Jimmy is having a breakthrough!!

Wel, Charlie was not their dog. I am making some signs tonight at work. We are going to post them within a 5 mile area where we found him.

In the meantime, he is being a very good watchdog... He is like a first alert system.....

Sending you and Charlie hugs and prayers from Mississippi Jenn, I know this is killing you, and I also know that you are doing what you feel you need to do too.

I am praying that everything works out for you and for Charlie.



Love, Belinda

He tried to bite me again last night...... I had told him no about snapping at the cats and he came at me over it....... It really unnerved me as he is a strong little dog. Emma and Molly just sat there and watched and looked sad. I got them both down last night and looked them over and they both have scabs under their hair on their neck from being bit.

I was shaken by the incident last night. Much worse than last time. He lunged at me growling and biting at the air. If I had not physically moved he would have bit me. I waited a few mintues, approached him easily and then picked him up and put him in the crate. We called the pound and they are full. We have to get him out of the house hold and dont' know what to do.

He is going to end up hurting something. At first I was worried about how all this would effect him, but now I am more worried about how this is effecting the rest of us. My sweet baby dogs are miserable having to defent themselves and now I am in the same situation. Juan has only witnessed the animal anamosity and not the human end of things. He goes to bed much earlier than I do.

Charlie really wants to bite me over correcting him. He really does and it wipes me out .....

He is not a huge dog by any standards but he is definately wanting to be in charge of everything. And he can be scary. He is able to wrestle and win with 100 lb dogs without getting a mark.

I am thinking now that someone probably did dump him for being agressive......... They might have cared for him physically but he got no emotional nurturing. When you pick him up, he is stiff.... He has never been held much. Possibly never held. He doesn't know how to relax in your arms. He never relaxes......

We are on a waiting list for the pound in Cassville. They told us it would take months for an opening to come available. The one here local is absolutely full...... I cannot take him to a kill shelter and I could never dump him. It is a bad situation and not sure what to do. I have thought about cross fencing out yard till we find him some other situation. And then when we got to work, we won't have to worry about our dogs getting in a fight and getting hurt.

Charlie .......... needs a fenced yard and to be the only dog/animal in the household. He needs one person only in his life. He would protect them to the end........ but he does not share easily.... and he does not give up. He is progressively getting much worse in his bahavior regarding aggression.

I'm going to go and count t-posts and see how much wire I have laying around. And see what I would have to do to make him a makeshift shelter when he is separated.

I can't think about Charlie anymore so I have been working on my enclosure today. Most of the post holes are dug.......

Here's the OFFICIAL PLANS....... Husband approves......


I cant wait to see it completed........ The cats are goign to love it. What I like best is the one side is going to made in such a way that we can expand in 10 feet increments when we want.

The neighbors came up the other day when we were working outside and sat for a bit in the road talking. He has lived down the way for many years. He asked us if we had seen the wolverine yet........... [chit]..... He said there is ONE running around here and to be careful. It was reported to the dept of conservation since it is a rarity. He said he has seen lots of black bear. I cant' wait to see a bear in it's natural habitat... He also said they have turned wolves loose out here but they won't admit it. He said the howling we hear are the wolves and not coyotes.

Maybe you have seen the wolverine.
I wonder if that's what was on your porch eating and sleeping this winter?

And thank you Belinda for your support. It means a lot. It seems my failure with Charlie is making people not want to talk to me anymore. But that's ok...... because you are right. I have to do what is best for the group..... Everyone may not agree but I have to do what I have to do...... I just don't know what they is yet.

I don't regret saving him...... I wish things were different but they are not.

In the meantime, life goes on.........

I just don't know gracie....... I looked wolverines up and it says they are very determined eaters and very tenacious hunters........

Husband said they can be very dangerous..... I hope it wasn't what was on the porch.

I forgot to tell yall, I did see a big yellow tom in the woods. He is not wild however as he does let us pet him. He's not fixed however. But he belongs somewhere. He "might" have been eating..... It might have been several things. I still keep food out and it takes several days for a large bowl to disappear.

Also........... whatever was eating, was not sleeping in my makeshift bed in the wood burning stove. The neighbor said the wolverine was the size of my lab-dog. It said it was pretty big. That puts a different light on the "night eyes" I saw....

As soon as we can afford it, we are getting some solar lights for the nighttime to light up our yard.....

