Buddy the black Lab mix is going down

[Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names]

Poor Buddy. He'll be euthanized next week.

I live in a rural county in Eastern Virginia. Six miles away from my
home is a small quick stop that has the Washington Post newspaper. I
purchase one every morning -- I alternate driving my Mini Cooper and
riding my bike to the store for the paper.

There are several dogs along the route, all of whom watch me ride past
while "woof, woofing" at me.

Monday morning while I was riding my bike about 1.5 miles from the
store, a large black dog -- which I had never seen before -- came
streaking off the front porch of a house, making not a sound. By the
time I saw him and tried to outrun him, he lunged at me and left a
torn patch in my left leg above the ankle -- the wound is about the
size of a silver dollar with a flap of torn skin.

I pedaled to the store, bought my paper and a bottle of hydrogen
peroxide and disinfected the wound on the spot then rode back home --
by a different route.

Called the sheriff and reported a dog attack. Went to emergency room
-- 25 miles away -- filled out dog bite report and had the wound
dressed.

Within two hours, the health department called me -- deputy went to
the house and the dog is now under quarantine. His rabies shots are
one year out of date. Dog's name is Buddy and he has bitten two other
people, so, when our county's only animal control officer returns from
training next week, Buddy is going down. Owners have been fined for
out-of-date shots.

I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job -- but if I had been
a child, walking along the road . . .

[Ryan Cousineau]

In article
>,
"Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names" > wrote:

> Monday morning while I was riding my bike about 1.5 miles from the
> store, a large black dog -- which I had never seen before -- came
> streaking off the front porch of a house, making not a sound. By the
> time I saw him and tried to outrun him, he lunged at me and left a
> torn patch in my left leg above the ankle -- the wound is about the
> size of a silver dollar with a flap of torn skin.

> Within two hours, the health department called me -- deputy went to
> the house and the dog is now under quarantine. His rabies shots are
> one year out of date. Dog's name is Buddy and he has bitten two other
> people, so, when our county's only animal control officer returns from
> training next week, Buddy is going down. Owners have been fined for
> out-of-date shots.
>
> I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job -- but if I had been
> a child, walking along the road . . .

Don't feel bad for Buddy. Feel good for the now-safe potential future
victims.

--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

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"I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job..."

That is incorrect. His "job" is not to chase bicycles. His owner
simply failed teach him his job. The owner failed to train him to
understand the difference between a passing bicycle and an intruder.

[Frank Krygowski[_2_]]

On Oct 15, 6:31*am, "Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names"
> wrote:
> Poor Buddy. *He'll be euthanized next week.
> ...
>
> I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job -- but if I had been
> a child, walking along the road . . .

I agree with the observation that it was certainly not Buddy's job to
bite you!

The only person I'd feel bad for is a kid that has Buddy as a pet, if
there is such a kid in that household. He'll be distraught, probably
uncomprehending, and (unfortunately) may hold a grudge against
cyclists when he starts to drive. And it's almost certainly not the
kid's fault. The parents have the responsibility here.

As for Buddy, well, it will be over soon, and since he won't have any
foreknowledge, he wont' have any dread. To him, it's just another
trip to the vet.

- Frank Krygowski

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Maybe the kid will find out a wimpy cyclist had his dog killed. When
he gets a big suv and runs you over since "you rode out in front of
him" you'll wish you handled things differently and suggested the
owners seek training for the dog before killing him. Buddy is being
murdered plain and simple. You are to blame. If youre afraid to ride
drive a car.


On Oct 16, 11:18*am, Frank Krygowski > wrote:
> On Oct 15, 6:31*am, "Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names"
>
> > wrote:
> > Poor Buddy. *He'll be euthanized next week.
> > ...
>
> > I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job -- but if I had been
> > a child, walking along the road . . .
>
> I agree with the observation that it was certainly not Buddy's job to
> bite you!
>
> The only person I'd feel bad for is a kid that has Buddy as a pet, if
> there is such a kid in that household. *He'll be distraught, probably
> uncomprehending, and (unfortunately) may hold a grudge against
> cyclists when he starts to drive. *And it's almost certainly not the
> kid's fault. *The parents have the responsibility here.
>
> As for Buddy, well, it will be over soon, and since he won't have any
> foreknowledge, he wont' have any dread. *To him, it's just another
> trip to the vet.
>
> - Frank Krygowski

[Frank Krygowski[_2_]]

On Oct 17, 9:40*pm, wrote:
> Maybe the kid will find out a wimpy cyclist had his dog killed. *When
> he gets a big suv and runs you over since "you rode out in front of
> him" you'll wish you handled things differently and suggested the
> owners seek training for the dog before killing him. *Buddy is being
> murdered plain and simple. *You are to blame. *If youre afraid to ride
> drive a car.

