Neanderpundit

Man, oh, man, do I LOVE this gun.

This was my BAG day purchase, put the money down, paid it off Father’s day, shot it for the first time this afternoon.

The trigger? Well, Maybe a little work with a ruby or garnet stone, just to smooth it out, but it’s already got a good break. Might just need some shooting to wear it in. Hurt me, hurt me.

Less felt recoil than I’d expected. Makes big damned holes in things. At 25 yards, I’m gonna have to get different contacts, I can see the target but not the sights! I did manage to get some in the black at 25 yards, and hell, anything man sized would be in a world of hurt- but all in all? I’m gonna get me a Duke sized belt and slip a holster on it, maybe with some silver conchas. I cannot wait to get some supplies and start loading for this sucker too. Good excuse to get the lead furnace back in gear.

Less than $250 most places, and it shoots the same ammo as this fine rifle which would look fine in a saddle scabbard. Makes me WANT to go get a damned horse.

Patches is a 7 year old Border Collie.(pictures to follow as soon as I find the *&%&^$(% cable for my camera)

We got patches from a local breeder who gave her to us to replace our previous dog, which was epileptic and had to be put down. The first dog, Domino, was awonderful dog, great with kids, sedate for a border collie, but the epilepsy was horrid. Finally one night we could stand no longer to watch him suffer.

Enter patches. Patches is avery good natured dog, always happy, (well, in a border collie, that’s probably closer to insane) and the ONLY WAY to keep her from running all the time was to keep her in a kennel.

I’m against kennel training dogs, and I disliked having her in a kennel all day while we were gone, but nothing ever changed that need.

Patches has natural herding abilities- if she even SEES another animal she drops to the ground and begins to stalk. She loves nothing more than to chase after a ball thrown, and will do so for hours.

Patches is also a biter. If you’re the Alpha dog, (me, the wife) she’s submissive and obeys well; if you show the least sign of weakness she’s all over you. She has bitten several people with little warning.

I think that she needs a job. I think she could learn to herd, but at this age, only with some difficulty. I think she could easily be trained to chase geese off a golf course, for instance, or to keep a garden critter free.

I love Patches as I love all dogs, and I have tried to get the wife to find her a new home where she could have a job and be what her nature demands.

I now have a one week deadline. Patches bit my niece (adult niece, not a child) thursday night and the wife is determined to put her down. PLease, please, if anyone can give this dog a home or a job, let me know. We chose Patches, she did not choose us, and I don’t want to stand by and watch her get euthanized because she doesn’t fit our lives.