Hi Dave,
I’m sorry, I don’t know anyone who I can suggest would be a good home for
your dog… however, it does sound to me like your dog may have developed
the dog equivalent of PTSD, which my dog also developed after a frightening
situation involving her being attacked by a neighbor’s dog.
In her case, in addition to reworking through training, we needed to put her
on Prozac, and while she is not 100% yet, she is doing MUCH better than
before. Just a thought, that until you can find your dog a new home, you
may want to talk to your vet to find out if putting your dog on Prozac may
help.
Harriet, Lucky & BlackJack in Pennsylvania
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Dave Thomason 1smallworld <
dave@1smallworld.us> wrote:
>
>
> HELP!!! I am disabled with a brain injury; absul seizures and I use a
> service dog… For the last three years I have been using Eddy, a 108 pound
> bull mastiff/lab mix…He has been a delight to work with and live with…I
> have 5 other dogs as well and I have been using Charlie, blue
> healer/something beautiful, with Eddy since April 5, 09…
>
> On that Sunday morning I took my troops down to my front yard commonly
> referred to as the doghouse, (long story)…As I pulled up to my gate I saw
> two great Pyrenees in the middle of my fenced yard…One was sitting and one
> was standing…
>
> I left my dogs in the truck and approached the two in my yard and the one
> sitting down growled at me…I abandoned my approach and went back to the
> truck and brought out my two service dogs, Eddy and Charlie..
>
> I turned them loose in the yard knowing that they would befriend the
> trespassers (fenced yard/closed gate) and I would be able to safely
> approach…
>
> It worked and the approach was not a problem…the dog sitting down allowed
> me to look at his tag and that is when I saw what I only see on the
> television news…This dog had a chain wrapped around his belly with a ten
> pound bar bell weigh hanging off it…The chain (stout enough to pull a
> truck from a ditch) had slid back to his hips and he could not stand up…
>
> I was horrified, mortified and stupefied (taking action under the influence
> of emotion) I took the phone number off his tag and left a angry message…
>
> I then called the sheriff’s office and told them that I wanted to make a
> citizens arrest for cruelty to animals…the dispatcher said they were
> busy…
>
> I started to set up my fight stopper, the hose, when two small trucks
> pulled up across the street…A lady approached my fence (6 foot) and told
> me that she had found those dogs wandering in the road and she put them in
> my yard for their safety.
>
> I told her about the chain and also told her the owner was going to be
> arrested…she said no don’t arrest him and that she also had a great
> Pyrenees that had escaped her yard and killed a chicken…
>
> The next thing I see is a man and a woman leading the Pyrenees from my yard
> and letting my Charlie out at the same time…( I was up the hill from my
> gate 20 yards)
>
> I hurried out and got my Charlie out of the road and in my truck… Eddy
> was still in the closed yard and I went across the street and gave a pretty
> good lecture on what not to do as well as telling him he was under arrest
> for animal cruelty…He said "they are my dogs and I’ll do as I want"…As
> he was saying this he stepped forward with his right foot and he was raising
> his right arm…I grabbed a fist full of shirt and held him at arms length
> saying "YOU WILL KILL HIM"
>
> He then offered to pay me for my troubles as I turned and walked off
> disgusted…I gave both of the women my business card and I called the
> sheriff to cancel the call, unless they complained then I wanted to pursue
> the citizens arrest…
>
> The people left and I went about my business raking the pine nettles when 2
> sheriff cars and a game warden truck drove by my place and on up the hill…
>
> I was involved in law enforcement in my youth (55 now) and I know that I
> should have been talked to first…I raked some more and about an hour later
> I put all the dogs except my service dogs, Eddy and Charlie, in the truck
> with the air conditioner running…I knew that I would be talking to the
> deputies very soon and most likely a lengthy talk.
>
> Sure enough they showed up and parked defensively up the road from my
> gate…
>
> I knew things were not going good when I saw that…
>
> Two deputies and one game warden came to my gate and I explained what had
> happened and reiterated that I wanted to do a citizens arrest…I also
> commented on the fact that there were three of them and asked what the
> dispatched call was…The deputy was rude and told me to answer his
> questions first as he was writing in his note pad…He then said (this was
> all recorded by them and my attorney filed a discovery motion so I have the
> recording) " your stare is not going to do any good" I said "I’m just
> looking at you, do you have a problem with that? He said "yes I do" then
> pulled my gate open aggressively…By reflex I went to hold the gate closed,
> fearful for my dogs lives.
>
> We do not practice the angry armed deputy forcing his way into my yard
> routine. Eddy, the 108 bull mastiff was attached to my leash belt with
> Charlie…
>
> By the time I touched the fence/gate I was hit with 50 thousand volts and I
> went down…my dogs were still tied to my waist and I was yelling NO NO
> NO…I was yelling at the pain and at my dogs…I knew that they would be
> shot and killed at the first growl…They then activated the tazer again so
> I took another 50 thou…and the no’s continued… finally the tazing
> stopped and I was handcuffed face down in the dirt…I had them put my dogs
> in the truck then drive up to my elderly mother’s house to bring her down to
> take my dogs home…she is 76 and can not drive…I live next door and she
> is living alone since my dad died…I was arrested and booked for attempted
> murder as well as a host of other charges one of which was assault with a
> firearm (there were no guns with-in ten miles of me)…I spent 4 days and 3
> nights in the county jail and I was on no bail…the public defender pointed
> out that I had no record and had been in law enforcement so the bail was
> reduced to 25 thou…God bless sisters… I got out Wednesday afternoon…
>
> I am still doing the court thing and a lawsuit will follow but here is what
> I need help with…
>
> My number one service dog Eddy, the 108 pound bull mastiff that has been
> working with me for the last three years is damaged…I went to court
> yesterday and he shook like a leaf on a windy day when near a deputy…a
> month ago during a commotion at the fence he went for my throat…He was on
> leash, spun and took out my left wrist, lots of blood, then in one motion
> went for my neck planting his teeth in my upper right chest. I was able to
> catch him by the jowls and plant him on the ground cussing like a
> sailor…the lumber crew that saw the incident said they would put a bullet
> in his head…I LOVE THIS DOG!!! I forgave and continued to work him with
> Charlie in the grocery store…He is a lot calmer when working with
> Charlie….I have a wild and exciting life here in the Mt. Shasta area…the
> doghouse and the grocery store, that is about it for me nowadays since my
> hang gliding accident in ‘91…
>
> Today he attacked my Charlie boy…Charlie got his foot stuck on the hose
> nozzle and yelped once…that was all it took…the fight was on… Charlie
> got his neck stitched up and he is spending the night at the hospital…My
> hands have so many holes in them that typing this l-o-n-ggg letter is
> painful…
>
> Bottom line…I need to give my Eddy to a veteran with PTSD…this must be
> an alpha man with no other dogs…he must be patient and kind, Eddy will
> know…I will teach him how to use Eddy to mitigate his disability and Eddy
> does it very well. My brain injury is very disabling and I need your help to
> find the right person…
>
> Eddy and the troops are on my web site and youtube site listed below in my
> signature…
>
> ~Dave~
> Fly like a bird…
> Laugh like a Dog…
> http://www.onemanairshow.org
> My YouTube site…plez visit
> http://www.youtube.com/user/davesez
>
> Something Wonderful
> is Going to Happen
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