Guest Dillymom Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Any new updates on Merlin and whether you've gotten ahold of the neighbor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Please tell Merlin to send Freagle out to get us and Rex will send the magic bus for those closer to Maine. We'll all go over with you.But do you think Ekko will fit on Freagle? We'll need her cuz she's big and very scary Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SoulsMom Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Please tell Merlin to send Freagle out to get us and Rex will send the magic bus for those closer to Maine. We'll all go over with you.But do you think Ekko will fit on Freagle? We'll need her cuz she's big and very scary Any updates on Merlin and the neighbor? Edited July 20, 2008 by SoulsMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyt2love Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Please tell Merlin to send Freagle out to get us and Rex will send the magic bus for those closer to Maine. We'll all go over with you.But do you think Ekko will fit on Freagle? We'll need her cuz she's big and very scary Freagle has carried multiple houndies for our adventures, so I bet he cann handle Ekko. Merlin can verify that if need be ! As soon as Merlin and Kerry say the word, we will pool together to see that the troops are delivered !!! Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Please tell Merlin to send Freagle out to get us and Rex will send the magic bus for those closer to Maine. We'll all go over with you.But do you think Ekko will fit on Freagle? We'll need her cuz she's big and very scary Freagle has carried multiple houndies for our adventures, so I bet he cann handle Ekko. Merlin can verify that if need be ! As soon as Merlin and Kerry say the word, we will pool together to see that the troops are delivered !!! Rex Thank you Rex, we're armed and ready to go Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 So sorry not to have updated you sooner. DH and I went round to the woman's house on Friday evening with a copy of the e-vet bill. She paid up - gave us a check. It was too late to go to her credit union at that time, but we went there and cashed the check first thing Saturday morning. When we went to get the check she apologized, said it was all her fault and that Merlin was such a good dog and she was sorry. I gave her some names of professionals she could call or consult regarding dog-aggression. Yesterday we found out that this woman takes her kid to the day care my MIL runs. Is that MESSED UP or what. Welcome to Maine... everyone either knows each other or is freaking related to each other.... Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyt2love Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 So glad to hear you got the check without any problems, Kerry !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGreys Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 So glad to hear you got the check without any problems, Kerry !! Guess that means no Freagle and no magic bus Quote Missing my little Misty who took a huge piece of my heart with her on 5/2/09, and Ekko, on 6/28/12 For the sick, the lost, and the homeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LindsaySF Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Welcome to Maine... everyone either knows each other or is freaking related to each other.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Glad you got it taken care of! Curious, are you still filing the report with AC? No idea whether I would or not, truly just curious. Either way, Merlin is healing and you guys got paid! Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MAXNAV Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 So glad to hear that the woman took responsibility for the incident, and that you didn't have to go the court route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I am so glad that she stepped up the the plate and took responsibility for her babes actions. Kiss Merlin for me. Quote Patti-Mommy of Lady Sophia 7-28-92 - 8-3-04... LaceyLaine 8-2-94-12-5-07... Flash Gordon 7-14-99 - 8-29-09... BrookLynne...Pavé Maria... and 18 Bridge Kids. WATCHING OVER US~SOPHIA~QUEENIE~LACEY LAINE~ CODY ANGELO~FLASH GORDON. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShantisMom Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Glad she paid nicely. It is a small world!!! Quote The Girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyscot Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Glad to hear she paid up and has apologised. Give a to Merlin from Sporty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boondog Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Wonderful! I'm so glad she paid and that she actually apologized. Please give Merlin some scritches for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cris_M Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Yesterday we found out that this woman takes her kid to the day care my MIL runs. Is that MESSED UP or what. Welcome to Maine... everyone either knows each other or is freaking related to each other.... The good part about everybody knowing each other or being related is that people don't get away with stuff like not paying. Well, they don't get away with it and still have a good name. It's like that here, too. At first I didn't like it. Now I consider it great insurance. Meanwhile, give Merlin some scritches for me. Let us know what you're going to do with the money since you probably already had your own earmarked for Merlin's bill. Maybe some collars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilythetigerdog Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hooray! I'm glad she paid the bill. What a stressful thing to go through. And I'm glad Merlin is on the mend. Quote Image removed. Not within the GreyTalk signature guidelines of <15 KB file size limit. Your image was 17.51 KB (17,929 bytes) file size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greytloves Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Wonderful ending to a scary incident! Sometimes, people surprise you and do the right thing on the first go around. I hope she is able to work with her dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 Glad you got it taken care of! Curious, are you still filing the report with AC? No idea whether I would or not, truly just curious. Good question. I haven't dropped off the report yet, and after A) her heartfelt apology and prompt payment, and B ) finding out that she knows my MIL, I am feeling the pressure to move on and not file an official report. It's kind of against my principles not to file it, to be honest... what if it happens again? The attack would be considered his first, and I will KICK MYSELF. DH is thinking we should just leave things as they are right now. I haven't decided yet, but time is running out and I have to admit that I'd feel better about reporting her if I'd got the impression that AC would