That's Beauty with her newly born babies...from right is Ebony, Smokey and Goldy..
Newly adopted, foxy..a gift from a friend..
From right is Smokey, Ebony and Goldy..At age 1month..
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Update!
That's Beauty with her newly born babies...from right is Ebony, Smokey and Goldy..Newly adopted, foxy..a gift from a friend..
From right is Smokey, Ebony and Goldy..At age 1month..
Thursday, July 23, 2009
He lost fingers saving his dog from gator attack
By Mike Celizic
TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 8:57 a.m. ET July 23, 2009
That man’s best friend thing works both ways, as a lucky Florida dog that was saved from the jaws of a hungry alligator by her owner can attest today.
Mandy, a 45-pound Wheaten terrier, sat docilely by her master’s side Thursday as David Grounds, his right hand heavily bandaged, revealed to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira just how far a man will go to save his furry companion.
“It wasn’t a bad trade,” the 66-year-old Grounds said from his home in West Palm Beach, Fla. “Mandy for two fingers.”
Jaws of death
Grounds was remarkably calm, considering that just a few days earlier — on Saturday, July 18 — he’d watched in horror as the dog he’d had since she was a puppy seven years ago ran to the edge of a backyard pond and was snatched by a 7-foot alligator.
Without a thought for his own safety, Grounds ran through the brush to the water’s edge, where the gator had what it thought was breakfast clamped between its crushing jaws. “I just grabbed the lower jaw with this hand and the upper jaw with this hand,” he said, indicating his bandaged right hand and his left.
At this crucial moment, Grounds remembered something he’d heard long ago: If you jab a gator in the eye, it will release whatever it’s got hold of. Grounds jabbed, the alligator let go of Mandy, and for an instant, everything stopped.
“When he released Mandy for a split second he was still frozen, and he didn’t move,” Grounds told Vieira. “I’m thinking, ‘OK, that was easy, but now what do I do?’ I knew I only had a split second before it started reacting, and I tried to throw him and run to the right. But unfortunately, he caught my right hand.”
‘I knew I was in big trouble’
Grounds said he never thought he was in mortal danger, but he also didn’t know how he was going to get his hand free. That’s when the alligator went into the roll the big reptiles use to subdue prey.
“I knew I was in big trouble when he had my hand and he was twisting, but in a split second he had broken my fingers off, and I was free and I knew I was safe from him at least,” Grounds said.
The hero pet owner lost parts of his index and ring fingers on his right hand. But other than worrying about how he’s going to type, he didn’t seem particularly concerned. After all, his precious pet was sitting at his side, a white T-shirt covering the cuts and scratches on her back and belly inflicted by the alligator, but otherwise none the worse for wear.
The alligator that attacked David Grounds’ dog was more than 7 feet long. The gator was later euthanized.
Grounds’ 25-year-old son, Joe, joined the conversation. Mandy had originally been added to the family as his pet, and Joe Grounds said his dad is a hero for what he did.
“What Mandy means to us ... she’s pretty much my little sister,” Joe said, visibly emotional. “I hate even calling her a dog; I almost think that’s demeaning to her in a way. I’m very proud of my dad, and he’s very heroic. I’m very thankful that’s Mandy’s OK and that my dad’s going to be OK and his hand’s going to be OK, as well.”
“She’s just a real special dog,” added Joe’s father, who jokes that if he hadn’t saved Mandy, his wife, who is in a Miami hospital being treated for severe back pain, or his son would have killed him. So what he did was really self-preservation.
David Grounds, his injured hand bandaged, was joined by Mandy, the dog he saved, and his son Joe as he spoke to Meredith Vieira from Florida.
After the attack, animal control officers trapped and euthanized the gator, which had been a regular visitor at the Grounds’ backyard pond for a number of years. It had never acted in a threatening manner before, Grounds said. But in the future, he’s not letting Mandy take her morning constitutional stroll to the pond without her being on a leash.
Alligators frequently snack on dogs and cats, the household pets being the same size as the reptiles’ normal prey in the wild. But they rarely attack humans. Grounds is just the sixth person bitten by an alligator in Florida this year, according to wildlife officials. Going back 60 years, there have been 315 unprovoked alligator attacks on humans, with 22 resulting in human fatalities.
Vieira asked Grounds what he’d learned from his experience.
“I learned a lesson about being more careful for sure,” he said. “It won’t happen again.”
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TODAYShow.com contributor
updated 8:57 a.m. ET July 23, 2009
That man’s best friend thing works both ways, as a lucky Florida dog that was saved from the jaws of a hungry alligator by her owner can attest today.
Mandy, a 45-pound Wheaten terrier, sat docilely by her master’s side Thursday as David Grounds, his right hand heavily bandaged, revealed to TODAY’s Meredith Vieira just how far a man will go to save his furry companion.
“It wasn’t a bad trade,” the 66-year-old Grounds said from his home in West Palm Beach, Fla. “Mandy for two fingers.”
Jaws of death
Grounds was remarkably calm, considering that just a few days earlier — on Saturday, July 18 — he’d watched in horror as the dog he’d had since she was a puppy seven years ago ran to the edge of a backyard pond and was snatched by a 7-foot alligator.
