tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post8644071900866187113..comments2023-06-08T10:14:59.128-04:00Comments on Cotter Pen: Dog-Fight IIICotter Penhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13244583549014981929noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-51556040430466896792008-08-02T11:50:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:50:00.000-04:00The Police Department has received a number of rep...The Police Department has received a number of reports in reference<BR/>to dogs <BR/>roaming the City at night. There have also been a number of<BR/>incidents where <BR/>cats were allegedly killed as a result of these dogs. <BR/><BR/>We have made contact with Animal Control. Animal control will drop<BR/>off <BR/>several traps strategically placed throughout the city to catch the<BR/>group. <BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-30842307829565792442008-07-31T04:23:00.000-04:002008-07-31T04:23:00.000-04:00Call animal control and tell them you saw a dog th...Call animal control and tell them you saw a dog that looked like it was slobbering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-51157286692552012622008-07-30T18:30:00.000-04:002008-07-30T18:30:00.000-04:00A few years ago, here in Georgia, a pit bull jumpe...A few years ago, here in Georgia, a pit bull jumped on an old lady's back and bit her badly..it happened in her own yard. With the help of my brother, a lawyer, the injured sued the dog's owner for not keeping a dangerous animal enclosed. <BR/>The dog's owner got a VERY bad pain in the pocketbook.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16764566800701618387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-7465223405011422332008-07-29T14:36:00.000-04:002008-07-29T14:36:00.000-04:00Woo-ha cowboy, this ain't the farm. Some of these...Woo-ha cowboy, this ain't the farm. Some of these posts resemble fear mongering. I don't know about 'high strung aggressive dogs' but at least the dogs aren't wielding 12 gauge shotguns. <BR/><BR/>Johnny, when Annette Cotter says: <BR/><BR/>"......., you may, and I do as well, know many Pine Lake residents who are very responsible pet owners. But clearly, some are not."<BR/><BR/>You are not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-56888968858268004842008-07-29T13:29:00.000-04:002008-07-29T13:29:00.000-04:00I grew up in the New England where it seems that p...I grew up in the New England where it seems that people know how to take care of their animals. I worked for and animal hospital as well as ran my own pet sitting business. I never saw dogs mistreated the way they are here! I would trust any of the rottweilers I took care of with my own infant. Within the first couple of months of living in Pine Lake I awoke to the sound of dogs barking in myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-58634607294340493992008-07-29T10:37:00.000-04:002008-07-29T10:37:00.000-04:00Here's a bit of cut and paste from a letter that I...Here's a bit of cut and paste from a letter that I wrote to a woman here in Pine Lake who wrote of being afraid of the stray dogs. (some of them killed her cat)<BR/>As follows:<BR/>They scare me, too, Gwyneth! There are times when a 12 guage shotgun loaded with buckshot can be very useful. <BR/>You know good and well what happens in our surrounding neighborhoods. The people go for theseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-62714535831470495082008-07-29T10:29:00.000-04:002008-07-29T10:29:00.000-04:00I called animal control a year or so ago when a ne...I called animal control a year or so ago when a neighbor's dog got <BR/>lose and was aggressive. As it happened it was after 6 p.m.; so, <BR/>the animal control office was closed. I called the 911 operator. <BR/>She was very helpful. Within a half hour and animal control officer <BR/>was on the scene. The officer was unable to corral the dog; there <BR/>in lies the problem. It's hard to catch a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-84362082546319099552008-07-29T09:10:00.000-04:002008-07-29T09:10:00.000-04:00This from Annette Cotter: About 6 months ago a do...This from Annette Cotter: About 6 months ago a dog i have seen many times being walked by a pine lake resident broke his leash (or got away) rushed me and knocked me down).. He was a shepherd mix. He stood on my chest with his lips curled back growling. His owner screamed "stop" and he did stop. Nevertheless, I now do my walking at the wellness center where the scenery is not nearly so prettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-40013033794210451472008-07-28T21:50:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:50:00.000-04:00Which leads me to introduce the issue of squirrel ...Which leads me to introduce the issue of squirrel overpopulation. Before they start gnawing their way into our attics, do you think we might open a season on them? Their natural predators, foxes, bobcats, and large venomous snakes are falling down on the job (as they've lost habitat). Squirrel stew anyone? <BR/><BR/>AND, about those dogs: where's Atticus Finch when we need him?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-66525873929483314672008-07-28T21:21:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:21:00.000-04:00I would say your grandpa had his priorities in ord...I would say your grandpa had his priorities in order.Cotter Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244583549014981929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275921050576561823.post-18801657725511113462008-07-28T20:20:00.000-04:002008-07-28T20:20:00.000-04:00Hello Bill-I grew up on farms where animals were b...Hello Bill-<BR/><BR/>I grew up on farms where animals were basically utilitarian. I never saw my grandpa mistreat an animal but he would shoot a dog at the drop of a hat if he killed a chicken or sucked eggs. Ditto with cats. Same for wild critters. Those chickens and eggs kept the family fed. I doubt few of us in Pine Lake have any impliment to dispatch a dog at a distance. Some of these dogsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382397977304028145noreply@blogger.com