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WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday (11-7-12)

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Welcome to WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday.

Some blog post or news article cross your path that left you shaking your head thinking WTF?  Or did you hear about something that raised your spirits and you screamed, Whoo Hoo?

That’s WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday.

My friend Julie from the Daily Dog Blog made me a nice spiffy badge.  Please feel free to use the badge whenever you’d like.

Graphic Designed by Julie Melfi, Creative Leg Up.

 

WTF?

Donations pour in for upstate NY dog set afire, Buffalo, NY

The best part of this story is the community is rallying around this puppy and donations are being made to help with his care.

The police are making strides with their investigation.

Oh and this just in, there’s a special place in hell for people who light puppies on fire.

What kind of monster sets a puppy on fire?  I’m the first one to tell you that I hate the fact that so many animals are surrendered to shelters, but really if you don’t want a dog, at least have the humanity to bring it to a shelter.

Speaking of bringing animals to a shelter.  I was on the phone today making my hotel reservations for Blogpaws 2013,  the person assisting me on the phone was telling me her daughter is one of those folks that constantly find abandoned animals.  The last time her daughter brought a lost animal to the Humane Society, she was given the third degree.

I get it, shelters are over-whelmed, but if you make it difficult for people to surrender animals then they tend to do stupid things, like abandon animals in a remote location, tie them to sign posts on the side of the highway or light them on fire.

Think about it for a minute.

Whoo Hoo

Dog’s dying wish, COEUR D’ALENE, ID

I saw this video on the No Dog About It Blog, while not my typical Whoo Hoo post, it still made me feel good.

A woman desires to give her older dog a last experience doing something he loves.

It shows that some people do have hearts like a dog.

And finally, I think this may be my last WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday post for the month of November.  If you’re my friend on facebook you know I’ve asked people to shame me when they catch me on it, because I’m supposed to be writing the rough draft of a book, which means no time for facebook!  Facebook is where most of my WTF’s and Whoo Hoos come from.

I will still post every Wednesday, but unless I inadvertently stumble upon a story, it won’t be a WTF/Whoo Hoo post.

And if you catch me on facebook (as a few of you have) please reprimand me (thank you for those who did) this book ain’t gonna write itself. 🙂

And because I can, I’m showing a photo of Sampson that I really love.

My handsome boy.

 

And don’t forget to send in your pictures for the calendar contest!  So far I have three entries. Woot! Woot!

My word count is at 8,846.

WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday

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Welcome to WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday.

Some blog post or news article cross your path that left you shaking your head thinking WTF?  Or did you hear about something that raised your spirits and you screamed, Whoo Hoo?

That’s WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday.

My friend Julie from the Daily Dog Blog made me a nice spiffy badge.  Please feel free to use the badge whenever you’d like.  I am going to figure out how to add badges to my side bar, I promise!!

Graphic Designed by Julie Melfi, Leg up Creative Solutions

 

Meanwhile, since I’ve really limited myself to time spent with my arch-enemy facebook, I’ve not had a lot of WTF’s cross my path, so I’m shooting from the hip on this one.

In the past I’ve appealed to animal rescue organizations about their criteria for placing dogs.  Specifically I’ve heard of people (myself included) being turned down for puppies because someone was not home all day.

That’s water under the bridge now.  I have Delilah and I guarantee she is puppy enough to satisfy anyone’s puppy itch. 🙂

 

The pig came that way, I swear. I did NOT chew off its ears.

 

The reason I raise this issue again is we ran into our friend Brady and his mom on our walk Saturday morning.  Brady’s mom was struggling with two small dogs on leash.  One looked like a white Scottish Terrier while the other was a Jack Russell.

The JR definitely had issues with other dogs, because as soon as he saw my dogs he started wigging out.  Brady’s mom was practically dragging the dogs through the woods, the JR snarling and barking.

Of course this did not sit well with Delilah and it was a real hairy minute there before we untangled the two dogs.

Brady’s mom wanted us to walk with them and help the dogs adjust but I said, No way, this is not going to help.  I used my treats to guide Sampson and Delilah in another direction.

As we were wrapping up our walk we ran into Brady and his mom again.  She had brought the smaller dogs home and had come back because she thought she had one of my leashes.  (She didn’t.)

We had a minute to chat and I asked about the dogs.  She told me they were her mom’s dogs, she’d recently put her mom in an assisted living facility, and while they had paid for her mom to have the dogs in the facility her mom really couldn’t care for them, so she and her partner took them.

The kicker is this.  The JR was adopted 7 months ago from a humane society in Florida.  They were told the dog was about three years old.

The humane society adopted out a three year-old dog to a 79 year-old woman.

