Well shut my mug! That rarest of all things . . . two pits NOT running loose!
Up and over at Daytona Beach the other day, a cop and his K-9 buddy were hot on the heels of some perps who had just crashed their stolen vehicle and fled on foot. Anyone who has watched a few episodes of COPS on TV knows just how dangerous these foot chases are. Anyway, soon after bolting into a fenced yard, the K-9 was attacked by two pit bulls who charged from a screened-in porch. The handler immediately forgot about the escaping car thieves and reached for his pepper spray. The stinging liquid had no effect on the pits and they continued their savage mauling. Fortunately, another officer soon appeared at the fence and this dude was taking no prisoners. Six shots—three for each mutt—settled the issue once and for all. As for the K-9, he was rushed to an emergency animal clinic in pretty bad shape.
Even though these dogs were two of the rarest of all creatures—pits in their own yard--cops must be able to perform their duties free from attack and injury. IMO, a home owners right to keep murderous “pets” ENDS when a cop’s life--and I include the K-9 in this category—is at risk.
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Kinky Lizards—I reported last week on a lizard so dry that he tried lapping the sweat as it fell from my head and puddled at my feet. Well, since that time we have had a ton of rain on Manasota Key and funny thing--today the same lizard—or a remarkable facsimile--tried virtually the same thing. Now that’s one weird liz!
Also, as I prepared to shave this morn, I lowered my restroom window and a large gecko fell on my hand. %?X&8$@?! These gecks are really cute and everything but I don’t like shocks that early in my day. And so, I finally herded him down from the wall, then squashed the little sucker as flat as a dime with my shoe—just kidding! And so I finally herded him down from the wall and shooed him out the window. It was clear to me that the rubbery white thing with suction cups for fingers didn’t really want to go, but so sorry.
Must be the year of the lizard.
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