DrB Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I totally screwed up this morning. A stark lesson in my face. I get up around 5am. still dark and take the dog out. For some reason she is more excited but I blow that off as she is always after the various animals in the woods. No I did not have a gun with me..... Brought her in and she not eat her food as normal but sits at window looking out. Again I just figure she watches the animals outside. When it got light I took her out to go for ride in truck and go to store. Sh...t.. She goes on full blown alert mode in the woods. Never have seen her wanting to confront anything that much. Idiot me I walk out to look at the fuss and see a man standing in the trees. No response when I called out but only the hollow eyes and icicles hanging from his face. At that point I walked backward and got the dog and myself back in the house. Called 911... Two Sheriff's came, they had to call an ambulance to haul him away. The point of this..... I screwed up big time this morning but learned. Always be armed..... always listen to the dog when it just seems a little different from her normal self. Have a rifle as well a pistol here at the ready. The range he was at here on my property was more suited to a rifle. Never think it can't happen to you... I live in the country here all my life and never thought this would happen here... Wrong.... I fu...ed up.. Dave I 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beararms Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Let us know what becomes of this. Escaped inmate? Meth head? Drunk? I live in the sticks too. Most around here carry. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 A little unsure about what happened here...fill us in OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 22 minutes ago, Will Beararms said: Let us know what becomes of this. Escaped inmate? Meth head? Drunk? I live in the sticks too. Most around here carry. He is known ti the Sheriff's department. Strange he is 20 some miles from where they know him from. I carry but am still kicking myself from screwing up.. That one time you don't carry can come biting you in the butt. Damn .........I'm old but learned a lesson today. Saw a need for a rifle here today. That will be fixed with a LE6920 out of the safe. Dave.. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 That's about 100% the reason why we got a new dog. (ol' psycho-mutt died last year). We've had this dog a couple of months and she's already good at letting us know if there is someone / something out there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Just now, DrB said: He is known ti the Sheriff's department. Strange he is 20 some miles from where they know him from. I carry but am still kicking myself from screwing up.. That one time you don't carry can come biting you in the butt. Damn .........I'm old but learned a lesson today. Saw a need for a rifle here today. That will be fixed with a LE6920 out of the safe. Dave.. Woke up was still dark, took dog out she was acting strange but not on alert. She did not eat but looked out window towards woods and anxious. Later when getting ready to go to store she went straight out, full on with the aggressive defensive attitude. I walked out from the truck to see what was the matter... Man half frozen unresponsive. Me unarmed, My mistake.... No S..hit I walk backwards to the house get dog and arm up. That's when I realized I needed a rifle handy also. Called 911.. Sheriff's cars came. They called ambulance and he was hauled away. He did not know where he was.. That's all I know at this point. Except I learned a few things today. Live in the country and crap can still happen... Dave.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peng Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Not sure how you think you screwed up here? You were never in any danger, and your dog would have taken care of business right? I can see how you did not listen to your dog, but that's about it. They really are so much more aware of things than we are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, Peng said: Not sure how you think you screwed up here? You were never in any danger, and your dog would have taken care of business right? I can see how you did not listen to your dog, but that's about it. They really are so much more aware of things than we are. He could have been armed. Same when they came and they had weapons ready.. You don't know these days... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 My dog has alerted me to bears. I was armed every time, but didn't have to shoot any of them. She let's me know when things are off around here. I pay attention. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beararms Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, DrB said: He could have been armed. Same when they came and they had weapons ready.. You don't know these days... Exactly, the man is unbalanced. He is not playing with a full deck. Don’t beat yourself up. Learn from it and move on. Edited February 11, 2019 by Will Beararms 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PATCHMAN Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) All the time LEOs get ambushed when they respond to calls that end up as mentally unstable persons with weapons who are ready to kill for no discernible reasons. Glad you be OK. Good dog! Edited February 10, 2019 by PATCHMAN 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Will Beararms said: Exactly, the man is unbalanced. He is not playing with a full deck. Don’t bear yourself up. Learn from it and move on. Yep I learned today and am making a few changes. Sometimes you gotta get smacked in the face. