In yesterday's post someone posted in the comments about their concerns of the amount of stray animals that South Nashville has. There is no denying that we have a problem. I know of at least 2 people who have been bitten. Unfortunately, atleast on my street, I don't think the roving dogs I see are even strays. I think they belong to irresponsible owners who don't understand the importance of a fencing in their animals.
On a positive note, one of these strays did become a member of our family. Marvin came to me one day when I was taking out the trash just a few months after we bought our house in 2007. He was skin and bones (hence the name Starvin' Marvin) and oh so sweet and I didn't have it in me to leave him out there. So in he came and he fit right in with our little mini family.
So I had to share this video with you. Marvin is the yellow one on the left. The little brown one is Eli (we like to think that our dogs are Jewish).
A peek into what it means to live, work and play in the area just south of Downtown Nashville.
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I think one of the strangest things about the stray dogs I see in this area is that they are accustomed to walking on the sidewalk. So, for me to stand on my front porch and watch a dog with no identification, collars or tags, otherwise, walk down the sidewalk for a half a mile without stopping, it is almost sureal. I know for a fact that there are also pitbulls that are not fenced by their owners in this neighborhood. If I see the dog out again, I will call animal control. Sadly, Animal Control only works Monday-Friday 8am-5pm and Metro Police will have nothing to do with it. Is there an ASPCA office here?
I wish we had an SPCA here. The Humane Society is pretty great, but they don't do pick ups.
We've tried to get a rep from Animal Control to come to our community meetings, but they're usually a no show.
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