yup I say the same thing when my wife tells me not to give them treats off the table.
I tell her they will be gone before me most likely so they need to live life large!!

 

Cloudy and gloomy here ... Brighter this afternoon

 

My backdoor neighbors are abusing their dogs. Ok, first, they moved in about a year ago. They have 5,6, or 7 kids and I heard they home school. That is all good. They have two Aussie Shepherds, a male and a female. Not long after they moved in I noticed the male had escaped the fenced in backyard. I retrieved him and took him home. I met the father I assume when he came to the door. Apparently that dog will just jump up on top of the fence and on out. Smart dog, I used to have one that would do the same thing. One of the other neighbors told me he was getting out a lot and the owner told him he was going to put an electric wire around the top, problem solved. However he has yet to do it. He started tying him up next to the house for a little while each day. They seem to stay in at night, Earlier this week I noticed they have them both tethered on opposite sides of the yard. The male had water and the female had none. It's August with a feels like temp of 105 everyday. I got a bucket, filled it up and set it over the fence so she would have water. They were there all day. This was my passive aggressive way of letting them know I am concerned. It is against the law to tethered a dog here. My bucket did not seem to get their attention. They actually seem to be using it. Yesterday their were tired up through all the afternoon thunderstorm activity.

So far they are not out there today. The pool crew is there again working on a pool installation that has been ongoing for about 6 months or more. I am out of patience and have spoken to several other neighbors. Everyone is out of patience. Apparently he told one, "it is none of your business". It would not bother me a bit to go over and have a talk but it may be better to just call the animal control folks and let them handle it. What say you?

 

Cold front coming in this afternoon should be some exciting thunderstorms

 

It's also national toilet paper day. Too bad we can't seem to teach the dogs hoe to use toilet paper.

 

We could use some more rain here ... Though not as much as Russ got

 

Call animal control.

 

Larry, I have heard that a lot of people get depressed on gloomy days, but interestingly enough, introverts tend to be in better moods on gloomy days. I love the gray skies and clouds.

 

animal control get a few vids on the phone to back up your complaints

 

I hate people.