Without a thought for his own safety, Grounds ran through the brush to the water’s edge, where the gator had what it thought was breakfast clamped between its crushing jaws. “I just grabbed the lower jaw with this hand and the upper jaw with this hand,” he said, indicating his bandaged right hand and his left.
At this crucial moment, Grounds remembered something he’d heard long ago: If you jab a gator in the eye, it will release whatever it’s got hold of. Grounds jabbed, the alligator let go of Mandy, and for an instant, everything stopped.
“When he released Mandy for a split second he was still frozen, and he didn’t move,” Grounds told Vieira. “I’m thinking, ‘OK, that was easy, but now what do I do?’ I knew I only had a split second before it started reacting, and I tried to throw him and run to the right. But unfortunately, he caught my right hand.”
‘I knew I was in big trouble’
Grounds said he never thought he was in mortal danger, but he also didn’t know how he was going to get his hand free. That’s when the alligator went into the roll the big reptiles use to subdue prey.
“I knew I was in big trouble when he had my hand and he was twisting, but in a split second he had broken my fingers off, and I was free and I knew I was safe from him at least,” Grounds said.
The hero pet owner lost parts of his index and ring fingers on his right hand. But other than worrying about how he’s going to type, he didn’t seem particularly concerned. After all, his precious pet was sitting at his side, a white T-shirt covering the cuts and scratches on her back and belly inflicted by the alligator, but otherwise none the worse for wear.
The alligator that attacked David Grounds’ dog was more than 7 feet long. The gator was later euthanized.
Grounds’ 25-year-old son, Joe, joined the conversation. Mandy had originally been added to the family as his pet, and Joe Grounds said his dad is a hero for what he did.
“What Mandy means to us ... she’s pretty much my little sister,” Joe said, visibly emotional. “I hate even calling her a dog; I almost think that’s demeaning to her in a way. I’m very proud of my dad, and he’s very heroic. I’m very thankful that’s Mandy’s OK and that my dad’s going to be OK and his hand’s going to be OK, as well.”
“She’s just a real special dog,” added Joe’s father, who jokes that if he hadn’t saved Mandy, his wife, who is in a Miami hospital being treated for severe back pain, or his son would have killed him. So what he did was really self-preservation.
David Grounds, his injured hand bandaged, was joined by Mandy, the dog he saved, and his son Joe as he spoke to Meredith Vieira from Florida.
After the attack, animal control officers trapped and euthanized the gator, which had been a regular visitor at the Grounds’ backyard pond for a number of years. It had never acted in a threatening manner before, Grounds said. But in the future, he’s not letting Mandy take her morning constitutional stroll to the pond without her being on a leash.
Alligators frequently snack on dogs and cats, the household pets being the same size as the reptiles’ normal prey in the wild. But they rarely attack humans. Grounds is just the sixth person bitten by an alligator in Florida this year, according to wildlife officials. Going back 60 years, there have been 315 unprovoked alligator attacks on humans, with 22 resulting in human fatalities.
Vieira asked Grounds what he’d learned from his experience.
“I learned a lesson about being more careful for sure,” he said. “It won’t happen again.”
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Monday, February 2, 2009
Nightmare For Me
Are they look lovely to you? For me, oh yah absolutely..Having no child of my own, maybe its a normal feeling. Or maybe i never just realised it, till i decided to adopt them. They became more precious to me day by day..
Being a foreigner with this country, my nightmare is one day i have to leave them weither i like it or not..I must be kidding,"Raquel they are just animals, no big deal" ok? that easy!.. as i talked to myself.
My boyfriend ask me to give them up few months ago, when i lose my job. We planned to transfer back to his staff house, so we don't have to pay rental anymore. Meaning we have to stay with co workers, which he said not interested of sharing with cats.. and guess what i did?
I talked to him, "you better help me find a job orelse you will be in the street again"..He gave me that look in his eyes, that made me smile and became more worried..
and her too..
Well for you, since you seemed not so friendly with me, for sure i will let you go first..To my surprised, she suddenly roll herself in the floor and went nearer to my feet, brushing her face towards me and playfully bit my toes..Oh wow! now you're trying to be good to me" i said.,I carried her to my arms and gave her a smack..
And him..
I don't have any plans for him yet.. Three years old, he can't be adopted either anymore..Kulilat and beauty is his only friend..He will for sure end up killed in the street or will be brutally beaten by fellow feline...He always slept liked this when he is in my room, solemnly, happy and contented. His furr in the tummy area are getting darker due to the two kittens, playing milking with him. Thats very thoughtful and kind of him to let them do that.
One day, i called a friend who love cats too ,she has a number of it. I just tried to arranged an adoption. She told me " don't decide yet, for sure you will find your way, and don't you know they will also pray for you? After a minute of day dreaming, i received phone messages from two different company, asking me for an interview. My hair standing, i hardly believed of what just happen..
Now i finally found a new job, new place to start with, fresh beginning. Very happy for now, so i still can keep my lil treasure.. In a moment, i will just enjoy what is the present.. Whatever happens in the future that may hurt me or to any living creatures, i will still accept it..I believed, to fail something, which you knew you didn't do anyhting wrong, like stepping someone's feet or some kind of taking some advantages for your own interest..For me, that is still considered a blessings in disguised. So if you lose something you really loved, be positive, keep going and strive harder, because sometimes ten folds of it, will come back to you..
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