I was not happy to see a giant crow land on the rail of the back porch deck. No good can come of that. It's not a regular occurrence. It came after an incident. So it wasn't foreshadowing. It was post-shadowing.
The Pony had another dog incident last Tuesday. No bite, but an attack that had to be dealt with. The Pony knew this house had a dog problem. So he had his hand on his dog spray as he approached. When the dog came running at him, he gave it a spray. The motion and the wind made it an indirect hit. So The Pony had to spray a second time. That did the trick. Although the dog recovered enough to chase after The Pony's Metris.
Looks like a border collie mix by the markings, not sure about the curled tail. Anyhoo... The Pony called his manager to report the spraying, and found out that this was the second call she had to make that day concerning a dog going after a mail carrier. In fact, the police stopped The Pony to ask if he had been bitten by a dog. The Pony said yes. They wanted to know where the bite was, and if it broke the skin. The Pony said, "Wait, do you mean TODAY? That's not me."
The Pony is having a considerable amount of PTSD concerning his two previous bites. The reminder is still there:
I am sorry that all my helicoptering cannot help.
Oh poor Pony. I am glad he had the spray out but honestly, these folks need to do something about their dogs. I hope whomever got bitten recently is ok!
ReplyDeleteThe Pony didn't know the exact status of the other carrier, but she continued her route that day. The next day, a guy in another town was bitten. And the week after The Pony's leg bite, a carrier needed 15 stitches for a dog bite.
DeleteSince these incidents are being reported through the proper channels, it would seem that the police are dropping the ball where the dog owners are concerned. Either they're not enforcing the fines, or the city needs to change the dog laws.
Those will be permanent scars, it seems to me. Fifteen stitches is quite a bite. Someone does need to do a better job of policing and punishing the owners. Maybe the fine are too low.
ReplyDeleteThe scars are less than two months old, and now getting sunburned. But I agree that they will be permanent, even once they fade. I think The Pony said that the fine is $75. Which seems very low for allowing a dog to inflict permanent damage upon a person doing a daily job. Imagine if somebody's child was mauled. Is that incident only worth $75? No wonder people don't give a fat rat's rumpus if their dog is running loose, biting people.
DeleteI don't remember which dogs have curled tails apart from Huskies. I'm glad the police are aware and can take action if needed.
ReplyDeleteMaybe something can be done, even if the damage has already happened. I think a loose dog should be taken away, if it's running loose again after an attack.
DeleteI have always been under the impression that the police had to be notified of a dog bite, then had to follow up and get proof of rabies shots. If there was none, the dog would be impounded to determine if it might have rabies. This was the procedure when I was a nurse back in the 80's. In Georgia. Times have changed?
ReplyDeleteI know The Pony's manager notifies police, and goes to the scene to get rabies info. Also, the doctor has to notify police when treating a bite, I think. That's what happened when Back Creek Neighbor Bev's dog bit a lady in her driveway. Bev had the dog put down, rather than impounded on a rabies watch.
DeleteStill, dogs are running loose and biting people (MAIL CARRIERS) in Backroads!