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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Malka, the Amazing Escaping Dog!

This one's a little stomach-churning. those of a weak stomach, look away NOW. 
It started like any ordinary Saturday in our crazy household.  Rusty's Mom was at work as usual for Saturday. Mr.Fix it was working on getting the wood burning stove working.  We let the dogs, Mickey and Malka, out side to do their business. A bit later, we called the dogs to come in. The only one who came back was Mickey. Malka apparently had escaped... Again. We went out to search for her 3 times. To no avail. Calling her name and everything. Mr.Fix it even took the car. After a while, it got dark. Us kids decided to go for one more look, so we hit the road. We took my Million-watt (slight exaggeration) camping flashlight.  We were just about to give up after an hour when we heard  a dog barking that sounded just like Malka. I called Mr. Fix it and told him that we thought we heard her barking. he told us to go toward the sound. He also said he was on his way (to protect us in the way only daddies can) Because the way we had to go was a thick dark woods. We walked through this neighbor's yard and into the woods, calling her name. Eventually we came to a big open field.  Next to the neighbor's fence was a big pile of sticks, and next to the pile of sticks was Malka. The wind was so strong, the wind chill was insane. we saw her and were about to call to her when we saw that her paw was caught in a snapping fox trap. The carnage around her was unbelievable.  Dead animals, foxes, goats, even a deer, all trapped, killed and SKINNED. They were just LEFT there. We had brought a doggie coat, and laid it on top of her to get her warmer. I had to keep her still as to not hurt her paw. We had to call the fire department to cut the chain attached to the trap. Little Man Went into shock from the sight and the cold, and passed out, so we had to call an ambulance. I had to sit on the ground and LOOK at the horror before me for a hour before the people came. I've seen a lot of R-rated horror movies, but at least then you know it's not real. This WAS real. The smell was horrible. There were some rotted-off vertebrae lying in the pile. When they came, my legs had gone numb from the cold and I could barely walk. They took my brother away in an ambulance to a hospital. Rusty's mom finally came home from work. We took Malka to the local animal hospital. They didn't think it was broken, but didn't x-ray it.
Right now she is laying next to Rusty's mom on the couch, cradling her paw.

This is too much for two days. The day before two of our chickens froze to death. one was my favorite too.
RIP Oreo
RIP Jersey

I think this needs to go to the back of my mind for a bit.