The Murder Of My Dog - Part 2 Options

[Cold&Lonely]

Please refer to "The Murder Of My Dog - Part 1"

I have once already lost a dear friend through tragic circumstances.

I live with my father now.

I had a boyfriend who had a dog called Leo... But he didn't look after him very well so I decided to adopt him. But it was more a case of Leo adopting me... He was such an excitable dog. He would jump up on me every time he saw me, happy to see me.

When i first got him I cleaned him up. De-ticked him, bathed him, combed him... Not that it helped, he loved to go roll in the dirt

I had a new boyfriend who worked at a service station down the road... Leo would walk down there during the day and hang out with him, he'd often sneak in the back door and lay INSIDE the shop in the air-conditioning. My boyfriend would sometimes give him a bit of ice cream that had melted.

That dog brought me to life when I was going through a hard time (I am still mourning the loss of my first pet)

Everyone knew him and loved him...

The night before he died i gave him a bath and he slept next to my bed.

I woke up the next morning to my step mum saying to my dad "Phil, come here... there's something wrong with Leo" I knew something was wrong immediately and got out of bed. Leo was in the laundry (He'd spent the morning laying down in the shower recess) his back legs had become paralyzed and he couldn't get up... At first we thought he had been bitten by a snake... But there was no sign of a bite, and he hadn't been outside all morning.

We rang the vet who was luckily in town at the time (we live in a very small country town) she came around quickly, and by this time, Leo was fully paralyzed and had started fitting. My step mum and I were holding him, comforting him. We had to place a folded up towel under his head to stop him from bashing his head on the tiles...

The vet made some calls and described his condition... His symptoms were very similar to that of what would happen when a dog gets baited. And the suspected poison was strychnine... He had no hope.

He lasted about 5 - 10 minutes before he had one last fit and his body gave up... I SAW him die... It was just awful.

I had this overwhelming feeling of "I can't believe this is happening AGAIN"

We spent the rest of the day digging a hole for him... We planted a tree on him, the "Leo tree"

About 15 baits were dropped around our area, killing a total of around 10 - 15 dogs. The culprit still remains unknown, we will probably never find out... There only remains that one clue, that they used strychnine - You need a license to obtain it.

I feel empty. I have lost my faith in humanity.

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[blindsided too.....]

Lily... first, really *really* sorry for your losses. Lost two dogs within the last year myself, and likely will lose my third ancient grrrl within the next year to progressive paralysis, but your situation is very different and far more traumatic, and I know that. As stated, there is little we can do but say how sorry we are you are going through it. We can only be here for you to listen, certainly understand your pain, share your anger at the perpetrators, and hopefully help you heal because eventually you have to.

I read both stories. To put it simply, I've been wrong all this time when I've told my kids there are no real monsters! Sophie's attacker has been addressed already; I agree he got off lightly.

Re: Leo. Similar circumstance in our area... three dogs in the neighborhood were poisoned several years ago presumed by antifreeze, perp never found. All you can do IMO until you know otherwise is presume this was accidental - that your dog was not the target (perhaps no dog was, perhaps another critter even though that alone is still sad), that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Ladywolf, lynette, and others have already explained about the posting habits here.

Please continue your good works on the animals' behalf. There are good people still in the world; see, you are proof of that. :]