Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Dedicated to Sammy - Please be careful

This is not our usual posting.  But there was a terrible accident on Thanksgiving Day. Sammy a beloved pet/friend was electrocuted.  I thought this was worth sharing to warn others of the danger.

 This is taken from http://www.queenanneview.com/2010/11/27/qa-pet-tragically-electrocuted-on-thanksgiving-day/
Queen Anne resident Nancy Bostdorff and her daughter, Lisa McKibbin, have just lost a beloved friend—their dog Sammy. While walking Sammy along Queen Anne Ave N on Thanksgiving Day, he was tragically electrocuted. The unpredictable accident upset his family, and inspired them to help inform residents in the hopes of preventing other animals from being killed in the same way.  Lisa started a blog in memory of Sammy. A beautiful German Shorthair Pointer.  Please visit if you get the chance & support them  in this VERY hard time.


http://sammysbigheart.wordpress.com/2010/11/27/goodbye-sammy/


If you go to Sammy's blog and/or the newspaper you will find other comments about stray voltage. This is something I have not ever really thought about.  Except for when doing wiring or when a tree or storm has brought down power lines. 

Our thoughts & prayers are with them.  Thanking them for sharing the information & for reaching out to others during this terrible time to warn us of the dangers that lurk that we may not even be aware of.

Ernie,Sasha, & Chica's Mom Barb
 
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22 comments:

  1. Cyndi and StumpyNovember 30, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    I've heard of this before. In Boston, over the last few years there have been quite a few incidents involving people and dogs! Scary stuff!

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  2. JacksDadNovember 30, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    How very sad. Hopefully, he saved another life by letting everyone know.

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  3. Bella Roxy & MacduiNovember 30, 2010 at 11:44 AM

    We've never heard of that before. How horrible for Sammy and his person. Hopefully, something will be done.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella

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  4. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥November 30, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    So sad, we just saw that story on another blog. Very good information for all of our humans to know about. Poor Sammy.

    Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

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  5. BarbaraNovember 30, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    How horrible! Poor Sammy and his family.

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  6. brookeNovember 30, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    I saw this yesterday! So sad!
    We live in Queen Anne too and walk by there every so often! Scary how you don't know if it's safe to walk down the street or not!

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  7. Two French BulldogsNovember 30, 2010 at 1:08 PM

    So sad. All good thoughts to Sammys family.
    Benny & Lily

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  8. houndstoothNovember 30, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    We had a Greyhound friend that was electrocuted while we were all on vacation several years ago. It was a sad and tragic thing. Our hearts go out to Sammy's family!

    Bunny

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  9. DexterNovember 30, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Thanks for the warning. That is so sad and scary.

    Mango Momma

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  10. DukeNovember 30, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    How very sad. We will stop at Sammy's blog to leave our condolences.

    Love ya lots
    Maggie and Mitch

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  11. A MilShelb MomNovember 30, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    Oh how awful!!
    ~Maggie

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  12. White Dog BlogNovember 30, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    Thanks for sharing this tragic story...if even one life is saved,Sammy will not have died in vain. My heart goes out to the family. Thank you for the positive energy and encouraging words you left for my sister, Puff and all of us!

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  13. NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog!November 30, 2010 at 5:13 PM

    We saw this here earlier but couldn't bring ourselves to read all of it then -

    Thanks for sharing -

    Now off to leave some words of support on Sammy's blog -

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  14. Teddy BearNovember 30, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    We are so sad to hear this.:(

    Love,
    Teddy Bear

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  15. FiveSibesMomDecember 1, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    I am so sorry for your friend. I saw this on the news while visiting my Mom. Horrible. I had no idea something like that could happen. Too tragic. I'll be sure to pop over to the memorial blog to offer our support.

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  16. Brutus, Ellie, Pippa and OttoDecember 1, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    Very sad.... We never thought that anything like that could happend. We hope that this type of tragedy can be avoided in the future.

    Pugs & Kisses,

    Yoda & Brutus

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  17. AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 7:40 PM

    We're soo sorry to hear that..;(

    Maxx and family

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  18. the many BsDecember 1, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    we heard about that on the news. what a terrible thing to happen. we had no clue that something like that could happen. did you know that pup?

    woofs.

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  19. KBDecember 1, 2010 at 8:42 PM

    So sad. I don't really understand what happened but I'll keep following. Thanks for alerting us.

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  20. bbes tribeDecember 2, 2010 at 7:40 AM

    I didn't know Sammy & Lisa. I had no idea that anything like that could happen. I only wanted to share their story so others would be aware something like that existed & to be careful. We all love our furiends so much and they are a big part of our families. It is horrible to have something which seems so unlikely to happen & cause them pain. I appreciate Lisa sharing the info so hopefully this won't happen to other furiends, children, or people. Thank you all for being such caring people & for stopping by to share your thoughts with Lisa.
    Ernie,Sasha, & Chica's Mom Barb

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  21. Jans Funny FarmDecember 2, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    We posted on this the other day too. Quite scary and a terrible thing to have happen to any pet or human.

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  22. Tweedles -- that's meDecember 11, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    I have been a tad bit behind, and I came to visit you tonight.
    I found this story,,, and I am so very sad too..
    I went to visit them and gave them some love.
    This is a terrible thing to happen.
    I thank you for letting us know,, so at least we can put our paws around them and love them.
    love
    tweedles

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