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Posted on 12/05/2011 11:45:43 AM PST by Altariel
Great Danes? Huskies? Are these people delusional or are they just haters of any dog larger than 20 pounds? I’ve never, ever met a vicious Dane or Husky.
I bought my gray and white Siberian Husky from a reputable AKC kennel nearly 13 years ago, and although she has a wolflike look and will bark at strangers until they are accepted into the house, she is a big baby who sits on my nieces and lets them play with her ears and paws. She shares her food and pet pillows with my cats.
My daughter’s American Staffordshire Terrier (aka Pit Bull) is also a cat lover, thinks he is a lap dog and in winter marches along on his leash wearing his blue sweater, politely greeting neighbors on walks.
Over the course of my adult life, I’ve also owned 2 German
Shepherds and a Chow, all of whom lived to a ripe old age and never bit anyone, although they did frighten a few just by looking scary, especially the Chow. I do always buy from AKC recommended breeders, but that is because I like the characteristics of certain breeds.
The people in Cumberland County, NC who promote this insanity need a course in responsible pet ownership, not to mention minding their own business instead of conducting doggie witch hunts-watching a few episodes of “Dogs 101” and “The Dog Whisperer” wouldn’t hurt, either...
Stray and free-running dogs in the country often become feral, form packs and become a danger to both humans and livestock.
I live in a remote rural area-our leash law is very strict because most lots are acreage and many people keep livestock. The fine for a loose dog is $500.00 per dog per occurance, and not because of joggers-if your dog runs loose and is not shot for running goats or sheep on someone’s property, it will likely get eaten by one of the two resident cougars who call this area home-they are a protected species, dogs are not. The leash law protects dogs as much as it punishes careless owners.
***- So how would things have gone better in your ideal world?***
Never had a problem till the road was paved and joggers started using it. It is not a good jogging road as cars now fly up the hill here at a very high rate of speed. Won’t be long till some jogger finds he cannot jump into the 5 foot deep ditch on each side of the road to escape getting hit. We’ve seen quite a few car wrecks on this road.
Meanwhile, my dogs cannot establish their “territorial claim” and as a result coyotes and feral dogs, coons, which are worse are moving into the vacuum left and killing my chickens.
And like I mentioned, they don’t bother people walking, riding horses or bicycles, only joggers.
I don’t have any chickens, but many of my neighbors do-the raccoons and skunks are a real problem here, too and fenced yards do not keep them out. My neighbors herd their chickens at night into lean-tos fronted with game fencing or some other similar sturdy metal fencing with small openings that cannot be gotten through-I’m told that it works very well-have you tried something like that?
I come from a ranching family, but we had lots of chickens that we kids shooed into a big game-fenced area with a closed chicken house in it every evening. Gathering eggs while getting the crap scratched and pecked out of you, and counting chickens in the morning was also a kid chore-I do not like chickens to this day...
We had a Great Dane years ago (Atlas). The only risk you faced with him was that he thought he was a chihuahua and was trying to constantly climb into your lap. Great dog!
We had a Great Dane years ago (Atlas). The only risk you faced with him was that he thought he was a chihuahua and was trying to constantly climb into your lap. Great dog!
Our house has been broken into twice, We’ve had prowlers and strange calls in the night. All that stopped the day I brought in the dogs to run free.
Out neighbors were broken into till they also brought in dogs. The nearest neighbors are 400 yards away from us.
I am very much aware that burglars will call the law to get dogs removed before they hit a home.
I have been forced to increase security measures as a result.
I moved from the city, then the city expanded to get close to me. Bummer. I was here first.
Next some city boy will be calling the law because my roosters crow and wake them.
Thanks Joe. When I was a young I had friends with a Great Dane. Honey, - called that from the color of his coat and he was as gentle as a baby. I dislike Pit Bulls but the responsibility lies with the owners. We can’t let them start killing off certain breeds, it’s just a means of control.
