Go Team Horse!!
The T-Shirts We Have All Been Waiting For
Are Ready!!
Just In Time For The Holidays!!!
Hi everyone...Please go to the Pure Thoughts website
and check out the shirts!!!www.pthr.org This is a great way to spread the word to others about
Team Horse and the rescue work we support.
Michelle Tolley wore her shirt a few days ago, and it gets attention! It will also make you feel good that you have this shirt and the horses have your donation!A BIG THANK YOU to the "Travelling Circus Ladies" for their generous donations!Note From Michelle:If you order a shirt (and we hope that you do!), please send me an email to let me know your shirt size, # of shirts and your mailing address: mtolley@ctc.net -
Kind Regards,
Laura Boothby
Pure Thoughts, Inc.
A Stand 4 The Horses Fundraising & Rescue Education
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
The Tale of The Squirrel
Someone in our neighborhood hand raised a squirrel then let it go. They kept the squirrel in their house and as it got older it had the run of the place. It also got very territorial and no one but family members were allowed in the house. The squirrel would jump on the visitor's head, spinning around and cackling. So the family built him a Squirrel House in their yard. It didn't last long. The squirrel chewed through the netting and was a Free Man.
The first time he came up to you it was really cute. He would sit up and cock his head to the side and squeak at you. We all were so smitten! But this squirrel, he had a dark side.
If you gave him nuts, he remembered you and if you didn't have nuts the next time he would attack you. It bit my neighbor Joe on the ear and attacked both Maria and Emma. Over a two week period my kids were chased into the house by the squirrel on a daily basis. They were traumatized. They didn't want to play outside or go in the pool. We knew he didn't have rabies, but he could have gotten them and really caused horrible problems for the whole block.
We called the wildlife center and we explained he was a tame squirrel who attacked people who didn't have any nuts. They kind of chuckled and said if he isn't hurt than leave him be. If he wasn't hurt??? What about all the people with scratches and bites? The cats that hid under cars and wouldn't come out? And the neighborhood dogs? Forget it, the squirrel was super crafty and teased the dogs, they would get close to catching him and he would dart away. I really think it started to affect them. The tail wagging ratio declined and mopey dogs barely enjoyed their w-a-l-k-'s! I am glad Harley wasn't born yet, she probably would have suffered from depression too.
Well the last straw for us came when he ambushed our picnic dinner. The girls and I had planned a cute dinner, we were going to eat on a blanket with their Daddy, we packed a basket and had all the "dressings". We had lot's of goodies, fresh fruit, fried chicken, potato salad to name a few. Emma was maybe 2 so that made Maria about 4. They sat in the window waiting for Mike and I was thinking that damn squirrel hasn't been around in a while so tonight may just be a lot of fun. Again I was wrong!!!
The squirrel seemed to come out of no where. He went from gone for weeks to on our blanket and jumping on Emma. He got her pretty good. We ran in the house. Mike had just gotten home and was about to jump in the shower. He came out in his towel and got the broom. Next thing I see is my half naked husband running out the back door swinging a broom over his head. He started trying to scare the squirrel away, who had literally chased us into the house and was now staring at us through the window, flicking his tail in victory. Mike then tried pushing him off the patio with the broom. Well that squirrel wasn't giving up HIS dinner or his new patio that easily. Next thing you know the squirrel jumps on Mike's butt, holding on to the towel. Mike starts spinning in circles waving his arms behind him. In his panic he had dropped the broom! All we could see is squirrel tail flying around and around and around and we could hear the squirrel chitter chatter. Mike said he looked in the window to see if I was going to help and all he saw was his 2 year old, 4 year old and girlfriend pointing at him and laughing hysterically! And that is true.... we soooo were.
The first time he came up to you it was really cute. He would sit up and cock his head to the side and squeak at you. We all were so smitten! But this squirrel, he had a dark side.
If you gave him nuts, he remembered you and if you didn't have nuts the next time he would attack you. It bit my neighbor Joe on the ear and attacked both Maria and Emma. Over a two week period my kids were chased into the house by the squirrel on a daily basis. They were traumatized. They didn't want to play outside or go in the pool. We knew he didn't have rabies, but he could have gotten them and really caused horrible problems for the whole block.
We called the wildlife center and we explained he was a tame squirrel who attacked people who didn't have any nuts. They kind of chuckled and said if he isn't hurt than leave him be. If he wasn't hurt??? What about all the people with scratches and bites? The cats that hid under cars and wouldn't come out? And the neighborhood dogs? Forget it, the squirrel was super crafty and teased the dogs, they would get close to catching him and he would dart away. I really think it started to affect them. The tail wagging ratio declined and mopey dogs barely enjoyed their w-a-l-k-'s! I am glad Harley wasn't born yet, she probably would have suffered from depression too.
Well the last straw for us came when he ambushed our picnic dinner. The girls and I had planned a cute dinner, we were going to eat on a blanket with their Daddy, we packed a basket and had all the "dressings". We had lot's of goodies, fresh fruit, fried chicken, potato salad to name a few. Emma was maybe 2 so that made Maria about 4. They sat in the window waiting for Mike and I was thinking that damn squirrel hasn't been around in a while so tonight may just be a lot of fun. Again I was wrong!!!
The squirrel seemed to come out of no where. He went from gone for weeks to on our blanket and jumping on Emma. He got her pretty good. We ran in the house. Mike had just gotten home and was about to jump in the shower. He came out in his towel and got the broom. Next thing I see is my half naked husband running out the back door swinging a broom over his head. He started trying to scare the squirrel away, who had literally chased us into the house and was now staring at us through the window, flicking his tail in victory. Mike then tried pushing him off the patio with the broom. Well that squirrel wasn't giving up HIS dinner or his new patio that easily. Next thing you know the squirrel jumps on Mike's butt, holding on to the towel. Mike starts spinning in circles waving his arms behind him. In his panic he had dropped the broom! All we could see is squirrel tail flying around and around and around and we could hear the squirrel chitter chatter. Mike said he looked in the window to see if I was going to help and all he saw was his 2 year old, 4 year old and girlfriend pointing at him and laughing hysterically! And that is true.... we soooo were.
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