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Across the Fence:  Our dog "Danced with Wolves" today  |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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 Posted - Sep 06 2012 : 6:07:55 PM
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| Jim and Ollie were wandering the woods today and Ollie tends to run around like a chicken with his head cut off and not stay by Jim. Jim heard Ollie barking like crazy and then saw a huge beautiful black wolf and a smaller grey wolf about 20 feet from them. At first Jim thought it was a black bear but then saw it was indeed a wolf. Jim called the dog and he finally did come to him and Jim noticed there was a small amount of blood near his collar. Ollie is part hound so he has these huge rolls of fat around his neck so that probably saved him from a worse fate. Jim felt privileged an a little concerned about seeing this magnificent animal. |
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rubyleesmom
Zapped Profile
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Colina
Homosassa
Fl
USA
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Posted - Sep 06 2012 : 6:11:02 PM
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| Wolves are such beautiful creatures. Glad all is ok though! |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Emily
Fort Atkinson
WI
USA
863 Posts |
Posted - Sep 06 2012 : 7:59:06 PM
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I think it's a blessing to see these magnificent animals, as you said. I would have been in complete awe. So glad Ollie is ok! I love his name! :)
Emily |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Sep 06 2012 : 8:02:21 PM
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| Ollie came from a no kill shelter and came with that name and he has lived up to it. He's a big sweet dufus with very very large feet. He weighs about 90 lbs now. |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 05:40:01 AM
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Yikes! Neat to see the wolves but so glad your Ollie is okay!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 07:55:31 AM
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Wolves are beautiful. Happy Ollie is okay.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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KatyDid
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Kate
Warwick
RI
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 09:43:10 AM
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And then I bet Jim walked quickly in the other direction  Glad everything turned out okay!
Farmgirl Sister #4527
You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 10:44:02 AM
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wolves are so very intelligent, so all they gave him was a warning nip, they are soooo family oriented , that us humans can and should learn from them, they are so very shy by nature that humans rarely see them, but then you get those who have the "Big Bad Wolf Syndrom", who think they all should die, cause they will steal their children out of their beds, and kill all livestock and wildlife for fun...ignorant people...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
806 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 11:04:52 AM
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| I'm so happy to hear all the positive comments about the wolf. The people in this neck of the woods would probably shoot before they look. It' the one negative in living in this "Forgotten Corner" of Washington. |
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YiberryYadeeKarin
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Spokane Valley
WA
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2012 : 5:24:56 PM
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It seems as though people either LOVE wolves or DESPISE them! I've heard of sightings in the northeastern part of our state and for me, that's very encouraging! A friend and I are pretty sure we saw a couple of wolves up in the Canadian Rockies back in the 1980s. Awesome! Like the other ladies, I'm glad your doggy is okay, too!
Karin
PS - My all-time favorite movie is "Never Cry Wolf". |
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Sep 09 2012 : 02:42:42 AM
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JoAnn, Glad that Ollie had enough fight in him to handle himself. That must have been quite a sight for your husband. I agree with not needing to kill something simply for being. Our neighbor shot and killed a mama bear and cub because he felt threatened...from inside his house. It sickened our entire neighborhood. It was very rare and no, no one hoped to have the bear move into the neighborhood, but still seemed rash...
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Across the Fence: Our dog "Danced with Wolves" today |
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Our dog "Danced with Wolves" today
