verminstar
Banned
Regular viewers might have noticed that Ive gone a bit quiet, and this is in one part an explanation and one part about how sad this world makes me sometimes.
So, picture the scene...first class day sun shining, few messages to run in the city and had dogs with me...pair of jack russells. Went to a dog park that I dont normally go to and, feeling good about the day, left my walking stick in the car cos I wasnt going far.
Large open field above the treeline that borders the upper lagan river...theres a sorta bmx and drinking hangout down that way that kids use down there, best to keep dogs away from that. So anyway, spotted another dog running free just inside the treeline hard to miss it was almost all white...knew the dog breed as a fighting breed even from the distance I was at and decided to start back.
Looked over my shoulder and guess what was racing in my direction at full pelt? It was on the smaller of my two almost immediately and after somewhat of a struggle, I tore its ear off and it leg go only to then go for the larger but more timid of my two and got her almost by the throat.
Ill spare the details as my cross to bear...every second of what happened has been burned into my memory and I now need meds to sleep, or I dont sleep. Ive known violence in my life...but this was something else.
The sad part? After I jammed my car key into its skull...was trying to get its eye but english pitbulls are very strong...trust me on this and Im a fairly big guy meself. A dog whistle went and it answered the call immediately...the owner casually put a choke chain on his dog then turned and walked away like nothing had happened. Take from that what ye will but both the police and the wardens agree it sounds like it was intentional...that how dogs are trained to fight which is why it wont attack humans, only other dogs.
I have a knife built into my walking stick, the one day I didnt bring it. My dogs are both survivors though both had serious injuries and both required emergency surgery...both at home now but almost lost them. I dont partake much on facebook but friends of mind posted pictures and literally half the country knew within hours.
He will be found...eventually either by me m8s or by the peelers...lotta people are very angry about this over here and there aint many of those dogs over here as they are an illegal breed and can only be owned with a licence.
Oh fear not, while I do have anger issues, I myself wouldnt dream of lifting a finger to such a gentle soul...but then again, Im the least of his worries now...and that thought makes me smile and give my two an extra little piece of bacon to share that little bit of joy with the two who deserve it the most.
Tis a sad world when ye think to yerself that this is the sorta stuff that happens to other people, and not you...and then one day, it happens to you and ye realize two things. First of all, yer dogs were nothing more than someones bit of morning fun, a training regime fer a dog not bred fer its good looks. The second thing ye realize is that when it all settles down, yer now nothing more than a statistic...another number on an ever growing list of similar incidents, although this one was particularly vicious.
Tis like silence of the lambs only its not lambs screams I hear in my mind over and over when I close my eyes...its my dogs who never stood a chance...that sound will forever haunt me.
Believe it or not, Im still playing the game...but me head is all over the place...so ye will mayhaps forgive my little rant here while noting its possibly the last thing Ill write fer a bit...need to sort me head out and the game is an escape, the forum is a brain fart and more drama than I need atm.
TLDR...fix yer damned game cos Im still here and its still the best place to escape to and I still love it...and while I play the game, that all I got left to say fer a bit...fly safe cmdrs ^
So, picture the scene...first class day sun shining, few messages to run in the city and had dogs with me...pair of jack russells. Went to a dog park that I dont normally go to and, feeling good about the day, left my walking stick in the car cos I wasnt going far.
Large open field above the treeline that borders the upper lagan river...theres a sorta bmx and drinking hangout down that way that kids use down there, best to keep dogs away from that. So anyway, spotted another dog running free just inside the treeline hard to miss it was almost all white...knew the dog breed as a fighting breed even from the distance I was at and decided to start back.
Looked over my shoulder and guess what was racing in my direction at full pelt? It was on the smaller of my two almost immediately and after somewhat of a struggle, I tore its ear off and it leg go only to then go for the larger but more timid of my two and got her almost by the throat.
Ill spare the details as my cross to bear...every second of what happened has been burned into my memory and I now need meds to sleep, or I dont sleep. Ive known violence in my life...but this was something else.
The sad part? After I jammed my car key into its skull...was trying to get its eye but english pitbulls are very strong...trust me on this and Im a fairly big guy meself. A dog whistle went and it answered the call immediately...the owner casually put a choke chain on his dog then turned and walked away like nothing had happened. Take from that what ye will but both the police and the wardens agree it sounds like it was intentional...that how dogs are trained to fight which is why it wont attack humans, only other dogs.
I have a knife built into my walking stick, the one day I didnt bring it. My dogs are both survivors though both had serious injuries and both required emergency surgery...both at home now but almost lost them. I dont partake much on facebook but friends of mind posted pictures and literally half the country knew within hours.
He will be found...eventually either by me m8s or by the peelers...lotta people are very angry about this over here and there aint many of those dogs over here as they are an illegal breed and can only be owned with a licence.
Oh fear not, while I do have anger issues, I myself wouldnt dream of lifting a finger to such a gentle soul...but then again, Im the least of his worries now...and that thought makes me smile and give my two an extra little piece of bacon to share that little bit of joy with the two who deserve it the most.
Tis a sad world when ye think to yerself that this is the sorta stuff that happens to other people, and not you...and then one day, it happens to you and ye realize two things. First of all, yer dogs were nothing more than someones bit of morning fun, a training regime fer a dog not bred fer its good looks. The second thing ye realize is that when it all settles down, yer now nothing more than a statistic...another number on an ever growing list of similar incidents, although this one was particularly vicious.
Tis like silence of the lambs only its not lambs screams I hear in my mind over and over when I close my eyes...its my dogs who never stood a chance...that sound will forever haunt me.
Believe it or not, Im still playing the game...but me head is all over the place...so ye will mayhaps forgive my little rant here while noting its possibly the last thing Ill write fer a bit...need to sort me head out and the game is an escape, the forum is a brain fart and more drama than I need atm.
TLDR...fix yer damned game cos Im still here and its still the best place to escape to and I still love it...and while I play the game, that all I got left to say fer a bit...fly safe cmdrs ^
