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Otis and the Great Pyrennes
Hi all:
Otis had a bit of a scare today. Roxie, the Great Pyrennes two doors down, has been part of a huge custody battle and is rarely in the neighbourhood. Steve gets her for the odd weekend, his ex-wife for much of the time, and his eldest daughter the rest of the time. Every once and while, when Steve isn't home, his teenaged kids tie Roxie up outside at the front of the house. Remarkably, they actually tied her to the gas line on the outside of the house. Luckily for them, the rope broke instead of the gas line today. Unfortunately, Otis just happened to be there when it broke. Roxie took off after Otis and, according to witnesses, Otis was going at warp speed when he attempted to make a sharp turn on our driveway in order to head through the hole in our fence to the safety of the backyard. He never got to the hole because he lost traction on the asphalt of the our driveway, did a somersault, and took off running again, ending 20 feet up in the neighbour's spruce tree. When I went to see him, he was puffed out to three times his normal size and really quite freaked out. It took him some time to decide to come down. Meanwhile, I had to take Roxie back to her house and wasn't too sure about that - Roxie is a huge dog. The neighbour accross the street came to help - he is a dog person and was firm with Roxie, who then cowered. She was not cowering from me. Anyway, Otis' world remains rocked. He is startled at every movement inside the safety of his own house. He ripped a bit of the covering off his thumb claw pad but otherwise is unharmed. Considering that free roaming dogs were outlawed in the city about 20 years ago and we don't have a stray dog problem, this was a very unusual circumstance. I'm relieved that Otis made it out okay and satisfied that he will remain more vigilant in the future. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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I have seen about 3 dogs of that breed in my lifetime; I
still think they are among the most beautiful d-pets on earth! BUT...I don't blame Otis for running for his life! Those dogs are HUGE, and I know nothing re their dispositions, though the ones I saw were w/their owners and relatively mellow. Otis would not have been a meal, just a snack for a Great Pyrennes. I'm glad Otis is okay except for his pad-pad and his nerves. Long live Otis. "Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message news:6nMqe.1652748$6l.1354800@pd7tw2no... Hi all: Otis had a bit of a scare today. Roxie, the Great Pyrennes two doors down, has been part of a huge custody battle and is rarely in the neighbourhood. Steve gets her for the odd weekend, his ex-wife for much of the time, and his eldest daughter the rest of the time. Every once and while, when Steve isn't home, his teenaged kids tie Roxie up outside at the front of the house. Remarkably, they actually tied her to the gas line on the outside of the house. Luckily for them, the rope broke instead of the gas line today. Unfortunately, Otis just happened to be there when it broke. Roxie took off after Otis and, according to witnesses, Otis was going at warp speed when he attempted to make a sharp turn on our driveway in order to head through the hole in our fence to the safety of the backyard. He never got to the hole because he lost traction on the asphalt of the our driveway, did a somersault, and took off running again, ending 20 feet up in the neighbour's spruce tree. When I went to see him, he was puffed out to three times his normal size and really quite freaked out. It took him some time to decide to come down. Meanwhile, I had to take Roxie back to her house and wasn't too sure about that - Roxie is a huge dog. The neighbour accross the street came to help - he is a dog person and was firm with Roxie, who then cowered. She was not cowering from me. Anyway, Otis' world remains rocked. He is startled at every movement inside the safety of his own house. He ripped a bit of the covering off his thumb claw pad but otherwise is unharmed. Considering that free roaming dogs were outlawed in the city about 20 years ago and we don't have a stray dog problem, this was a very unusual circumstance. I'm relieved that Otis made it out okay and satisfied that he will remain more vigilant in the future. Susan M Otis and Chester |
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We have a dog, named Chiller, like that who occasionally will board
with our clinic. Yes, they are huge, and I can't imagine what they must look like to a cat. Probably what a dinosaur would look like to us. Purrs for poor Otis, but I think it would have been quite funny to see. Maybe you ought to buy a white stuffed dog so Otis can beat it up and show him who's boss. hehehehe Kristi |
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in article 6nMqe.1652748$6l.1354800@pd7tw2no, Susan M at smawdsley remove
@shaw.ca wrote on 6/11/05 8:39 PM: Hi all: Otis had a bit of a scare today. Roxie, the Great Pyrennes two doors down, has been part of a huge custody battle and is rarely in the neighbourhood. Steve gets her for the odd weekend, his ex-wife for much of the time, and his eldest daughter the rest of the time. Every once and while, when Steve isn't home, his teenaged kids tie Roxie up outside at the front of the house. Remarkably, they actually tied her to the gas line on the outside of the house. Luckily for them, the rope broke instead of the gas line today. Unfortunately, Otis just happened to be there when it broke. Roxie took off after Otis and, according to witnesses, Otis was going at warp speed when he attempted to make a sharp turn on our driveway in order to head through the hole in our fence to the safety of the backyard. He never got to the hole because he lost traction on the asphalt of the our driveway, did