Portents?

[jhetley]

Wife and I were out walking yesterday evening, saw a mature bald eagle cruising by at treetop levels in the next block.  Does this mean we'll have fewer yappy dogs annoying us?

(Probably not.  Golden eagles would be more interested in small mammals -- bald eagles are more fish-and-carrion specialists.  But we don't have golden eagles around here.)

(Yes, I know, I'm non-PC in wishing ill on the neighbors' pets.  But our only contact with dogs would be the barking, the dogshit on our lawn and sidewalks, and the occasional ravening beast who wants to kill me while I'm out bicycling.  Leads to prejudice, it does.)

Comments

[cinnamonbite.livejournal.com]

I think our stupid next door neighbor's dog has either died or they got rid of it. They got it for xmas because it barked nonstop from December to July 4th. Haven't heard it since. It would start barking and then all the rest of the normally quiet neighborhood dogs would start barking. It would take maybe an hour or 2 off then start up again 24/7. We'd go bang on their door and they wouldn't answer it. Called the cops, nothing happened. Once I actually heard them yell at the dog. Sorta. They're those ineffectual people who try to reason with kids and dogs. The dog was barking and the wife was calling it's name over and over and over from the doorway. That went on for about half an hour. Then the husband started, just calling the dog's name. Of course the dog ignored them both. The dog was the pack leader by then, stupid-asses.
They used to have a cat that ran wild. Was always at my house shitting on the porch steps, clawing at our screens, freaking our cats out, pissing on everything. That cat disappeared one day. But I still have it's collar.

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

The owners are the butt heads, not the dogs. I hope the owners get picked up and hauled away as eagle take-out!

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

But there are so MANY of the butt-heads. So many idiots, so few eagles...

(We do have periodic disappearances of pets around here. Mostly great horned owls doing the dire deed, not eagles. Somebody got into a fight with an owl that was after his poodle. Dog still died, man needed beaucoup stitches...)

[sartorias.livejournal.com]

Argh, poor little dog.

My two nanodogs were cruised by a hawk. The kids have been watchful.

[quilzas.livejournal.com]

Neighbor's pets are usually annoying enough that a good dose of ill-wishing can only do the neighborhood a favor. *grins*