Bill Would Ban Dogs For Owners Whose Dogs Attack

wcco.com - Bill Would Ban Dogs For Owners Whose Dogs Attack: "Bill Would Ban Dogs For Owners Whose Dogs Attack
ST. PAUL (AP) ― The Minnesota House has voted to ban dog ownership for people who violate dangerous dog laws.

The bill won unanimous approval after discussion about dog attacks, including one that killed a Minneapolis boy.

The main provision would prohibit dog ownership for at least three years for those whose dogs hurt or kill someone or when the owners violate laws requiring restraints, microchips and other precautions.

Representative Michael Paymar says there have been too many problems with dogs biting and sometimes killing children, adults and other pets.

The punishment would not be linked to the dog's breed."

*jumps up & down excitedly like a puppy*

3 years doesn't seem near long enough, but at least it's a start.... and they aren't going after one breed, which is the BEST!!!

WTG Minnesota!!!

Earth Day

What did you do earthy today?

Starving Dog Art.... art?

I got this email today from a cousin of mine. It was about some guy/artist named Guillermo Vargas, who took a dog off the street, tied it up and put it in an art exhibit and let it die of starvation - a form of "art".

I went directly to Snopes.com because, come on... who seriously would do this to a dog, right? And who would actually stand by, after paying money to see art, and watch this poor dog die?

Snopes.com - Starving Dog Art

Sadly, part of it may be true. It hasn't been discounted.

In the email I received there were 6 pictures total of this dog in the exhibit. It's heartbreaking and very disturbing. Why would anyone walk past this "art" and not untie it and take it home... give it some food, a bath and lots of love? How many people walked by and did nothing?

The good news is, no dog was put in as a replacement once this dog died. It was a one time thing.

Thank God.

But in Snopes.com it says that the artists point of the exhibit was to show how hypocrital people are.

Boom. Someone just hit me in the chest.

His point was - you take a dog, put it on display and refuse to feed it.. emails go around the world, people scream and cry and protest - wanting him out of the art world for doing such a thing.

But would we have stopped and given this dog... this same dog... the time of day or a second thought if we had seen it on the street starving, just as the artist had on the day he chose him? Some of us would, some of us would not.

But... is this art? No, no way in hell. But it is one helluva message this guy sent!

Weekly Winners, April 13 - April 19

My weekly winners... damn, it was hard to choose because most of my favorties I've already posted yesterday with the other memes. I got such good shots yesterday, I even amazed myself! So here's a group from this week that I haven't posted yet...

Camera Critters - #2 - A walk in the park

I'm getting all my weekend photo projects out of the way all at once! Ok, well in 3 different posts... so anyone who wants to see more "park pictures" continue on to the other 2 entries from today!

These pictures I picked out just for Camera Critters. I couldn't decide which one was cuter - them coming or them going. So I'm giving you both!

The girls, the dogs & I headed to the park today. It's a little piece of heaven just on the outside of town... at least I've always thought so. I came here as a child and it just seems right that I bring my own children. It helps that we live just a few blocks away from it, too. :)
It is a "regular kids park", too. If you look off in the distance you might be able to see the playground equipment.
This is the first time I've came here with a mission - pictures. The girls really didn't know that was the mission.. I mean, Mom always has her camera, so they get used to it after awhile.


And the dogs? Well, considering Saki is just about 6 months old and a retriever, she's really into the exploring & discovery of all this new stuff... grass! Sticks! Hey, where'd the snow go? She's in her own heaven.

And Chico? Well, he doesn't get off the leash much (he listens as well as the trees in the pictures), so he was having the time of his life!

This is also my first entry in Weekend Snapshot!

PhotoHunt - Thirteen (13)

My 13 year old... need I say more?

Photo Friday (my 1st one!) - Cold

I found another one... Photo Friday. Like I needed another one, huh?

