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joshmo4evr wrote:

I just hope I was fair in asking for that much back.. 😕

I should think so. You paid for an item that you essentially never got! I would have asked for a full refund from the get-go.

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Apparently Snap can get up to plenty of mischief while at work. 😀 I’ve been entertained all morning by this thread.

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I wondered about that. 😀

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skigod377 wrote:

You never should have left. Go call the dang cops!! I am so glad that something worse didnt happen, like your dog getting killed or one of you getting attacked. They may not even realize that something happened, nor be held accountable, unless they are aware of it. Sometimes not even then, which is why the cops should be called. The dog could do that to a kid next time. At least have them pay for a vet check for your dog. People will not do ANYTHING unless you take either their time or their money. And welcome to the forums. 🙂

Thank you. 🙂

I won’t call the cops. If it happens -again- I’ll call animal control. You’re right that it’s hard to hold somebody accountable, and judging from the owner’s lack of reaction I think that talking to her later is going to be “interesting”, but sometimes things just happen. Maybe the dog has never done that before – not likely, as it’s had this kind of response to Sitka walking by before, but there’s never been a bite involved before either. For now all I can do is hope the owner is reasonable. If she’s not I’m going to have to try very hard to keep myself reasonable. 😡
The dog doesn’t seem to be aggressive towards people on the sidewalk at all, only dogs from what I’ve seen. I still wouldn’t go through her front gate unless her dog is tied up, esp. after this morning.

http://davidnelson.smugmug.com/gallery/4954345_ZEHex#P-1-12
That link will take you to my friend’s photo gallery. He, Dave, Sitka and myself went out to the river last week and got some really nice shots. We’re going to print out a few of these to give to my family.
(If that link doesn’t work maybe cut and paste it.)

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It’s working for me.

Wow, good luck with moving all those critters! Being around the Windstone factory must be a lively experience. 🙂

(Also, I am jealous that you have emus.)

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Dave and I took our 10-month old puppy Sitka out this morning for a walk around the long block. It’s a nice little jaunt through the neighborhood that takes about twenty minutes that’s a chance for Sitka to do his business and us to talk and get some exercise. Most of the neighborhood dogs are just fine: friendly, on leashes or behind fences, just sort of doing their doggy thing. But there’s one particular house that we only go past when we take the route we took today whose dog is super-territorial with other dogs that pass by. Came to find out today this dog is also aggressive.

We were walking past when Sitka caught Other Dog’s smell and pulled across the sidewalk. Dave was walking him, holding the leash in his left hand (which, if you don’t know Dave, is missing three fingers) so he didn’t have the best control. We both had mugs of coffee, so his other hand was tied up. Other Dog came barreling out the front door of the house into the front yard. There was a fence, but it was made up of lightweight rectangular fencing wire, and has been bent under and out from the barrage this dog gives it apparently on a regular basis. Sitka stopped about six inches from the fence to sniff – he’s used to other dogs and friendly, and a ten-month old puppy besides. Other Dog doesn’t check his stride at. all., barrels into the fence, pushing it out into the sidewalk, and lunges out into the sidewalk to bite Sitka right on the nose. The woman inside the house shouts out through the open front door for Other Dog to stop barking; meanwhile Dave is struggling to pull against sixty pounds of scared and very confused puppy to get Sitka away from Other Dog. When I realized what was happening (just after the bite happened) I grabbed Sitka’s leash and hauled him off the sidewalk and into the street, behind Other Dog’s owner’s parked car. Dave and I are shaking, Sitka’s bleeding, and Other Dog has gone back up onto the porch at this point. All of this took less than three seconds.

I stepped up to the lady’s front gate and shouted into the house, “Hello?” once or twice and didn’t get a response. I was sorely tempted to throw something into the house to get her attention and come out to talk to us. Didn’t. But I do plan on going back this afternoon after I’ve calmed down a bit and tell her what happened. She’s lucky her dog didn’t do anything other than give Sitka a few superficial grazes; if he had needed stitches I would have given her the vet bill and demand she cover it.

We cleaned up Sitka’s nose when we got home with some hydrogen peroxide. He’s resting right now, very subdued and not at all himself. I’m sure his nose is tender but he seemed okay for the remainder of our walk so I”m not overly worried. He’s had his rabies shot, but not his whole series of other puppy shots yet, so if he ends up needing the vet for any sort of doggy illnesses we’ll be talking with Other Dog’s owner about helping to cover costs.

I am so angry right now. Her fence is not at all adequate, and she should -not- allow a dog with aggression problems full run of a front yard that abuts the sidewalk. >:E

I’m sorry, this is long, but I had to vent! I’ll post a follow-up with photos to make up for making you read all this. 🙄

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My PYO: http://www.windstoneeditions.com/galleries/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=10057&pos=2

And my current gallery:
http://furaffinity.net/user/maui
(I don’t recommend browsing around this site…)

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khat7 wrote:

Hey,
What part of Oregon (Orygun) are you in?
We lived on Cape Kiwanda for three years. Back in the seventies before it was all built up 😆

I live in Eugene for now. I’ve never been to Cape Kiwanda, but I love the areas of the coast I’ve seen. 🙂

And I think that makes five posts, so I’ll post a link to my lone PYO and to my art gallery in a moment.

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Oh neat! It’s about 40 minuntes away from where I live now. I went to school in Corvallis. Very briefly. XD

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Where in Oregon is the new factory going to be?

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Leigha wrote:

welcome! 😀 have you done any Paint Your Own pieces?

I do, only one for now but I’m fond of her. 🙂

Greater Basilisk wrote:

Can we see some of your art dabblings? I like your siggie line, btw.

Thank you! That’s an ACEO I drew a couple of months ago.

Thanks, everybody, for the warm welcome. 😀 Unfortunately I haven’t got enough posts to share any links, but I will come back and edit this post when I do!

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Hi everybody! I’ve had this account since around the time the PYOs first became available, but haven’t ever really utilized it. Now’s as good a time as any to change that, so here I am! I’m currently living in Oregon with my fiance, our husky mix, two affectionate cats, and Jack the irate parrotlet. I am between jobs at the moment and supplementing our income with my art-dabblings.

Pleased to meet you all. ^^

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