[robin416]

You have two? How in the heck with all the back & forth did we never hit on the fact you've got some four legged companions?

 

[444lover]

Beats me, we also have a pitbull mix. We have 5 ducks, 3 geese, 3 dogs, a cat and a cockatiel. We had another dog, a terrier mix that was in the house for a short time but it wouldn't quit chasing the cat so we gave it to my step-daughter. We're looking for another inside dog, a small breed puppy to replace the terrier mix

 

[robin416]

I knew about the terrier debacle but I thought that was the one and only. And I think I knew about the cockatiel.

Was it you that told about the small breed puppies getting adopted right away?

 

[444lover]

Yeah. All small breed dogs, puppy or grown. There's all sorts of big dogs available, the pound is overflowing with them and have people temporarily taking care of them at home until they find them homes

 

[robin416]

Do you also have dog rescues in the area? They might also be a group to be looking at.

I fell into this thing with the chi/mix by accident. I have a feeling Trixie was owned by a senior citizen that could no longer care for her and whoever dumped her on the side of the side of the road instead of turning her in. Luckily the dog pound found her and brought her to a thing my vet put together for halloween. She was within four days of being euthanized.

 

[444lover]

I'm not sure it'd be called a dog rescue. We have a Humane Society but that's it. All strays brought in by normal citizens, police, fire department go there now since the dog catcher retired. We use to have a dog catcher that was funded by the county that had to take everything and we're free to adopt from there. The dog pound is funded by donations and cost $100 to adopt from there. Both places have them neutered or spayed and the dog pound takes them to a vet to be checked for health issues and give them shots also.

 

[robin416]

Dumping dogs and cats must be really bad here. We have multiple rescue organizations here. Trixie did come from the local dog pound, I didn't even know there was one.

They don't do the spay neuter here but the cost of adoption is low. I paid 25$ for Trixie. I don't know what they do about spay and neuter, if that's a requirement after adoption.

 

[444lover]

Dumping dogs is really bad here too. A month or so ago a black lab got dumped here and he got into the area where the dogs and ducks are. I was concerned about him running loose around the ducks so I took him to the Humane Society and was told they couldn't take him because they were overflowing. I asked what I was suppose to do then. The only option they gave me was to try and find somebody who would temporarily take him until they could find somebody. I wound up taking him out on the other side of town and dumped him out. I hate dumping animals but he was already dumped, I just moved where he was dumped.

The Humane Society loose money on the dogs because it costs $120 just to neuter them let alone the cost of exams and shots. The lady running it says she does it though because if the cost was too high she knows nobody would adopt any. When the dog catcher was doing it the county paid for theirs plus all the dog food to feed them.

 

[robin416]

Ah man, that sucks. But I know what you were dealing with. I'm just lucky that there are so many here and someone would probably take him.

They all lose money. Our volunteer groups function solely on donations and grants.

 

[444lover]

Volunteer group is what the Humane Society is I believe, not completely positive on that though.

 

[robin416]

You're right. What we have down here is called SHARK. Safe Haven Animal Rescue something I can't remember. The others I don't know the name of.

 

[444lover]

LOL You did? I want to know if your cheeks get wet after you watch it.

I watched it and it was good but no wet cheeks,close but not quite.

 

[robin416]

Can you imagine? That is based on a true storey. I should find the real deal and read about that. It seems I've seen that story somewhere about the guy and the imprinted geese.

 

[Poultry Judge]

The real story is interesting, although slightly less dramatic.

 

[444lover]

I thought it was based on actual events and it said at the beginning it was based on an autobiography but then at the end it said it wasn't based on actual events and the people mentioned and the events were fictitious so I wasn't positive.

 

[444lover]

The real story is interesting, although slightly less dramatic.

That's not surprising,they always seem to make stories more interesting when they're making a movie. I doubt any movies are 100% factual.