a somersault, and took off running again, ending 20 feet up in the neighbour's spruce tree. When I went to see him, he was puffed out to three times his normal size and really quite freaked out. It took him some time to decide to come down. Meanwhile, I had to take Roxie back to her house and wasn't too sure about that - Roxie is a huge dog. The neighbour accross the street came to help - he is a dog person and was firm with Roxie, who then cowered. She was not cowering from me. Anyway, Otis' world remains rocked. He is startled at every movement inside the safety of his own house. He ripped a bit of the covering off his thumb claw pad but otherwise is unharmed. Considering that free roaming dogs were outlawed in the city about 20 years ago and we don't have a stray dog problem, this was a very unusual circumstance. I'm relieved that Otis made it out okay and satisfied that he will remain more vigilant in the future. Susan M Otis and Chester Poor Otis!! That was truly tramatic!! Hope he calms down by tomorrow. |
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On Sun, 12 Jun 2005 01:39:14 GMT, "Susan M" smawdsley remove
@shaw.ca yodeled: Hi all: Otis had a bit of a scare today. Roxie, the Great Pyrennes two doors down, has been part of a huge custody battle and is rarely in the neighbourhood. Steve gets her for the odd weekend, his ex-wife for much of the time, and his eldest daughter the rest of the time. Every once and while, when Steve isn't home, his teenaged kids tie Roxie up outside at the front of the house. Remarkably, they actually tied her to the gas line on the outside of the house. Luckily for them, the rope broke instead of the gas line today. Unfortunately, Otis just happened to be there when it broke. Roxie took off after Otis and, according to witnesses, Otis was going at warp speed when he attempted to make a sharp turn on our driveway in order to head through the hole in our fence to the safety of the backyard. He never got to the hole because he lost traction on the asphalt of the our driveway, did a somersault, and took off running again, ending 20 feet up in the neighbour's spruce tree. When I went to see him, he was puffed out to three times his normal size and really quite freaked out. It took him some time to decide to come down. Meanwhile, I had to take Roxie back to her house and wasn't too sure about that - Roxie is a huge dog. The neighbour accross the street came to help - he is a dog person and was firm with Roxie, who then cowered. She was not cowering from me. Anyway, Otis' world remains rocked. He is startled at every movement inside the safety of his own house. He ripped a bit of the covering off his thumb claw pad but otherwise is unharmed. Considering that free roaming dogs were outlawed in the city about 20 years ago and we don't have a stray dog problem, this was a very unusual circumstance. I'm relieved that Otis made it out okay and satisfied that he will remain more vigilant in the future. Susan M Otis and Chester Poor Otis!!! Oh my, that was quite an adventure. BTW, poor Roxie too, for being in the midst of that custody battle. Glad nobody was hurt. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:31:41 -0600, "Hopitus"
yodeled: I have seen about 3 dogs of that breed in my lifetime; I still think they are among the most beautiful d-pets on earth! BUT...I don't blame Otis for running for his life! Those dogs are HUGE, and I know nothing re their dispositions, though the ones I saw were w/their owners and relatively mellow. Otis would not have been a meal, just a snack for a Great Pyrennes. I'm glad Otis is okay except for his pad-pad and his nerves. Long live Otis. I met one once, and it was an absolutely glorious dog. He was a big walking carpet. Drool everywhere, though. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com |
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Susan M wrote:
Hi all: Otis had a bit of a scare today. Roxie, the Great Pyrennes two doors down, has been part of a huge custody battle and is rarely in the neighbourhood. Steve gets her for the odd weekend, his ex-wife for much of the time, and his eldest daughter the rest of the time. Every once and while, when Steve isn't home, his teenaged kids tie Roxie up outside at the front of the house. Remarkably, they actually tied her to the gas line on the outside of the house. Luckily for them, the rope broke instead of the gas line today. Unfortunately, Otis just happened to be there when it broke. Roxie took off after Otis and, according to witnesses, Otis was going at warp speed when he attempted to make a sharp turn on our driveway in order to head through the hole in our fence to the safety of the backyard. He never got to the hole because he lost traction on the asphalt of the our driveway, did a somersault, and took off running again, ending 20 feet up in the neighbour's spruce tree. When I went to see him, he was puffed out to three times his normal size and really quite freaked out. It took him some time to decide to come down. Meanwhile, I had to take Roxie back to her house and wasn't too sure about that - Roxie is a huge dog. The neighbour accross the street came to help - he is a dog person and was firm with Roxie, who then cowered. She was not cowering from me. Anyway, Otis' world remains rocked. He is startled at every movement inside the safety of his own house. He ripped a bit of the covering off his thumb claw pad but otherwise is unharmed. Considering that free roaming dogs were outlawed in the city about 20 years ago and we don't have a stray dog problem, this was a very unusual circumstance. I'm relieved that Otis made it out okay and satisfied that he will remain more vigilant in the future. Susan M Otis and Chester Poor Otis, I'm glad he's OK. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. |
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Poor Otis!
