| alot of pets were lost this week |
[Sep. 3rd, 2005|02:11 am] |
with everything going on in the south due to hurricane katrina, i have to wonder: what happened to all the pets? some are safe with the people they lived with. some are lost though, and some are maybe gone forever. alot of evac services didnt include pets. and alot of poor people had to leave thier dogs and cats and other friends behind. daddy gets scared about this because once his kiddos come back he will have a full car if he ever had to drive everyone somewhere. just imagine, 2 big people 2 little people, 3 dogs all kinda little but also a cat and a ferret. daddy says if we had to leave quick he would send ,mommy and the good car with the kids and the cat and ferret and he would take me and rose and ginger in the other car. were lucky to have 2 cars. but alot of people are not lucky. so what should they do? i found this online and it helps a little : http://www.animaldisasters.com/planning_guidelines.htm
but ive also thought a bit about it myself.
i put together some ideas:
things to consider if you have to get out fast and have pets
do you have a vehicle that can carry all your pets?
do they all have carriers to travel in? (will they all fit?)
do you know where you would go in case of a evac?
can all your pets stay there with you?
if not, do you have a place where your pet can go, friends, family?
do you keep 2 weeks worth of food on hand for your pets?
what if you had just run out when you had to evac?
what if the stores are all closed?
does your pet need medicine?
do you know where the info on his medicine is? ( if you have to leave fast you may have to go to a vet in another city)
does your pet have the actual papers and tags showing he vaccinated against rabies.(you wont get far without that info)
if you need someone to come get your pet, how reliable are they? do you have a back up? (your pets should have a godfather)
does your pet have behavior issues that makes transport difficult? (stranger aggression? car phobia? leash aggression?) if so do you have a muzzle for bathroom breaks? a crate for inside of the car?
if you dog got loose in the countryside during an evac it would spell trouble. does she have a collar that cant be wiggled out of? like a choke chain,martingale collar, gentle leader, or a harness?
what about if the dog goes loosey poopey in the car? you cant drive a day and a half with that stink in there, do you have good cleaners to disinfect and remove the odor? you keep them in the trunk right?
how do you plan to keep your dog watered? a bowl in the back seat might spill at a time when water is scarce. but bottled water rationed into the bowl at stops will stop that problem. remember, natural disaster can poison even local lakes and streams.
does your plan include which toys you will bring to help the dogs stress level? if she has to go to grammas did you remember to send one of your dirty shirts so she can smell you and be at ease?
all of these questions should have clear and concise answers. you should know what your going to do the same way you plan for your kids and yourself.as things change these plans should be updated.
i know alot of pets died in nola.some drowned in the home they were left in with no chance to get out.
some will survive to form packs but will maybe get caught by the dog catcher and thats bad bad news for pack dogs.
with the unjudging,uncompromising,and unlimited love of a pet comes alot of responsibility and its your job to ensure the safety of all living things you bond with.
thank you for helping pets around the world have long happy lives.
se7enbeagle signing off |
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| woof bitches |
[Aug. 26th, 2005|09:00 pm] |
so this week my sister roselyn finally came to daycare with me. she came on monday and then again today.
monday we realized we had alot more in common then we thought. she didnt know that most dogs are bigger then us so she stuck close to me and near the end of the night we startin wrestling and playing. we havent ever played before so this was kinda a big deal. we played at home all week and now were really good friends.
