tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post4289593218088574143..comments2023-05-11T05:13:52.835-07:00Comments on The Valley Ripple: Too Much Ado About Dogs…T.M.Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05918557389921159736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post-41226621779773452522011-10-01T15:48:00.473-07:002011-10-01T15:48:00.473-07:00Oh, what big ears they have! And what big jowls! A...Oh, what big ears they have! And what big jowls! And come to think of it, I believe one is brindled. As far as warming up to us, their barking sounds pretty heated to me!T.M.Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918557389921159736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post-84564914602417550762011-10-01T11:06:02.617-07:002011-10-01T11:06:02.617-07:00Boo!! I will tell you the kind of neighbor that p...Boo!! I will tell you the kind of neighbor that posts a "Beware of Dog" sign, is the kind of neighbor that has 3 unaltered Pit bulls. I share your fear of big dogs, but only if they're brindled (talk about irrational), or if they're Pit bulls. Hopefully, they'll warm up to you & Gladys in no time.Marikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081113541968920322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post-66195420304039156842011-10-01T08:44:43.648-07:002011-10-01T08:44:43.648-07:00Thanks for the tip, CF. Actually a cattle prod is ...Thanks for the tip, CF. Actually a cattle prod is a good idea--not for dogs but to spur Gladys along a bit faster. Then we could outrun the opposition. On a more serious note, I'm more perplexed by the type of person who would move into a neighborhood and immediately slap a couple of "Beware of Dog" signs in your face. Seems a form of rural terrorism to me. So far the fence has contained the Baskerville hounds, but no fence is a barrier for that obnoxious barking. Thanks for reading....T.M.Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918557389921159736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3284974424559143648.post-41461100837876615122011-09-30T22:24:05.167-07:002011-09-30T22:24:05.167-07:00I used to jog in several neighborhoods with big, r...I used to jog in several neighborhoods with big, running-loose dogs that would threaten me and my own leashed dog as we passed. I found that carrying a long-handled cattle prod had a magical affect. I almost couldn't wait to use it on one of those obnoxious suckers. But curiously, they seemed to sense my confidence, daring them to come within range. I never got a chance to use it, they all avoided me like the plague after that. Huh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com