Show 0 0 I I I People Versus Dogs I know children love dogs clogs I hid had a do dog once onto when I was a kid he ho pulled me around town on a little wheeled two-wheeled cart his name was Duke Some adults love dogs too nel neighbor Jones across the street doesn't care for dogs he loves his shrubs flower hedsand beds heds and vegetable garden Now neighbor Jones tl thinks just ns DS much of or l his s flower flowerbeds flowerbeds flowerbeds beds and garden as you or your children do of their pets anyone can cin tell he does by the constant taro caro he ho gives them Do dog owners take as good care of their dogs At times dogs do dovery very Ivery heroic acts some ye years ago I knew a family in St St. George who owned a Great preat Dane they thought this dog was wonderful as he at one onetime onetime onetime time save their little girl from drowning in n the Virgin river Not so long ago go I visited a friend on the cast east side of or town he has a gre great lt many trees and shrubs on his place some of which has taken a good many years and a lot of or hard work to raise he would stroke a tree or shrub tell its name and andall andall all about it Just as Junior would pet pct and ana I tell anyone about his dog To him a tree or shrub is one of the most beautiful things on earth Now there is one thing that I think we vc all agree on Most 1 of our clUze citizens s. s including those who own dogs want to see a neat well ell kept town with lawns and shrubs and beautiful flowers This cannot be done if your our pets are arc allowed to roam at will wW for once old Bowser has formed the habit of making his rounds to the neighbors yard he is as regular as clock work There is nothing more unsightly unsightly unsightly un un- sightly than flower gardens or shrubs wl which ch have been mutilated by a dog Now Mr Dog owner what would you do if you were in Mr Jones place and Mr Jones what would you do if were in Mr Dog DoC owners o place and his Its It's a tuffy Im I'm for the boy dog but I am am also for neighbor Jones and his Ills vegetable gard garden n. n O. O B. B THURGOOD 85 East Est Center Bountiful Utah Dear Sirs I am happy to know that someone is at last interested in changing the ordinances of Bountiful concerning dogs We have heard that there is s a Utah State law requiring the he dog c catcher to hold a a dog five days before killing him But apparently Bountiful has ordinances ordinances nances to the contrary There are arc at least 15 families around us that own dogs Yet I am wondering how man many of them will write to you I think however if you should getup get getup getup up a petition all of them would signI sign I would like to do what I can to help you Write or or phone to to MRS LEWIS RICKS nICKS E E. E North Bountiful Utah Dear Sirs As a Bountiful dog owner I wholeheartedly wholeheartedly whole whole- heartedly agree with your article in in the January 14 issue of the South Davis Advertiser Ad Ad- Surely something should bedone be bedone done one about this unfair situation which is obvIously b not in accordance with the wishes of the people as a whole hole Bountiful Bountiful Boun- Boun city has long had a reputation in being eing unjust in matters s such as this and nd the he recent change chan In city administration should hould feel to correct this con con- As long as a dog Is doing no damage to o property there is absolutely no reason why he should be bc destroyed to increase the he pay of some some dog doc catcher appointed by the city for his political affiliations After ll the money the city spends for questionable projects such as the city park which was a complete failure allure as aswell aswell aswell well as a loss of money to the taxpayer lyer some ome of or this money could surely be used to o correct this condition It Is high Ume time in n my opinion as well as many other people I know to make the city take some action on this matter If I may bo be of any assistance to any action ion you decide to take in m this matter dont don't hesitate to call on me mc Respectfully yours GARY DYER Editor Davis County CUp Clipper r Bountiful Utah Dear Sir I have just finished reading of oC the Dog War In Bountiful i in the Clipper and decided I must write and add my two cents worth to U this s I have never written my opinion of or anything to any paper individual etc but this article aroused me mo to tell ten you how I feel I feel leel that the present method of dog law Bountiful city has is the tho most Inhuman unfair and unkind method I II have ever heard of I have never owned a dog In my whole life and andI I Rave nave little twin boys that are Ire so frightened of ol dogs that when one comes on my property and they are outside I 1 have ha to bring them in So you see sec 1 I have o every reason to dislike a stray dog wandering around Nevertheless to deprive de do- a child of his dog Ls LI a thoughtless cruel thing to dolts do Its It's disgraceful for or a city with the reputation that Bountiful has to have ha such a law What better way is there to teach a achild achild achild child mercy kindness patience love responsibility re CI I could go on and on on than thano to o give him a dog to love and take care of I hope my boys will outgrow their fear of or dogs and that sometime they can hive have one of their own to train and to help them to grow up to be fine men and good citizens Why cant can't Bountiful pick up stray dogs without a license and md hold them for lor several days until an owner can claim them and buy a 1 license if he wants to redeem them Then only th the true strays straps would need be disposed of I grant you that the problem has to be controlled and that we cant can't have stray packs running around destro destroying property prop erty but there Is no harm in a dog that thatIs Is loved and taken care eare of and allowed to run loose for awhile for exercise Dog owners owners- should and would be responsible for any destruction their dogs might do After Acter all wo we have to be DC responsible for or destruction our children do Most mothers with a small boy has had the experience of her son coming home homo with witha a large bouquet of her neighbors beautiful beau beautiful flowers Clowers mostly just the heads and quite a few roots to give to her and we have to assume the tho responsibility of those nets acts Please let us do something about this law and make moke a n better one that is kind and fair but also controlled s se that no noone noone I one Is hurt Sincerely MRS II II U. B B. B. B WISE Dogs Box Bountiful Utah Dear Sir After Arter reading the tho article about the Ule un unJust unjust un just treatment of ot dogs In do the City of Bountiful I felt that too would like to voice an on opinion In the matter My husband and md I have recently moved hero here from Crom out state and are arc the owners of a i small dog which we wo have had since she was born six years ago Having no children we have havo made quite a pet out of our dog and would be bo broken hearted if anything should happen to her We have never before h had ld to keep keel her tied lied and she slie never ne loft tho the neighborhood and would not harm anyone it seems unfair to us tint that wo should now after six years have to keep her tied or worry about loosing her I think most people like ourselves train their dogs sufficiently so that they arc are not and it seems seems- unfair that they should be discriminated against In In my opinion children and their pets should be allowed to run and play together without fearing caring the dog catcher I think the Die present dog law here is one of the silliest and most unjust I have ever heard of oE MRS ELLEN A. A TRACY E E. South Bountiful Utah |