Comments on: Two-Legged Dog Found Abandoned In Woods http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:21:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Klondike http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66907 Klondike Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:23:15 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66907 What a noble face that dog has! Hope he looks happier as time goes by. What a noble face that dog has! Hope he looks happier as time goes by.

]]> By: Nora and Rufus http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66820 Nora and Rufus Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:16:41 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66820 Lynn, What a SWEET story about darling little Fancy. You are just a love! Lynn, What a SWEET story about darling little Fancy. You are just a love!

]]> By: DOGLOVER http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66805 DOGLOVER Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:38:11 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66805 I feel so bad for the poor dog.!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel so bad for the poor dog.!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: mittens http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66589 mittens Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:17:33 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66589 i come from a family of so called 'sports hunters' and gun owners. i was taught early on respect for guns, respect for animals and the ugly truth that everyone who eats meat but hates hunters doesnt want to face- something was killed so you could have a sandwhich. tyson is ok with it's automated death factory but some guy in an orange vest shooting a duck for dinner isn't? i should say killing what you eat yourself is more honorable then ignoring the fact that someone else far away did the dirty work for you. we had pets of every sort, cared for hurt and stray animals, and i was taught that cruelty toward living things is NEVER acceptable. never once did i see anyone in my family aim a gun at a pet, a dog, a cat or anything that was not a legitimate hunting target save for one incident in which a dog running wild who had killed half of our flock of caged geese and was starting in on our chickens was shot after months of trying to get the owner of the dog to obey the leash laws and trying to force animal control to do something to stop the carnage. no one relished killing that dog. it was hard to do but there were no other options left. farmers have the right to protect their livestock. anything including humans that makes killing a truly cruel senseless sport with no objective but inflicting pain and death deserves to be put down the same way as far as i am concerned. my gun collecting hunting uncle cried like a baby when he saw those poor geese with their necks ripped out- no one is telling me because he's a hunter he's not a caring compassionate person . i come from a family of so called ’sports hunters’ and gun owners. i was taught early on respect for guns, respect for animals and the ugly truth that everyone who eats meat but hates hunters doesnt want to face- something was killed so you could have a sandwhich. tyson is ok with it’s automated death factory but some guy in an orange vest shooting a duck for dinner isn’t? i should say killing what you eat yourself is more honorable then ignoring the fact that someone else far away did the dirty work for you.

we had pets of every sort, cared for hurt and stray animals, and i was taught that cruelty toward living things is NEVER acceptable. never once did i see anyone in my family aim a gun at a pet, a dog, a cat or anything that was not a legitimate hunting target save for one incident in which a dog running wild who had killed half of our flock of caged geese and was starting in on our chickens was shot after months of trying to get the owner of the dog to obey the leash laws and trying to force animal control to do something to stop the carnage. no one relished killing that dog. it was hard to do but there were no other options left. farmers have the right to protect their livestock. anything including humans that makes killing a truly cruel senseless sport with no objective but inflicting pain and death deserves to be put down the same way as far as i am concerned.

my gun collecting hunting uncle cried like a baby when he saw those poor geese with their necks ripped out- no one is telling me because he’s a hunter he’s not a caring compassionate person .

]]> By: Lynn http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66479 Lynn Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:14:19 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66479 Re the last sentence in MaineMom's posting: Now that's a form of hunting I would heartily endorse and join up with, MaineMom. Re the last sentence in MaineMom’s posting:
Now that’s a form of hunting I would heartily endorse and join up with, MaineMom.

