Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/11/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had an incidence where twelve week-old chicks were all killed by a raccoon. So puzzling was that the chicks were in a wire mesh cage, and all of them had no head when I found them. Presumably, one chick stuck its head out, and the raccoon ate it. Then all the others were saying: "Oh, Bob, what happened?" and stuck their heads out too. Yes, they were bred to be pretty stupid. On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote: > > On Nov 3, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Peter Klein wrote: > >> So sorry to hear this news, Tina. ?Rooster Cogburn had practically become >> a LUG member. And this kind of senseless destruction is always >> sad--especially of animals that are part of our "circle." >> >> I don't mean to be a dog-racist, but some dogs are bred to be killing >> machines, and pit bulls are in that category. ?Their jaws are >> significantly more powerful than most other dogs, and once they decide >> someone or something is the enemy, they just don't let up. >> >> I have known a couple of really sweet pit bulls, but the majority I've >> seen were owned by people who had them for "protection" or machismo. Which >> means that the dog is a time bomb. >> >> A pit bull nearly killed my previous dog at a state park a few years ago. >> It was playing a game of stick chasing in the water with its owners when >> it spotted us. It actually ran about 300 yards away from its owners to >> attack Harpo, who was walking right beside us. It chased Harpo around us >> several times and pulled him down like a deer. >> >> Fortunately, the owner ran up and pounded on his dog's chest just as the >> pit bull got Harpo's neck in his mouth and was about to bite down. Then >> the guy's girlfriend started yelling at us that it was all our fault, >> because Harpo wasn't on a leash. It made no difference that their dog was >> also off leash, and had just gone out of his way to attack us. It was >> still all our fault, and she continued to proclaim so and insult us, >> loudly, until we were out of earshot. >> >> A guy in our neighborhood had a pit bull and two Rottweilers. ?Once he >> left the gate open and they rushed us as we walked by his house. He >> eventually came out and called them off, but it was pretty scary. ?Some >> time later, he moved. I later read in the paper that the dogs had >> seriously injured someone, and had been put down. >> >> A pit bull bit off the ear of my cousin's stepson many years ago. Pit >> bulls killed one dog and seriously injured several at a dog park here in >> Seattle in 2009. >> <http://www.komonews.com/home/video/63571552.html> >> >> Another guy in our neighborhood had a small female pit bull, who once >> jumped on my wife, who was walking Tilly. The dog was actually just being >> friendly, but Katya didn't know that. When my wife said she'd call the >> police if he didn't call the dog off, he threatened to call Immigration on >> her (she has a noticeable accent). >> >> I know they say "It's the owner, not the dog." But when a dog has been >> bred to fight to the death and is extremely powerful, you have a very >> dangerous combination. Unless the owner is extrememly responsible, which >> many are not, bad things can happen. Sometimes even well-trained pit bulls >> can run amok, with horrible consequences. Any dog can do significant >> damage, but pit bulls can be lethal. > > > well stated Peter, and well balanced too.... > > many experiences have convinced me that your words are correct, > > > Steve > > > >> >> --Peter >> >> >>> Dear LUG: >>> >>> We are home from 9 days traveling around Maine. ?We had non-refundable >>> tickets to Boston for the Leica Seminar, so when it was cancelled, we >>> decided to go to Maine instead. ?Made it all the way to Canada and took >>> almost 3000 photos, to be edited. >>> >>> Unfortunately, things did not go well at the farm while we were gone. ?My >>> daughter came out once a day to feed the chickens but somehow a stray pit >>> bull got into the chicken coop and killed all of my chickens except two, >>> including my brave Rooster Cogburn who died defending his hens. ?The dog >>> could ?not get back out of the coop so Laura called the police and animal >>> control and they came and got the dog. ?Nobody has claimed it yet. ?The >>> dog >>> didn't eat the chickens, just killed them for the sport of it. ?The two >>> remaining chickens, who surviived by staying on a high roost, are so >>> terrified they won't go back into the coop and are sleeping with the >>> guineas. ?The dog also killed one guinea and one duck. >>> >>> It's a sad day around here. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.com >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Ken Iisaka first name at last name dot org or com