Be advised Some people my disagree with some of the practices in this post in regards to to pets to those that do that's another topic for another place. My beliefs are what they are, and shared by many others.
Long story condense as much as I can.
Several months ago I got a call from my B.I.L wife concerning one of their dogs. The dog was crying and in pain couldn't walk anymore etc. This was to be expected as the dog had a severe wound that had been left untreated and allowed to fester, and become infected and infested. My B.I.L was out of town so I took the appropriate steps to put the animal down. Which was to find a quiet peaceful place and put her to rest. Understand that the dogs talked about in this post are working hard working, incredibly loyal, amazingly intelligent animals. (You don't adopt one on a whim Australian cattle dogs, they adopt you.) as such they deserve to be treated inline with what they are.
Fast forward to current events I have 3 ACDs My oldest being 16yrs old, She has been an amazing incredible animal all her life, over the last couple years she developed arthritis, loss of sight, and loss of hearing. several months ago she was diagnosed with intestinal cancer difficult to treat successfully, as a result of that bladder infections and other maladies have cropped up. She no longer has any bladder control and very little bowel control. That vet recommended planning to put her down in the very near future. I took a little of time but finally got the ex and my daughter to sit down and discuss this(very emotional). My daughters was the final decision on this matter. The task was left to me to deal with. I contacted My B.I.L. to call in a favor. He said he would do it. He came over yesterday to pick up Mesha and do whats was needed. I loaned him a rifle that was appropriate for the task. he left I went to pick up some beer and good bourbon to numb the pain when he returned. after several hours I hadn't heard back from him I sent him a message asking if he got lost he finally replied that said he was on his way back. Shortly after that I received a Phone call from his wife, yelling and screaming at me, about Mesha and how it wasn't time time to put her down (in her opinion). And she was going to call my daughter and tell her what was going on.(My Daughter made the final emotional decision). Needless to say I was not amused with someone seconding guessing my vet and my families choices in this matter. least of all the thought of subjecting my daughter to the emotional roller coaster and stress of this is uncalled for and out of line, to be blunt I read her the riot act and reamed her in a fashion that would have brought a drill instructor to tears. when I calmed down I called up and informed her I was coming to get the dog and my rifle back, and would be on my way. I showed up at the house to get mesha and get my rifle she went inside and started calling my ex wife and oldest daughter(who stopped by). I was out back having a slightly heated discussion with my B.I.L. (basically he needed to grow at set of balls). while we were having this discussion his wife decided to call the police and told them I was out back with several guns. (only one gun around secure in a case) Threatening her, my oldest daughter heard her tell the police that I was pointing gun at her husbands head, when in actuality he was carrying the rifle (in its case out to my truck). he returned with the rifle and commented that things just got all kinds of stupid. My Oldest daughter came out of the house and said she's insane I'm leaving I'll talk to you later. she didn't make to the end of the driveway (from the backyard you can't see anything going on in front of the house vegetation tends to mute most sound from that area). My B.I.L. went in the house to put the rifle away and deal with his wife or so I thought. I he went out front to talk to her and was promptly cuffed by the police. Still unaware of the situation out front I'm sitting out back waiting for his return when I get lit up by a Helo, and a P.A, announcement come out with your hands up. so wtf ok go check this out. I walk to the front a and get lit up by spotlights and everything else put my hands up and go through the routine. She had convinced the police I was heavily armed and dangerous. (wearing sweat pants tshirt and sandals). From there all kinds of fun ensued. needless to say 2 hours later after getting the facts from everybody most notably me and her husband, and her stating that she disagreed with what I was doing and she had been drinking all day things got sorted out. all guns on site were temporarily confiscated. we can pick them up Monday. In my view she should be charged at a minimum with filling a false police report, if not criminal endangerment, her actions and lies put people's lives at risk, and used up a lot of police resources. Such a joyous and emotional Saturday.
_________________ History of the Condom In 1272, the Muslim Arabs invented the condom, using a goat's lower intestine. In 1873, the British somewhat refined the idea, by taking the intestine out of the goat first.
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