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Catching a pit bull is easy. It takes a little savvy with a pole that has a noose on the end of it. I suppose if I had a gun as a backup, it would give me a a little courage to noose a pit also. – NOT!This poor little dog belongs to someone. He was running down the highway where the police managed to safely chase him off. Once off the highway, he continued running – but, who wouldn’t if they were afraid, lost and confused?
He was too tired to run anymore and an officer was able to get a noose around his neck. He was viciously fighting for his life. A second officer had to put a noose on him and it took both of them to hold him down. The dog was finally too tired to resist further and stayed down. During the struggle he had bit his tongue so badly that the blood was flowing out of his mouth. They got him into a cage in the animal control van and took him straight to the vet for emergency treatment because of the lacerations on his tongue. I saw most of this take place and have to commend the officers for how they handled the situation. They were not overly aggressive with the dog and made sure that that the nooses didn’t get so tight that the dog couldn’t breathe. They talked gently to the animal throughout the entire process. There was no screaming, no yelling…they were in control the whole time. The dog was dragging a chain so he was obviously someone’s pet who got loose and took off running. He had tags on him too, so I am certain they got in contact with the owner. If the dog is returned to the owner, I hope that he develops a new awareness of how this pet should be treated and cared for. If he is not returned to the owner, I hope he is given a safe place to live. Nice job officers. |
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| Our problems are manageable. It is a matter of us controlling how we respond to them. Gently talk to them and let them know that they are not in control of our emotions and our being. Don’t be afraid.
I have been really going through a tough time emotionally, financially and physically. I am at a crossroads and really want to take the path that leads down the soft, easy road – the one that allows me to just relax and be. I won’t accomplish much of anything because I would essentially give up my dreams and settle into a mundane life doing little spurts of artistic things here and there. The other road that I see is full of potholes and really rough terrain. That is the road to further development as an artist – a road that goes deeper into my soul and will be much more difficult to travel because I have to tame my pit bulls. Even though the dog was still agitated and aggravated after he was in the cage, he settled down just a little more because he was exhausted from putting up such a fight. I expect my problems to “settle down.” Not that they will go away, but they will have much less of an impact on me. They won’t be jumping around threatening to viciously bite me in the throat because I won’t allow them to. I will put it all in So, pull up the animal control wagon — I am putting all of my problems in that cage and letting them drive away. I’m going down the hard road, but I will make it enjoyable and fun. To go the other way is to allow something inside of myself to die. Going the “hard way” is to allow myself to learn the art of living, the art of growing, the art of being who we truly are – who I truly am. |
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