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There would be two dead pit bulls in my neighborhood

Posted By: Me on 2005-07-11
In Reply to: Barking dog - Gale

If this happened to me.  What if this was a child.  I can't believe no one does anything about this in your community. 


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    That's bulls**t!
    You who are holier than thou, how many single mothers do you think have been created because of 911? The Irac war? Cancer? Divorce (my case) because we made a bad choice, and don't tell me you've never made any mistakes. The vast majority of single mothers aren't in their situation by choice. And yes, it is a hard job, so excuse us if we complain just a little. But don't acuse of us of playing a "single mother card" because that's just stupiid. Why, oh why, do we have to put up with this troll over and over again?
    pit bulls
    I am so sorry for your loss of your beloved pet and I do hope those dogs are caught. Unfortunately these dogs have been in the hands of many abusers/handlers and taught to fight. My daughter has a very sweet pit bull and two children, but she taught her dog to be gentle and she is good with their other dog also. Just recently a man in Massachusetts was arrested for animal abuse. He was caught in the backyard of his house with a pair of scissors and he cut off his pitbull puppy's ears to make him look more intimidating, how sad is that, he will face a 5,000 fine and jail time and his dogs taken away from him. The vet said the puppy is doing fine now and will be put up for adoption along with his brother.

    I was in a store once and at the check out there was a book called "There are no bad dogs, just bad owners." How true is that?

    We have a doberman for 10 years and they are considered to be a bully breed, but she was a good dog and we socialized her and would not let her get away with any aggressive behavior.

    It is so sad to see all these poor pit bulls multiplying and living with these ignorant people who want to make money by teaching them how to fight, feeding them gun powder, etc. No wonder insurance companies will not insure you if you have this breed. These dogs have come from tiny puppies and grown into monsterous dogs and it is so sad as they mutilate people, and then end up being euthanized. When you own a dog you have to be responsible and keep them in a good environment and not teach them to be aggressive.

    Labradors are wonderful family dogs and I know you will miss him and I am glad your other dog was not killed by the bullies. I hope they catch them soon and the people who own them should be locked up also.

    that would be SIX bulls only....nm

    pit bulls in Boston
    If you live in Boston and own a pit bull, you and the dog have to go to a police station and have a picture taken of you together and get a permit to keep the animal. Too many horror stories like yours. I am so sorry for the loss of your beloved pet.
    I already run with enuf bulls on the job. nm

    pit bulls killed Maltese
    I am so sorry about your puppy.  I saw a pit bull attack a German shepherd in our off-leash park.  The owner showed up right after the police -- I and the shepherd's owner were screaming, "Call 911" -- and he gave a fake name and address.  He had another loose pit bull, too.  Then another of my dog-walking acquaintances said she saw a pit bull kill a dog in that same park and the owner then proceeded to kill the pit bull by bludgeoning him/her.  I read that one of every two dogs killed at our animal shelter is a pit.  I have a neighbor who drove 1000-1500 miles, to a breeder's place in California, to get a pit bull to protect his wife, that the breeder claimed was completely gentle, just looked scary.
    how awful for you!! Pit bulls not allowed
    .
    That is awful. It is sad that pit bulls are bred....

    to be this way.  I only wish your yard would have been dog proofed and this wouldn't have happened to your dog.  I know you tried to fix the fence, but apparently it wasn't fixed.  I would hire someone to fix it once and for all or dig down a couple feet and put chicken wire or plywood to stop them from digging and going under.  My sister did this around her chicken coop to keep the coyotes out and it worked.  I have two labs and I would never ever allow them to get out. 


    I really am sorry for your loss and it is horrible.  I do feel, though, as responsible pet owners that we all should keep our animals in our own yards whether it is a lab or a pit bull.  I'm very sorry.


