Roxie

Boy do I have a dog tale today. We are now fostering this adorable dog, Roxie. She was our neighbor's dog. I've written about her before here.

I don't want to go into the details of why or how we have her with us, but we do, at least for now. We have decided to see how she gets along with Cassie and Greta and if that doesn't work out, we'll find another home for her.

So far, Cassie doesn't like her at all. She's growling, barking and herding Roxie. Greta is excited though and wants to play.

Roxie is very scared though, so she might be putting off bad vibes to Cassie. But she's warmed up to us. In fact, she's sitting in my lap while I type this.

If anyone is interested in more information about Roxie, let me know. She needs a good home, even if it's not ours.

Chapel Hill official seeks ban on tethering dogs

From The News & Observer's web site:

By Jesse DeConto, Staff Writer

CHAPEL HILL - Now that Orange County won't let residents tie up their dogs for more than three hours a day, Chapel Hill Town Council member Bill Strom wants to ban tethering completely within the town limits.

"I don't think it's a way to care for a domestic animal, a companion animal," Strom said Monday night.

Orange County enacted its limitations last week, but they do not apply to Chapel Hill and Carrboro, which have their own rules. Currently, Chapel Hill allows tethers no shorter than 10 feet, with a swivel or run-line to prevent choking.

Strom suggested following Durham County's lead and banning tethers altogether.

"I think we should align with Orange County quickly, or we should surpass it," Strom said.

Field of dreams, er....dreams of fields

I dream of one day owning land, lots of land, for my dogs to run and play on. Mostly Cassie to run and play on. Maybe we'll have a few goats or sheep for her to herd. Of course then I'd have to take care of some goats and sheep. But that's a minor detail.

But I've about had it with our neighborhood living. Cookie-cutter development, roads and sidewalks. And neighbors, lots of neighbors, with dogs, lots of dogs. Lots of neighbors who don't take care of their lots of dogs.

We've already decided that when we move to our new house on our lots of land, we're going to kidnap this one dog, Chloe, and take her with us. The owners won't notice, she runs free 70% of the time anyway.

Those are my dreams. Now just how to make them happen?