I bought some $50.00 windchimes today. Husband nearly flipped but the sure are pretty. I told him "the sound" might scare critters away...... hehe

I want to buy some pipe and make some HUGE 6 foot windchimes and put by the creek. I love the sound of them..... My philosophy is... if the animals [cats or dogs] ever get out and get lost, the sound will lead them home.........

I've always heard that wolverines were nasty little critters too, so it probably wasn't what was on your porch.
Maybe it was the yellow Tom cat?

Speaking of nasty critters, last night when Mason put the garbage out to the curb there were two possums walking down the middle of the road and he said he heard them hissing before he saw them.
It kind of makes me wonder, because it wasn't dark out yet.
I hope to God they aren't rabid.
Mason called the Game Commissioner and they told him they'd come and set traps...so far I haven't seen any traps and something tells me I won't!
Then a couple of hours later I looked out the window and one of them was sitting on the outside window sill looking in our house.
It gave me the creeps, all I could think of was that movie "Cujo".
Mason told me I was nuts, he said he didn't think a possum was going to break the window to get in!

hehehe

awwwww..... Possums as a rule never get rabies. It's ok Gracie.... Their body temp is too low for the rabies virus to live..... Raccoons are another story.

I love possums........ I had a little family of possums that used to eat on my porch..... I named one of them Katie.... I wanted to bring her when we moved becasue she was so sweet. You can tame a possum.

Cats accept possums. Katie used to eat with the cats on the porch......


Here's Katie.......

That's a load off my mind.
I had these visions of rabid possums running up and down our street!

I don't think they'd bother me as much if they didn't have those long rat like tails!

Katie is cute though!

I never did pet Katie. Just named her. I fed her with the cats. She was so used to my presence that she would lounge around at night when I was outside. She was not afraid of me. I have heard of people taming possums but I never did. She remained wild but I think she would have been easy to tame.

I am beat.......... Post hole digging day...... Still got a few to go but I'm getting there.. I thought I was nearly done with them and then the tree roots came into play. I am having to saw roots. I hope my kitties appreciate this..... They all stayed outside and watched me work. They are crowded. I can't wait to be done.

Here is Pebbles watching.


Here is Dovey watching.


Here is Jimmy watching. With Felix grooming his legs..


Here they all are.... See how little the enclosure looks. and this is 10 x 20 but it is just entirely too small for them. They need room. I envision them having 1/4 acre enclosure one day devoted to them.... A step at a time will bring me there.


And I am so happy. Look at the new grass sprouting in the new enclosure area... Ye haw....


Here is Cow along with Snoopy and Star.... Cow is finally putting on weight thanks to snacks....


Here are my 50.00 windchimes....


And here is Emma helping me clean up when we finished working.... She is a good girl.




And this is the hard hard part of building this enclosure...... Not sure which is worse. Tree roots or rocks.

How sweet they all are.
They're probably thinking "Mom, what are you doing?"

Tell Emma she'll have to carry more than that if she wants to help

Originally Posted by jcribbs

And thank you Belinda for your support. It means a lot. It seems my failure with Charlie is making people not want to talk to me anymore. But that's ok...... because you are right. I have to do what is best for the group..... Everyone may not agree but I have to do what I have to do...... I just don't know what they is yet.

I don't regret saving him...... I wish things were different but they are not.

In the meantime, life goes on.........

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That is what friends are for Jenn, I know this is really hurting you about Charlie.

I also know that you will do what ever you hafta do to find him a home, I know that you would never take him to a kill shelter, and I know that you would never dump him nowhere to be out on his own again.

I hope that everything works out for you and for Charlie too.

I think you need some hugs so I am sending you some.

Jenn, for what's it's worth, I support whatever you decide to do about Charlie and know you'll do what's best for him. You already saved him from the cold, gave him shelter and care. That's more than most people would have done. I know how much you love your animals. Heck, it takes a lot of love and faith to adopt a semi-feral cat from Cincinnati, then drive six hours to pick him up. I'll always be grateful that you took a chance on Jimmy. I love the pictures of him and the rest of your crew enjoying the enclosure. What a life!
Thinking of you and Charlie.

Thank you Ellie and Belinda and little Gracie........... That really means a lot to me.... Support really helps. This forum has been a life saver for me being isolated like we are. You guys are very special to me.

