According to Wikipedia, Prince Charming is the prince who comes to the rescue of the damsel in distress, and typically must engage in a quest to liberate her from an evil spell or dragon (or in our case a 60 lb. Pit Bull).
This morning I took Olivia and Cecilia out to blow bubbles on the front porch since it is raining today and we can’t really play outside. After a little while, a large black Pit Bull without tags or collar came right up to us and though he wasn’t exactly showing signs of aggression (no barking or biting), he certainly made all of us VERY uncomfortable. He has been around our neighborhood for awhile and surprised us once when we were out for a walk and wouldn’t leave us alone. After that incident, JR bought me some Animal Deterrent Spray (it uses citronella) to clip to the stroller in case we have that trouble again. Rather than mess with the spray this morning, we hurried inside and called Animal Control. I must have called them half a dozen times in the past two months about this dog and requested that they come pick him up off our street. They say that they drive by and don’t see him so there’s nothing they can do. They suggested we catch him and then they would come pick him up. So we called JR to come to our rescue. He came right home and started to work to locate the dog and then lure him into our backyard with hot dogs and then keep guard while I called Animal Control to tell them the dog was captured and they could come get him. JR stayed with us until they arrived and then hurried back to work to finish the day’s work there! Thank you, Prince Charming!
Galen just read this post and without hesitation had a useful suggestion that we will leave unsaid! Hope the dog doesn’t make it back anytime soon!
Jenny,
I guess I’m from the farm, and not so politically correct, but if Animal Control told me they couldn’t handle it after 6 tries, I’d probably ask them if they want me to take care of the problem for them after I catch the dog for them! I’d be in jail or on probation tonight.
Dan called animal control in Ames for a possum in his yard, and the gal told him they are such cute harmless little animals that Animal Control doesn’t pick them up unless they are run over. I told Dan he could have told her I’ll call you back after we run him over!
Be safe,
As always
Norm
Here’s my $0.02 – he didn’t have a collar with tags to say where he belonged. And I have always said that if Red ever got loose with or without her collar (which has her name, address, and phone number) that I’d be happy if someone called animal control because then I’d easily be able to find her and she would be safe.
But I’m not a fan of pitbulls either. Growing up on a farm, I learned that animals do what their instincts tell them. Australian shepherds will herd things, specifically, they run to the front and stop them, which is why they are called a ‘header’. A blue healer herds by going to the heals. You don’t have to teach them that – it is instinctual. Pitbulls have been bred to fight and be aggressive. It may be true that some pitbulls are very gentle, but instincts are instincts and a pitbull is big enough to do a lot of damage. So yeah, I don’t see the point in having a pitbull as a pet and I definitely don’t think they belong in town or around kids. But that is my opinion, what isn’t my opinion is that if you have a dog you have to take care of it. An animal will do what its instincts tell it. My beef isn’t with the dog, it’s with the owner.