actually DO something about it. But I didn't... quite the opposite, in fact! I mean, if I'm going to tick her off by reporting her, at the very least it should be for a result - not just a telephone conversation from the ACO involving a lame "oh do be careful from now on, ma'm." Wonderful ending to a scary incident! Sometimes, people surprise you and do the right thing on the first go around. I hope she is able to work with her dog. I hope she is willing to work with her dog. I gave her the names of two trainers who might be able to help, and I insisted she come and see me if I could help in any way or suggest other behaviorists. She is not an ignorant person, and apart from the fact that she bought the dog from a puppy mill (which makes my blood boil) if I'd met her in different circumstances I might even have liked her. She teaches biology at a local high school and is very much into environmental stuff, as am I... Weird!! As for the money - no collars for Merlin!! it's gone straight into our checking account to fill the large hole the original e-vet bill made... we had not planned to pay for it with our own money at all, since we have insurance and that would have covered most of it. Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeylasMom Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 we had not planned to pay for it with our own money at all, since we have insurance and that would have covered most of it. If you mean you have pet insurance, you should still file a claim with them imo. That money would cover any follow-up costs you'll incur, so you don't have to go back to your neighbor, or if it's more than that, I'd chalk it up to emotional damages. Maybe some would disagree, but I don't think there's anything wrong with doing that - you pay for your pet insurance. I *think* I would probably drop the AC claim if I felt like she was going to follow through on some training, or at least has learned her lesson and will be more careful as a result. It's tough though if you're not sure she'll do that because like you said, what if another dog gets injured. I really don't know what I'd do - tough call. Quote Jen, CPDT-KA with Zuri, lab in a greyhound suit, Violet, formerly known as Faith, Skye, the permanent puppy, Cisco, resident cat, and my baby girl Neyla, forever in my heart "The great thing about science is that you're free to disagree with it, but you'll be wrong." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyDoodle Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Does your pet insurance have an annual maximum? If so, I wouldn't submit any of the bills from this attack to them. Quote DonnaMolly the Border Collie & Poquita the American-born Podenga Bridge Babies: Daisy (Positive Delta) 8/7/2000 - 4/6/2115, Agnes--angel Sage's baby (Regall Rosario) 11/12/01 - 12/18/13, Lucky the mix (Found, w 10 puppies 8/96-Bridge 7/28/11, app. age 16) & CoCo (Cosmo Comet) 12/28/89-5/4/04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerlinsMum Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 I am not going to file a claim with the insurance company... I got my expenses covered, that's all I was after really. DH is now thinking we should file a report anyway... I met another dog owner who lives on the same street as that woman this morning, and he told me his step-son saw the attack and that "yes, Toby (the dog who attacked Merlin) does get loose sometimes"... What do you mean, sometimes?? It's happened before? I really hope the $437 bill she got was a wake-up call... I am really, really torn right now. I just don't know what to do. Quote Kerry with Lupin in beautiful coastal Maine. Missing Pippin, my best friend and sweet little heart-healer 2013-2023 Also missing the best wizard in the world, Merlin, and my sweet 80lb limpet, Sagan, every single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinM Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I think it's time to move on... IMHO. We have a dog around here like that who has attacked while "accidently" running loose. The last victim was a 110 pound chocolate lab that was totally brutalized. I cringe to think what kind of damage that could have done to one of my babies. Totally cringe. She too paid the bill and said she would "really try". You got what you wanted from here. Hopefully, like you said, it was a wake up call. Please make sure whoever is walking Merlin is prepared with something to deter an attack. It's scary Kerri- I totally understand. On another note, can you appeal to her as a friend. Now that you are back to the beginning, (Merlin is better and she paid up) write a letter with your fears and concerns and why you are feeling this way. Maybe if she wasn't ignorant to our breed, she would give it a little more thought? I don't know. I am just trying to make a win win for all. Once we corner someone or get nasty it's hard for the other person to see what we are trying to explain. They are just defensive so nothing good comes of it. Does this make any sense to you? Quote ROBIN ~ Mom to: Beau Think It Aint, Chloe JC Allthewayhome, Teddy ICU Drunk Sailor, Elsie N Fracine , Ollie RG's Travertine, Ponch A's Jupiter~ Yoshi, Zoobie & Belle, the kitties. Waiting at the bridge Angel Polli Bohemian Ocean , Rocky, Blue,Sasha & Zoobie & Bobbi Greyhound Angels Adoption (GAA) The Lexus Project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackandBrindle Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 File the report. It has nothing to do with how quickly she paid the bill or how apologetic she was. Her dog obviously gets out, if not frequently, enough to be noticed. This is a danger to you, Merlin, and every other dog that gets walked in your neighborhood. This dog needs a bite record. It needs to be documented. It is the responsible thing to do. The people who own the dog who attacked Spud had to be some of the nicest people I've ever met. I still called animal control and they got cited. Now they are working with a behaviorist with Buddy. There is a line that is drawn between the world and my dogs. It is my responsibility to keep them safe. I don't care if the neighbors think I'm a raving looney as long as my dogs are happy and healthy and safe. Of course, you need to do what you feel is right, but that's how I feel about it. Hugs to Merlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greyt2love Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) The good part about everybody knowing each other or being related is that people don't get away with stuff like not paying. Well, they don't get away with it and still have a good name. It's like that here, too. At first I didn't like it. Now I consider it great insurance. Speaking of a small world...my mother lives in Rome, GA ! She moved there from PA. I've been there a couple times. It's a nice area. Sorry, didn't mean to hijack. Just noticed where the poster was from ! Edited July 22, 2008 by greyt2love Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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