This one took awhile for me to find something. The challenge this week is cold. Since we are now getting into the 60s everyday and all of our snow from last week's 12+ inches snowstorm is a memory, I'd have a hard time finding something cold. So I went back into time... before I had a decent camera, so forgive the quality of the picture. Demon #2 is about 6 years old here (she's 11 now) and this is at the lake near our house. She's always hated the cold and this day was no exception. And it doesn't help that she took after me when it comes to things on her feet. Ice skates, rollerblades... doesn't matter. Our feet were meant to be flat on the ground. So she did a lot of standing around on the ice that day... in fear that she would (more than likely) fall.

And you know what? Now all of a sudden I just thought of two different ideas for cold. I just might have to come back and edited this...

... no, I gotta wait 10 minutes until I can get the demons out of bed anyway, so I'll go do it now.

Ok the one didn't turn out as I'd wanted it to... I tried to take a picture of a bag of old pancakes in the freezer that had ice crystals in it. Couldn't get it to turn out right... so I left it. True, nobody is going to eat them because they are old, but they fill that little space in the freezer so I leave it. Plus it was like 7 feet to walk to the garbage can and thats... you know, too far.

I can use that excuse, my kids do!

Feel free to grab that idea and then let me know if you posted a pic of it! I'd love to see it.

Here is the other idea I had... a cold cat. I shaved Big Boy the other day because he gets to the point that his fur is so thick that I just shave it. Plus it helps with my itchy eyes! LOL I shave one of the other cats, too, but thats because he hates to be brushed. Big Boy loves it, but it's hard to keep up with his coat. So the first couple days after I shave him - he's cold. Not freezing, just cold. Or maybe he's just mad at me, who knows.

Project Looking Through - Take 2 - Girls

My 2nd installment of PLT. Took these last night at the same time I took yesterday's installment.

Looking through the window at the girls on the trampoline. Not sure what Demon #1 was screaming at here, as they never saw me taking the picture.
This is a shot that I don't get often... the demons getting along and looking like angels.
and, of course, the dog. Saki wanted to know what was so interesting out the window... so here is Saki looking through a window!

Project Looking Through - Mom

A new project started up over at a blog I just recently discovered thanks to Karen!. It's called Project Looking Through (PLT). It took me all day to figure out something to do... but I did and I'm pretty proud if I can say so myself!

This is really the only picture I have of my mom, a decent pic anyway. I wrote about her & pictures awhile back. It's in my bookshelf, which is enclosed in glass - so I have to look through the glass to see the picture.

Also included in this picture is the stuffed kitty that I got from my brother when I was 16, which I refer to as my "Bunkie kitty".

The tiger baby is in memory of my best friends baby that passed away at the age of 9 days - her name was Katarina, which I called her KittyKat.. being the cat freak that I am. How dare my best friend name her daughter something with "Kat" in it and not expect me to get KittyKat from that! :)

There is also a knick-knack of a dalmatian & another one that is a golden retriever - for my dalmatian, Smokey, that I had when I was little and the golden... my Max, which I've talked about here, also.

Say wha? Colors

Have you ever wondered if everyone sees colors the same way? Do you see red as I see red? Do you see yellow as I do? Is my red your yellow? Or is your yellow my green?

Is there really a way to be sure? If we've spent our lives seeing red as what we believe to be red, then how can we know the difference?

Just something to think about...

Parenting on the brain

I have so many new readers that I feel I need to explain why occasionally I put these random graphic things up! I am a work-at-home-mom, with my own business. I own/run two different online stores that sell t-shirts & other gifts. I create all of the images on the products.
So along with photos and general ramblings, I will sometimes throw in what I've been working on for my stores.

The website addresses are - InsanityWear & SledderWear (a store that has exclusive snowmobile designs). I do requests & personalizations, too, so if you are ever in the need for a unique gift for someone... you know where to find me!

Also got a "Mom's Sidekick" one :)

Also got a "Baby Mommy" and "Baby Grandma" one :)