WTF?  Did they really think a 79 year-old woman would 1) be able to provide the basic needs for a three year-old dog (such as exercise and training) and 2) outlive the dog?

So here, seven months later the poor woman needs to go into assisted living and who takes care of the dogs?  Someone who really doesn’t want them.

It’s not fair to anyone, least of all the dog.

When I spoke to her on Saturday her plan was to send the dog away to a trainer at Cabela’s.

I did offer to help her but sadly, our training methods differ.

Angry child hangs dog because he was ‘mad.’ Salinas, CA

Just when you think you’ve seen and read everything you see something like this.

WTF?  Really, WTF?

A 12 year-old boy hung his dog because he was mad at it.  The boy who showed no remorse, was booked as a juvenile on animal cruelty charges.

My God, can you imagine what this kid will be doing in ten years?

Makes you wonder WTF is going on in this kid’s house.

Sacramento, CA

This came across my facebook page last night.  Apparently there’s a growing trend in Sacramento to cut off puppy’s ears and then treat the puppy with Aleve for pain.

There’s a sweet little pittie who’s shutting down at the Front Street Shelter.  If you are in the Sacramento area or know someone who is, this guy could use some help.

All I have to say is, what the fuck is wrong with people?  I don’t see the appeal in a dog with cropped ears, but I can tell you I’m thinking it might be a fitting punishment for people who do this.

Can you imagine?  All you’d have to do is take one look at them and go, yup that piece of filth abuses animals.  Then you can treat them accordingly.

I can’t really think coherently about this topic, I just feel like letting loose with a string of derogatory comments, but that won’t accomplish anything.

Pitbulls against misinformation has set-up a ChipIn to offer an award for reporting puppy ear butchers.  If you have even a dollar, it adds up.  You can contribute here.

Whoo Hoo

Former Marine Raises $4K for Dog Reunion, Afghanistan/Alexandria,VA

I love our military and this story makes me love them more. A marine takes care of and falls in love with a dog in Afghanistan, when his tour is up, he comes home, but still wants the dog.  He finds an organization that will help but he needs $4,000 to bring the dog over.  He puts this up on facebook and before long he has raised the money he needs.

The dog is currently in quarantine and they should be reunited within the next ten days or so.

Warms the cockles of your heart, eh.

That’s it for us, how’s things in your neck of the woods?  Everyone make it through Sandy?  Any WTF’s or Whoo Hoos to share?

 

 

WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday

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Please note this post is not meant to make light of the deeds described here, only to make fun of, ridicule, bully and just plain beat the shit out of the idiots who commit these stupid acts.

I’m light again on WTF Wednesday this week and the reason is facebook.  I haven’t been on facebook a lot lately, quite truthfully I’m getting frustrated with the way it keeps changing, I can’t keep up with it.  I need a social media class. 🙁

So first, a big WTF to facebook.  Why do you keep changing?  Can’t you just leave things be?  I really, really liked the old facebook.

WTF?

Dog viciously attacked by group of canines at Nanaimo park, Vancouver, BC

I can’t imagine what was going through this woman’s mind as she saw her dog attacked by a pack of dogs.

What kind of idiot(s) stand by and watches while their dog(s) attacks another dog and never checks on the other dog to see if it’s alright.

Irresponsible ones, that’s who.

It is people like this, that take no responsibility for training or managing their dog, that give dog owners a bad rap.  If I was this woman, I’d be going back to that park EVERY day with my camera, and I’d be watching people arriving and leaving with their dogs.   Then I’d make sure animal control stepped in and removed that dog from its owner.

You and I both know, some people are just too ignorant to own dogs.

Whoo Hoo

Connecticut shelter dog saves baby’s life, Portland, CT

I first saw this story on my local news station.  I meant to share it last week and I totally forgot.

Duke the dog was rescued about six years ago. Always a respectful and well-trained dog one night he went into his owner’s bedroom and jumped up on the bed, which was something he never did.

He was shaking so bad, his owners got up to check things out and discovered their nine week-old baby, Harper was not breathing. Thankfully paramedics were able to revive Harper and the story had a happy ending.

Throughout the news story, the mom kept talking about what a special dog he was, my favorite part was when her voice breaking she said, “I tell him all the time you were born in mommy’s heart.”

It gives new meaning to the phrase, “Who rescued who?”  Doesn’t it?

A quick note.

Don’t forget the calendar photo contest coming your way very soon!

A couple of you asked in the comments if you can submit photos of pets that have already gone to the bridge.  I would say, yes.  The photo (if chosen for the calendar) will name the pet, the blog and their favorite rescue organization.

I think this picture is too dark for calendar contest. Besides, no humans allowed. 🙂

 

Did I miss any WTF or Whoo Hoo posts this week?  Please share in the comments.

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