Originally published November 15, 2009 at 12:01 AM | Page modified November 17, 2009 at 11:04 AM
Comments (14)
E-mail article
Print view
Share
Rant & Rave: All animal edition!
Rave To King County Animal Care and Control for deciding not to euthanize a healthy 15-year-old cat someone brought in to be euthanized. She now lives with me and she's a great pet. Thanks to Animal Care and Control for giving her a chance.
Rant To dog owners who leave their pets in their yard to bark and bark and bark. Our home is surrounded by households with dogs, and there's rarely a 15-minute stretch of time when at least one of the dogs isn't barking, including after 11 p.m. and before 6 a.m. If your dog is barking, that means it's upset, frightened or maybe just bored. Take it for a walk or play with it, or at least bring it indoors so it doesn't disturb your neighbors.
Rave To the woman who dropped Baker the English setter at the Eastgate animal shelter six years ago: Thank you for bringing six years of love, companionship and silky fur to my life. While Baker's life has sadly ended, I will be forever thankful to you for allowing him to spend the remainder of his life in a home that appreciated his sweet qualities and quirky neediness. He will be missed but not forgotten.
Rant To the woman whose standard poodle bit me while I was walking my dog. I'm a dog lover and will take your word that this has never happened before, but it is obvious you know your dog is aggressive by the way you tightened the leash as I approached. Please take precautions before you have an incident with someone much less forgiving then I am.
Rave To the guy who walks his dogs along Southwest Avalon Way who I often see picking up trash strewed by inconsiderate motorists and pedestrians. If more dog walkers picked up trash along with picking up after their dog, Seattle would be a much cleaner place. You rock, dude.
Rant To pet owners that use schoolyards at James Madison Middle School, West Seattle High and Pathfinder School as off-leash dog parks. You have to walk past signs prohibiting pets, then let your animals run, play and poop where children will run, play and roll in the grass. Please find and use a park designated for off-leash activities.
E-mail article
Print view
Share
Preview: Renaissance Singers usher in season with 'Christmas in Cambridge'
NEW - 10:57 PM
Architects, chefs find 'kid' within to build Gingerbread Village
Lit Life: National recognition for Seattle's readergirlz online book community
Journalist and author Amy Goodman in Seattle
'Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black' on History Channel is a Monday TV pick
More Entertainment headlines...
![]()
Raw Video | Real Salt Lake receives the MLS Cup trophy
Real Salt Lake is handed the 2009 MLS Cup trophy at Qwest Field, November 22, 2009.

Entertainment | Top Video | World | Offbeat Video | Sci-Tech
nwjobs

Post a comment

Michelle Goodman blogs about work/life balance.
How to tell your office you're gravely ill
Post a comment
nwautos

Choosing a new sedan? Weigh the impact of your choice on your wallet and on the planet.
Post a comment
- 'The Road' takes Viggo Mortensen to Mount St. Helens and Astoria, Ore.
- Craigslist adoption ad: A plea by young mother-to-be? A scam?
- Tugboat sinks at Seattle waterfront pier
- Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
- Italian lead prosecutor argues Knox motive was hatred
- Italian prosecutors request life sentence for UW student
- Man shot in chest on E. Union Street in Capitol Hill
- Chase shrugs off loss of CD investors
- Washington state wines make annual best-of list
- Vikings easily beat the Seahawks
- Senate vote clears hurdle
239 - Vikings easily beat the Seahawks
132 - Palin excitement builds in Tri-Cities
123 - Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
123 - Tight Senate vote launches health care over hurdle
122 - Cutting through breast-cancer confusion
90 - Game thread
70 - Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
63 - New York terror trials will restore faith in rule of law
61 - Chase shrugs off loss of CD investors
53
- Washington state wines make annual best-of list
- Nonprofits get creative using Twitter and Facebook to make donation easier
- It's possible to recover a life lost to hoarding
- Lynnwood is reinventing itself — again
- Great places to cross-country ski for free (or almost) in the Methow
- 'The Road' takes Viggo Mortensen to Mount St. Helens and Astoria, Ore.
- Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
- Recipes: Sesame Pork Roast, Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce and more
- Banff: powder, peaks & purity
- Chase shrugs off loss of CD investors






