a 14 week old Pit Bull puppy named <A HREF="http://members.cox.net/sailorcurt2/Punkin Head.jpg" REL="nofollow">"Luv"</A><BR/><BR/>Basically, we give stray/abandoned/abused dogs a home and nurse them back to health if need be until they are adopted by a permanent home. Then we take in another, lather, rinse, repeat.<BR/><BR/>It breaks my wife's heart every time our temporary tenent gets adopted, but we keep doing it because fostering gives us the opportunity to help more dogs than just adopting one or two more which is all our homestead could support.<BR/><BR/>It is very rewarding, if sometimes frustrating and always heart wrenching. I recommend fostering for anyone who loves animals but doesn't have the ability or space to run their own shelter like Lawdog does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155303390117910302006-08-11T08:36:00.000-05:002006-08-11T08:36:00.000-05:00I'd start with that turd's little toe and a pair o...I'd start with that turd's little toe and a pair of vice grips. I would stop with the car battery and jumper cables. I've seen my share of missing and strays, too. My lil' sis rescued 'George' from the pound when she was in college. It's not a special level, but just a small room containing the owner, a proctologist holding a chainsaw, and the owner's former pet. For the former pet, that is doggie heaven!shooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085940732084386201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155300000178157252006-08-11T07:40:00.000-05:002006-08-11T07:40:00.000-05:00I had to deal with a lot of "throwaways" when I li...I had to deal with a lot of "throwaways" when I lived not far from Austintatious. Beyond our limit, I'd haul Pore Pooch to the pound.<BR/><BR/>One time, talking to one of the SPCA folks there, the lady commented, "Yeah, they probably drove right by here, on their way out into the country."<BR/><BR/>All those stories about Apache torture? Hey, way too gentle...<BR/><BR/>ArtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155290991102965232006-08-11T05:09:00.000-05:002006-08-11T05:09:00.000-05:00I stopped for a stray pit bull just last night. A...I stopped for a stray pit bull just last night. A young lady from a veterinary school stopped at the same time, however, and she was much better equipped (had leashes and treats in her car, and lots of contacts for placement if the owner couldn't be found). I currently have one stray and one shelter dog.EgregiousCharleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07853731284933759800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-1155283585680637792006-08-11T03:06:00.000-05:002006-08-11T03:06:00.000-05:00'Dawg, strays of all description wander up to the ...'Dawg, strays of all description wander up to the house all the time. Hell, we feed so many the foxes and raccoons were showing up at dinner time on a regular schedule for a while...<BR/> One young, friendly dog showed up with a collar and tag. I called the owner, some 70 miles away... <BR/> The sunofa - well, he wasn't interested in coming to get his dog, but asked if I'd be kind enough to mail the collar back.<BR/> Told him that if he'd just come down to get it, I'd make sure he'd have a painful time losing it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com