]]> By: MaineMom http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66468 MaineMom Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:21:54 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66468 In the '60s and early '70s my ex-husband and I hunted for food - deer, ducks and quail. I'm sure many people still do. (The flavor of venison liver is like no other, absolutely the best!) In those days it wasn't sport - it was for survival. Not all hunters are "bad" people. Over the past 40+ years both my ex and my husband and I have rescued numerous abandoned cats and dogs and supported our local animal rescues. None of us hunt anymore but, if we did, we'd be looking for the "animals" who abandon helpless creatures. In the ’60s and early ’70s my ex-husband and I hunted for food - deer, ducks and quail. I’m sure many people still do. (The flavor of venison liver is like no other, absolutely the best!) In those days it wasn’t sport - it was for survival. Not all hunters are “bad” people. Over the past 40+ years both my ex and my husband and I have rescued numerous abandoned cats and dogs and supported our local animal rescues. None of us hunt anymore but, if we did, we’d be looking for the “animals” who abandon helpless creatures.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66456 Lynn Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:06:27 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66456 I adopted a little 3# Maltese young adult from the animal shelter.....who only walked on her right legs. My veterinarian informed me that "Fancy" was more than likely a cast-off from a puppy mill. The two very tiny appendages on the left side were the result of malnourishment of Fancy's mom when she was at a few weeks' gestation. Apparently at that time, if the mom isn't fed well, the malnourishment shows up in the form of birth defects in the bones, among other places, in the pups. Fancy was missing the olecranon process in her left legs. [Look it up in a vet physiology text if you're so inclined.] Fancy lived a full life - and I want you to know that while she stayed at 3# she got along just fine. Maybe not as fast as the others, but she made it to the finish line every time. It's funny how compensations seem to make their way to animals with physical deficiences. While Fancy wasn't going to win any races, she was the best watch dog I have ever had. This dog knew people and if she didn't like the person coming in the door she ran straight for the pants leg and barked. [She was ALWAYS right.] She was relentless. All heart. She KNEW her job was to be "judge of character." So don't let a two legged dog ever stop you from adopting him or her. I adopted a little 3# Maltese young adult from the animal shelter…..who only walked on her right legs. My veterinarian informed me that “Fancy” was more than likely a cast-off from a puppy mill. The two very tiny appendages on the left side were the result of malnourishment of Fancy’s mom when she was at a few weeks’ gestation. Apparently at that time, if the mom isn’t fed well, the malnourishment shows up in the form of birth defects in the bones, among other places, in the pups. Fancy was missing the olecranon process in her left legs. [Look it up in a vet physiology text if you’re so inclined.]

Fancy lived a full life - and I want you to know that while she stayed at 3# she got along just fine. Maybe not as fast as the others, but she made it to the finish line every time.

It’s funny how compensations seem to make their way to animals with physical deficiences. While Fancy wasn’t going to win any races, she was the best watch dog I have ever had. This dog knew people and if she didn’t like the person coming in the door she ran straight for the pants leg and barked. [She was ALWAYS right.] She was relentless. All heart. She KNEW her job was to be “judge of character.”

So don’t let a two legged dog ever stop you from adopting him or her.

]]> By: Nancy G. http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66387 Nancy G. Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:50:55 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66387 I don't hunt but having lived in the country for 35 years, I recognize that there are the 'slob hunters' who are a disgrace, and others who are normal, decent people. It would help if the barriers of mistrust were lowered on both sides, I think. Not all animal people are living in some la-la land. Having seen sickly deer without enough food, I can see where a humane shot would be better for them than the slow death they would otherwise face. I may not like that choice, but that's the reality around here. I don’t hunt but having lived in the country for 35 years, I recognize that there are the ’slob hunters’ who are a disgrace, and others who are normal, decent people. It would help if the barriers of mistrust were lowered on both sides, I think. Not all animal people are living in some la-la land. Having seen sickly deer without enough food, I can see where a humane shot would be better for them than the slow death they would otherwise face. I may not like that choice, but that’s the reality around here.

]]> By: Guthrie http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66386 Guthrie Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:28:20 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66386 My little cat with birth defects I found in the woods on a camping trip in Connecticut. She couldn't have wandered there by herself. Just because we're hunters or outdoorsmen doesn't mean we hate animals. Stop listening to PETA. My little cat with birth defects I found in the woods on a camping trip in Connecticut. She couldn’t have wandered there by herself. Just because we’re hunters or outdoorsmen doesn’t mean we hate animals. Stop listening to PETA.

]]> By: janet http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66378 janet Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:40:23 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66378 I hate sport killing (hunting) but this shows some hunters have a heart after all. I hate sport killing (hunting) but this shows some hunters have a heart after all.

]]> By: kaefamily http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66372 kaefamily Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:15:40 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66372 the same monster who would dump a perfectly healthy child in the wood or on the train track. the same monster who would dump a perfectly healthy
child in the wood or on the train track.

]]> By: Nancy G. http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66361 Nancy G. Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:49:49 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/two-legged-dog-found-abandoned-in-woods-3334#comment-66361 What kind of monster would dump a 2 legged dog in the woods like that? Horrible. At least it has a happy ending. What kind of monster would dump a 2 legged dog in the woods like that? Horrible. At least it has a happy ending.

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