BABY EATING DOG CONCERNS FACEBOOK IDIOTS

Boston.com - Skippy, a golden retriever who bit a year-old girl, has been ordered euthanized, but the dog’s owner has not given up on trying to save his pet’s life, in an effort that has turned into a Facebook frenzy.

“I love that dog, and I know that he’ll probably never come back here, but I have to do as much as I can to save him,’’ said Thomas Locke, standing at his front door yesterday. As he spoke, his granddaughter Jordan, the victim, ran back and forth through the living room behind him, laughing.

The dog’s biting and scratching of the little girl in two incidents was discussed during selectmen’s meetings. News of what happened on Tanglewood Drive traveled through town and beyond, sparking a “Free Skippy’’ Facebook page, along with concern for children in Locke’s neighborhood. Thousands of people have voiced support for Skippy on Facebook and asked that he be spared.

Town officials have said that Skippy has a vicious disposition, which led him to lash out twice at Jordan inside her grandfather’s ranch-style house. The first time, in October, the dog bit her on the face, causing a laceration that required a dozen stitches, according to court records.

“While he was digging at her face, he was barking and growling viciously,’’ said the toddler’s mother, Cassandra Locke, in a statement to police. She and her daughter have lived with her father intermittently during the past year.

Can you fuckin imagine being a year old and having a 90 lb Golden Retriever eat your face while viciously growling? Similar to those puppies that get their tail cut off by a car and never let anyone near them again, I’m pretty sure you’re screwed for life after that.  Don’t tell me she “ran back and forth through the living room behind him, laughing.” She’s one; she should be learning how to stand. But if by some miracle she was running around, maybe she deserved to get bitten. Maybe now she’ll slow her role and shut the fuck up. You know what that kid was probably doing to that poor dog? I used to go wrist deep down my dog's throat as a kid just to fuck with him. He loved it thank God, but not all animals are alike. I love dogs and often show it by fully imitating them, so I am somewhat biased. This dog shouldn’t be allowed around children and probably society in general, but killing it just doesn't sit right with me. If it wants to start acting like a wild animal and biting people, why not treat it like one and drop it off in the wilderness a few hundred miles away. "Homeward Bound," though groundbreaking, was only a movie so chances are this is also a death penalty, but at least he’s got a slight chance. I don’t know, maybe just kill the thing? It’s only a dog and there’s plenty more that look just like it that don’t bite faces. All I know is that if I’m on all fours next weekend at BG and happen to bite someone, I hope they don’t kill my ass.



DALE'S "FINAL" WORDS ARE SO TYPICAL

Boston.com - "It's been a pleasure." Then, after a brief pause: "I think I'll get out of here. The Big Show is coming up next."

The Big Show is coming up next? Really Dale? Listen, I have a lot of good memories listening to Dale while painting during the summers, and was slightly sad to hear that his show was cancelled, but let’s be honest. The guy is as mediocre as they come and his final remarks are a prime example. Dale never says anything controversial or unexpected, isn’t funny at all, and is largely disconnected with people under forty. He’s just been on the air so damn long and has just enough appeal that people give him a pass. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the majority of sports talk show hosts are egomaniacs, and that’s fine. You need that trait, along with some relative logic and an occasional sense of humor. Dale is no exception, so it disappoints me that he couldn’t come up with anything better to say for his final remarks. Don‘t kid yourself and think he hasn’t been constantly mulling this over for the past week or so. He surely hasn’t been sulking about having flexibility during the twilight years of his career. Plus, he disregarded his alleged “true passion” for calling Bruins games and went for the money a few years back. I don’t blame you Dale, but don’t give me a sob story when your salary plummets to the low six figures during a recession.  I was really hoping that after twenty plus years he would actually come up with something noteworthy or touching, but nope. In the end, just as the beginning and middle, nothing too interesting or too boring was said. I guess Woody Allen was right when he said “80% of success is showing up.” Either way, I’ll tip my cap. Dale’s accomplished more than most can claim, and did so in a very scrutinized and desired profession. After all, I’m definitely just jealous.