    Have to disagree. Pit bulls have been bred
    to be fighting dogs - it is in their blood, just as racing and running is in thoroughbreds blood. I absolutely adore dogs, but would never trust a pit bull, no matter whose it was or how good it had been. You never know when the prey drive will be turned on, or the fighting mode. Traits and characteristics are bred into dogs, and pit bulls have long been abused by breeders for these very characteristics. Then the pups generations later get into the general public, and yes, they have instincts to fight that they often cannot control. It is not the dogs' fault at all, but it is 100% human fault - for over-breeding this killer instinct into them, and for not keeping them under constant supervision. I am so sorry for your loss - we have had several near misses as well, and have a new neighbor with a rottie mix who has already killed several dogs and cats - and by jumping over his own fence and attacking. At least they forewarned us, but we could tell by the maniacal barking and the noise of this dog attacking its own fence to get over it at us. Again, so sorry for your loss. What a horrific experience. At least you still have Flash. Poor Flash. Poor Shadow.
    Running of the bulls? nothing but bull
    This is once again an example of senseless slaughter of a poor defenseless animal.  Shame on you Spain, for allowing this as well as bullfighting to to go in this day and age.  Any one who gets thier jollies watching animals suffer is a deeply disturbed individual and I believe this says alot about our society and where we are and where we are going.  And we call ourselves civilized? How different is this from throwing the Christians to the lions in ancient Rome?  ITs just reversed, only the animals are getting thrown to the humans. 
    Bull to running of the bulls
    This is once again an example of senseless slaughter of a poor defenseless animal. Shame on you Spain, for allowing this as well as bullfighting to to go in this day and age. Any one who gets thier jollies watching animals suffer is a deeply disturbed individual and I believe this says alot about our society and where we are and where we are going. And we call ourselves civilized? How different is this from throwing the Christians to the lions in ancient Rome? ITs just reversed, only the animals are getting thrown to the humans.


    Our next door neighbor breeds pit bulls
    and the new mother pit bull gets out of their fence after the owners go to bed. She comes over here and jumps at my windows and doors (I have two small dogs). She wags her tail like she is friendly and barks to get in. A vet lived in this house before I did. I won't open the door though I feel she may be friendly. It scares me that she gets out of their yard and you see all the small pit bulls out during the day.

    I am so so sorry for what happened to the OP's lab. I feel that they should ban the breeding of pit bulls. Too many horrible things have happened with this breed of dog.
    Tomorrow is the running of the bulls in Pamplona...
    Anybody going? http://www.condoradventures.com/images/runbull_medic.jpg
    My husband was attacked as a small child by pit bulls...
    and he still owned two of them when I met him.  This is my second marriage and I have two children (4 and 7 at the time).  I refused to bring my kids to his house with the dogs there.  He eventually found homes for them.  One ended up being put down because it attacked someone and the other had to be put down later for killing the family cat.  These were dogs my husband "trusted."  Never...never would I allow my children or animals around pit bulls.  It is sad, but like you said it is instinct from years and years of breeding for that purpose.  So sad for all.
    neighborhood
    I'd definitely get it verified with a supervisor (to use for MT) before signing up because if you look at the fine print on MCI's neighborhood it says for voice calling only and there is a 5000-minute limitation. 
    MCI - The Neighborhood
    I never ever had a problem with them. My girlfriend tried AT&T, but when they saw how long she was on the phone - they started charging her.
    Try Ebay.. in the $500 neighborhood there..nm
    .
    cops in neighborhood
    Thankfully, in my community we DO watch out for the neighbors.  Don't spend all day gawking at their business but we do notice strangers, strange cars and have no qualms with calling the dispatcher if something seems out of sync.  You don't have to call 911 just the dispatcher.
    We had a dog adopt us. Never saw in the neighborhood

    before, no collar.  I took to our vet to scan for a microchip and doesn't have one.  Vet won't keep the dog because it needs all shots, which we can't afford to do.  Dog is a lab and we have no place to keep her, plus we have a dog who is not tolerant of another dog and has chronic medical problems.   We feed/water the dog and are providing it with a warm place to sleep, though it is a very small space and not suitable for long-term.


    I have notified all the vets in our area, called the shelter, sent e-mails to all residents with e-mail addy in our community, placed an ad in our local newspaper and placed signs at major neighborhood intersections.   There has been no ad in the paper looking for a dog, no signs, no one appears to be looking for her.  What do you think is an appropiate amount of time to keep her before we try to find her a new home?   She is just the sweetest dog and we have all fallen in love with her, but cannot provide for her.  We find it difficult to believe that no one appears to be looking for her.   DH says she is very conscious of cars like she is searching for "the one" and feels like she was dumped.   I can't/won't take her to the pound, although due to her personality we feel she will be adopted immediately. 


