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WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday

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In the effort to preserve my sanity and stop myself from falling into a deep depression, I have decided to limit my WTF Wednesday.  When I come across a really vile, disgusting story of torment or misery to an animal, I am going to bypass that story. It’s for my own self-preservation.

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.

This week in honor of Corbin’s third birthday, this WTF/Whoo Hoo Wednesday will be about Pit Bulls.

Penfield, Pennsylvania – Owner of pitbull shot by Deputies speaks out.

Yet another story of a law enforcement official shooting a dog because it was a Pit Bull.  Once again it seems the deputy in question was at the wrong house and shot an approaching dog.

This makes me wonder, WTF is wrong with our police officers?  The cop says the dog was dangerous, yet every other person who actually KNOWS the dog, has said he was the sweetest, friendliest dog.  Naturally the cops are standing together.

I think when an officer fires his weapon, whether it be at human, animal or inanimate object (with the exception of targets) they should be required to have a psychological evaluation and be put on a minimum of one year’s desk duty.

What kind of power issues are going on with these people?  Is the urge to fire your weapon at a living, breathing being that over-powering?

Why don’t you head over to Afghanistan, I’m sure one of the soldiers on their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th tour would happily switch places with you.

Whoo Hoo Wednedsay!

Beachwood, New Jersey – Rescued Pit Bull Saves Owner’s Life

What a heart-warming story.  A little one-year old Pit Bull rescued from a drug house became the rescuer when her owner fell ill on a walk.  This little gal ran down the path until she encountered a man.

The man was prepared to take the ‘lost’ dog back to his office, but she refused to go with him. Instead she pulled him in the direction of her unconscious owner.   The man called 9-1-1 and the owner received medical care.

“Yes, this is the vicious breed of dog that needs to be banned as a family pet” she said sarcastically as she rolled her eyes.  

How was your week?  Did you hear any WTF or Whoo Hoo stories?

Indulge Me

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Every night around 9:00 pm, the dogs get their Kongs that have been stuffed with fruit and yogurt and then frozen.

I prefer to keep the dogs separated because one of them can be greedy and usually finishes before the other.  (Two guesses, the first one doesn’t count.) 🙂

Delilah gets hers in the living room and Sampson gets his on our bed in the bedroom.  I usually lay a towel down for Sampson since he’s on the bed covers.

Last night Delilah got her treat and as usual ran into the living room, Sampson was already on the couch.  He’s usually on the couch but when I go in with his Kong he will reluctantly rise and follow me into the bedroom.

I brought his Kong out to the living room and asked “Do you want your treat?”

He wagged his tail and gave me his best puppy dog eyes.

I said, “Ok, you wait here and I’ll go get your towel.”

Do you know he did?  It was like he understood exactly what I said!

I came out with his towel and he wagged his tail and smiled at me.

 

Thanks Mom. I was just really tired.

Do you indulge your pets?  If so, how?

Pitty Post Day

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When I first read about the Pitty Post Day on I Still Want More Puppies blog, I thought that’s a really great idea and I’d love to participate, but…..

My dogs aren’t Pit Bulls and I’m not sure what I would write about.

Truthfully, I don’t have a lot of experience with Pit Bulls except for the two next door to my tenant house, and they are both really sweet dogs.  I asked myself, what in the world do you think you could contribute that a number of fabulous bloggers haven’t already said?

And I got nothing.

At least nothing that others haven’t already said far better than I and nothing I haven’t already said before on this blog.

Pit Bulls get a bad rap.

Let’s face it, any dog can bite, and you probably never hear about it.  But if a Pit Bull bites, it makes national news and all of a sudden people are calling for a ban of the breed.

We need to punish the deed, not the breed.

I googled “which breed of dog bites the most?”  Not surprising the two websites I would have trusted with statistics, American Humane Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were website where I couldn’t find information regarding breed specific bites.

There was however a lot of information about preventing dog bites, which is something I believe everyone should read before they bring a dog into their home.

So which breed of dog DOES bite the most?

Well back in July of 2008, the Poodle and the Dog Blog  reported that according to a study published by Applied Animal Behavior Science, Dachshunds were the breed of dog most likely to bite.

How can you help?

Education is of course key and the more people we can educate about the proper ways to raise and train dogs, the safer our world and our dogs will be.

Breed specific legislation is no different than racial profiling, and racial profiling is unacceptable in our society, so why isn’t BSL unacceptable as well?

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