Wow! That brings back memories! I had completely forgotten about the dog that lived adjacent to our back yard when I was a kid! He was a big yellow dog (probably a lab mix) named Gilda, or something like that...we were always warned to stay clear of him, and, for the most part, his owner's kept him chained up in the yard...but one day, he was running loose through the yards that were joined in the back (nobody had fencing)...I was in the backyard (I was probably 6 or 7 at the time) and I remember he started approaching me (and had the sense that he wasn't looking for a good scritch)...I was scared out of my wits and picked up a stick that was lying on the ground...not the wisest decision on my part, but I wasn't about to turn and run (last thing I wanted to do was take my eyes off of him)! So there we were, dog and kid not willing to concede...THANK GOD my dad saw me and came running out!! Ever since then, I've always been a little leary of yellow labs...wow, I can't bel ieve I forgot all about that incident! :)
Okay, I'll get off this subject now...thanks, everyone, for putting up with my rantings! :) ----- Original Message ----- From: Belinda Sauro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:12 pm Subject: Re: Find the Pit Bull--problems w/ legislating > Hi Kyle, > I wasn't offended, everyone is entitled to their opinion, I > feel bad > for anyone that gets attacked by a dog pitbull or other. When I > was 5 > years old walking home from school I had to walk by this house > that had > a dalmation in the yard. The yard was fenced and the other kids > would > tease this dog mercilessly when they walked by. Most of the time > he was > chained also. But one day as I was walking by he got up and > jumped the > fence, bit me in the lip and jumped back over and laid down next > to his > dog house. I never teased this dog, but I did say hi to him on > some > occasions, he had just finally had enough and was not chained and > I > unfortunetly happened to be the kid walking by. I don't blame the > dog > or the owners in this case, he was in his yard behind a fence, I > blame > the kids whose parents didn't teach them to respect animals, who > teased > this dog everyday. I had to get 6 rabie shots and the dog was > quaranteed until he was cleared. To this day I love dogs but have > a bit > of a fear of dalmatians (the type of dog this was), it isn't > something I > can control and I would never wish harm on one, but I do get a > slight > panicky feeling if I see one running loose. > > -- > Belinda > Happiness is being owned by cats ... > > Be-Mi-Kitties ... > http://www.bemikitties.com > > Post Adoptable FeLV/FIV/FIP Cats/Kittens > http://adopt.bemikitties.com > > FeLV Candle Light Service > http://www.bemikitties.com/cls > > HostDesign4U.com (affordable hosting & web design) > http://HostDesign4U.com > > ----------- > > BMK Designs (non-profit web sites) > http://bmk.bemikitties.com > > >