    We're too close to the situation to be objective. 


     


    I also live in a neighborhood where
    people let their dogs run loose. There are two dogs in particular that I am actually afraid of and I don't like to let my 7y/o go outside and play if those dogs are anywhere around. I have called Animal Control about them before and they said that if the dogs weren't on my property there wasn't anything they would do about it. So, exactly what is Animal Control there for anyway? They told me I would have to catch the dogs and restrain them somehow and then call them and they would come and pick them up. I'm sorry, but I'm not going near those dogs. It's ridiculous!
    Sounds like my neighborhood...sm
    And the same situation.....now that it doesn't back up in our house, the neighbors down the road are all getting it!  You wouldn't believe the things that I saw...it was just disgusting, and I'll never forget that SMELL!  It was a real nightmare.  Hubby was out of town and I was home alone with 2 small kids....I sure would like to move but just can't seem to find the time or money to do that, and then top that with off with potential problems of selling this house....any suggests?  Oh, I am bumbed now....but I am happy we could help you out!!  I think you have made a wise decision in not buying the house!
    The teenaged girls in my neighborhood are

    having a race to see who can have the most babies.  It's horrible.  They think of the babies as little pets or dolls, then dump them on their mothers to go out and party.  None of the girls has a high school education, job, driver's license or anything.  They have police records, too.  Four of the girls were over here one day wanting to use my phone, and one of them wanted me to feel her stomach to see if I thought she was pregnant.  She was disappointed later when she found out she wasn't.  I got onto soapbox mode telling them to finish their education or at least get a GED so they could support those babies.  Life's not easy being a young, uneducated mother.  They use the excuse that they have bad home lives, they just want someone to love them, they'll get a regular income with WIC, foodstamps, and welfare checks, or maybe even get their own house when low income apartments become available.  My goodness, their thinking is so messed up.  They don't even have a single clue in their little heads.  This isn't even the inner city.


    I keep telling my boys to stay away from girls.  Save it for marriage or you're going to get trapped into fatherhood.


    I've had that happen in my neighborhood too!

    It's a bit scary when you can't even get home because of the cops!


    Been using The Neighborhood or SBC unlimited for the last 5 years now. sm

    I was NOT talking to a telemarketer at SBC.  I originally talked to one (I assume) when I called, but when I explained what I was using it for, I talked with his supervisor.  As long as I am accessing voice files and NOT using it for faxing, accessing the internet, or other "computer to computer" things, it is fine.  I have not had any hassle, except for once, and then when I called and talked to them and changed to a business line, I was fine. 


    Hope you have better luck than you have so far.  :-)


    In a rich neighborhood in the 'burbs
    north of where I live they have fixed the funky paint problem with some kind of zoning ordinance -- people can only use colors on an approved list of "historic" colors.


    I think that other people who live in the same neighborhood
    also bought their homes and paid good money for them. They have the right to look out their window that they OWN and not be forced to look across the street at Bozo's Big Top.
    Any neighborhood watch people?

    I am thinking of starting a neighborhood watch in my area but was wondering if people really want to get involved.  I know this would depend on my neighbors, but for the most part do people care?  The main problem I am having with my neighborhood is that down the street there is a section of what would be called *low income rental units* which are actually just one bedroom tiny houses, and the people who rent there just do not care about the neighborhood, the noise level, the litter, so on. 


    The main problem I am having is noise.... It comes from about three car stereos and there is really no way to pinpoint it unless you physically sit at the end of the street and get the make and license # of the car.  The noise ends about 3:00 a.m. and starts up again about 7:00 a.m.  I have phoned the police several times regarding this, but what can they do really if they don't know what car it is coming from?  They said they can drive by the block a few extra times a night, but really that has done no good.  I have had to start taking sleeping pills and wearing ear plugs to even get some sleep lately, but the noise is still so loud it sounds like thunder, and I cannot believe somebody who lives right next to that noise does not call it in to the police.  That is why I question whether people actually want to get involved.  I can only call the police so many times myself before they think I am crazy and am hearing things. 


