[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Man Faces Felonies in Deaths of 2 Dogs
- From: Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: RockyLizard@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, windwych@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 08:27:59 -0700 (PDT)
well said, Dawn.
I know of a case where someone lost an entire flock of sheep because a very
friendly Golden who wandered int a pasture that was new to them and they ran
off a cliff.
And there are always issues up on the mountain where people never thnk about
how their dogs treat other hikers or wildlife.
Ruth
--- On Fri, 5/16/08, Dawn Restuccia <windwych@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Dawn Restuccia <windwych@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Man Faces Felonies in Deaths of 2 Dogs
To: RockyLizard@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Showgsd-L@Freelists. Org"
<showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, May 16, 2008, 4:42 AM
One of the BIGGEST problems we face in Massachusetts is the idiot notion
thatit is okay to take your animal to a public place and take him off lead.
On Cape Cod, we have gorgeous cranberry bogs with lovely trails to walk.
People see this as an alternative to fencing their yard and take their
familypets there to let them off lead and run, making it VERY uncomfortable
for elderly people who might be afraid or others who would like to walk
theirdogs ON LEAD. We have filed complaints repeatedly with animal control
aswell as the local Wildlife commission as there are many ducks, geese and
other waterfowl that these marauders are harrassing. Just TRY and tell one
ofthem to leash their dog! Even if the dogs are FRIENDLY, I do NOT
appreciatethem accosting me or my GSD who IS on lead for his own safety. It
is the behavior of these people that has caused several areas to ban dogs
PERIOD...even on lead. We have been charged many times by barking, growling
dogs only to have the owner yell, "Oh, Muffy is friendly"....yeah. Right.
Howdo they know that MY dog is?? We actually had a person THREATEN my
husbandwhile he was walking Arwen on lead in the bog one Sunday morning.
Theywere very fortunate that she remained calm while their dog rushed up at
her, barking. My husband had the "audacity" to ask the woman to put her dog
on a leash. She was incensed even though the signs clearly state to "Leash
Your Dog". While shooting a dog that is chasing your livestock is over the
top behavior, we also do have that law here. When I lived in Hudson Mass,
ourneighbor was constantly putting out dead bodies of dogs he had shot who
had been on his property after his cows. We had an entire herd of endangered
sheep slaughtered at the Gore Estate in Waltham by pets who had not been
confined. The poor sheep were left bleeding; lambs and ewes. While the
ownerswere fined, it did not bring back the sheep or lessen the caretakers
heartache at finding the massacre. These dogs bulled their way through a
fence. After the death of the sheep, Scott put up electric fencing and now
you are no longer able to utilize this beautiful 47 acre estate in the
middleof a busy city to walk your dogs. If you want to exercise your dog,
fence your yard....bike him...find a Dog Park that is DESIGNATED for dogs
offlead. I wish people would realize that while WE love our dogs, that
doesntmean EVERYONE ELSE does. Dawn Restuccia Dawn Restuccia, Pres. Last
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