Hey everybody who lives in or near town.....there is a big party all day long at the SPCA tomorrow! Sept 22nd, 11:00am to 3:00pm. Horse rides, raffles, food, and of course, lots of dogs that need a sponsor for the day! Even if you don't want to have a dog for a few hours, come down and enjoy the party! (I'll be the one with the Black lab, pit bull, or English setter....haven't decided yet!)

I have to work till 3, maybe i can get out for a short while, im just up the road. I love seeing the facebook updates when someone adopts a dog. (or cat) Good luck and i hope its a big success!

Thanks, Citizen. It may get rained out. An update for you, that black lab, Marvin, got adopted a couple months ago! Woohoo! Now we just need a home for Paco, who has been there longer than Marvin!

I don't remember Paco, I do know that Jake aka Valentino (the beautiful chow mix) has been there a really long time. He gets along great with other dogs and is very well behaved.

Paco is a small yellow Lab/husky mix that is super friendly and gets along well the other dogs and cats. And, we got him neutered with the bake sale money. Jake is a beautiful dog also, especially since he's been cleaned up and cured of his skin ailment. Some of these dogs come in a mess!

I just recently heard a story from a friend about a guy on the Indian Pipe Trail who was attacked by a pack of dogs being walked for the SPCA.

Apparently the girl walking them (short, small girl with dark hair) didn't have them on a leash, nor under her control. The guy was bitten and had his clothes torn by an out of control German Shepard.

I believe anybody waking dogs for the SPCA, ESPECIALLY on public property or on a public hiking trail SHOULD obey the law and keep ALL dogs on a (6') leash!

Further, I believe the SPCA should require all dog walkers follow the laws! And beyond that require they all use common sense, and respect others who may be using the public trails!

A child could have been mauled badly (or worse) by that dog!

Had that been ME that was attacked, I would have reported the woman and demanded the dog was put down, at the very least, but more likely she (the dog walker) would have had to drag that dogs body all the way back to the SPCA! I would have saved them the euthanasia costs!

Dog walkers be warned!

Hikers ..... carry protection, and don't be afraid to use it!

They're not supposed to be walking them off leash! Was this brought up to the SPCA Manager? The dog walkers are volunteers, and not employed by the SPCA.

You got 3rd party gossip?----and right away you talk about the SPCA -without any real Facts!!!--makes them look Real Good there Spanky! Good job once again!. Shoot without aiming first!.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Me!

Not that anyone needs to prove anything on here, but this story is 100% true. I sure am glad our favorite message board cop comes back like a bad rash to enforce his/her imaginary rules...Has this person contributed anything constructive to BT? moderator? BTW i totally support the SPCA and any volunteers all the way. I was just confirming that this incident did happen. In fact this IMO is a pretty ignorant statement by Stony; "Had that been ME that was attacked, I would have reported the woman and demanded the dog was put down, at the very least" bad Karma Stony... bad Karma... most dogs are pretty good judges of character.

And just to clarify further, i was directing the character reference at Stony, not the party whom was attacked...

If figgers noneya comes out of hiding just to spew hate on BT! As always, I end up being the subject of her hate!

And once again, as Citizen has so accurately pointed out, I did not repeat untrue 3rd party gossip, but I relayed the facts as told to me by somebody at the scene of the attack!

And even though this is none-ya business noneya, I wasn't railing against the SPCA, but rather the foolish and illegal actions of this one dog walker.

I just highly recommend to the SPCA, for their own protection, they only let responsible walkers who keep the dogs on a leash and under control walk their dogs.

Now, as for Citizens comments. At a very young age I was attacked by a German Shepard and still have scars on my leg to prove it. It traumatized me my whole life! I'm still afraid of German Shepards! I would shoot an attacking dog in a second if I had a gun on me and was in danger of being attacked! We are all entitled to our own opinions and must decide for ourselves how far we are willing to go to protect ourselves.

I walk on the trails around Bradford frequently and I have seen unleashed dogs EVERY time. The dogs have all been friendly, but if I get bitten, one of us is going to die. The scenic sewage plant loop is the worst trail for unleashed dogs.