rose is really sweet for a basset hound. oops she just told me she is more then just a basset hound, ok she is a petite basset griffon vendeen. thats alot of words to say she is a long haired and mustached basset hound from france. she used to do shows and prance around like a lil sissy dog but i am showing her what being a hound is all about. sniffing, garbage raids, fuckin with the humans, occasionally i like to shit on the bathroom floor just to let em know i can, rose has that down too. were gettin along. i still listen to what the chihuahua says, but rose listens to what i say, and ginger the chihuahua listens to what rose says, we call it a balance of power. too bad those human fucks in goverment dont understand the concept. they went and made pitpulls illegal here in denver so i lost a few good friends. i hear if they pick a pit up they give it a hot dose of doggy murder back at the dogjail. fuckers. im thinking of starting an underground railroad for pits but i need more help. oh and i ate a whole bag of daddy's twizlers the other night. i used his chair to get onto his computer desk and then climbed up to the top cubby hole where he stores them. me and ginger ate the whole bag and got the shits for two days. but all in all id say it was worth it. and daddy never knew. sucker. oh i finish advanced training next week. ive learned that when dad lifts his hand straight up i should lay down and when he does a circle type thing i should roll over. he also taught me not to eat the treat when he says "leave it" and so i dont. but then he gives me a treat for not eating the treat. kinda silly if you ask me. at work the lady that owns the place has a springer spaniel and one day when the boss lady was gone i pissed on her dogs bed, daddy was mad and had to clean it up good so i didnt get in trouble. but now me and that springer are friends. one day ill do agility like him and jump thru hoops and all that other far out shit he can do. but for now im content to sleep next to daddy, eat the garbage, and attack the geese at the park. oh thats another story. were at the park and this goose bows up to me so i grab it by the throat and daddy pulls me off it. fucker must have shit in his feathers, thought he could fade a beagle. woof bitches. |
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| party at daycare |
[Jun. 25th, 2005|03:40 pm] |
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this week daddy worked alot to make the daycare extra clean. he scrubbed the walls and floors and hung stuff up all over. then on friday him and the others brought alot of food and beer(i love beer, i tip the bottles over and drink it when no one looks) and alot of people came to doggie daycare and they all watched video tapes of me and the others playing and we got homemade doggie treats and i got alot of the good stuff from daddy and it was lots and lots of fun.i wish daddy wasnt so sad lately. i love him and thats enough to make him smile whenever i come lay on his lap, but he still seems sad alot.i like ginger and mao, they are like my breother and sister and i hope i never have to move away from them.i need lots of love and i want lots of love from both daddy and mommy so i hope they learn to be happier cause it makes me sad to see them not being happy. at least there was aot of happy people at the party on friday, i got a new friend, his name is cal, but his real name is excalibur which he told me means he is named after a knife that some guy with a silly metal hat had. but i call him cal and follow him around alot, he is a big big big dog, he said his daddy came from labrador and his mommy came from rotwiel germany. i say he is a big silly boy but i think he is dreamy. im also friends with maybelle and she said her daddy was a datsung and her mommy was also from labrador so she is really long and black and her legs are shorter then mine but we love to race around in circles. daddy says im a hunting beagle and thats why im never tired. i see alot of other beagles with only 3 colors on them but daddy tells me thats because they are "show beagles" which means they all lookm the same and get fat really easy and that im much healthier then them because all my daddies and mommies worked with hunters. i like to hunt mao, and balls and ducks and geese. daddy says he is going to bring me "lure coursing" which is where i get to chase a bag around in all directions, i bet i catch it . he also says im a extra good gun dog because im not scared of any loud noises. daddies boss called me a doggie bitch, that means that im built like a boy dog, but i think im just tough. |
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| (no subject) |
[May. 31st, 2005|12:38 pm] |
everyday i sleep in because daddy sleeps in. i would probably like to get up a little bit earlier but i wont do it if daddy isnt up. however i dont like it when dad wakes me up at 5 in the morning for daycare. im always too tired at 5 in the morning. i like it when i go to daycare at 2 because by then im piping with energy.
so i sleep in with daddy and when he wakes up he always goes and gets my leash, i trained him to do that. then we walk to the park and i poop on the edge of the lake. and i holla at the other dogs and sometimes they holla back but usually not, and daddy always tells me not to holla at the other dogs because he says "one might not like it and bite you". after our walk we come back home and daddy refreshes my water and food and then i sit on the lambskin next to his chair at the thing. then he looks at the thing and clikcs on the thing and now im clickin on the thing so how do you like that? ginger always smells me when we get home from the walk so i know she like me but she is a very stoic dog so she wont play with me. sometimes i try and play with her and she says "fuck off" so i do. my my brother Mao plays with me. mao is a retard dog and kind of deformed. he has pointed ears and a flat face. his skin is too loose and he is dumb compared to most dogs i know. and just not like what a dog should look like. but he is a idiot savant dog and is fast and agile and the best climber of any dog i know. plus he likes tuna and milk. he's a freak but i love him and we play and he runs and climbs and then comes back and i love playin with him.
dog daycare is fun. me and daddy keep everyone in line and i play and daddy says im supposed to "lead by example" but i know what these dogs need is a reminder of who is in charge so i pee a lil here and there just to let them know. at night daddy sneaks me scraps of dinner and taught me that i should eat treats while layin down. then when its bed time i amble in the bed room and sleep with daddy and mommy and its all very pleasing ,this new life, if i do say so myself. |
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| this is my new thing |
[May. 31st, 2005|03:57 am] |
maybe ill tell you what is new maybe i wont. i do what i want and if you dont like it ill hump your leg.
more to come im sleepy.
oh and i love m daddy! |
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