[Dailydrool] hard couple weeks

[Sue And David Autry]

Dear Drool family,

 

I know you will understand!!

 

After 2 weeks of company, we were just beginning to relax (had a 2yr old and
4 yr old, our youngest grandchildren) plus 11 sleeping at our home for 2
nights.

 

Tilly, Phoebe and Harvey spent 4 nights at the kennel – then came home to
being gated in the laundry room for 3-4 hours at a time for the next 10
days!!  Our daughter-in-law does not LIKE dogs and has made her little ones
AFRAID.  What I really mean is that she HATES dogs.  Is very annoyed that we
have dogs and cannot watch the children full time when they are here so SHE
can have a vacation!!

 

After they left, things got very quiet and I started walking our 3, one at a
time as usual.  Harvey and I were at the corner of our 1/4th mile cul de
sac, and the two pit bull mixes got loose, out of their fenced area and
lunged at Harvey!!  Thank “dog” he only got 2 little teeth marks on his
side.  He turned around and bark/growled loudly, I screemed and they LEFT!!
No one on the street heard me.  I was really shook up and pursued to call
the owners immediately.  The husband came over, very apologetically, saying
it will NEVER happen again. Yeah, Sure!!

 

 These dogs get loose often.  I have called them so many times, that when I
called yesterday, they answered by saying, “are my dogs loose again?”  We
have young babies and preschoolers on our street plus many other dogs.  I
could not bring myself to walk past their house today.  I know I have to
because my dogs are used to being walked in addition to our large fenced
area.

 

I have decided to carry my whistle with me whenever I walk.  I’m too unsure
of carrying mace or pepper spray.  Might get so excited I’d spray my own
dogs or myself!!  Any suggestions for me?

 

I know I should report this family, but so far I have not done anything.  I
was going to talk to my vet tomorrow.  We both use him.  We have only lived
in this neighborhood 1 ½ years.  They have been reported by other neighbors
several times.  It does not affect them!!

 

  I’m so sad for little Harvey.  He is so good natured and my gate guard!!
He barks loud but would never hurt anyone.  He seems OK but I don’t know how
this will affect him with other dogs.

 

Any feedback is appreciated  Sue Slave to: Tilly, Phoebe and Harvey(my sweet
2 ½ yr old buppy)

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