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Here's a way I feel everyone can help.
When you see these stories\
First find out where it happened and the address to the local prosecutors office.
Be it in Canada or the US.
Then post the story with the mailing address
and write them a letter.
NOT an email
Emails can get deleted, and no big deal,
but hundreds and thousands of letters have to be delivered
they are not easily deleted.
They take up space, they make an impression.
Write how these are totally unacceptable crimes and
should not be tolerated.
The person needs some serious jail time and psyc help.
Then forward the story (with the same request with mailing addresses) to everyone you know and post to every group you are on.
When cities and towns and providence's get hundreds and thousands of letter, how can they ignore such an outcry?

Spending less than 30 mins researching mailing addresses, writing a brief hand written letter and then the what? .43 cents (a little more if the letter is going to another country) Is not much to offer as a tribute to this poor dog.
(and others like her who are abused.)

This should be done with all violent animal and human crimes and maybe after enough letters (millions) little by little we can make a difference.

JMHO

Amy Lyn,

I believe it is a heart breaking experience.
To get all syc'ed up about a new dog, and have ones kids all  syc'ed too, just to have it go the way it did with your family is awful.

Chalk it up as a lesson learned, thank the Good Lord no one was seriously hurt and move on.
Heal, talk about it with the kids and when the time is right if I were you I'd go get a puppy 

This is a wondeful opportunity to teach your kids, life is filled with choices and we all make mistakes, it's how we come out of the experience with what we learned and how we use that new knowledge that counts.

You DID do the right thing.
Had it been me I would of marhed that hairy butt right back to the breeder too.
(((hugs)))
Looking forward to sometime down the road hearing about a new 4 legged family member your family gets.

I'd be interested in him.
I sent an email to the shelter and will call tomorrow.
I've been looking for a LGD.
I realize though since he's a stray we don't know his background. I'll call tomorrow and try to get all the information I can.
If I went through with adopting him, how long would you be willing to foster him?
I'm scheduled to be in Utah around the 12th of Nov, could pick him up on the way home.
I'll only be about 3 to 3 1/2 hours from that area.

Keep in mind shipping an animal from one country to another is not like it use to be pre 911 and can be a royal pain.
It's also cheaper to fly with the pup than to ship alone.

I would also highly suggest you call your State / Providance vet and see what is needed (besides a health certificate) for a dog to enter Canada from the US.
One thing you may want to consider it to have the pup flown in to Seattle and you can drive it back over the border at Blaine or Lyden. (about 2 to 3 hours south of the peace arch crossing.
Best wishes

The vet's office is now closed and it is not an emergency.
Was hoping folks out here may know.
I always have my critters stay at the vet's one night but for some reason I didn't this time.

When n animal has surgery
1) How long is it before they are out of that surgical /anest fog?

2) Do dogs (and she is short haired, a pittie)
out of surgery need to be a little warmer than usual?
Are they more sensative to coolness during this time?

Niki is on our bed recuperating.
She was out of surgery about 10 am, so it's been like 8 hrs.
Since I have always my animals stay one night I'm in unfamilar territory bringing her home the same day.
Any insight as to what is normal and what isn't would be greatly appreciated.
She is on the bed with the door closed so Mozart and the cats won't bother her (paper says to keep her quiet and calm) Last time I checked on her she was trembling a little so I covered her up with an oversized thick bath towel.
She just had that lumpectomy on her rear leg.
It doesn't lok bad at all, but I bet it may be sore.
They said she dod not need pain meds.
But had it been me after surgery I sure would of wanted some 
Please tell me what is normal and what I should expect. Thank you so much.

Please cross post and get the word out.
THis is a partial map of areas in the country that are NOT pet / dog friendly.

http://www.mydoglaw.com/

I was wondering if anyone else here deals with family who visit who are not animal lovers?
I have to crate my dogs when my mother comes to visit. Luckily these visits are short and only once or twice a week. I still fel bad for my 'kids'

I do out of respect vacume change throws on chairs before company comes.
What all do other folks have to deal with?

Neat to see the answers, hoping to see more.
But here's some food for thought 
I was a caretaker for a horse ranch.
I fed nearly 70 horses 3 times a day.
Ok as they got fed they got talked to.
As they got watered they got talked to and petted.
If one was out of sorts I could tell.
I went in between feeding times and checked on them, talked to them. I cut up carrots and apples and threw in some horse cookies and went each night and gave them out.
No I didn't clean stalls, but the folks who did didn't care for the horses like I did.
Now I can personally see myself taking total care of say 35 (what I mean is cleaning stalls and putting them out in the mornings and bringing them inside at night.

I can see caring for 70 dogs, (Physical work and attention wise, not finacially) but I won't lol
I know mushers who have 40 and 60 dogs who love and care for them dearly. I know mushers who don't. 

And my personal situation, my son  says I am weird and abnormal  (not that I give a hoot)
I have 9 cats, 1 outdoor and 8 indoor. Most are rescues.
I vacume my home each day, sometimes twice. I clean the litter boxes out at least twice a day. They are loved and wanted and UTD on shots and spayed and neutered. (except for one who needs to be done in the next month)
Two don't want any attention although I kind of gently force it on them so they are not toally wild. The others are always getting a snuggle here, a pet there, being talked to. When I am on this pc there are usually 2 on the back of my chair purring in my ear and at least on in the chair with me or on my lap 
So what is so weird and abnormal about me?
My life, my choice. I tell my son to mind his own business.   I know my limits, I stopped fostering for a rescue cause I was adopting my fosters 

So in our evaluations where does one draw the line before assuming another is a horder?
To me if they are loved, wanted, fed well, vetted, groomed and clean (can't say not starved for attention cause I have seen one dog only homes where the dog feels no amount of attention is enough) 

Going into rescue and the upcoming workshops I am going to take, I am very much interested in what I may come up against. Knowing my yuppy sons think their country mum is totally whacked  (Even though I have a throw away dog from one and a throw away cat from another.) 

Maybe sometimes folks are to quick to judge and sometimes not. Looking forward to exploring this topic more, keep it coming 

Signed,
Momma of 9 cats, 10 rabbits, 15 goats, 2 dogs soon to be 5.
and as of this coming Weds, 110 chickens.
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