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Dog killed by bear this A.M. January First at about 9:00 A.M
Tony
| 01/01/2004
| Tony
Posted on 01/01/2004 8:16:47 AM PST by TonyWojo
This morning my wife let the three dogs outside to do their thing. Little did she know that on our front porch were two bears.
The dogs immediately knew the bears were their and ran out into the yard. THe two bears chased after the dogs. My wife screamed and I ran into the living room. At that time the little dog was running for the front door. One of the bears charged after the dog. The poor little thing did not make it my wife had to slam the front door shut and watch through the window as the bear mauled the dog. If she did not shut the door that bear would have been in the house.
The bears then continued after the other two dogs which were able to out run the bears and I finally managed to scream at the bears to wear they stopped long enough to get the other two dogs back in the house.
I called 911, who of course said to call fish and wild life.
Fish and Wild life (just in case a bear is at your front door on a holiday) does not answer.
I called Collier County sheriffs office, who gave me a female officer,(wish I got her name) who basiccaly told me the bears were their first put up a fence.
1. wherever she lives apparently does not realize the bears were there first.
2. a 4 to 5 foot fence is not going to keep a tree climbing bear from going over it.
After calling 3 times an officer came out who at least was a little sympathetic, and saw the dead dog and took a report.
If one of my sons or me or my wife walked out the door at that time it could possibly have been one of us. We have had bears around over the years , but they have never been this aggresive, and not fearfull of humans.
The moral of the story is, that one of us will have to die before any local agencies do anything.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: animalrights; banglist; dogs
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:16:47 AM PST
by
TonyWojo
To: AAABEST
Ping
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:17:53 AM PST
by
TonyWojo
To: TonyWojo
Where are you? What town and state? You give only the county.
To: MoralSense
Naples Florida, Sorry
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:18:22 AM PST
by
TonyWojo
To: TonyWojo
Oh, my goodness. Your poor doggy. What a horrible experience.
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:18:36 AM PST
by
Peach
(The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: TonyWojo
Is this in Florida?
To: TonyWojo
I'd be petrified with sorrow watching my pet being mauled to death. I'm sorry that happened.
Maybe it's time to get a gun and shoot the next bear that threatens you.
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:18:58 AM PST
by
nmh
To: TonyWojo
There are bears in Naples?
Holy, uh, bear!
I always thought it was the gators you had to watch out for.
To: the gillman@blacklagoon.com
If I know anything about bears, they'll be back. If you don't have a big gun, better get one.
To: TonyWojo
I'm really sorry about your dog. I know the whole experience was really upsetting.
To: TonyWojo
Sorry to hear this Tony.
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:21:03 AM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Death before dhimmi.)
To: TonyWojo
load a shotgun and put it above the threshold
like Daniel Boone's days
To: cars for sale
I will be purchasing a gun my little 22 just is not going to cut it.
13
posted on
01/01/2004 8:23:09 AM PST
by
TonyWojo
To: TonyWojo
When the bears come back and you shoot them, be sure to drag them into the house before calling the police.
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:24:28 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(If I stay on topic for more than 2 posts something is wrong. Alert the authorities.)
To: TonyWojo
I'm sorry your New Year got off to such a crummy start.
A tough experience, but one that could have been much worse, without your wife's quick thinking.
I only have to worry about deer eating my landscaping here in central coastal NJ.
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:25:10 AM PST
by
exit82
(My tagline is on vacation until January 2nd)
To: exit82
Where's PETA when you really need them?
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:27:47 AM PST
by
JusPasenThru
(Reasoning with a man is futile when his opinions were not reached by reason in the first place.)
To: TonyWojo
might as well get a good knife and come=alone and skin em too.
To: TonyWojo
I thought bears in Florida were strange but one got on my son's navy base last year. Get a bear gun.
To: TonyWojo
Called 911??
Geesh....must be a slow news day.
Happy new Year!
To: TonyWojo
Let the good folks at Remington fix you up proper.
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posted on
01/01/2004 8:28:37 AM PST
by
Pukin Dog
(Sans Reproache)
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