I raised 4 children using the old Storkline baby cribs, folding walkers, etc, without any trouble. But I guess a few children had mishaps and now the government controls how they are made. The big NANNY in DC!
The nose is in the door, we need to grab it by the tail.
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Several good hunting hounds would be a start -
I believe the “Plott” hound is the top bear-hunting dog (corrections welcomed!!!) A mountaintop family developed them - and somehow the bloodline was spread
We once had a large purebred Collie (not the Border Collie) - she was as tough with strangers (and garbage men) as our (later) hunting hound was
I recall my brother’s close friend walked onto our front lawn one dark night - “Heather” was inches from his throat when we called her off
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Great Danes are being mixed with fighting dog breeds. I recently did a consultation with what is called they called an American Dane. Great Dane and American bulldog (Pit-bull).
Sorry...nope. Not taking on this particular dog. Way too dangerous and the shelter that released this rescue dog to this lady should be ashamed.
[Several good hunting hounds would be a start -]
Not sure of your meaning, unless you were looking at someone elses post? I know you don’t approve of killing off breeds of dogs. I’m sure you noticed this is in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
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I saw the general tone of the thread
I know that game wardens in South Florida avoided going on any property of any of the big ranchers and farmers
I know that the Sheriff’s Deputies is Western North Carolina would not even think of driving onto the property of some people in Transylvania County
Brevard had a leash-law - in town - but you did not think of telling a dog owner there what kind of dogs he or she could own
The Smokey Mountains is a place that you must respect
Yet everyone in WNC knew that if your dog(s) went after anyone’s cattle or horses - he was fair game - and you never complained
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[would not even think of driving onto the property of some people in Transylvania County]
Lol, I think I’d stay out of Transylvania too......! Vampire-dogs run wild!
Yes I understand the rules if a dog begins killing livestock.
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My brother’s FIL told me “If I see your dog up in the pasture with my Charlois cattle I’ll be reaching for my .30-06 Remington!”
(even just nipping at a heifer’s legs)
He did not have to tell me twice
German Sheps on that list too?
I’ve seen skinny runaway mongrel packs that are more aggressive!
My niece breeds and sells GSs and I doubt the “bad-doggy enforcers” would be dumb enough to go up the trail to her house on the mountain and attempt to tell her they are going to kill her dogs.
Lot’s of liberal snowbird jerks moved to Florida - then resettled later for good in the Carolinas -
They have caused much trouble in NC - including electing that crazy leftie woman Governor who “just joked” about stopping elections for a term or two -
You do not mess with mountain people in NC
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I know. You had told me those stories before - over the years.
I’ve always found it mysterious how people from Florida seem to migrate back and forth up the coast - to the Carolinas, and even further north states. I’ve just read of so many doing that and I wonder why. We here in Texas, all the people I know, have lived our whole lives here.
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many people from NYC, LI, NJ, PA would drive to South Florida for vacation
As they aged - many moved to South and Central Florida
Then many of those stated spending summers in the cool mountains of WNC
As the economy changed under Jimmuh Cahtuh many then sold out (prices in FL went up after Cahtuh was booted out by Reagan) or rented their Florida properties and bought a home in Brevard or Hendersonville and played shuffleboard and went to the Asheville Mall
Unfortunately many of the snowbirds were libs - and many also union peeps
WNC has a great all-year-round temp and lots to do and has been a growth area for industries - as SC has -
State income tax - but lots of opportunities and a beautiful area for recreation, hunting, fishing, and bow hunting wild turkeys
(those guys are good with a bow!)
The blasted libs ruined NH, VT, WA, OR, and are determinded to turn the rest of the states into liberal dumpsters and union scam states
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Thank you for the explanation. There are so many FReepers who have moved back and forth too. We get tons of snowbirds from way north of us but most of us don’t move north to those cold, cold states, lol.
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“Dogs 101” contains a lot of lies and inaccuracies. Not recommended - that would be like the blind leading the blind!
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