Missing dog - Page 3

junetta · 09-04-2009, 22:57

I think that it's sad. This chap has looked after his dog for eleven or twelve years and now through no fault of his own he has to pay out seventy quid to get it back.

The council must be able to see that it is well looked after so why can't they just reunite the pair of them. Makes my blood boil.

katex · 09-04-2009, 23:07

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Originally Posted by Neil

He told me that it was 1 child per week in the UK. I was shocked that 52 children each year go blind by something that is preventable by looking after you dog correctly

Of course it is sad Neil .. can be cats too ... but just thought was not fair to put this up in this particular thread ... like you were blaming Jae for this. Can all come up with something controversial as this. Maybe, we could find out how many people are saved by the skills of dogs too .. like sniffer dogs, and the good that dogs for the blind do, etc.

Retlaw · 09-04-2009, 23:19

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

No need to be pedantic, I am aware that disabled people get assistance but don't think Jay is disabled but am sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong.

Eky peck thats a fancy word, (pedantic) for mid week, I would have thought that was a Sunday word, can I borrow it sometime.

junetta · 09-04-2009, 23:20

Well said, Katex. Responsible dog owners clear up behind them as we do. I've just read another thread which you have contributed to. Poor dogs searching for a new home.

I do hope that Jae gets his dog back.

BERNADETTE · 09-04-2009, 23:29

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Eky peck thats a fancy word, (pedantic) for mid week, I would have thought that was a Sunday word, can I borrow it sometime.

Anytime matey

But surely if anybody who knew the bin men were going to have to come into the yard would make sure their dog was secure.

steeljack · 09-04-2009, 23:38

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Originally Posted by Neil

He told me that it was 1 child per week in the UK. I was shocked that 52 children each year go blind by something that is preventable by looking after you dog correctly

Don't doubt what you were told , but think if there was any real truth in it the Sun/Mirror/Daily Mail would be having a "Blind Child of the Week" in every Friday edition

re. the missing dog , glad you got it back , but (without knocking anyone) wonder about the dog straying ....surely an 11 yr old dog has been trained to stay within its own/owners boundaries , unless he was smelling a bitch somewhere local ....then I would go after the bitchs owner for the kennel fees , no offense intended

accyman · 09-04-2009, 23:50

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Originally Posted by Neil

Did you know in this country 1 child every week goes blind from catching toxocara from dog dirt? That was one of the interesting facts I learnt while chatting with our dog warden the other week.

yup dog poop and cat poop contain toxocara which can cause and does cause blindness in children

however most dog owners are resposible and clean up after their dogs mess or their dogs do their mess in their own yards or gardens

if the figure is 1 child going blind a week from dog dirt there must be a hell of alot more kids been blinded by cat dirt because cats poop not only in their litter trays but in every one elses gardens where poeples kids play and also everywhere else a cat can roam

i see people cleaning up after their dogs but i have yet to see somone running around the neighbourhood cleaning up after their cat

bah filthy bloomin cratures shoud be shot on sight

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i own neither a cat or a dog because i dont fancy fiddleing around with poop , if your not preppared to clean up after your pet dont have a pet

Neil · 09-04-2009, 23:55

Something else the dog warden said.

It only takes one irresponsible dog owner to let the dog out on its own and you have a big problem in an area. If a dog delivers 2 or 3 nasty packages each day that's between 14 and 21 in a week. I think you will agree that is a lot of mess in a small area.

lindsay ormerod · 10-04-2009, 00:03

As I understand it the refuse collection is from back alleys, if that's not the case then fine, but how do the binmen have access to your yard and how is it their responsibility if you have a dog in there?
If they need access to your backyard to get to your bin you should consider that and make sure the dog is secured when they need to be in there.
If your dog isn't chipped and gets found I would consider it good luck, if you haven't bothered getting him chipped, even more good luck.
To be honest you are lucky that the dog hasn't turned up as a fatality on a road , or caused a road traffic accident, pay the bill, learn your lesson and buy a big bolt for your gate.

cashman · 10-04-2009, 00:04

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Originally Posted by Neil

Something else the dog warden said.

It only takes one irresponsible dog owner to let the dog out on its own and you have a big problem in an area. If a dog delivers 2 or 3 nasty packages each day that's between 14 and 21 in a week. I think you will agree that is a lot of mess in a small area.

Are you Margaret in disguise?

accyman · 10-04-2009, 00:07

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Originally Posted by Neil

Something else the dog warden said.

It only takes one irresponsible dog owner to let the dog out on its own and you have a big problem in an area. If a dog delivers 2 or 3 nasty packages each day that's between 14 and 21 in a week. I think you will agree that is a lot of mess in a small area.

so just imagine how much cats are leaving about the place then, if their not pooping all over the place they are chucking up green puke plus what ever other vile things they have picked up routing through rubbish.

yes i agree dogs can make a right mess and irrispoisible owners will leave it for somone to step in but lets face it theres easily way more poop left abandoned by cats because most cats are slung out the house and teh only time an owner sees them is when they put out a plate of food for them

yes i know there are a FEW people who keep house cats and tehy never leave the house but the majority are left to go and poop wherever they please and everyone else has to clean up after their pets for them

cat owners would soon complain if i started useing their garden as a toilet so why shoud we have to tolerate their pets using our gardens as toilets?

lindsay ormerod · 10-04-2009, 00:12

My cats don't leave the house much, Eric never goes further than the gate, they use a litter tray and are very clean animals,cleaner than some humans I know. They don't get put out at night and are very much part of the family. Some folk like cats , some folk don't, I do !