:-) Now THAT was posted by a VERY confused individual!

I am not to blame. I'm merely commenting. And regarding training:
that's a service I provide to dog owners who lack the intelligence to
train their own dogs. I give the dogs negative reinforcement, thus
training them to stay the hell away from me and my family. If the
dogs don't get the idea immediately, I return and do it again and
again.

I've been very successful at this. And when I'm doing it, nobody
would ever call me "wimpy."

Perhaps after your kid has been bitten by an untrained dog and been
treated for an infected dog bite, and two of your friends have been
similarly bitten, and another friend has been knocked off his bike
while riding with his baby daughter, and you've had dog owners command
their dogs to attack you, you'll feel different. I've been through
all that, and I won't put up with animals owned by idiots.

- Frank Krygowski

[ZBicyclist]

Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names wrote:

> His rabies shots are
> one year out of date. ...and he has bitten two other
> people,
>
> I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job -- but if I had
> been
> a child, walking along the road . . .

The dog bit two other people [that we know of!]. The dog doesn't
deserve sympathy.

--

Mike Kruger
"What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the
attention
of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty
of
attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among
the
overabundance of information sources that might consume it." -
Herbert
A. Simon

[Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names]

On Oct 17, 9:40*pm, wrote:
> Maybe the kid will find out a wimpy cyclist had his dog killed. *When
> he gets a big suv and runs you over since "you rode out in front of
> him" you'll wish you handled things differently and suggested the
> owners seek training for the dog before killing him. *Buddy is being
> murdered plain and simple. *You are to blame. *If youre afraid to ride
> drive a car.
>
> On Oct 16, 11:18*am, Frank Krygowski > wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Oct 15, 6:31*am, "Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names"
>
> > > wrote:
> > > Poor Buddy. *He'll be euthanized next week.
> > > ...
>
> > > I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job -- but if I had been
> > > a child, walking along the road . . .
>
> > I agree with the observation that it was certainly not Buddy's job to
> > bite you!
>
> > The only person I'd feel bad for is a kid that has Buddy as a pet, if
> > there is such a kid in that household. *He'll be distraught, probably
> > uncomprehending, and (unfortunately) may hold a grudge against
> > cyclists when he starts to drive. *And it's almost certainly not the
> > kid's fault. *The parents have the responsibility here.
>
> > As for Buddy, well, it will be over soon, and since he won't have any
> > foreknowledge, he wont' have any dread. *To him, it's just another
> > trip to the vet.
>
> > - Frank Krygowski- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -



Well, seeing as I was the one whom Buddy bit -- and I'm still nursing
a 2-inch X 3-inch wound on the back side of my left calf - - - -

I asked the deputy sheriff today if there's any problem with my
carrying my .45-cal semi-auto handgun on my bike rides and shooting
any dog who attacks me. He said as long as I have a concealed carry
permit (I do), it's fine -- but don't shoot the owners when they raise
complain about their dog being shot.

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Thank you for doing what had to be done. I just wish you'd been
around to do the same for the dog that caused my crash. (Suddenly I
wonder just why the mutt ran out at me -- simple curiousity, or
aggresion? The latter hadn't occurred to me. Maybe I was going to get
bitten if I hadn't crashed first?)


Bill


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ZBicyclist > wrote:
> Kickin' Ass and Takin' Names wrote:

> > His rabies shots are
> > one year out of date. ...and he has bitten two other
> > people,
> >
> > I feel bad for Buddy -- he was just doing his job -- but if I had
> > been
> > a child, walking along the road . . .

> The dog bit two other people [that we know of!]. The dog doesn't
> deserve sympathy.

> --

> Mike Kruger
> "What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the
> attention
> of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty
> of
> attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among
> the
> overabundance of information sources that might consume it." -
> Herbert
> A. Simon