The Good Banter Thread

[sissy]

bad bad haro bad boy .Great for you addy and hope you have a great birthday anniversary cruise and just try to forget what you can't change for now .Things happen and you can't stop them no matter what you do .I have been there and felt guilty until i remember what my mom and dad taught me .Life is life and if you dwell on things you can't change then you will have no quality of life ,so live .

 

[CountryEscape]

What a great saying, Sissy! I will have to remember that. My grandma always said, "Things work out for the best" and I live by that motto, too.
Someone dumped (I assume) a bull terrier (pit bull) at my house. It was here this morning, very afraid, but came up to be petted. Very skinny, although didn't seem that interested in food. When my dogs saw him, they barked and ran to him, but he didn't run away, just tucked tail and waited. My dogs are not bullys, so they all sniffed and now Yukon has a new playmate. I will NOT keep a pit bull, never did like the dogs, but that doesn't mean he can't be comfy until someone else is ready to give him a home. I will take him to the Animal Control next week if he's still here. So far, he's having a great time playing with Yukon. He's not been neutered, so he is peeing on everything, so is not welcome to come inside my house. They are playing on the deck now. He seems to be maybe a year old, same age as Yukon. Seems to be full blooded, but for sure has a pit bull head. Here are some pics I took of him. Very hard to get a side shot, he is constantly moving around. LOL


He is smaller than Yukon, but bigger than Smokey the beagle. It just really ticks me off that people would dump a dog in the wintertime. Geesh ... someone would take this dog and love it, but I sure won't advertise him for free with pics! I will let the Animal Control or PAWS take him, make sure he's neutered, and then find him a good home, not one where someone will use him for fighting or something worse! Yep, I'm a softie, but every animal deserves a good life!

 

[sissy]

he is one of the prize colors for a pit and looks boney so maybe he is lost from his owners .Some people now can't keep pits because there homeowners insurance will not allow it .I don't tell my insurance I have king arthur .Shelters put pitbulls to sleep almost immedatly because they are not wanted by people .They do fix dogs at shelters for a low cost .Here we pay 45 for males and 55 for females .Some states have pitbull rescue and some even pay people to foster dogs .Here they pay a 145 a month to foster and all vet bills are paid by them and license are paid by them .Depends also on the size of the dog

 

[CountryEscape]

This guy is a really nice dog, growing on me, but I refuse to keep him. Poor guy, he will get a good home here until I figure out a better place for him! If he is still here and the Shelter gives me negative vibes about his breed, then I will have them help me get him neutered. I got a lower cost when I had the other 2 neutered, because otherwise the Shelter would have to do it and pay for food, too! I don't mind the extra food, I DO mind having so many dogs, and not my choice of dogs. I know there are lots of pits out there that are great dogs. Your King Arthur is one of them, Sissy.

 

[CountryEscape]

OK, update on the dog. I have a friend who works for the Humane Society, and she will be in at work today at noon. She said to send her pics, and they will see if anyone has reported him missing. She agrees that he should NOT be given to the first person who says it is their dog, nor adopted by just anyone. I feel confident they will be careful with who asks about him. I told them he is welcome to stay here for the time being. If they will pay for his neuter, I will take him in for that. They can micro chip check him, but I hate to take him in the truck to the vet's office today, since if he was dumped, I don't want him to think I'm taking him somewhere else to dump him! He's gone through enough for one day. I suspect he will hang out here for a while anyhow. Time will tell if he's been lost, or if he has been dumped as I suspect. Why do people dump dogs in this area? Very few houses. I guess so they can dump them and no one will see them? Poor dog, doesn't deserve to be dumped in this frigid weather ... no dog deserves that! He will be warm and fed and safe here, if he stays around. Can't lock him up, rocks are frozen to the ground holding kennel gates open. LOL

 

[sissy]

here once a month the shelter offers a spay neuture clinic and you bring them there and they take them to the clinic to be done and you pick them up check online to see if they have a pitbull rescue society there .Or check out the friends of animals rescue .

