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After my dog's rabbit-massacre 2 weeks ago I really didn't know what to say to the neighbours. So, feeling like a coward I sent them some (overly expensive) flowers and a note to say sorry, and I kept my dog inside while the other dogs were out playing and avoided walking him past their house. And all the while I was thinking, I SHOULD have gone over there and said SOMETHING, I just didn't know what.
So today, we took the dog out for a walk and he ran over to that house to see their dog and while I was frantically hissing at him to come back, the dad waved and came walking over with a smile on his face. And said:
"I'm sorry we haven't come to see you yet". (huh?)
"We got the flowers and it was really nice of you to think of us. But we don't have any hard feelings and you know what? It was a rabbit. Eating rabbits comes pretty naturally to dogs and the way we just left him to hop around the yard with the dogs- well it was bound to happen, sooner or later. Our dogs have always had so much fun playing together, it'd be a shame if they couldn't do that anymore. We don't want you to feel bad". And he gave my dog a very friendly "hey buddy" and that was that.
Wow.
So, we walked down to the park and a very wet, very excited dog ran in and started playing with ours, and a couple with a baby soon followed and informed me "that's not our dog, we found him swimming in the lake and he's been following us". So we all tried, for ages, to catch him so we could read his tag with no success. So they kept walking and we joined them and, assuming responsibility (cause I'm responsible for all lost dogs doncha know) I started planning how I would lure the dog into my home so that I could read his tag and call his owner. Eventually, the couple reached their street and turned off....and the man called out to the dog "come on boy, come with us" and the dog followed...and I was a little shocked- you know it never occurred to me for a moment that this dogless man would be willing to- or capable of- looking after the dog that had, in fact, been following him long before I crossed paths with them. I actually stood quite still and stunned for a few moments and my daughter said "but mum, how will we know the dog got home OK now?" How indeed.
that was a cute share....Fun to read......I went to shelter tonight and played w/several cuties, but I didn't take anyone home....met a fem. labrador about 4 months, but she was sooo skittish and unwilling to even walk w/me....poor puppy....I will find the right one eventually
I MAY have found a group whom I can volunteer with doing "pet shows" to get the pets adopted....sometimes owners meeting them OUT of the shelter in a "normal" environment helps them want to adopt more......I played w/a lovely pit bull baby girl.....I would hve to plunk down $200 for a kennel b/c our laws you have to have 6' fence and mine is only 4....so to get around it i would have to when she is outside, put her in this 10x 8 or so kennel......with work so slow, I can't do that now.....but I will take puppy on the leash for walkies rather than let him/her stay in this little pen all athe time.....
glad the neighbors weren't mad.....poor bunny rabbit........I know they were nice to you, but they should NEVER EVER let a bunny loose outside....too many other dogs or maybe big cats who would prey upon it......I don't think they were very wise to do that.......JUST saying
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Live and let live and do it with peace and goodwill to all!!!!
What?????!!!!!!!! We don't have to solve the whole world's problems????? Well, then, what in the world am I supposed to do with my body suit, cape, adhesive bottom pink boots, and my super sonic seeing, hearing, and quadruple-locating? And that cute little ring I love so much? The one with the laser light that cuts through thick walls with a single, focused green light? It even has its special pink, diamond studded box that I keep it in when I'm sleeping on my cloud.
Melly... that was a great story with such a GREAT lesson! Thanks for the reminder... we do tend to try to take care of the world!!
you know that is true.....like my jumping in when boss asked me to help w/compy.....i should have seen early on that they would need help by someone w/equip to get into the machine better than i could......but nooo i gotta try to "help the world" even tho i knew this compy was majorally screwed up.....if they had left me alone in quiet, I might have been able to fix it, but everyone is hanging all over me and I can't think like that......anway, Sweet Stanley, you are so right..............."we do tend to try to take care of the world".........I am firing myself AGAIN.......gonna keep being aware of my boundaries and limits
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Live and let live and do it with peace and goodwill to all!!!!