    As for the littering, it is not just bottles and cans, it is pieces of furniture that nobody wants anymore and they push it out to the curb hoping it will magically disappear.  It doesn't disappear, and I'm getting embarassed to have any friends over to my house because they have to pass that area before reaching my end of the street. 


    As for starting the neighborhood watch, would I just basically go door to door and see what kind of response I would get?  Has anybody else had a noise problem like this, and does it ever get better if people complain, or does that just make it worse?  Thanks for any input.  I'm just so tired and grouchy lately, I hate to even be at home anymore and this is making me depressed. 


    I hired a neighborhood teen (sm)
    I had my children at home, and hired a responsible neighborhood teenager. I worked part-time during the day with the sitter and then a couple of hours in the evenings when my husband got home. This was much cheaper than day care plus I got to take breaks and see my child and if my children skinned a knee or were really upset, I could take a break and take care ofYou need a backup in case the sitter is unavailable. It worked really well for me. Even better if you know another mom nearby with a child your chid could play with. Don't be fooled though - it is challenging and you will be tired, but was worth it to me :-)
    find a teen in your neighborhood to sit for a few hours (nm)
    d
    I had the same problem. Our neighborhood is very close and there are a lot of homes.
    I looked up the neighbor's phone number after I saw her name in tax records.  I called her and told her I was a neighbor and that her dogs were disturbing the peace. I told her she may not realize it but some people were sick or had small children who were resting at various times of the time and she could not leave her dog barking all day long.  I told her we were all talking about calling the police (which I had already done to establish the law and found out you cannot leave a barking dog in your yard in our neighborhood no matter what time it is according to the police) but I decided to phone her instead of bringing the police in at this point because she may not be aware of the dog's disturbing others.  She said thank you for calling and the dog has been brought in when it barks to go in.  Find out the guidelines from your local police department.  A barking dog is disturbing the police no matter what time of the day it is.
    I live in a quiet country neighborhood sm
    but it is 6 a.m. and the birdies have started waking up. So loud!!
    Neighborhood watches are a good idea in general I think, but...
    ...how will it help with noise? I suppose it could help with the furniture dumping (since your neighbors would be on the lookout), but do you think it would be helpful with the noise problem?

    It certainly couldn't hurt. I say go for it.
    I started a neighborhood watch a couple of years ago...sm
    we were having similar problems to what you're having and they're gone now. Here's what worked for us. I gave every home in the subdvision a flier asking anyone that was interested in forming a neighborhood watch to come to an organization meeting and made the meeting a week later and on a week night, and gave my phone # in the event someone was interested but couldn't attend then. Out of 150 homes in my subdivision we had 40 people show up and 20 called expressing interest.

    Everyone had the same complaints on the same "problem" homes and as a group we decided that each time the noise level was high enough to hear outside of the vehicle or house that we'd call the police. We all alternated placing those calls so the police department didn't think it was just 1 person complaining. The police department agreed to increase the patrols for our subdivision at all hours of the day and night and just having people see them ride through every few hours helped significantly cut down on the problems.

    Over time the people that were causing problems either put their houses up for sale or moved out of the rental home and left when they saw that we neighbors insisted on a peaceful and quiet living area. It worked! When these problem homes left the problems with the trash thrown on the roads left as well.

    In addition we were having some problems with some of the youth hanging out walking the streets at all hours and it was making some of the residents nervous, especially when the youth were walking through yards. So, we told the youth to stick to the roads, ask permission before cutting through yards to find out who cared and didn't care if they walked through them, and one of the men placed a basketball goal at the end of one of the cul-dec-sacs for the kids to play basketball after the neighbors in the cul-dec-sac agreed it would be fine. It worked - some of them started playing basketball there and they honored requests of homeowners that didn't want them walking on their yards.

    Good luck to you!
    I moved out of a high crime, mainly Hispanic neighborhood, and now...
    I was so thrilled, I almost got mugged one night going to the mailbox, then within 6 months my company changed everything on me and I am barely hanging on rent wise. I sure know what you are going through.
    Our neighborhood is all women's names - Robin Ln., Julia Dr. Must be the worker's ladies! :) n
    ,
    YOU ARE DEAD ON ABOUT OSi
    The lunatic department head you are talking about is the reason I left that department AND OSi once she finally got her pie in the sky promotion and knocked a bunch of much more qualified people down along the way.

