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Broken fences, pregnant bitches ~ Eish
S
ir ~ We stay in
Vischkuil and have four
dogs on our property, all
of them bitches.
The one dog went on heat.
My neighbour's dogs keep
breaking into our place to
mate with the dog.
Every night I must fix the
fence where the dog comes
in. Sometimes he even digs
holes to go under the fence.
Last week when my wife
came back from town the
male was in the yard and his
penis was hanging out. The
female started walking strange
the next day. Three days later
Pigeons for weddings, funerals
S
ir ~ There is a trend
arising which I find
alarming and inhumane.
People are releasing pigeons
or doves at ceremonies such
as funerals.
The idea is that the releasing
of a white dove helps to
begin the grieving process by
opening the doors to "letting
go" and is sure to live on in
the memories of all attending
the service. In principle, the
trained white birds will soar
into the sky, usually circling
any number of times in a
group before returning to
their home lofts.
However, I am not at all sure
that these birds are trained. A
friend of mine, who also lives
on a plot, was selling his
pigeons and someone wanted
to buy them to release at
weddings. Now, his pigeons
are not trained at all and they
are accustomed to being fed
every day. If they are released
in a strange environment they
will be unable to fend for
themselves.
I would have thought that
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and she is not drinking or
eating at all.
We took her to the vet and
discovered that the uterus
was damaged due to the
mating.
Cost of this now is going to be
R2 500+ (she needs to stay
three days to recover).
We did sent communication
to the neighbour about the
dog but they keep ignoring
us.
Can we keep them accountable for the bill from the vet?
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