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Kissntell
10-18-2009, 04:13 PM
This is a sad story. It is a story of dog's doing what they were meant to do. But it is a story of a dog who gave its life doing it.

I have a friend whom I have known for the past 36 years. She and I were at one time in horses.

This area has grown so much that most horse people have either left or moved way out.

My friend moved way out. She was living about 60 miles out from town right on the U.S. Mexican border. She had 204 acres. The horses loved it.

She had so much problems along the "fence..." if that's what you want to call corrigated steel which was always blow torced through...pullies included, that she moved inland by 3 miles.

The border and the drug cartels are really bad. Just this morning they found someone South of here hanging from a bridge with tongue cut out. A woman was found in a local Mexican reservor headless with hands cut off.

And just recently her dog...

Muffin is as sweet as. She is a Mastiff.

Muffin's job was to stay with the Nubian goats at night to guard against coyotes.

In the moring Muffin was found swollen up like a hippo. She was crying. She cried looked at her owner and fell over dead. The goats were fine. Muffin was poisoned.

The Border Patrol came out to look. What's happening in these rural areas is that the drug people come through a few days early and poison everything that may make noise. Then they bring the drugs under the quiet cover.

Footprints were found which had the circles of "booties" the kind worn to cover shoes in hospitals.

So the Border Patrol is aware but no one can even replace the value of that animal. It is just now a recorded loss.

So anyway...not all people like or love animals. When it comes to money nobody is safe.

I guess you can't move way out and be safe. There is always something. Now this gal never leaves any meat eater animals outside. What a way to live on 200 acres!

I'm looking at Wyoming myself.

Elaine
10-18-2009, 05:05 PM
wow... that's a horror all the way around. What is the world coming to when the guard dogs need armed protection? :mad:

Elaine2
10-18-2009, 08:22 PM
That is just sad and nasty. I hope she moves away from there.
My condolences to your friend on this senseless loss.
Godspeed Muffin
E2

Kissntell
10-18-2009, 11:34 PM
Thank You; I will tell my friend about posting her story here and the support.

My friend also tells me that at night you dare not go outside. You live a captive prisoner inside the house. You can easily be shot.

She says they leave all the livestock alone. They are not interested in it. Horses are too primitive to carry those loads.

It truely is a different life living along the Mexican Border.

The Border Patrol can only do very little. They truely outnumber us.

She likes living out; but it is not as easy as some may think.

I use to keep my dogs on the Indian Reservation in the rural area. I would drive out twice a day. I had to go out at 4 AM before work. I can tell stories of what goes on out there.

Our borders are not as secure as we would like. There is real organized drug traffic out there. So one wonders... what else is out there going on? Sort of makes me feel a little less secure.

pretty dobe
10-19-2009, 04:44 PM
It is sad to say but the powers that have been here in AZ have closed their eyes to what was going on. Now she is our Homeland Security Chief and is getting worse at doing what keeps us safe. Then we have Sheriff Joe that is making his great efforts to clean things up and she, our EX-Gov, is in a position to try to stomp on him. This sad happening happens more then anyone knows. It is sad when life is so expendable. Whether human or animal.....

My heart is sad for your friend.....

Judie

Janice McGerr
10-19-2009, 10:31 PM
So sorry, God speed Muffin.

Sheila
10-20-2009, 10:47 AM
Please give my condolences to your friend. NO animal deserves to die like that!! Just plain horrible. Makes one wish the same fate on the perpetrators.

Sheila

Kissntell
10-20-2009, 03:42 PM
I don't know...sometimes I contemplate getting out of dogs. I don't know if I can keep taking the heartbreak when the tradgity points to me.

On a positive note:

Judie...I just did Macy's entry for Tucson. Maybe you and Brenna will get to see her there? Maybe you will be there?

I hope it turns into a major. My friend with her Black Shadow Bitch will enter. So I know our two will contribute to the number count. I hope others go too!

I think this weekend I will go on Sunday and watch what happens at the show. It is a couple hours drive for me. So I am unsure yet. I get tired of putting out $50.00 for a "semi local" show just to watch. That's what it cost with gas and parking fee. California parks always charge for their parks and their show grounds. Its redicluous.

andyhilt27
10-20-2009, 11:09 PM
An injury or death is hard to handle when it is natural. When it is inflicted by humans, it makes my blood boil. Sorry for your friend's tragedy.

pretty dobe
10-20-2009, 11:46 PM
Yes I'm going to Tucson but don't know if I'm entering Caye or just watching. Would love to meet anyone from the list. I will be in a cast on my left hand since I'm having surgery on the 5th. Hard to miss that, I'll be whining and popping pain pills....Also have ringside chairs with "The Walter's" on the back with doberman heads and names. Again hard to miss. I had basically retired my red boy and was good with the decision but his people that are close with him talked me into letting him show longer. Handler checked him over yesterday and wants him back showing. May wait until Yuma to bring him back in the ring.....Not sure.

Don't know if it is a major yet, but know there are about 5 dobes from our club going. Two girls that I know will be there. Will check with the Tucson gals and see what they know.

Who shows Macy so I know to look for her??????

Judie

Kissntell
10-21-2009, 10:38 PM
I am going to start a string on the Tucson shows so as to not take away from the real tradgity of Muffin.

It is very hard for me to believe how ruthless other "human" beings can be when it comes to money.

Lou's mom
10-22-2009, 07:01 PM
So sad to hear... my condolences.

Unfortunately, the trouble sort of ooozes it's way up from the border. I work EMS in the Albuquerque area, and in the last 5 years things have gotten much worse.

I hear Canada might be nice, if perhaps not so much at this time of year. ;)