    Imagine being the best at your job and being usurped by someone on a power trip whose main goal is to try to convince everyone how great she is because she basically doesn't know what the hell she is doing.

    I know how to do my job and don't need some hick micromanaging me and breathing down my neck all the time.

    If she were knowledgeable, she would organize her department with enough people to make it function properly, then leave them alone and let them do her job.

    She is the biggest joke of a "manager" I have ever seen.

    Good riddance, OSi!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    He can't be dead......
    Maybe Uncle June's gonna get on the phone with 9-1-1 and maybe give him mouth to mouth??? haha. Will be interesting to see how they're going to explain that next episode...he was pretty much gone there! And if it's another panic attack and he passed out and dreamed it AGAIN, not watching it anymore. Love the show, but those dreams, like the one in the beginning where Carmella was chatting with dead *Aide* are getting a little old...don't ya think???
    Can't be dead.....
    I agree with you about the dream gimmick - worn out.

    However, there is a theory out there that this episode is actually the last episode of the series and that the 19 more that are to come - 11 this year and then 8 next year - will show us how all these situations evolved.
    Dead End...not well-known, had
    never heard of it before, but it is a good ol' suspense, kind of frightening movie with a weird ending.  Would watch it again if they would play it again. 
    He's not dead, if that's what you mean. ..
    n
    now they say 130 are dead

    and 300 injured due to terrorist attacks.  I hope and pray they catch the ones responsible.  Those poor people. 



    I am dead serious.
    I am sick of being treated like a third class citizen whle so other bozo is making tons of money off my work. Let's unite!!! Why do we need them, we can do this on our own!!??
    Dead right! sm
    For one of my graduate classes in Competitive Intelligence, I ran an operation against a private security company, starting with nothing but the name of the company.

    Before I was through, I had discovered (strictly from public sources) that the CEO of this private security company was also on the board of a Saudi Arabian company, of which other board members were on the "watch" list of Homeland Security.

    I knew where this company did its banking and about two significant loans it had defaulted on. I knew that one of the corporate executives, a male, had changed his last name just after arrest reports were recorded in the same county for an individual with the same "old" name (which was quite an unusual name).

    I knew this and many, many "inside" details about the company's internal operations.

    ...starting with nothing but the name of the company.

    What's in a resume? Your name, your address, your phone number, where you attended high school/college, former employers and perhaps other information about your hobbies, etc. Give me your resume, and I guarantee you I'll wind up with your SS#.


    you know you are in a dead-end job when.....
    you cannot get any type of pay increase after 2 years....sigh.....not surprised but it just depresses me.  This is not a good way to start the new year.  I am finding it hard to stay motivated.  Ok, thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
    I'm an MT; I know what a dead end job is! LOL. n/m
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    Drop dead.
    /
    that's dead on the money

    I have version 3 of Instant Text and used that to create phrase files of 4 words or more and then imported them into the different medical modules that I have. Between that and running the Accuracy Center every couple of months, I was able to get my accuracy to almost 100%, as long as I dictate the way I'm supposed to and the words are in the dictionary.


    DH went out shopping later in day and said it was dead.
    z
    I keep thinking he's not dead, just (sm)
    maybe in a coma for the whole season or something.  Don't know if I can get my "fix" of the Sopranos if he's gone.
    Top 10 dead end jobs....

    Article in CareerBuilders


    This was one of a few clerical positions that were listed as the tope 10 dead end jobs.  I really am thinking of doing something else now.


    Word Processors and Data-Entry Keyers
    This sector of workers is expected to decline due to the proliferation of personal computers. Employment growth of data entry keyers will still be dampened by productivity gains, as various data-capturing technologies, such as bar code scanners, voice recognition technologies and sophisticated character recognition readers become more prevalent. In addition, employment of these workers will be adversely affected by businesses that are increasingly contracting out their work.


    top 10 dead end jobs
    Koudos to you!!! any person who is burnedout in any job should persue another avenue!  I think it is great that you have taken that step to better your life and pursue happiness.  It takes great courage to leave a comfortable situation and start a new path.