Pet Owner Angry After Meter Reader Maces Dog

Yahoo! News ^ | April 27, 2005 | Staff

[muawiyah]

3 hours?! My, my, my.

We have other dog owners on other threads who speak knowledgeably about snatching away their dog's dinner and not getting bit (very often).

Guess they're tougher than this guy.

[leadpenny]

Nice 'stach, Bill.

[Samurai_Jack]

looks like little 'Piggy' has adopted his owners attitude. He should watch out he's liable to get maced next.

[Arkie2]

I wonder if you might get a meter reader who just likes to torture animals? What a pefect job!

[Brilliant]

I can see why they might want to mace a dog in the proper circumstance, but not a chahuhua/dachshund mix. If it's a problem, just step on it.

[Joe Brower]

"I can't believe they Maced a dog - - especially this small"

News flash -- a "dog that small" can still put a bite on you that will take weeks to heal and leave a scar that will last a lifetime. And these small, spastic rat-dogs are the overly-hyper types that will snap you at random.

When mace isn't available, a hard, swift kick will do.

[excalibur1701]

The owner of the dog should be ticketed for not having his dog on a leash.

[Tempestuous]

"Kilpatrick said the meter reader didn't inform him that Mace was used on Piggy."

Maybe Kilpatrick should be a responsible pet owner and keep her menace of a dog on a leash.

Typical liberal baloney...blame the meter reader but not herself or the dog.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

And these small, spastic rat-dogs are the overly-hyper types that will snap you at random.

According to "Far Side" cartoonist Gary Larson, these are nervous little dogs that start their day by drinking espresso. The body of a rat and the brain of a wolf.

[CSM]

"The owner of the dog should be ticketed for not having his dog on a leash."

If it is anything like EVERYWHERE I have lived, the meter reder must enter the homeowners yard to read the meter. In my current situation, the meter reader has to open my gate and go into my back yard. Do you expect that dogs need to be on leashes while they are in a fenced in yard?

I don't have any idea what day of the month my meter is read, do you know when yours is read?

[reagan_fanatic]

The owner of the dog should be ticketed for not having his dog on a leash.

Agreed. Any dog can leave a painful bite, and the smaller ones like the chihuahuas are especially prone to attacking strangers.

[Orca]

Great picture! A good laugh to start the day.

[Sax]

I'm not going to spout the virtues of man's best friend, but your comment reminded me of something from this past weekend. My wife is chatting at the table on the back porch with the dog in tow. After finishing half of her steak & cheese, she dropped the remaining half down for the dog and kept talking. After several minutes she notice the dog had 'shoestring' slobber running from her muzzle to the ground. Then she realized that she had dropped the sandwich at the dog's paws, but hadn't given her explicit permission to eat it. Little things like that make you take a minute to appreciate your furry friend.

[Investment Biker]

I carry pepper spray when I bicycle. I have even been know to go back just to spray a dog that is a hazardous nuisance. They never chase again once sprayed.

[Skooz]

What a pathetic wimp to mace a little dog like that. All he had to do was ignore the little mutt.

Serious lack of testes.

[metesky]

When mace isn't available, a hard, swift kick will do.

Dog management tip #452 When attempting to punt your dog, always be sure to release your grip on the leash.

[Arkie2]

If I ever saw you return to attack my dog after you'd "escaped" you would be promptly reported to the police for whatever charges apply in that situation.