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A Little Snow

We had a bit of snow yesterday. This was when the storm had dumped just about four inches; we still had about eight more hours of blizzard conditions to go. It was cold and windy, but the pooches loved it!

Dogs and Hard Stares or "They told you to do what?!"

Recently in the news was a story of a mail carrier who claimed to have been cornered by two Pit Bulls.

Normally in a situation like this, he said that he would use pepper spray, but he finds that the spray just angers Pit Bulls even more. Actually, it would piss me off, too, but I'm sure other breeds of dogs welcome it with wide open eyes and incorrigible smiles.

Actually, this guy is pretty lucky. He says that in 2 1/2 years of being a mail carrier, he has yet to have been bitten. Amazing, since he said that

"carriers are trained to stare at dogs to prevent them from attacking"

WHAT?!

I have three questions for this fellow: 1) who heads up your training department, 2) how's the workman's comp at your facility, and 3) when was your last tetanus shot?

A dog sees a hard stare as a CHALLENGE. If these dogs cornered you, you invited them to do so. Did you also turn your back to them and run?

I know a postal carrier's job isn't easy, especially when they're faced with dogs they don't know who are roaming the neighborhood. That's no picnic. But, honestly, would this story have been news worthy had these dogs not been Pit Bulls? What if he were cornered by two roaming Dachshunds? Or a pair of Poms? Would the papers have come out to investigate? Would AC have come out at all?

Oddly enough, if you look closely at the picture, you'll see a smiling woman holding a baby, a man restraining one dog who is looking kind of friendly, a few people gathered around. And everyone, including the dog, looks rather relaxed.

Dogs Stolen from TN Day Care/Rescue

***UPDATE: This story was fabricated. See next post. Also see post on YesBiscuit.***


Canine Hope All Breed Rescue is both a doggy day care and rescue facility.

During the night, someone broke in, stabbed an employee, and - this part isn't clear - they either stole 13 dogs or stole some dogs while others got away through open gates or doors. Pictures of stolen dogs...

If you can help spread the word, all they want is to get these precious dogs back to safety. Some have medical issues which need prompt attention while others are new to the facility and might not know their way back.

Here is the entry from Facebook from our friend at Life with Dogs:

At 3:30 am this morning, two men broke into Doggie Care Center in Johnson City, TN. 

This is where our friend and fellow rescue person, Tammara Josselyn, keeps all the rescue animals she takes in, nurses back to health, and finds loving homes for. They stole several dogs and stabbed an employee. 

Please contact Tammara at caninehoperescue@comcast.net or call her 423 773 8113 immediately if you have any information or contacts who can assist. Tammara needs our help, she is devastated and only wants these dogs back. Through our vast network, I am hopeful we can do just that. 

There is also a substantial reward being offered for the safe return of these dogs.

If you can, take a moment to post this to your blogs or Facebook pages. The more eyes that see this, perhaps the more information the police can collect.

My best wishes to the employee who was injured and the owners of the facilty.