The Hound from Hell
Mar 31, 2024 12:25:12 #
Yes, she was a basset hound, and her name was Mildred! I do not remember just how we got this dog but am sure the folks that gave her to us were mighty happy to have her gone.
We were living in Irving, Texas at the time. At the end of the garage was a room for the washing machine, and some storage. This is where we kept Mildred at night, much to our regret. She chewed the wheels off the lawn mower and destroyed several other things. I had a new air conditioner unit and was wise enough to sit it on a table out of her reach until I could sell it.
On one holiday, we were back home at in Gainesville, Texas at my wife’s parents. Since they did not have a suitable place for Mildred, during the day she was chained to a tree in the yard.
Their house was on a corner lot. My mother-in-law noticed a car drive slowly by, then stop. What they were up to was hidden by a hedge and tree. They stole Mildred!
But, as luck would have it, the very next day they brought her back!
It wasn’t long before we moved to McAllen, Texas and you might think the troubles would have decreased, but they increased. She came into heat and every male dog in town was climbing over our fence to visit Mildred. We came home one evening and the backyard was full of visitors.
I yelled and threw a brick at the slower ones, only to knock a board off, so I had to fix that immediately.
Well, in the regulated time, she delivered her puppies, but most were dead. Only one had a chance of surviving.
She had tried to help its delivery with her teeth. I called a dentist friend. He came over with some needles and thread and we tried to save the little rascal by sewing up his wounds, but it was too late.
At other times, Mildred would get out in the middle of the city street and bay at the moon. Since at that time I was sleeping in black pajamas, I would run barefooted and catch her before she realized I was about.
Then, one summer my two older children were staying at a ranch/summer camp just out of Edinburg, Texas. They had a great time, and my son Brad wanted to stay another week. Well, that was fine with us, and would you guess, those fine folks said they were looking for another dog! I said have I got a deal for you! That is the very last time we ever saw that hound from Hell!
If I had ever shot a dog, it would have been Mildred! Just Sayin…RJS
We were living in Irving, Texas at the time. At the end of the garage was a room for the washing machine, and some storage. This is where we kept Mildred at night, much to our regret. She chewed the wheels off the lawn mower and destroyed several other things. I had a new air conditioner unit and was wise enough to sit it on a table out of her reach until I could sell it.
On one holiday, we were back home at in Gainesville, Texas at my wife’s parents. Since they did not have a suitable place for Mildred, during the day she was chained to a tree in the yard.
Their house was on a corner lot. My mother-in-law noticed a car drive slowly by, then stop. What they were up to was hidden by a hedge and tree. They stole Mildred!
But, as luck would have it, the very next day they brought her back!
It wasn’t long before we moved to McAllen, Texas and you might think the troubles would have decreased, but they increased. She came into heat and every male dog in town was climbing over our fence to visit Mildred. We came home one evening and the backyard was full of visitors.
I yelled and threw a brick at the slower ones, only to knock a board off, so I had to fix that immediately.
Well, in the regulated time, she delivered her puppies, but most were dead. Only one had a chance of surviving.
She had tried to help its delivery with her teeth. I called a dentist friend. He came over with some needles and thread and we tried to save the little rascal by sewing up his wounds, but it was too late.
At other times, Mildred would get out in the middle of the city street and bay at the moon. Since at that time I was sleeping in black pajamas, I would run barefooted and catch her before she realized I was about.
Then, one summer my two older children were staying at a ranch/summer camp just out of Edinburg, Texas. They had a great time, and my son Brad wanted to stay another week. Well, that was fine with us, and would you guess, those fine folks said they were looking for another dog! I said have I got a deal for you! That is the very last time we ever saw that hound from Hell!
If I had ever shot a dog, it would have been Mildred! Just Sayin…RJS
Apr 1, 2024 11:05:05 #
Robert J Samples wrote:
Yes, she was a basset hound, and her name was Mild... (show quote)
That's too funny that the thieves brought her back. Talk about instant karma!
Apr 1, 2024 11:42:34 #
Yes, we would have gladly paid them good money to have kept her! Just Sayin...RJS
Apr 1, 2024 14:34:07 #
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