... there is a puppy in the house? When you hear Daddy say: "Hey don't forget to wash your hands before you pet the baby!"
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Saturday, March 07, 2009
A visitor comes to call
Yesterday I was called down from Mount Laundry by Emma who excitedly explained:
"I was sitting on the door step with Bethany and some girls stopped. They want to talk to YOU Mummy. They are at the door. I think they want directions. "
This statement was punctuated with Emma's excited arms waving about as she pointed here and there emphasizing where everyone was. I made my way to the door still folding a t-shirt.
I opened the door and found three girls on bicycles standing on the edge of our lawn. One of them held out a small puppy and asked:
"Would you like a puppy?"
Before I could firmly say "No - please take it back home.", the oldest one added:
"We found him up the road and we can't take him home 'cause we have two pit bulls."
"Yeah," added the younger girl "and they're gettin' real mean - one bit me yesterday"
The older one who then introduced herself as the mother of the other two stated;
"They sure is and they are only four months old! I wouldn't dare take this little one home to them."
Well - to be honest, I wouldn't have been taking a puppy, let alone my children, home to them either so I took a closer look at the puppy:
No Fleas
Clean Ears
Fat tummy
Willing to allow me to poke and prod...
"Well", I said hesitantly, " I can keep him here over night and then take him to the shelter.
So here he is - our temporary visitor:
This little fellow, who is currently being called Timothy, will be staying until Monday when the Shelter will then be able to take him. They have asked if we will keep him until then as they do not have sufficient staff to care for him - as he is not yet weaned. Oh LORD help us - that is more than enough time to ingratiate himself to us - we CAN NOT make that mistake again!
PS - to Pit Bull owners - I am not against Pit Bulls per say, but to have a member of this breed already showing signs of aggression towards my children is, in my opinion an ominous sign of the future. I was also attacked by a pit bull and badly bitten, at the age of five, so I have personal experience of how aggressive this breed can be if not properly raised and trained.
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"I was sitting on the door step with Bethany and some girls stopped. They want to talk to YOU Mummy. They are at the door. I think they want directions. "
This statement was punctuated with Emma's excited arms waving about as she pointed here and there emphasizing where everyone was. I made my way to the door still folding a t-shirt.
I opened the door and found three girls on bicycles standing on the edge of our lawn. One of them held out a small puppy and asked:
"Would you like a puppy?"
Before I could firmly say "No - please take it back home.", the oldest one added:
"We found him up the road and we can't take him home 'cause we have two pit bulls."
"Yeah," added the younger girl "and they're gettin' real mean - one bit me yesterday"
The older one who then introduced herself as the mother of the other two stated;
"They sure is and they are only four months old! I wouldn't dare take this little one home to them."
Well - to be honest, I wouldn't have been taking a puppy, let alone my children, home to them either so I took a closer look at the puppy:
No Fleas
Clean Ears
Fat tummy
Willing to allow me to poke and prod...
"Well", I said hesitantly, " I can keep him here over night and then take him to the shelter.
So here he is - our temporary visitor:
This little fellow, who is currently being called Timothy, will be staying until Monday when the Shelter will then be able to take him. They have asked if we will keep him until then as they do not have sufficient staff to care for him - as he is not yet weaned. Oh LORD help us - that is more than enough time to ingratiate himself to us - we CAN NOT make that mistake again!
PS - to Pit Bull owners - I am not against Pit Bulls per say, but to have a member of this breed already showing signs of aggression towards my children is, in my opinion an ominous sign of the future. I was also attacked by a pit bull and badly bitten, at the age of five, so I have personal experience of how aggressive this breed can be if not properly raised and trained.
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A photo I was blessed to take...
Thank you Benjamin for showing me how to do the © sign! Now I need to add it to Bethany's photos.
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