 

[sissy]

I would like ce but ran out of likes .Yep you never know if they want them for dog fighting .They just broke another one up here sad world .Thirty Mexicans running it and chicken fighting and none of them were legal US citizens ,Growing pot also .

 

[sissy]

pitbull rescue also lists lost pitbulls and there are lots of them in your state also at least online it says they do .

 

[CountryEscape]

Send them back to where they came from! Geesh ... illegals doing chit like that? Get rid of them, and their fighting dogs and chickens, too! Poor animals. I'm out of likes, too, Sissy! They are soooo stingy with their likes on this forum. LOL Guess we have to be choosier on who and what we like!

 

[Big Lou]

Sorry for the delay uploading gardens plans and stuff. We had a death in our extended family plus it's tax preparation time. I'll be back on track soon.

 

[sissy]

sorry to hear lou how are you feeling now I know you had a bad headache

 

[j.w]

Condolences to you on your loss of your loved one Lou.

CE here is a site where you can post a pit bull to adopt. He looks so sweet. Hope you find a good home for him or decide to keep him yourself. We have had many male dogs that don't pee in the house. If he's neutered he's less likely to do it prolly. http://pitbull.rescueme.org/Illinois

 

[CountryEscape]

Great news!!! I found out the local Humane Society will pay for pit bulls to be spayed or neutered. And, they will pay me for food if I foster him. So, I'm going to take them up on the free neuter offer, if he stays around that is. Right now, all my dogs wanted to come back into the house (washed blanket and their pet beds, so they are all nice and fresh and WARM fresh out of the dryer), and " Barney" (I've nicknamed him that LOL) is on the back deck. I won't necessarily require them to pay me for food, as I'm sure they can use their funds on other dogs. I can afford to feed him, but I hate to have to pay for a neuter when I know he will be going to someone else's home. Also, will have to find out how he does in the neighborhood. I know he already went to "Dot's" house, jack russell just past my house, and she barked at him, so he came back here. It doesn't seem like he is a fighter, just goes with the flow, so he should be ok with that. We don't have any other dogs within a mile of me besides Dot. Next dog is a Border Collie that protects her yard viciously, so he won't want to tangle with her! I just would love to feed him and watch him fill out again into the beautiful dog I'm sure he could be. He's soooo thin, can count each rib, and his head is HUGE in comparison to his skinny body. Haha, he need to grow into his head, how funny is that?! I've been outside many times to pet him, reassure him he's welcome here and my dogs have taken to him as well. That surprises me, but I guess beagles are not territorial, my female Boston loves all dogs, and the mix breed, Yukon, seems to love everyone as well. If Barney sticks around until evening, when the dogs go out to sleep in the barn, and he follows them, he probably will stick around. Just ticks me off ... I could go on and on ... about people dumping dogs, especially in the winter like this! Remember, Yukon showed up here the 5th of March last year, and he was just an 8 week old pup! Stupid people ... STUPID PEOPLE!!!! I should write a letter to the editor, but I don't even get the paper, so I would not know when/if it got printed, about people who dump dogs, and the disservice they do to the dog.

 

[Big Lou]

sorry to hear lou how are you feeling now I know you had a bad headache

Not my best Sissy, had a light seizure Thursday night and am also dealing with continual depression.

 

[sissy]

well you need to sit back now and relax lou .Thinking you are doing way to much .Great to hear CE .I also have spent an hour right now checking out this new sight called www.tmart.com it is a great place for LED's Great prices and tons of other stuff too . LED bulbs start at under 4 dollars and go up but have led rope lights christmas lights .Even lap tops and mp3 players .Rope lights start at 9 dollars for a strip .Got lots of neat things like night lights .model airplanes and helicopters .To much to say .oh my the got pond lights and floating ones also for like under 9 dollars and here they sell for 29 dollars