The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for July 01, 2019

Good for him. They don’t deserve him.

Good! I hope he finds a home where he is loved. A pox on those who chain dogs up in the back yard.

He used to be owned by a couple named Shawshank but decided to make a break for it while he had the chance when the rope broke. Crawling through that sewer pipe wasn’t all that pleasant but worth it!

I see a couple of doggies with collars in the streets all day. Probably escaped too, I guess. They occasionally have some.. er.. good time with the female street doggies.

I have a friend who often drove past a home where a Collie was tied in the yard. No matter what the weather was, he was out there tied to a tree. After a few months she stopped her car, went to the door and asked the man if she could adopt the dog. He told her, “Take him.” So she did. The dog had heartworms, fleas, ticks, and his coat was so matted, he had to be shaved. He didn’t go through being shy and withdrawn as so many like him do. He seemed to know he’d been rescued and enjoyed his new life. When his coat came in, shades of white and brown and gold, he was beautiful. He lived a long, healthy, happy with her and the two Collies who were already in her life.

It was time to flea from the scene : > ]

Hubby’s parents lived in a small town in Tennessee, and we’d see huge dogs tied to trees with what looked to be six feet of rope. A huge circle worn down to the dirt, and the dishes just out of reach. Enough to make you weep.

Too common a practice. Either look after them or let them go to someone who will.

Why would anyone want a dog if they were going to leave it out in the yard? They must have had some purpose in their minds when they got them— what was it?

Do NOT get me started…

I wonder about “people” who keep dogs tied up outside (in all weather), just who are they trying to get back at?

Probably someone like me came along and “helped” just little.

I wonder if Koko helped that dog escape.