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astepup Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Out here on the farm when the dog starts barking I grab a rifle and go out to see what's happening. Just today the neighbors two dogs were in the machine shed trying to get to the cat food. My GSD was between them and the food. A few rounds in the dirt scared them off. If it happens again I'll have to make a phone call. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 17 hours ago, astepup said: Out here on the farm when the dog starts barking I grab a rifle and go out to see what's happening. Just today the neighbors two dogs were in the machine shed trying to get to the cat food. My GSD was between them and the food. A few rounds in the dirt scared them off. If it happens again I'll have to make a phone call. To tell the neighbor to come get his dead dogs? My dog went off in the wee hours one morning, went and checked, didn't see anything, told him to shut-up. Started barking again, I went and checked with a spotlight and a big bear comes running out from under the deck. Some poo came out. I have noticed their is a difference in their bark when it is a dog, person, or other animal. We had a weirdo going around shooting people in their house here a bit ago. Before that someone posted video of a guy standing in his driveway staring at his car for 3 hours at 2 in the morning. And then there was the doorbell licker. Too many freaks to drop your guard. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Cicero Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 5 hours ago, RenoF250 said: To tell the neighbor to come get his dead dogs? My dog went off in the wee hours one morning, went and checked, didn't see anything, told him to shut-up. Started barking again, I went and checked with a spotlight and a big bear comes running out from under the deck. Some poo came out. I have noticed their is a difference in their bark when it is a dog, person, or other animal. We had a weirdo going around shooting people in their house here a bit ago. Before that someone posted video of a guy standing in his driveway staring at his car for 3 hours at 2 in the morning. And then there was the doorbell licker. Too many freaks to drop your guard. I'm kind of afraid to ask... but.. what isa doorbell licker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Mrs.Cicero said: I'm kind of afraid to ask... but.. what isa doorbell licker? https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/salinas-doorbell-licker-surveillance-video-ring-13517743.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hawk Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Don't beat yourself up. We all make mistakes. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 41 minutes ago, The Hawk said: Don't beat yourself up. We all make mistakes. Thanks for sharing your experience with us. What? We want him to beat himself up and post the video. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 don`t be too hard on yourself,hey maybe you even made a new friend...... glad it worked out well. oh, and Good Dog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I always carry, and with the dogs, the family thinks I am Dr. Doolittle, as I understand what they are telling me more than most humans. They learn words rather quickly. I know when the Rat Terrier wants out to run around, I know when he wants to be held and have his back scratched. I know when my GSD wants to eat, when he wants to play, and when he wants a good chest and belly scratch. Listen to your animals, they are far more in tune with their surroundings, and though they may not have the same type of intelligence as humans, they are brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMyers Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 A good reminder that the potential for evil exist both in the city and in the rural areas. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/10/2019 at 2:42 PM, DrB said: Woke up was still dark, took dog out she was acting strange but not on alert. She did not eat but looked out window towards woods and anxious. Later when getting ready to go to store she went straight out, full on with the aggressive defensive attitude. I walked out from the truck to see what was the matter... Man half frozen unresponsive. Me unarmed, My mistake.... No S..hit I walk backwards to the house get dog and arm up. That's when I realized I needed a rifle handy also. Called 911.. Sheriff's cars came. They called ambulance and he was hauled away. He did not know where he was.. That's all I know at this point. Except I learned a few things today. Live in the country and crap can still happen... Dave.. He is probably a peeper who got lost. This is not a good sign, and he needs to be sent to the funny farm for dangerous people. People like that go from peeping, to breaking in, to rape, to murder, to serial murder. Obviously, he was willing to risk his health for his prurient behavior. That is a strong indicator that he is going to move eventually into a preferential killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkill Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/10/2019 at 4:46 PM, Will Beararms said: Exactly, the man is unbalanced. He is not playing with a full deck. Don’t beat yourself up. Learn from it and move on. This right here. If it happens again, you should beat yourself up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hawk Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 18 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: What? We want him to beat himself up and post the video. Yeah, that would be a good video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 I just listened to my dog. She said all is well on the perimeter of the compound. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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