A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay t...
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Good morning everyone. My neighbor went to buy a shotgun Friday and was told the shotguns were sold out and also handguns Ammunition was limited to one box per customer. This was Cabela's. I told Steve I had enough for the both of us. Coyotes are back on the prowl, I guess its that time of year when the pups are being born and they need extra food. Anyway lately we have been hearing them in the woods by the house howling at night. I hate to shoot them. but they can be so destructive and harmful to our pets. I guess they have a right to live as much as anything else. God put them here for a reason and it is their part to balance nature. Everything has a place in nature, God planned it that way. The African proverb says. When the sun comes up in the morning the lion is chasing a Gazelle for his food. The Gazelle is running for his life. SO when the sun comes up you best be running.
When I watch the nature programs on Television I see the side of nature where the young are being born and the parents are out gathering food to bring back to the den. I see nature taking care of it's own. The fox kittens and the coyote pups are cute. I see where sometime people will take them and try to domesticate them. They are still wild animals and can be dangerous. Occasionally you will see where a lion or Gorilla is raised up in a family setting. It is cute at first but them they grow into adults and are kept in a house or cage. this is unnatural and is stressful on the animal. I remember seeing in the news when a Chimpanzee tore the face off of a woman visiting the home where the Chimp lived. It was a bad thing that happened. but some animals cannot be tamed to the point of being completely safe.
I had a neighbor when I lived in National Hills that had a pet raccoon, One day he went to give the raccoon fresh water and the raccoon attacked him. He was wounded very badly on his arm. The raccoon was put down and it took a long time for Bob's arm to heal as the bite wounds were very deep. I have seen a fox that was raised from a baby and how he had adapted to his life with humans. He was so affectionate to his handler. He would act like a dog at times. So excited to see his handler come home and play with him. He was kept in the house during the evening hours and out in a pen during the day while his folks were at work. He was so playful and his love for his people was evident when you saw him with them. I don't know what happened to the fox over the years, I just hope he had a great life and it all ended well.
Okay enough rambling. I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.
When I watch the nature programs on Television I see the side of nature where the young are being born and the parents are out gathering food to bring back to the den. I see nature taking care of it's own. The fox kittens and the coyote pups are cute. I see where sometime people will take them and try to domesticate them. They are still wild animals and can be dangerous. Occasionally you will see where a lion or Gorilla is raised up in a family setting. It is cute at first but them they grow into adults and are kept in a house or cage. this is unnatural and is stressful on the animal. I remember seeing in the news when a Chimpanzee tore the face off of a woman visiting the home where the Chimp lived. It was a bad thing that happened. but some animals cannot be tamed to the point of being completely safe.
I had a neighbor when I lived in National Hills that had a pet raccoon, One day he went to give the raccoon fresh water and the raccoon attacked him. He was wounded very badly on his arm. The raccoon was put down and it took a long time for Bob's arm to heal as the bite wounds were very deep. I have seen a fox that was raised from a baby and how he had adapted to his life with humans. He was so affectionate to his handler. He would act like a dog at times. So excited to see his handler come home and play with him. He was kept in the house during the evening hours and out in a pen during the day while his folks were at work. He was so playful and his love for his people was evident when you saw him with them. I don't know what happened to the fox over the years, I just hope he had a great life and it all ended well.
Okay enough rambling. I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.
