tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post115748168055431442..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: Negative NegativesRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157575687320623352006-09-06T13:48:00.000-07:002006-09-06T13:48:00.000-07:00Sounds like your neighbos with the roaving dog are...Sounds like your neighbos with the roaving dog are not really country folk. I have noticed that newly rich Californians come and buy acerage in Oregon and they are clueless. There are certainly many acres of old style farm land being sucked up. So yours is an example of the urban mentality in the countryside. Maybe they need some educating. I hope the sheriff is a good speaker and peace maker for you. I don't know if people are becoming insensitive or there is just more of us and less space between us.<BR/>Maybe some good will, also, come of Steve Irwin's tragedy. He has a capiable widow with the potential.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157566583790818862006-09-06T11:16:00.000-07:002006-09-06T11:16:00.000-07:00I hope things work out with you and the neighbor.....I hope things work out with you and the neighbor..Maybe if they get a hefty enough fine from the sheriff, they will tie the dog (which is sad to have to do..BUT...)<BR/>Anyway maybe they will watch it closer..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157545433865732412006-09-06T05:23:00.000-07:002006-09-06T05:23:00.000-07:00Certainly a situation calling for a 'rant' I would...Certainly a situation calling for a 'rant' I would say. In fact, I could rant for days with regard to what I consider the underlying cause of your problem with the neighbor's dog.<BR/><BR/>People are becoming more and more oblivious to those around them. It is as if the world was created solely for them and regardless of the rights of others, they are hell bent to do what pleases them and their interests and the rest of civilization can kiss their ass.<BR/><BR/>They could control the dog if they chose too. But it is obvious that they consider their existence more important than yours, so you will just have to just like it or lump it. And as I stated in the beginning, sadly that attitude is becoming more and more prevalent.<BR/><BR/><B>There is no such thing anymore as "your space" and "their space"....there is only "their space"!</B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157542479136570292006-09-06T04:34:00.000-07:002006-09-06T04:34:00.000-07:00The way you started, I was hoping for a rant on Bu...The way you started, I was hoping for a rant on Bush. Oh well, maybe next time...<BR/><BR/>I've known it to work that a gunshot at close range, into the ground close to a dog, will scare them so badly they won't come back. But it might scare the sheep too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157518598705188482006-09-05T21:56:00.000-07:002006-09-05T21:56:00.000-07:00Now, here's a problem way out of my area of expert...Now, here's a problem way out of my area of expertise, but I was glad to hear you say you are going to call the sheriff each time the dog got out. I know the dog is being a dog (Cookie is a herding dog and would do the same), just like Steve Irwin's stingray was being a stingray, but you certainly have your rights to protect your livestock. I'm smiling thinking about Babe right now; I love that movie and the sheep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157518037741597322006-09-05T21:47:00.000-07:002006-09-05T21:47:00.000-07:00I have a similar situation here in a much lesser w...I have a similar situation here in a much lesser way. I have been trying for years to entice the squirrels to the feeders. I finally had a good population of them both Douglas and Grey Squirrels, and chipmunks. Now I have cats that sit there in the feeder and wait to ambush them. I do NOT let my cats out, and when theirs are hurting my squirrels I get really pissed! I LOVE cats, but I may have to do something like live trap them.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118106177725242820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157515351598350732006-09-05T21:02:00.000-07:002006-09-05T21:02:00.000-07:00We live in the city but had sheep for awhile. A d...We live in the city but had sheep for awhile. A dog chased and bit our sheep and the injury became infected. Sheep are fragile and must be protected. I think you are too nice to your neighbor. We did not shoot the dog because it is illegal to shoot here.Diane Widler Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05270246393901276648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1157513901374365932006-09-05T20:38:00.000-07:002006-09-05T20:38:00.000-07:00I don't know the answer to the dog & sheep questio...I don't know the answer to the dog & sheep question. I one time had to have a pet dog put down by the vet because she (a 125lb German Sheppard) chased sheep out in the field a couple of pastures away from us. My son was along & got the dog to stop by bopping her on the head with a stick before any physical damage was done, but we could not risk it happening again. People who own large dogs have to be responsible. I guess short of shooting it yourself the Sheriff is the best solution.<BR/><BR/>You bring up an interesting point about Steve Irwin. Was at least part of the reason he died just to provide entertainment for the rest of us? I know he was interested in conservation and did a lot of good, but you have to wonder if he wouldn't still be living if the drive to entertain in extreme ways wasn't so strong in his life. Too bad, for his family and the rest of us, too.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.com