[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Keeping Dogs In The House
- From: "billie" <arelee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 18:11:13 -0800
These post brought back memories. Particularly since on Feb. 20th I thought
of years past and my foundation bitch who was whelped on 2-20-1967 at Tucker
Hill Kennel.
She was from Cappy and Jean's " G" litter. We named her Gretina.
She finished her championship and a CD. More than that she was just the best
tempered dog, intelligent, a wonderful brood bitch, our foundation. She
always seemed so easy going and even tempered we often joked about her
helping any robber carry out the family silver and kissing them goodbye.
She proved us wrong. One very hot summer evening we had the screen doors
open and latched when a strange car drove up. A man got out of the car and
came to the door to ask directions, he was looking for the VA hospital . I
explained to him where he needed to go etc. He persisted in acting confused
about my directions, so I unlatched the looked screen, stepped onto the
porch to point which way etc. and he grabbed my wrist. All this time "Tina"
was sitting back watching, until then, she immediately sprang through the
door and he just barely got his A** in the car and sped down the driveway
before she nailed him.
My husband had fallen asleep watching TV in the family room, and missed the
whole thing. He woke up as Tina began barking, but wasn't really awake
enough to find out why.
I will always have a dog in the house, dog hair or not. I have one now who
is given the command "watch" when I walk early in the morning. She moves her
head from side to side like a 'beacon' taking everything in as she watches,
and she alerts to everything. Occasionally we will met a jogger running
towards us, she alerts a watches silently. The jogger crosses the street,
when they see how closely they are being watched by my 4 legged friend. I
have no doubts, that this great, (many generation's of great) granddaughter
of Gretina would protect me.
In the past I have been the victim of two attempted armed robberies, oh how
I wished I had one of my dogs with me then. Fortunately for me, I was able
to avoid serious injury the first time and they second time the robber
walked away. I didn't have a dog with me, but there is no question (in my
mind) that I was being watched over.
Beryl Eshom
Arelee GSD
Davis, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Galasso" <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 4:39 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Keeping Dogs In The House
>
I told him, don't follow me any further because I have dogs
> in the house. He still continued to follow me. I reached the kitchen
> door in time for a hugh male head to stick out of the crack. The man
> says to me, "Oh I see you do have a dog in the house afterall. That's
> okay, we'll go down the street." He turned around and they quickly
> pulled out of the driveway.
>
> I always kept two dogs, sometimes three or four also in the house,
> because I thought to myself, "if one of them doesn't get them, the other
> one or two will." Then the ex started to complain about all the dog
> hair on his socks when he put his feet up on the sofa to relax and watch
> television and I bet he regretted his suggestion! Awww sometimes life
> is sweet..........<VBG> Barbara Galasso
>
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