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Barnyard Buddies:  Sad! Warning from a dog loving friend  |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 05:43:34 AM
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A good friend who is a friend of this poor woman sent me this email this morning.
Definitely something to think about.
Sabine
>This past Thursday, August 30, I lived through one of my worst nightmares.
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>On hindsight it seems so pointless and unnecessary.
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>I lost BOTH my beloved dogs, Nicholas and Ryan.
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>For the past decade (at least) I have always carried 2 sets of keys
>to my car. I go to my barn almost daily and my dogs have always gone
>with me. This trip was the highlight of their day, as you can
>imagine. If I had errands to run before or after our barn visit I
>would simply lock my doors and leave the car running. We (us horse
>people) all do it, and we have done it for years! I have NEVER even
>thought twice about it! Normally I would return to 2 "pup-sicles",
>the pups being curled into tight balls sleeping happily in their
>doggie beds with the car freezing because I had left the AC turned
>up on high and the car's interior was like a refrigerator on my
>return! This past Thursday was a very sad and very different story.
>I returned to my car to find it an oven. My car's AC had
>malfunctioned, it was blowing HOT air.
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>Both of my babies were dead.
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>I will spare you the heart wrenching details, but do know that no
>animal lover could see what I saw and not have nightmares for a long
>time to come. The guilt and sadness I feel is almost unbearable. I
>have lost two beloved members of my family that I can never replace.
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>We all know that that "quick" errand can easily take 15 minutes.
>What we may not know is that a dog in a hot car can die in 7-10
>minutes. My car is not old, and my car is not undependable, and I
>have NEVER in the past had issues with my AC. This was a freak
>accident, but it cost me so much from my life. My dogs were my
>babies and I cherished every minute I got to spend with them.
>PLEASE- if you have ever left your dog in the car DON"T ever do it
>again! If you know someone who typically leaves their dog in their
>car- PLEASE tell them about Nick and Ryan and ask them to not make
>the same mistake I did. If you see a dog in a running car (or for
>that matter a car that is not running) PLEASE leave a note, find the
>owner, DO SOMETHING, just speak up for an animal that can't speak for itself.
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>I know we all hate to forward e-mails, but look in your heart and
>find time to send this on to everyone on your mailing list, even if
>they don't have pets, they may know someone who does. I can only
>hope that this e-mail will prevent this tragedy from EVER happening
>to another animal again.
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>In loving memory,
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>Ryan- "Sir Ryan Just Stole My Heart"
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>October 18, 1998- August 30, 2007
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>And
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>Nicholas- "Nicholas Alexander Von Greco"
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>April 4, 2001- August 30, 2007
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"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?" - 'Brother Dave' Gardner |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 06:04:03 AM
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That's so awful! Unbelievably awful. I can't imagine what she must feel like. That just tore my heart out reading that.
We just started taking our crew again on rides, because, Janice, you well know how sucky and hot our weather has been. We just don't take them anymore unless it's cool out.
"She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian. |
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Tammy Claxton
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tammy
Glen Burnie
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 07:35:40 AM
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That is so sad. I can't even imagine what that poor woman went through. Thanks for sharing, though. Although sad, it is good info.
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger!
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