Death and leaving my large family....who depend on me....how will they fare....a constant fear for an old dad with not so great health
Of course the biggie is death of a child....second place is way back
I fear being rejected by God for my sins and refusal to accept his son as my path to salvation....which is why I don’t ....I’m a Christian....who doesn’t mind pit bulls and other rough breeds
My adult Rottweiler on my homepage was killed by a car one and a half years ago
My constant 150 pound fearless companion day in day out for five years
I picked up my truck keys and he was Johnny on the spot always ready to jump in that front seat and ride anywhere ....to the gas station or Dallas Texas ...wherever
I own a small chain of car washes ...tunnels autos etc....me and the bank that is
He was a great guard....nobody but kids would come close and he liked kids and splittails...
I knew when we’d got home that night and drove the hill up our 400 yard gravel drive and he wasn’t there waiting on the top of the wall...I just knew right away
My older boys found him and buried him ....my wife sobbing hysterically holding his bloody body screaming at me begging me to fix it....it was awful
I’m 60 now and I’ve lived a long very very complete life of adventure and danger and death and love and reward too and escaped the reaper many times from a gunshot to congenital heart crap and boat sinking middle of the gulf and motorcycle accidents etc....buried my folks and a lot of people that mattered to me
But that night as we watched my older boys bury Becket out by our old deer stand at the back of our rear pasture in the truck lights
My wife and then 9 year old sobbed a solid 20-30 minutes
And I did too right along with them....
Only time in my adult life ever I’ve sobbed ...ever...typical man just misty eyes especially for suffering children....that was it till then
I used to think freepers talking about crying over their dead pug were just plain silly...now I know trust me..and I’ve had a lot of dogs in my life but that one got me and we have two rott pups now and a hog dawg coming and it’s just not the same to be honest
I’m boss dog in the pack but they are my rib’s dogs to be honest ....and hey adore her which suits me
She hopes this new hawg hunter bully will be mine ....he’s a son of one our old Scott bulldogs
My wife and I and our youngest just laid in bed that awful night and comforted one another most of the evening in utter shock...our baby boy was scared to be alone...it’s hard being little
Wifey took a Valium ...I just listened to Bach cello and felt like I lost my best pal
So when I hear folks here screaming for pit bulls and their owners to be shot..
That’s not the words of serious folks....that’s just wolf tickets nonsense....
Lashing out tough talk likely from inexperienced “tough” people
Sorry that’s how I see it