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That was a very nice burial you had. Yes, that woman should definitely do something about that dog. People here would probably take her to court to have something done about the dog. That is such a tragic, sad thing that happened.
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The burial was good, it was peaceful and gentle. We needed to do it and I am glad we had a thaw that allowed us to dig. Daisy is with her mother now. We wanted to have her with us a few more years, but that was taken away from us.
We would never take the woman to court. It is not worth our time and energy. It won't bring Daisy back.
Something does need to be done to address the issue of her dog and its behavior. I haven't run into her yet. She may be avoiding me or it may just be chance.
I don't know what I am going to say, but something needs to be said.
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Thanks Libby.
Right now she is not bringing her dog into the reptile centre. I don't think it is fair to us to ever bring her dog back.
How can we look at the dog and not picture Daisy in her jaws.
There are dog trainers in Toronto so that won't be a problem. We have talked it over and Paul is going to demand she work with a dog trainer. He wants to see the receipts as proof that she has done it, and not just one visit. I think she will have to comply because we could still report the dog for what it did. The dog should be muzzled. It is a rescue and not very social.
I am angry that she knew her dog was not well behaved and she never did anything to fix the problem. Daisy paid the price.
We have talked about another dog. If a dog comes to us needing a home we will take it in. Most likely it would be a customer's dog if they had to move or took sick or something.
Right now we have a volunteer with a wonderful dog, a rottweiler, shepherd mix(with something else). It is so mellow and well behaved. She is bringing it in when she is there so we are not totally without a dog. I think that has made us all feel better.
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02-09-2017, 02:37 PM
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I think we have customers who could help us with the whole thing. There are lawyers, teachers, doctors, dog groomers and probably at least one trainer or someone connected to a trainer. We probably have at least one or two people who are with animal services or the police. Lots of different people have reptiles.
We will make sure something happens. I still find it hard to believe that she has not really expressed any real regret or responsibility. She sees it as an incident. I am glad I haven't run into her. I have no idea what to say. I suppose it will depend on who else is at the centre. I would never say anything if there are children or new people present. They don't need to hear about this.
We will sort this out and we will deal with our loss. But she will have to live with what she did for the rest of her life.
Catherine