Lots and lots of calming purrs and best wishes, -- Polonca & Soncek "Susan M" smawdsley remove @shaw.ca wrote in message news:6nMqe.1652748$6l.1354800@pd7tw2no... Hi all: Otis had a bit of a scare today. Roxie, the Great Pyrennes two doors down, has been part of a huge custody battle and is rarely in the neighbourhood. Steve gets her for the odd weekend, his ex-wife for much of the time, and his eldest daughter the rest of the time. Every once and while, when Steve isn't home, his teenaged kids tie Roxie up outside at the front of the house. Remarkably, they actually tied her to the gas line on the outside of the house. Luckily for them, the rope broke instead of the gas line today. Unfortunately, Otis just happened to be there when it broke. Roxie took off after Otis and, according to witnesses, Otis was going at warp speed when he attempted to make a sharp turn on our driveway in order to head through the hole in our fence to the safety of the backyard. He never got to the hole because he lost traction on the asphalt of the our driveway, did a somersault, and took off running again, ending 20 feet up in the neighbour's spruce tree. When I went to see him, he was puffed out to three times his normal size and really quite freaked out. It took him some time to decide to come down. snip |
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Susan M wrote:
Otis had a bit of a scare today. A bit? circumstance. I'm relieved that Otis made it out okay and satisfied that he will remain more vigilant in the future. Poor baby, give him some extra scritches and treats for me. Purrs for Otis to calm down soon. -- Victor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam he Email me he |
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Susan M wrote:
Hi all: Otis had a bit of a scare today. Roxie, the Great Pyrennes two doors down, has been part of a huge custody battle and is rarely in the neighbourhood. Steve gets her for the odd weekend, his ex-wife for much of the time, and his eldest daughter the rest of the time. Every once and while, when Steve isn't home, his teenaged kids tie Roxie up outside at the front of the house. Tying the dog up out FRONT is a very bad idea. I don't know Roxie's disposition but if that rope broke and a small child were walking by it could lead to some real problems for the owners (if they ever figure out who gets custody). Better those teens should be told to tie Roxie in the back yard. Remarkably, they actually tied her to the gas line on the outside of the house. Luckily for them, the rope broke instead of the gas line today. Unfortunately, Otis just happened to be there when it broke. Roxie took off after Otis and, according to witnesses, Otis was going at warp speed when he attempted to make a sharp turn on our driveway in order to head through the hole in our fence to the safety of the backyard. He never got to the hole because he lost traction on the asphalt of the our driveway, did a somersault, and took off running again, ending 20 feet up in the neighbour's spruce tree. When I went to see him, he was puffed out to three times his normal size and really quite freaked out. It took him some time to decide to come down. Meanwhile, I had to take Roxie back to her house and wasn't too sure about that - Roxie is a huge dog. The neighbour accross the street came to help - he is a dog person and was firm with Roxie, who then cowered. She was not cowering from me. Anyway, Otis' world remains rocked. He is startled at every movement inside the safety of his own house. He ripped a bit of the covering off his thumb claw pad but otherwise is unharmed. Considering that free roaming dogs were outlawed in the city about 20 years ago and we don't have a stray dog problem, this was a very unusual circumstance. I'm relieved that Otis made it out okay and satisfied that he will remain more vigilant in the future. Susan M Otis and Chester Poor Otis! I hope he recovers his nerves soon. Jill |
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