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Michael Soldan

12-17-2005 13:54:34




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Welp, a friend phoned me last night about the time I had settled down on the couch for the evening. He had a heifer down, had been treating it for pneumonia and she finally went down and wasn't going to get up. Well I got my 22-250 ( Registered weapon under Canadian gun registry)( what a load of crap that is but a story for another time) and went out to his place and put her down for them. I don't enjoy doing things like that but having seen the animal it was the only humaine thing to do. A guy asked me to put his dog down one time and I learned real quick that putting someone else's dog down isn't a job for anyone but the owner..kinda bothered me for a few days after..anyway I'd just as soon not get asked but my mother always said "A friend in need is a friend indeed"..felt sorry for the guy, about 900lbs heifer..worth about$900....Mike in Exeter Ontario

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Jerry (AL)

12-19-2005 10:46:28




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
Man, can we get attached to animals. I had to have our cat put to sleep. I couldn't do it with a gun. They gave her a shot and she went to sleep and that was it. I couldn't even stay in the room like my wife did. Every day I would come home from work and that cat would be standing in front of my chair waiting on me to sit down so she could hop up on the chair arm. I'm the only one in the family that could pet her and no one else. Still miss that cat after a couple of years.

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Case Lady

12-18-2005 12:31:23




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
good thing your neighbor has a neighbor like you. The hardest thing to do is to put down an animal, btdt, hated to do it, but it needed doin', cried all the way home. Take care and know you did what you had to do. CL



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fixerupper

12-18-2005 04:57:44




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
In my younger days I would shoot anything that moved and think nothing of it. Then the kids came along and I got to thinking about the importance of life a little more. When the grandkids came along life was even more important. Now after our daughter has passed away and left three little girls behind I can't hardly kill a mouse. A couple of months ago I put a sick cat out of it's misery and it put me in the dumps for the rest of the day, and shooting at cats used to be a sport for me. Jim

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Logan in SE Tex.

12-17-2005 18:17:20




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
Michael, Bless you. That is the most humane act that can be done sometimes. Yes, it is very distasteful to have to do it, but you put an end to the suffering of an innocent animal. The Good Book teaches that we are given dominion over the beasts of the field, part of the meaning of that is to be a caretaker thereof. At times that is the only avenue of action that we can take, it takes a real man to do this. One of the few times I ever saw my Daddy cry was when he had to put down one of his best bird hunting dogs, he had gotten old and infirm and was hurting terribly. I was about 19-20 years old and I asked Dad if he wanted me to do it and he said no this is something that he have to do. Anything else on the farm he would let me do, but not this last act of kindness for a dear and loved friend that had shared many hours of enjoyment together. When he walked back up from the woods he was still crying a little.

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Logan in SE Tex.

12-17-2005 18:17:01




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
Michael, Bless you. That is the most humane act that can be done sometimes. Yes, it is very distasteful to have to do it, but you put an end to the suffering of an innocent animal. The Good Book teaches that we are given dominion over the beasts of the field, part of the meaning of that is to be a caretaker thereof. At times that is the only avenue of action that we can take, it takes a real man to do this. One of the few times I ever saw my Daddy cry was when he had to put down one of his best bird hunting dogs, he had gotten old and infirm and was hurting terribly. I was about 19-20 years old and I asked Dad if he wanted me to do it and he said no this is something that he have to do. Anything else on the farm he would let me do, but not this last act of kindness for a dear and loved friend that had shared many hours of enjoyment together. When he walked back up from the woods he was still crying a little.

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R. John Johnson

12-17-2005 18:01:51




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
If you have livestock, sooner or later you will have dead stock. I've had to put down some of my own cattle in the past. It's about as hard to do as shipping one of your best old cows once she's past her prime.

John



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Jimmy King

12-17-2005 16:08:02




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
My Dad had gotten a dog from a Veterinarian in Springfield a couple of years before he died. The dog did not prove to be a stock dog period. Dad ususlly didn't have much patence if the dog didn't make it as a stock dog, but this dog proved different. At 70 and 71 years old Dad would play with the dog. a few years after Dad died I ran over the dog, but didn't kill her. The hardest thing I ever had to do was shoot that dog.

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Bus Driver

12-17-2005 15:35:39




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
You did the dog owner a big favor. I had to shoot my own dog to end suffering some years ago, there was no practical alternative. The most difficult thing I ever have done. Personally, I am doing all that I can to keep gun registration (step 1) and confiscation ( step 2) from happening here.



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Midwest redneck

12-17-2005 15:25:08




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
What a shame that you have to have a registered firearm, If it was me I would have guns and the Canada gov. wouldnt know about it. Contraband as it is called.



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hayray

12-17-2005 20:45:40




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-17-2005 15:25:08  
I just got back from Ontario, just across the boarder from Michigan and every one I talked to who had guns said they just registered one gun and kept a bunch more. I even talked to one dairy guy who had a .44 mag. Ruger. He is not allowed to use it on his own farm, he can only shoot it at a registered gun range and has to call the police to tell them he is transporting.



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Midwest redneck

12-18-2005 05:45:17




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to hayray, 12-17-2005 20:45:40  
That sure sounds stupid doesnt it.



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hayray

12-17-2005 20:39:20




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Midwest redneck, 12-17-2005 15:25:08  
I just got back from Ontario, just across the boarder from Michigan and every one I talked to who had guns said they just registered one gun and kept a bunch more. I even talked to one dairy guy who had a .44 mag. Ruger. He is not allowed to use it on his own farm, he can only shoot it at a registered gun range and has to call the police to tell them he is transporting.



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BobMo

12-17-2005 15:06:25




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 13:54:34  
I know how you feel but, that don't make it any easier. I don't even like to see deer shot and I don't shot them but I do let others hunt on my property because there are so many of them.
My dog died a couple days ago from old age and cancer. She was in bad shape but after 12 years I just couldn't bring myself to destroy her. I suppose that didn't make it any better for her.



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Michael Soldan

12-17-2005 15:53:59




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to BobMo, 12-17-2005 15:06:25  
BobMo, sorry about you dog, after 12 years it is amazing how attached we become to our pets and I know from experience that you would feel the pain of loss, especially a good friend like a dog you have had. I don't hunt anymore, used to, now I let others hunt on my farm, have some real good guys who bring me venison, Perch and Walleye fillets and the odd case of beer for allowing them to hunt, they treat the place with respect, always call to say they are coming, couldn't be a better bunch. Take care...Mike in Exeter Ontario

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Glenn F.

12-18-2005 06:28:29




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 Re: Have Gun, Will travel in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2005 15:53:59  
What a positive thread! You guys are a good bunch to hang around with. Glenn F.



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