And for the record........ I have NEVER regreted for a single minute having Jimmy. He is a wonderful guy and he has his own kitty click going on...... hehe He is a joy to watch...

He is a dominate male kitty and Felix and Festus know it..... Toe and Yellow are in a different click. JJ floats from click to click...

I think they are going to love the enlargement...... I can't wait to get it finished. Then I can start clearing a little for the dogs..... so I can extend their fence. That will be a piece of cake.

Something funny yesterday. JJ wanted to kick some kitty butt over something. Dovey was the one getting in trouble. She tries the other kitties patience sometimes as she has a big big attitude problem at times. JJ decided to get her. When Dovey struck back at him, cleo, the oldest female jumped in and helped JJ end it. Dovey sat and pouted the rest of the afternoon...... JJ with his three legs and fat belly can move fast as lightening when he wants to.. It really surprised us.

Emma carries everything......... all the time. sock, cigs, keys, rocks, sticks, socks, cigs, rocks, sticks, salt shaker, jalapeno's, shoes, one single leaf, my hammer, cat toys, logs, limbs, my tackle box, my housecoat, my bra, the bread, coffee cups... You name it and Emma has probably carried it.

She never tears anything up........ she just carries stuff... It is her job!! hehe

Emma sounds like my Gracie.
She's forever carrying something off, but the only problem is she hides the stuff she carries off.
She's very fond of pens and pencils, sometimes we find them right away other times weeks later you'll be doing something like getting in the back of the closet to get something and you'll find her stash

They are both sweethearts....... I love the little critters that are so in tune to people. They love us, that is why they do it....hehe
Emma sleeps on one of my old red housecoats on the floor by the bed on my side. She loves hubby too but she is my dog.... She is my shadow and follows me everywhere I go. I take her fishing and she lays on the dock by me. I adopted her several yrs ago and at the time I thought she was 3 or so but she is already getting grey hair under her chin. It will be a sad sad day when something happens to my emma.
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I just bought a DVD called Duma I am fixing to watch. It is about a 12 yr old who raises a cheetah and opts to turn it loose in the wild to avoid it living in captivity..........

Sounds like my cup of tea......... I'll let you know if it's good.
Walmart 9.50 movie.

Originally Posted by jcribbs

They are both sweethearts....... I love the little critters that are so in tune to people. They love us, that is why they do it....hehe
Emma sleeps on one of my old red housecoats on the floor by the bed on my side. She loves hubby too but she is my dog.... She is my shadow and follows me everywhere I go. I take her fishing and she lays on the dock by me. I adopted her several yrs ago and at the time I thought she was 3 or so but she is already getting grey hair under her chin. It will be a sad sad day when something happens to my emma.
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I just bought a DVD called Duma I am fixing to watch. It is about a 12 yr old who raises a cheetah and opts to turn it loose in the wild to avoid it living in captivity..........

Sounds like my cup of tea......... I'll let you know if it's good.
Walmart 9.50 movie.

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How was the movie Jenn.

Still thinking of you and Charlie too.

Love, Belinda

Originally Posted by jcribbs

They are both sweethearts....... I love the little critters that are so in tune to people. They love us, that is why they do it....hehe
Emma sleeps on one of my old red housecoats on the floor by the bed on my side. She loves hubby too but she is my dog.... She is my shadow and follows me everywhere I go. I take her fishing and she lays on the dock by me. I adopted her several yrs ago and at the time I thought she was 3 or so but she is already getting grey hair under her chin. It will be a sad sad day when something happens to my emma.
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I just bought a DVD called Duma I am fixing to watch. It is about a 12 yr old who raises a cheetah and opts to turn it loose in the wild to avoid it living in captivity..........

Sounds like my cup of tea......... I'll let you know if it's good.
Walmart 9.50 movie.

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That's the same with Gracie, she loves everyone and everyone loves her but she's my baby.
Everynight she gets under the covers and cuddles up to me with her little head laying on my shoulder, purrs as loud as she can and goes to sleep.
I love all of our cats, but I have a very special place in my heart for my little Gracie.

I hope you enjoy the movie.
I can't watch animal movies, I'm always afraid that something will happen to one of the animals and then I get to upset.
I'm such a sap that I can't even watch the part in "The Lion King" where Simba's Father get killed ( I know his Fathers name, but I'm not even going to TRY to spell it )